School Starts Tomorrow!

Say Goodbye to Summer...

With school starting tomorrow it's a good time to share some reminders so that we can start the school year CHARGING ahead on the right foot!

DATES TO REMEMBER

 August 16            Charger Kick-Off for 6^th Grade                         9:30 – 11:00 a.m.          

 August 18            Charger Kick-Off for 7^th & 8^th Grade      5:00 – 6:30 p.m

August 19         First Day of School for 6^th Grade         

 9:00 – 12:00 noon

 August 20             First Day of School                             7:30 a.m. – 2:25 p.m.                 

September 1        Labor Day – Holiday                   

September 11       PTO/Open House                               6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

September 19        Fall Picture Day

September 25        Career Day/Early dismissal                   10:45 a.m.

September 5 – 12  Book Fair, Media Center                         7:45 a.m. – 2:25 p.m.

September 12       Muffins for Mom                                 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

October 13           Make-Up Picture Day

After School Pick-up

As you know, all of us in Richland School District Two care very much about your child and his/her safety.  As such, we have numerous procedures in place to safeguard the wellbeing of your student.  Our school day is from 7:30 a.m. until 2:25 p.m.  We dismiss at 2:25 p.m.  Parents are expected to pick up their children in a timely manner in the afternoon.

Please be mindful that staff members are not available to provide after-school care for unsupervised students.  Our teachers and staff members are involved in tutoring, professional development, after-school meetings, clubs and activities for students in addition to having their own family responsibilities following the full school day.

As a result, students who are not picked up in a timely manner (after 3:00 p.m.) will be taken into our after-school program by a staff member.  Parents will be charged $15.00 per day for this service.  Please understand that this is for the well-being and safety of your student and to guarantee supervision and a positive environment.  If you would like information about our afterschool program, Charger Pride, please contact Mr. Akeem Evans or Ms. Sierra Haywood at 691-6850, ext. 406

Thank you for your continued support.  Please know that the safety and wellbeing of your child is of the utmost importance to all of us.

Class Interruptions

In the course of our daily lives, we all invariably forget things from time to time. Unfortunately, in an educational setting, this is a problem larger than just the forgotten item. Interruption of a class to call a student not only interrupts that student’s instruction, but the instruction of 25 others as well.

As educators, we must comply with state as well as district and school requirements for content covered. We can not afford to lose any instructional time in the course of a day. Please know we want to help your child in every way, but we must strictly enforce our policy on class interruptions. If your son/daughter has an item delivered to the office, he/she will be notified five minutes prior to the grade level lunch period to come pick it up. If it is after the lunch period when the item is delivered, the child will be notified just prior to dismissal. It will be the student’s responsibility to come to the main office to retrieve his/her article.

Please help us make every moment count and take a little time at home to pack bookbags, lunches and assemble needed materials for the following day. Make sure if there is a deviation in the regular routine because of an appointment, the student knows exactly what the change is and the resulting effect, i.e. different ride home, early dismissal, etc.

Thank you for your help, support and understanding as we strive to provide the appropriate learning atmosphere for your student.