Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Golf Cart Raffle

PTO is raffling off a golf cart at Gator Fest this year! Your first opportunity to purchase tickets will be this Friday, February 1 at the Father Daughter Dance at Upper Campus.

Tickets are $10.00 each or if you buy 5 you get 1 free! Only cash or checks will be accepted.

Two smaller items will also be announced later as part of the raffle.
Tickets can only be purchased on the following dates: 
  • Father Daughter Dance at Upper Campus on February 1
  • Both Talent Shows at Upper Campus on February 11 & 12
  • Biscuits and Books on February 14
  • Final Chance is at Gator Fest on April 5

Coffee Talk Reminder

Join us tomorrow, January 30 from 8:30-9:00am at Lower Campus. We will be sharing what we do in the classrooms to teach students about literacy and also what resources there are outside the classroom. We will also share tips and resources on how parents can help their children grow. We look forward to seeing you!

Monday, January 28, 2019

The Great Kindness Challenge @ Upper Campus


The Great Kindness Challenge is going on this week at LCEU!

This event is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. The Great Kindness Challenge is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible on campus. 

Last year, over 15 million students in 25,000+ schools in all 50 states and 115 countries united to create a culture of kindness. Using the provided checklist of 50 kind acts, students accept the challenge and show the world that KINDNESS MATTERS! 

This year, LCEU's school goal is to perform over 4,000 acts of kindness. We will have a daily kindness focus with students adding "sprinkles" of kindness throughout the day. Please encourage your child to participate as much as possible at school!  

If you would like to participate as a family, visit 
https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com/familyedition/ for a free family edition checklist or download the Great Kindness Challenge app on your mobile phone.  

Friday, January 25, 2019

Parent University

Thank you for a great turnout last night at Parent University at Upper Campus! We hope the information and insight into helping children grow as readers, encouraging students to be leaders, and test taking strategies was beneficial to you.

We appreciate your support!  


Report Cards and Honor Roll

Report cards for 2nd quarter will be sent home today with all students.

Upper campus students will be recognized for achieving 2nd quarter honor roll on the morning show next week. The morning show begins at 8:00am.


5th Grade: Monday, January 28
4th Grade: Tuesday, January 29
3rd Grade: Wednesday, January 30

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Lower Campus Talent Show Assistants Needed



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, February 1st. 

The Lower Campus show is at 6:30pm on Monday, February 11th (Grades K-2).

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Kroger & Publix Shopping Gives back to LCE


Attention Lake Carolina Families...

When you shop at Publix, you can earn money for our school! Sign up by registering your phone number on the link below and select Lake Carolina Elementary. If you already have a Publix account, just log in and select our school. No more key fobs, just enter your phone number at checkout! It’s that easy! 


Sign up today! LCE and Publix thank you for your continued support!




http://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners



To Use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:


Simply encourage your participants to visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into their Kroger account they can search for Lake Carolina Elementary (Upper & Lower Campuses) either by name or UT586 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

*Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to your organization.
*If you do not yet have a Kroger rewards card,  they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their rewards card. Participants must swipe their registered Kroger rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.


Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Reminder...Father-Daughter Dance on February 1



LCE PTO presents...

Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance ðŸ’•

Calling ALL fathers, uncles, grandfathers or anyone with a special LCE girl to spend an evening full of music, dancing, desserts and more...

Friday, February 1, 2019
5:30-7:30pm @ Upper Campus

Ticket Pricing:
$20.00 – One Daughter Attending
$30.00 – Two or more Daughters Attending
(Max cost for any family is $30)

Photos will be available for purchase from Strawbridge Studios.

***Look for payment forms to come home with your student this week or feel free to print out the attached copy and return to school with payment. 
Payments will also be accepted at the door the night of the event. 

Lake Shake 2019 Champion


Congratulations to our 2019 Lake Shake Champion...
Reagan Richardson

The final rounds of Lake Shake for the 4 final students, Kiersten Gary,  Audra Petroff, Reagan Richardson, Cora Turner, involved going to Hilton Head Island for a fun filled day of challenges and excitement. The girls started out with a team building , geocaching scavenger hunt around Sea Pines Resort with stops at the Harbor Town Light House, a playground, and yacht club.

