Weekly Update for January 3rd-6th, 2017

                                           
Dear Parents and Families,
We made it! Winter break is upon us and I know we all are looking forward to spending treasured time with our families. I wish you all a very Happy Holiday and safe travels if you are planning on traveling to visit family. Our class will hit the ground running come January 3rd!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for December 12th-16th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

We are one week closer to Winter Break! I have heard from many of you and I can relate with the exhaustion. A break from the regular school routine is definitely needed. Looking ahead to next week, the PTO will host our Winter Celebration on Friday. The students will make a yummy craft and a winter movie will provide entertainment. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for December 5th-9th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

The students and I had a great week in the classroom, and the icing on the cake was our field study with Diamond Del. You will see from the pictures that a lot of discovery and inquiry took place as well as fun! Looking ahead to next week, LCEU will participate in their first service learning project with Spring Valley High School for Winter Wishes. Winter Wishes is a canned food drive to stock local food banks during the holiday season. The class to collect the most items will get to participate in a mannequin challenge! To celebrate students bringing in canned goods and nonperishable items, LCEU will have spirit week next week. Each day students will get to dress up for the day's theme. Below is the following Themed Dress Schedule:
 Marvel Monday: Wear a superhero shirt
 Top Hat Tuesday- Hat Day
 Wacky Tacky Wednesday-Tacky Day
 Throwback Thursday-Dress from a past decade
 Freaky Hair Friday-Do something crazy with your hair

I hope you all have a great week and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Field Study Money Due Monday

                                                       
Dear Parents and Families,

Our first field study, Diamond Del is coming up on Wednesday, Nov. 30th. If you have not sent in the money please do so at this time, the cost is $9. A yellow form went home last week with the option of paying for the entire year of field studies which is $20. Whichever option is best for your family, please send in by Monday.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for November 28th-December 2nd, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and also let you know how truly thankful I am to be working with your student. Safe travels if you are visiting family away and may you all enjoy precious time with friends and loved ones.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Thank you to Mrs. Becker for reading to the class Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pie

Enjoying Pumpkin Pie 

More Pie 

We can't get enough!

Weekly Update for November 21st-22nd, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

My weekly update comes to you a day early due to me being under the weather and having to be out on Friday. I apologize for the absence, but plan to rest and heal over the weekend and return on Monday. Looking ahead to next week, Goodies for Grands will be on Tuesday and our Thanksgiving Break will begin on Wednesday. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for November 14th-18th, 2016

                                      

Dear Parents and Families, 

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you so much to all the visitors who came into our school to have lunch and celebrate with our class on this very special holiday. We all are truly grateful for the sacrifices that our service men and women make along with their families to protect our great nation. 

I wanted to let you all know that communication folders went home today. Inside you will find 2 very important, yellow forms. One is the Goodies for Grands RSVP to our school wide breakfast opportunity for our students with their grandparents that will take place on Tuesday, November 22nd from 7:15 to 8:15. The other yellow form you will find is the Impact Aid form that is required by our district for all parents to complete. If you all could please complete both and send them in on Monday that would be greatly appreciated!

That is all I have for now, so I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus. 

Sincerely, 
Mrs. Knight 

Weekly Update for November 7th-11th, 2016

                                             

Dear Parents and Families,
We made it!  Halloween and all the exhaustion that goes along with it is behind us and we are finally here at Friday! The only announcement I have for the week is that Tuesday is a school holiday for Election Day. I hope you all have a wonderful, restful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 31st-November 4th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families, 

We ended our week with a special visitor today, Dr. Debbie Hamm our school superintendent. Dr. Hamm came by along with Mason, the Columbia Firefly's mascot to congratulate LCEU teachers on having a 100 percent of our faculty and staff contributing to the United Way of the Midlands. The United Way of the Midlands is an appreciable charity that provides many valuable services to the community. The students and I were fortunate enough to have Dr. Hamm take a selfie with us. Great end to our week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Knight 

Weekly Update for October 24th-28th, 2016

                                             

