SIC Annual Reports 2017-18

All South Carolina schools are required to provide parents with a written annual report by our School Improvement Council each year.  The 2017-18 SIC Annual Report for each campus is linked in this message. The annual reports will be available on our school websites as well as paper copies available at each school.

Annual Report from Lower Campus

Annual Report from Upper Campus

Parent Survey 2018

Our School Improvement Council (SIC) creates an annual parent survey that helps us continually improve our school. The survey enables families to share their feedback for lower and/or upper campus. 

The survey link below will be open until Friday, May 11. 

Thank you for your time and providing feedback. 

2018 SIC Parent Survey

Richland Two Spirit Day with Columbia Fireflies

ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT
https://fireflies5.streamlineticketing.com/group/event/rich2sd

Upper Campus Gator Games T-Shirt Order

Upper Campus Gator Games t-shirts are on sale now. 

Please order by Wednesday, May 9th at 3:00PM. 

Students can return form with money to homeroom teacher.
Link to Order Form  

Lower Campus Board Meeting

Each month, Richland Two highlights different schools in the district during their Board Meeting. Last night Lower Campus students: Kathryn Banks, Tanner Toogood and Candace King had the opportunity to share how rigor, leadership and relationships are such an important part of everything we do at LCEL. Way to go gators, we are so proud of you!

Tell Me a Story

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Kelly Mill Middle School PTO Request

Greetings from Kelly Mill Middle School!

For parents of students that will be joining Kelly Mill Middle in the 18-19 school year, we are hoping you will get involved in our parent organizations.

Kelly Mill PTO is actively recruiting parents to join the PTO Executive Board for 2018-2019 school year.

The PTO is great way to be actively involved in the school, to have your voice heard, and to get to know the teachers and administration.

The board member position descriptions can be found here.

The application can be found here.

It’s rewarding. It’s important. And it’s fun.

We hope you choose to be involved.

Questions: kellymillpto@yahoo.com OR 803.338.8060

Lower Campus Gator Games T-shirt Orders are Due Thursday

We are getting excited about gator games on Friday, May 18th! Ms. Reeves has the shirts designed and she is ready to begin taking orders. Remember, that this shirt counts as a uniform shirt. If you are interested in ordering, please complete the order form and return it to your child's teacher by April 26th.

Printable Order Form

Thank you for supporting Gator Fest 2018

Pictures of Gator Fest 2018

Thank you for coming to Gator Fest and supporting Lake Carolina Elementary!

Special thanks to the PTO, sponsors, vendors, faculty and staff, and volunteers! 

3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Congratulations to our 3rd quarter honor roll students!

3rd Quarter Honor Roll List

Uniform Clothing Donations

 We are currently accepting gently used uniform clothing. Please drop off any donations at each school. And when you are cleaning out this summer, please bring any gently used uniform clothes that you would like to donate to the front office of either campus. 

Uniform clothes are burgundy, hunter green, white, or navy solid colored tops and navy blue or khaki colored bottoms. Any LCE spirit shirt is also considered uniform dress. Thank you for your donations! 

Celebrating Earth Day

Lake Carolina staff and students celebrated Earth Day with activities for all of our students. Earth Day celebrates the natural beauty of our planet, and it reminds us of what we can do to keep it healthy.

Earth Day Pictures

Gator Fest

Gator Fest is tomorrow!!!

Please join us at the lower campus tomorrow, 4:30-7:30 pm, for an evening full of family fun! We will have food, door prizes, inflatable bounce houses, game trucks, a DJ, live music, magicians, balloon artists, train rides, animal encounters by Beechcreek Farms, performances by Soda City Cirque, and much more!

Wristbands are $20 per child or $30 for 2+ children. Adults are FREE! The cost of your wristband includes everything except food.

Also, our auction is online this year and OPEN for bids! We have over 175 amazing items from donors such as Disney, Riverbanks Zoo, American Girl, EdVenture, Ruth’s Chris, YMCA, LEGO, Freeway Music, Sylvan’s Jewelers and Frankie’s Fun Park, just to name a few. Visit the link below to find some unbelievable deals!

www.myminiauction.com/Gatorfest

View the auction items in person tomorrow at Gator Fest. The auction will close promptly at 6:45pm and winners will need to be present to claim their items.

We hope to see everyone tomorrow at Gator Fest!!!

Career Day at Upper Campus

My name is Philip Blackwell.  I am the Career Specialist for Lake Carolina Elementary School Upper Campus. We are in the process of planning Career Day 2018 for the Upper Campus. 

The event will take place on Tuesday, May 30, 2018 from 8:30am-11:00am. We would like to invite you to share your career with the students. We are open to all careers because we want to provide the children with interesting and fun facts about various careers. Please consider participating and sharing your career.  

Please contact me at pblackwell@richland2.org if you are interested in participating.  

Purple Up 2018 Pictures

Our military students really enjoyed being celebrated today! A special thank you to all the volunteers who helped make today a true celebration of our military Kids. 

