Timber Talks

You should have received a packet and envelope introducing our first Read-a-thon! It works very similarly to the jog-a-thon, except with reading. The actual event itself will not begin until March 6th, but now is the time to collect pledges. Students can ask people to give them a flat rate pledge or a pledge per minute read! All donations will be collected after the completion of the read-a-thon.

Funds raised will directly help pay for our One School, One Book event that we will hold a little bit later this year. Classes will have the opportunity to earn a popcorn party for classes with the highest participation, highest earnings, and most minutes read. We can't wait to see the amazing amounts of reading that our students will do. If you have any questions, let us know!

All updates in Pick-Up Patrol need be entered by 1:35. We really ask that all plan changes be entered prior to that time. If you are unable to, you can still call our office at 503-630-8517. Thank you for adjusting to this change; it will help give us more time to ensure all of our students reach their appropriate destination after school.

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!

• Monday, February 20th, No School, Presidents' Day
• Tuesday, February 21st, Regular School Day
• Wednesday, February 22nd: Regular School Day
• Thursday, February 23rd: Regular School Day
• Friday, February 24th: Regular School Day!

A look ahead:

• March 3rd - REID Day
• March 6th - Read-a-Thon Begins!
• March 10th - REID Day
• March 16th - Bingo Night & Silent Auction, 6:00pm
• March 17th - REID Day
• March 24th - No School, Grade Day
• March 27th - 31st - No School, Spring Break

Are you interested in supporting our students? We are seeking a paraeducator to join our team. Check out this link for more information and let us know if you have any questions.

Each month we choose to focus on one of our Standards of Excellence. Through this, we teach our students what it means to display these characteristics. Then we recognize members of our school community for exemplifying the trait. All of these help us to reach our school district's long term mission of equipping our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be resourceful and successful.

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 click the link below and have your student's ID number handy.

My School Bucks can be accessed via the link below: https://login.myschoolbucks.com/users/register/getsignup.action?login_hint=&clientID=schoolbucks

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