Bel Air News

Dear Parents,

As we come to the end of another successful school year, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education journey.

This year has been filled with so many accomplishments, growth, and joy, and it's all thanks to the wonderful students, dedicated teachers, and supportive families like yours. Together, we have created a vibrant and engaging learning community where every child feels valued, nurtured, and encouraged to thrive.

As we prepare to close the chapter on this school year, I want to wish you and your family a restful and rejuvenating summer break. May it be filled with laughter, relaxation, and special moments together.

Please keep an eye out for important information about the upcoming school year, which will be shared with you in mid-August. If you have any questions or need assistance during the summer, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you once again for your unwavering commitment to our school community. Wishing you a wonderful summer ahead!

Warm regards,

Dawn Wiegand
Principal

As we end this year, we celebrate the growth and progress of all our students! You will be able to view your child’s summative grades in ParentVUE by 4:00 p.m. today, Thursday, June 6.

If you have any technical questions about logging into your ParentVUE account, please feel free to reach out to the Bel Air front office at 651-621-6300.

Please look for an email in the middle of August with information about your child’s classroom assignment and beginning of school year events. Until then, enjoy your summer!

If you need to get ahold of us during the summer, our summer hours are 7:30am-3:00pm most days.

If you plan to visit the school, please call ahead to make sure the office is open.

Please use the link below to complete the form only if your child will NOT attend Bel Air Elementary, in Mounds View Public Schools, for the upcoming school year.

Not attending Bel Air for 2024-25 school year

ALL library books were due back on Wednesday, May 22. If a book is lost or if you have questions or please e-mail Ms. Tillmann @ ann.tillmann@moundsviewschools.org.

If your child is entering kindergarten through 12th grade next year and will be a bus rider, you should have received an email about busing for the 2024-25 school year. Please read the email(s) carefully, as you will receive a personalized email for each student in your family with specific instructions. Detailed instructions for registration are also available at mvpschools.org/transportation.

If you did not receive an email or have any questions, contact the Transportation Department at 651-621-6027 or transportation@mvpschools.org.

Thanks to a federal program, free lunch meals for all students 18 years and under will be available July 8 through August 1, Mondays through Thursdays, at the following locations. Meal needs to be consumed on-site.

• Edgewood Middle School, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

• Pinewood Elementary School, 12:45 -1:15 p.m.

• Pike Lake Education Center, 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Are you in need of food resources this summer?

• Visit the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf.

• Use the food maps provided by Ramsey County

• Call the Minnesota Food Helpline at 888-711-1151

If your student is graduating, leaving the school district, or you would like a refund for the funds in your students meal account, Please fill out this Meal Account Request form by June 14, 2024

• Please indicate on the form if you would like a refund check
  mailed to you, the funds transferred to a sibling or donated to the Angel Fund.

• If your student's fund balance is less than $5 and you would like a refund, please email nutritionservices@mvpschools.org

• Turn off Auto-Pay in your LINQ Connect account if you set-up Auto-Pay for your students meal account.

Beginning this summer, the state of Minnesota will provide grocery benefits to help families with eligible school-age children buy groceries during the summer. Learn more about this new Summer EBT program.

Did we send you one-too-many text messages that caused you to reply ‘STOP,’ in frustration? If so, please know that replying ‘STOP’ to a single text message automatically unsubscribes you from receiving all future text messages from any school or District office. Please consider resubscribing so you can receive future emergency notifications, and we’ll do our best to limit our text messages to critically urgent information that is as targeted as possible. To resubscribe, simply call or email any school main office and ask to be resubscribed to all text messages.

Parents, you can now add your child's cell phone number to ParentVUE so they can receive text messages and robo-calls about school closings, significantly delayed school buses, emergencies and other alerts. To subscribe your student to these occasional urgent messages, read the easy instructions here.

2023-2024 Bel Air Elementary Parent Handbook

Link here

Riding the Bus and Food/Drink

While riding the bus, students are expected to keep all food and drink in their backpacks. This expectation prevents choking incidents, exposure to life-threatening allergens, and promotes bus sanitation.

Building Security Procedures

A visitor screening system helps track visitors and volunteers at each school, providing a safe and monitored environment for students and staff. When parents come to pickup their child(ren), or visitors check in, they will be asked to present a valid state issued ID for entering into the system.

Phone Numbers/Staff Directory

Staff phone numbers and email addresses are available on the Bel Air Website at: Bel Air Staff. To reach a teacher via email: firstname.lastname@mvpschools.