• Lost & Found in the quad Wednesday after school & Friday at 8:15am

• Halloween parade Tuesday, Oct. 31st at 1:30, please review guidelines

• Thursday morning virtual PTA meeting at 8:45 on Zoom. This is our final meeting before the holidays - don't miss out!

With the goal of making PTA meetings more accessible to more families, we are holding this month's General PTA meeting via Zoom. We hope it will enable more of us to participate by attending virtually from where ever we need to be. We invite all LES student parents/caregivers to attend, whether or not you are a current PTA member (*only members may vote on motions). 

Thursday 10/26/23 at 8:45 am.  To join, use this zoom link: https://lafsd-org.zoom.us/j/7325670092#success  

One of the events that many of our students are looking forward to is Halloween! This year our celebration falls on a Tuesday. Here is some important information regarding this event at school. You may also receive information from your classroom teacher and/or room parents about assisting/volunteering both before and after the parade. Information for 1st - 5th Grade Families:

• Parade Date: Tuesday October 31, 2023
• Parade Preparation in classrooms: 1:00 - 1:30 (only designated volunteers are permitted in the classroom for this portion of the day.)
• Parade Timing*: 1:30 - 2:00
• Location: Blacktop (See Map)

Parents are welcome to attend and watch the parade. Please do not enter campus before 1:15. You will be able to gather around the parade route and watch students from there. Please do not enter the area where students are sitting with their classes.  *TK and K Families are having their own celebrations earlier in the day. Please reach out to your classroom teacher directly if you have any questions.

Following the parade, please exit campus for the remainder of the day until the 2:42 dismissal, unless you are specifically helping out in the classroom. If that is the case please sign in and get a visitor badge from the main office. [Please click "More" below, to review the full letter, including Costume guidelines and rules.]

Need some new books for Fall and Winter Reading? We have a solution! For two days only, the courtyard area outside the LES library will turn into a Book Swap Meet. Students can bring books to pass on and receive a ticket for each book donated, then redeem tickets for new books from the collection. What a deal! Tap or click "More" for all the Book Swap details.

We need parent volunteers!  If you would like to volunteer at the Book Swap, please sign up here.

Don’t forget! The Lafayette School District has updated the requirements for on-campus volunteering starting in 2024 to include additional safety and health screenings. Scan or tap the QR Code to connect with the District’s site, which provides details on the requirements and instructions for submitting your volunteer screening documents.

In 1960, when Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she became one of the first Black children to integrate New Orleans’ all white public school system.  As an icon for the civil rights movement, her story has inspired many across the country. On November 14th our school will participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, a movement to encourage students across the country to become changemakers at school and in their communities. Join in and walk for Ruby, one step at a time!

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to be on the FLOOR to see the Golden State Warriors take on the San Antonio Spurs, including #1 NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama! 

This unbelievable package includes two courtside seats just steps from the Warriors' bench on Friday, November 24th! Includes access to the JP Morgan Club, plus dinner and beverages, along with parking to get you in and out of the stadium with ease.

Click HERE to bid.

Auction closes on 10/27 at 6 pm.

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is developing a Countywide Safety Action Plan. The Plan will incorporate Vision Zero strategies to eliminate severe traffic injuries and fatalities in Contra Costa County.

Help identify safety issues in your area with the interactive map. To give your input, click on a city, drop a pin on the map, and leave a comment describing the challenges at that location.

Join the Sweet Thursday Author Series on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm in the Don Tatzin Community Hall at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center to hear author Andrea Lankford discuss her NYT bestselling book, Trail of the Lost. Andrea paints a vivid picture of hiker culture and its complicated relationship with the ever-expanding online realm as she searches to bring home the missing hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. This is a free event, but registration is required at Tinyurl.com/sweet-Nov2023. The doors will be open at 6:30 pm for coffee and treats. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lafayette Library.