A huge round of applause for our Green Team staff and volunteers (Tessa Hicks, Amber Tate, Pamela Horn, Colleen Fahey, Libbie Schlather, and Deepa Mandyam) for a fantastic Bradley Beautiful. From the mulching to the bird feeders, the event was a great success! 

April 24-27 – Book Fair

April 28 – WhaleMart (8:30-9:00AM, BHES Blacktop)

April 29 – Variety Show (7:00PM, Whitman HS) 

May 1-5 – Staff Appreciation Week

May 2 – BHES PTA Meeting (7:30-9:00pm, BHES APR)

May 5 – Family Movie Night: Sing 2 (~8:00PM, on the BHES Soccer Field)

May 18 – BHES Art Show (7:00-8:00pm, BHES APR)

May 22-26 – Wellness Week

May 26 – Field Day

BHES BOOK FAIR (APRIL 24-27)

The BHES PTA Book Fair is happening this week! Shopping may be done in-person by students and by parents daily from 9:15a - 2:30p. Teachers will be bringing students to the fair as a class. Parents and students can come shop outside of school hours on Tuesday, April 25 from 6-8 PM.

Set up an eWallet: eWallet is an easy way to send your child to the fair with money in an online account, where it can't be lost. Please visit our fair homepage to set up an eWallet for your child before their class visits, or to check or reload the balance on an existing eWallet. 

WHALEMART (APRIL 28, 8:30-9:00AM, BHES BLACKTOP)

Whalemart will be held Friday, April 28th from 8:30-9:00, on the blacktop at BHES. We will have a ton of new merchandise on sale, and will also be selling our very popular mystery bags!

***For students who plan to arrive on the early side at 8:30 am, an adult must stay with them at school until the doors open at 8:45.  For bus riders who want to shop, they can walk through the building out to the blacktop. 

BHES VARIETY SHOW (APRIL 29, 7PM, WHITMAN HS)

April 29th, 2023at 7pm is the night you all have been waiting for! Our talented Bradley Hills students will take the stage at Walt Whitman High School.  You do not want to miss this spectacular night. We have quite a line-up, including gymnasts, vocalists, dancers, musicians and much more.  Advanced Sale TICKETS are available for $5. Children 5 and under are free!  Avoid the ticket lines! Be prepared to show your proof of payment (paper or photo) at the door. 

Tickets are $7 at the door.  No tickets are needed for participants or volunteers. 

Doors open at 6:30pm and food trucks start selling at 6:00pm. Come early, grab a good seat, some great food, and hang out with friends before the show starts promptly at 7:00pm. No food inside the auditorium.

MAY 2ND GENERAL PTA MEETING

Please join us for the last General PTA Meeting of the school year, which will take place on Tuesday, May 2nd (7:30pm-9pm) in the BHES Media Center. We will have votes to approve a summer budget and next year's board and will spend the bulk of the meeting hearing updates on the MCPS anti-racist audit findings from school administration and discussing issues around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for families of all facets of identity -- including our families who are from racial/ethnic or religious minorities, who are LGBTQI+, who have disabilities, and who are from outside of the United States. 

FIELD DAY T-SHIRTS ON SALE NOW UNTIL MAY 1!

Field Day shirts are on sale now! Ordering closes on May 1. Click here to order. IMPORTANT: please put your child’s name and teacher in the private note at checkout. All shipments will be delivered to classrooms to be sent home in backpacks. Grade colors are as follows: Kindergarten (purple), First (red), Second (orange), Third (green), Fourth (yellow), and Fifth (blue). This year’s Field Day will be held on May 26. If you have any questions, please email jtcastleberry@yahoo.com.

SCREENING AND Q&A OF SCREENAGERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE: ADDRESSING VAPING, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL (MAY 4, 7-9PM, WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL)

Girls on the Run of Montgomery County in partnership with Suburban Hospital is proud to be the East Coast Premier for this important documentary. Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use.

Girls on the Run will host a screening at Walt Whitman High School auditorium in Bethesda, MD on Thursday, May 4th, 2023. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the screening will begin at 7 PM followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and experts in the field of addiction. The evening will conclude at 9 PM. 

The film is intended for parents and their middle school and up children. Tickets for the screening are $10 for adults and $5 for students with the discount code: STUDENT. Tickets can be purchased at this link (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screenagers-under-the-influence-maryland-premier-tickets-602609018797)

BHES FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT (SING 2 - MAY 5TH, BHES SOCCER FIELDS)

Our 2nd annual Outdoor Movie Night is coming up on May 5th! Please join us on the BHES soccer field under the stars for a showing of Sing 2. Movie starts at dark between 8 and 830. No tickets necessary so bring your family and friends, a picnic blanket or chairs and enjoy time with our wonderful BHES community.  Stay tuned for more information as we get closer! 

CALLING ALL STUDENT ARTISTS - BHES ART SHOW ON MAY 18

Save the date for the BHES Art Show on Thursday, May 18 from 7-8pm in the APR!! 

Inspire your kids to use their imagination and energy to create artistic masterpieces to exhibit at the show. All BHES students are encouraged to submit up to two pieces in any media - Painting - Drawing - Sculpture - Photography.  

CLICK HERE for artwork guidelines and submission details.  

Questions? Contact the Art Show Committee: 

   Madeline Fairbanks, mfairbanks3@gmail.com 

   Anne Sherman, ahsherman99@gmail.com 

   Carolyn Figoten, cfigoten@me.com

Principal's Monthly Newsletter
Click here to read Mrs. Caroscio's April newsletter. 

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/

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).