• From your computer: Click "translate" button, to the upper right of your screen, & choose your preferred language.
• From your cell phone: Click the (image of person), to the bottom right of your screen, & choose your preferred language.

8:00am-2:50pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri

8:00am-1:48pm Every Wednesday and selected days below:

Other minimum days are:

• Sept 20, 2023 (Back to School Night)
• Nov 15 & 16, 2023 (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• March 20 & 21, 2024 (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• April 24, 2024 (Spring Open House)
• June 6. 2024 (Last Day of School)

Bell Middle: 620 Briarwood Rd, San Diego, CA, 92139. Enter through the South Parking Lot, walk up the stairs to the main gates. Parents must enter through the main lobby.

Students: What to Bring: Chromebook fully charged & Charger.

Parents: Check your student's health daily. If student is ill or has a temperature keep your student home and email: aaguayo@sandi.net, nstella@sandi.net & jmartinez@sandi.net

Office Hours:

Regular Days: 7:25am-3:25pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri

Minimum Days: 7:25am-2:25pm Every Wednesday

Greetings Bell Families,

We have 9 days of school left.

Students will no longer suit up in the locker rooms for PE. They will be expected to participate in activities in their regular clothes. Some students cleared out their lockers Friday, May 24th. All other students will have an opportunity Tuesday, May 28th. Any items left behind after June 6th will be discarded, It is VERY important that your student retrieve their belongings May 28th during PE. After that, they have to make an appointment with their PE teacher.

Our final FUN Friday of the year is this Friday, May 31, 2024. Students who are tardy to classes or receive referrals will serve lunch detention and won’t be able to participate in FUN Friday.

Information about 8th grade promotion is being sent home via SMORE, email, and text. Questions about the ceremony can be directed to Mr. Lewis or Mrs. Pham. Questions about student grades should be directed to teachers of record. If you have a 6th or 7th grader who will attend the 8th grade ceremony with you, please do not send them to school. They should stay with you and attend the ceremony with you. Call and excuse their absence with Ms. Ashley.

Please make arrangements to pick your student up after school on time if they are not in primetime. It is not safe for students to hang around after school.

8th Grade Messages to Families

Students who are not eligible for the 8th grade promotion ceremony can not attend the ceremony. If they attend school June 6th, they will be in a classroom with assigned staff to complete activities and assignments provided by the staff. If the student stays home, email Ms. Ashley Aguayo at aaguayo@sandi.net.’

Library Messages to Families

Last week was our school-wide textbook return. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade were required to return their library and textbooks. We experienced a lower than expected return from 6th and 7th grade. When that happens, we are unable to provide our incoming students with the resources they are required by law to have. Please make sure your student has returned their textbooks and library materials.

This is a reminder that Chromebooks will be going home with your students over the summer. Please encourage your student to keep their Chromebook in a safe place and not share it with others during the break. We have experienced an incredible amount of deliberate damage to the technology over the last school year. The school district cannot continue to replace the devices for students who are intentionally damaging, and otherwise carelessly allowing unrepairable damage to happen to their computers.

We are asking for your support as we move forward. Please take a look at your student's Chromebook in the next few days as we approach the end of the year. Join us in conversations with your students about how to care for their borrowed device.

As partners in your student's educational experience, let's work together to ensure that all students are equipped with the technology they need to be successful in the classroom. We appreciate you and our partnership!

All parents are highly encouraged to get access to the PowerSchool Parent Portal (sign in here), where you can look up your student’s grades, attendance, and other information. Please contact Mr. Miguel Galindo at mgalindovazquez@sandi.net if you need an Access ID and Password, or if you have any other questions.

We believe school is important and students should be at school every day. We also know that life happens, and in certain situations an Independent Contract may apply for your student.

Independent contracts are case by case only. If a student is absent for 5 days or less, independent contracts do not apply. Independent contracts are for those rare situations which are usually out of our control. Some reasons for an independent contract may include a death in the family, a significant health or medical related issue, being displace due to an incident, and/or other emergencies as determined my admin. Families must request independent contracts "minimum" one week in advance so your student's teachers can prepare your student’s work while out on contract. Independent contracts are only valid if your student completes his/her work. Students are not eligible for a second contract if they don’t complete their work, given in their contract. If your student has an IEP, they will not receive services while on independent contract. If you feel your student qualifies for an independent contract, or have questions regarding independent contracts, please reach out to aaguayo@sandi.net for more information and/or next steps.

Our three bus stops are: Paradise Hills Elementary, Pacific View & Nye Elementary.

Pick up and Drop Off times

• Pick Up at Pacific View is at 7:22am/Drop Off is at 3:08pm & 2:06pm on Min Days
• Pick Up at Paradise Hills is at 7:28am/Drop Off is at 3:12pm & 2:10pm on Min Days
• Pick Up at Nye Elementary is at 7:36am/Drop Off is at 3:22pm & 2:20pm on Min Days

If your student lives by Perry Elementary, they will use the Paradise Hills Elementary bus stop

If your student lives by Penn Elementary, there is no bus because you live in between the bus stops offered and Bell Middle

There is a waiting list for applications:

Transportation is working diligently to place all students on the bus in order of received applications.

All bus riders must fill out the Transportation Application form directly below.

Guardians please sign and send in PDF form to Ashley Aguayo Email aaguayo@sandi.net & klewis@sandi.net

We are glad students like socializing afterschool in front of the school. Unfortunately it is a safety concern. We do not have supervision after 3:00pm on regular days and 2:00pm on modified days. Please ensure your student has a plan in place and either walks home or is picked up from Bell Middle everyday once school is dismissed. For safety purposes, students cannot hang around outside of the campus after school, including inside our main office. All students either must be picked up, walk home, or in Primetime or a club on campus afterschool. For information regarding Primetime, email ajvazquez@ymcasd.org

Counseling

Schedule questions/counseling services/check ins

• 6th Grade Ms. Garcia rgarcia2@sandi.net
• 7th Grade Mr. Avila ravila@sandi.net
• 8th Grade Ms. Pham mpham2@sandi.net

English Coordinator

English Language Support

• Jaime Sanders jsanders1@sandi.net

Nurse and Wellness

Health concerns/medication

• Nurse Stella nstella@sandi.net
• Health Tech Josephina jmartinez@sandi.net

Attendance Clerk

Report absences/illnesses

• Ashley Aguayo aaguayo@sandi.net

Records Clerk

Student records/transcripts

• Cathy Dean cdean@sandi.net

Site Tech

PowerSchool Student/Parent Access

• Miguel Galindo mgalindovazquez@sandi.net

Library Tech

Chromebooks/Textbooks

• Karen Lacey-Jackson klacey-jackson@sandi.net

Finance Office

PE Clothes/Unpaid Items

• Cynthia Perez cperez3@sandi.net

Primetime Afterschool Program

Hours/registration/any questions

• Ariana Vazquez bellpt@ymcasd.org and ajvazquez@ymcasd.org
• Cell Phone: 858-229-2644 (leave a VM or text message)

Principal

• Dr. Precious Jackson-Hubbard pjackson@sandi.net

Associate Principal

• Ken Lewis klewis@sandi.net

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Location: 620 Briarwood Road, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: 619-430-1000
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