Happy Holidays!

Dear Parents and Families,

I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Holidays. And I also want to thank you for the wonderful gifts you have showered me with this week. I am so humbled at your generosity. But really the best gift you have given me is the opportunity to teach your child. Everyday I get to spend with your child in the classroom is truly a blessing to me. I hope you all enjoy the Holiday break and make some wonderful memories with family and friends.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

The Class enjoying our Edible Rocks introduction into Rocks and Minerals

Weekly Update for December 7th-11th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

I hope you all are well and getting adjusted to getting back into the swing of things after the Thanksgiving break. The students and I had a wonderful week and I would have to say the highlight of the week would have to be the Food Chain game that we played on Wednesday.  Ask your student about it if you have a chance.  The discussion surrounding the game was incredible. We have some really smart kids in this class!  I have no announcements at this time so with that being said I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.



Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for Nov. 30th-Dec. 4th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

This week flew by but we had a great week! Thank you all so much for sending in supplies needed this week. The students enjoyed making their turkey as a special treat to finish off our day before Thanksgiving break begins. I want you all to know how thankful I am to know each of you and be your child's teacher. Everyday with your student is a gift!  I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!


Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for November 23rd-24th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,
What a great week! The students have worked so very hard this week. They  produced some excellent writing.  You will have to ask them about their persuasive writing with cranberry sauce. The pictures are below and we had a wonderful time trying cranberry sauce and then trying to persuade someone else to like it as well.. Next week will be short (only 2 days)  but I am still looking forward to another great week  here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update November 16th-20th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

Happy Friday! I want to thank you again for your flexibility with our schedule due to my absences this week. We are back on track!  Looking ahead to next week, we have our Fossil Frank field study on Thursday. This field study comes to us and if you have not already sent in the payment please do so by Monday. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Teagan and her dad enjoying lunch on Veteran's Day! LCEU loves our Veteran's!

Weekly Update for November 9th-13th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,
Good Afternoon! I wanted to let you all know that report cards came home in the communication folders today. If your students has all A's or A's and B's congratulations they made the honor roll. Honor roll recognition will be on Wednesday, Nov. 11th at 8:00 during the morning show in the upper half of the library. I am so proud of the students and all their hard work and I know you all must be as well.  Thank you all for your support from home and working alongside me to help your student be successful.. You all are simply the best!  Have a great weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

ps. Don't forget about our Veteran's Day Lunch on Wednesday. If you are planning on attending and have not sent in the reservation notice please do so soon so that we can give the lunchroom staff an idea of how many to plan for.

Weekly Update for Nov. 2nd-6th, 2015

Happy Friday!  What a beautiful day to start off the weekend. I do have a few announcements for this week. The first announcement is that communication folders went home today. You will find in the folder a gold colored  information sheet on costs and dates for our upcoming field studies.The payment is due by November 17th. Also in the folder is information concerning lunch for Veteran's Day.  Another announcement I have is it is now time to return pictures or picture money. Pictures went home in the communication folder last week and if you plan to purchase please send in the money if not then please send the pictures back in your student's communication folder. Those are all the announcements I have for this week. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I look forward to another great here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 26th-30th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,
I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend with your families.  The weather was beautiful and my family and I took full advantage of it! This week will be the first week with no delayed start and I am looking forward to getting back into our normal routine. I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 19th-23rd, 2015

LCEU and Richland Two Pink Out for Breast Cancer!

Dear Parents and Families, 

I am so glad the class and I are back in the classroom. We made great progress even with the two hour delay. Thank you all for your flexibility as I had to rearrange a few things due to the devastating flood that occurred in our state. Looking ahead to next week, we will only be on an hour delay and the half-day dismissal planned for Wednesday has been cancelled and now will be a full day. Thursday and Friday next week are still holidays for the students.  That is all the updates I have for this week.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at the Upper Campus!

