Volunteer
Join the pta
We need you, and you need to join each year! By joining the Bradley Hills PTA, you:
Receive a printed Bradley Hills Directory and access to the online AtoZ Directory with school families’ contact information as well as helpful school and PTA references.
Vote on PTA matters that directly affect our children and our school.
Partner with other parents to become active, involved citizens in our community.
Become a member of the local, state, and national PTAs.
What has your PTA been up to lately?
Represented the Bradley Hills community’s interests on Whitman Cluster and broader MCPS educational issues.
Organized a school supply drive through Amazon for our sister school, Weller Road Elementary School.
Welcomed new families to the school community.
Provided classroom supplies for teachers.
Sponsored numerous community-building events.
Authored the BHES Handbook for Hybrid Instruction.
Successfully advocated for the continuation of compacted math.
Family membership in the PTA costs $40 and helps to support PTA activities throughout the year. With your family membership you will receive one school directory and full-year access to the online school directory. Additional directories are available for $5 each. To join, login to AtoZ and select "Membership" from the drop-down menu on the left.
AtoZ is now powered by Membership Toolkit. Therefore, all families (new and returning) must click Create Account to join the PTA this year. Returning families should use the same e-mail address previously linked to the old AtoZ system to transfer your contact information to the new AtoZ/Membership Toolkit system. You can find more instructions for registering here: https://www.bhespta.com/stay-connected.
pta ANNUAL FUND
Every Child, One Voice
The PTA Annual Fund is the PTA’s primary fundraiser. It supports classroom technology, cultural arts assemblies, visiting artists, recess equipment, classroom supplies, and more. The Bradley Hills student experience would not be the same without these enrichments. Please join us in supporting our children and the Bradley Hills community by donating to the PTA Annual Fund.
VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PTA!
We could not do what we do without our parent volunteers! Thanks to the amazing volunteers at Bradley Hills Elementary, the PTA is able to host many programs and activities and provide daily support to the school. No matter what your interests, talents or available time, there is a volunteer opportunity that can work for you. Whether you can lend an hour or two per year at a community event or school activity, a few hours a month as a room parent, or more time chairing a committee or event, we can help you find an opportunity that will make a difference for our students.
We also frequently have opportunities for MCPS students in grades 6-12 to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours by volunteering to help with events. If your middle or high school student is interested, please sign up to join our contact list.
Have questions? Contact a current PTA Board member or Committee Chair using the PTA Contact List or Organization Chart.
There are a variety of volunteer opportunities to help organize some of the most popular events throughout the school year.
Art Show
Back-to-School Picnic
Bingo Night
Book Fair
Geography Bee
Heritage Night
Movie Night
Science Fair
Skate Night
Spelling Bee
Variety Show
There are numerous ways you can help the school with its day-to-day operations as well as with special activities for students and/or staff.
5th GRADE LIAISON (5th grade parent)
5th grade parent volunteer lead organizes party chairs for each grade-wide party (including 5th grade Halloween Haunted House) and coordinates the 5th grade end-of-year farewell activities (field trip, baby photo wall, promotion slide-show, T-shirts). Works with 5th grade promotion volunteer and school staff to provide slideshow for promotion ceremony and class gift presentation.
5TH GRADE PROMOTION (4th grade parent)
4th grade parent volunteer lead supports the school staff for the 5th grade evening promotion ceremony, as needed. Coordinates the reception following the promotion ceremony (set up, decor, food, etc.).
A TO Z DIRECTORY
Help assist with AtoZ communications and create our school directory. AtoZ Connect is the PTA's email network. This job can be done entirely from home.
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
Works with teachers and Enrichment Matters to offer a variety of clubs to the students before and after school. Click here for more information.
BIRTHDAY BASH
Help students celebrate their birthdays at the monthly bashes, including treats, bingo, and prizes. This takes place during the school day.
CUPF ROOM BOOKINGS
Reserves the rooms and space needed to hold our various events through the CUPF system.
DEPUTY TREASURER
Assists the Treasurer in monthly reconciliations, managing cash during activities, assisting in club facilitations, filing necessary documentation, and in annual budget planning and monitoring.
GREEN TEAM
Works with 4th and 5th grade students and BHES staff liaison to raise awareness of the school’s environmental commitment and plan activities for the Green Team student participants. Students help with collecting recycling during recess periods and have meetings after school. The Green Team also sponsors Bradley Beautiful in the spring.
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION AND SUMMER PLAY DATES
Work with BHES staff to organize the spring orientation for incoming kindergarteners and schedule summer play dates.
LOST AND FOUND
Coordinate with BHES staff to pick up items left on school grounds and help organize, clean out, and donate items from the lost and found. A great position for parents who may have time to stop in the school at drop off or pickup occasionally. Also a good fit for parents who are volunteering at lunch or recess.
LUNCH AND RECESS
Help keep students safe on the playground and in the lunchroom by providing additional supervision which allows students to play on all the areas available. Volunteers can do this as little or as often as they’d like. The committee chair organizes training, scheduling, and promoting volunteer openings.
MEDIA CENTER
Shelve books, staff check-out desk and assist children with finding books or media center projects. Choose time slots that work with your schedule. Coordinator works with the media center specialists to create and manage the volunteer schedule for the Media Center.
MEMBERSHIP
Help with the annual PTA membership drive by staffing sign-up tables at school events, collecting PTA membership forms, and distributing directories and PTA membership cards to classrooms.
NON-PTA COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Collects and disseminates non-PTA community announcements via AtoZ Connect, weekly or as needed, that would be considered relevant to members.
PTA FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Performs an annual financial review to verify that the Executive Board has fulfilled its fiduciary responsibility and satisfy federal, state and bylaw requirements.
ROOM PARENTS
Help teachers with classroom needs, plan classroom parties, and communicate information to parents via email.
SAFETY COMMITTEE
Helps create a safe environment for our students and teachers.
SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS
Coordinates with school supply company the sale and distribution of pre-packaged school supplies to the BHES community
SHOPPING REWARDS PROGRAMS
Promotes AmazonSmile, Giant, Harris Teeter, and Box Tops rewards programs to raise money for the school.
SPECIAL EDUCATION LIAISON
Support the special needs community at BHES by promoting acceptance of special needs kids and providing information and resources for parents and teachers.
SPIRIT WEAR
Help promote and sell spirit wear (including t-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, and car magnets) at BHES events.
STAFF APPRECIATION & HOSPITALITY
Plans lunches and thank yous to remind our teachers and staff how much they are valued. Brings coffee and treats for parents on a few occasions during the school year (e.g., kindergarten orientation, first day of school).
WEBSITE & Instagram
Update and maintain the BHES PTA website and Instagram page. Posts content received from the PTA committees and school staff about upcoming events, activities, and other news. This job can be done entirely from home.
YEARBOOK
This committee works with the staff liaison and 5th grade students to produce the school yearbook. Volunteers collect photos throughout the year and meet with students after school to help layout the book and promote and supervise distribution.
BHES PTA’s committees do important work all year to benefit the kids, families, and school staff. Whether you want to serve on a committee or just help with a single project, there are many ways to get involved.
other ways to help
Check out these easy ways to earn money for the Bradley Hills Elementary PTA!
Clip Box Tops: Clip and turn in box tops in the school office. Don’t forget to register at boxtops4education.com to scan and email grocery store receipts.
Shop at AmazonSmile and select "Bradley Hills Elementary School PTA" to donate a percentage of your purchases to the PTA.
Register Your Giant Cards: Register your Giant grocery card at www.giantfood.com/aplus using school ID: 00665.
Register your Harris Teeter rewards card at https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education