Originally delivered on 3/23/2025 4:30 pm

SUBJECT: Weekly Whale 3/23

SPOUT OUTS!


A huge round of applause for our 5th grade students who participated in the production of The Wizard of Oz! Special thanks to Lauren Murphy and the Bradley Hills Education Foundation for making the play come to life!

Spout out to Sarah Zetterli, Jenni Weinstein, Nausheen Noor and Kathleen Foster who organized the successful and empowering Stronger Together community of care event last week! Big thanks to all the BHES familiesand staff who attended and to Ms. Kemp and Mr. Legarreta for their support and participation! 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat, March 29 – BHES Variety Show (7:00pm, Whitman Auditorium)

Mon, March 31 – End of Term (No School)

Mon, April 14-Mon, April 21 – Spring Break (No School)

Mon, April 28-Fri, May 2 – BHES Wellness Week

WHALE WATCH

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW FOR SPRING AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT! 

Bradley Hills PTA is excited to offer after school enrichment programming this spring in partnership with Baroody Camps. The Spring session will start right after spring break and run from April 22 – May 30, 2025 (classes available Tuesdays – Fridays). Please see the attached flyer – or click here – for the class schedule and pricing information. Registration is open now. Your favorite class will fill up quickly, so don't delay!

After school enrichment programs are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Montgomery County School Board, the Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, or Bradley Hills Elementary School. Email Natalie Ram at natalie.ram@gmail.com or Helene Gouarne (helene.gouarne@gmail.com) with any questions.

BHES VARIETY SHOW (THIS COMING SATURDAY!) - TICKETS ON SALE!

On March 29th at 7 PM, our talented Bradley Hills students will take the stage at Walt Whitman High School. You do not want to miss this spectacular night! 

Advanced TICKETS are available for $7. Children age 4 and under are free. Tickets are $10 at the door. No tickets are needed for student participants or volunteers. Doors will open at 6:45 PM. See you at the show! 

ANNUAL BOOK DRIVE (MARCH 17-APRIL 11)

The annual book drive is in progress! The book drive supports the book fair at our sister school, Weller Road Elementary, where Weller Road students will shop for books free of charge! 

Please drop off new or gently used books in the donation bins in front of BHES. Book collection will continue until April 11th.

Thank you for your generosity!

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 klubey@gmail.com

PRINCIPAL'S CORNER

Principal's Weekly Newsletter
Click here to find Ms. Kemp's latest newsletter. 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in volunteering? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Claire Heffez at bradleyhillsvolunteer@gmail.com 

Media Center Volunteers email Tracy Sislen to get on the schedule.

Recess Volunteers sign up and review guidelines HERE.

Lunch Volunteers sign up and review guidelines HERE.

MCPS and BHES Volunteer Requirements: Click here.

CONTACT US

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

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

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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