Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

We are so happy and proud to be able to bring back the STEM night and the Science Fair to the Bells Mill community! Many parents volunteered their time and expertise and spent many hours helping with planning and designing the experiments, preparing the material and resources, performing the experiments, and engaging with the families and the students during the event. It was wonderful to watch our amazing volunteers taking the time to explain scientific ideas to the students in such an engaging manner, and also see the spark of curiosity and joy in the children’s eyes!… Read Full Post

Kindergarten orientation is quickly approaching and will be held on June 23 and June 24! The Bells Mill Kindergarten team is looking for a few volunteers to take photographs of each incoming student during orientation. If you are able to assist, please sign up for a time slot here.

Our final PTA meeting of the year will be held TONIGHT, Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30PM. At this meeting we will vote on our board for next year, the budget, and our bylaws as well as receive important updates from the school. The link will be distributed on Tuesday via Bear Post. Attend to be entered into a raffle to win two free tickets to Bash! 

Slate of Nominees: We are pleased to present the following volunteers for PTA Board Positions next year: President — Debbie Fleischer; VP – Fundraising & Membership — Devin Donaldson; VP – Communications & Family Engagement — Deb Palisin; VP – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — Varsha Morar; VP – School & Community Events – Amanda Klueger; Secretary — Jessica McClellan; Treasurer — Alison Jacknowitz; Delegate 1 — Karen Lust; Delegate 2 — Vacant.… Read Full Post

It’s hard to believe but we need to think about next year already!

Board Positions

While we have several current board members who will be running for re-election, there will be a few open positions to fill. We are looking for PTA board members, particularly in the roles below. While each board member has a particular focus, we work together to support the school.  In addition, the PTA board meets with school leadership on a monthly basis. If… Read Full Post

BMES is inviting families and community members to a Bells Mill community conversation for anyone interested in learning how to join the Bells Mill substitute teacher pool next school year. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone looking to support Bells Mill part-time, on certain days of the week, AM or PM only, or on an intermittent basis. Please consider supporting our school and/or sharing the flier below. 

WHEN: Wednesday, June 15th @ 6pm

WHERE: Virtual – Complete the RSVP linked below

HOSTS: Dr. Smith,… Read Full Post

At the June 7 General Meeting, the Free State PTA Bylaws with Bells Mill PTA’s designations will be presented for approval by those present at the meeting. The Bylaws can be found here and any questions can be directed to Jessica McClellan at [email protected].

The BMES annual Geo Bowl will be held in June this year.

The dates for the Geo Bowl are:

• 3rd grade – 6/2
• 4th grade – 6/7 
• 5th grade – 6/7

Geography fans will form class teams and use their knowledge of geography to contest a champion! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jialu Zhang [email protected], or Isha Patel [email protected]

Field day is quickly approaching and volunteers are still needed.

Field Day will be held on the following dates:

• Thursday, June 2nd Field Day: Head Start and K- 2nd grade: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/336094045337
• Friday, June 3rd Field Day: 3rd-5th grade: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/336098438477

If you are available to assist with this year’s Field Day events, please select your availability on the eventbrite links above.

Get ready for the Bells Mill End of Year Bash on Friday, June 10 at 5-8pm on the blacktop! There will be fun and games for the whole family! We’re excited to bring back this special end of year event and need your help.  If you’d like to help plan or volunteer at the Bash, please email [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

The PTA is excited to host a combined Science Fair & STEM Night TOMORROW, Friday, May 20 from 5-7 pm! We need a few more parent volunteers to help run some of the stations — please see below!

STEM Night

Join us for a fun night of hands-on activities with microscopes, robots, chemical reactions, and more! More Parent Volunteers are needed to make this a success to help run some stations (all instructions and materials provided) — sign up here.… Read Full Post