See more pictures

Reminder from Blythewood Middle School

From Blythewood Middle School to our current 5th grade families:

Blythewood Middle School is having their annual BMS Pathways to Success on Thursday, April 19th at 6:00 p.m., beginning in the school gym. The previous orientation in January provided information for those families considering Expanded Choice, while this program will be focusing on making a successful transition for those students and their parents who will be attending Blythewood Middle this Fall.

You will learn about summer opportunities like the BMS JumpStart Camp, BMS Charger Pride Summer Enrichment and afterschool program; receive information about summer reading activity and information about enrichment offerings.  Additionally, you will find out what Charger Kick-Off is all about and how you can receive information and keep in touch.  The evening provides an opportunity to visit the 6th grade area classrooms and meet the teachers. Our goal is to provide tools for a smooth transition from elementary school to the middle school. 

We are looking forward to meeting and working with you soon.

Purple Up 2018

April is the month of the "Military Child" and the nation celebrates military kids. It is a time to remind us how important they are in the military community. “Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a day to wear purple to show support and thanks to military children for their strength and sacrifices. Wearing purple is a visible way to show our appreciation to military youth. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported; Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Coast Guard blue all thought to combine together as a single color, purple. (See Month of the Military Child 2018 for more information.)

Lake Carolina Elementary students and staff "purpled up" today to show our support of all military children and their families. Currently, our school has over 300 students that have military parents.

Thank you to all of the military families for your service and sharing your children with us!

And special thanks to the volunteers for helping today!

Purple Up 2018 Pictures

BMS Summer Camp

Register at: http://bit.ly/BMSCamp

Gator Fest Information

The Silent Auction is now live. Please click on the link to see all the wonderful auction items. Bidding will close Friday, April 20, 2018 at 6:45pm.

https://www.myminiauction.com/gatorfest

We look forward to seeing you Friday, April 20 from 4:30-7:30pm at Lower Campus.

Huge thanks to the sponsors that have helped make Gator Fest a success:

  

April 17: Purple Up Day

April is the Month of the Military Child. LCE will celebrate our military-connected students and show them our support by wearing purple. Please plan to Purple Up tomorrow!

Support our Military Students

Wear PURPLE on Tuesday, April 17th, to show support for our military students!

April is the Month of the Military Child. Lake Carolina Upper and Lower have over 300 military kids at our school. Help us celebrate our little heroes by wearing purple on Tuesday April, 17th! 

Purple is the color used to represent all of the branches of the military. Our military students will also be invited to a special lunch celebration at each campus.

 

Military Kids Facts

• LCE Upper and Lower campus have over 300 military children. 
• Military children can go days, weeks, or months without seeing their parent due to long work hours, training, and deployments. 
• The average military child changes schools 6-9 times throughout their school career.
• Due to our high percentage of military students, ours schools are both recipients of a grant from the Department of Defense that provides academic and social emotional supports for our students. 
• Military kids are resilient.
• Military Kids Rock!

Alice in Wonderland Performances

We hope to see you at one of these performances! We sure do have some talented gators!

Camp Gator Bot

Open Flyer for Camp Gator Bot

Delta Dental Visit

Delta Dental's Tooth Wizard from the Land of Smiles visited third grade students today. They showed the students how to take care of their teeth and have a great smile! 

Child Resiliency Workshop

Lake Carolina Elementary is happy to welcome Parent2Parent and serve as a host for the organization's workshop about boosting children's resiliency skills on April 13 at 8:30AM at the Upper Campus. 

Sign Up for Workshop

If you are unable to attend this event but are interested in attending a similar workshop on another date, please contact the Jeep Rogers YMCA for information at (803) 451-8439.

3rd Quarter Honor Roll Recognition

Students will be recognized for achieving 3rd quarter honor roll on the morning show at Upper Campus. The morning show begins at 8:10am.

Monday, April 16: 5th Grade Honor Roll Recognition

Tuesday, April 17: 3rd Grade Honor Roll Recognition
 
Wednesday April 18: 4th Grade Honor Roll Recognition

Information from Blythewood Middle School

From Blythewood Middle School to our current 5th grade families:

Blythewood Middle School is having their annual BMS Pathways to Success on Thursday, April 19th at 6:00 p.m., beginning in the school gym. The previous orientation in January provided information for those families considering Expanded Choice, while this program will be focusing on making a successful transition for those students and their parents who will be attending Blythewood Middle this Fall. 

You will learn about summer opportunities like the BMS JumpStart Camp, BMS Charger Pride Summer Enrichment and afterschool program; receive information about summer reading activity and information about enrichment offerings.  Additionally, you will find out what Charger Kick-Off is all about and how you can receive information and keep in touch.  The evening provides an opportunity to visit the 6th grade area classrooms and meet the teachers. Our goal is to provide tools for a smooth transition from elementary school to the middle school.  

We are looking forward to meeting and working with you soon.