Week of February 15th

 Well, another week in the books. We had an exciting week even though we weren't able to celebrate Valentine's Day as we normally would. This past week we were introduced to our first book club. It was lead by our own reading coach, Mrs. Burgos-Carnes. The kids were able to see what a book club looks like and sounds like. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. We concluded Friday with the kids creating the rules for the book clubs they will be responsible for.... which really goes well along with our district program, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination - meaning "you are responsible for your success"). We have been working on different strategies in class that reinforces the AVID goals. 

So, this week we are working on a new book with their book club members, we will test on chapter 8 (addition and subtraction with 3 digit numbers) begin chapter 9 in  math (multiplying by 10), comparing and contrast, character analysis, and finish our natural disaster project and go into soil. Though we don't have homework everyday, the students are expected to read daily for a minimum of 20 minutes (including Saturday and Sunday). We have library check-out every Tuesday, so they don't have an excuse to say we don't go to the library. The library comes to us!! 

Last but not least, WE DO HAVE SCHOOL THIS MONDAY!! Yes, it's President's Day but we are not out, so I look forward to seeing everyone's little precious faces on Monday. Until then, have a great weekend!!!!



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Community News

AVID @ Upper Campus

Richland 2 and Lake Carolina Elementary are AVID focused. At Upper Campus, we are focused on developing opportunities for all students to experience college and career readiness. The elementary level part of our initiative includes introducing students to different colleges and careers. We have "AVID-ized" our school with pennants from many colleges around the country.  See the list of pennants we currently have. 

If your college is not represented and you would like to donate a pennant to our school, we would LOVE that!  Please drop-off any pennants at the front office or send them to school with your child. Also, email Mrs. Watson, Assistant Principal at jewatson@richland2.org, with the name of your college. We will continue to update our list of pennants as donations are made. We hope to have your college represented on our WALL OF POSSIBILITIES for the students to see. 


Thank you so much for your support of our AVID initiative!



PTO Needs You!

Are you looking for a fun way to get involved in your child’s school, make new friends, and gain new skills? If so, the LCE PTO needs you! We are looking for a few new board members for the 2021-2022 school year. For more information, please read the job descriptions below.  Contact Jennifer Kantrovich at jkantrov@hotmail.com for an application.

PTO BOARD JOB DESCRIPTIONS

President(s): Be a positive influence on and liaison between parents/guardians, teachers, administrators and community; conduct review of by-laws at the first general board meeting of the school year to familiarize all officers and chairpersons with the school by-laws; draft agenda for secretary to copy and distribute for all meetings; preside over regular/general board meetings; coordinate functions occurring at regular PTO meetings; inform members when presentations are required; call issues to a vote, as required; coordinate and supervise proposed activities initiated from general board meetings; prepare/review announcements for school blog and social media; review/approve checks for distribution with Treasurer; provide approval signature when necessary.

Vice President(s): Act as an aide to the President; perform duties of President in his/her absence; be prepared to assume duties of President if required. Serve as GatorFest Chairperson.

 

Secretary: Coordinate with President to prepare agendas; prepare minutes of board meetings; distribute copies of minutes to board members; annotate in minutes the names of attendees; remind board members of upcoming meetings; manage PTO social media accounts; prepare flyers as needed; Ensure Secretary records are kept a minimum of five years.

 

Treasurer: Coordinate with President and establish and maintain a business account at local financial institution; handle all financial transactions associated with the LCE PTO funds; maintain clear and accurate records; disperse funds approved by the LCE PTO Board; deposit revenue; balance monthly bank statements; write monthly financial statements and present at board meetings; Treasurer records must be kept a minimum of five years.

 

Volunteer Coordinator(s): Enlist and utilize parents, guardians and others as school volunteers; select grade level representatives, if desired, to assist in contacting volunteers for events; develop and maintain volunteer database; the Volunteer Coordinator(s) and Celebrations Committee serve as co-chairpersons for the LCE Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.

