Thanks to everyone, parents, teachers and families for such a successful first week of school! Shout out to Jessica Ryckman and Terence Goggin for organizing the kindergarten playdates last week. Thanks to Cindy Li and Katherine Melgarejo for their efforts in coordinating the welcome back lunch for the staff, as well as the welcome back coffee. 

September 5 - Labor Day (No School)

September 8 - Back to School Night (First Session is 6:30-6:55, Welcome Back Messages are 6:55-7:20, and the Second Session is 7:25-8:00)

September 12 - Virtual PTA Volunteer and Room Parent Training (7:30pm) 

September 13 - “Bradley 411,” an adult-only event (7pm) 

September 14 – Early Release Day

September 17 -  Back to School Picnic (5pm)

September 26 – Non-Instructional Day (No School)

BRADLEY 411

Do you want to connect with the PTA board and meet other parents from our school? How about learn about volunteer opportunities? Bradley 411 is a great way to connect in a relaxed adult-only setting and get the information you need and meet like-minded parents at BHES. Even if you have been at BHES for a few years, this is a fun event to meet new parents so come join us! 

Please RSVP here for this event to ensure that we have enough food/drinks for everyone. 

     Date: September 13th at 7:00 pm! 

     Location: 5619 Glenwood Road, Bethesda, MD

MORE ROOM PARENTS NEEDED

Huge thanks to the dozens of volunteers who signed up this week to be a room parent! We’re off to a great start but many classes still need support for the school year.

The following classes need room parents. Please click HERE to sign up for your child's class.

1^st Grade

• Ms. Winfield

2^nd Grade

• Ms. Hicks
• Ms. Kim
• Mr. Leavitt

3^rd Grade

• Ms. Howell

5^th Grade

• Ms. Campbell
• Mr. Sichler

If you have questions, contact Joanna Marsh, PTA Board Volunteer Liaison at bradleyhillsvolunteer@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER TRAINING (VIRTUAL)

BIG thanks to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer in their child’s class! Room parents and other classroom and school volunteers must participate in volunteer training. 

Sign up HERE and save September 12th at 7:30pm for a virtual volunteer training.

Questions? Contact Joanna Marsh, PTA Board Volunteer Liaison at bradleyhillsvolunteer@gmail.com.

SUPPORT FOR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

This year we will continue our partnership with Baroody Camps to offer after-school programming during the school week. We are looking for an on-site coordinator, who will oversee enrichment activities at school every day. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please contact Laurel Keating, PTA After-School Activities Chair, by Friday, September 9, 2022. Laurel may be reached at laurel.keating@gmail.com. 

This is a paid position by Baroody Camps. The on-site coordinator is at school from dismissal at 3:25pm until 4:45pm on the days in which enrichment is running but there is flexibility to adapt this role based on after-school availability throughout the week and for each of the three sessions (fall, winter, and spring). You do NOT need to be available every day or every session.

FALL BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC - AND SSL OPPORTUNITY!

Come join new friends and old to celebrate the start of the 2022 school year. The Bradley Hills PTA is hosting a back to school event on September 17, 2022 at Bradley Hills from 5-7pm. Activities will include inflatables, raffles, a dunk tank, tie dye, face painting and more. Let's kick off this school year with a celebration!  

SSL Opportunity: We are looking for SSL student volunteers from Pyle or Whitman to help volunteer at the dunk tank and other fun stations for this event. If you have kids or friends interesting in signing up, please have them fill out this Google Sign-Up sheet: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeJbcqE2BHx-2JSwKAYdFytv0ugbnlh6Au1OLme48LXQMLfw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

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

MCPS Quarterly Parent Newsletters (for examples of the material children are learning): https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/parent-newsletters.aspx

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).

Amazon Smile when Amazon Shopping: There are three easy ways to earn money for BHES while shopping on Amazon. 1. Click through to Amazon at www.bhespta.com. 2. Type Smile.Amazon.com into your browser when you shop or 3. Open the Amazon app on your phone, find "settings" in the main menu, then tap AmazonSmile and follow on-screen instructions. A portion of your purchases will be sent to BHES.