With Back to School just days away, we are excited to celebrate with our first PTA raffle of the season on August 31! When you join the Bells Mill PTA, you're automatically entered to win official spiritwear and other branded gear to show off your school pride.

In addition to joining the PTA, there’s even more ways to show your school spirit with some fun competition:

If 100% of your student’s class joins the PTA, every student (and their teacher!) will receive a custom Bells Mill Squishy Cube!

If 270 families join the PTA by November 6, 2026 - the entire school will celebrate with a popsicle party!

If you haven’t signed up, today is the day! tinyurl.com/BearsPTA. Winners will be announced soon.

Back-to-School Picnic — Wednesday, September 2 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Join the Bells Mill community for the PTA’s Back-to-School Picnic. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy a DJ, face painting, concessions, spirit wear sales, and information from after-school enrichment providers.

🍕Pizza will be available for purchase. Pre-orders are available through Friday, August 28 and are strongly recommended. A limited number of individual slices will be available at the event.

Admission: Free and limited to Bells Mill families. Please register everyone in your party so we have an accurate attendance count. Children must be accompanied by an adult; this is not a drop-off event.

There’s many ways to volunteer your time at Bells Mill - this year, parents can sign up to volunteer directly with the school, in addition to volunteering in support of the PTA. If you have some free time on a one-off or regular basis, there is something for everyone, and we need parents like you to support!

Please register your interest in volunteering using the links below; and expect to hear back from either Mrs. Tilkens, our Vice Principal or a member of the PTA with more information on next steps. Thank you for supporting our school and our students!

Bar-T, Bells Mill before and after school program, is now accepting enrollments! They offer fully-customizable plans including drop-ins, need-based discounts, and subsidy assistance as needed. Learn more and register online at bar-t.com

The health room is in need of donations of clothing for all grades, pre-k through 5th, for boys and girls. Please consider donating gently used tee shirts and shorts/pants, or new packages of underwear and socks. The health room appreciates your donations!

Bethesda Volleyball Academy - Volleyball Clinics & League – Registration Open - See attached flyer for more information.

K-12 Academic Support/Executive Functioning Coaching - Start the school year with the right support. Gold Signature Writers’ experienced educators provide individualized K–12 tutoring in math, reading, writing, test preparation, and executive functioning skills such as organization, planning, and study habits. We carefully match each student with the right tutor and offer in-home or virtual sessions. Featured in USA Today and named Best Tutoring Service in Bethesda Magazine’s 2026 readers’ poll. Learn more or schedule a call with owner Rachel Cederbaum at goldsignaturewriters.com

Generation Z Tutoring Club (Free Tutoring!) - The Generation Z Tutoring Club at Richard Montgomery High School is recruiting students to be tutored during the 2026-2027 school year, and we would like to extend the opportunity to students at Bells Mill. We are dedicated to integrating our passion for helping the community with our desire to promote learning. Our services are free of charge and open to students of all grade levels. All of our tutors are highly qualified Richard Montgomery High School students. See attached flyer for more information.