Upper Campus Gator Games T-Shirt Order

Gator Games t-shirts are on sale now and can only be purchased online through Parent Portal. The last day to purchase the shirts is Thursday, May 9 in order for us to have them in time for our Gator Games on Friday, May 24.

Please choose your child's correct size from the choices. Youth sizes are $10 each. Adult sizes are $11 or $12 each. 

Go to R2 Parent Portal

SIC Annual Reports

All South Carolina schools are required to provide parents with a written annual report by our School Improvement Council each year.  The 2018-19 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

LCEL Cohost

Luna enjoyed being Dr. Berry's cohost on the morning show this morning. Luna did a great job! 

Purple Up 2019

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 for more information.)

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

Many thanks to all of the military families for your service and sharing your children with us!

And special thanks to all of the volunteers for helping today!

Purple Up 2019 Pictures

LCEL Service Learning Project

Wow! Thank you to everyone that helped fill the backpacks with items for children in Foster Care. This project was a huge success thanks to your generosity! The backpacks were picked up today and are on their way to helping those children when needed. They will certainly feel the love from LCEL!

Purple Up Day

Don't forget to Purple Up this Friday to show your support of military kids!

Lower Campus Gator Games Shirt Orders

Lower Campus Gator Games will be Friday, May 24th. Each year a special shirt is designed for this fun filled day. This shirt can be worn as a uniform shirt. If you are interested in ordering, please complete the order form below and send it to your child's homeroom teacher here at Lower Campus. All orders are due May 3rd and are $10.00.

Lower Campus Order Form

Community Meeting

Looking Ahead...Summer Camps

Wondering what summer camps are available in the area? Trying to plan ahead for summer break? Check the Richland Two Pinterest-Camps Board for information on local camps. This site is up-dated regularly so check it for new postings as summer gets closer!

https://www.pinterest.com/richlandtwo/camps/

Unified Games

Students at Lower Campus enjoyed cheering on our athletes during Unified Games today. Thanks Ms. Reeves for a wonderful day filled with tons of fun and bonding!

More photos here!

Happy Spring Break

Enjoy your Spring Break! See you on Monday, April 22!

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 8:00am.

Monday, April 22: 5th Grade Honor Roll Recognition
Tuesday, April 23: 4th Grade Honor Roll Recognition
Wednesday April 24: 3rd Grade Honor Roll Recognition

3rd Quarter Honor Roll List

Lower Campus Trout Release

Trout in the Classroom is sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Trout Unlimited. Mrs. Struthers taught about the habitat of the Rainbow Trout in the Science Lab. The eggs were delivered in early December and students observed their lifecycle until their release yesterday at Saluda Shoals park. The Nature Club students were thrilled to be a part of the release!

Message from Blythewood Middle School

Blythewood Middle School is having its annual BMS Pathways to Success on Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:00PM, 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 afterschool program; receive information about summer reading activity, the 6th grade supply list, 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!  

April 26--Purple Up

Wear PURPLE on Friday, April 26th, to show support for our military students! April is the Month of the Military Child. Lake Carolina Lower and Upper have over 300 military kids. Help us celebrate our little heroes by wearing purple on Friday April, 26th. 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

*Military children can go days, weeks, or months without seeing their parent due to long work hours, trainings, 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 and amazing!

Lost and Found

Is your child missing a jacket? Can't find a lunch box? The Lost and Found has a lot of items! Please stop by to look for any missing items your child may have lost. Lost and Found is located by the cafeteria at both campuses. Any left items will be donated during Spring Break. 

Support Team Lake Carolina in Relay for Life

Please support Team Lake Carolina in 

Relay for Life. Upload a Panera receipt to the Lake Carolina Team in the Columbia, SC organization.

Thank you!

Thank You for Supporting GatorFest 2019

Thank you for supporting Gator Fest 2019!

Many, many thanks to our PTO for all of their time and efforts to make this annual event such a special time for the Lake Carolina Elementary families and staff!

See pictures from this event.

Service Learning for St. Jude @ Upper Campus

LCEU St. Jude Math-A-Thon event page:
http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?fr_id=106116

Gator Fest is Finally Here!

Today’s the day!!!

Join us at the lower campus today at 4:30pm for some Family Fun! The rain will be gone and sun will be out...we hope! Either way, we will be there with some exciting activities for both kids and adults! Join us for food, music, dancing, games, bounce houses, crafts, animal encounters, train rides, game truck, special guest appearances, and much, much more!

Adults, make sure to get in on the fun with our Golf Cart raffle and Silent Auction. Raffle tickets will be sold until 7pm for $10 each or buy 5 and get 1 free. The drawing will be at 7:15pm this evening at Gator Fest.

Wristbands will be sold at the check-in table right outside of the cafeteria.

