Winter Break

We hope you have a safe and happy holiday! Enjoy time with family and friends. 

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, January 7, 2019!

Talent Show Applications

COMPLETED applications will be accepted via email starting tonight, Friday, December 21, at 8:00PM to:

lce.talentshow@gmail.com

Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted.

The LCE Talent Show will be on February 11 and 12, 2019.

Talent Show Dates (All Performances at Upper Campus):

K-2nd Grades: Monday, February 11th at 6:30PM

3rd-5th Grades: Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30PM

Lower Campus Application

Upper Campus Application

Upper Campus Read In

It was "Read In" Day at Upper Campus! Thanks to our guest speaker, author Leah Stuhler, for sharing her book, The Cupcake Bullies, with our students and teachers.

We had a great day reading and enjoying the Winter Celebration provided by the PTO. Thanks PTO, homeroom parents, and volunteers for your support!

2nd Grade Winter Performance

Thank you to everyone that came out to watch our second graders perform last night. They worked hard for months to prepare for last night. Mrs. Beck did an outstanding job! Special thanks to all the second grade and related arts teachers for all their help.

More Pictures

Talent Show Applications Due Friday

The LCE Talent Show will be on February 11 and 12, 2019.

Do you have a special talent you would like to share? Do you sing, dance, or play an instrument? Do you tell jokes, do gymnastics, or martial arts? Can you perform a drama scene, skit or monologue? Please consider sharing your talent with LCE!

Please take time to review the application information that includes all of the dates you will need to be available for practice and performance dates.

Talent Show Dates (All Performances at Upper Campus):

K-2nd Grades: Monday, February 11th at 6:30PM
3rd-5th Grades: Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30PM

Only COMPLETED applications will be accepted via email starting on Friday, December 21st at 8:00PM to lce.talentshow@gmail.com. Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted.

Lower Campus Application

Upper Campus Application

Lower Campus Service Learning

Wow! We can't thank our students and families enough for their generosity during our canned food drive. As a school we collected 5,625 cans!

Mrs. Richardson's second grade class collected 837 cans and they won first place! These students will have a pizza party and the Blythewood High cheerleaders and football players will read to their class.

Second place is Ms. Bailey's first grade class, they collected 689 cans. They will receive an ice cream party and the Blythewood football players and cheerleaders will also read to their classes.

Great job everyone!

Upper Campus Service Learning Project

Thank you for supporting our Service Learning Project! All of the collected food will go to families in need in Lake Carolina and Spring Valley High School's Winter Wishes drive, which supports Harvest Hope Food Bank. Thank you very much for your support of this Service Learning project that will help our community in Lake Carolina as well as the midlands area.

The class with the most food items collected for the pizza party was Mrs. Rataiczak's 3rd grade class. They collected 608 items! Congratulations to Mrs. Rataiczak and all of her students!

Don't forget that students can continue to help fight hunger by participating with freerice.com. The site offers multiple choice math fact and vocabulary review. Each correct answer earns 10 grains of rice to be donated to people in need across the globe. Ten correct answers equals a bowl of free food!

Unified LCE

Here at Lower Campus we work to make sure we are a Unified School. Students work hard to include everyone. Mrs. Beck wrote a song and all of our students have been learning the song. These second graders came on the morning show to sing for us. Great job gators!

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

The graduation ceremony for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for our fifth grade students at Upper Campus was held this morning with Richland County Sheriff Department Deputy Kevin Lawrence as the guest speaker. Special thanks to Senior Officer Pearl Whitaker for leading this program at our school. 

Students were required to write an essay about what they learned during the 10 week D.A.R.E. program. The following essays were selected from each homeroom class. Overall winner for the school was Marett Loudermilk. 

• Mr. Cammann - Sadhana Anchoori
• Ms. Earle - Morgan Miller
• Ms. Holmes - Jocelyn Artis
• Mrs. Sexton - Anoushka Bhaskar
• Mrs. Smarr - Marett Loudermilk
• Mrs. Weaver - Elijah Hicks
• Mrs. Woolever - Kyle Whisenant

Car Rider Information

If you are picking your child in the car rider line,
please read these important reminders.

