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Lafayette Fun Run and 5K Registration – September 30, 2018
REGISTER TODAY for our 3rd Annual 5K and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk being held on Sunday, September 30th at Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Support Lafayette Elementary School academic programs while spending quality time with family and our community! All funds raised from this event will be used to support our school’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) programs. Elites, Weekend Warriors, Families, Strollers, and Wheelchairs are all welcome for the 5k Run or Walk or 1 mile Fun Run!! Dogs, however will have to stay home for this event. Chip timing is provided for the 5K only. This area of Golden Gate Park (JFK Dr.) is closed to cars on Sundays, so please come join us for the race and hang out afterwards for a picnic, bike ride, and just general community mingling!! Race Day Info: Race Date: September 30th Race Day Registration Time: 7:30am 5K Start Time: 8:30am 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk: 9:15am Registration Fees: 5K Early Bird before September 14th: $25.00 5K before September 26th: $30.00 5K Packet Pickup/Race Day: $35.00 1K Fun Run: $15.00 NOTE: If you prefer to track your fundraiser in print instead of on the event website, you can download the form here (PDF). Registration includes a special event T-shirt, while supplies last. Prizes: We will have prizes for top finishers and a variety of categories as well as the top 2 Fundraisers! Packet Pickup: Please pick up your packet (including shirt, bib with timing chip, and other goodies) on Saturday, September 29th from 10am – 2pm at A Runners Mind, 3575 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94118 Race Day Parking: JFK is closed to cars;...
Lafayette New Family Orientation
Welcome incoming families to Lafayette! On behalf of Lafayette Elementary School and the New Family Committee, you are cordially invited to an informational orientation being held on Friday August 17th from 10:00 am to 11:00 am by Principal Jake Hodgson, PTA President Chris Smith, Kindergarten Teachers, and Staff. A free luncheon, provided by our PTA, will follow from 11:15 am – 12:30 pm in our cafeteria. At the orientation, get valuable information that will ease you and your student(s) into the first day of school at Lafayette Elementary. Classroom assignments will be mailed out prior to orientation and/or will be posted at the school. We encourage you to bring your student to meet their teacher & see their classroom. If you have not already received the evite for the event and you would like to attend, please send email to lafayettevolunteers@gmail.com, as we would like to ensure there is plenty of food for you. Please note that the luncheon is optional. Feel free to park in the school yard for this event. Enter from 36th Ave. We are excited to see and guide you through this exciting...
Lafayette New Families Summer Playdate #2 – Sunday, July 22nd
We’d like to invite new incoming families of Lafayette Elementary to come out and play for our 2nd Summer New Families Playdate. Also invited are members of our current school community. The playdate will be held in Sutro Heights Park on 846 Point Lobos Ave. Find our table on the lawn near the base of the fort. At around 11:00, we will lead a short hike to the entrance of Lands’ End, as well as some fun icebreaker activities. You’ll meet other incoming families (K-5th), have an opportunity to meet PTA committee members, gather info on Afterschool enrichment and School events, and play together. We’re looking forward to meeting you and your...
Family Code Night – Thursday, May 17th
A fun, FREE evening event at the school for K-5 kids and their family to explore computer science and coding together.
Annual Giving Campaign (AGC) Outdoor Family Movie Night Celebration
It has been our most successful campaign to date! In gratitude, Lafayette PTA’s AGC is hosting an Outdoor Family Movie Night featuring the movie Coco! Everyone is welcome to attend.
Peter Pan Sing-a-Long – Sunday, April 15th (Doors open @ 12:00pm)
If your kids are excited for the Spring Musical, they’ll love the “Peter Pan” Sing-A-Long at the Balboa Theater on Sunday, April 15th.
Annual Giving Campaign (AGC) Update – We Are Almost There!
We have raised just over $101,000! We are almost at our goal of reaching $125,000. Reaching our goal allows us to continue to support our children’s educational experience at Lafayette.
Request for Yearbook Photos & Other Reminders (Yearbook Pre-Order, Ads & Cover Art Contest)
Have you taken pictures of your children at school events this year? We would love to see them! Here is what our yearbook layout is going to look like this year: Each Lafayette classroom will have two full-color pages in the yearbook. The layout will consist of the Fall Class Picture with student names and approximately 8 more pictures to fill in the 2-page layout. An additional number of candid pictures will be spread throughout the yearbook. Pictures should be approximately 300 dpi in size – jpeg preferred. When uploading please add the room number, teacher name and or the name of the event featured in the pictures. If your class has not taken any group pictures this year please email us, and we can set up a time to take pictures. It’s really important to us that all children make it into the yearbook. Upload Your Pictures: Go to www.hjeshare.com and enter school code: DOLPHINS (all capital letters). Pictures are due by Wednesday, March 7th Types of pictures needed: Group shots with all students Group shots of all girls or boys Mixed group shots in classroom or on field trips Pictures with interesting backgrounds & bright colors are a plus Happy children learning, playing games and being friends Other Reminders Yearbook Pre-Orders Your Ad in the Yearbook (Due – Wednesday, March 7th) Cover Art Contest (Due – Wednesday, March 7th) YEARBOOK ORDERS: Yearbook order forms were sent home the week of 2/5. Did you not receive your form? Not a problem! Order forms can be downloaded right here. Please return your yearbook order forms to your child’s teacher. They will place the yearbook orders in their...
Annual Giving Campaign (AGC) – Final Post of the Year Update
We have raised $80,800 so far! We are past the halfway mark of reaching our goal of $125,000. Reaching our goal allows us to continue to support our children’s educational experience at Lafayette.
Lafayette’s Annual Spell-a-thon kicks off December 4th!
This is a fun and educational fundraiser. It is a great way for students to learn new words, while supporting our Lafayette community and preparing for the school wide Spelling Bee on January 17th. Spell-a-thon information packets will come home next week. They include a list of the spelling words your child will be learning, along with pledge forms. Please help your child collect pledges over the winter holiday and encourage them to learn their spelling words. The Spell-a-thon Test will take place the week of January 8-12th. Your child will learn to spell 20 words (Kindergarten) or 25 words (Grades 1-5), while your family and friends reward his/her effort with a tax-deductible donation to Lafayette Elementary PTA. Donations raised will be used to fund teacher stipends for Field Trips & Classroom Supplies.
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