No School for Student
Enjoy your Fall Break! There is no school for students 10/17 & 10/18.
Teachers will be in the building on 10/17 for professional development.
Ulysses Park Renovation
The City of Golden is doing major renovations to Ulysses Park just west of Bell starting in November. The parking lot on 10th Street that serves this park will be closed during all phases of the construction. Please make note if you typically use this area during drop-off and pick-up to and from school. The construction also may, at times, cause some disruption to the street patterns. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this project.
Everyone's Welcome at Monday's Virtual PTA Meeting!
Please join us at our General PTA meeting on October 21 at 5:00pm! This month's meeting will be virtual to accommodate families' busy schedules. Amongst other things, we will be discussing next steps in supporting Bell with the funds raised through last month's fundraiser. A link and invitation to join the meeting will be sent out on October 20, and everyone is welcome, whether you're a member or not! Questions? Email us at: BellPTAPres@gmail.com. If at any time you want to make a tax-deductible donation, either personally or as a business sponsor, please check out our website for the link.
- Friendly Reminder: Items are also added all year long to the Bell Staff Amazon Wish List. Take a look!
- If you would like to join PTA, please go to our website (we'd love to have you join)!
Spirit Wear ON SALE NOW until October 28th
Check out the Bell Spirit Wear Store. There are all kinds of shirt styles, tank tops, sweatshirts, flannel pants, ball caps, and more to show your Bell Spirit. They make great gifts for the holidays. This is the only time PTA plans to sell spirit wear this year; make sure to get your orders in. Go Bobcats
Join Us! Bell Accountability Team (BAT) Meeting on October 21
Attending BAT meetings is possibly the best way to learn about what's happening at Bell, and our next meeting is Monday, Oct. 21 @ 6:00pm following the PTA meeting. The topics discussed at BAT meetings include:
- Celebrations
- Academic performance data
- Survey data
- School goals and progress toward meeting them
- The budget and enrollment
- ...and much more
There is also time at the end of the meeting for questions and answers. A special thank you to our BAT chair, Jason Hoss, for his advocacy and support of this committee. All meetings are virtual to accommodate families' busy schedules and the link is sent out through email the night before the meetings. Please look for the link (to be sent on Oct. 20) and hope to see you at 6:00pm on Oct. 21, following the PTA meeting!
*You can always access BAT agendas and presentations on Bell's Website under "Families"
Here are this week’s Bobcats of the Week, as nominated by teachers and staff members weekly from each grade. Students are nominated based on consistent or exceptional R.O.A.R. (Respectful, Optimistic, Accountable, Responsible) behavior. 😊
Week Of 10-07-24
6th GRADE: Carys Mitten for being Respectful and Leo Sievers for being Accountable.
7th GRADE: Sam Rymer for being Optimistic and Eliana Gashler for being Responsible.
8th GRADE: Lilly Hoss for being Respectful and Jordan Lee for being Accountable.
Week of 10-14-24
6th GRADE: Ashlyn Leadford for being Responsible and Abiel Garcia for being Respectful.
7th GRADE: Blake Bennett for being Optimistic and Tessa Lucero for being Accountable.
8th GRADE: Robert Mueller for being Respectful and Luke Miller for being Optimistic.
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT: Does your student need help with organization? We’re starting Clutter Clinic every Wednesday WIN time. Reach out to your student’s counselor to sign up your student up or have your student sign themselves up! Students can join just for one time or ongoing times if needed.
Hazel Health Network-online Mental/Physical health support
connected with Jeffco School District: Parents can click on the link here and make a referral. Also, parents can contact their grade level counselor and the counselor can make the referral. Many Bell parents have used this service and have great feedback. It’s free too! PDF link
Your School Counseling Team:
6th grade: Lindsey Leigh- Lindsey.Leigh@jeffco.k12.co.us
7th grade: Kathy Cochran- Kathy.Cochran@jeffco.k12.co.us
8th grade: Linda Jelinek- Linda.Jelinek@jeffco.k12.co.us
SELS: Danielle Swanson - Danielle.Swanson@jeffco.k12.co.us
Infinite Campus
Grades, attendance, assignments, and more:
Click to login to Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Click to View Grades/Report Cards in Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Yearbook Photos
The yearbook needs your fall sports photos! Please share photos of your Bell student running cross country or playing flag football. Please share them here.
Resources
Transportation
Support for getting your student(s) to school:
Healthy Schools
Family Healthy Habit Gratitude Guide
Hazel Health Telehealth
- October 16 End of 1st Quarter
- October 17 NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS IN JEFFCO - Teacher Work Day
- October 18 Fall Break - NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS & SCHOOL LEVEL STAFF IN JEFFCO
- October 21 Start of 2nd Quarter
- October 21 PTA Meeting 5-6 UPDATE - Virtual (link to be shared)
- October 21 Bell Accountability Team (BAT) Meeting - 6:00-7:00 - online (link will be sent)
- October 23 Final Grades posted for 1st Quarter
- October 23 Orchestra Concert, 6:00 -7:00 pm
- October 25 Meet & Greet -Counseling Team (counselors, social workers, social/emotional specialists) 8:30-9:30am all are welcome!
- October 28 - Bell Spirit Wear Sales Closes
- October 29 - Bob's Atomic Dine Out, 11-8pm (10% of sales donated back to Bell)
- November 1 NO SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS IN JEFFCO - Teacher Work Day
PTA Updates
We will have our Bell Accountability Meeting (BAT) online Monday, October 21st from 6-7 pm all details and the link will be sent via messenger.
Becoming a member of the Bell Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the easiest and fastest way to become part of the Bell community and help make decisions on how PTA can best support all students and educators at Bell.All are welcome and encouraged to attend. You must have an active membership to vote on budget matters. Membership Link.
Please Visit the PTA Website for membership and upcoming events.
Travel
Student Travel
Check out the Bell Student Travel website for travel opportunities:
Greece, Spring Break 2025
Egypt, June 2025
In case you were unable to catch the international student travel meeting, please check out details of our trips here.
SeaCamp
*Thank you for the interest in SeaCamp San Diego. We are excited to have so many students interested. Given the number of applications, we are in the process of figuring out how to take as many students as possible. Thank you for your patience in the notification process.
Amazon Wishlists
Bell Staff Amazon Wish List Link.
Easy ways to support Bell:
Still, using the King Soopers Community Reward Program? Don't forget to update your partner to either Outdoor Lab (for all 6th graders as this will help to fund the student's tuition) or to Bell Middle School. For information on how to update your partner click Easy Way to Support Bell
Box Tops are easier than ever now with the mobile app! Just scan your receipts from any retailer and the amount will be auto-calculated. Paper and digital receipts are accepted (and don't forget those Costco receipts!).
Longmont Dairy caps are about $300 of our income so please keep sending those in for drop off at the front office