Lower Campus:

• Please keep the Dismissal Sign (with your student's name) in the windshield until your child has gotten into your vehicle.
• If you have a younger child in a car seat, if possible, please put the car seat on the driver's side of the car. 
• LCE staff does not buckle car seats. Please pull forward out of the car pool line to safely buckle your child.
• Please move your car as far as possible in the line. The first car should be at the end of awning and number 1. 

If you need a sign for your windshield, please ask the front office or your child's teacher for one. You can also print one here.

Upper Campus:

• Please follow the blue line on right for car riders and leave the left side of the driveway and area marked with "X" open for those entering front parking lot.
• Please move your car as far as possible in the line. The first car should be at the yellow sign.
• Students should be reminded to pay attention and look for your car during dismissal. Students can get into the vehicle once the car is stopped in the designated area.
• All cars should stay in the line to exit the pick up area. Please do not pass cars on the left.

Service Learning at Upper Campus

Our first service learning project of non-perishable foods to families in need in Lake Carolina and to Spring Valley High School's Winter Wishes ends on Monday.

The class with the most food items collected at the end of the drive will win a pizza party!

Please support our Service Learning Project by sending in non-perishable food items such as peanut butter, canned soups, canned vegetables, ramen noodles, boxed pasta, and cereal until Monday, December 10 and visiting freerice.com.

Thank you very much for your support and donations!

R2 Serves Day of Service

R2 Serves has begun with a great kick off! This program supports groups of students in each of Richland 2's schools as they grow in leadership and service in our community.  The program kicked-off today with a district-wide Day of Service. Students from Kelly Mill Middle School visited LCEU and served as positive role models in classrooms, at recess, and in the cafeteria.  A group of LCEU's fifth grade students began sorting the food that we have collected for our food drive.  Richland Two's district goal is to accumulate 5,000 hours of student service over the course of the next few months.  

Thank you to the leaders from Kelly Mill and LCEU for helping out in our Gator community!

Spring Valley Rotary Dictionary Donation

Many thanks to the Spring Valley Rotary Club (@RotarySV) for donating a personal dictionary to every 3rd grader at Upper Campus as well as two picture books to our media center collection. 

As part of The Dictionary Project, the Spring Valley Rotary promotes literacy in the local area by providing dictionaries for students in 3rd grade. We appreciate their support of literacy and Lake Carolina Elementary!

Representing Spring Valley Rotary: Doug and Kathleen Ganley

See More Pictures

Lower Campus Canned Goods

Wednesday is the last day to collect canned goods for those in need. Please consider picking up a few extra items this weekend to donate if you are able! Every can helps!


🏆The top class will receive a pizza party and Blythewood High School cheerleaders and football players will read to the class. 

🥈Second place class will receive an ice cream party and Blythewood High School cheerleaders and football players will read to the class. 

Information on Internet Safety

As the weather turns colder and kids are spending more time indoors, many kids are also spending more time on the internet. Besides cyberbullying, online predators, and the temptation to reveal personal information, exposure to inappropriate material is a risk of children spending unsupervised time on the internet. An article from Netsmartz, an internet safety site sponsored by The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, shares:

According to developmental pediatrician Dr. Sharon Cooper, "The more often a person is exposed to potentially harmful materials, the more normal it seems and the more desensitized the person becomes."...In addition to sexually explicit materials, children may come across violent images or hate speech. There are also websites that encourage dangerous behaviors such as cutting, anorexia, and suicide. 

For more information about keeping kids safe online, including additional helpful tips and discussion starters for parents talking to the children about these important topics, view the entire article: https://www.netsmartz.org/inappropriatecontent.

Internet Safety Basics

Tips

Children use a variety of online services, and each of these services can have different safety concerns. However, there are some basic tips which you can employ no matter how your children use the Internet.  

• Keep the computer in a high-traffic area of your home.
• Establish limits for which online sites children may visit and for how long.
• Remember that Internet technology can be mobile, so make sure to monitor cell phones, gaming devices, and laptops.
• Surf the Internet with your children and let them show you what they like to do online.
• Know who is connecting with your children online and set rules for social networking, instant messaging, e-mailing, online gaming, and using webcams.
• Continually dialogue with your children about online safety.

Discussion Starters

• What are your favorite things to do online?
• What is personal information? Why should you keep it private?
• What could you do to be safer online?
• What would you do if anyone online asked to meet you face-to-face?
• Besides me, who do you feel that you can talk to if you are in a scary or uncomfortable situation?

