Thanks to our Bradley Hills Community for supporting the Whitman Vikings Boys Basketball team at the state finals on Saturday night. It might not have been the ending we hoped for but way to show up for our team! Go Vikes! 

Thurs, March 21 – All-Whitman Cluster Parents/Guardians of Black Students: Dinner & Discussion (6:30pm-8:30pm, Walt Whitman HS)

March 25-April 1 – Spring Break (No School)

Weds, April 3 – BHES Orientation for Incoming Kindergarten Students

Sat, April 6 – Bradley Hills Education Foundation Spring Auction (7:00-11:00pm, AC Hotel Bethesda) 

Weds, April 10 – No School (End of Term)

Tues, April 16 – BHES Muslim-Asian Cultural Exchange (Details coming soon!)

Sun, April 21 – Bradley Beautiful (2:00-4:00pm, BHES)

Mon, April 22 – Asynchronous Learning (Makeup Day)

CELEBRATE WOMEN, LEARN ABOUT RJ, AND A CULTURAL EXCHANGE ON APRIL 16

The DEI committee works towards creating an enriching and supportive climate where all members of our community feel safe, seen, and respected. Check out the March edition of our DEI Newsletter for information and resources about Women’s History Month, Religious Observances this month, Restorative Justice, and the Anti-Bias Building Blocks Curriculum.  

Save the Date for the Muslim-Asian Cultural Exchange on April 16 from 7:30-8:30PM at Bradley Hills (details below).

The PTA's DEI Committee welcomes input from all members of our community about how we can collectively work to prevent and respond to hate-bias incidents within our community. If you are interested in sharing feedback, or joining the DEI Committee, please contact DEI Committee Co-Chairs Britt Hogue and Kathleen Foster at dei.bhes@gmail.com.

MUSLIM-ASIAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE (TUES, APRIL 16, 7:30-8:30PM, BHES APR) 

The BHES PTA is committed to promoting an enriching and supportive climate where ALL members of the BHES community feel safe, seen, and respected. To help advance this sense of belonging for ALL our families -- particularly given recent and ongoing world events and pervasive issues of racism, transphobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of discrimination and bias here in the United States -- we are hosting the second in a series of “Cultural Exchanges.” This second Cultural Exchange session will feature speakers who will share personal reflections about Muslim and Asian heritage. 

This event on Tuesday April 16th @ 7:30pm is recommended of any/all parents and guardians in the BHES community as well as for older students at BHES — 4th and 5th graders. We encourage 4th and 5th graders to attend with their parents/guardians. We hope all attending families will leave this event with: (1) a greater understanding of Muslim and Asian heritage; (2) an appreciation of ways in which the experiences of Muslims and Asians in the United States intersect and yet stand apart; and (3) a stronger sense of allyship with these communities. This Cultural Exchange is a logical second installation after the very successful first Jewish-Black Cultural exchange. We continue to explore the range of identities reflected in our BHES community.

Please RSVP by completing this Google Form. For any questions about this event, please contact Sarah Zetterli (sarah.zetterli@gmail.com) or Sadia Kidwai (snkidwai@gmail.com).

BRADLEY BEAUTIFUL (SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2:00-4:00PM, BHES)

Bradley Beautiful will be held this year on Sunday April 21st from 2 to 4 pm. The Green Team will lead a beautification project at the school that is open to all students and families and we will celebrate Earth Day with environmentally-focused activities. More details to follow. 

LAST CALL FOR SPRING AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT

After school enrichment registration is going on now -- and closes thisTuesday, March 19 at 11:59 p.m. Sign up for musical theater, chess, STEM, Legos, and much more! The full schedule of classes is attached and more details can be found at https://bc-mco-bradleyhills.jumbula.com/spring-2024.

 Click HERE to register. Email Baroody Camps at info@baroodycamps.com with any registration questions or concerns. 

Don’t delay! Registration closes soon.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: SPRING SESSION

The PTA is excited to announce a spring session of Dungeons & Dragons, led by Mr. Sichler. The spring session will run on Tuesday afternoons from April 16 - June 4. It is open for 4th and 5th grade students. Registration will open on April 2 in the PTA membership store. See details below.

THE PTA IS HERE FOR YOU!

The BHES PTA is committed to promoting an enriching and supportive climate where all members of the BHES community feel safe, seen, and respected. The PTA -- primarily through its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee -- works to advance this goal through the following means: dissemination of educational resources for parents/guardians; organization and facilitation of Heritage Night as well as other events and small-group community conversations to help parents/guardians explore their family identities and issues of bias; financial support of assemblies and other in-school programming to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals; and collaboration with school administration, teachers, and staff on development of materials to supplement teacher lessons on anti-bias and commemorative months. The PTA's DEI Committee welcomes input from all members of our community about how we collectively work to prevent and respond to hate-bias incidents within our community. If you are interested in sharing feedback, or joining the DEI Committee, please contact DEI Committee Co-Chairs Britt Hogue and Kathleen Foster at dei.bhes@gmail.com.

The DEI March newsletter is now available! Click here to read about upcoming BHES events and cultural observances and for resources to support engagement with the Anti-Bias Building Blocks Curriculum at home. 

Media Center: Email Tracy Sislen, tracysislen@gmail.com, to be put on the schedule. Media Center volunteer details.

Lunch/Recess: Sign-up for RECESS slots here. Sign up for LUNCH slots here.

Volunteer for PTA Events, Committees, Board Roles: Click here.

MCPS and BHES Volunteer Requirements: Click here.

Questions, comments, suggestions for the PTA? Contact PTA President Jenni Weinstein at bradleyhillsptaprez@gmail.com

Have PTA news to share or Community Event Information? Contact Communications Chair Lesley Freiman at bhescommunications@gmail.com

Want to volunteer? Please sign up here. 

Visit our website at www.bhespta.com

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Join or Donate to the PTA: Fill out the PTA membership and donation form found HERE or login A to Z Directory (https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com), select “Membership” on the left side menu then "Join" and/or "donate" .

Scan Receipts for Box Tops and Register Your Grocery Store Cards: Download the box tops app and scan grocery store receipts to redeem box tops earnings for BHES. Register your grocery store cards at www.escrip.com (school ID: 6477724) and www.giantfood.com/aplus (school ID: 00665).