Our fall fundraising drive is wrapping up tonight!  Be sure to get your donations in before midnight to boost your class toward winning a party! The following classrooms are currently in the lead (as of 8:00pm Thursday):

Kindergarten = Grasst

1st grade = Olsen

2nd grade = Whiteside

3rd grade = Morris

4th grade = Holzer-Clark

5th grade = Flowers

Quest = Coberly

TOTAL RAISED = $19,411 

STILL NEED = $13,589

Donate NOW at agbellptsa.org

We are so grateful to YOU, our AMAZING Bell Community, for your generous donations, and we are looking forward to planning ultra-fun events for all students to enjoy this year! Check your email on Monday for the final results!

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 4 more volunteers to decorate their car trunks for trunk-or-treat
• We need a handful 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)

This last year and a half has been challenging for all of us on many levels. Many of us have been impacted emotionally, physically, and/or spiritually. Our students have been challenged, as have our teachers and staff who are supporting our students.

Many students are still adjusting to being back in a classroom (or learning classroom expectations for the first time). This is a difficult time of transition for many, and Bell staff are handling it with immense grace and professionalism - they are doing a tremendous job.

We ask all students and families to please take a moment to show your gratitude to Bell staff. Here are a few ideas:

• Have your student(s) write a letter to their teacher/staff
• Have your student(s) make a piece of art for their teacher/staff
• Consider purchasing an item from Bell Staff Amazon Wishlists 
• Consider purchasing an item from Bell Staff Favorite Things

This month is also National Principals Month - be sure to show your gratitude to Brian and Sara as well. We are all so lucky to be Bell families! 

Did you know that Bell PTSA implemented a composting program at Bell Elementary in 2019, which resulted in more than a 50% reduction in our landfill contribution? The impact was substantial and we are extremely proud of this work.

Unfortunately, due to various constraints, there is currently no composting at the school. Now that volunteers are allowed back in the building, our goal is to get this program back up and running ASAP. Our kids need to get the consistent message that sustainability is important and caring for ourselves and our community means caring for our resources. 

We are looking for 5 or so volunteers who are willing to help out in the lunchroom for about 2 weeks. if you can help, please email our sustainability chair, Amanda Gibson, at greenteam@agbellptsa.org.

The school counselor works with Bell families to identify unmet needs (e.g., food, clothing, toiletries, household items, etc,). She then provides a list of these needs to the PTSA (Note: the PTSA does not have visibility to any family or student information. This information is confidential between the school counselor and the families). We then work with the Bell community to collect and fulfill these needs. If your family needs support, please reach out to Bell's school counselor, Brenda Yin, at byin@lwsd.org.

If you can offer support by donating items, please sign-up here and drop the item(s) off at the front office. We added a few new items this week. Thank you!

Our Pantry Packs program provides weekend food-packs to food-insecure families at Bell to help them get through the weekend (when school meals are not available). Your continued food donations are much appreciated. Please donate food via our Amazon wishlist. Or, visit the Pantry Packs page for more ways to support this program.

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.

King County Elections mailed out ballots on October 13. You should receive your ballot by Monday, Oct. 18. If you do not receive a ballot, call 206-296-VOTE (8683).

You can register to vote online or by mail until 8 days before an election (or in-person through Election day). Registrations done by mail need to be received, not postmarked, by the 8 day deadline. Register to vote here. Update your Voter Registration here.

Questions about elections, address changes, to update your signature, and more, click here: King County Elections

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!

Are you looking for Bell spirit wear? Look no further! Visit our spirit wear store to get your gear for the year! 

If you need assistance with getting Bell spirit wear, please email spiritwear@agbellptsa.org. We have a few former students who have donated their gently used spirit wear.

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Alexander Graham Bell PTSA

11212 NE 112th St

Kirkland, WA 98033