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We have so much to celebrate this week! Thanks to your incredible support, our Penny Wars fundraiser raised over $1,600 for our PTO! Mrs. Maroney's 1st grade classes finished with the most pennies, winning a classroom popcorn party! Every penny truly made a difference, and we are so grateful for the generosity of our students, families, and staff. It was heartwarming to see the excitement as students worked together to support our school. These funds will go directly toward enriching experiences and resources for our students, and we couldn’t have done it without you!

We were also thrilled to have everyone back in person this week, ready to learn and engaged in their classrooms! Our attendance was above 90%, which is fantastic. Regular attendance plays a huge role in student success, and we appreciate your partnership in making sure students are here each day. Let’s keep up the great momentum as we move into the warmer weeks ahead, making the most of every learning opportunity.

Your support and involvement mean so much to us. Thank you for being such a wonderful part of our school community! We’re looking forward to another great week ahead.

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:

• Feb. 24th: Regular School Day
  
• Feb. 25th: Regular School Day
• Feb. 26th: Regular School Day
• Feb. 27th: Bingo Night 6:00-7:00 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm.
• Feb. 28th: REID Day--By invite only

Upcoming Events:

• March 2nd - 6th: Read Across America Week
• March 6th: 100th Day of School
• March 17th-20th: Sports Challenge
• March 24th - 28th: Spring Break
• March 31st - April 1st: Student Let Conferences
• March 31st - April 4th: Book Fair

For all our events, we encourage everyone to reserve a FREE HomeTown ticket in advance. This helps us keep an accurate headcount of attendees. Please take a few moments to secure your tickets today!

https://rmes.estacadaschools.org/families/event-registration-tickets

We have noticed some challenges at recess with students bringing toys from home, which has led to distractions and conflicts. To help keep recess safe and enjoyable for everyone, we ask for your support in ensuring that personal toys stay at home.

Thank you for your help in reinforcing this expectation—we appreciate your partnership!

Here is our handbook guidelines:

Items to be left at Home

While we understand children enjoy bringing their favorite toys and items to school, it is very difficult to keep these items secure and prevent them from becoming a disruption in the classroom. It is best if all toys and personal items are left at home. The following is a list of items students should not bring to school:

1. Toys (especially toy weapons, including knives of any kind),

1. Radios, tape recorders, CD players, iPods and cameras,

2. Candy and gum,

3. Unnecessary amounts of money,

4. Fireworks, sparklers or explosives of any form,

5. Laser pens,

6. Skateboards

We are thrilled to introduce a fun new way to recognize and celebrate our students for following our school rules—Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible! Students can now earn special trading cards when they demonstrate these positive behaviors at school.

Encourage your child to collect all four cards! Each one represents an important part of our school community, and we can’t wait to see our students striving to earn them. Be on the lookout—when your child receives a card, it will come home in their green Thursday folder.

Let’s cheer on our students as they work toward earning their cards! 🎉

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!

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

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.