After a Giving Tuesday bump, Bear Fund is almost 70% to goal, with PreK currently in 1st place for participation! 1st and 2nd grades are tied for 2nd, and 3rd
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students and an adult family member are invited to Cookies and Coding on Saturday December 9th from 9am to 11 am at Lafayette Elementary. Come learn all about coding at this
Give this bear some honey on Giving Tuesday! We are more than halfway to reaching our Bear Fund goal, Lafayette. Please take a moment today, Giving Tuesday, to fill the
Attention Lafayette Families! The HSA has a few volunteers who are sifting, sorting, and searching for name tags once quarterly in the Lafayette Lost and Found (L&F). These volunteers hand
See what the Math Club has been up to on Wednesday mornings! Read a copy of the newsletter here.
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 December is assigned to 1st
As Dr. B emailed yesterday, Alvin Denmark, Lafayette’s Director of Strategy and Logistics, has unexpectedly passed away. We wanted to share some info on how you can help support
Dear Lafayette Elementary School Parents and Families, It is with a heavy heart that I share the recent death of one of our staff members, Mr. Alvin Denmark. Mr. Denmark
The latest edition of Cub Facts is here! 4th and 5th Grade students enjoyed creating a Thanksgiving/Fall issue for our Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Enjoy the poems, stories, illustrations, and activities!
Once again we will be organizing a holiday gift basket drive for our sister school, Takoma Elementary. If you would like to put together a gift basket to donate to a family who needs
The Lafayette Band and Choir Programs present the January Winter Concert! If your student is in choir or band, please see the flyer and save the date! We look forward
The annual book fair is coming soon, and you can use this holiday week to set-up a Scholastic eWallet for your child so they can shop without cash. And we
Next week is Bear Fund Week – the big push in our annual campaign to maintain the funding that helps bridge the gap between what DCPS provides and the programs,
Student portraits & class photos are now available for viewing/purchasing. Please visit www.freedpics.com and enter LAFAYETTE24. A make-up/re-take day will take place on Tuesday, 11/28. Class photos will NOT be
Have you asked your child about their AMY recently? What about their PFC? You might be surprised to learn how much your child knows about their brain and the various
Deal Open Houses: 5th Grade Families – HERE WE GROW! Our Next Virtual Open House will be on Wednesday November 15th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Click link to join:
The Lafayette Mental Health Team (MHT) is excited to share this month’s MHT Newsletter (English and Spanish versions) focusing on World Kindness Day! We are also very proud to introduce
Books will be on sale in the library December 4-8. The fair will be open to students during the school day, and to families from 3:15-4:30, Monday through Thursday. Did
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Ms. Diesner is collecting grocery cards for families in need of support, please contribute here in time for Thanksgiving!
The Lafayette LSAT will meet on Wednesday, November 15th from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams. The link is below. The agenda is as follows: November 15th LSAT Agenda: Enrollment projections
Lafayette HSA will get 10% of total purchases on that night. Visit the store from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM to qualify and shop for holidays, birthdays and more!
We’re compiling a listing of neighborhood babysitters for the Lafayette AtoZ Directory (the babysitter list is available in the menu on the app!). This is intended for neighborhood students–usually Lafayette alums or
The Lafayette Literacy Committee invites all students to participate in our annual book poster contest! This year, we’re celebrating books we love. A winner from each grade will have prize money to spend at
Lafayette annual book fair provides convenient access to new books for students and benefits our library, and we are looking for volunteers to help make this fantastic event happen! No
The Bear Fund is Lafayette HSA’s main fundraising campaign and supports an educational experience above and beyond what is provided by DCPS funding alone – but it needs YOUR help!
It’s hard to believe Fall is going by so quickly. Our kids have already done some amazing things in the classroom! Throughout the year, the Bear Fund helps make new
