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What Do HSA Funds Pay For?
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As the HSA ramps up its fundraising campaign, we want to make sure you know how those dollars directly impact your children’s education and enrichment. The priorities for these funds are set through a coordinated effort of the HSA and the school each year, looking at both the school's needs and parent input, including the annual survey. Click through to the story for a more detailed breakdown.
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Community Notices April 23, 2024
Big Deal Day All Families - HERE WE GROW! Come by Alice Deal Middle School on Saturday April 27th, 2024. We will be hosting our Big Deal Day with various events happening at our school grounds. DCPS Enrollment Saturday, 9 a.m. – 12 noon Enroll in-person at Deal! Deal Flower & Herbs Sale, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Select from a …
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5th Grade Pass the Poetry, Please (April 25th)
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April 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The 5th grade worked hard on writing poems during poetry workshops. They are celebrating their success with a poetry reading. All students will have the opportunity to perform their favorite poem at a special evening performance called Pass the Poetry, Please in the Lafayette Cafetorium on Thursday, April 25, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Details here!
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Spring into the Auction!
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We cannot wait to see you at the Lafayette Auction on May 4th! Get your tickets and sponsor a teacher ticket if you are able: https://Lafayette2024.givesmart.com. You will also use this website to bid on silent auction items. The Lafayette teachers and staff are offering amazing experiences for your little ones. Get to be Peace Teacher or Assistant Principal for …
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Save the Date and Volunteers Needed! Teacher Appreciation Week
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May 6-10 is Teacher Appreciation Week! We have a great week planned for our wonderful teachers and staff who do so much for our kids. The week includes breakfast, lunch, sweet treats, cards and flowers! However, we need parent volunteers to help make the magic happen. Please take a look at the sign up and see how you can help! …
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Arts Night Volunteers Needed
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Arts Nights are quickly approaching! Mark your calendars for May 9th (Pre-K and K), May 16th (1st and 2nd grades), and May 23rd (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades), and if you are able, please sign up to volunteer. We need help to keep the event running smoothly on all three nights.
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Be Courteous: Obey ADA Parking Signs
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This is a reminder that no vehicles should be parked on Broad Branch Rd. in front of the building during school hours (8 AM - 4 PM). That curb space is important to ensuring the safety of our Community members that need bus access in that designated area. In recent days several families were observed parking and attempting to park …
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Announcing Yearbook Cover Contest Winners!
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We are pleased and proud to announce the winners of the Yearbook Cover Contest! The committee had some very tough choices to make as there were so many amazing entries... but the following winners will appear in our yearbook this Spring! Congratulations! FRONT COVER- 5th graders Rose Wilkins & Daniela Rodriguez BACK COVER-5th graders Parker Healey, Alice Colligan-Zullow & …
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2nd Grade Volunteer to Staff the Drop Off Line
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Calling all 2nd Grade parents! The morning drop-off line is staffed by Lafayette parents, and each month we ask parents from a specific grade to volunteer. We have run through all of the grades, so this month we are circling back around to 2nd grade to ask for volunteers. This will begin on Wednesday, May 1st. For those of you not familiar with this volunteer opportunity, it involves …
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Community Notices 11/14
Survey for Lafayette Recreation Center Modernization Project
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On October 26th, there was a kick off meeting for the scheduled Lafayette Park Recreation Center Modernization project. The Department of General Services (DGS) and Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Lafayette Park Recreation Center Modernization team members were introduced, as well as member of the design team of Shinberg Levinas Architects and Blue Skye Construction. DPR has not made any decisions on the design nor size of the building.
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To ensure that the DGS and DPR are enlisting feedback from residents, a survey has been developed. The results from the survey, the project budget and community input will help guide the discussions moving forward. Please take the survey by clicking here.
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The Department of General Services will share the results of the survey with the community at the next community meeting, which will be held next month.
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Free self-defense class this Saturday in honor of Women's Self-Defense Day
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DC Health Coaches is offering a free self-defense course for all community members, age 13 years old & up, this Saturday. Details can be found here.
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Studio located below Broad Branch Market (entrance on Northampton Street)
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Ms. Ryden Reads Her New Book at Soapstone
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Please join Ms. Ryden for a reading of her new book Henry is Kind at Soapstone Market this Saturday, November 18th. All of the characters in Henry is Kind are named after current and former Lafayette students as well as our beloved former Assistant Principal Jackie Snowden. It would be wonderful to have a bunch of Lafayette kids there for the reading!
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Join us at the wonderful Soapstone Market (4465 Connecticut Ave., NW) on Saturday November 18 at 10am. Details 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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