No, you are not alone. The new school year has hit everyone like a ton of bricks…(but in a good way?) A lot is happening at the school, in your classes, and in the community. Here are some ways you can stay up to speed with everything: Sign up for...
DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST PORTRAIT DAY DETAILS FREED Photography understands lighting, posing and most importantly, EXPRESSIONS! Your student will be photographed outdoors for a series of natural light portraits. WHAT TO WEAR Solid colors and collared shirts photograph the best. Avoid large logos, busy patterns, and neon colors....
The DEI Media Club will meet on Thursday, October 13 at 7pm. All parents are welcome! The first meeting will be a discussion of the podcast Scene on Radio- Season 2: Seeing White, Episode 1&2. Join using this link.
Dear Lafayette Families – We are wrapping up the month of September with some exciting events! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Saturday evening for the outdoor movie night. It was a huge success. Thank you to the HSA co-chairs, Jill Bohnenkamp and Johanna Dubay...
Contest News: Fall Festival Logo entries are due in the art room THIS WEEK (by 9-28). Remember–no more than 3 colors in your design! Open Studio has started: The big kids art room is open for extra art experiences two times during the day! Grades 2-5 can come to...
Next Monday, 10/3 is Lafayette Potomac Pizza Night from 4-8pm. They’ll donate 20% of sales from takeout and dine-in orders if you mention LAFAYETTE when ordering. Give yourself the night off from cooking, and help out your school, too!
Parents and students, please join the HSA on Tuesday, October 4th Wednesday, October 12th as Lafayette participates in the national walk to school day! Please help us ‘Chalk the Walk’ by decorating the sidewalks for Northampton, Broad Branch, Patterson, and 33rd Street on the afternoon of October 12th at 5pm (weather permitting). Join...
Thank you to Pam Wye of the Donovan & Wye Group at Compass for being the Movie Night Presenting Sponsor. Pam is a mother to a kindergartener and a third grader and is married to a Lafayette Alumnus. She has been a Lafayette Annual Sponsor since 2017. A special thank...
The morning drop-off line is staffed by Lafayette parents, and each month we ask parents from a specific grade to volunteer. The drop-off line for October is assigned to 3rd grade. For those of you not familiar with this volunteer opportunity, it involves showing up at 8:20am at the...
A favorite annual tradition, the Fall Festival is a fun-filled day playing games, listening to amazing music, enjoying food and of course, enjoying the company of our community. All ticket proceeds go to support Lafayette Elementary School and we welcome sponsors to help support the event. The Fall Festival can’t...
Zoom Session 9/20/22 Thank you to Nok Nora Duany Bassey and Katherine Holloway for leading the training and writing this valuable recap document. Thank you to Maria Morukian, Lauren McClurg, Renzo Reyes and Melinda Carlson-Scott for your leadership and participation in this training. Do you want to be an...
Please join the HSA for our first General Meeting. Please use this link for the HSA 7PM General Meeting starting now! The wrong link was sent in some of the advertising. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85651192748?pwd=Z29UbitNSnRhZkFseThHc0M2akZmZz09
Every year the HSA compiles a family directory using a service called AtoZConnect that is delivered to every family in the school and is also available as a mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This directory is checked many times each week when arranging play dates, contacting room parents, scheduling volunteer activities...
Fall Festival is just around the corner (October 22) and we need you to help us make it even better! Do you love to create?? Help us design a logo for Fall Festival 2022! This contest is open to all Lafayette students and we would love to see all of your creativity at work!...
Join Lafayette families at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Saturday, Oct. 1. This event will help foster inclusivity and support making all feel welcome as valued members of our Lafayette family. We want to mix things up and encourage kids and parents to meet...
2022 Lafayette Tennis Fall Season Update The US Open is finally over. Who is going to be the next Iga Swiatek (21), Carlos Alcaraz (18), Frances Tiafoe or Serena Williams? We have 200 kids trying and we have room for another 57. Frances Tiafoe started in College Park, Maryland. ...
