The Weekly STAR: The Weekly STAR (Sept. 16th)

Sandlapper's Vision

Sandlapper will prepare every student academically, socially, and emotionally to be creative leaders in a global society.

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STAR Parents,

Your child's teacher(s) will contact you via ParentSquare to setup a Parent/Teacher Conference. If you have not accessed ParentSquare yet and need help setting it up, please contact Ms. Dinkins at kdinkins@richland2.org.

Fall Picture Day is September 29th!
Information will be sent home soon.

STAR Students will have the opportunity to purchase wristbands for this event from September 26th to 28th between 7:10am and 7:40am. STAR Parents, if your student pays in advance between Sept. 26th and 28th, a member of student council will pass out wristbands to the homeroom teacher Thursday morning. PLEASE make sure you and your child have those wristbands when you arrive for the event on the 29th. Thank you!

If you have a change of transportation for your child(ren), please complete the 2022-2023 Transportation Change Form prior to 2pm on the requested day. Changes in transportation will not be received after 2pm. If you would like to check your student out early, please be sure to complete the form prior to 2pm.

Richland Two has provided resources about Free/Reduced Lunch.
* For detailed information about the program including instructions for how to apply: https://www.smore.com/s9vqj
* If no information is needed, but families simply wish to create an account and apply online: https://family.titank12.com/
* To apply using a paper application: Paper applications must be sent to
Richland 2 Support Service Center
ATTN: Nicole Holley-Burns
124 Risdon Way
Columbia, SC 29223

Evening Stars After School Program
Are you in need of after school child care for the 2022-2023 school year? Evening Stars After School Program has openings available. Spots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please don't wait! Evening Stars is a tuition-based program, that provides your student(s) with an afternoon snack, homework assistance, and both academic and fun-filled activities.
Registration - $50 per student Daily rate is $16. A 10% discount is given for families who have 2 children enrolled. ($10.80 per day per student.) If you are interested in enrollment, please contact Tzarina Salomon at tsalomon@richland2.org.
ParentSquare is our new unified communications platform that will replace Blackboard. It offers a whole host of tools that allows district, school administrators, and teachers to more effectively communicate and engage with families and students.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:
Receive messages from the school via email, text, or app notification
Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6 pm
Communicate in your preferred language
Direct message teachers and staff
Participate in group messages
Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
Visit the ParentSquare YouTube channel to learn more.
If you have questions or need assistance with ParentSquare, please contact Ms. Dinkins at kdinkins@richland2.org. She is happy to help!

💲Technology Insurance Fee💲

All Richland Two students are assessed a non-refundable $20 technology insurance fee to cover the cost of technology repairs. The technology fee plan provides 100% repair cost coverage for the first instance of accidental damage to the student’s school-assigned computing device. The plan also covers the cost of device replacement in the event of theft, provided a police report is filed.

The cost of repeat instances of device damage will be assessed according to the full cost of repair. The deadline to pay the technology insurance fee is September 30th of each school year. The technology insurance fee cannot be paid after September 30th. The coverage period for technology insurance begins as soon as the premium is paid in full, which must be done no later than the September 30th deadline, and runs through September 30th of the following year. The full details of the technology fee plan are published in the technology insurance fee documentation available on Sandlapper's website.

We highly suggest ALL K-5th grade students have technology insurance. Although a few grade levels do not take their devices home daily, accidents still occur. The technology insurance covers most situations.

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Teacher of the Week is BACK!

It’s almost here! We have the very best teachers in the country right here in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia and FSIoffice is privileged to shine a spotlight on these dedicated teachers. We look forward to the 2022 edition (our 13th) when we expand the event into our Virginia Beach market as well as adding some other significant and exciting changes to the promotion.

TOW2022 will really “Amplify the Awesome”!