October is Microsoft Giving Month! We have a number of families at Bell who work at Microsoft. Our hope is that all of our families employed by Microsoft will donate funds to our fundraiser via their employer matching program and volunteer time as well. Microsoft pays $25 for every volunteer hour! 

If your employer offers corporate matching, please make a donation to Bell PTSA and submit the donation for matching. This how we are going to achieve our fundraising goal this year.

• Fundraising Goal: $33k 
• Donated YTD: $12,426
• # of families who have donated: 107

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated. And thank you to our VP of Fundraising, Jane Helbig, who has worked diligently on our fundraising efforts for this year. Visit our fall fundraiser page for more information on why we fundraise and where the money goes.

Bell Elementary PTSA and LWSD Council have officially kicked off the 2021-22 Reflections art program and your student is invited to participate. 



Students are encouraged to submit art reflecting the theme I Will Change the World By… by October 29th in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts (note: only 2D). 


Rules and entry forms can be found on our Reflections Page. 

Questions: email Tennile Jones at reflections@agbellptsa.org

Thank you, Tennile Jones, for chairing Reflections again this year!

The PTSA recently sent a survey to Bell teachers and staff asking them if they would like a room parent, and if so, how many. For the staff members who indicated they would like a room parent(s), we have created the below sign-up. We will continue to update this sign-up sheet as more request for a room parent come in.

• If you're interested in being a room parent, please sign-up here
• If you're a Bell teacher/staff, please complete this survey, so we can work to get you the support you may need.

Did you know we have two school board positions and multiple Kirkland City Council seats up for election this November? Additionally, proposition 1 (i.e., the continuation of Houghton Community Municipal Corporation) is up for a vote. 

The outcome of this election directly impacts our community. It is imperative that we are all educated voters who invest time in understanding the issues and assessing the candidates. 

Fortunately, Indivisible Kirkland is making our homework for this upcoming election much easier by hosting a candidate forum on Sunday, October 10th from 3:30-5:30pm. This forum will focus on racial justice, equity, and climate justice issues - all council and school board candidates have been invited. Click here for more information and to register.

The Book Fair is back this year! The book fair will be held during conference week, October 11-14. It open after students are dismissed from school and will be held under the outdoor tent in the music room courtyard. (Enter the main entrance to the building and go straight through the hallway to the courtyard.)--masks required.

• Monday (Oct. 11):  12:20-4:00 pm
• Tuesday (Oct. 12):  12:20-4:00 pm
• Wednesday (Oct. 13):  2:20-5:30 pm
• Thursday (Oct. 14):  12:20-4:00 pm

Students must be accompanied by an adult to attend the book fair.

Please sign-up to volunteer at the event.

Bell's Harvest Party is BACK!!!! Bring your family all decked out in their creative costumes for Trunk-or-Treating on Friday, October 29th. Visit our Harvest Party page for more information.

• We need 8 more volunteers to decorate their car trunks for trunk-or-treat
• We need a number of volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and crowd control as well

Click here to volunteer 

Thank you, Lindsey Pepper, for chairing this wonderful event.

Any questions? Please contact Lindsey Pepper (harvestparty@agbellptsa.org)

We have SO MANY fun ways to get involved with our school right now and we need your help! Below are some current opportunities:

• Help with facilitating play at recess and supervising outdoor lunch - sign-up here
• Help out with the Harvest Party - sign-up here
• Become a room parent - sign-up here
• Help out with the Book Fair - sign-up here
• Help out with Popcorn Friday - sign-up here
• We need some extra sand play toys (buckets, shovels, etc) for the sandpit. If you have a few to donate, please drop them off in the bin we set up outside the front doors.

All volunteers must be 

• Approved as a volunteer through LWSD 
• Fully vaccinated - proof of vaccination MUST be provided to the district

Visit LWSD's volunteer page for information on how to apply and provide proof of vaccination.

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Alexander Graham Bell PTSA

11212 NE 112th St

Kirkland, WA 98033