2021-22 Yearbook Order Info

 

Final Results...Boosterthon

LCE Families 

We had an incredible time these past two weeks during our #Boosterthon Program, and a fun day at our Fun Runs! 

We are proud of our students, families, teachers, business sponsors, staff, and so many more. It has been an incredible event, and with your help we were able to raise $50,000!

Thank you for your help and generosity. Our school is stronger with your donations and amazing support!

Because we reached our original goal AND our stretch goal, watch our principals, Mr. Williams and Dr. Norton, getting SLIMED and ICE BUCKETED! 

Thank you again for your support and caring for our school!

2021 Boosterthon Fun Run

Thank you to all the gator families for supporting Lake Carolina during Boosterthon! We have had a wonderful time with the character education lessons as well as the the finale of the Fun Run today. Pictures from the Fun Run on each campus are in links below.

Check for a message on Monday to see if our new goal of $40,000 was met and if the principals were slimed and ice bucketed.

Have a wonderful long weekend and we will see you on Monday morning!

Lower Campus Photos

Upper Campus Photos

Middle School Magnet Program Information

Attention current 5th grade parents...

The fliers in the link below provide information about each of Richland Two's middle school magnet programs, application procedures, and the dates of each program's information night.  

You may also register for the district's December 1 virtual fair that showcases information about each magnet program.

Middle School Magnet Information

Final Night for Boosterthon...Fun Run Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our BIG Celebration Event Day - our FUN RUN! This means that tonight is the LAST NIGHT for donations!

If you haven’t registered, shared, or given, IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Every donation and share counts BIG time toward our goal.  We have a new stretch goal of $40,000! When we hit that goal, our Principals are going to be SLIMED and then ICEBUCKETED!

We would love for you to come and celebrate with us tomorrow! Here are the times:

Lower Campus:

8:15- PreK/SpEd/Kinder

9:15-1st

10:15- 2nd

Upper Campus:

8:15- 3rd

9:15- 4th

10:15- 5th

Make sure your student brings a water bottle with them to school for the event. Thank you for supporting our school and being a part of helping us provide new student resources that will help our school immensely.

DHEC Guidelines for Student Illness

 

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

We want to thank you for your continued support this school year. As we enter cold and flu season, we want to remind you of the protocols set forth by DHEC in regard to student illness. If a student has a fever of 100.4F or 100F with additional symptoms, they should not come to school. They may return when they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever lowering medication such as Motrin or Tylenol. Additionally, School Nurses are still required to exclude students with a new or worsening cough, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste or smell. This is the DHEC exclusion list. This list can serve as a helpful resource when deciding if your student is well enough to attend school. We are always available to discuss your concerns and help answer questions.

Thank you, 

Rebecca Kopp, RN (Lower Campus)

rkopp@richland2.org

Vickie Pyfrom, RN (Upper Campus)

vpyfrom@richland2.org

Wednesday Boosterthon Update

We are so grateful for your hard work and generosity so far in our Boosterthon program! We have already raised over $32,000 for our school, and we’re not stopping there! We have a NEW goal of $40,000 to hit before our Fun Run! 

Our Fun Run event is coming up THIS Thursday, and we're inviting you to come and celebrate! The times are:

Lower Campus

8:15- PreK/SpEd/Kinder

9:15-1st

10:15- 2nd

Upper Campus

8:15- 3rd

9:15- 4th

10:15- 5th 

Our challenge for tonight is the top class in EACH grade will get to PIE the Booster team in the face tomorrow! Remember to log donations on MYBOOSTER.COM and share your student's link! 

Thank you so much for your support! Have a great night! 

Veterans Day: Virtual Wall of Heroes

 

Veterans Day is Friday, November 11th. Help recognize all the Veterans we have here at LCE by adding your Veteran to the Virtual Wall of Heroes. 

Add a photo and the information requested on the slideshow.  

Please complete by Friday, November 5.

Add your hero in this link: 2021 Veterans Day Wall of Heroes

Monday's Challenge

 Gator Families!

