A huge congratulations for our newly elected PTA Board for 2024-2025: Jen Villani, Kathleen Foster, Kate Cappaert, Colleen Bond, Andrew Platou, Lauren Murphy, Sara Weiser, Claire Heffez, Lesley Freiman, Kara Gassabeh, Cindy Li, Laura Moulton, and Lauren Clark. We know you will do great things for our school community! 

A special spout out to our Movie Night Committee for pivoting and moving to reschedule our Movie Night efficiently.

Thanks to Katherine Melagarejo and Kathleen Foster for planning and organizing a fantastic Teacher Appreciation Week for all of our teachers and staff! Thanks to our amazing teachers and staff for always supporting our children! 

Spout outs to Noelie Creaghe, Angela Goldstein, Lisa Gans, Melissa Davis, Ivy Lin, and Sarah Zetterli for organizing Chipotle Restaurant Night! Together, were raised over $580 for our sister school Weller Road in one night! Big thanks to the Book Fair Committee, including Sharon Hanna, Liz Ruby, Jessica Rykman, Emily Woodside, Alli Matthews, Julie Lobb and Kate Cappaert, who donated $1,000 in scholastic book credits to Weller Road. All of these donations will go to enhance the books, school supplies, and basic needs of students and families at Weller Road Elementary School in Wheaton where more than 80% of students receive free- or reduced-lunch. Thank you for making our community stronger! Spout out to our wonderful BHES Community! 

Happy Mothers Day and much love to all of the mothers and mother figures in our BHES Community! 

Tues, May 14 – Election Day (No School)

Fri, May 17 – May/June Birthday Bash (2:30-3:00pm, BHES APR)

Fri, May 24 – BHES Field Day 

Mon, May 27 – Memorial Day (No School)

Fri, May 31 – July/August Birthday Bash (2:30-3:00pm, BHES APR)

Fri, May 31 – BHES Outdoor Movie Night NEW DATE!

Thurs, June 6 – BHES Art Show (7:00-8:00pm, BHES APR)

Fri, June 7 – Author's Day (K-2nd: 2-2:30pm | 3rd-5th: 2:30-3pm) 

Thurs, June 13 – Last Day of School (Early Release Day)

MAY/JUNE AND JULY AUGUST BIRTHDAY BASHES!

There are two final Birthday Bashes of the school year! Friday, May 17th, we will celebrate May and June birthdays. Students with May and June birthdays will come to the APR from 2:30 pm - 3 pm on Friday to enjoy cupcakes and Birthday Bingo! 

We will need 8 volunteers/parents to help us set-up and clean up the Birthday Bash from 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm in the APR. All Bash supplies are provided by the PTA. If your child has a May or June birthday and you have completed the volunteer requirements, please sign up here to volunteer. Nut-free cupcakes will be served. If your child has an allergy of concern please send them with a snack to enjoy at the Bash.

Stay tuned for more information on the July/August Birthday Bash on Friday, May 31st.

PARENT/CHILD REUNIFICATION DRILL - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The school staff will be running a Parent/Child Reunification Drill on Monday May 20th, from approximately 9:45-10:30am. Fifteen-twenty parents are needed to help run through the drill and are asked to assemble at the ramp entrance outside the cafeteria with their photo ID. If you can volunteer please add your name to this google form. The drill will help BHES staff run through the MCPS plan developed to efficiently reunify children with their parent/guardians in the aftermath of a school emergency.

VOLUNTEER FOR FIELD DAY

Bradley Hills will have its annual Field Day on Friday, May 24, 2024. The primary focus of Field Day is FUN. We want students to get out, move around and celebrate the skills they have worked on in PE this year. The success of Field Day depends on people like you volunteering to help! We need help from parents and guardians to run stations and help students have an amazing experience.

The morning scheduled activities will be held from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. Coach Anderson's goal is to have enough parents to run each of the stations and have BHES staff there to support the groups of students.  If you are able to volunteer some of your time, please use the link to the Sign Up genius (CLICK HERE). Please note that there are separate slots for K-2 and 3-5. Be sure to select the grade range your student is in. If you would like to volunteer the whole day, please sign up in the 9:30-11:30 slot AND the 11:30 - 1:30 slot.

Please sign up by Friday, May 17th so that Coach Anderson has time to organize station leaders and determine how much staff support will be needed.

NEED TO REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN? DON'T DELAY!

Do you have a child that will be enrolling at Bradley Hills ES for the first time this coming Fall? Have friends or neighbors with kids who will be starting?

To ensure we have adequate staffing for next year, please be sure to register your child now! If you have neighbors who have school aged students, be sure to remind them to register!

Parents should register their students through ParentVue.

If you have any questions about registering, please feel free to call the BHES office at (240) 204-5210!

INCOMING KINDERGARTENER PLAYDATES

Do you have an incoming Kindergartener? If so, please join us on the small playground at BHES for snacks, playtime, and introductions to other new students joining BHES in the fall! There are four playdates currently scheduled: 

• Thursday, May 30th @ 4pm
• Saturday, June 22nd @ 10am
• Sunday, July 28th @ 10am
• Saturday, August 25th @ 10am

We've also created a google form that folks can fill out to be added to the WhatsApp group for incoming Kindergarteners here: https://forms.gle/8qpukTf8VrjfCUtt5

Please let us know if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing you and your little ones at a playdate this spring/summer!

BHES ART SHOW COMING UP JUNE 6TH 

Mark your calendars for the BHES Art Show, Thursday, June 6th from 7:00-8:00pm in the All Purpose Room! Students are welcome and encouraged to present their creative achievements by submitting up to two pieces in any media. Start working on those masterpieces now!

Find out all the details in the Art Show Flyer. 

THE PTA IS HERE FOR YOU!

The DEI April 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. 

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 klubey@gmail.com 

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

Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/bradleywhalespta/

Bradley Hills Elementary School Websitehttps://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/bradleyhillses/?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atoz-app

Bradley Hills PTA Websitehttp://www.bhespta.com

Bradley Hills Education Foundation Websitehttps://www.bradleyhillseducationfoundation.org/?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atoz-app

A to Z Connect (for school directory & to join or donate to PTA)  https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com/home

MCPS COVID 19 Info: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/coronavirus/

CDC Travel Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html

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).