Thanks to Mx. Durgin, Ms. Park, and Mr. Anderson for presenting at our first PTA meeting of the year! A huge round of applause to Andrew Platou for putting together our 2023-2024 budget!  

October 9 – Staff Professional Day (No School)

October 9 – Bradley Hills Education Foundation Fall Family Social (2-5pm, the Gudelskys' home) 

October 11 – Cultural Arts Assembly - African Folktales (students only) 

October 12 – Five Guys Night, Bradley Hills Education Foundation (5-9pm) 

October 13 – October Birthday Bash (2:30pm, the APR)

October 23 – Deadline to Register for the BHES Science Fair

October 26 – BHES Bingo Night (6:00pm, Pyle MS)

October 31 – BHES Halloween Parade (2:00-2:30pm)

November 9 – BHES Science Fair (6:30-8:15pm)

AFRICAN FOLKTALES AUTHOR ADA ARI IS COMING TO VISIT - OCT 11 CULTURAL ARTS ASSEMBLY

Award-winning children’s author Ada Ari will visit our school for an interactive reading at the cultural arts assembly on October 11th! 

If you wish to order an autographed copy of her books follow the link below and enter the code BHES for free shipping.

    https://www.ada-ari.com/african-folktales

Ada Ari will autograph all books purchased. As you check out, please enter the following in the “add a note” section:

    1) Child’s name

    2) Child’s teacher

    3) Dedication information

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY BASH (OCT 13TH, 2:30-3:00PM, THE APR)

Calling all OCTOBER birthdays! Friday, October 13th, we will hold the October Birthday Bash!  Students with October birthdays will come to the APR from 2:30 pm - 3 pm on Friday to enjoy cupcakes and Birthday Bingo! 

We will need 8 volunteers/parents to help us set-up and clean up the Birthday Bash from 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm in the APR. All Bash supplies are provided by the PTA. If your child has an October birthday and you have completed the volunteer requirements, please sign up here to volunteer. Nut-free cupcakes will be served. If your child has an allergy of concern PLEASE send them with a snack to enjoy at the Bash.

SEEKING SSL VOLUNTEERS FOR BHES BINGO

Looking for SSL hours? The Bradley Hills PTA is looking for student volunteers to help with Bradley Hills BINGO night on Thursday October 26th from 5pm to 8pm.  The event will be held at Pyle Middle School.  

Volunteers will help with activities such as passing out pizza, selling candy, helping with bingo winners, selling bingo cards, and setting and cleaning up tables. 

If interested please complete THIS form. We will reach out with more details by October 20th.

GET READY FOR BHES BINGO NIGHT! (OCT 26, 6:00-7:30PM, PYLE MS)

Bingo Night is Back IN PERSON for 2023 and its 80's themed! Come dressed in your favorite 80's wear on Thursday October 26, from 6-7:30pm in the Pyle Middle School Cafeteria. Be sure to buy your bingo boards ahead of time, as well as order your pizza! 

Use this link to order everything you need!

More info to come on BHES 80's themed swag!

Have questions? Reach out to Michelle Feld (michelle.feld@me.com)

DONATE TO MANNA FOOD CENTER'S KIDS HELPING KIDS CAMPAIGN AT BHES - THROUGH OCT 20TH

BHES is participating in Manna Food Center's Kids Helping Kids (KHK) campaign this October! KHK mobilizes Montgomery County schools to raise food and funds for their hungry peers across the county. Participation in this program teaches children valuable lessons about hunger, engages them in giving, and shows them that they have the power to make a difference in their community.

BHES is having both an in-kind food drive from October 2nd-20th as well as a virtual food drive during the entire month of October.

Virtual food drive - Please visit our school page to make online donations:

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/kidshelpingkids2023/team/938852/

In-kind donations can be dropped off at Manna collection boxes located in the front foyer of BHES.

Most-needed shelf-stable items include:

• GRAINS: Instant oatmeal packets, original flavor; Brown rice (16 oz); Whole grain pasta (16 oz)
• PROTEIN: Tuna, Salmon, or Chicken (in water); Dry or canned beans (low sodium); Natural nut butters
• FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Canned vegetables (low-sodium); Canned fruit (in juice); Fruit cups
• OTHER HEALTHY ITEMS: Shelf-stable, individual milk boxes; Cooking oil & spices; Infant formula & baby foods

To volunteer for this effort and for more information, contact Ivy Lin xiverano@gmail.com or 484.866.7539 (text or call).

Thank you for joining this county-wide effort to fight hunger!

BHES PTA Community Service Committee

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/kidshelpingkids2023/team/938852/

SEEKING WEB VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PTA!

Looking for a way to support the PTA from home or from your office? Next school year, we will have two roles available for a tech savvy volunteer to help us with our communications. Not tech savvy? It’s ok, training is available.

Instagram Administrator - This role can be completed directly from your phone. The volunteer will take content from the weekly whale and create instagram posts. Canva experience is helpful, but not necessary. Training available.

Website Administrator - This role can be done from any laptop and anywhere in the world! Each year, we have a small number of updates for the PTA website that are easy and quick to make. We also will have content from the weekly whale that will be posted weekly. Most weeks the time commitment will be about 15 minutes. Training available.

If you’re interested, please email juliegracelobb@gmail.com.

BHES SCIENCE FAIR (REGISTER BY OCTOBER 23)

The BHES Science Fair will be held on Thursday, November 9 this year, so start thinking of your projects! Science fair project presentations will occur in 2 sessions:

    6:30-7:15pm for students in grades K-2  

    7:30-8:15pm for students in grades 3-5

How to participate:

1. Check out ScienceBuddies.org for project ideas by grade level and topics of interest.
2. Register your science fair project by October 23.
3. Apply the scientific method while you do your project.
4. Summarize your project on a tri-fold poster board.  Describe all aspects of the scientific method on your poster, including the Research Question, Background, Hypothesis, Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusion.  
5. Practice telling people about your project.
6. Present your project at the Science Fair on November 9!

We need judges! No scientific expertise needed, just a willingness to talk to students about their projects! If you're interested in volunteering as a judge for the Science Fair, please email Jen Villani at jenvillani@gmail.com or Colleen Fahey at cefahey@yahoo.com. 

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

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.

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/

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).