 Dear Parents and Families,

Happy Friday! Parents  I wanted to let you know of 2 new happenings in our classroom this week. I am happy to announce that we started ClassDojo as a behavior management system. I have sent out electronic notifications and a paper one will come home in the communication folders today. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge stellar classroom behavior as well as facilitate open communication on areas of improvement. I am hopeful you all will join our class registry to help me help your student grow. We also started xtramath.org. A sticker with how your child can access the website is placed on the inside of their binder. This useful tool can be used at school as well as home to build important fluency in addition, subtraction, and multiplication. I want to thank-you all for your support from home with behavior as well as curriculum. It really does take a village! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 17th-21st, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

It's been an exciting week for us in the classroom due to the Boosterthon Fun Run and our Amazing Me Day presentations today!  I just want to take the opportunity to thank you all for working with your student on his/her project and also for those who stopped by today to see the projects. Your support is what truly what makes us successful. Looking ahead to next week, it will be a full week of curriculum and instruction and the students and I will work diligently to get back on track from the missed school days from the previous week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.


Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 10th-14th, 2016

                                 

Dear Parents and Families,

Due to the unexpected twist that Hurricane Matthew took, our school was placed on a mandatory leave for the remainder of the previous week. So very thankful to be returning today and that our state was not affected as badly as first predicted. In the classroom we will pick up right where we left off on Tuesday. Our week will consist of the Boosterthon Fun Run on Wednesday, Amazing Me Day on the half-day on Thursday, and Friday will remain a student holiday.. I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary, Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for October 3rd-7th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

We wrapped up our week and celebrated the cooler weather with a special fall snack that both the students and I thoroughly enjoyed! The class worked so hard with our weekly studies and also with region presentations that the treat was much deserved. Looking ahead to next week LCEU will begin our Boosterthon fundraiser with a pep rally on Monday, October 3rd. The Boosterthon Fun Run will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12th, so parents if you would like to attend please mark your calendars. That is all I have for now, parents please enjoy your weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for September 26th-30th, 2016

                                       

Dear Parents and Families, 

Happy Friday!  I wanted to take the time to thank you all for coming out to conferences on Thursday. I enjoyed seeing you all and discussing how we as a team can make your child be successful. Your support from home is very much appreciated! If I still have not met with you, contact me and I can meet before school or after according to your schedule preferences. Room 115 was very busy this week and I am so very proud of how hard the students have been working. We are making excellent progress. Looking ahead to next week, regions projects are due Monday. I am excited to see the student's creativity put into action. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Knight 

Picture Day

Don't Forget Picture Day is Friday, September 23rd 

Weekly Update for September 19th-23rd, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

I hope you all have been enjoying the cooler temperatures as much as we have been here at the Upper Campus. We finished up the Math section of MAP assessment this week and I am eager to share your student's results in the upcoming conferences scheduled for next week. If you have not signed up there are still spaces available, and as always I can schedule additional times if the ones provided do not work. Lastly, I hope everyone noticed the email I sent regarding Amazing Me Day. The date has been changed to October 13th, the 2nd half-day to give students additional time to work on their projects. That is all the announcements I have for this week, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Regions Project Assignment

                                                        

Dear Parents,

Today your student will come home with information regarding a Regions of South Carolina Home Project.  Your student will choose a region from the state of South Carolina (Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Sandhills, Inner Coastal, Outer Coastal, or Coastal Zone) and design a project that can include a poster, brochure, power-point or prezi presentations. The project must include your students name, date and title of presentation. Sections on the project will be one plant and animal, climate, 2 physical features, 2 human features, 2 cities or towns and recreational activities from your student's chosen region. Each Section should have a picture and complete sentences that describe the picture. A rubric will be attached to the instructions to ensure optimal performance.

Weekly Update for September 12th-16th, 2016

Happy Friday!  We had a great week in the classroom and we are making excellent progress. We took the reading section of the MAP assessment, and we will take the math section next Tuesday.  I will communicate those scores to you during our conference day on Thursday, September 22nd. Look soon for the volunteer spot email to register for a time. Today the communication folders went home and in them you will find a form from our homeroom mom. If you would like to be a part of the group parent email, please complete the form and return it in the communication folder. Picture day information is in the folder as well, with our Fall picture day being held on Friday, Sept. 23rd. Lastly I want to remind everyone of the upcoming All About Me Day which will be held on Thursday, September 22nd, on our first half day dismissal. The form discussing the day went home last week in the communication folders. If you need an extra form, just let me know. We are excited about the opportunity students will have to showcase themselves in a hopes to build community and get to know each other better.  That is all I have for this week, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for September 5th-9th, 2016

Monday, September 5th is a school holiday in Observance of Labor Day!

