Announcements

Good news. We are able to sell an extra 100 tickets starting Monday, January 30. Tickets can be purchased through Memberhub. Memberhub can be accessed through PTA website which can be accessed from the Bell’s Crossing website under the parent tab.

Mark your calendars for Bell's Crossing Spirit Night on Thursday, February 2nd at the Woodruff Road location. This is a great way to support our school while taking a night off cooking at home!

Arrr! Pirates, Mice, and Rules…

Dr. Hillard, BCES Art Educator wrote a grant through the MAC SmartARTs Teacher Institute for 2023.  The MAC SmartARTs arts integrated grant provided funding to secure materials and resident artist and illustrator Tim Davis to present his craft to 4th and 5th grade students during the weeks of February 6-17, 2023.  Mr. Davis will share his experiences in creating art based on the theme Hidden Pictures and his books Island Rule, Island Rules?, and Island Rules! In scaffolding the lesson, Dr. Hillard’s students will discuss and create island landscape images with emphasis on South Carolina’s own Abstract artist Jonathan Green and Impressionistic artist Paul Gaugin. 

Check out Tim Davis' discussion about his latest book in the series Island Rules!  In addition, video commentary on Island Rule and Island Rules?

This is the last call for orders for a 2022-2023 Bell's Crossing yearbook! Yearbook ordering will close on Tuesday, March 28. Take action today to save all the big moments from this school year for years to come! All yearbook orders will be accepted online only this year through our new yearbook order center. Use school code: 25307

Yearbooks are $35 and will be in full color. Don't miss out on ordering the one item that will hold all of the memories from the 2022-2023 school year!

Yearbook Order Center

As second semester approaches, please remember to periodically check your child's middle school website for upcoming open house dates, curriculum nights, and other important information. Our counselors also have a middle school info page on their website where they post updates as they receive them. If you have any questions, you can reach our counselors at Caelin Stambaugh or Autumn Cline.

Birthday sign announcements are open again! Celebrate your child's birthday or major accomplishment by purchasing a personalized sign through Memberhub!

The final 2023-24 and 2024-25 student calendars have been released on the Greenville County Schools website. Students will start the new school year on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 22, 2024.  GCS is releasing two years of calendars for the first time this year. Moving forward, the district’s Calendar Committee will provide a recommendation for an annual calendar two years in advance so families will have two years of school calendars to use for planning purposes. The calendars reflect a shift of starting and ending one week earlier to allow the fall academic semester to end prior to winter break. This adjustment will be academically beneficial to students since midterms, finals and state testing will be completed before students leave for winter break, rather than in January when they return to school after an extended break. Before approving the calendars, GCS requested feedback from parents and guardians, and the feedback received was extremely positive with 74% of respondents in favor. The district also received feedback from students and staff through the review process that happens each year. GCS appreciates everyone who took the time to provide valuable feedback.

Please note that schools will work with students’ families who have previously scheduled, paid commitments that were made prior to when the final calendars were released on December 14, 2022. Families will need to provide documentation of those commitments. Please reach out to the front office if you have a conflict that you need to work through. The calendars, details about the feedback that was received, and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the GCS website.

Registration for kindergartners and 1st graders new to Greenville County Schools for the 2023-24 school year begins Monday, December 5. Parents should register their students online. Click the blue button below to register.

Early Registration

7:00 am Doors Open (Breakfast Begins)

7:30 am First Bell (Students Enter Classroom)

7:45 Second Bell (Official Start time of school)

2:15 pm Final Bell (Official End time of School)

If you are interested in applying for your child to attend a magnet or charter middle school please be checking those school websites for upcoming open houses, parent nights, and application widows opening up. The Magnet Academies Flyer lists the open house dates for the GCSD magnet programs. For more information about GCSD magnet programs, charter schools, or applying for school choice, please visit the district's school choice page. Our Bell's counselors have a Middle School Info webpage available with updates and the counselors' contact information for any middle school questions.

Snapped a great picture at a school event? Have candid photos of your child and friends from this school year? Share your photos with us and they may just show up in our yearbook! Use the button below and the code BCESYRBK to upload your own photos to our yearbook site.

BCES Candid Photos