Please join us for our first Bells Mill PTA Meeting of the year on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 PM in the Bells Mill APR (All-Purpose Room).

If you have questions you’d like to be addressed by the school administration, please add them to our meeting Q&A document ahead of time.

Need childcare? Bar-T will provide free childcare, and pizza will be provided for the kids, starting at 6pm. Pre-Registration is required and can be found at canva.link/bar-t.

We hope you can join us for an informative evening and a chance to connect with other Bells Mill families!

It’s that time of year again to have coffee and donuts on the blacktop with our Bears! Please join us on Monday October 12, 8.30am-9.05am (rain date October 13) and meet with new friends and families, and Bells Mill staff. In order to provide enough breakfast for everyone, please RSVP if you are planning to attend.

We encourage you to bring your own reusable mugs for coffee and reusable bottles for water to help cut down on disposable cups and waste. We will have a water jug available.

This event is FREE but if you'd like to make a donation to support this and other PTA events, please bring cash for the donation jar or make a donation online at https://bellsmillpta.membershiptoolkit.com/

Lastly, please do not park in the bus loop or in no-parking areas near the school. See you there!

Below are all the links you’ll need for Trunk or Treat!

RSVP, Donate Money for Candy and Pre-order Pizza

Members: https://bellsmillpta.membershiptoolkit.com/store/25230 

Non-members: http://bellsmillpta.membershiptoolkit.com/store/25232

SignupGenius to Donate Candy and Treats

Bells Mill Elementary PTA: Trunk or Treat Candy Donations

SignupGenius to Host/Decorate a Trunk or Volunteer at the event

Bells Mill Elementary PTA: Trunk or Treat - October 24 2026

The Bells Mill PTA Reflections Committee is now accepting student submissions for 2026-27 National PTA Reflections Art Program. This contest provides students with a platform for self-expression, helping them hone their creative talents and explore different art forms. It offers an opportunity to showcase their work, fostering pride and accomplishment. 

Bells Mill students are invited to create and submit an original work of art inspired by this year’s theme: "What My Culture Means to Me". Our top Bells Mill submission will move on to the county level, with an opportunity to compete at the state and national level! Students can express their creativity through six artistic categories:

For more details, contest rules, and submission guidelines, please visit the Reflections Art Contest Page on the Bells Mills PTA website. If you have questions or need assistance with the online submission form, contact our Reflections Program Chairs, Gray & Erin Turner, at [email protected]

MCPS is inviting families to share input as it considers potential elementary and middle school closures and consolidations in response to declining enrollment and limited resources.

October engagement sessions will focus on enrollment challenges, what schools should provide for students and staff, and how the decision-making process will work. December sessions will help shape the criteria used to evaluate potential changes. In-person meetings will include information stations, opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback, and multilingual staff support.

An update will also be presented at the October 8 Board of Education meeting, which can be watched live here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/meetings/live/

I-270 Basketball League Tryouts (Ness Skills & Drills) - 4th/5th grade Potomac basketball team in the I-270 basketball league. More details about the league can be found at https://i270basketball.teamsnap.site

Potomac’s team is the Churchill/Wootton cluster, which includes Bells Mill Elementary, and plays against teams in other Montgomery County high school clusters. Tryouts are Monday, October 5th, 2026 and Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 at Seven Locks Elementary School.

Link to signup for tryouts

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