Inappropriate Content Online

Tips

Thinking about all of the inappropriate things children can find online can be overwhelming. However, there are things you can do to protect them.

• Keep the lines of communication open so children are comfortable talking to you about the things they see online.
• Consider using filtering and monitoring software for computers and mobile devices.
• Teach them what to do if they see inappropriate content. They can turn off the screen, use the back button, tell a trusted adult, or report it to the website or app where they found it.

Discussion Starters

Ask younger kids...

• What do you like to do online?
• Have you ever seen something online that made you feel sad, scared or confused?
• What would you do if you saw something online that made you uncomfortable?

Ask older kids…

• What does the word “inappropriate” mean to you?
• Have you ever seen anything online that you would consider inappropriate? What did you do about it?
• Would you tell me if you saw something online that made you uncomfortable? What can I do to make you more comfortable talking to me about these things?

Online Gaming

Tips

• Know what games children are playing. Ratings sites like ESRB.org and CommonSenseMedia.org can help you decide if a game is appropriate.
• Learn how to use the safety features. For example, does the game have reporting features or moderators? Can players be blocked?
• Ask with whom children are gaming. Learn the usernames of anyone your children play with frequently.
• Discuss what information children are sharing. Tell them not to share personal information like credit card and phone numbers
• Know where children are gaming. You may be supervising your home console, but where else are children gaming? Do they play on mobile devices? At friends’ homes?

Discussion Starters

• Can I play this game with you?
• Have you ever been cyberbullied while gaming? What did you do?
• Do you know what information is OK to share about yourself while gaming?
• Who do you play online games with?
• Has anyone talked about sex while you were gaming or asked you to send pictures of yourself?

Information from the Nurse

Information from the nurse about head lice.

Head Lice Facts

Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year!  Kindergarten teacher, Christa Agee for Lower Campus and 3rd grade teacher, Lauren Rosenberg for Upper Campus. 

December Reading Challenge at Lower

This month's reading challenge is another way to give back! 

Donate 3 new or gently used books to the R2 Ready to Read Program in December and you are entered into a drawing to Read with Ross! 

To make a donation, take your books to the Media Center. 

Read with the Gamecocks

Read with the Gamecocks starts today!

The 2 week program starts on Monday, December 3rd and ends on Friday, December 14th.

All reading logs will be due Monday, December 17th.

All students who return a reading log receive 2 tickets to the following games at Colonial Life Area:

• Men's Basketball vs Missouri on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 1:00PM
• Women's Basketball vs Vanderbilt on Monday, January 28 at 7:00PM

Tickets will be distributed in January.

Let's get reading Gators!

2nd Quarter Interims

Interim reports for the 2nd  quarter grading period will be accessible from Parent Portal today, Monday December 3. When you log into your account, the grades will automatically appear on the screen. There is not a report tab to click in Parent Portal.

You can access Parent Portal at https://parents.richland2.org.

If you have any questions, please call the school at 803-691-3360.

5th Grade Immigration Day

Our 5th grade students participated in "Immigration Day" to summarize the significance of large-scale immigration and the contributions of immigrants to America in the early 1900’s.

Students visited stations that were re-enactments of Ellis Island so they could experience what life might have been like to immigrate to the United States. Students also researched European and Asian countries that had people immigrating in the early 1900's and presented to their classmates as well as bringing a food item from that country to share.

Rotary Readers at Lower Campus

Lower Campus students enjoyed having Blythewood Rotary members come and read to our classes today. After reading,  they  donated the books to the classrooms. 

From the Nurse's Office

Dry/Chapped Lips

Many students have been coming to the Healthroom recently requesting Vaseline for their dry and chapped lips.  Please help your child stay in their learning environment by providing them with their own Vaseline or other lip protectant.

Here’s some helpful advice from the Mayo Clinic…

Most people get chapped lips from time to time. There's much you can do to treat — and prevent — chapped lips. Consider these tips:

• Protect your lips. Before going out in cold, dry weather, apply a lubricating lip cream or balm that contains sunscreen — and then cover your lips with a scarf. Reapply often while outdoors.
• Avoid licking your lips. Saliva evaporates quickly, leaving lips drier than before you licked them. If you tend to lick your lips, avoid flavored lip balm — which may tempt you to lick your lips even more.
• Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids, and moisten the air in your home with a humidifier.
• Avoid allergens. Avoid contact with irritants or allergens, such as fragrances or dyes, in cosmetics or skin care products.
• Breathe through your nose. Breathing through your mouth can cause your lips to dry out.
If chapping is severe and doesn't respond to treatment at home, consult your doctor. Rarely, persistent chapped lips may indicate an underlying problem.

Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D.
Mayo Clinic

Service Learning at Upper Campus

LCEU's Student Lighthouse Team has planned our first service learning project of the school year to be a non-perishable food drive. Our collected food will go to families in need in Lake Carolina and to Spring Valley High School's Winter Wishes, which supports Harvest Hope Food Bank.

The class with the most food items collected at the end of the drive will win a pizza party!

Our school is also helping with world hunger by participating with freerice.com, a site owned and supported by the United Nations World Food Programme. Freerice offers educational review with practice of things like math facts and vocabulary review. Each correct answer earns 10 grains of rice to be donated to people in need across the globe. Ten correct answers equals a bowl of free food!

Please support our Service Learning Project by sending in non-perishable food items such as peanut butter, canned soups, canned vegetables, ramen noodles, boxed pasta, and cereal until Monday, December 10 and visiting freerice.com.

Thank you!

Service Learning at Lower Campus

We have partnered with Blythewood High School to donate canned goods from now until December 12th. 

Preferred Items:

• Canned Meats
• Canned Fruits
• Canned Vegetables
• Canned Soups, Stews and Chili
• Canned Gravy
• Canned Pasta
• Peanut Butter
• Boxed Items (Mac & Cheese)
• Ramen Noodles

Last year we collected over 2,000 cans...let's collect even more this year!

🏆The top class will receive a pizza party and Blythewood High School cheerleaders and football players will read to the class. 

Second place class will receive an ice cream party and Blythewood High School cheerleaders and football players will read to the class. 

Talent Show Applications

The LCE Talent Show will be on February 11 and 12, 2019.

Do you have a special talent you would like to share? Do you sing, dance, or play an instrument? Do you tell jokes, do gymnastics, or martial arts? Can you perform a drama scene, skit or monologue? Please consider sharing your talent with LCE!

Please take time to review the application information that includes all of the dates you will need to be available for practice and performance dates.

Talent Show Dates (All Performances at Upper Campus):

K-2nd Grades: Monday, February 11th at 6:30PM
3rd-5th Grades: Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30PM

Only COMPLETED applications will be accepted via email starting on Friday, December 21st at 8:00PM to lce.talentshow@gmail.com. Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted.

Lower Campus Application

Upper Campus Application

4th Grade Colonial Day

Our fourth grade students enjoyed learning about American history with Colonial Day activities and foods from a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Students made butter, pomander balls, and a cup and ball toy as well as dancing. 

Many thanks to all of the parents that donated food and materials as well as to those that volunteered their time with this activity.

Colonial Day 2018 Pictures

Thanksgiving Feast

We are so thankful for our preschool and kindergarten students and teachers! Today they explored past and present by having a feast together as Pilgrims and Indians. Thank you to all the teachers and staff for making today a huge success!

Pictures from Feast

Thanks for Coming to Goodies for Grands

Thank you to all of our grandparents for coming to our annual Goodies for Grands breakfast. We enjoyed seeing you at LCE!

Special thanks to Village Church for your support of this event!

See Pictures of Goodies for Grands

PE Hoodie for Lower Campus

It is time to order hoodies for PE if you are interested. Please complete the order form and send it to your child's teacher. 

Orders are due November 30th. 

Cash and Checks are accepted.

Order Form

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!
See you on Monday, November 26!

Lower Campus Career Day

Lower Campus will be having a Career Day on Friday, January 18th from 8:30-1130am. Parents interested in volunteering as a guest speaker please contact Dana Aldighieri, Career Specialist at daldighieri@richland2.org

Goodies for Grands

Don't forget...

Goodies for Grands breakfast tomorrow from 7:15-8:00.

