Free Student Meals

While schools are closed, Richland Two will be providing free bagged breakfast and lunch meals to all students 18 years or younger.  The meals will be distributed through pick-up lines outside the schools.  Breakfast and lunch will be distributed between the hours of 10:00am and 1:00pm.  Students can receive meals regardless of their free or reduced lunch status, but they must be present in the car during pick up.  In order to comply with the social distancing recommendations from the CDC, the meals cannot be consumed on site. Meals will be distributed at the eight Richland Two schools listed below:

• Bethel Hanberry Elementary
• Bridge Creek Elementary
• Conder Elementary
• Dent Middle School
• Joseph Keels Elementary
• Killian Elementary
• Longleaf Middle School
• North Springs Elementary
• Polo Road Elementary
• Pontiac Elementary
• Rice Creek Elementary

Free Wi-Fi Access

As a result of school closings to decrease the spread of the Coronavirus and many schools implementing e-learning strategies as a means of ensuring that learning continues while students are away from school, Charter is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription.  Installation fees will also be waived for new student households.  To learn more click here or to take advantage of this offer by enrolling, call 1-844-488-8395.

e-Learning Packets

The e-Learning packets have been picked up by parents or delivered to bus stops.  If you were unable to stop by the school to pick up your child's packet or didn't make it to the bus stop to receive the delivered packet, please download it to ensure that learning continues while your child is out of school due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Remote e-Learning Packets can be downloaded by clicking here.  We want to be sure students understand that this is not a vacation, but rather a time to learn in a different (remote) way.  It may be beneficial to create a daily schedule for your child during this time away from school.  Click here to see a daily schedule that can be used to help parents ensure that students are completing the work in the packets in a timely manner.

Yearbooks

Pre-orders are currently being accepted for the 2019-2020 yearbook.  The order forms were sent home with students a few weeks ago.  Please let your child's teacher know if you need another order form.  All yearbooks will be printed in full color and make the perfect keepsake for your child.  The cost for the soft-cover is just $25. Parents can also order hard-covers and/or customize their children’s yearbooks.  Pre-orders can be made by sending in the payment with students or by placing orders online.  Just visit ybpay.lifetouch.com and use the yearbook ID code of 12155620 to order online.  Orders will be accepted until Friday, March 20.

Chat n' Chew

The Polo Road PTO would like to cordially invite you to attend a unique opportunity where Explorer parents can sit & enjoy an informal and relaxing setting with our principal, Dr. Cassandra Bosier. There will be a variety topics of discussion planned in order to get the most out of our time together.  It is our hope that you will join us for our next  "Chat n' Chew" with our PRE-mier Leader on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020 from 9AM - 10AM  OR    5PM - 6PM in the Media Center.  Click HERE and complete the RSVP as soon as possible so that we can effectively plan for your arrival.

No School

All Richland Two schools will be closed Friday, March 13, 2020.  We look forward to seeing all Explorers back at school safe and sound on Monday, March 16.  Enjoy the extended weekend!

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Our biggest fundraiser of the year has begun!  Hopefully you received the fundraising packets and have already begun reaching out to friends and family members.  The students were very excited to learn of the many incentives that can be earned by selling items for the cookie dough fundraiser.  The due date for all orders is Monday, March 16 and items will be ready for pick-up on Wednesday, April 8 between 2:00pm and 6:00pm.  Online orders can be placed by visiting www.fundshoppe.com and entering the online school id #2709.