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today with Sports City Worldwide, students learned about Confidence through a snow boarder in Switzerland!

Tonight we have a few FUN challenges!  ANY student that gets a donation of ANY amount TONIGHT, gets to wear a HAT to school TOMORROW! Cash and check are accepted.

That is not all though, the class with the most new donations tonight at Lower gets to SILLY STRING the Booster team, and the class with the most new donations at Upper gets to DUCT TAPE the Booster team to the flag pole! 

Remember to log donations on MYBOOSTER.COM.

We are grateful for your generosity in support in providing in new student resources at LCE! 

Boosterthon Weekend Challenge Reminder

We hope you had a great weekend! 

Just a reminder that tonight is the LAST CHANCE to participate in our special weekend challenge! 

Log donations on MYBOOSTER.COM!

Thank you for your support and generosity in helping our school! Have a great evening!

Fall Picture Day on October 20

 

Boosterthon Update for Friday

Gator Families-

We have already raised $11,000 for Lake Carolina Elementary. 

Today, with Sports City Worldwide, our students learned all about PRACTICE!

To help us reach our goal, we have a special weekend challenge for you! Any student that gets $2 pledge per lap, or $60 in flat donations, will get a BONUS prize in addition to their regular prizes! 

Remember to log donations on mybooster.com!  

Thank you for your support, and have a wonderful weekend!

Booserthon Update

Happy Thursday LCE families! We are already over $4,500 raised in our race for $30,000 for our #Boosterthon program.

Today with Sports City Worldwide, students learned about Curiosity through a scuba diver in Australia! 

Tonight, we have a super easy challenge! All we are asking is for you to get your student registered to MYBOOSTER.COM! EVERY student who is logged onto MYBOOSTER.COM tonight, gets to wear their PAJAMAS tomorrow!

That is not all though, the first class at Lower Campus to have 100% registration on MYBOOSTER.COM will get a disco dance party with the Booster team and the first class at Upper Campus will get fun MYSTERY box full of fun surprises for every student in that class!

Help your student’s class win tonight, and thank you so much for supporting our school! 

Boostherthon Kick Off

 Gator Families! 

We kicked off our Lake Carolina Gator Fun Run program today at Lower and Upper with an awesome #Boosterthon Kickoff!  Register your student on MYBOOSTER.COM and enter all donations from friends and family to help our school. 

Check out this video from Upper Campus Principal, Mr. Williams, and Dizzy Lizzy from the #Booster team to learn more!

Thank you for supporting our school!

Gift Boxes from Lowes

Many thanks to our PTO for partnering with @LowesFoods on Clemson Road to supply all faculty and staff with a gift box at both campuses. We appreciate the gift boxes!!!

 

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Make plans to attend this event. Art work created by Lake Carolina Elementary students will be on display.

 

SIC Bios and Ballot 2021-22

 

The following parents are interested in serving on SIC. Please read the bios below and vote using the online BALLOT. Voting will close on Wednesday, October 13th.

Emily Glenham

Hello! My name is Emily Glenham. I am married to Trey, and we have one 6-year-old daughter, Makenna, a first grader at LCE Lower.

Our family moved to Columbia in April 2020 from Wilmington, NC. Moving at the start of the pandemic was not ideal, however, we could immediately see what a great neighborhood we have found in Lake Carolina, and we have enjoyed being here so much already. The timing also allowed greater opportunity to learn more about the history of the community we had planted ourselves in, before jumping straight into involvement. I particularly appreciated the “Color of Law” virtual community conversation series put on last year by the Columbia City Council and mayor. I truly believe we cannot know where we are going until we know where we’ve been and the context of where we are today.

