7 Habits Breakout Edu @ Upper Campus

During classroom lessons with Mrs. Skinner, the Upper Campus school counselor, students used their knowledge of The Leader in Me 7 Habits in an escape-room inspired activity.  In the Breakout EDU game, teams of students worked collaboratively to solve a series of critical thinking puzzles about the 7 Habits to open a variety of locks on a box. 

Everyone did a great job applying their knowledge of The Leader in Me and the 7 Habits to this very fun and challenging game! 

See Pictures from 7 Habits Breakout Edu

Congratulations! Great Kindness Challenge

Congratulations Gators on completing over 8,500 act of kindness during the Great Kindness Challenge!  

Lower and Upper Campus students worked together to focus on completing as many kind acts as possible last week, and they did a wonderful job!  

If you would like to learn more about the GKC or participate in the family version, please visit https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com/.

Father Daughter Dance Photos

Order forms for Strawbridge Portraits are coming home with girls today. If you choose to order portraits, bring the forms with you to the dance this Friday, February 2 from 5:30-8:00pm at Lower Campus.

Please do not send the forms to the school. Extra order forms will be available at the dance. Strawbridge will accept cash, check or credit/debit.

New this year:
There are 3 different choices for portrait backgrounds. Each father/daughter(s) may pick ONE background and go to that location for portraits. To help our lines move quickly, here are the options and where they will be located:

Option 1:
Solid white background — Music room across from cafeteria.

Option 2:
Blue with multicolored hearts and stars — Science lab on Lake Carolina side of building.










Option 3:
Beige with flowers — Lobby on Lake Carolina side of building. PLEASE






Entering the building: 
The doors on the Lake Carolina side will be locked to prevent trips and falls around the photography equipment. Please park in the large parking lot on the Kelly Mill side or in the bus loop and enter through those doors.

Service Learning at Upper Campus

Lake Carolina Upper Campus is excited about newest Service Learning Project.  We are collecting candy to make Police Officer Survival Kits for the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Our goal is to make 100 kits. We plan to present these survival kits to the Richland County Sheriff's Department officers soon.  

Each grade level is collecting different items for the survival kits between January 29 and February 9.

• 3rd grade: fun size Pay Day and Hershey Kisses
• 4th grade: Peppermint Patties, Tootsie Rolls, and Smarties
• 5th grade: fun size Snickers, LifeSavers and Starburst

The items represent:

• Life Savers: To remind you of the many times you have been one
• Starburst: For that burst of energy you will need
• Smarties: To give you wisdom for those split second decisions
• Hersey Kisses: To show our love for you
• Tootie Rolls: Because you have to roll with the punches
• Pay Day: Because you are not doing it for the money
• Peppermint Patty: To help keep your cool
• Snickers: To remind you to keep your sense of humor

Thank you for your help with this special project for those that work in our community!

Reminder for Read with the Gamecocks

Reminder that Read with the Gamecocks program ends on January 26. Please turn in reading logs on Monday, January 29.

Reading logs should have number of pages read between Monday, January 15 and Friday, January 26.

Each student who participates receives 2 tickets (one adult and one student) to be used at the following games:

• Women's Basketball - Sunday, February 18th @ 3pm
• Men's Basketball - Saturday, February 10th @ Noon

LCEU National Geography Bee

Students from the Geography Club competed today in the school level National Geographic Bee. 

Congratulations to Harrison Knight, a 5th grader in Mrs. Sexton's class, for winning the 2018 National Geographic Bee at Lake Carolina Upper Campus. He will represent the school in the state level competition. Callan Richardson, a 5th grader in Ms. Holmes' class, is the runner up and Aidan Amador-Rodriguez earned third place. 

Special thanks to Ms. Flores for sponsoring this club.

Geography Club Members: 

Harrison Knight, Aidan Amador-Rodriguez, Callan Richardson, William Marsden, Ava Barlow, Nicholas English

Class and Club Picture Day on Wednesday

Class and Club Pictures
Wednesday, January 24

Future Chefs Competition

Please see cafeteria manager, Mrs. Patty Brewster, if you have any questions or need a paper copy of entry form. 

ENTRY FORM / RECIPE CARD

Thank You WISTV and Mr. Pinder!

Ethan Cropp, the winner of Lake Shake for 5th grade, was invited to tour and be a guest on WISTV this afternoon.

Many thanks to Mr. Leland Pinder, Sunrise co-anchor on WISTV, for volunteering to judge during the competition and for inviting Ethan to the studio for this very special experience.

Great Kindness Challenge at LCE

Lake Carolina Elementary is participating in this world-wide event next week, January 22-26. Please check your child's Friday folder for more details and ask them  what the "Challenge of the Day" was each day next week.

Inaugural Run Forest, Run!

Lake Shake 2018 5th Grade Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the 5th grade Lake Shake for 2018.....Ethan Cropp! 

