All high school seniors that came to Bell’s Crossing at any point in their elementary career are invited back to our Senior Clap out on May 14. Please arrive around 7:30 am and meet in the library. Come see your old friends and teachers, as you walk the halls one last time at 8:00am for us to celebrate you and all of your accomplishments! Parents are welcome to come and wait for seniors on the basketball court on our playground.

Senior Clap Out Flyer

Mark your calendars for a weeklong Earth Day celebration on April 20-24. Our week will be filled with activities that help students learn how to care for our planet. Each day will feature a different theme and activity. Parents should refer to the Earth Week Events flyer below for more details.

Earth Week Events Flyer

Congratulations!  South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette extended congratulations to the State winner of the 2026 Palmetto Pride Litter Trashes Everyone Art Contest winner Madelynn “Maddie” Pitts, grade 5.  Maddie and students from the Upstate, Pee Dee, Midlands, and Low Country were honored on April 2, 2026, at the State House, Columbia, South Carolina.  We were joined by Paul Shewmaker, Mayor of Simpsonville and Garey Collins, Greenville County Councilman. In addition, Dr. Hillard, BCES Art teacher and other art teachers were recognized for their advocacy on litter prevention, promotion of keeping South Carolina clean, and environmental awareness through the visual arts.

Mark your calendars for our Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on May 8 from 8-9 am. We will have some breakfast pastries, coffee, juice and a small token of our appreciation for all you do for our school. This is just a small way for us to say “Thank you” for all you do to support our school. Please RSVP at the button below.

Volunteer Breakfast RSVP Form

We are excited to welcome our newest learners and their families! Parents and rising kindergarteners are invited to attend our Kindergarten Preview for the upcoming school year. This special event will take place on April 20 and April 21 (choose one date to attend). This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some of our staff, explore the school, and learn more about what to expect in kindergarten.

To help us plan, families are asked to register in advance using our Google Form and select the date that you will attend. We look forward to partnering with you as your child begins this exciting journey!

Kindergarten Preview Registration

Our SC Reading State Testing Schedule is as follows: Monday, April 27 (Reading A for grades 3-5), Tuesday, April 28 (Reading B for grades 3-5), Thursday, April 30 (Writing for grades 3-5), Monday, May 4 (Math A for grades 3-5), Tuesday, May 5 (Math B for grades 3-5), Thursday, May 7 (Science for grade 4 ONLY). No cell phones, electronic, or bluetooth devices are allowed during testing sessions.

We need a monitor for our main hallway from 9:00 am-11:00 am each day of testing. Please sign up to monitor if you are available to help. Thank you! 

SC Department of Education Parent Resources

Testing Monitor Volunteer Sign Ups

The Greenville Center for Creative Arts is hosting art camps for children during school breaks. View this Spring Break Art Camp flyer for camps being held March 17-19.

Click the button below to view the schedule for Summer Art Camps for students from age five through teens.

Summer Art Camps

This summer, GCS will be offering a 4-week Reading Summer School Program to 3rd Graders and 1st Graders as required by the Read to Succeed State Law (R2S) and as per R2S guidelines. GCS will also offer a Summer School Program to select 2nd grade students who need reading and math acceleration skill support. The summer schools will take place at various Satellite Facilities. Bell’s Crossing 1st, 2nd , and 3rd grade students will attend Summer School at Oakview Elementary School.  The Summer School Program instructional day is from 7:45-2:15 Mondays -Thursdays with students being dropped off as early as 7:15. The Camp Dates are: June 1-4, June 8-11, June 15-18 and June 22-25.

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 24, 2026.

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, or our anchors can shout them out without an appearance. 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