Originally delivered on 6/2/2024 11:28 am

SUBJECT: Weekly Whale 6/2

SPOUT OUTS!

Thanks to our Movie Night Committee Lauren Murphy, Colleen Bond, Stephanie Burrows and Lindsey Bartley for all of the hard work that went into our outdoor movie night! Thanks to our community for helping to clean up the field too! 

UPCOMING EVENTS

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

WHALE WATCH

BHES ART SHOW - THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 6!

The BHES Art Show is this Thursday, June 6, from 7:00-8:00pm in the All Purpose Room! Bring the whole family to see the masterpieces created by our very own Bradley Hills students. Enter through the APR and get ready to be inspired! See you there!

CHECK THE LOST & FOUND BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

Before the school year ends, please check the BHES Lost & Found for jackets, sweaters, lunchboxes, or water bottles that your child may have lost at school! The Lost & Found is located in the Multi-Purpose Room. 

All Items unclaimed by June 14 will be donated. Thank you!

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 three more playdates currently scheduled: 

  • 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!

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 

ITEMS LEFT AT MOVIE NIGHT

Did you lose these items at Movie Night? If so, please email sarah.zetterli@gmail.com to arrange pickup. 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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.

CONTACT US

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/

RESOURCES
PLEASE SUPPORT THE PTA

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).

BHES staff and PTA volunteers can post informational emails via AtoZ by sending the email to: BHESAtoZConnect@gmail.com. Please include PLEASE POST in the subject line.  Ads or announcements for non-school sponsored events can be sent to the community announcements moderator at BHEScommunityannouncements@gmail.com.

If you do NOT want to receive these informational emails in the future, you may click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any AtoZConnect email.  Warning - by unsubscribing you will no longer receive updates about any PTA events.  

To access your AtoZConnect account anytime to update your directory/contact info and/or to pay your annual BHES PTA family membership dues of $40, go to https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com/home If you forgot your password, go to the link and click "Forgot password."  

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