Their final challenge was at Hilton Head Middle School. They had to create and present an idea to address how to help students in need that attend the school. 

They did a great job throughout the day and we are so proud of all four of them.

Special thanks to Mrs. Sexton and Mr. Cammann for planning and organizing this year's Lake Shake. Many thanks to the 5th grade team, LCEU staff and students, current and former LCE parents, community members,  and area businesses for your continued support of this special activity.

Kelly Mill Middle School INC. Program

Visits and the Application Process

Plan a tour of the INC. program with your prospective INC. student!

Tours are available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9:00am-10:00am beginning Oct. 10th, 2018.

Please call or email Mrs. Bruney to schedule a tour. Tours typically last between 30 and 45 minutes.

Shadowing is offered by appointment only from 11:30-2:30. Contact Mrs. Bruney for more info.

See INC. classes and Exploratory classes in action!

What is INC.?
INC. offers a unique middle school experience, engaging students with broader and deeper depth of content, fast pacing, and an embedded global business and economics strand. INC. students pursue an education designed to equip them with the skills necessary for leadership and success in their chosen career field, focusing on the 21st Century Skills, basic knowledge of economics, and sound reasoning skills.

Application Information:
Applications: Must be completed online at the District Website beginning on December 17, 2018. Application deadline is midnight on January 31, 2019.

Interviews: Student interviews will take place on February 9, 2019 at Longleaf Middle School. The make-up day will be on February 15 at Kelly Mill Middle School. Applicants will be informed of the time of their interviews via email, after applications have been completed online and processed.

Selection/Evaluation Process: Students will be evaluated according to the following criteria: interview score, writing sample, collaborative activity, grades, test scores, and teacher recommendation. Students must have scores of Exceeds Expectations on the ELA, and/or Math portions of the SC Ready test or have equivalent scores on the MAP Reading and/or Math test.

What do parents need to do?
Complete an online application on the District Website: www.richland2.org

You will be notified after January 31 of your student’s interview time.

Bring your student to the scheduled interview.

Notification of Acceptance: 
Online March 18-22, 2019.

Pam Bruney, Lead Teacher of Kelly Mill, INC. at Kelly Mill Middle School

pbruney@richland2.org 803-691-7210 ext. 3035

https://sites.google.com/richland2.org/kellymillinc/home

Monday, January 21, 2019

Class and Club Pictures

Class and Club Pictures will be taken Wednesday, January 23rd. 
Be sure to check emails, many clubs request that students bring their club shirts to wear for that group photo. 
Please arrive to school on time, pictures begin early.

Coffee Talk on Literacy at Lower Campus

Join us January 30 from 8:30-9:00am at Lower Campus. We will be sharing what we do in the classrooms to teach students about literacy and also what resources there are outside the classroom. We will also share tips and resources on how parents can help their children grow. We look forward to seeing you!

Friday, January 18, 2019

No School on January 21, 2019

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School on Monday, January 21, 2019

Enjoy the long weekend!

Upper Campus Rubik's Cube Competition

On Friday, January 18th a Rubik's Cube Competition was held at Upper Campus. All students were invited to the qualifying round. Students who could solve either a 2x2 and/or a 3x3 cube in under 4 minutes were invited to the finals. In the finals, the winner is determined by the best average time after solving a cube 5 times.

The winners in the 3x3 cube division were:
1st place Mario Covington with an average time of 1:15.88, 2nd place Lucas Daniels, 3rd place Emery Eaton

The winners in the 2x2 cube division were:
1st place Mario Covington with an average time of 23.46, 2nd place Emery Eaton, 3rd place Caleb Camacho

Congratulations!



LCEL Career Day








Thank you to all the men and women that donated their time to come out to Lake Carolina Lower Campus to tell students about their careers. We appreciate your time and wisdom. The students enjoyed the day! 

4K Application for 2019 School Year


Thursday, January 17, 2019

Lower Campus Service Learning Rewards

Mrs. Richardson's second grade class earned the pizza party and Ms. Bailey's first grade class earned the ice cream party from our winter canned goods collection. These students were treated to their rewards from the Blythewood High School Football players and Cheerleaders today. Thank you Blythewood High School!

