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Fall Festival News & Volunteers Still Needed This Saturday
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1. PICK UP YOUR PRE-ORDERED BRACELETS & TEES! In an effort to ease congestion on the day of Fall Festival, families are encouraged to pickup their all-access bracelets at the Farmer’s Market site (corner of Northampton and Broad Branch) during any of three scheduled pickup times: October 20th from 8:15-9:15am October 21st from 3:00-4:00pm October 22nd from 8:15-9:15am …
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4th and 5th Grade Basketball Team News
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Calling all parents of Lafayette 4th and 5th grade ballers!!! Yes, basketball season is finally back…and better than ever! If your child is interested in trying out for one of our basketball teams, then join us for an interest meeting on TEAMS – October 21st, 2021. Hope to see you on the 21st. Click here to join the meeting Or call in …
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Save the Date: Student Portrait Day is Friday, October 22
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Mark your calendars! Freed Portrait Day for students is Friday, October 22. Your student will have their individual photo taken outside. We will NOT be having group photos. All orders will be done online and nothing needs to be purchased in advance. More information can be found on this flyer.
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Lafayette Gives Back Coat Drive begins this Friday
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Feel that chill in the air? Imagine if your child didn’t have a coat. For many families in our community, this is an unfortunate reality. Please help students in need our sister school Takoma Elementary by donating a new or gently used coat to the Lafayette Gives Back annual coat drive. Beginning Friday October 22, we are accepting all sizes from infant through adult. We are also accepting …
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Book Fair Fun Starts November 1st!
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Get ready for one of our favorite events, our annual book fair! We are helping to support student reading by offering an online Follett Book Fair from Monday, November 1st to Sunday, November 14th. To keep our students and community safe, our book fair will again be online-only this year. Every purchase made will benefit our school library and help us …
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Donate Your Books to the Lafayette Gives Back Book Drive!
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Our annual book drive to benefit Takoma Elementary School (TES) is underway. Every year we collect books that will be given to the TES community. Many students there do not have access to books at home and this book drive is a huge help. We will be collecting books ONLY for grades preK-3 through 5th grade. Please no textbooks, baby …
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Give to the Bear Fund and Support Learning and Enrichment for Our Lafayette Students
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Your contribution to the Bear Fund supports instructional programs and enhances the Lafayette experience for our students and community. If you are feeling thankful for all that our wonderful teachers and administration are doing, please know that your support helps to make our school even stronger. When the community comes together to raise money for programs and supplies through the …
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Add Your Details to the Lafayette Family Directory!
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We would love all families to participate in AtoZ Connect, the Lafayette family directory! This year, AtoZConnect changed their software and we have our own web site! All families, whether you are new or returning, need to register even if you had an account in a prior year. Please go to https://lafayettehsa.membershiptoolkit.com/ and click “Register/Login” and then “Create Account”. Follow …
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Be Sure to Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram
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Be sure to follow Lafayette on Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on news. Links here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteDCPS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lafayetteelementaryschool
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Community Notices
The event is free and open to the public. Forty-four artists will exhibit and sell their work from 23 homes and studios in the local area, double the size of our First art walk in 2019! This talented group will offer work in a wide range of media including abstract and representational painting, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, ceramic art, photography, fabric art, mixed media and video. Brochures with the artists’ names and media and a map of the locations will be available at most local businesses on Connecticut Avenue and throughout the community. https://qrco.de/artwalk2021
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Lafayette HoopEd Camps in November!
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Full Day Outdoor Fun at Lafayette on student off days (November 2, 5, 11, 24)! Join HoopEd for All Sports and Games, where girls and boys of all abilities are welcomed and included in a wide variety of active games! This is an outdoor camp with indoor access for bathrooms and inclement weather, masks required. Ages 5-13, 9:00-3:00 with aftercare until 5:30. $75 or $95 with aftercare. Email chris@hoopeducation.com with any questions. Register Here.
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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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