We have spring pictures on Thursday, April 10th. Below is the registration link for parents to sign up their students for spring pictures. We will only photograph those who register. 

Use this code to register:
Access Code - bells25

 

Spring Picture Registration

Attention Bell's Crossing Volunteers:

We will hold a Volunteer Brunch on April 23 from 8:00 am – 9:30 am in the media center.  Please RSVP to 355-6867 by April 18th. Thank you!

Volunteer Brunch Flyer

We are in need of parent volunteers to help with monitoring hallways on state testing days. The main job of a testing monitor would be to walk students to the restroom and call for someone if a teacher needs assistance. Volunteers must be Level 2 volunteers and may not monitor on hallways where their own children are testing. Volunteers may not use electronic devices, such as cell phones, while monitoring. If you are available to monitor during testing hours (8:15-10:00 or 10:00-12:00) on any of the following dates - April 24, April 29, April 30, May 6, May 7- please click the button below to sign up for a slot. 

Testing Monitors Sign Up

The last Iron Eagle event for this year will be held at Heritage Park on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30. Bring your bike and helmet and ride with Mrs. Hortis OR take a walk with Mrs. Bliss, Farrell, Batson, or Dougherty! Your parents MUST stay with you. Meet at the gazebo shelter area! 

Congratulations!  Madelynn P, BCES 4th grade student for winning the Upstate Regional SC Palmetto Pride Litter Trashes Everyone Governor’s Art Contest. Madelynn was recognized by Lt. Governor Pamela Evette and House of Representative Mark Willis at the SC State Capitol, SC. 

The State of South Carolina, Rep. Willis and the House of Representatives commended and recognized Dr. Wonda. Y. Hillard for mentoring, inspiring, and excellence in art instruction in our public school system. 

 

Join us for Chalk the Walk! Teacher and Staff Appreciation week is coming up on April 7-11. Help us decorate the sidewalk with encouraging messages and notes on April 6th from 3-5PM. PTA will provide the chalk. Bring the whole family!

 

Chalk the Walk Flyer

Support our Robotics Team as they head to the Vex IQ World Championships. Dine at Bohemian Bull (Mauldin location) on Monday, April 7 from 5-8PM and a portion of the proceeds will help our robotics team get to Dallas, Texas for the World Championships. 

 

Bohemian Bull Flyer

We are excited to invite your child to our upcoming Scholastic book fair! The fair will run from March 31st-April 11th. The Book Fair Webpage has a list of the books that will be available for purchase as well as a copy of the permission form if needed. A permission slip has also been sent home with your child. Please look through the list and discuss any preferences or concerns you may have with your child. In order for your child to enter the fair you must sign and return the permission slip by Friday, March 28th. This book fair calendar will tell you the date and time your child will go to the fair as well as open shopping times.  If you would like to help at the fair please make sure you are a level 2 volunteer and enter your name on the volunteer sign up.   Send any questions or concerns. to Mrs. Ballinger in the library.  

We will have two family nights for the book fair.  Come to shop on Thursday, April 3 or Tuesday, April 8 from 5:00-7:00.  We can't wait to see you there!

Book Fair Website

On March 24, 2025, Bells Crossing Elementary School received their designation as a Heart Safe School following a successful performance of their annual MERT drill focused on sudden cardiac events. The MERT team was chosen to receive this designation due to their outstanding commitment to training, safety, and emergency preparedness.

 

Rising K5 Families:

Please call 864-355-3867 to RSVP for Kindergarten Round-Up.

RSVP for April 7th or 8th

8:30 AM-10 AM each day

Attention Rising Kindergarten Parents...

Please use this Kindergarten Summer Prep as a guide to help foster independence and plan for success during their Kindergarten year. The completed packet can be returned when we begin the 2025-26 school year for a prize! 

 

This summer, Greenville County Schools (GCS) will be offering a 4-Week Reading Summer School Program to select 3rd Graders who need reading acceleration support as required by the Read to Succeed State Law (R2S). GCS will also offer a Summer School Program to select 2nd grade students who need reading and math acceleration skill support. The summer school will take place at various Satellite Facilities. Bell’s Crossing 2nd and 3rd grade students will attend Summer School at Monarch Elementary School.  The Summer School Program instructional day is from 7:45 am-2:15 pm Mondays -Thursdays with students being dropped off as early as 7:15 am.  The Camp Dates are: June 2-5, June 9-12, June 16-19 and June 23-26. Applications will be sent home after Spring Break for students who meet the reading skills acceleration criteria.  All applications need to be returned by April 25, 2025. Find more information on the district website.

 

Ingles and WYFF want to recognize teachers who are going above and beyond. Each week, an area teacher will be selected to receive the Golden Apple Award and profiled Thursdays on WYFF News 4. Do you have a teacher you would like to nominate for the Golden Apple? Download the form below to complete and mail in (address on form).

 

Golden Apple Nomination Form

Parent Backpack is your central location for keeping up with all school information related to your child - grades, attendance, discipline incidents, test scores, and more! It works on any device and is mobile friendly. Just create an account!

Creating a Parent Backpack Account

Backpack for Parents Training

Backpack for Parents Login

Do you or your child want to give someone a shout out? Maybe someone has been a good friend, achieved a special accomplishment, or is having a birthday this week? Purchase a Shout Out CAMEO! Your child can appear LIVE on our news show for their shoutout! Complete this Shout Out Form and send $3 to school in an envelope labeled ENN Shout Out to have your submission read on air during our morning news show, with your child in attendance.  (Appearances are optional.) We do our best to record all of our news episodes so that you can watch from home.

 

Eagle News Shout Out Form