Originally delivered on 6/13/2024 12:55 pm

SUBJECT: Weekly Whale 6/13 - Have a great summer!

SPOUT OUTS!

That's a wrap for school year 2023-2024! 

A heartfelt thanks goes out to our 4th grade parent volunteers for planning an excellent promotion celebration.

Congratulations to our 5th grade students and their families! Good luck in middle school. Be sure to come back and visit!

We wish a fond farewell to those staff and families who will not be returning to Bradley Hills in the fall. It has been wonderful getting to know you and hope you will come back to visit!

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who have donated hours of their time to this community throughout the year!  

A heartfelt thanks and huge congratulations to outgoing PTA President Jenni Weinstein, VPs Anne Morris Reid and Julie Lobb, and Secretary Soumya Korde for their spectacular work during their two-year terms!

Wishing everyone a relaxing summer. See you August 23 at Sneak Peek! (more details to come)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thurs, June 13 – Last Day of School (Early Release, 12:55pm)


Next up:

Fri, June 14-Fri, Aug 23 – MCPS Summer Vacation! Have a great summer!

Fri, Aug 23 – BHES Sneak Peek (Time TBD)

Mon, Aug 26 – First Day of School Year 2024-2025

WHALE WATCH

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!

GET NEXT SCHOOL YEAR'S SUPPLIES FROM SCHOOL TOOLBOX

School Tool Box makes back-to-school supply shopping a breeze! Order school supplies starting for the 2023-2024 school year while supporting the BHES PTA. Visit: schooltoolbox.com to find your child's school supply list and place your order today!

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!

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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