Weekly News to the entire Lake Pointe community      
Weekly News & Updates for the LPA Community                    December 01, 2018

Tacky Tuesday outfits
Lake Pointe Spirit

Lake Pointe students headed into the final stretch of the semester with a week of school spirit. Throughout the week, students dressed up in various themes. Each day, a winner of :best dressed" was announced.

2nd graders on Superhero and princess day
2nd graders dressed up on superhero/princess day













On Friday, secondary students hosted elementary students for an afternoon of school spirit activities. Groups of students worked together to create cheers and signs for the home basketball games that evening.

Elementary and Secondary Spirit Day.

Looking Around

You are here:      We have completed week 15 of the fall semester
                            O nly 2 weeks left in the semester!

 Looking Ahead                          UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS
For sports schedule, see the Mariner Athletics section below.

Tues., Dec. 4      Fall Sports Banquet   6:30-8:45 pm
                           See details below in Mariner Athletic section

Tue., Dec 4        Elementary drama dress rehearsal  3:35-5:00 pm

Wed., Dec. 5      Worship Band Practice   3:30-5:00 pm

Wed., Dec. 5      Secondary Drama Rehearsal  3:30-5:00 pm 
 
Thur., Dec. 6      Fine Arts Night   6:30-8:30 pm

Fri., Dec. 7        Worship Band Practice  7:30-8:10 am     

Dec. 10-Dec. 14  Secondary Fall Semester Finals
                           For more info., click here.

 
News Briefs
For more details on news items, visit LakePointeAcademy.com under resources and news


Holiday Yearbook Sales
The yearbook sale has been extended through the end of the semester! Order by Dec. 14 and purchase your yearbook for $30. Vist ybpay.lifetouch.com and use the School ID code 10135919. Yearbooks will be delivered around the beginning of May.

School Portrait Sale
Lifetouch and Shutterfly are offering a sale on school portraits ordered before Dec 20. For more info, see the ad image to the side or visit mylifetouch.com and use the portrait ID from your student's picture proof sheet.




Lake Pointe is 
on AmazonSmile
Shop for your holiday gifts on smile.amazon.com, choose Lake Pointe Ministries of the Carolinas as your non-profit of choice, and Amazon will donate money back to the academy.

Student service council members help Mrs. Baker decorate the lobby for Christmas




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In and around the classrooms
   



Under the Microscope
In their study of mitosis, biology students observe various processes of cell division under a microscope.











Historic Literature
Mrs. Lunsford's English class discussed the impact of the Civil War on small communities during their reading of  Across Five Aprils .










Label Reading
In their study of anatomy, 7th grade students learn about carbohydrates and how to read food labels to find them in their food.










The Wonder of Camels
In their exploration of mammals,  2nd grade science students studied the wonder of camels. They learned how God the Creator designed camels for their environment--all the way down to the detail of built-in visors over their eyes.





Egg Tectonics
Physical science students used hard boiled eggs to model how Earth's moving crust creates mountain ranges and deep valleys. 


 
Basketball teams face tough competition
Lake Pointe's schedule has pitted the Mariner teams against larger schools and tough non-league opponents to build competitive muscle for when SCACS league play kicks in,

The Mariner swim team continues to perform well against tough competition . More details and stats to come next week.

GO GREEN!

Fall Sports Banquet
On December 4 from 6:30-8:45 pm, the Mariner Athletics Club will be hosting the 2018 Fall Athletic Banquet. Everyone in the LPA community is invited. Each family that comes is asked to bring two items  to share in a buffet style dinner : a main meat, casserole, side vegetable dish, or salad and bread, a side dish, or a dessert .
 
Upcoming Local Matches 
Fri., Dec. 7    Home Basketball Games v. York Prep
         JV Boys 4:00 pm       V Boys  5:15 pm       V Girls  6:30 pm 

Mon., Dec. 10   Swim Meet @ Rock Hill Aquatic Center   6:00 pm

Tues., Dec 11    Home Basketball Game v. Comenius
                          V Girls   4:00 pm

For more details, visit the 
Contact the office at [email protected] or (803) 631-5253

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