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Fall Festival: Volunteers Needed!
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One of the best days at Lafayette is just around the corner...the Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is a fabulous, fun-filled day with rides, the fifth grade haunted house, face painting, balloon twisting, crafts and food. The success of the Fall Festival is dependent on our dedicated parent community, and the school …
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Picture Day is Almost Here! Get all the Details
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Get Your Duds On! When: Individual student portraits and class photos will be taken by Freed on Friday, October 18 (with a rain date of Oct. 25.) What: Students will be photographed outside using natural light and the backdrop will be various spots around the school and/or park. In approximately 2-3 weeks, you will have the opportunity to view your …
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Robot Bear Contest Winners!
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Excitement was high this past week as our contest to design a logo for our new robotics club came to a close. Congratulations to the following fabulous artists for their winning submissions to the Robot Bear contest. Mr. Scott and Ms. McLaughlin were super impressed with the quality of your submissions and the committee’s decision was a tough one! Honorable …
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Coffee with the Counselors: Learn More About ADHD
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Coffee with the Counselor’s Presents…Let’s TALK ABOUT ADHD on Friday, Oct. 18 from 8:50 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. in Room 127, the Foodprints Kitchen. Meet us right after school drop-off. Parents, please join us for a collective conversation about ADHD, as we dispel the myths, discuss what having ADHD really looks like, share ideas of support and strategies, and talk …
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Photo Day is Oct. 18; Volunteers Needed!
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Love to comb hair, straighten ties and lead long lines of students? Help our Freed photographers on student picture day as they work their magic taking class pictures and individual student portraits. We’ll need help from 8:30 a.m. through to 3 p.m. on Friday, October 18. Volunteer for Photo Day
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Fall Festival: Donate Books
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Clear some clutter and donate your unused or outgrown books to the Lafayette Used Book Sale. Drop off your books* anytime during school hours in the bins set up in the front foyer of school, in the entranceway directly across from Officer V’s desk (under the mural of Lafayette). All of the money we make from the sale of books …
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Fall Festival: Pie Contest
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Back by popular demand, there will be a pie eating contest at this year's Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19. Drop off your pie between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the morning of the Fall Festival for a chance to win best pie and eternal bragging rights. Our celebratory judges this year are Dr. B, Adam Tuss, Brandon Todd, …
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Do you wish you could compete on the Great British Baking Show? Well, this is your chance to show off those baking skills! Sign up to contribute baked goods for the Fall Festival bake sale. All baked goods are welcome including cookies, cupcakes, brownies, pie, etc! Where: The bake sale has a new location this year, on the side of …
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Fall Festival: Face Painters Needed
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We are looking for face painters to sign up for this year’s Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Simple designs and copying from a book are fine. Ways that you can support us include: Let your middle and high school students know about this Community Service Credit opportunity and ask them to sign up. …
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Fall Festival: Sponsorship Opportunity
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We are still looking for more sponsors for the Fall Festival, which is roughly two weeks away. We invite business, families or individuals to consider sponsorship. We already have a great group of current sponsors, but there is opportunity for more! The benefits of Lafayette Fall Festival Sponsorship include: Your company logo or family name on the Lafayette Fall Festival …
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The SheReigns committee would like to invite the Lafayette community to a parent meeting on Thursday, October 24th at 6pm. This meeting is specifically for Parents of Students of Color and Allies. The purpose of the meeting is to inform parents of upcoming opportunities for their children, including the SheReigns and Empowering Males of Color Student groups. We'd also …
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New Podcast Offers Parenting Tips
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Ms. Ritchie wanted to share a new resource, Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast, intended for busy parents who are juggling home life, work, and school. Each 30-minute episode features conversations with real parents and experts to give you the inside scoop on topics you care about. Each episode answers important questions such as: What strategies can I …
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Lafayette Gives Back: Trick-or-Treating
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Mark your calendars for Trick-or-Treating at the Knollwood Retirement Home after-school on Oct. 30 with Lafayette Gives Back! Join us to show off your costume and share the Halloween spirit with the residents of Knollwood during this costume parade, talent show and trick-or-treating extravaganza. Get more information and sign up here. Thanks!
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Lafayette Gives Back: Donate School Supplies
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As many families know, Lafayette has a "sister" school, Takoma Education Campus, just across the park, that we support throughout the year. TEC is a neighborhood public school on Piney Branch Road with a focus on arts integration. The school serves more than 500 children from pre-kindergarten through the 8th grade and is a Title I school, where the majority …
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Successful Walk to School Day
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Thanks to everyone who walked, skipped, biked and scooted to school on Thursday, Oct. 2 for Walk to School Day! Lafayette had an incredible turn-out, and it was great to see so many of our families out on the sidewalks. Please consider making walking or biking to school part of your regular routine if you don't already. It's a great …
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New Date for DCPS Clearance Fingerprints: Oct. 15
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New date for DCPS clearance fingerprints: Oct. 15 from noon-4. Parents/guardians(only) sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0f4baca72ea13-dcps2 If the signup sheet is full, get on the waitlist here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4baca72ea13-dcps1
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Community Notices
Adoption Event
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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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