Ever thought of becoming a Bell’s Crossing mentor?  Here is your chance.  Mentor Upstate promotes the establishment and development of mentoring partnerships in elementary, middle, and high schools in the upstate of South Carolina. The goal is to facilitate healthy and sustainable relationships between students and adults in our community.  Please visit the Mentor Upstate Website for the application to begin the process of becoming a mentor at Bell’s Crossing Elementary. 

 

Spring drama show auditions for Peter Pan are happening soon! Audition applications (below) are due to Mrs. Batson by Tuesday, November 26. Auditions are open to 3rd-5th grade students and will be held in Mrs. Batson's room in December. 

The show date is scheduled for April 11, 2025 with rehearsals taking place on Monday afternoons.

Drama Club Audition Application

Set a reminder for this Taco Tuesday Spirit Night! Dine at Tipsy Taco Simpsonville on December 3 from 5-8pm and mention Bell's Crossing so that a percentage of the proceeds are donated to our school.

 

We hope to see you at our PTA General Assembly & Winter Chorus Concert. This is always a spectacular performance. It will be held at 6PM in the Mauldin High School Auditorium.

 

Frosty's Fair is a school shopping experience that will have affordable gift ideas for students to purchase for friends and family this holiday season. Frosty's Fair will be held the week of December 9-13 and all classes will have an assigned time to shop. Gift wrapping is included in all purchases! Look for more information soon.

 

Mark your calendars for this special treat! Jeremiah's Italian Ice (Bridgeway location) will hold an all day spirit event for Bell's Crossing on Wednesday, December 11. Just stop by Jeremiah's for a sweet treat and mention our school and part of the proceeds will come back to support the amazing events happening at Bell's Crossing!

 

Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 pm. Please join us for our November Iron Eagle event. We will be jogging around the track, so wear your best glow gear! You can also wear turkey props for fun! We will have a grade level race to see who our fastest turkeys may be! Parents must stay with their kids for this event. See you there!

We are looking for leaders in our community to help judge Round 1 and Round 2 of our Amazing Shake competition. Share this Amazing Shake Judge Flyer with anyone you know who may be interested.

Round 1 will be held on Tuesday, February 11 (8:00am-12:00pm) at Bell’s Crossing Elementary. We do ask that people who volunteer to be judges have no connection to 4th graders at our school, as we want judging to be fair and unbiased. Judges will meet, shake hands, and hold a brief conversation (30 seconds) with each student. Then, judges will score students on their handshake, eye contact, poise, and conversation using a secret scorecard. Business attire is not required, but encouraged on this day, as we will ask our students to “dress to impress.” 

Round 1 Judge Sign Ups

Round 2 will be held on Thursday, February 13 (8:00am-10:00am) at Bell's Crossing Elementary. In this round 20 students will compete in "think on your feet" stations where they will role play to solve some type of problem/real life situation. For example, students may walk into a "pizza store" where an upset customer says a slice of his pizza was missing upon delivery. The student has to "think on their feet" as the pizza manager to decide how to handle this situation.   Judges on this day will stay at a single station and participate in the "role play" as 20 students come through their station. Judges will have a clipboard with a scoring sheet where they will score students on handshake, eye contact, charisma, poise under pressure, and common sense. 

Round 2 Judge Sign Ups

If you were unable to attend our Middle School Options Parent Workshop, here is a summary with helpful links and important dates to remember. You can reach out to our school counselors with any additional questions. They also have a Middle School Updates page on their website where they post information from the middle schools as they receive it. Don't forget to be checking middle school websites for upcoming application deadlines and open house nights!

 

  

Yearbooks are on sale! They are $35 if preordered and will be in full color. Don't miss out on your 2024-2025 yearbook. Use school code: 25307 Kindergarten and 5th grade parents may also purchase ads for their students while in the yearbook center. Deadline for ads is November 22.

Yearbook Order Center

Do you have candid photos from school events, field trips, or activities? We'd love for you to share them with us for possible submission in our school yearbook. 

Yearbook Photos Submission

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