We hope you can join us today (Tuesday) at 1:30 to watch our teachers and students in the school Halloween parade! We can't stress enough:please do not enter campus before 1:15pm.
Below is the Halloween guidance Principal Barclay sent out October 12th, as well as details on how the classes will be organized on the playground for the parade.
We cheered some heartwarming reunions between students and their lost items last week (as one happy student remarked: "I've been looking for this sweatshirt EVERYWHERE!")! The Lost & Found station will be rolled out onto the blacktop playground today at 1:15, so please take a look just before the Halloween parade starts or once it has finished -- you may be surprised to see a familiar item!
Anything in Lost & Found not claimed at the end of day Tuesday will be donated.
Due to an impressively high demand for the arts in our community, not only did the original 2 classes fill up in less than 2 minutes (what I consider to be Taylor Swift Eras Tour-worthy), but LES and Town Hall Education were able to add and fill up a third cast/tech crew class for Thursday using the Tues./Wed. waitlists as well. Thank you all for your interest and enthusiasm in the program and for being patient with us as we figured everything out.
We will be reaching out to the participating families shortly to give more information on the parent education meeting scheduled for Tuesday 11/07 at 7pm via Zoom, which we highly encourage all participating to attend.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me, Monica Segobia, LES Parent Play Coordinator, at mguerami@yahoo.com or to Town Hall Education's Erika March at erika.march@townhalltheatre.com.
We're looking forward to a really fun play again this year!
Here is some important information regarding Halloween activities at school. Please also review any information from your classroom teacher and/or room parents about the day. Info for 1st - 5th Grade Families:
Parade Date: Tuesday October 31, 2023
Parade Preparation in classrooms: 1:00 - 1:30 (only pre-designated volunteers are permitted in the classroom for this portion of the day.)
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.
After the parade, parents/caregivers may take a few moments to look through the Lost & Found station, which will be out on the blacktop near the parade area. 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.]
New School Volunteer Screening Requirements Take Effect January
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 google form for Volunteer Screening and Training Requirements Submission: for Lafayette Elementary, which provides details on the requirements and instructions for submitting your volunteer screening documents.
If you have any issues accessing or downloading the TB Screening form through the District's google form, you may also download it here.
Just 6 more days until the Book Swap! To pull this off, we need parent volunteers (especially for the morning slots and anytime on Wednesday)! Please consider volunteering at the Book Swap and sign up here.
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!
SAVE THE DATE -- Ticketsfor the 6th Annual LPIE Gala go on sale Sunday, November 5 at 8 am! Set a reminder to make sure you don’t miss out on this amazing event!
*The below communications, activities or events are not PTA, school, or district-sponsored, nor are they endorsed by the Lafayette School District.*
K-12 Student Shark Tank Competition
Introducing the first Contra Costa Shark Tank Youth Competition! Win $1,000 to launch or grow your business.
No idea is too small! The competition is a fun way to promote youth entrepreneurship among K-12 students in Contra Costa County. When young people succeed as entrepreneurs, they improve their own lives while also contributing to the economic development of their local communities.
Visit www.contracostasharktank.org to learn more and apply. Finalists will be selected by the Campolindo High School Entrepreneurship Club, and winners selected by a panel of judges on February 6, 2024 at the Lafayette Library. Deadline to apply is November 15th!
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is developing aCountywide 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 theinteractive 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.
