The Growler

• Bike Safety for 5th Graders
• Save the Date: Winter Music Concerts
• Winter Care Box Project
• PTO Update
• Ongoing need: Snacks
• Volunteering at School

Bellview fifth graders just finished a short course on bicycle safety. The program started in the classroom, with kids being taught the rules of the road, but then soon moved out to the blacktop for two sessions of practice on bikes, followed by more advanced riding in the neighborhood and down to the south overpass on the bike path.

“The Bellview kids did a great job,” said Camille Siders, the program lead, “especially with the fall weather.” Students were happy to be out of the classroom and learning skills that can help them as they transition to AMS, when biking will be an option for many of them to get to their new school. The bicycle safety program is paid for by Ashland Parks and Recreation, using funds from the annual bike swap.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in items or signed up to bring in gifts for our Winter Care Box recipients! We still are in need of gifts for 11 children.

If you feel moved to donate, please Use this link:

Winter Care Box Gifts

All gifts should be delivered, unwrapped, to the Bellview office by December 11th.

Here is the list of items we are asking families to donate:

• Mendez: 2-4 kid toothbrushes, 1-2 kid toothpastes
• Lawrence: 2-4 toothbrushes (older child or adult sized), 2-4 stockings
• McGowne: 2-4 stockings, 2-4 kid toothbrushes
• Eddington: 2-4 boxes of kid bandaids, 2-4 toothpastes
• Hansen: 2 boxes of candy canes, 2 bags of holiday candy
• Gayton: 2-4 children’s shampoos, 1-2 boxes of hot chocolate
• McAlvage: 2-4 packages of hair ties, 2-4 hair brushes
• Gates: 2-4 cans cranberry sauce, 2-4 gravy packets
• Preskenis: 2-3 aluminum trays (for cooking a turkey in), 2-4 rolls of wrapping paper
• Carnes: 2-4 cans of green beans, 2-4 rolls wrapping paper
• Tejada: 2-puzzle books/Mad Libs, 2-3 small boxes of crayons/colored pencils
• Schmeling: 2-4 boxes of Stove Top stuffing, 2-3 bottles of sparkling cider

Hello, Bellview Families! Thank you for all your help this past Fall. It was an awesome season! We're grateful to have such a supportive school community.

Winter Care Boxes

If you are able, please sign up to purchase a gift for a child in a Bellview family this holiday season. There are still 11 children on our list that do not have gifts yet. All gifts should be delivered to Bellview School by next Wednesday, December 11th.

If it is easier for you to support in another way, monetary donations can be made to Winter Care Boxes through Meg in the office. Thank you!

Gift list: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4FAFAE29A0F85-winter#/

PTO Meeting and Past Minutes
The next PTO (Parent-Teacher-Organization) meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm @ Bellview Library. Child care and pizza will be provided. All are welcome to attend.

Meeting minutes from the November 14th meeting are included in this newsletter.

We make some basic snacks available to students that don't have one in the office. The demand for snacks has grown exponentially this year. If you are able to pack a snack or two in your child's bag each day, please do! We are very active here at school and our student's brains need fuel for all that learning. If you are able to purchase any extra snacks to donate to the school, that would help our budget and our students tremendously. Please consider donating some healthy snacks if you are able. Thank you for all that you do to support our students!

How To Become a Volunteer:

Step 1:
Complete the Volunteer Registration Form, which includes the Notice of Background Check form.

Once completed, please submit the forms and a copy of your driver’s license to the Office Manager of the school where the volunteer position is needed. Forms may also be mailed or faxed to the school office. If no school is specified, forms may be submitted to 885 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520.
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 necessary, however, it is necessary to repeat this process each school year.

Step 2:
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. 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