The Growler

• Art Night & Book Fair this week!
• Ashland Schools Foundation Fundraising- We Need Your Help!
• Our Sparrow Bella
• Kindergarten Open House
• Save the Date- Upcoming Dates & Events
• Community Resources
• Bellview PTO Update
• Volunteering at School

Our annual Book Fair will be happening all this week, and will be open during Art Night this Thursday, April 9th from 6-7 PM. Hope to see you there!

Spend an evening with fellow Bellview Bobcats supporting the Ashland Schools Foundation's Annual Fund Drive on Thursday, April 23rd.

The funds raised will support grants that bring valuable programs and resources to our Bellview classrooms!

Sparrow Clubs USA is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering kids to help other kids in medical need through compassion, kindness, and sponsored community service! A “Sparrow” is a local child (age 0-17) with a life-threatening or life-impacting medical condition.

Bellview Elementary School has “adopted” Isabella, aka Bella, as our Sparrow for this school year! Bella is a sweet and social 4-year-old little girl who was born with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) along with other medical conditions that include dysphagia, hearing loss, and aspirating challenges.

Bellview students recently learned Bella’s story during an all-school Sparrow Launch Assembly. During this same assembly, students were challenged to show Bella and her family support by going out into the community during this school year and unlocking funds for her through sponsored community service to others. We encourage you to ask your child about this experience!

Thanks to the generous financial sponsorship of our many Southern Oregon Community Club Sponsors, students can earn funds for Bella through community service, tracked using Sparrow Clubs Community Service E-vouchers. By completing 300 hours of service, collectively as a school, students can unlock and contribute $3000 to help meet Bella’s needs.

Participating in Sparrow Clubs can cultivate compassion, generosity, integrity, and selflessness in children of all ages. Community service examples include raking leaves, volunteering at other non-profits, or visiting the elderly. Some examples of what does not count as community service include household chores, cleaning one’s room, or babysitting siblings.

By scanning the QR code in the attachment, you can access the Community Service E-Voucher from home to help your child record their service done on behalf of Bella. We are asking each student to contribute a minimum of one hour of service.

By participating in Sparrow Clubs, your child can join thousands of other kids, throughout Oregon, who are making a significant difference for a child and family in medical need.

To help your student log their community service hours, enter them here:

Sparrow Community Service Hours

or use the paper form linked below and return it to the main office at Bellview

For more information, visit sparrowclubs.org or contact

Kena Sampson, Southern Oregon Director 541-646-0021 kena@sparrowclubs.org

If you have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2026-27 school year, please join us April 15th from 2-4 PM in our kindergarten classrooms for an open house. Meet the teachers and see the classrooms. Registration is open on-line now here: 2026-27 Kindergarten Registration

• April 6-10: Book Fair
• April 9: 6:00-7:00 Art Night
• April 15 Kindergarten Open House 2-4 PM
• April 20: Snow Make up Day- No school for students
• April 30: Bingo Night 6:30 @ Bellview Gym
• May 7: 6:30 PTO Meeting @ Bellview Library, Pizza and Childcare provided
• May 4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 15: 4th & 5th Grade Track Meet @ AHS
• May 25: No School Memorial Day
• June 3: 5th Grade Promotion
• June 5: Last Day, Grad Walk, Field Day

Ashland Community Food Bank:

To Receive Services

We serve families living in Ashland or Talent and surrounding rural areas with 97520 or 97540 zip code. Signing up to receive food from the Ashland Community Food Bank is easy! Just come to 560 Clover Lane with a photo ID and proof of your address.

To Receive Services, Please Bring

· Valid Photo ID

· Proof of current address in Ashland or Talent (utility bill, rental agreement, piece of mail with your name and a date, etc.)

For the Unhoused

· Photo ID

o We accept out-of-state ID’s OR no ID until you can acquire one

· During your first visit, you will receive a “traveler’s bag” and be eligible to receive three more within the first 30 days you are in our community; if you remain in the Ashland/Talent community for 30 days, you will be eligible for more generous shops four times a month.

Service Hours and Required Items

· Monday to Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm

· Every 3rd Saturday of the month

· Photo ID and proof of current address in Ashland or Talent

Rogue Food Unites:

Weekly no cost Farmer's Market- bring a shopping bag

Tuesdays- The Way Medford Family Church 4-6 PM 2655 S Pacific Hwy. Medford

Wednesdays- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 3-5 PM 11175 OR-62 Eagle Point

Thursdays- Medical Pharmacy Parking Lot 4-6 PM 49 Talent Ave., Talent

Talent Food Pantry:

206 E. Main Street. Talent

Open Thursdays 11-1:30

Greensprings Community Food Pantry:

16151 Hwy 66, Ashland

Open Saturdays 8:30-11:30 AM

Please reach out to Principal Christine McCollom 541-482-1310 or our Care Coordinator Janeice Bouchard 541-450-7163 for additional sources of assistance.

Next PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, May 7th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend, pizza and childcare will be provided.

Yearbook Sales

Yearbooks are $14 each, you can order online at www.buytheyearbook.com or print off the attached order form and hand it in at the office.

And feel free to email photos to azcwatson@gmail.com of your Bobcat throughout the year as the yearbook is in development!

PTO Board:

President: Susie Goetz

Treasurer: Jeff Nichols

Communications: Lia Spidlen

How To Become a Volunteer:

Requirements:

• All volunteers must complete an application and consent to a background check.

  
  

• A copy of your driver’s license or ID card uploaded with the application.

  
  

• Certification of Completion for Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student (not PSA) to be uploaded with application.

Step 1:

• Go to https://pacetraining-or.safeschools.com/login

• Click Register (under the Login button)

• Enter Registration Key: 093efff6

• Sign up under your name (no email needed)

• Select Ashland School District

• Click the green "Register" button

• Complete the course & download the Certification of Completion (Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student) (about 20 minutes)

  • NOTE: After you complete the course and download your certificate, an optional bonus video will be available.

• Return to the district website https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/volunteer-in-the-schools

• Go to Step 2 and complete the volunteer application.

Step 2:

• Have a digital copy of your driver’s license/ID card & your Certification of Completion for Sexual Misconduct: Staff-to-Student (not PSA) ready to upload during the volunteer application process.

• For safety, the application cannot be saved and, for this reason, you must complete and submit your application with the required documents at the same time.

• To complete the online volunteer application, click here.

• You must provide a valid email address so you can be notified about the status of your application and future communication. The same email address cannot be used for more than one individual. Don’t have an email address? We suggest you obtain a free email account through Google or Yahoo.

• Background Check: after an application is completed and submitted, the system automatically transfers it to the ASD Human Resources department to be processed. The information you enter must match your driver’s license/ID card, including your full legal name. All information collected on the application will remain confidential and not be shared outside the volunteer program. Once you are cleared, you will receive an email. Please allow at least 2-4 weeks for processing.

Once you have passed your background check, you are cleared to apply to volunteer for any position throughout the school year. No additional background check is needed throughout the current school year; however, it is necessary to repeat this process at every new school year (July 1st-June 30th). You will receive a reminder email notification near the time of renewal.

Step 3:
Mark your calendar with the agreed upon days and times. Please note that certain positions require training and a time commitment. Make sure you can fulfill the volunteer commitments before agreeing to the position.

Be prompt and dependable. Please call ahead if you are ill or unable to keep your appointed times. When you commit to volunteering, people are depending on you.

She, Her

Email: christine.mccollom@ashland.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/bes
Location: 1070 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-1310
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bellview-Elementary-School-104141858437771