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Dear Lafayette Families – This week we mourn the loss of a pioneer and a warrior for women’s rights, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The year 2020 continues to provide us with countless invaluable lessons on resilience, civic responsibilities, and the power of community working together. This fall, there will be a multitude of civics lessons playing out in our back …
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Please see the below candidate statements for the 2020-21 Local School Advisory Board (LSAT). The pandemic delayed our election (usually held in the spring) so we will hold a virtual vote starting shortly and ending on September 30. Please take a moment to read the statements of interest by the candidates below and read more about the LSAT here. Jess …
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Please see the below candidate statements for the 2020-21 Lafayette HSA Board. The pandemic delayed our election (usually held in the spring) so we will hold a virtual vote starting later next week and ending on September 30. Please take a moment to read the statements of interest by the candidates below and read more about each of these roles …
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Happy new school year, Lafayette Families! We are the co-chairs of Lafayette's community service program, Lafayette Gives Back, and are excited to announce some socially distant ways for your families to participate in giving back during the first term of the 2020-2021 school year. Many of these activities will benefit our sister school, Takoma Education Campus (TEC). SEPTEMBER - We are …
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Specials Rotation for Grades 2-5
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For clarity, we have added the rotating specials schedule to the HSA calendar. Also, please see below for additional details on the weeks for A/B. Week of Sept 21-B Week of Sept 28-A Week of Oct 5-B Week of Oct 12-A Week of Oct 19-B Week of Oct 26-A Week of Nov 2-B
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Interested in Kid Connect?
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If you haven't heard yet, Kid Connect is a virtual space for students at Lafayette to connect and socialize. Kid Connect Chats are held throughout the week and monitored by members of the Kid Connect committee. Last year's topics included puppies, birdwatching, books, magic, talents and more! As we prepare to get these chats up and running, we want to …
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HSA Fundraising Equity Pledge Passes
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Thank you all for your questions and votes regarding the HSA Fundraising Equity Pledge to donate 10% of funds raised during Lafayette’s annual fundraising campaign. After ten days of voting, we received a total of 154 votes: 138 in favor of the pledge and 16 against. As a result of this vote, we will proceed with the pledge and incorporate …
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Missing the morning announcement on your phone? Don't miss a thing: you can now read them on the website available daily. The link is also accessible under the "Quick Links" drop down of the website If you aren't receiving these via phone, please contact Donna Beck.
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Community Notices
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Girls Baseball Clinics Ages 6-10
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Join DC Girls Baseball for weekly small group clinics in NW DC on Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. The clinics start on September 23 and are open to all girls ages 6-10 — no prior experience required! The clinics will be led by Coach Bonnie Hoffman and high school students from DC Girls Baseball’s 14U team. Details available HERE. Questions? Contact us here.
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A Note from Ms. Ryden
On Wednesday 9/16 Historic Chevy Chase presented a webinar on the history of the Lafayette Land "When Jim Crow Came to Chevy Chase". Unfortunately many people who registered were unable to attend because of Zoom issues. Here's the video of the event.
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On Tuesday 9/15 two of Lafayette's former students, now 6th graders at Deal, Marleigh McKay and Penelope Mason testified before the DC Council asking for the park and rec center to be renamed Lafayette-Pointer Park and Rec Center after Captain George Pointer. Check out their fantastic testimony here.
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I'm so proud of Marleigh and Penelope and all of the kids who got passionate about this issue back in February. In our SPARK Club (Students Planning a Revolution of Kindness - the social justice club for 4th and 5th graders) we'll continue to think about this issue and what we can do today to make a difference.
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Submissions for next week's issue should be emailed to news@lafayettehsa.org. Submissions are due by 9:00 p.m. on Sundays. Submissions received after this time will be included in the following issue, unless instructed otherwise.
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