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Knight 

Weekly Update for October 5th-9th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

I hope you are having a wonderful week.  The students worked so very hard this week.  I wanted to let you all know that communication folders came home today. Along with the folders came a South Carolina Regions Project info sheet. The piece of paper is yellow and has an explanation of the project along with a grading rubric on the back. The project is not due until Monday, October 12th. I I gave two weekends to complete the project. That is all I have and I hope you all have a wonderful rain in spite of the flood that is expected!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

No Rainy Day Blues Here! Weekly Update for Sept. 28th-Oct. 2nd, 2015

Recess:  Indoor Style!

Dear Parents and Families, 

Thank you all so much for meeting with me for parent teacher conferences this week. Your support is overwhelming and together your student is going to benefit from our collaborative teamwork!  In-spite of the rain we had a  wonderful day and ended our week with game time on our chrome books for indoor recess. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for September 21st-25th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

The students and I have both been enjoying the cooler temperatures this week and I hope you all have as well. We had a great week in classroom 115.  The students are working so hard and we all are starting to find our pace in 3rd grade. Looking ahead to next week, I will have conferences on Thursday, February 24th. Thank you to those who have already signed up.  To those who have not signed up yet I still have space available.  If the times available do not work please don't hesitate to contact me for alternate times. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at the Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for September 14th-18th, 2015

Good Afternoon Parents and Families,

We had a wonderful week and have been very productive. MAP testing is complete and I will share the results at Conferences that will be coming up on September 24th. I will be using volunteer spot to schedule conferences online and you will receive an email shortly with directions on how to sign up. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for September 7th-11th, 2015

Here is the class with their House armbands! What a great day!

Dear Parents and Families, 
Today was an exciting day! The students found out their house assignments and we had a blast during the announcement celebration. It was a great way to end our week! As we look ahead to next week I just have one announcement. I wanted to let you all know that we will begin our MAP testing next week. Your child will take an assessment called Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). We give the students the MAP assessment to determine your student's instructional level and to measure academic growth throughout the year in the areas of Math and Reading. Your student will take the assessment on their chromebooks. Lake Carolina Upper Campus is truly excited to continue to focus on every student's academic growth and achievement. My class will take the Reading portion of the test on Wednesday at 8:30 and the Math portion on Friday at 8:30 as well. Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats a good breakfast so they are well prepared to take their assessments. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Sincerely, 
Mrs. Knight 

Towel Needed

Dear Parents and Families,
I wanted to let you know that your student is encouraged to bring in a small towel to sit on for our Friday concert. The Army Band is coming to the Upper campus to hold an outdoor concert. Students may sit on their towels and enjoy this wonderful opportunity!

Weekly Update for August 31st-September 4th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,
Another great week here at Upper Campus. The students did a tremendous job this week and I am so proud of their first math quiz grades!  They worked so hard and it paid off!  Thank you all for working so hard as well with your student it truly does contribute to their academic success.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Orientation is Today

Don't forget Orientation is tonight with 2 sessions. Times are 5:30 and 6:30. Hope to see everyone tonight!

Welcome to our blog!

Dear Parents and Families,
Each week I will post an update as well as upcoming curriculum to my blog each week.  It will be my form of a weekly email.  Please enter your email at the top of my blog where it says subscribe to my blog. This will I will provide the link but once you have entered your email address you will get notifications when I have posted something new.  The students will eventually take over the blog and I hope you enjoy!  We have made the most of our first three days together. We focused on creating community and building relationships as well as procedures and expectations in the school and classroom. I am terribly excited about the school year!  We began math today and will dive into all subjects next week. If you have any questions or just need to talk please don't hesitate to ask.  I am always available.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

A sincere Thank you

Dear Parents and Families,
I wanted to take this time to thank you for your continued support through out the year.  We had a wonderful year and I am so sad to see it end.  When the students walked in this morning it hit me that this was the last day I get to spend with them as their teacher.  I became so emotional, I am not ready to turn them loose! I am sure tears will flow at dismissal. Thank you all so much for sharing your children with me.  I am truly honored to have served as your student's teacher and they all will hold a special place in my heart.  We made memories in the classroom that I will treasure forever.  Please have a wonderful summer and if you need me for anything in the future please don't hesitate to ask.


