This Whale is all about gratitude (Spout Outs) and looking ahead (Upcoming Event)! Here's a late splashdown.

Big thanks to Elizabeth Burch, Sarah Brody, Cara Pugliese Reiter, Tessa Hicks, and Karen Dyer for organizing such a wonderful Bradley Beautiful event—it truly brought the community together. And thank you to the entire Green Team for leading the charge on keeping our school clean, supporting recycling, and building great habits for our kids!

Spout out to Ana Soriano, who was awarded a Support Services Excellence Award for her work as BHES Building Service Manager!  

Big thanks to Allison Zygielbaum and Julia Hassanzadeh for helping support thank-you card making for the officers who have been supporting us these past couple of weeks—and to our students for the care and thought they put into each card!

Spout out to Lauren Mezrahi and Cristina Wynn for organizing PTA-sponsored BHES staff breakfasts and lunches over the past two weeks!

Big thanks to Laura Friedman for organizing the recess equipment! Thank you to all of the parents who have been serving as recess volunteers! 

Spout out to Anna Fleming for organizing the community coffee gathering with MCPS and MCPD staff on the blacktop this very morning!

And last, but never least, thank you so much to all of the wonderful BHES teachers and staff, each of whom has shown such dedication and grace over the past two weeks (and all other times too)!

Mon, April 27-Fri, May 1 – BHES Wellness Week

Mon, May 4-Fri, May 8 – BHES Teacher Appreciation Week

Mon, May 8 – WhaleMart (8:30-9:00am, BHES Blacktop)

Mon, May 8 – May/June Birthday Bash (2:30-3:00pm, APR)

Saturday, May 9 – Bradley Hills Education Foundation Spring Auction (New date)

Mon, May 11-Fri, May 15 – BHES Spring Book Fair

Tues, May 19 – BHES Spring Concert (Details to come)

Weds, May 20 – MCPS Community of Care Event (6-8pm, BHES APR, more information to come)

Mon, May 25 – Memorial Day (No school)

BHES WELLNESS WEEK (STARTING TODAY! APR 27-MAY 1)

This week is Wellness Week! Here's what's coming this week:

MCPS COMMUNITY OF CARE EVENT (MAY 20, 6-8PM, BHES APR)

Join us for our next Community of Care evening — a chance to come together as a school community with pizza, connection and conversation! Building on our previous gathering, this session will continue to focus on how the MCPS community can support our children in creating a kind, inclusive, and respectful environment — both in and out of the classroom.

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 8:00
Location: Bradley Hills Elementary School

All students and caregivers are welcome. More details to come, including program highlights and RSVP link!

Hosted by the Bradley Hills PTA, in collaboration with MCPS staff and community volunteers.

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 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee works to advance this goal through educational resources, community conversations, in-school programming, and collaboration with school and county staff. Our focus this year is the Speak Up Strategies to empower our community, students and adults alike, to be upstanders in the face of hate and bias.

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 Nausheen Noor and Kathleen Foster at klubey@gmail.com

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

Interested in volunteering? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Jess Jay at bradleyhillsvolunteer@gmail.com 

Please visit the PTA website for information about becoming a Media Center, Recess, or Lunch volunteer and to learn about how to support one-time events!  

If you want to volunteer for the Birthday Bash, please sign up here and send any questions to Isabella Masano or Anna Canfield Roth.

BHES Volunteer Expectations/Agreement: Click here 

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/

Bradley Hills Elementary School Websitehttps://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/bradleyhillses/

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

Bradley Hills Education Foundation Websitehttps://www.bradleyhillseducationfoundation.org/

BHES Membership Toolkit (for school directory & to join or donate to PTA) https://bhespta.membershiptoolkit.com/

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

Clip box tops: Clip and turn in box tops in the school office. Don’t forget to register at boxtops4education.com to scan and email grocery store receipts.  

Harris Teeter Rewards: Support the BHES PTA every time you shop and Harris Teeter. Register your Harris Teeter rewards card at https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education  

To find BHES teacher wish lists, wisit BHESPTA.com and click the header “Teacher Wish Lists”: https://www.bhespta.com/teacher-wishlists