Timber Talks

As we end the week with sunshine, it is hard to believe we started with a snow day! We appreciate the flexibility that comes with that quick change and appreciate you helping your student participate.

This weekend is the end of Daylight Savings Time! Don't forget our clocks spring forward an hour. Please make sure to make those adjustments over the weekend so students are in school on time on Monday.

Conferences are right around the corner! If you have not, please take a moment to sign up for a time that works for your family. Our goal is 100% participation. These conferences are a great opportunity for you to engage in an academic conversation with your student.

Dear Families:

I’m excited to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, which will

take place from April 1st thru April 5th at the River Mill Elementary Library.

• March 22 will be Set Up - 10am to 1pm
• April 1st - noon to 8pm
• April 2nd - 8am to 5pm
• April 3rd, 4th, and 5th - 8am to 3:30pm during school hours
• April 5th - Tear Down - 3:30pm

For students, it’s one of the most anticipated events of the school year—but we need

volunteers to make it happen. We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help

students experience Bookjoy firsthand! And every purchase at the Fair directly benefits

our school. All profits go to purchase books for the library and classrooms.

So, it’s a win-win!

If you’re available to lend a hand at this upcoming event, please contact me and share

which Fair activities interest you most. Opportunities to assist include:

• Advertising
• Decorating
• Setting up the Fair
• Helping shoppers at the Fair
• Checkout
• Packing up the Fair

I look forward to hearing from you.

Gratefully,

Debbie Tubbergen

Book Fair host

tubbergend@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 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:

• Mar. 11th: Regular School Day
  
• Mar. 12th: Regular School Day
• Mar. 13th: Regular School Day
• Mar. 14th: Regular School Day
• Mar. 15th: REID Day, by invite only

Upcoming Events:

• March 18th - 21st - Sports Challenge Week
• March 22nd - No School, Grading Day
• March 25th - 29th - No School, Spring Break
• April 1st & 2nd - Student Led Conferences
• April 4th - Spring Picture Day
• April 12th - REID Day, by invite only
• 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!

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