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December 21, 2021

Editor's Note-Tuesday Bulletin on Holiday!

Today is the last Tuesday Bulletin for 2021. THANK YOU to our parent volunteers Mithun Bargav, Julie Becker, Anne Kingery-Schwartz and Darby Pearson for ensuring the news is shared each week. Also, thank you to Jess Jones for sharing the news on social media and all the other volunteers who work hard to support the Lafayette community. We are always …

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Editor's Note-Tuesday Bulletin on Holiday!

Message from Dr. B

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Dear Lafayette Families, As you know, winter break is scheduled to begin on Thursday, December 23. If your child will be absent this week, please don’t forget to send an email to lafayetteattendance@gmail.com with the reason for the absence. Yesterday, Mayor Bowser announced a citywide action plan with several DCPS impacts that I want to share with you: To ensure appropriate time for testing, DCPS …

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Family Directory is Published!

The Family Directory has been published and your student should have brought one home. Please check their backpacks as they were distributed recently. A HUGE thank you to Annalisa Synnestvedt and other parent volunteers for helping to put the directory together. It's an enormous task and we are grateful! If you didn't have an opportunity to sign up, you can …

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Family Directory is Published!

Relax and read over break!

Relax and read over break!
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. 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 books are yours for the reading …

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Lost & Found Items For December

Please take a look through the photos of the latest lost and found items, all of which are unlabeled. Please be sure to label your child's items and if you see something that belongs to you, please direct your child to retrieve it from the bins outside the library.

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Lost & Found Items For December

December Cub Facts Is Here!

December Cub Facts Is Here!
This publication is geared toward Pre-K and Kindergarten students and created by 4th and 5th Grade students. Our December theme is Winter. Enjoy the poems, stories, and activities featured in this magazine! Click here to read.

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New Bookclub Focused on Diversity and Equity

The HSA diversity and equity committee would like to invite parents in the community to join a bookclub focused on books that examine topics of racial equity and justice and that highlight the stories and storytelling of diverse authors. Our first book will be "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas and we plan to hold the first discussion meeting on …

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New Bookclub Focused on Diversity and Equity

Spelling Bee Season Has Arrived!

Spelling Bee Season Has Arrived!
It’s time to get ready for our annual spelling bee! All students in third, fourth and fifth grades are welcome to compete. In place of our traditional spelling bee program, we will again hold one level of competition through an online spelling test. The first step to spelling bee participation is for you to register for the Scripps National Spelling Bee's online testing platform by visiting https://online-test.spellingbee.com. We encourage you to …

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Thank you Lafayette Community!

Thank you to all who participated in Lafayette Gives Back Holiday gift drives. Below are some of the creative baskets that you shared with our sister school, Takoma Elementary School. For more information about the Lafayette Gives Back program, visit our info page here.

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Thank you Lafayette Community!

Community Notices

HoopEd Winter Break Camp at Lafayette!
Keeping your kids active, social and having fun with Winter Break camps!
Choose your day(s) of the week
December 27th-31st, All Sports and Games (ages 5-12)
9:00-3:00 $75/95 per day with aftercare 3:00-5:30 (discounts applied for multiple days) REGISTER
February 21st-25th, All Sports and Games (ages 5-12)
9:00-3:00 $75/95 per day with aftercare 3:00-5:30 (discounts applied for multiple days) REGISTER
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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Community Notices

HoopEd Winter Break Camp at Lafayette!
Keeping your kids active, social and having fun with Winter Break camps!
Choose your day(s) of the week
December 27th-31st, All Sports and Games (ages 5-12)
9:00-3:00 $75/95 per day with aftercare 3:00-5:30 (discounts applied for multiple days) REGISTER
February 21st-25th, All Sports and Games (ages 5-12)
9:00-3:00 $75/95 per day with aftercare 3:00-5:30 (discounts applied for multiple days) REGISTER
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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