Upper Campus 7 Mindset Focus: Passion First

LCE Upper Campus
2nd Mindset Focus is Passion First 

This Mindset encourages the concepts of: 

• Focusing on your Strengths
• Exploring your Interests
• Taking a Stand
• Being Authentic

Please see the Parent Newsletter to learn more and find ways to promote these ideas at home.

Lake Carolina Fun Run Starts in 2 Weeks

Our Lake Carolina Fun Run fundraiser will kick off in just 2 weeks on October 13. Our goal is to raise $30,000 for student resources and to strengthen our school community. We have asked our friends at Boosterthon to power our fundraiser to make it more profitable, fun, and easy for everyone!

Here’s what all students can get excited about:

•   Fun, engaging character development lessons

•   A high-energy event to give our school a much needed boost of fun

If your family feels it’s not in the position to financially support the school, that’s ok. Families can actually support our school by also SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and family online. Sharing IS supporting.

Key dates to remember: 

•   REGISTRATION OPENS - 9/29
    Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

•   DONATING STARTS - 10/6

•   Fundraiser Kick Off - 10/13 

•   Event Day - 10/21
    SAVE THE DATE!

Thank you for supporting Lake Carolina through the Lake Carolina Fun Run!

Technology Insurance Fee Due

Thursday, September 30 is the last day to purchase the R2 Technology Insurance Fee for this school year. The $20 technology insurance fee covers the cost of device repairs. The technology fee plan provides 100% repair cost coverage for the first instance of accidental damage to the student’s school-assigned computing device. The plan also covers the cost of device replacement in the event of theft, provided a police report is filed. 

The fee is in your child's Parent Portal account (parents.richland2.org). You must complete the purchase on or before September 30, 2021. Below is the cost of repair and replacement cost for chromebooks.

Lake Carolina Boosterthon Fun Run 2021

In just 4 weeks, we’ll kick off our Lake Carolina Fun Run on October 13! Our goal is to raise $30,000 for Student Resources to strengthen our school community. This year more than ever, we need additional funds to provide an excellent educational experience for all of our students. We completely understand if your family is not in a position to financially support the school right now. You can still be involved by simply SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and extended family online at mybooster.com. Sharing IS supporting! ALL students will participate in the Lake Carolina Fun Run, regardless of financial participation. We will also be following our school safety guidelines to ensure a safe and fun experience for everyone.

We appreciate your support more than you know. More details to come as we get closer to kickoff!

 

Key dates to remember:
•    REGISTRATION OPENS - 9/29

      Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

•   DONATING STARTS - 10/6

•    Fundraiser Kick Off - 10/13 

•    Event Day - 10/21

SIC Needs You!

 Our School Improvement Council (SIC) is looking for parents who are willing to work with a collaborative group to generate ideas that will help improve our school. 

If you are interested in serving on our SIC during the 2021-2022 school year, please submit a personal biography. The deadline has been extended to Friday, October 1^st. 

 

SIC meetings are currently held virtually, once per month in the mornings.

Meetings begin at 7:30 am and usually last 30 - 45 minutes. 

 

• Please include your name and the current grade level(s) of your child(ren) in your submission
• There is one SIC at each campus of Lake Carolina Elementary but our meetings are combined.

If interested please:

Submit lower campus (K-2nd grades) bios to Melissa Kramer at mkramer@richland2.org.

Submit upper campus (3rd-5th grades) bios to Angie Simpson at asimpson@richland2.org.

Bios of nominees will be published in The Communigator Blog with a ballot form for voting.

This is a great opportunity to: learn more about our vision, have input on school-wide goals, get to know administration, teachers, and community members. Thank you for your consideration!

R2 Attendance Zone Changes

Upcoming Meetings:

-September 21, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at Langford Elementary

-September 30, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus

Technology Fee Due By September 30

Reminder....The option to purchase the R2 Technology Insurance Fee ends on September 30. The $20 technology insurance fee covers the cost of device repairs. The technology fee plan provides 100% repair cost coverage for the first instance of accidental damage to the student’s school-assigned computing device. The plan also covers the cost of device replacement in the event of theft, provided a police report is filed. 

The fee is in your child's Parent Portal account (parents.richland2.org). You must complete the purchase before September 30, 2021 to have insurance on your child's chromebook this school year. 

Blythewood Blaze Baseball

 

SIC Bios due

 

Reminder: Bios are due tomorrow, September 17, if you are interested in joining our SIC.

Our School Improvement Council (SIC) is looking for parents who are willing to work with a collaborative group to generate ideas that will help improve our school. 

If you are interested in serving on our SIC during the 2021-2022 school year, please submit a personal biography by Friday, September 17^th. 

 

SIC meetings are currently held virtually, once per month in the mornings.

Meetings begin at 7:30 am and usually last 30 - 45 minutes. 

 

• Please include your name and the current grade level(s) of your child(ren) in your submission
• There is one SIC at each campus of Lake Carolina Elementary but our meetings are combined.

If interested please:

Submit lower campus (K-2nd grades) bios to Melissa Kramer at mkramer@richland2.org.

Submit upper campus (3rd-5th grades) bios to Angie Simpson at asimpson@richland2.org.

Bios of nominees will be published in The Communigator Blog with a ballot form for voting.

This is a great opportunity to: learn more about our vision, have input on school-wide goals, get to know administration, teachers, and community members. Thank you for your consideration!

Book Fair Starts Today!

The book fair kicks off today! It will be online from September 13 until September 26th! You can shop using the links below. 

Thanks for supporting LCE with our Virtual Book Fair!