Rubik's Cube Competition Team

Upper Campus is putting together a
Rubik's Cube Competition Team

A team consisting of no more than 8 members is being assembled to compete at a Rubik's Cube Competition on January 26, 2019 at Hopkins Middle School in Hopkins, SC. We will enter the team and possibly solo events. This is an interest form only and does not guarantee a spot on the team.  Prior experience solving a 3x3 or a 2x2 cube is not required but preferred. The team will meet every Monday and Friday from 7:40-7:55am before school in December and January to practice.  

By expressing interest in the team, if selected, guardians agree to provide transportation to all practices and to the competition on January 26th.

Competiton information can be found by accessing the linked document. A link to the form and competition information can also be found on the media center web page.

Please contact Mrs. Ryan if you have any questions sryan@richland2.org

4th Graders Perform The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

Our 4th graders performed The Adventures of Lewis and Clark at the general PTO meeting on Thursday, November 15 at Upper Campus. 

Thank you to Ms. Chandra Sadler and our students for a wonderful, entertaining performance!

Pictures of The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

High Five Friday at Upper Campus

Thank you to Richland County Sheriff's Department for coming to Upper Campus this morning to greet students and encourage them to have a great day. Students were so excited to give them hugs and get high fives on their way into the building. It was a great way to end American Education Week. Thank you @RCSD!

Pictures from High Five Friday

LCE Spiritwear Orders Due

LCE Spiritwear orders due tomorrow!

These top quality items are great for school events, field trips, everyday use and as holiday gifts! Available in navy long sleeve t-shirt, navy pullover hoodie, gray zip-up hoodie and navy pants. All styles are available in youth and adult sizes. Order forms were sent home with your student and are also available in each school's main office. 

Send payment and order form in with your student or pay online at:

https://lakecarolina18.itemorder.com/

Richland 2 CATE Expo

Learn a Lifetime Sport Day at Windermere Club

Richland Two School Choice Fair

3rd Grade Visit from Diamond Del

Third graders at Upper Campus experienced the Diamond Del Gem Mining Adventure today for a hands-on experience as part of their study of rocks and minerals in science. This is always a favorite with the students!

See Pictures from Diamond Del

Talent Show 2019

It's here! It is time to start thinking about the LCE Talent Show that will be on February 11 and 12, 2019.

Do you have a special talent you would like to share? Do you sing, dance, or play an instrument? Do you tell jokes, do gymnastics, or martial arts? Can you perform a drama scene, skit or monologue? Please consider sharing your talent withe LCE.

Please take time to review the application information that includes all of the dates you will need to be available for practice and performance dates.

Talent Show Dates (All Performances at Upper Campus):

K-2nd Grades: Monday, February 11th at 6:30PM
3rd-5th Grades: Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30PM

COMPLETED applications will only be accepted via email starting on Friday, December 21st at 8:00PM to lce.talentshow@gmail.com. Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted.

Lower Campus Application

Upper Campus Application

November Reading Challenge at Lower Campus

Nonfiction November! 

Read 3 nonfiction books this month and list them using this link:
 https://goo.gl/forms/KYefCoQQ3bgGdFYz2

Your name will be entered for a chance to read with Ross in the media center doghouse!

LCE Spirit Wear Orders

Order your LCE Spiritwear today!!!

These top quality items are great for school events, field trips, everyday use and as holiday gifts! 

Available in navy long sleeve t-shirt, navy pullover hoodie, gray zip-up hoodie and navy pants. All styles are available in youth and adult sizes. Send payment and order form in with your student or pay online at https://lakecarolina18.itemorder.com/

All orders due by Friday, November 16th.

Boosterthon Slime the Principals

Thanks for all of your support with Boosterthon this year! 

Our students enjoyed watching Dr. Berry and Mr. Williams get slimed today by the top students in each grade level!

Slime the Principals Pictures

Check LCE Facebook for Videos

Veterans Day 2018

Happy Veterans Day! Thanks to everyone for joining us for the programs at each campus. 

We appreciate all of the active duty military families and veterans for their service to our community and country. 

Special thanks to our PTO, Chick-fil-a and Golden Corral.

See Pictures from Veterans Day

Chorus Performance for Veterans Day on Facebook Live

The Upper Campus chorus performance for Veterans Day will stream a live broadcast on the Lake Carolina Elementary School Facebook page tomorrow morning, November 9, from approximately 8:10-8:30.

Please share with others and watch at 

https://www.facebook.com/LakeCarolinaElementary/.