Join us on the evening of April 26th, 2025, for "One Short Night in the Emerald City," at the SSC Brockey Center for our Annual Auction & Gala! Doors open at 5pm. This evening will be a celebration of Lafayette Elementary families and community members coming together to support the Lafayette PTA. This year’s event will feature an amazing dinner and drinks, silent + live auctions, and a fantastic post-event party featuring live music and karaoke by Rock Bot!

Congratulations to Lafayette artists: Remi Adams, Dylan Eakes, Josie Hereth, Berkeley Hanna, Henry Kusowski, Robin Leon, Keira Malone, Francis Meredith, Emily Mollicone, Caroline Tiger-Gross, Letizia Warner, and Lily Wolin on their Reflections submissions! We appreciate all of the submissions this year!

This year's Winter Enrichment Session will run from January 21 - March 20; no classes during midwinter break. The full list/descriptions of upcoming classes are already posted!

Enrichment Enrollment begins at 7pm on January 9th and closes on January 17th. Register early to reserve your spot!

On January 30th, 2025 communities from across Washington will converge on Olympia to hold the ultimate Billion Dollar Bake Sale as part of an Statewide Advocacy Day for Public Schools! This will be a fun way to build community, get trained in advocacy, and to make our demands clear to the legislature:

• Prevent devastating school district cuts for 2025-26

• Secure at least $4 billion per year of stable long-term funding for K-12 public education

• Commit to making Washington State a leader in public education

We wanted to send a reminder that the only non-faculty adults who should be in the building during school hours are those who are volunteering. 

If you are volunteering, please make sure to enter from the front of the school so that you can sign in at the office. Ultimately, your child’s safety is our biggest priority, and this can help us make sure everyone they interact with when they’re here is an approved adult. 

We are still searching for parents interested in coaching and volunteering for Ultimate. We had a third-grade team last year but are planning to expand to have a third, fourth, and fifth grade team.  We are aware of considerable interest this year and are looking for additional coaches.

Future Kindergarten families can come tour our school in January!

Review presentations on Advanced Learning and Special Education from our November meeting.

Did you know?

Recess is guaranteed for elementary school students in Washington state starting this school year. That means all kids in grades K-5 will have access to the benefits of recess. Play is critical to child development, and recess is one of the best opportunities for youth to be physically active. If you believe these aren't being met for your child, talk to your child's teacher or principal.

Get the facts about the new law. Learn more at: recessforwa.org

A letter from our PTA President. We need your support to keep our funding and budget on track for this 2024/25 school year! 

On October 18th your student will be moving & getting in as many laps as they can in 20 mins in the Move-a-thon! 

Help your student collect donations that will support this year’s garden program, tutors, Science of reading program, assemblies, skate nights, and so much more!

(They will also get a chance to win some cool prizes like Principal for the Day, Menchie’s Ice Cream Party, Water Bottles & More!) Help them get started!

Click HERE for your personal donation link to share with your followers!

Lafayette will be highlighting our student's creativity as part of the National PTA Reflections Art contest! Ms Bajaj & the PTA will be working with your students to create visual arts pieces inspired by this year's theme "Accepting Imperfection."

Students create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for 2024–25 is “Accepting Imperfection.”  Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. 

Deadline for submissions is November 15th.

This is our continuing coverage of the SPS Well Resourced Schools plans for school closures. These links and updates are being provided to keep the Lafayette community informed, and to provide avenues and outlets for discussion and action.

Our promo code FUNDRAISELAFAYETTE is now valid all year and can be applied towards ALL Minted cards and gifts, including graduation & birth announcements, party & event invitations, personalized stationery, custom gifts, and more!

Dear Parents - 

In light of the proposed SPS Well-Resourced Schools plan options, your Lafayette PTA would like to provide any interested parents with resources to learn more. Including contact info and meeting details for upcoming SPS Board meetings. 

Our goal is to support students and families as we navigate this transition. 

- Your Lafayette PTA