STEM Opportunity

Do you know students ages 9-19 who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? You should tell them about the SC 4-H Engineering Challenge! 

This event, held on Saturday, April 14 at Midlands Technical College airport campus, features 7 different team competitions and one individual competition that students from all over South Carolina can participate in. 

Information about this year’s competitions and registration can be found on the event website: www.scionthemove.org/engineeringchallenge. 

Email Katie Burch at korishe@clemson.edu with questions.

Palmetto Pride Contest

Congratulations to Madison Stallworth, a 4th grade student in Mrs. Tart's class, for having her art work selected in the Palmetto Pride-Litter Trashes Everyone art contest. Her finished drawing was sent to the statewide competition to be considered for the region winner and state winner. Over 30 students from Lake Carolina submitted finished artwork to the competition and all did a great job! 

Keep up the amazing work and remember "Litter Trashes Everyone."

BHS African Drum and Dance Ensemble

Thank you to Mr. John Burbank and the Blythewood High School African Drum and Dance Ensemble for performing for Upper Campus students today. Amazing talent in music and dance!

Pictures of BHS

Reading with the Fireflies

Reading with the Fireflies program begins on February 26. Your child is bringing home a reading log to complete.

Please record any books read on the log and return the entire log by Thursday, March 23. As logs are returned, your child will receive a form to order tickets.

• Lower Campus Game Day: Sunday, May 13th.
• Upper Campus Game Day: TBA

Reading with the Gamecocks Special Recognitions

Lake Carolina Lower had two top readers in the state for Read with the Gamecocks!  Phoebe Retzer in Mrs. Rholetter's kindergarten class and Jessica Zhou in Mrs. Richardson's second grade class were recognized on the court before the game on Sunday.  Dr. Berry and Mrs. Faile accompanied these great Gator Readers. Way to go girls!

  

Safe and Sound Town

Richland County Sheriff's Department came out to talk to our first graders about safety components such as pedestrian, bicycle, school bus, strangers, fire, water, gun, poison, train tracks, helmets, emergency 911, and traffic. Thanks for sharing important safety with our students!

3rd Quarter Interims

Interim reports for the 3rd  quarter grading period at Lake Carolina Upper Campus will be accessible from Parent Portal on Friday, February 23. 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.

Future Chefs Reminder

Please see LCEU cafeteria manager, Mrs. Patty Brewster, or Joseph Altman, Sodexo Food Service Manager at jaltman@richland2.org or 803-736-3774 ext. 23307, if you have any questions or need a paper copy of entry form. 

ENTRY FORM / RECIPE CARD

Thank you Book Fair Volunteers

LCE would like to send out a HUGE thank you to our volunteers at the book fair. We would not be able to do it with them! Thank you to:

Shelley Cadena, Jen Steck, Stephanie Uehling, Lindsey Smith, Sara Bailey , Stacy Gilchrist, Katie Bunnell, Kim Toogood, Tiara Bomar, Jennifer Kantrovich, Lakesha Mitchell, Tonya Vetten, Marie Nielsen, Carla Stevenson, Cheryl Hickman, Kristen Chaneyworth, Danya McKinney, Bria Igou, Tayyaba Sadiq, Stephany Uehling, Madeline Dobson, Crystal Young, Amanda McGuff, Kristen Strange, Kathleen Peterson, Jennifer Steck, Stacey Sherwood, Sarah Marsden, Liz Adams, Briana Igou, Monica Rasso, Zoraida Bautista,  and Jennifer Shepard.

Special thanks to middle school students, Tristan Berzins and Caroline Cadena, and all of the Upper Campus Student Leaders for volunteering.

Talent Show Pictures

The 2018 Talent Shows were awesome!
Thank you to everyone that helped produce the shows. Special thanks to Robin Reid and Cyrene Fernandez for coordinating.

See pictures that the student photographers took from rehearsal
 and on show nights.

Talent Show 2018

Biscuits and Books

Thank you for coming to Biscuits and Books and shopping at the book fair! We appreciate your support and participation in this family event.

Special thanks to Village Church, Chick-fil-A, and all of our volunteers!

Pictures from Biscuits and Books

R2 Black History Month Reception

The Department of Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion

Invites you to attend the
Richland Two 2018 Black History Month Reception

Recognizing Honorees in the areas of
Art and Music; Education and Military;
Health and Science; Technology and Engineering

Monday, February 26, 2018 6:00PM @ R2i2 Conference Center

Please register at:  https://r2blackhistorymonth.eventbrite.com

Book Fair Information

The book fair is coming! Shop online or stop by the media center for good books!