Morning math extracurriculars are coming soon! Both groups will meet before school and we have included some information below. There will be info sessions for students in the next few weeks and we will be sending a flyer home with classroom communication that has more details so be on...
Wear your DOTS THIS Thursday, September 15 to help us celebrate International Dot Day! What is the fuss about? Just a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration based on Peter Reynolds’ book “The Dot”, the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in...
DCPS requires all volunteers and field trip chaperones (beyond one-time event volunteers such as Field Day or in-class book reading) to obtain a tuberculosis (TB) screening within the past 12 months, complete a clearance application, and have a fingerprint background check. So, if you plan on volunteering as a field trip chaperone, for...
In an effort to community build and make all Lafayette families feel welcome and valued, The HSA’s DEI committee is introducing the Lafayette Hello program this year. The first step of Lafayette Hello is to simply smile and say hello to each other! We encourage all kids and parents to greet one another, welcome...
The Bear Fund is Lafayette HSA’s annual giving campaign that supports our unique PEACE program, teacher support, supplies for a clean and safe building, community events, and so much more. This year we are focused on enhancing classroom libraries and providing quality instruments for our expanding music program. The generosity...
To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Featuring Encanto! Saturday, September 24 Movie Starts at 7:15 PM Free event! Gates open at 6:00 PM. Bring your picnic blanket or lawn chairs. Pack some food and enjoy a picnic. Light refreshments (popcorn, candy and water) and Grizzly Gear will be available for purchase. Encanto flyer!...
The HSA is inviting all families to attend the first HSA General Meeting. This meeting will review how the HSA works and offer an important DEI Identity Training for our community to help foster inclusivity. General HSA meetings are open to our entire community and you don’t have to be a member of...
Join the HSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee for a walk in the park this Sunday, September 18 from 10:00-11:30am. The trail will pass by some horse stables and a rushing creek. Please meet us for a group photo 5 minutes before departure at the intersection of Rittenhouse St...
Dear Lafayette Families – It was GREAT to see everyone at Back to School Nights last week! There were two great evenings of learning about your teachers, your children’s classrooms and all the great extracurricular opportunities here at school. Below is more information about a variety of upcoming fun...
Dates/Grades Wednesday, 9/7 – PK, 1st, 2nd, 5th Thursday, 9/8 – KDG, 3rd, 4th Times 6:00 pm – 6:40 pm– Session 1 in classrooms 6:45 pm – 7:25 pm – Session 2 in classrooms Back to School Night is in person and an adults only event. It’s also a great night to...
DOT DAY is coming September 15th! Lafayette joins millions of kids around the world to celebrate the message contained in Peter Reynolds’ book “The Dot”. On September 15, we will wear dots, create with dots and play with dots as we read Reynolds’ book about the power of creativity, about having the courage to “Make Your Mark” and about passing kindness...
Hello Lafayette families! Attached is an informational flyer for Choir this year! If your student would like to participate in choir during Flex time, please click on your child’s grade and fill out the interest form. I will schedule rehearsal days once I have a better idea of...
Lafayette Cross Country Fall 2022 Coaches: Ms. Dunleavy- Ms. Nantais- Ms. French- Practices –Every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:30 -Students will self-dismiss from their homeroom lines and meet Ms. Dunleavy in the gym for attendance (please email your teachers about this change in their dismissal once...
Dear Lafayette Families – Happy First Week of School. We did it! It has been a terrific first week. The students and teachers are building relationships, making new friends, learning classroom routines, and digging in to reading, writing and math. Over the next several weeks, we will be gathering...
Flex Academies After School Classes are back! Registration opens Friday, September 2nd at 5pm for several classes this fall including karate, chess, Spanish, Chinese, and more. For class descriptions and the schedule, see the flyer below. The seven week session begins on September 19. To register, visit https://flexacademies.com/ and click on...