Lower Campus: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinalowercampus

Upper Campus: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinaupper1

Please allow time for teachers to add their favorite picks to their wish list:

Teacher Wishlist Lower

Teacher Wishlist Upper

Celebrating Summer Readers

 Thank you to everyone that participated in the summer reading program. We enjoyed celebrating the readers today. Keep reading!

Pictures from today's celebrations

SIC Positions Open

Our School Improvement Council (SIC) is looking for parents who are willing to work with a collaborative group to generate ideas that will help improve our school. 

If you are interested in serving on our SIC during the 2021-2022 school year, please submit a personal biography by Friday, September 17^th. 

 

SIC meetings are currently held virtually, once per month in the mornings.

Meetings begin at 7:30 am and usually last 30 - 45 minutes. 

 

• Please include your name and the current grade level(s) of your child(ren) in your submission
• There is one SIC at each campus of Lake Carolina Elementary but our meetings are combined.

If interested please:

Submit lower campus (K-2nd grades) bios to Melissa Kramer at mkramer@richland2.org.

Submit upper campus (3rd-5th grades) bios to Angie Simpson at asimpson@richland2.org.

Bios of nominees will be published in The Communigator Blog with a ballot form for voting.

This is a great opportunity to: learn more about our vision, have input on school-wide goals, get to know administration, teachers, and community members. Thank you for your consideration!

PTO Board Positions Available

Are you looking for a fun way to get involved in your child’s school, make new friends, and acquire new skills? If so, the Lake Carolina Elementary PTO needs you!

We are looking to fill the following positions for the 2021-2022 school year. 

--Vice President

--Treasurer 

--Fundraising 

--Corporate Programs

--Volunteer Coordinator

No experience necessary. If interested, please complete the online form: 

PTO Board Application

Applications are due September 15th.

Technology Insurance Fee

The R2 Technology Insurance Fee is available now and ends on September 30. All students will be assessed a non-refundable $20 technology insurance fee to cover the cost of device repairs. The technology fee plan provides 100% repair cost coverage for the first instance of accidental damage to the student’s school-assigned computing device. The plan also covers the cost of device replacement in the event of theft, provided a police report is filed. 

The fee is in your child's Parent Portal account (parents.richland2.org). You must complete the purchase before September 30, 2021 to have insurance on your child's chromebook this school year. 

For more information, see http://thecommunigator.blogspot.com/2021/08/technology-insurance-fee-and-charges.html

Summer Reading Celebration Deadline

Don't forget all Summer Reading medals must be turned into the media center by Thursday, September 9th. All medals should be placed in a Ziploc bag labeled with your child's name and teacher. All medals will be returned. We will celebrate these readers with pizza during their lunch on Friday, September 10. Students will have medals returned on September 10.

Book Fair

 

Hello Gator Families!  It is time for our Scholastic Book Fair, which will run from September 13th-September 26th.  Our book fair is virtual and will run for two weeks.

Support our school by shopping The Scholastic Book Fair for an expanded selection of exclusives, new releases, value packs, and more. All orders ship home and book-only orders over $25 ship free. Every purchase benefits our school and helps develop a love of reading.

Shop Lower Campus: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinalowercampus

Shop Upper Campus: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakecarolinaupper1 

Thank you for supporting our life long readers!

College Colors Day 2021

 Today was a great day the Lake with all the students and staff wearing their college colors. 

Thank you to everyone for showing your college spirit!

Pictures from today

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the long weekend. See you next Tuesday!

 

Lower Campus Arrival & Dismissal

Morning Drop off:

Staff on duty outside are there to assist with the crosswalks and monitor students as they enter the building.  

To help expedite our morning arrival, please have your child ready to exit on the passenger side of your car. Staff members on duty are there to assist with monitoring students as they independently exit your car and to ensure all students enter the building safely. 

Lower Campus:

• Please keep the Dismissal Sign (with your student's first and last name) in the windshield until your child has gotten into your vehicle.
• If you do not have a sign, you will be asked to pull forward and show identification. 
• If you have a younger child in a car seat, if possible, please put the car seat on the driver's side of the car. 
• LCE staff do not buckle car seats. Please pull forward out of the car rider line to safely buckle your child.
• Please move your car as far as possible in the line. The first car should be at the end of the awning.

School Uniform Policy @ LCE

We are often asked if we are a uniform school.  Each year we provide an SIC survey for our Gator families and our most recent survey last spring shows that almost 70% of our families support a Uniform Policy.  In the past, we have averaged about a 75% support rate for uniforms.  We recognize that as students get older they like to have more control of what they wear each day so our Upper Campus tends to have less participation in comparison to our Lower Campus students.

We will continue to strongly encourage the wearing of uniforms and continue to have a Spirit Day each Friday so students can wear their favorite high school, college or professional team.  Of course, your Gator gear is always a great choice.  We are celebrating “College Colors Day” this Friday.  

Thanks for helping our students share their Gator Pride!

Lower Campus September Reading Challenge

 

Starting Strong September Reading Challenge

Students should read 8 books of their choice for the month of September and fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/72yTXJcb4vTmXz5eA

Good readers grow strong minds!

Spirit Wear Orders are due Friday

Hurry before it is too late! Spirit wear orders are due Friday, September 3rd. 

Order online: https://lce2021.itemorder.com/sale?fbclid=IwAR0Rh34vJ-pQBksoJWf0LiVm1fY7eBKvl8C6C6XNVJz7iU_1CY9VWz3uLYI

College Colors Day is Friday

 

Celebrate AVID College Colors Day at LCE on Friday, September 3! Students, teachers, and parents can show their team spirit and the mindset of "Everything is Possible" by wearing the colors of the schools they support and/or are interested in. The AVID program focuses on preparing students for college and career readiness. 

We are excited to see your college colors this Friday!