 

Celebrations Chairperson(s): Select homeroom parents; disseminate homeroom parent duties; maintain effective communication with homeroom parents; determine types of seasonal parties to include food, theme, craft, goodie bag, etc.; purchase and distribute birthday cards to all faculty and staff; plan and handle monthly birthday breakfast celebrations for faculty and staff; plan and assist with Teacher Appreciation Week.

Fundraising Chairperson(s):
Plan, arrange and coordinate all fundraising activities designated by the LCE General PTO Board; Coordinate all communications about fundraising through flyers, social media, school blog, etc. Fundraising Chairperson will maintain records for a minimum of five years.

Corporate Programs Chairperson(s): Discover, coordinate & implement programs to receive monetary & tangible contributions from established corporate programs such as Boxtops for Education, Labels for Education, and Publix Partners. Communicate with students, parents, faculty & staff the program goals & strategies to garner support. Compile and submit appropriate media (i.e. boxtops, labels & codes). Report results to General PTO Board.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Kantrovich at jkantrov@hotmail.com or (616) 834-8366


Honor Roll Recipients for 2nd Quarter 2020-21


Congratulations to our 3rd-5th grade students for academic achievement during the 2nd quarter grading period of the 2020-21 school year. 

3rd Grade All A Honor Roll:

Cameron Abbott, Vanessa Andino, Isabella Apple, Alina Barlongo, Andrew Bell, Laiken Bradley, Parker Bynum, Jaidah Carroll, Abigail Christian, Brynna Doan, Michael Eddis, Nya Falgout,   Brooke Feddeler, Paige Francisco-Wolfe, Samuel Gagliano, Elizabeth Glenn, Tylia Grant, Avery Gripper, Delaney Halsted, Sydney Helton, Reagan Hensley, Tristan Highsmith, Patri Holland, Pippa Holland, Cole Hooks, Ava Kantrovich, Gabrielle Knight, Emmeline Kramer, Caleb Krause, Camaxtli Lacy, Cadence Livingston, Addison Maradei, Catherine Maradei, Kendric Mason, Amaya Maximino, Aumarie McCleod, Santtanu McDaniel, Aleeyah McDaniel, Bradley Miller, A'meera Mills, Ava-Symone Nelson, Elijah Osborne, Sree Palakurthi, Tyler Pantoja, Ella Perry, Caiden Pinter, Kaden Reed, Aiden Scott, Majesty Scott, Natalie Shick, Kylie Simon, London Stallworth, Parker Stevens, Hannah Tisdale, Claire Walker, Jacob Waters, Alexa White, Mina White, Harper Whitney, James Womble, Mahogany Woods, Jeremy Zhou

3rd Grade A/B Honor Roll:

Grace Aizer, Emmaleigh Allen, Rylan Barrs, Michelle Boateng Aboagye, Sarah Bramante, Jonah Branham, Makenna Bynum, Rylan Carle, Reagan Carter, Hailie Childers, Tyler Coltrain, Gabryella Cooke, Kingsley Daugherty, Kendric Davis, Faith Davis, Joshua Deane, Rania Dhillon, Kaylee Escalante, Eliott Farrell, Kyden Fernandez, Makayla Francisco-Wolfe, Alexa Franco, Catherine Grondell, Alana Gulledge, Sidney Hancock, Ri'Lei Harris, Myles Hayes, Tarren House, Xavier Huffman, Honor Jenkins, Gillian Knight, Dominick Lefebvre, Christian Mack, Noah Mason, Sydney McCrarey, Trevor Neal, Justin Nelson, Caiden Pascarella, Journee Pressley, Sean Richards, Olivia Sandy, William Schneider, Isabelle Smith, Savannah Smith, Kylie Stovall, Aubreanna Strickland, Nicholas Troy, Layla Warden, Elle Washington, Morgan Williams, Destiny Williams, Tyona Wilson, Ethan Woodard, Imani Woodruff, Austin Yang, Dorian Zito

4th Grade All A Honor Roll:

Ansley Apple, Ashlyn Austin, Brooke Bramlett, Matteo Caristi, Cayden Croft, Matthew Cropp, Jadon Emokpae, Camerian Harling, Amirah Harrell, Kaliyah Heng, Alexander Henrich, Lea Henrich, Ava Hensley, Blake Holt, Kenshiro Holum, Colton Irwin, Jaden Jackson, Megan Kaczynski, Candace King, Maximilian Kopp, Vanessa Kovacs, Nika Le, Gabrielle Lloyd, Essence Miles, Darryl Mingo, Tinsley Mircea, Halle Morris, Peri Moser, Carson Oliver, Meagan Oliver Diaz, Da'Viyonna Roberts, Christian Russell, Jameson Russell, Lucy Shapiro, Samuel Skipper, Hailee Smith, Emily Smith, Luke Smoak, Brady Stoutland, Stellan Tongkhuya, William Wallace, Zoe Woodard

4th Grade A/B Honor Roll:

Harith Baig, Ariel Baker, Kai Barczak, Abby Batykefer, London Brown, Dawson Browning, Lauren Burgess, Malachi Capers, Jonathan Chilson, Matthew Choe, Ashley Clark, Dezmond Collins, Cailyn Dawson, Olivia Dennis, Cayden Dixon, Lucas Fenner, Liberty Fisher, Konner Freeman, Tyler Harms, Gabriel Harvey, Eric Haywood, Joselyn Hernandez Salazar, Aiden Hopkins, Quest Howard, Karmen Johnson, Olivia Jones, Ayla Julmis, Jackson Kanatzar, Bronx Kasper, Ethan Kasprzyk, Colton Knott, Bryant Latimer, Savannah Mallett, Ameena Mathews, Micah McKoy, Ja'Nice Miley, Christian Mills, Addison Reynolds, Talia Rivera, Axel Runiewicz, Ashlynn Sanders, Morgan Scott, Kaylei Simmons, Lauren Simon, Kayla Sims, Brooklynn Stott, Coleman Strickland, Giovanni Stuhler, Alexandria Tyler, Heaven Walls, Jhobe Warren, Kylie White, Seth Willis-Jackson, Summer Wilson

5th Grade All A Honor Roll:

Jeremiah Alford, Kelsey Anderson, Zachary Baker, Anthony Bell, Meredith Cadena, Corbin Cassidy, Lily Grace Collins, Faith Daniels, Kendall Derrick, Addison Eaton, Charlotte Eddis, Maria Jose Gomez Arenas, Peyton Hall, Grayson Halsted, Avery Hansen, Michquel Harris,  DeAndre Hubbard, Kaylee Land, Greg Aime Mbami, Stephen Mixon, Abhinav Nambayil, Zayden Orange, Autumn Pegram, Hayden Rudzinski, Asiyah Shadiid, Alexis Smith, Tanner Toogood, Sophie Unangst, Savannah Whaley, Nathan Whitney, Exerian Williams, Ariel Witt, Jessica Zhou

5th Grade A/B Honor Roll:

Trestin Belton, Lilly Branham, Nicholas Brooks, Tyler Brown, Caleb Burton, Benjamin Carr, Alexandra Carter, Gavin Cronin, Alexandria De'Loach, Parker Dennis, Jamin Eubanks, Olivia Ford, Lynden Frazier, Dorien Frazier, Serenity Gibson, Aliyah Gonzalez, Nicholas Hammack, Parker Hendricks, Zyria Hopkins, Morgan Horlback, Cole Howell, Madilynn Inman, Ai'lea Jackson, Andrew Jennings, Kirstin Lemon, Ethan Little, Parker Lofton, Xavier Malcum, Kaden McCants, Caden McComish, Trinity Merling, Shaurice Neal, Camren Pascarella, Carrington Pearson, Riley Teal Perry, Aniyah Pough, Kailo Rivera, Amira Ross, Connor Russell, Dylan Shytles, Ka'Mira Sims, Logan Smith, Reese Stefanski, Emma Stickle, Bree Sullivan, Jayden Tart, Claire Taylor, Victor Taylor, Kimrey Turner, Sophie Unangst, Allison Ward, Nathan Whitney, Fabianne Wood, Megan Ye, Hannah Zakari


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