Bel Air News
An e-newsletter from Bel Air Elementary School
April 19, 2024
Monday - April 22nd
- school in session
- Floor Hockey Skills - 3:20-4:20pm
Tuesday - April 23rd
- school in session
- Chess Club - 7:40-8:20am
- Cartoon Art Studio - 3:20-4:20pm
- 4th and 5th grade Choir - 3:20-4:20pm
Wednesday - April 24th
- School in session
- Putting on a Show: Lion King - 3:20-4:20pm
Thursday - April 25th
- School in session
- Maker Space Adventures: 3D Printing & Design - 3:20-4:20pm
- Jr. STEM Club - 3:20-4:20pm
Friday - April 26th
- School in session
Looking ahead
Monday - April 29th
- school in session
- Floor Hockey Skills - 3:20-4:20pm
- 4th grade only Track Practice - 3:20-4:20pm
Tuesday - April 30th
- school in session
- Chess Club - 7:40-8:20am
- Cartoon Art Studio - 3:20-4:20pm
- 4th and 5th grade Choir - 3:20-4:20pm
- 4th and 5th grade Spring Choir Concert - 6:00-7:00pm - Bel Air Gym
- No Track Practice due to Choir Practice and Concert
Wednesday - May 1st
- School in session
- Putting on a Show: Lion King - 3:20-4:20pm
- 5th grade only Track Practice - 3:20-4:20pm
Thursday - May 2nd
- School in session
- 2nd grade Author Visit - Nancy Carlson - 9:00-11:30am
- Maker Space Adventures: 3D Printing & Design - 3:20-4:20pm
- Jr. STEM Club - 3:20-4:20pm
- Track Practice for ALL - 3:20-4:20pm
Friday - May 3rd
- School in session
Student Information Form
Please use the link below to provide additional information about your child's academic and social learning needs for the 2024-25 school year. While we cannot accept specific teacher requests, we want to give you the opportunity to share specifics about your child’s needs which will help in our decision making process.
Please note: if your child is currently in 5th grade you do not need to fill out this form.
Not attending Bel Air next year?
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.
4th and 5th Grade Track Registration Now Open!
Specialist Day is Friday, May 17th
Specialist Day is coming and we need your help! This fun-filled outdoor day on Friday, May 17th includes activities like bouncy houses, soccer games and competition games, just to name a few. Specialist Day takes many volunteers in order to run smoothly. Our time frames for volunteers will be 8:30-10:45am (grades 5&3) and 12:00-3:00pm (grades 4, 1 &2). Look for more information to sign up soon!
Registration for 4th and 5th grade track at Bel Air is now open.
Click the link to register: Elementary Track Registration
PTA officers needed for the 24-25 School Year
If you enjoy interacting with school staff and other parents consider joining the PTA board for 24-25, it is open to everyone! Click here for more information on the open positions.
Flexible time commitment-make it what you want!
Go tigers!
Upcoming Community Events for Families
Mounds View Public Schools and the Ramsey County Library in Mounds View are hosting a Family Library Night on Thursday, May 9th from 5:30-7:30pm. This free event will have library resources, storytime, dinner, arts and crafts and more. Click here for more information.
Mounds View Public Schools is hosting a Resource Fair on Saturday, May 18th from 12-4pm. Come and learn about the resources and opportunities available to students and families in our district. Click here for more information.
Summer day camp registration now open
Registration for summer day camps is now open.
Camps run from June to August, offering full and half-day options starting at just $99! Create a full-day and full-week experience with lunch and Friday field trip options. NEW this year, we're thrilled to offer camps for grades 6+ at Chippewa and Highview locations. Flip through the electronic catalog and register at mvpschools.org/registercommunityed.
English Tutors Needed!
Community and Parent Volunteers are needed to work as tutors with some of Bel Air's newly arrived multilingual students. Ability to speak a second language (Spanish and Amharic) is not necessary, but would be helpful. If interested, please contact one of our English Learner teachers. Thank you!
Rebecca Hildreth: rebecca.hildreth@moundsviewschools.org
Marjorie Hay: marjorie.hay@moundsviewschools.org
Kristy Bipes: kristy.bipes@moundsviewschools.org
Save the Date for the Bel Air Carnival
Register now for Summer Band
Mounds View Summer Band- Register Now!
July 8- August 1 (Mondays through Thursdays)
Registration deadline: June 14
Current band students may participate in the INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND. Click here to view the times and locations and complete the online registration.
Current 4th graders have the opportunity to learn a band instrument in the SUMMER BEGINNING BAND PROGRAM. Small-group lessons for each instrument are offered at various schools and times during the morning and evening. Click here to view your options and complete the online registration. Click here for information on instrument rentals.
Join us for our bonus Valleyfair Band Day on Friday, August 2. Click here for more details.
Click here for more information about Summer Band. Questions? Contact Mrs. Sorem at brenda.sorem@moundsviewschools.org or 651-621-7763.
Summer Orchestra Registration Information
Summer Orchestra registration information for current Orchestra students entering 5th grade next fall as well as sign up information for current 3rd grade families can be found here.
Cell Phones/Smart Watches/Cellular Devices Reminder
Non-Academic Personal Property:
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.
Did you reply ‘STOP’ to a text message?
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.
Students Can Now Receive Text Alerts
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.
General Information
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.
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