Round 4 Lake Shake Finalist

Reagan Richardson, Cora Turner, Audra Petroff, Kiersten Gary

Round 4 of Lake Shake required the students to complete three tasks at Trader Joe's on Forest Drive. One task was to try to sell products to mystery shoppers. Another task was to create posters to advertise new products. The third task was a mock interview for employment. Each of the final twelve had to complete all of these tasks using their "people skills" and etiquette. 

The final round for the four finalist will have them traveling a few hours away for a full day of team building and problem solving events.

Congratulations to the final four students and will announce the Lake Shake 2019 winner next Tuesday, January 22. 

Please check the Lake Shake FaceBook site and pictures from Lake Shake 2019 are posted at https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2weakX2yZ9WM5566.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Top 12 for Lake Shake-Round 3

The 21 students from Round 3 traveled to Beef 'O' Brady's on Hardscrabble Road for lunch. At each table, four to five students sat with one judge. The students were judged on the table manners and restaurant etiquette. Did the students chew with their mouth open? Did they wait to eat their food until everyone at the table had been served? Were they able to ask a waitress for a refill if needed? The students were also judged based on if they could converse with the judges and their peers as well as how they treated the restaurant staff.

Stay tuned....Round 4 is on Thursday for the top 12! 



Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Lake Shake-Round 2

The top 30 Lake Shake Finalists from "The Gauntlet" Round yesterday were taken to The Final Door today to participate in an Escape Room Challenge. The fifth grade finalists were placed into random groups of 7 to 8 students and were provided with 30 minutes to escape from a Grinch-themed room. These students were assessed on their enthusiasm and engagement, their usage of critical thinking skills, collaboration with their teammates, social etiquette skills, and the WOW Factor. (What did they do to set themselves apart from the rest of their competitors, while still remaining a team player?) 

Please check on the Lake Shake FaceBook site for regular updates during the competition and pictures from Lake Shake 2019 are posted at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2weakX2yZ9WM5566.

We are proud to announce after this round, the following 21 students will be participating in Round 3 of The Lake Shake tomorrow! 

Congratulations to: 

Kiersten Gary, Rhelani Richberg, Gabby Cadena, Shane Leigh Bagwell, Davia Witherspoon, Marley Phillips, Tessa Coker, Audra Petroff, Anoushka Bhaskar, Reagan Richardson, Sullivan Hilt, Sarah Turner, John Henry Collins, Raylen Thomas, Cora Turner, Talan Staley, Liana Viera, Abigail Osmanski, Logan Whitney, Azaria Farmer, Jack Liddell


Future Chefs Competition



We are thrilled to announce that Richland 2 will be participating in the Future Chefs National Challenge again this year! This year, we are accepting entries grade 3 through 5. The idea behind this event is to help educate the kids in HEALTHY EATING HABITS. Too often we hear about obesity in kids and kids not making the right choices in terms of their eating habits. That is why we want kids to submit recipes for their favorite Fiesta Fit - healthy Mexican food! Judging will be based on the following criteria:
 Originality  Kid Friendly  Ease of Preparation  Healthy Attributes  Plate Presentation  Taste


Monday, January 14, 2019

Lake Shake 2019


The Lake Shake is a competition that puts our fifth grade 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 5-day event at Lake Carolina Upper Campus began today and a final winner will be announced on Tuesday, January 22.

We will keep you posted throughout the competition. Please check on the Lake Shake FaceBook site for regular updates during the competition. Pictures from Lake Shake 2019 will be posted at https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2weakX2yZ9WM5566.

Good luck to the 5th grade students that are competing now!

Also, 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!

Congratulations to our Round 1 winners from today's competition!


Cammann
T.J. Troy
Gabby Cadena
Shane Leigh Bagwell
Ella Moore

Earle
Morgan Miller

Holmes
Azaria Farmer
Niyah Haywood
Sullivan Hilt
Reagan Richardson
Cora Turner

Sexton
Anoushka Bhaskar
Tessa Coker
Liana Viera
Evan Rasso

Smarr
Audra Petroff
Sarah Turner
Piper Wargel
Logan Whitney
Davia Witherspoon

Weaver
John Henry Collins
Ayden Guitard
Jackson Liddell
Abigail Osmanski
Rhelani Richberg
Raylan Thomas

Woolever
Kiersten Gary
Javaion Gibson
Kelsey Johnson
Marley Phillips
Talan Staley

Richland Library's Kids in Print Magazine



Created by Richland Library, Kids in Print is a literary magazine that features poetry, stories, short plays, essays, drawings, photographs and more created by Midlands-area children and teens ages 6-18.

