Bannockburn Elementary PTA

Award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar Mary Ann Jung plays Margaret Brent and the Indians! Last month, students traveled back in time to the year 1638 when Maryland was just barely a colony! Life was very tough in those times with only elite men in charge. They learned that Margaret Brent was a unicorn of sorts as she was the first

We want to hear from you! This week we are introducing “Feedback Corner”–a quick, 1-minute survey about the PTA-sponsored History Alive! assembly in December. Your input helps the PTA understand what resonated with students and helps guide future events. Share your feedback HERE!

Wednesday, January 21 is the 3rd Annual BES PTA Day of Service! Students will supplement their learning about MLK Jr. through a hands-on community service activity, during school, to support our neighbors. Students will hear from a speaker with lived experience of homelessness and build cold weather kits for Miriam’s Kitchen. Parents, we still need your help! We still need supplies for 200

The 3rd Annual BES PTA Day of Service is coming up Wednesday, January 21st! Students will supplement their learning about MLK Jr. through a hands-on community service activity, during school, to support our neighbors. Students will hear from a speaker with lived experience of homelessness and build cold weather kits for Miriam’s Kitchen.  Parents, we would love your help!  Please sign up to volunteer HERE or help us purchase supplies by sending a Venmo donation of $10

The PTA’s In-School Activities VPs have organized yet another fun and educational assembly for our students next Wednesday, this time from organization. In this assembly, award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar Mary Ann Jung will bring her show, Margaret Brent and the Indians! Time warp back to the year 1638 when the colony of Maryland was just a fledgling! We will meet

Registration for Winter Before- and After-School Clubs OPENS THIS MONDAY, DEC. 8, 10AM and runs until Sunday, January 4 (clubs are facilitated by the PTA and administered by Baroody Camps).   Choose from NEW offerings like Labubus and Crafts with Ms. Fleming, Typing Skills, and Pop Star Dance, as well as fan favorites like Pickleball with Ms. V and creative writing and art classes with Ms. Thaler. We’ll also have

Check out the flyer above for information on the PTA’s Holiday Toy Drive, running now through Dec 17th! The large “Stocking” for donations is located inside the front entrance to school. We’ve already filled it halfway and have two weeks. We KNOW our Bobcats can fill it up before the 17th! All items go to children being treated at the Rubin Institute for Advanced

The BES PTA’s Annual Fund campaign is going strong–running from now to the end of December, funds raised will support educational resources and school events that spark our students’ creativity and bring families closer.  Our goal for this year’s Annual Fund Campaign is $10,000. It’s a big goal, but we know how strong Bannockburn is when we pull together!  Your donations will support:

The Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) Technology Committee invites all families to share your views regarding use of school-issued Chromebooks! Parents have reached out to us to express their concerns, and we wanted to provide a way for individuals to share their specific concerns, and also collect data and testimonials to share with MCPS and the Board of Education.