Lafayette Gives Back Valentine’s Day Event
15 Feb 2019
Thanks to all our wonderful Valentines who brought love and joy to Knollwood residents on Feb. 14!
Thanks to all our wonderful Valentines who brought love and joy to Knollwood residents on Feb. 14!
Please see the presentation from the January 7 HSA General Meeting. (Note that bank account information has been redacted for publication online.) Thank you!
Diplomatic Cable The Official Communiqué of the 2019 Lafayette Spring Auction February 14, 2019- High Priority “Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway Happy Valentines Day Lafayette Families! We are five weeks away from our international departure for the 2019 Spring Auction. We...
Peace Teacher Linda Ryden has another new book out. This one is called Sergio Sees The Good, and it is about how our brains have an evolutionary tendency to focus on and remember negative things and how gratitude can help to overcome that tendency. Politics and Prose Bookstore is...
Who is trying to earn an “ice cream cone” and which special is teaching kids about a body scan and uses an imaginary flashlight? Read the latest edition of the Special Subject Bulletin here to “illuminate the scoops!”;)
World Class Donations Needed Help make this year’s auction offerings the best yet! We are calling for donations to complete this year’s Diplomatic Ties Passport aka Auction Catalog. Help us think creatively… what can you donate? Your work? Your neighbors? Your favorite store? We need your generosity and global...
Nothing like freezing temps and precipitation to really test our morning drop off line on Northampton Street! As you know, parents from one grade volunteer every day for one month to staff the drop off line in the morning. In addition to our enormous school size, the bad weather...
Dear Lafayette Families – Thank you to everyone who came out to the HSA General Meeting last Thursday. As the LSAT shared, we are currently awaiting the DCPS budget for the 2019-2020 school year. We expect that to arrive any day. The HSA also presented the draft of their...
All DCPS schools will open on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 11. Stay Safe!
February 7, 2019- High Priority Welcome to the second edition of your weekly auction update! Tickets are flying out the door. Be sure to purchase yours today. This week we are opening the up the boarding lounge to amazing donations and sponsors to make this year’s auction unforgettable. Save...
Sponsors are critical to the success of the auction. The following are suggested sponsorship opportunities. However, the financial value of each level can be negotiated through both cash and donation value. We want you to participate at any level and welcome the opportunity to develop a specific idea that meets...
Dear Lafayette Families – Happy February! It’s amazing that we are already into the second month of 2019. Among other things, February is the month that both DCPS and the HSA are tackling our budgets for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Please keep reading for important information about both...
Spring After School Tennis at Lafayette Park Registration is Open It is finally starting to warm up! Registration is open for the Spring Youth Afterschool Tennis at Lafayette which will be starting March 18 and go until June 7. I am sending this notice to the parents of Lafayette...
Reminder: please join us this Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 pm, for the HSA general meeting. Babysitting will be provided. We will be reviewing the proposed HSA 2018-2019 budget, HSA governance reforms and hear an important request for a technology refresh from the school. Please note that no voting...
From adorable photos on the music page to a very special post on preventing bullying on the Peace page, the Special Subject Bulletin will help you understand your child’s week at school just a little better. Read all about it here
Peace Teacher Linda Ryden has another new book out. This one is called Sergio Sees The Good, and it is about how our brains have an evolutionary tendency to focus on and remember negative things and how gratitude can help to overcome that tendency. Politics and Prose Bookstore is...
Dear families, Does your child have a serious food allergy and/or require an Epi-pen? We are a group of experienced parents at the school looking to help others and share best practices and strategies for navigating school and home life with a severe allergy. Please contact *protected email* and...