Bel Air News

School Hours:

• First bell: 8:20 a.m.
• Breakfast: 8:15 - 8:35 a.m.
• School starts at 8:35 a.m.
• School ends at 3:15 p.m. (Carpool loading begins)
• Buses are scheduled to leave at 3:22 p.m.

To ensure the safety of everyone, please review the following arrival and dismissal procedures. We ask for your patience during the first few weeks as everyone gets accustomed to these procedures.

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures:

Student Drop-off (AM): The back parking lot is our dedicated drop-off and pick-up loop. For the safety of our students, this is the only location where students may be dropped off or picked up by parents or family members. Students must remain in their parents' car until 8:20 a.m. Entrance before 8:20 a.m. is not permitted. Please use this map to review procedures for entering and exiting the back parking lot during arrival and dismissal times.

Student Pick-up (PM): The end of the school day is at 3:15 p.m. Carpool students will be grouped by grade level and will be waiting on the blacktop. Please continue to pull forward as space allows and stay to the left of the solid yellow line. If you do not have a carpool sign for your visor, we will provide one during the first days of school.

The Visitor Parking lot should only be used during drop-off and pick-up if you have business in the office.

From 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 - 3:30 p.m., we request NO left turn from 5th Street NW if you are heading east. You should proceed to Hansen Park and turn around in order to turn right into the driveway. Do not make a U-turn at the intersection of 5th Street NW and 17th Ave. NW. As you exit from the Bel Air driveway, you should turn right heading west on 5th Street NW. Please refer to the Traffic Flow map below

Walker/Bike Rider Information:

Students may enter the school using the playground door or the front door, depending on which way they are walking toward the school. The first bell will ring at 8:20 a.m.; students should not arrive prior to that time. Bike racks are available for use. We ask students to walk their bikes to the bike rack once they are on the sidewalk in front of Bel Air. We will have adult supervision at the corner of 5th Street NW and the Bel Air drive by the visitor parking lot to assist students across the street.

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Monday - September 9th

- school in session

- Soccer Skills - 3:20-4:20pm

Tuesday - September 10th

- school in session

- Girls on the Run - 3:15-4:45pm

Wednesday - September 11th

- School in session

Thursday - September 12th

- School in session

- Girls on the Run - 3:15-4:45pm

- Orchestra Display Night @ Valentine Hills - 5:00-6:30pm

Friday - May 24th

- School in session

2024-2025 School calendar

Monday - September 16th

- school in session

- Soccer Skills - 3:20-4:20pm

- Twist, Turn, Solve: Master the Rubik's Cube - 3:20-4:20pm

Tuesday - September 17th

- school in session

- Elementary Chess Club - 7:40-8:20am

- Girls on the Run - 3:15-4:45pm

Wednesday - September 18th

- School in session

- Broadway Bounds! Afterschool Theater Class - 3:20-4:20pm

Thursday - September 19th

- School in session

- Jostens Picture Day - Please do NOT wear green

- Go Solar! Kidz: Solar Cars

- Girls on the Run - 3:15-4:45pm

Friday - September 20th

- School in session

Picture Day is Coming - Picture Day is coming! It will be held on September 19th at Bel Air.

Get ready to say “cheese” and don’t forget – please don’t wear green.

Volunteers Needed for Picture Day

We are in need of parent volunteers to help with picture day.

We have two shifts 8:30am -11:30am and 11:30-3:00pm. Please contact the Bel Air Office to sign up - 651-621-6300

Community Education offers a variety of before- and after-school and non-school day activities for students. Activities may include art, chess, Rubik's cube, robotics, Spanish, sports, theater, yoga and more! Check out the upcoming offerings at your school here.

Reduced fees and financial assistance:

Youth within Mounds View Public Schools boundaries who qualify for educational benefits receive a 50% discount on qualifying enrichment and activities fees. Questions? Call the Community Education Hotline at 651-621-6020.

It is the school’s expectation that cell phones remain in the student’s backpack throughout the day, including while on the bus. If a student brings a device and it becomes a distraction to their learning or the learning of others, or if it impacts the security or privacy of students, the following will occur:

• A parent/guardian will be notified.

• The device may be held in the main office until the end of the day.

Devices should not be used as a method of communication during the school day. Necessary communication between home and school, and a student and family, should be directed to the front office or the classroom teacher. As with anything of value, the school is not liable for theft or damage.

Students should not bring personal items such as toys, card collections, or any similar items to school. These items may be misplaced or stolen and can be a disruption to learning. If a teacher wishes to have students bring such items to school for a special event, parents will be notified. We appreciate your support.

Bel Air Spirit Wear closes tonight, September 6th! Place your order before the deadline.

Use this link to shop for your Bel Air gear.

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an afterschool program that uses the power of being active to prepare 3rd - 5th grade girls and non-binary kids for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Over the course of the 8-week, 16-lesson season, participants will learn life-changing lessons about healthy friendships, teamwork, decision-making, self-respect and more, all while preparing to complete a 5K.
Open to all 3rd - 5th grade girls and non-binary/gender expansive youth; no previous running experience required, and generous financial aid is available.

Registration is open at www.gotrmn.org now!
Our season will be each Tuesday & Thursday from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. from September 10 - November 9, culminating with a celebratory Girls on the Run 5K the weekend of November 9-10.

Visit www.gotrmn.org or contact the Bel Air Site Liaison, Tracy Roloff, for more information: tracyroloff2014@gmail.com; 612-245-7923

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.

2024-2025 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.