Timber Talks

We need your voice to help us both celebrate what is going well at River Mill and identify areas we need to give more attention. We cannot do that if we only hear from a small number of families. In your child's green folder, there is a paper copy of our survey and we would love if you filled it out to be turned in. If you already completed a survey either on paper during conferences or online, you can disregard the new one. Our students are very eager to shove pie in the faces of Mr. C., Mr. Syring, and Mrs. Johnsen! If you would rather fill out the survey online, please select the link below. Thank you!

Thank you so much for attending your child's student led conference. We are very proud of our students for being vulnerable while they shared their learning journey so far this school year. There is still time for students to further develop their skills, and we highly encourage you to stay in touch with your child's teacher to see how you can continue to support. and if your child is invited to REID Day, we want to see them attend.

Cell phones are permitted as long as they are turned off and out of sight during the school day. Students who wear a cell phone watch can wear the watch to tell time, but need to turn off text and call features during the school day. Students who disobey this rule will have their cell phone taken and returned at the end of the day on the first offense. For a second offense, the cell phone will be taken to the office for parent pick up. Cell phones that ring during class are the responsibility of the student. Additional offenses will result in further disciplinary action. Cell phones may be used for educational purposes with teacher permission only.

Our Kids Kreations fundraiser and memento information went home in your child's folder today. Check it out! If interested in making a purchase in time for Mother's Day, please place your order before April 14th. You can also order online at the link below. All orders will be shipped directly to you.

River Mill Elementary is excited to offer the fourth annual school-wide career fair. The

career fair is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, June 4th from approximately

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

We are looking for presenters who are eager to share their career paths with students.

As you know, one of our priorities at River Mill Elementary School is to equip every

student with the skills necessary to become competent, resourceful, and successful. In

order to support this goal we are requesting that our presenters share the following

information:

• How do you use reading, writing, and math skills (or other school subjects) on your job?

• How do you use technology in your career field?
• What type of education and training is needed for advancement into the career area?

• Describe your job duties.
• Describe a typical work day.
• What talents and skills are necessary for success in your career field?
• What personal traits are helpful in your career?

Each presenter will deliver 4-7 presentations for approximately 20 minutes each as they

rotate to different classrooms. If you are willing to present information about your career,

return the attached form to your child’s teacher or to the school counselor listed below:

Rhonda Harris, Pre-K -2nd Counselor, harrisr@estacada.k12.or.us, 503-630-6871 Ext. 2416

For more information please feel free to contact Rhonda Harris.

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:

• Apr. 8th: Regular School Day
  
• Apr. 9th: Regular School Day
• Apr. 10th: Regular School Day
• Apr. 11th: Regular School Day
• Apr. 12th: REID Day, by invite only

Upcoming Events:

• April 19th - REID Day, by invite only
• April 25th - Kinder Connection (for incoming Kindergarten students)
• April 26th - No School

The Estacada School District has many career opportunities available. Please help spread the news, or if you are interested, let us know if you have any questions. 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