Bannockburn Elementary PTA

New this year! We will be offering a Junior Drama Club this fall for kids in grades K-2. It will run Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6 at BES, from 9/9-11/20. Keep your eyes out for an email later this week with more details, but for now note that there will be an informational meeting on Zoom at 8pm on Tuesday 9/2.   If you have

Save the date for the PTA’s annual International Fair on Saturday, October 4th, from 4-6 pm! We still need an event lead to help make this day happen! Join us to celebrate the diversity and heritage of our school community!   Families can sign up to host tables that highlight their culture by creating a trifold board with information about

Our first PTA general membership quarterly meeting of the school year will be held on Tuesday, October 7th at 7pm in the school cafeteria/APR. This is an informative meeting every year, as Ms. Serino will speak about the upcoming year and parents will also get to hear about upcoming PTA events.  

Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 school year at Bannockburn ES! Welcome! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and that your family is ready for a great school year ahead.  My name is Sarah Hurt and I am excited to be serving my second year as PTA President.  I have a daughter, Logan, in second grade (and a 5-year-old

To our incredible 2024-2025 PTA members—your time, energy, and dedication have made this year truly special. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing executive board for your leadership and tireless efforts, and a special shoutout to our event and volunteer leads whose creativity and hard work brought everything to life. We’re so grateful for this community and everything we’ve accomplished

Are your bookshelves crowded with books that your child is no longer reading? If so, please consider donating gently used copies of books from THE FOLLOWING LIST to the BES Media Center. The PTA is hoping to fill in missing issues and add extra copies to popular series in our school library that are frequently checked out by BES students.   The

1st Playdate: Sat, June 26 OR Sun, June 27*** The PTA will host 2-3 playdates for incoming kindergarten families this summer. Kids and parents will have a chance to make some new friends and ask questions of our veteran PTA parent hosts. These are not drop-off events, so please plan to stay and connect with other parents.  If you have any questions

MCPS has launched Phase II of the Boundary Study related to the reopening of Woodward High School. Many in our community have expressed interest in staying informed, please see information below! There are four proposed boundary maps, each prioritizing a different factor: Map 1: Stability Map 2: Facility Utilization Map 3: Demographics Map 4: Geography You can view the maps, join a Phase II Zoom session for a

 Do you want to help your community and get to know other BES families?? Please consider joining the AWESOME group of parents that have already volunteered!! The PTA nominating committee is pleased to present the proposed slate for the 2025–2026 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The final slate will be voted on at the general membership meeting on Tuesday, June 3rd at 7PM. 

Principal Serino:  We have recently started a community conversation about waiting until high school to give children smartphones and access to social media. Our next discussion on this topic will be on June 4th at 7pm on Zoom. The invitation to that event is linked here. As a principal, I feel strongly that parents/caregivers should wait until high school to