I am currently a copy editor for publishing company The N2 Company (“Turning Neighborhoods into Communities”). My job as a copy editor reveals what is also true of my personality: I take what is in front of me and see its potential. Whether that is making meaningful changes and improvements, identifying what might be harmful, or assuring what is necessary to keep. Just as I see my role with the SIC, my viewpoint is not to re-create the wheel, but rather to join in on efforts already taking place. And just like an editor must read first in order to help clearly communicate a message, I believe any position of influence requires listening first in order to understand. I seek to amplify the voices that are not always the loudest in the room (or most prioritized).

In Wilmington, prior to our move here, I was honored to be involved in the following:

New Hanover County NAACP – Secretary / executive committee member

Resiliency Task Force of NHC (“[Working] together to create a more trauma-informed, resiliency-focused community across systems” – General member and 4th-12th Grade Subcommittee member

Be The Bridge To Racial Unity group member  

Here in Columbia, I (and Makenna!) regularly volunteer for the Senior Resources Meals on Wheels program. 

I have a Bachelor of Science in English, Professional Writing concentration, from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. My mother and mother-in-law were both public school teachers. 

My ultimate desire and vision is to see an equitable community in which all members can thrive.

Ready to collaborate and thankful for your consideration!

Emily Glenham

Sherisse G. Jackson, PE, EdD

Children: Jaden Jackson, 5th grade; Jacob Jackson 3rd grade

After graduating from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, Dr. Jackson worked as an electrical engineer for an architectural and engineering firm in Charlotte, NC, where she designed electrical systems for buildings and civil projects such as water and wastewater treatment plants. She is also a licensed professional engineer (PE) in South Carolina and North Carolina. Her most memorable project was participating on the design team for emergency lighting at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. In returning home to South Carolina, Dr. Jackson began her career in higher education. She began her career in education as an instructor and program coordinator for the mechatronics and industrial maintenance technology programs. In her role as program coordinator, Dr. Jackson also developed and facilitated training for high school mechatronics teachers as well as participated in the development of the mechatronics curriculum at the secondary level. As she began to fulfill her duties, she desired to learn more about higher education and completed her Master of Education degree at Columbia College. Following her tenure as program coordinator, Dr. Jackson instructs entry-level electrical engineering technology courses in the instrumentation program at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. In advancing her studies in education, Dr. Jackson completed her Doctor of Education degree at the University of South Carolina. As a scholarly practitioner, Dr. Jackson’s area of research is developing community in the classroom to improve student academic performance. Dr. Jackson was the 2020 winner of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Dissertation in Practice of the Year Award for her work entitled, “Focusing on Social Presence in an Electronics Course at a Two-Year College: An Action Research Study.” She has also been recognized for ten years of service with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and continues to volunteer with the organization as an author and evaluator of exam items for the electrical and computer engineering professional exam.

COVID Vaccinations and Boosters

 

Richland Two has partnered with Prisma Health to offer COVID vaccinations and Boosters to those that qualify. Please click on the attached PDF to sign up. 

Register for your COVID Vaccine Here

Fall Book Fair Purchases

We would like to extend a tremendous thanks to everyone who supported the Scholastic Book Fair at LCE!  Unfortunately, orders are delayed due to low warehouse staffing. Scholastic will send an email to you to notify you when your order ships. We apologize for the delay and we are unable to check to see when orders ship at the school level.

artsonia at Upper Campus

Upper Campus Gators have been working hard to create some amazing art this school year. As students finish their projects, they are starting to upload images of their artwork to an online gallery called Artsonia. Parents, family and friends can view their artwork as they upload it and share with others as well as purchase merchandise displaying artwork. 

Please click the link below and connect to your child's Artsonia account. Type in their name, grade level and your email address to get notifications when they finish artwork. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. McConnell at emmconnell@richland2.org.

artsonia web site

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LCE Scarecrow at Historic Columbia Exhibit

Have you heard? We have our own PTO entry for the Historic Columbia Scarecrows in the Gardens Exhibit!

This free event runs through October 31st so make plans to explore the grounds at Robert Mills Gardens and invite your friends and family out too.

For more information: www.historiccolumbia.org/events/2021/2021-10/scarecrows-garden-exhibit

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