Timber Talks

First, we want to be able to thank Bettina Boles, our district Social Worker, for organizing and coordinating our Mental Health Awareness Week, where we all had the opportunity to recognize and prioritize our mental health and well being. Thank you families for supporting your child to also participate in our dress up days that went along with it.

We had a blast at our Kindergarten and 5th Grade Family Breakfast, which was our final one of the year. We really enjoy this tradition and hope you do, too. Be on the lookout for future family events coming soon.

Our Read-a-Thon is right around the corner! At this time, you should have received information about our event that will take place the week of February 26th through March 3rd. Our goal is to always have students read 20 minutes a night, but during that week, we really want to see what our students can accomplish! Proceeds generated from our read-a-thon will help us purchase more books for primary student book bags as well as some for classrooms. Thank you for supporting this.

Have a great weekend and week ahead! Remember, there is no school on Monday and Friday will be a full day of school.

Due to the creativity and innovation of one of our 4th grade student's, George Hamblin, we now have the honor of displaying a fantastic flag in our Victor Caamal Dzul Multipurpose room. George recently took an interest in flags and got to work. When asked about the design, he shared that he wanted the flag to be simple, have less colors, and be recognizable. He placed the RME logo in the center and surrounded it with stars. Initially, he planned to have each star represent the counties in the state of Oregon, but ultimately, he had to make the decision to remove some stars. We are so glad George thought of us when designing his flag and we are honored to display it for all to see!

In order to help you all know what the week looks like, we will list it out clearly for you each week. REID days for are invited students and will change each week. Students are invited to REID days for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's to extend or challenge a student, and other times it might be to provide extra help on a particular skill. On those days, our doors open at 7:50 and dismissal is at 10:00am. If you have questions about this week's schedule, please let us know!

This Week:

• Feb. 19th: No School, Presidents Day!
  
• Feb. 20th: Regular School Day
• Feb. 21st: Regular School Day
• Feb. 22nd: Regular School Day
• Feb. 23rd: Regular School Day!

Upcoming Events:

• Feb. 26th - March 1st - Celebrate Read Across America Week
• March 1st - REID Day, by invite only
• March 10th - Daylight Savings Starts
• March 18th - 21st - Sports Challenge Week
• March 22nd - No School, Grading Day
• March 25th - 29th - No School, Spring Break

The Estacada School District has many career opportunities available. Currently, River Mill is seeking a Long-term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher that will begin in April while one of our teachers is on leave. Please help spread the news, or if you are interested, let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Please come look through our lost and found. We know these jackets and items cost a lot of money and we want them reunited with their rightful owner. Thank you!

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My School Bucks is an online payment service that provides parents the ability to securely pay for meals, monitor student cafeteria purchases, and receive email notifications for low account balances. Please note: currently, a convenience fee of $2.75 will be applied for each transaction. All transactions are processed and applied to students' accounts nightly. To enroll, please follow the link below and have your student's ID number handy.

We know that weather can sometimes be unpredictable in Oregon and at times, students may need to access their learning from home for the day if we need to close school. In order for us to be prepared to best support you and your child, please take a couple minutes to fill out the technology survey below so we can get you connected with the right items. If you do not want your child to bring home a device, this is your chance to tell us. We plan to begin sending devices home the week of October 30th. Thank you!

The weather is super unpredictable. Please make sure your child has layers of clothes and a coat or jacket with a hood and long sleeves. If they do not, they will need to remain under the covered area during recess time when it is raining.

If your child gets super wet at recess or has a bathroom accident, we do not have extra clothes for them. For all students, Pre-K to 5th grade, please have a spare outfit (including socks) in your child's backpack. This will help make them more comfortable while they are at school.

If you wish to send snacks or gifts for your child’s birthday, the office will be happy to call your student out of class to see their surprise. To minimize classroom disruptions, our policy is to keep flowers, balloons, gifts, etc. in the office until the end of the day. When the student is released for the day, they can pick up their gift and take it home. Please contact your child’s teacher to make necessary arrangements for celebrations that can be scheduled at a time that is compatible with the day’s learning schedule. State law requires that snacks fit the healthy criteria for the Oregon Smart Snack law.

Please remember that our doors open on Monday through Thursday at 7:20 and on Friday at 7:50. We do not have supervision until those times so please do not drop your child off sooner than that time.

When it comes to dismissal, it is imperative that you update pick up patrol. We have several after school clubs and we need plans to be accurate. In addition, we still use pick up patrol on Friday, REID days and we need plans changed in that system on that day as well. If you need any support with this, just let us know. If we have not heard from you, we use the student's default plan in Pick Up Patrol to know where to send them. Thank you for understanding.

Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes!

Principal Corinne Johnsen

Go Timbers!

Email: johnsenc@estacada.k12.or.us
Website: www.rmes.estacada.k12.or.us
Location: 850 North Broadway Street, Estacada, OR, USA
Phone: 503-630-8517
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverMillElem
Twitter: @RMTimbers