Tomorrow is Bike to School Day! Gear up those non-motorized vehicles (or just your feet), and leave the car at home tomorrow morning! The event will go on, rain or shine. All participants can collect a snack and a sticker from one of the prize tables at school. There will be tables set up in front of and behind the school, or in the Great Hall if it's raining.

 

There will be two bike trains this year! The first will depart from the corner of Greenvale St. and Western Ave. in the Hawthorne neighborhood at 8:00 sharp. That train will head up Western, turn left onto Broad Branch Rd. and end up in front of the school. The second train will depart from the corner of 32nd St. and Utah Ave. NW at 8:15. Train 2 will travel up Tennyson St., turn left on 33rd and arrive at the back of the school. Feel free to join either train at any point along the route. We ask that parents of young children who may need assistance on the way join us on the ride. If you have questions or concerns about the bike trains, please contact Katie Burke.

The DC DOT runs a "Golden Bicycle" competition every year that's awarded to the school with the highest percentage of the student body participating. Lafayette has come in a close 2nd for the past two years in a row, let's win it this year!

Images 2015 went flying out of the boxes at our 5th grade Informance and Arts Night last week and will be sold again

Remember to bring $15.00 CASH or preferably CHECKS (made out to LHSA) to purchase your very own copy of the most read book at Lafayette! Images contains art and writing from EVERY child at Lafayette, class photos and more... don't miss it!!! 

 

More good news in this month of CONTESTS, CONTESTS, CONTESTS!  Congratulations are in order for 5th graders John Joire and Mattias Hernandez, whose Spring Fair key chain designs were selected by the Fair coordinators! 

The following students' work has been selected to represent Lafayette at the DCPS Citywide art show next month:

Second graders Brianna Santangelo and Leah Levy for the Indian Rangoli drawings;

Third grader Molly Reeder for her Gothic Inspired drawing;

Fourth graders Benjy Chait, Seneca Volynets, Nicole Pierce and Sophie Koch for their Greek Vase drawings; and

Fifth graders Luca Ciagne, Joanna Chait, Ellie Alladjem, and Isaiah Barnes for their Ecosystem art.

Details to come about the show to be held at newly renovated Brookland Middle School this year!

A HUGE thanks to all the parents who came in to mat art for ARTS NIGHT! I couldn't do it without you!!!! I look forward to seeing all of you at the grades 2-4 Arts Night this Thursday, May 7. 

CLICK HERE for the April Sports X-Treme! We published it in early April, but a lot of learning went into preparing it for the internet. The traditionally red logo is in pink by the way--it's a statement by the first ever female SXT co-editors-in chief!

 

*Tables Still Available for Sale through Wednesday night!

Don't Miss the Electronic Recycling & Shredder Trucks

 

Spring Fair is over but now it's time for the Spring Yard Sale and Community Clean-up Day.  Clean out your closets, load up the car and head down to the front of the school this Saturday morning, May 9 and collect some cash for all those treasures that have been sitting in your hall closet or basement.

 

We're turning Lafayette Elementary School's campus into a giant community clean-up and yard sale on Saturday May 9 from 8:00 am to noon.  It's a great opportunity to get some savings for summer and support our school at the same time.

 

Purchase a full table space, half table or kid's table to sell your goods. You keep the proceeds of what you sell at your table.  Funds from table sales will be used to promote this huge community event across the city and to help support all the programs that make our school so special.

 

Click here to order your table online or look for the flyer coming home this week in your child's backpack express and just return with a check to the Yard Sale drawer in the Great Hall.  Questions?  Please email Janine Boyle,  Shannon Behm,  Chris Lisi, or Jenny Backus.

 

Thanks for supporting our school! 

The Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) is a group of elected and appointed members that exists for every DCPS school. The team consists of four (4) parents (elected by the parent body), teachers, non-instructional school staff and a community member to advise the principal on matters that promote high expectations and high achievement for all students. These teams were initially established to serve in an advisory capacity to the Principal for the purpose of improving student outcomes.

LSAT members are tasked with advising the principal on matters such as: allocation of school resources; organization of the school; curriculum options, including special or supplementary course offerings and specialized research-based instructional strategies; budget decisions; priorities and considerations for staffing patterns and the selection of personnel; monitoring overall student progress; school culture, and family engagement.

The election for the four (4) LSAT parent members will be held at the General HSA Meeting on Thursday, June 4. If you are interested in running for an LSAT position, please sign up HERE by May 22 or contact Gayle Moseley with any questions.

The following parents are running for the HSA Board. The election will be held on Thursday, May 14 at the HSA General Meeting. Proxy ballots will be sent home this week for those who cannot attend the meeting.*  Proxy ballots should be placed in the ballot box in the Great Hall or ask a friend bring it to the meeting.

Please click here to read their bios and statements.

Co-President:  Shannon Behm
1st Vice President:  Janine Finck-Boyle
2nd Vice President:  Colleen Lyster
Co-Treasurer:  Kavita Chambery
Secretary:  Sarah Remes
Ways and Means (2 positions): Jenny Backus, Chris Lisi-Frillici
Membership:  Tonya Esposito Oliver
Volunteer Coordinator:  Eileen Dombo
Early Childhood:  Eve Bennet
Environment:  Gayle Moseley
Hospitality (2 positions):  Kristin Nicholson, Nedra Pickler
Outreach/Tours:  Jen Lanoff
Communications:  Stacy Beck
Community Reps (2 positions):  Joseph Nelson, Jim Porter

* Please note, you must be an HSA member to vote. If you did not join at the beginning of the school year, it's not too late! To join the HSA, please contact Jenny Backus , our Membership Coordinator.

Already stocked up on books? We'll have boxes for books you can donate to one of the following: Barnard Elementary; Lafayette's library; or specific Lafayette classrooms (teacher wishlists will be available). Or just bring the kids to hear some surprise guests read their favorite kids' books aloud...

Finally, we need volunteers to staff the table at P&P. Sign up here!
*Make sure you tell the cashier you're buying for Lafayette to get the 20% donation*

C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S go to Sammy and Geoff Taubman for their M-A-S-T-E-R-F-U-L victory in the First Annual Lafayette Parent-Child Scrabble Tournament last Friday night over 18 other teams of parents and grandparents of Lafayette kids.  Winners received fun Scrabble gifts and the amazing Katie Kennelly baked special Scrabble sugar cookies.  

 

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our very generous Annual Sponsors for 2014-2015, your continued support is amazing! 

 

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