Timber Talks

Having the opportunity to sit down with you to share how things have been going at school, and partnering with you to make your child's school experience the best, is imperative to us. Conferences will be held on Monday, November 20th from 12:00pm - 7:30pm and Tuesday, November 21st from 8:00am - 3:30pm.

Conferences are scheduled on a first come, first served basis, so please select the button below to schedule your child's conference as soon as possible. Thank you!

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month! These students were selected by their teacher for displaying strong collaboration. This means that they continually worked together to achieve a common goal. This is a life skill that is of utmost importance and we are so proud of these students for exemplifying ongoing collaboration! During the months of November and December, we are looking for students who are being respectful.

One of the things we want to continue to improve is the frequency we are communicating with you about how your child is doing at school. Starting Tuesday, November 7th, we will electronically send you a monthly progress report. This will inform you how your child is doing related to their Essential Learning Standards for the school year. Some standards are year long standards and as the level of expectation changes, your child's score might as well. If you notice a slipping of your child's scores, please be in communication with your child's teacher. New this year, we will also be sharing scores for traits of a successful student. These traits are important for your child to develop as they continue their learning journey, and by acquiring them, your child will be set up to achieve. Be on the lookout for the progress to be sent to you on Tuesday via Parentsquare. As always, please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Corinne Johnsen

Principal, River Mill Elementary

johnsenc@estacada.k12.or.us

Vision and Hearing Screenings will take place on November 8th at River Mill and Clackamas River Elementary schools. Grades K-5 will have their vision screened, and grades K and 3 will also have their hearing screened.

Vision screenings will be conducted by the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, and they will be using the Spot Vision Screener. Clackamas Community College student nurses will also be helping with both vision and hearing screenings. If you would like to opt-out of either of these screenings, please call your student's school.

Two lucky students who have been to school consistently and have not arrived to school late so far this school year got to participate in our Attendance Matters event. Through the course of the year, we will continue to select students who are coming to school on time to do something fun and silly with us. Who and what will be next?

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:

• Nov. 6th: Regular School Day - Book Fair
• Nov. 7th: Regular School Day - Book Fair
• Nov. 8th: Regular School Day - Book Fair
• Nov. 9th: Regular School Day - Book Fair final day
• Nov. 10th: No School, Veterans Day

Upcoming Events:

• Nov. 15th: Picture Retake Day
• Nov. 17th: No School, Grading Day
• Nov. 20th: No School, Conferences
• Nov. 21st: No School, Conferences
• Nov. 22nd - Nov. 24th: No School, Holiday Break
• Dec. 1st: REID Day, by invite only
• Dec. 6th: 1st & 2nd Grade Family Breakfast
• Dec. 7th: Evening Music Concerts
• Dec. 8th: REID Day, by invite only
• Dec. 18th - Jan. 1st: No School, Winter Break
• Jan. 2nd - First Day Back to School!

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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!

Our lost and found is overflowing! Please make sure your child's name is written on as many of their layers of clothing and lunch boxes as possible. We know these items are costly and want to get them back to their rightful owners. If you recognize any of these, please let us know.

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