Dear Parents and Families, 

I hope you all are enjoying this long holiday weekend and cooler South Carolina temperatures. We had a great week in the classroom with highlights that include a lesson from our Guidance Counselor Mrs. Skinner along with the assignment of the much awaited Chrome Books!  Looking ahead to the next week, we will take our MAP (Measure of Academic Progress)  assessment in Reading on Thursday, September 8th. The math portion of the MAP  will be administered the following week on Tuesday, September 13th. Both portions of the assessment will provide valuable information such as your student's reading lexile score while also establishing a baseline to measure progress in both reading and math.  That is all the information that I have for this week and I  am looking forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus.  

Sincerely,  

Mrs. Knight
                                  

Weekly Update for May 30th-June 3rd, 2016

Dear Parents and Families, 

The final countdown is on!  Excitement grows each day in the classroom as we cross each day that is completed off and anticipate the number of days left getting smaller and smaller. Next week will be a fun week including several fun activities to wrap up this amazing school year.. Parents please remember Monday is a holiday and Thursday and Friday are both early release days. Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to another great week at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Knight 

Weekly Update for May 16th-20th, 2016

What a great day! Today was our Gator Games field day and the kids and I had a blast!  You will be able to tell from the beautiful smiles on their faces. A good time was had by all and the added bonus is that they will all sleep well for you tonight! Parents I just have 2 announcements for this week. First communication folders came home today. Enclosed are Spring pictures. If you would like to purchase some or all, send the money in the envelope provided back in the communication folder. If you do not wish to purchase them please return the package in the folder as well. Second announcement is yearbooks are going home today. If you purchased a yearbook for your child it will be in your child's book bag. If you did not purchase one and are interested, there are a limited amount to purchase for $30. Parents you will need to come in and purchase one in the front office. I will not be collecting year book money in the classroom. That is all I have.. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy counting down the last 15 days of this year!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for May 2nd-6th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,
 The end is almost in sight. 29 more days until summer break but who's counting!  We had a very productive week, completing the reading, writing , and grammar portion of the SC Ready state assessment. Next week we will complete math on Tuesday bringing our testing schedule to an end. We wrapped up matter and antebellum times in social studies and science and will wrap up Module 7 next week.  Communication folders went home today with important summer reading information along with tests from this week.  That is all I have for this week and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for April 25th-29th, 2015

Dear Parents and Families,

Our review week finished up and I am feeling very confident that all students will do well.  The students worked so very hard and they enjoyed the treats that were sent in, so again thank you all so very much. Testing will be next Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday will be the writing and grammar portion, while Wednesday will be the reading portion. Parents if you could please make certain your student gets plenty of sleep and eats a healthy breakfast this will help with focus tremendously. The math portion will be administered the next week.  That is all I have for this week. 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 April 18th-22nd, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

Happy Friday!  We ended our week with a wonderful trip to the State Museum. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the connections the students were making to what we have learned and what they were seeing.  I will post pictures once I have a chance to upload them. The upcoming will begin our review for the upcoming SC Ready state assessment.. We will continue with our current studies in module 7, matter and Antebellum times as well. Thank you to all who volunteered to send in testing treats and snacks. I truly appreciate the tremendous parental support our class has experienced this academic year..Your support is a huge key to our success!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for April 11th-15th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

I wanted to let you know that we had a great week in the classroom and ended our week with a fun science activity. We made root beer floats to see all 3 states of matter.  You'll be able to see from the pictures that it was enjoyed by all!  Much thanks to our homeroom mom for coordinating everything!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for April 4th-8th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

Happy Spring Break!  I will bombard you with a few announcements before the break begins.. Communication folders are going home again today. Enclosed in the folders are Gatorfest forms, Gator games t-shirt order forms and a permission slip for our upcoming field study. Third grade will take  a field study to the State Museum on Friday, April 15th, 2016. We will leave around 9:15 and return around 1:30. The cost is $5. Please send in cash or check with your student when we return if you would like for your student to attend. If any of you would like to chaperone please let me know, I am in need of 2 volunteers. A bag lunch will be provided and will consist of a turkey sandwich. I believe that is all the announcements I have for now but I would like to wish you all a wonderful and restful Spring Break..