Kids will need to be wearing a wristband in order to participate in the activities. Wristbands are $20 for 1 child or $30 for 2+ children.

Don’t miss out on the fun! See you at Gator Fest TODAY!!!

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 8:00am.

-Monday, April 22nd for 5th grade

-Tuesday, April the 23rd for 4th grade
-Wednesday, April the 24th for 3rd grade

Tri-DAC Summer Program

Congratulations to the selected and alternate participants of the 2019 Tri-District Arts Consortium (Tri-DAC). Over 200 students from three districts auditioned for a limited number of spots available for the summer program. 

The Tri-District Arts Consortium is a summer program focusing on creative writing, dance, music, theatre and visual art students for Columbia area students that are rising 6th grade through 9th grade. For more information: www.tridac.org.

• Scarlett Baker for Visual Arts   
• Tyrik Myers for Theatre
• Charlotte Lofton as an alternate for Theatre

Upper Campus Career Day

As your child’s new Career Development Facilitator at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper, one of my first projects in empowering your student’s World-Class Knowledge for Career and College readiness is hosting a Career Day. Mrs. Skinner, School Counselor and I will be partnering together to create a Day in which your child will be exposed to as many of the National Career Cluster Frameworks as possible.

  

            Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources ⚈ Architecture & Construction

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications⚈Business Management & Administration

Education & Training ⚈ Finance ⚈Government & Public Administration

Health Sciences ⚈ Hospitality & Tourism ⚈ Human Services

Information Technology⚈ Law Public Safety ⚈ Corrections & Security⚈Manufacturing

Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Career Day

Thursday, May 23rd

8:30-11:30am

In order for this to be a successful event for our Gators, we would like to invite all parents, grandparents and friends to participate and speak about their career. Whatever cluster your career falls into, we would love to have you as our guest!

If you are interested in volunteering as a speaker, please click HERE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH. You will be contacted to confirm your participation and will be provided with more event details.

Thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your career with our students! I look forward to meeting everyone in the Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Community!
Sincerely,

Mrs. Dana Aldighieri, Career Specialist
daldighieri@richland2.org 

Mrs. Jessica Skinner, School Counselor 

jskinner@richland2.org

Spring MAP Testing

• Lower Campus students will testing April 2-11.
• Upper Campus students will take the NWEA MAP Reading on Thursday, April 4 and MAP Math on Tuesday, April 9.

Please make sure your child is at school on scheduled testing days, has a good breakfast on days of testing as well as adequate rest the night prior to testing. 

WLTX Teacher of the Week

Congratulations to Ms. Christine Parent! She is a 4th grade teacher at Upper Campus and was selected as the WLTX Teacher of Week. She was nominated by one of the families in her class for this recognition. Her presentation will be aired tonight, April 2, during the 5:30PM news cast. Be sure to check it out!  

Many thanks to @WLTX @WLTXNews19 for her recognition! We are so proud of Ms. Parent!

Teacher of the Week: Christine Parent

Gator Fest is Friday

GATOR FEST is this Friday!!!

Join us at Lower Campus this Friday, April 5th from 4:30-7:30pm. This year, our theme is "Luau at the Lake" and we've got some great activities planned for the entire family!

We'll have bouncy houses, a game truck, live music & a DJ, train rides, animal encounters, food trucks, surprise guest appearances, crafts and games, and so much more!

Don't worry Moms and Dads, we've got some exciting stuff for you as well! Our silent auction is all set with some truly amazing items for you to bid on! To get a sneak peek, check out our Auction Booklet HERE.

Back by popular demand, we have our always exciting raffle drawing, with 3 fantastic prizes this year! Each ticket has the chance to win either a $100 gift card, an overnight stay at the Great Wolf Lodge OR a GOLF CART!!!

Tickets are $10 each or buy 5 and get 1 FREE. Yes, you could win a golf cart for only $10! The drawing will be at 7:15pm at Gator Fest, so make sure to get your tickets before then.

In order to participate and enjoy all of the fun activities, all kids will need to be wearing a wristband. Wristbands are $20 for 1 child or $30 for 2+ children. Adults are free. Wristbands will be sold at the check-in table at Gator Fest, BUT you can avoid standing in long lines by sending in your payment forms in advance, which were sent home with your student last week. We will be accepting advance payments through this Thursday.

Make sure not to miss out on the fun! Get your wristbands and your raffle tickets and we'll see you at Gator Fest this Friday! Aloha!

LCEL Reading Challenge

LCEL Reading Challenge

From now until May, students are invited to read each book from the South Carolina Children's Picture Book Award Nominee List. Students have read at least 6 of these in  their media class. Students who read all the books can earn a book from next years Nominee list! 

Click here for the list of the 2018-19 Award Nominees