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Dear Lafayette Families - What an incredible weekend we spent together at the Fall Festival!!!! It was wonderful to see so many families out enjoying the spectacular day organized by our parent volunteers. Many, many thanks go out to the Fall Festival Committee, led by Heather Schwenk, Ashley McMaster, Taryn Tuss, Marc Van de Walle, Christina Daulton, Rachel Overcash, and …
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Thank You for Another Fall Festival Success! Plus a Slideshow!
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We held our annual Fall Festival on Saturday and it was great to see so many of you there! The festival is one of our biggest events of the year both from a fundraising and a planning perspective. Numerous volunteers devoted countless hours to planning and executing this event. Our co-chairs, Heather Schwenk, Ashley McMaster, and Taryn Tuss deserve particular …
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Lafayette Gives Back Trick-or-Treating!
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Sign up here to join Lafayette Gives Back for a fun costume parade, talent show and trick-or-treating extravaganza to share the Halloween spirit with the residents at Knollwood Retirement Community from 3:45-5:00 on Wednesday the 30th. The children will have an opportunity to announce their costumes, parade for a crowd, and even perform a talent - the residents love to …
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Parents of Students of Color: Invitation to Community Meeting
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Parents of Students of Color and Allies are invited to a parent meeting on Thursday, October 24th at 6pm. The purpose of the meeting is to inform parents of upcoming opportunities for their children, including the She Reigns and Empowering Males of Color Student groups. We'd also like to talk through challenges that our children and families face, and solutions …
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From "juking" to "remote control breathing"... get the lingo, get the language to talk about your child's special subject classes through the latest edition of the Special Subject Bulletin!
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Seeking Halloween Costume Donations and More
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We are collecting gently used Halloween costumes to ensure everyone who wants to is able to participate in the festivities on the 31st. Please send in any you are able to part with between now and 10/31. Another need we have is for gently used sweatpants/elastic waist pants, for all kid sizes 4T and up. All of these items can …
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In Need of Support? Lafayette Holiday Initiative is Here to Help
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Holidays can sometimes be stressful or present unique challenges. We want to ensure that all of our Lafayette families have access to support and resources, as needed. If you are in need of any assistance during this holiday season, please let our counselors know by returning the form linked below. All information shared is kept in confidence. Holiday Support English …
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Stock The Bar Host and Wines of the World Hosts Needed!
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While next year’s auction is 5 months away, we are looking for a host for the Stock the Bar party as well as a host for the Wines of the World party NOW! If you are interested in hosting either of these historically fun parties before the end of January, please email the auction committee.
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Community Notices
Electronic Devices: How to Save our Sanity
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Refreshments Sponsored by: Lisa Resch, Realtor with Compass
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What a great opportunity to hear well-known and highly sought-after speaker, Paige Trevor -- a local certified parent educator -- present just down the road at the Chevy Chase, Maryland public library (8005 Connecticut Avenue) on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd at 7:30 p.m. And it's a topic we all want to learn more about: “Electronic Devices: How to Save Our Sanity”
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Paige will share how to set and uphold limits around screens without yelling, nagging, cajoling or losing your mind. Attendees will leave with ideas on how to open up conversations, give information without overloading, and create a sane, realistic, and nourishing screen environment. Once the devices are tamed, there is more time to spend together as families, be in nature, read, and enjoy each other. Paige is a popular and inspiring speaker, certified parent educator, professional organizer and sought-after adviser to private companies and non-profits in the DC area. More about Paige here: About — Balancing Act, LLC
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Mark your calendars, and we'll see you on Tuesday, the 22nd at 7:30 p.m. Plenty of free parking in the library lot, and coffee, tea and dessert (gluten free options, too!) will be served.
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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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