Sincerely,
Dina Knight

Farewell

The are going to soar in 4th grade!  I am so proud of each of them and I made them promise to come and see me through out next year!

500 point winners!!

I am so proud of Reese and Tristan!  They achieved 500 points or more in our Reading Counts Program!  And Tristan received  an award for coming in 3rd place for the most points in our grade level!  Keep Reading Kiddos! 

Yearbook Signing and Autographs on Monday!

Yearbook Signing and Autographs will be Monday!

Weekly Update for June 1st-June 5th, 2015

Our guest bloggers for the week are Madison and Reagan!

Hi I'm Reagan and this is Madison B.  In ELA we read Wilbur's Boast.  In the story Wilbur was boasting on how he could spin a web better than Charlotte.  In Social Studies we learned about World War I and how it was a war with Germany and we learned about the Great Depression. During the Great Depression people lost their homes, and they lost their food and they started to go to soup kitchens and they had to sell their expensive jewelry.  We also learned about the New Deal and the New Deal President Roosevelt. In science we learned about sound and sound comes from vibrations and we learned you can hear sound best through a solid.  We know this because we did an experiment by putting our ear on the top of the table and tapped a block of wood with a hammer. Also in science we did a special special and the special let us see that you can see all three states of matter in a root beer float.  We also learned that Styrofoam is what keeps the ice cream cold in the cooler. Then we got to have ice cream.  This week was so much fun!

Science Special with Baskin Robbins

Mrs. Rowell refreshing our memories on insulators and conductors and their importance when dealing with ice cream!

Watching a solid and a liquid being put together

Watching the solid and liquid form a gas 

Reagan getting to taste the yummy solid!

Harrison getting to try the yummy solid too!

Congratulations Porter!

Congratulations to Porter for earning her Reading Counts T-shirt! 

Thank You!!

I want to thank-you all and my precious students for making me feel so special on my birthday.  My morning started with a student telling me she had lost her book bag.  As I go out to help her we realize it had been placed UNDER the cubbies.  As we head back inside I notice the lights are out and I cannot see any students in the room.  As panic slowly starts to creep in I come into the room and the students jump out from under their desks with a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  I then was showered with flowers, posters, cards, gifts and cupcakes.  All I can say is what a morning!  One I certainly will not forget.  I just want to say thank you again.  You all really are the best!

Weekly Update for May 25th-May 29th, 2015

Guest Bloggers for the Week are Madison and Harrison!

Hi! I am Madison Freeman and I am working with Harrison Collins and we are doing the weekly update.

This week in E.L.A we tested on the Lemonade War book and we did a lot of read alouds to get those last reading counts points.

In math we did adding and subtracting money , we also had Red Robin menus,we were adding and subtracting money with them. Yummm

In social studies we learned about textile mills and how they were dusty,and you had to work very hard in mill villages.

In science we learned sound with boomwhackers and pattern of pitch and the short boomwhackers make high sounds  and big boom whackers make low sounds.

I’m Madison Freeman and this is Harrison Collins and that's our weekly update for this week. Hope you enjoyed it, have a nice week!

Volunteer Appreciation

If you have volunteered at LCE in the 2014-15 year, in any capacity, we want to thank you by inviting you to enjoy a Chick Fil-A biscuit on us on Friday, 5/22. Simply:

• RSVP by Thursday at noon via this link http://vols.pt/WTwUHD (to ensure we have enough biscuits for all volunteers)

• Pick up your biscuit in any LCE car rider line at either campus on the morning of Friday, 5/22, between 7:30-8:00 a.m.

Weekly Update for May 18th-22nd, 2015

Guest Bloggers Madilyn and Porter  

Reagan  is conducting an experiment with sound. 

Taylor is conducting an experiment with sound. 

Hi I'`m Porter and this is my friend Madilyn and we are going to tell you about our week.

First, in E.L.A. we finished  the Lemonade War and we did lots of fun activities. Let me tell you a little bit about the book... There is a brother named Evan and a sister named Jessie. Evan says he hates Jessie and that my friend is how the lemonade war began.