Richland Library is looking for a variety of creative work that is original, well-crafted and contributes to the overall magazine. 

It is open to children and teens ages 6 – 18 years old. Each contributor may submit up to 10 entries. Each entry should be on a separate page with its own submission form. Richland Library reserves the right to make editorial changes. Incomplete entries will not be considered.
  • Deadline for Submission: January 31, 2019
  • Selection for Kids in Print magazine: February - March 2019
  • Notification: April 27, 2019
  • Kids in Print Reception: May 11, 2019

2nd Quarter Honor Roll Recognition

Students will be recognized for achieving 2nd quarter honor roll on the morning show at Upper Campus. The morning show begins at 8:00am.


5th Grade: Monday, January 28
4th Grade: Tuesday, January 29
3rd Grade: Wednesday, January 30

Parent University @ Upper Campus


Come learn with the teachers and staff of LCEU!

We are offering sessions to help you understand your student’s learning and how to best help your student at home.

Target Audience: Parents and adults who are supporting student's learning in grades 3-5.  

Childcare will be provided for children ages 5-11.   *Must RSVP

You will rotate through the following sessions:

     1.  Growing Readers 

     2. Growing Leaders 

     3. Test Taking Strategies

Thursday, January 24th 

6:00-7:10pm 

at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus 

Friday, January 11, 2019

Father Daughter Dance



LCE PTO presents...

Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance ðŸ’•

Calling ALL fathers, uncles, grandfathers or anyone with a special LCE girl to spend an evening full of music, dancing, desserts and more...

Friday, February 1, 2019
5:30-7:30pm @ Upper Campus

Ticket Pricing:
$20.00 – One Daughter Attending
$30.00 – Two or more Daughters Attending
(Max cost for any family is $30)

Photos will be available for purchase from Strawbridge Studios.

***Look for payment forms to come home with your student this week or feel free to print out the attached copy and return to school with payment. 

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Tri-District Arts Summer Program

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program.  Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington/Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year marks the 34th year Tri-District has provided students with an outstanding and concentrated study of the arts through this summer program.

Parents may nominate their sons and daughters  by completing the nomination form from the Tri-District website: www.tridac.org.  

The program is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are rising sixth through ninth graders in the summer before the 2019-2020 school year. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (strings, vocal and wind/percussion), theatre or visual art.

The Summer Program will be held on the campus of the Palmetto Center for the Arts (PCA) at Richland Northeast High School July 1 through July 20, 2019 from 9:00 AM till 3:15 PM each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and until 4:15 PM on each Wednesday.  Thursday and Friday, July 4th and 5th will be observed as holidays.  Tuition for the three weeks will be $400.00.

Arts and classroom teachers, administrators, or parents may nominate students.  Nomination forms  for all art areas, along with general information about the Tri-District Arts Consortium are also available on line in each school district and on our website at  www.tridac.org.

All  nominations must be received by January 15, 2019.  Applications will be sent to each nominated student and parent/guardian.  Spaces for qualified students from each district are limited.

Auditions for Visual Art, Vocal, and Wind/Percussion will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Richland Northeast High School. Auditions for the areas of Creative Writing, Dance, Strings,  Theatre, and Visual Art students will be held Saturday, March 9 2019 at Richland Northeast High School.  There will be no make-up auditions.

2019 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 18th. 

The shows are at 6:30pm on Monday, February 11th for Lower Campus (Grades K-2) and Tuesday, February 12th for Upper Campus (Grades 3-5). 

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Blythewood Middle School Information Night

BMS “Choice” Information Night 
BMS Gym 6:30PM
January 16, 2019

This is the time of Expanded Choice in Richland Two. Families are invited to come hear about what Blythewood Middle School has to offer for 6th-8th grade students as they are making the decision about where their child will go to school next year. 

Monday, January 7, 2019

Lower Campus January Reading Challenge

Joyful January!

Read one of each of the following:
*Joke book
*Comic Book or Magazine
*Graphic Novel

Record book titles here to be entered to Read with Ross: