April 1, 2022

Please take a moment to submit your nomination for recipients of the following two awards for the 2021-2022 school year.

Deadline: May 1, 2022

The Outstanding Educator Award

This award is established by National PTA and awarded by Bell PTSA to an individual who has made significant contributions in their community to enhance the educational outcomes of all children or youth. An educator is not limited to a teacher and may be defined as a teacher, assistant, specialist, support staff, administrator, or community member.

Golden Acorn Award

This award is established by National PTA and awarded by Bell PTSA to an individual who has provided exemplary volunteer service to children and youth in our community. The Golden Acorn is given for continued and dedicated service. Nominees for this award include volunteers that dedicate their time to advocating for children and supporting the mission of our PTA: To create and foster opportunities that enrich and support our children, teachers, and community.

Quiet Heart Wilderness school will be coming to Bell on April 21 and 22 to facilitate outdoor workshops for our students (funded and organized by the Bell PTSA). We will explore the wooded trail area next to the playground with lessons about plants, animals, habitats, and ecosystems. Each grade will get a unique lesson tailored to the learning expectations for that grade level. This is a fun opportunity for parent participation! We would love to get a volunteer (or two) to help during each 45 minute workshop. If you’d like to participate with your student’s class, you can sign up HERE.

We have completed our Read 4 Adventure program and it is now time to turn in those minutes! Please click here: Student Reading Log Submission Form and fill out the questions with your student. There will also be an option to choose what type of voucher they would like from High Trek Adventures. Submissions must be turned in by April 15th.

Visit our Read 4 Adventure page for more information.

Get ready, Bulldogs! It’s almost time for Bell’s annual book exchange. In order for this event to be successful, we need LOTS of books donated! Our goal is 1,500 books.

DONATE BOOKS: April 11-15

Collection bins will be in front of the school April 11-15.

Please help us spread the word and check your home libraries for pre-k - 5th grade books you are ready to pass on. We need extra chapter books! Thank you!

We must have volunteers to pull this off. Please sign-up HERE to help out.

Teachers, a link to sign-up for a time slot was in the staff newsletter. Please sign your class up.

We are thrilled to bring back our before and after-school enrichment programs this spring. Visit the enrichment classes page for more information and to register.

Registration is open now!

Class updates:

All-sport - 5 registered (registration closes 4/18). Class minimum = 8
Football - 5 registered (registration closes 4/18). Class minimum = 8
Art - FULL
Science - FULL
Soccer - FULL

We need 3 mores students to register for football and All-sport in order to run the programs (class minimum = 8). We also need chaperones for both of these classes. We have chaperones for art, science, and soccer. By chaperoning, your student gets free tuition. To volunteer to chaperone, email studentenrichment@agbellptsa.org.

Thank you, Bell Bulldogs, for all the wonderful submissions! We are blown away by your talent. Click the image below to see a video of all the entries (the deadline to enter was March 31). We will announce the yearbook cover contest winner soon!

Broadway Bulldogs presents the second of six short fairy tales. Enjoy this production of Wee Fairy Tales: Dionysus And Ariadne

Great work, Broadway Bulldogs!

This is a fun opportunity for parent participation in an outdoor classroom workshop! We would love to get a volunteer (or two) to help during each 45 minute workshop. If you’d like to participate with your student’s class, you can sign up HERE.

This is a fun opportunity for parent participation in our annual book exchange. We would love to get a few volunteers to help for each day of the 3-day event. If you’d like to participate, sign up HERE.

Dorian (the photo company) will be at Bell on 4/15 to take pictures of students who missed picture day. They will do class photos that day as well. We need two volunteers from 9:20 - 11:30 (give or take) to help things run smoothly. Sign up HERE.

The recess soccer program has been such a HUGE hit! We need volunteers to keep this program running. We need 2 volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-2. Please sign-up HERE to help out.

Our Green Team needs more help in the lunchroom. We need one volunteer at each lunch period to help the students with composting and food donations. Click HERE for more information and to sign-up to help.

We’re looking for people to step into board positions for next year (2022-23). The board has term limits of 2 years for each position. Many of our current board members are in their second year. Email nominations@agbellptsa.org if interested in learning more about a board position.

Come join our Popcorn Friday Team! This is the most popular volunteer shift we have! We promise you, it will be fun and you will leave with your heart filled. Sign up HERE.

We need a few more volunteers to help out with outdoor lunch and come hang out with the students at recess. This is another fun volunteer opportunity! Sign up HERE.

We still have a few classrooms that need parent volunteers to support students during art lessons with Mrs. Lustgarten. This is another super fun way to get involved and support our students. Sign up HERE to help out.

Do you have an interest in helping kids showcase their talents? Are you digitally savvy? If so, we're looking for a parent volunteer to coordinate a virtual talent show this spring. If we don't have a volunteer, we will cancel this event.

Please contact communityevents@agbellptsa.org with questions or if interested!

We are very busy and need more volunteers! Please visit our volunteer page to see all current volunteer opportunities. If you want to help out but aren't sure about the best way to get involved, fill out the volunteer interest form, and we will connect with you.

All volunteers must meet the following criteria: (1) Be approved as a volunteer through LWSD and (2) Be fully vaccinated - proof of vaccination must be provided. Visit LWSD's volunteer page for more information.

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