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for March 21st-March 25th, 2016

Dear Families and Parents,

Happy Friday!  We are almost to Spring Break.  One more week, we can make it!  We finished MAP testing and both the students and myself are happy to have that portion of testing behind us.. Today I am sending home communication folders and in them are class pictures if you purchased one for your student. Also included in the folders is information about Gator Fest.  That is all the updates I have for this week.  Have a great weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for March 14th-18th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

We certainly enjoyed the beautiful weather this week and I hope you all have as well.  Next Tuesday and Thursday we will take the district assessment MAP. Parents please ensure your student gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.  I am sure the students are going to show out!  They have been working so hard.. We ended our week on somewhat of a sad note.  Our dear friend Teagan is moving to San Diego and today was her last day..So today was not good-bye but rather until we meet again.. Good Luck to Teagan and her family on their new adventure!

Weekly Update for March 7th-11th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,
Only a few announcements for this week. The first is that the green communication folders are going home today.. The most recent grades will be in the folder.. Please sign and return Monday. The second announcement is that we will be taking the MAP Spring Assessment on March 15th and 17th.  The 15th will be the Reading portion and the 17th will be the Math portion. That is all I have for the week.  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 February 29th-March 4th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,
Happy Friday!  What a great week!  We began wrapping up fractions and the Revolutionary War and will test both next week. Along with wrapping up fractions and the war, we will also take a district writing assessment on text dependent analysis.  It will be a busy week but the students are hard workers and I know they will blow these tests out of the water.  That is all I have for this week.. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at LCEU!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Weekly Update for February 22nd-26th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,
Happy Friday! We had a great week here in the classroom and to finish off our great week we got some really good news!  Three of our students had their artwork selected to be displayed at Yogen Fruz Frozen Yogurt shop at the Village of Sandhills. Be sure to stop in this weekend and check it out. Just one quick announcement about our upcoming Pancakes for Parents breakfast. Our breakfast will be on Friday, February 26th beginning at 7:30 until 8:10. It will take place in our cafeteria so please mark your calendars and make plans to join us!  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 February 15th-18th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,
We had a wonderful week and ended our week with a Valentine Celebration and Guest Speaker visit. We had the pleasure of listening to Ms. Gervonder Brown come and share her Gullah customs and traditions with our class. All the way from John's Island in Charleston, South Carolina, Ms. Brown told stories and sang songs. She even taught us a few.  Our speaker aligns perfectly with our social studies content. A great end to our week! 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 February 8th-12th

Dear Parents and Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful week. We had a very busy week in the classroom and are right on target.  Just a small reminder that communication folders went home today with pictures enclosed. I emphasized to the students to be careful and not to bend the folder.  I have my fingers crossed! Also emails went out today with information on the upcoming project due next Friday and our class Valentine exchange.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the Superbowl on Sunday. Go Broncos!

Hayden and I have clearly made our opinions known on who we are pulling for on Sunday!

Weekly Update for February 1st-5th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

We had a great Friday here in the classroom.  The students ended their week with a yummy treat making the different types of soil.  Thank you to those who contributed supplies.  Judging from the smiles on their faces, I would say it was a hit!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to another great week at LCEU!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Eli and Caitlin Add their layers

Rasheem adding his humus

Brandon trying to squeeze out a little more dirt 

Hayden filling his cup with clay 

Weekly Update for January 25th-29th, 2016

Dear Parents and Families,

Today was filled with fun and excitement.  It was FUN RUN DAY!!! The students did a great job and I am so proud of them!  There was definitely some red faces and tired little ones after but they did enjoy themselves!   What a great finish to our week.  I hope you all stay warm and safe this weekend and I look forward to another great week here at Lake Carolina Upper Campus!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Knight

Way to Go Knight's Ninjas 

Check out those red faces!

All smiles!