The five finalist in the Lake Shake competed in Round 5 and 6 at The Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina over the weekend. The winner was announced this morning at Lake Carolina Upper Campus. 

Ethan will go on to represent our school at the Ron Clark Academy Amazing Shake national competition from February 9-11 in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Lake Shake 2018 5th Grade Pictures

Report Cards and Honor Roll Recognition for 2nd Quarter

The 2nd quarter grading period ends on Friday, January 19. Report Cards for the 2nd quarter grading period will be issued on Friday, January 26.

Students that achieve the honor roll for this quarter will be recognized on the morning show at Upper Campus in the upper level of the media center. The morning show begins at 8:10am.

5th Grade: Monday, January 29
4th Grade: Tuesday, January 30
3rd Grade: Wednesday, January 31

Lake Shake Round 4

Round 4 of the Lake Shake for 5th Grade was at Chick-fil-A on Killian Road. Students learned about Chick-fil-A's business philosophy and practiced customer service skills. 

Congratulations to Ethan Cropp, Mallorie Hogue, Lindsay Jackson, Makaleigh Martin, and George Strange.

Round 5 and 6 will be this weekend and the winner of this year's 5th grade Lake Shake will be announced on Tuesday morning.

See pictures from this week....Lake Shake 2018 5th Grade Pictures

R2 Teacher Career Fair

Father Daughter Dance

Calling all fathers, uncles, grandfathers or anyone with a special LCE girl to come enjoy an evening filled with dancing, desserts and more.

Friday, February 2, 2018 from 5:30-8:00pm @ Lower Campus

Pictures begin at 5:30pm
Dance begins at 6:00pm

Purchase Tickets Here

Lake Shake Round 3

Congratulations to the Lake Shake Round 3 students:
Chase Buckley, Ethan Cropp, Maysie Erwin, Mallorie Hogue,
Lindsay Jackson, Makaleigh Martin,Stella Merrill, George Strange

Special thanks to the judges for today's competition:

Mr. Phillip Blackwell, Career Development Facilitator

Mr. Leland Pinder, WISTV Host

Ms. Andrena Harrison, SLED Agent

Ms. Jennifer Watson, Assistant Principal

Lake Shake 2018 for 5th Grade

The Lake Shake is a competition that puts our students' soft skills, ability to think on their feet, and social etiquette to the test. There are 6 rounds to this competition and at the end of each round the number of contestants dwindles. This 4-day event at Lake Carolina Upper Campus began today and will leave the state before a final winner is announced.

We will keep you posted throughout the competition. Good luck to the 5th grade students that are competing now!

Thank you to all of the community and parent volunteers as well as our 5th grade teachers and school staff for your time and support!

Round 1 Winners: Jackson Inmon, Elijah Lindsey-Goldsby, Ethan Cropp, Andrea Davis, Bennett Watts, Harrison Knight, George Strange, Rupert Stewart, Makaleigh Martin, Maysie Erwin, Myles Wilson, Stella Merrill, Mallorie Hogue, Arianna Alford, Hailey Loibel, Chase Buckley, Lindsay Jackson, Judith Bryd, Nate Stafford, Mitchell Stalcup, Anna Ratterree, Taylor Traux

Round 2 Winners: Ethan Cropp, Harrison Knight, George Strange, Rupert Stewart, Makaleigh Martin, Maysie Erwin, Myles Wilson, Stella Merrill, Mallorie Hogue, Chase Buckley, Lindsay Jackson, Nate Stafford, Mitchell Stalcup

Lake Shake 2018 5th Grade Pictures

Read with the Gamecocks

The Read with the Gamecocks program starts January 15th. Reading logs will be sent home this week with students.

Students start counting pages read on Monday, January 15 through Friday, January 26.

Each student who participates receives 2 tickets (one adult and one student) to be used at the following games:

• Women's Basketball - Sunday, February 18th @ 3pm
• Men's Basketball - Saturday, February 10th @ Noon

Paws for a Purpose

We are still collecting cans for Paws for a Purpose. They are $500.00 away from meeting their goal so keep bringing in those empty cans.

Application for Talent Show Assistants

Would you like to host this year's Talent Show?

Do you like to take pictures or create slide shows?

Are you interested in helping the Talent Show back stage?

We are accepting applications for hosts, photographers, and back stage staff.

Please complete the application and email it to LCE.talentshow@gmail.com. 

Applications are being accepted from now until Friday, January 19th. 

The shows are at 6:30pm on Monday, February 12th for Lower Campus (Grades K-2) and Tuesday, February 13th for Upper Campus (Grades 3-5). 

Talent Show Assistant Link

Richland Two 4K Program Information

Muller Road Middle School Information Night

Animal Ambassadors Assembly

Students at Lower Campus were treated to a wonderful assembly this morning. Students learned about animal habitats and adaptations. Thank you Animal Ambassadors for coming out to share with our students!