LOWER CAMPUS: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinaeslowercampus

Feb 12-15 (MON - THU) 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Feb 16 (FRI) 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

UPPER CAMPUS: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinaupper2

Feb 12 (MON) 7:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Feb 13 (TUES) 7:30 am - 9:30 am, 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Feb 14 (WED) 7:15 am - 9:30 am, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Feb 15 (THU) 7:30 am - 9:30 am, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Feb 16 (FRI) 7:30 am - 11:15 am

February Calendar Reminders

• Talent Show for K-2nd Grades: 12th @ 6:30PM Upper Campus
  
• Talent Show for 3rd-5th Grades: 13th @ 6:30PM Upper Campus
  
• Book Fair: 12th-16th
  
• Biscuits and Books: 14th
  
• 11:30AM Dismissal for Teacher Collaboration: 16th
  
• Inclement Weather Make Up Day: 19th (This is the day to make up for January 17 that was missed because of inclement weather, all students will attend school Monday, February 19. This is one of the three inclement weather make-up days built into the calendar.)
  
• Interims: 23rd

Volunteers for Book Fair

Calling all LCE volunteers! It’s Book Fair time and we are in need of volunteers at both campuses! 

The book fair opens on Monday, February 12 and runs through Friday, February 16. Thank you for volunteering!

Lower Campus Book Fair signup:
http://signup.com/login/entry/7370027359869520113

Upper Campus Book Fair signup:
http://signup.com/login/entry/3570192835014100121

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Steck: jalcheer@aol.com

Gator Fest Donations

Gator Fest is just around the corner! If any parent, teacher, or staff member would like to donate an item or service to the Silent Auction, please contact Kim Toogood at krtoogood@gmail.com

We'll gladly accept new gift items, vacation rentals, business and restaurant gift cards, etc. Thank you for your support!

LCE PTO is a 501(c)3 organization and can provide documentation for tax records.

101st Day in Second Grade

Second graders enjoyed learning about cause and effect, counting money, measuring with dog bones and paws as well as some fact and opinion writing, all with a dog themed twist. They even created their own Dalmatian Plantation with well over 101 puppies (aka students)!

Gullah Guest Speaker

Ms. Gervonder Brown, a Charleston native, spoke to the 3rd grade students about the history of the Gullah culture. Third graders have been studying the history of the Carolina Colony and how the Gullah language is a mixture of African languages and English. 

Students learned about the Gullah dialect and learned a few words and phrases like "crack 'e teet", "anudduh", "ansuh", "chillun", and "mek yo mannus". Ms. Brown also shared Gullah stories about the Geechie people and shared how a sweetgrass basket is made. As a finale, Ms. Brown taught the students a Gullah song!

Talent Show

Come see the show!

Lake Carolina's talented students are putting on a show and they would
love your support!

We have two shows at the Upper Campus at 6:30 pm.

Monday, February 12th....Lower Campus students perform
Tuesday, February 13th....Upper Campus students perform

The cost is $1 per person (cash only) and all money goes to support the art and music departments at LCE! We hope to see you there!

100th Day of School

Our Preschool and Kindergarten students enjoyed celebrating the 100th day of school today. These awesome gators are 100 days smarter from all the counting and writing they did focused on the number 100 today!

2nd Grade Economics

Our second graders have been busy learning about economics. They even worked as producers and consumers! Students created an assembly line to produce: a winter mix, holiday cookies, chocolate bark, coco and build a snowman kits. Then they could shop the various stores in their classrooms to spend the money they earned working in the factories.

First Grade Football Friday

Our first graders enjoyed a day of being immersed in football! They dressed in their favorite team gear and ventured into a transformed room with all things football. Students worked on math facts, ending punctuation, synonyms, football facts and even made predictions about who would win the Super Bowl! We will have to wait and see if their predictions are right. Good luck!

Middle School Job Shadowing Day

We were thrilled to have so many middle school students from Richland Two schools at both campuses today for job shadowing.

Pictures from Job Shadowing

SC Braille Challenge

Sadie Spence, a 4th grade student in Mrs. Bright's class, was awarded 3rd place in the freshman division of the South Carolina Braille Challenge. 

The Braille Challenge is for students from across the state of South Carolina and is an academic competition emphasizing the study of braille. It was a day of challenges including spelling, proof-reading and reading comprehension in addition to fun-filled activities. The competition was held at the Commission for the Blind in Columbia.

Congratulations Sadie!

2nd Quarter Honor Roll List

Congratulations to our 2nd Quarter honor roll students! Great Job!

2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Wearing Red for Heart Health Month

Lake Carolina Upper Campus staff and students wore red for American Heart Month.