Then in science we did sound and our favorite activity was when we saw if sound went through a solid, liquid and gas, and it did. The one that you could hear the most was through a solid. 

Then in social studies we are doing new inventions and for us without the use of an automobile we would not be able to drive anywhere and if we did not have electricity or a telephone we would not be able to call or text my friends and family. 

Next, in math we are doing money and giving change. 

Last, this is how our week has been and I hope your week is good too.

Weekly Update for May 11th-15th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,
I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all for your sweet cards and gifts for Teacher Appreciation this week.  I am truly blessed to be a part of such a wonderful group of students and their amazing parents.  Again thank you all from the bottom of my heart.  I want to wish all the moms an early Happy Mother's Day.  I hope you all enjoy this special holiday weekend and make some wonderful memories with your families.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Thank You to our Volunteers

LCE and the PTO are making a special effort this month to thank our 300-plus volunteers who have logged more than 3,000 total hours of work at our school this year. You'll see notes in The CommuniGator over the next few weeks listing our volunteers, the types of work they've done, and what it means to our school. Look for details about a very special "Thank you" we'll be offering to each volunteer on Friday, May 22. Thank you parents, grandparents and neighbors for all you do to help make LCE a great place to learn.

Weekly Update for May 4th-8th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

We had a great Friday! I think we all felt relieved for testing to be over with.  I am so proud of the effort and determination the students showed during testing.  They worked so very hard and I am sure it will pay off.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at  Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Weekly Update for April 27th-May 1st

Dear Parents and Families,

We had a great week and our field trip was a great ending to our week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Amazed by the H.L. Hunley Submarine 

These kiddos were lost in space!

Gazing at the sun and solar flares!

Weekly Update for April 20th-24th

Dear Parents and Families,

It was a very rainy week and unfortunately we were stuck inside with indoor  recess.  But we made the best of it and had a terrific week!  Looking at the week ahead, we will be busy with reviewing for the upcoming ACT Aspire test that will replace PASS test this year.  Along with reviewing, we have 2 important events coming up.  The first is Honor Roll recognition on Monday, April 20th.  The 2nd important event is our field study to the State Museum.  It's going to be a very busy week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Conduction Buster Experiment and Winner

Here we are checking the results of the melting and determining which milk carton held it's temperature the best. 

And the winner is..  Congratulations Ikendra!

Weekly Update for April 13th-17th

Dear Parents and Families,

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.  The students looked so beautiful in their spring picture attire.  We completed the reading portion of the MAP test on Thursday and the students did such a great job!  We will take the math portion on Tuesday.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Reading Counts T-shirt Winner

Congratulations to Miss Madison Freeman on achieving her reading counts t-shirt! 

Reading Counts T-shirt Winners Today

Congratulations to Lily-Kate Moody, Madilyn Hisaw and Madison Berry for earning their reading counts t shirts! 

Say Cheese!

Don't forget picture day is Friday, April 10th!

MAP Testing on Thursday

Our class will take the reading portion of the MAP test on Thursday

Diamond Del

As you can see from their faces, our Diamond Del field study was a success!!

Weekly Update for April 6th-10th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

We Made it!!  Spring Break is finally here and I know we are all looking forward to relaxed schedules and quality time with our families!!  We definitely had some spring fever in the classroom this week but that is to be expected.  I hope you all have a wonderful break and when we return the class will hit the ground running with MAP testing.  MAP reading will be on Thursday, April 9th and MAP math will be on Tuesday, April 14th.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Say Cheese

Parents,
Spring picture day will be Friday, April 10th.  Picture Forms will go home in the communication folders tomorrow.

Diamond Del Money Due

Don't forget that field trip money for Diamond Del is due by Wednesday, March 25th.  The cost of the field trip is $9

Weekly Update for March 23rd-27th, 2015

Hello To All,

I hope you all are enjoying the blog as much as I am.  No more lengthy emails.  You will still have all the information from the previous weekly emails but the blog is just a much better way to deliver it you all.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I look forward to our last week before Spring Break!


                          Our Mean, Green Walking Machines on Walk Home from School Day