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ReOpen Plans Grade Level Presentations
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Thank you to everyone who joined us Wednesday evening for our grade level presentations. Below you will find the slides presented by the grade levels. Every grade level shared two potential models for a ReOpening plan. Please remember that all DPCS safety protocols and parameters will be in place for all ReOpen models. This includes class size limits of 10 …
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It's spelling bee season!
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Dear Lafayette Families, This year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has developed an online testing platform that will allow Lafayette Elementary to host a school spelling bee program while our students are learning remotely! All students in third, fourth and fifth grades are welcome to compete. In place of our traditional spelling bee program, we will hold one level of competition through online spelling tests. The first step …
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Latest edition of Cub Facts
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Attention Pre-K and Kindergarten friends (and all of you who are young at heart and want to have some fun)! 4th and 5th Grade students have worked hard to create another exciting Cub Facts for you to enjoy. You'll find poems, stories, jokes, and many different activity pages to complete. You can read the latest edition here.
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Tips for reading over break
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It's time for winter break! Hopefully, your days will be filled with much-deserved relaxation! Reading a good book is a great way to wind down after months of intense virtual learning. Below are tips to help you find and read great books over break. Set a goal to read 20 minutes a day! Your public libraries are open! Thousands of …
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Thank You to the Lafayette Community
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A huge THANK YOU to the Lafayette community for its incredible support for our annual Holiday Gift Drive. Thanks to your donations, we were able to provide gifts and grocery gift cards to more than 100 DC public school children and their families this holiday season. A special shout-out to the Chevy Chase Farmers Market, which supported the drive with an extremely generous financial contribution. …
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Attention Grades 3-5! Participate in an art installation for the inauguration
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Are you in grades 3-5 and have an interest in creating a piece of art inspired by Indian Welcome KOLUMs which will be added to an art installation near the White House for the inauguration? DCPS has been invited to participate but the turnaround time is TIGHT! Entries are due by Dec 31st! Check out these directions for Lafayette specifically: Inauguration Kolum …
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Interested in Student Council?
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Attention 4th and 5th graders interested in running for an officer position in student council: Your homeroom teachers will share information on how to apply via the week at a glance. You must fill out the application, get a teacher recommendation, make a virtual PPT campaign poster, and upload a video no more than a minute if you would like …
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This year's SPARK Club (Students Planning a Revolution of Kindness) is focusing on helping our community. Our first project has been to partner with Kids Helping DC (kidshelpingdc.com) a new non-profit started by some local teens and some Lafayette alums. Kids Helping DC is working to raise money and collect food and supplies for two important organizations: Food and Friends …
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Morning Announcement Transcripts
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Morning announcement transcripts can be found here or on the website using QUICKLINKS tab! Then, from drop down menu select morning announcements. It’s updated daily!
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Community Notices
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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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