Shout out to our amazing Diamond Sponsor! A huge thank you to Lafayette parents Travis and Courtney Weeks at The Best Practice Construction Company for supporting A Walk on the Wild Side and our Lafayette students. The Best Practice is a Seattle-based builder and developer focused on sustainable housing. We are so grateful for their support! 

Get ready for an exciting twist this year! The Silent Auction is kicking off before the Live Auction event, and it's all online so everyone can participate! Starting this Saturday, March 2nd at 8:00 am, bidding will be open! Make sure to mark your calendars because bidding closes on March 9th at 3:00 pm, just before the in-person Live Auction "A Walk on the Wild Side" event begins.

Missed out on auction tickets? No worries! 🎫 You can still be a part of the action by volunteering at the event. Assist with registration, raffle sales, the live auction, and more…. and as a bonus, enjoy a free dinner! 🍽️

Or, join us on Friday, March 8th, to help with auction set-up, decor, and the dessert dash. This event is crucial for Lafayette Elementary School - it’s our primary fundraiser of the year. Your support means everything. Let's make this our best auction yet! 🚀

Sign up to volunteer HERE: Auction Team: Walk on the Wild Side Auction 2024 (signupgenius.com)

Get ahead of the game by pre-ordering your 2023/2024 Lafayette Yearbook. They will be full color and will feature our favorite moments from this school year. Yearbooks are priced at $15.25 plus tax. Deadline to pre-order is May 1st. Pre-order your yearbooks and submit event photos today!

Students recently completed winter MAP testing. Results can be found on The Source. You can see the percentile in which your student performed in comparison to their peers nationally. Should you have concerns, it's a great time to partner with your teacher and determine plans for closing gaps and how you can best support at home. For more information about the test & how to interpret results, please review the MAP Family Guide.

Last calls for the Lafayette Elementary School auction event on March 9, 2024, at the Brockey Center! Join us for a Walk on the Wild Side and support a great cause. Seeking donations for our silent auction such as sports tickets, services, gift cards, and more. We are accepting donations until February 16th.

Please donate on our website at https://lafayettepta.ejoinme.org/donate Your contribution makes a difference!

What are you wearing to the Walk on the Wild Side Auction on March 9th? Spots, stripes, ears and tails, feathers, blooms, or sleek scales - let your creativity run free and unleash your style of “jungle chic” when you Take a Walk on the Wild Side this March! Go wild from head to tail, or keep it tame with a pop of prints, a touch of botanicals - you can’t go wrong as long as you come with your Lafayette Leopard pride! Costume like it’s Carnivale or keep it simple with a leopard print tie, your go-to tropical shirt, or your favorite dress/outfit with a jungle-inspired accessory.

Join us for our Second Family Game Night of the school year on Tuesday, February 27th @ 6:30-8:00pm! The AMAZING Meeples Games (a local game shop) will bring a bunch of games – come try them out and find your new favorite! Games for all ages will be available, as well as for groups small and large. This event is always a huge success, we hope you can make it!

Sign up to Volunteer and RSVP!

Feb 1- March 1, 2024 Marks Black History Month.

February is Black History, though the accomplishments are worthy of daily celebration, there has been a designation to bring focus to the contributions of so many that have created change and impact on our world. The National Museum for African American History in partnership with the Smithsonian has an excellent resource for exploration of Black History in the Arts: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/black-history-month-2024

Showcase your culinary skills and help fundraise for Lafayette Elementary at the Dessert Dash at our auction on March 9, 2024!

In an effort to help offset costs of the annual Lafayette 4th grader camping trip, the friends and family of the 4th graders are putting together an epic Chili Potluck Cookoff and bake sale at Ounces on February 4th from 12-3pm! Attendees will have the opportunity to sample all of the competitor’s best batch of chili and the chance to vote for their favorite!

Join us on March 9th, 2024 for our 2024 auction & gala, A Walk on the Wild Side at the Brockey Center.

This evening will be a WILD celebration of Lafayette Elementary families and community members coming together to support the Lafayette PTA. This year, we will come together for a dinner and live auction, taking time to celebrate together and enjoy an amazing dinner and cocktails, with a fantastic post-event party featuring live music and karaoke by Rock Bot.

CLICK HERE for tickets!

On Thursday, December 14th, our entire school will be treated to a movie at The Admiral Theatre to celebrate everyone's amazing accomplishments at this year's Move-a-thon! It's going to be a great event, but we're going to need a LOT of help getting kids safely to and from the theatre, serving refreshments, monitoring during the movie and tidying up after.

We're thrilled to get the Enrollment for Winter Enrichment underway! Registration opens at 9AM on December 6th. We have a variety of interesting classes to offer this season! Please register each child in only (1) class per session at this time. If more space becomes available, we will make further announcements.

SESSION DATES: January 9 - March 14th. NO CLASSES during Mid-Winter Break (Feb 19-23).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We cannot sustain this program without parent volunteers during the class sessions. We need (1) volunteer per class; spots are limited for this opportunity! Email the Enrichment Coordinators and claim your spot

Did you know that there are examples of biased words that are scattered throughout the English vocabulary? Biased language is made up of words or phrases that might make certain people or groups feel excluded or underrepresented. We can help create a more inclusive community within our school and neighborhood by ensuring the words we use don’t cause harm towards others unknowingly.