We have an exciting week ahead at River Mill Elementary!

• Monday, December 9th: Our K-1 Winter Music Concert will take place at Estacada Middle School.
• Tuesday, December 10th: Our 2-3 Winter Music Concert will also be held at Estacada Middle School.
• Details for both concerts:
• Doors open at 6:15 PM, and the performance begins at 6:30 PM.
• Please get your free tickets through HomeTown Ticketing.
• Students are encouraged to wear holiday or festive clothing if they wish.

On Wednesday morning, December 11th, we’ll host our 1st and 2nd Grade Family Breakfast. Please secure your tickets through HomeTown Ticketing in advance to help us prepare the right amount of food.

We appreciate your patience during these wonderful events, and our team will do its best to keep everything running smoothly. We look forward to celebrating with you and your family!

Thank you for your continued support,

Lindsey Fullenwider, Principal
Trevor Syring, Vice Principal
RMEOffice@estacada.k12.or.us

In order to help you all know what the week looks like, we will list it out clearly for you each week. REID days are for 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:

• Dec. 9th: Regular School Day
• Dec. 10th: Regular School Day
• Dec. 11th: Regular School Day
• Dec. 12th: Regular School Day
• Dec. 13th: REID Day, by invite only

Upcoming Events:

• Dec. 23rd -- Jan. 3rd: Winter Break

Are you looking for an opportunity to join our amazing school community for a few hours each day? We’re currently seeking:

• Kindergarten Paraprofessionals to support our Kindergarten classrooms in the afternoons.
• Lunch Recess Monitors to assist with supervision during the day.

If you’re passionate about working with children and making a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you! Please click on the link below:

To foster a shared understanding of our school rules and how they are consistently enforced, we will be highlighting key aspects of our expectations, including how we try to first teach and support students in making positive behavior choices and how we approach discipline at River Mill. You can also find student behavior and discipline policies in our Parent/Student Handbook. If you have any questions or concerns about our school rules, student behavior, or discipline policies, please don’t hesitate to contact Lindsey Fullenwider or Trevor Syring. We value our partnership and collaboration with families and appreciate your support in creating a positive school environment!

We believe all students can learn and thrive in a nurturing, safe environment. In order to promote and maintain a positive school setting, children are taught the responsibilities of self-discipline. Self-regulated, appropriate behavior is necessary to:

1. Provide a safe and orderly learning environment,

2. Help students cooperate with others,

3. Help students develop self-control, and

4. Help students learn to respect the rights and property of others.

River Mill’s school-wide rules apply to all who work, visit, or volunteer here, and they support the responsibilities listed above. Our school rules are:

1. Be Safe

2. Be Responsible

3. Be Respectful

4. Be Kind

In response to valuable community feedback and bus ridership data, we are adjusting the loading schedule between River Mill Elementary and Estacada Middle School to address overcrowding and reduce the time elementary school students spend on the bus. This change aims to create safer and less crowded transportation conditions for all students.

Starting Monday, December 9th we will be loading at EMS first then at loading RME. With this change, we are estimating that all students from the PM Routes listed below should be arriving home approximately 10 minutes earlier than they have been arriving.

Route 2 Batman

Route 3 Mickey Mouse

Route 4 Scooby Doo

Route 5 Sylvester

Route 6 Donald Duck

Route 7 Snoopy

Route 8 Tiger

Route 9 Spongebob

Route 14 Ranger

Route 15 Bugs Bunny

We will continue to monitor the impact of this change and welcome your ongoing feedback to ensure it achieves the desired results. Thank you for your support and cooperation as we work together to improve our transportation system for the children we serve.

If you have any questions please reach out to us in the Transportation Department (503)630-8606

Thank you,

Sara Lawson

Transportation Coordinator

lawsons@estacada.k12. or.us

If you have not yet completed the Google Forms indicating each of your student's technolgy needs for potential virtual school days with inclement weather, please click on the links below!

Did you know that many of our youngest students miss about 10% of the school year—around 14 days, or just two days a month? This level of chronic absenteeism in elementary school can predict lower test scores and challenges with retention in later grades. Every day and every minute of school matters, contributing to your child's growth and success! Please help us support your child's learning by ensuring they attend school every day and arrive on time. Thank you for partnering with us to build strong habits for lifelong learning!

If you plan to order a yearbook for your student this year, you can purchase those at buytheyearbook.com or with exact cash or check in the office. You can save $2 by purchasing before Febuary 10th.

Please take a minute to view the November Early Learning Newsletter from our partners, Todos Juntos. Click the green link below to view the newsletter!