A Message From Dr. B
05 Mar 2019
Dear Lafayette Families – March has definitely come in like a lion! This week I am writing to share important updates about our budget for next school year, important technology
Dear Lafayette Families – March has definitely come in like a lion! This week I am writing to share important updates about our budget for next school year, important technology
Please see the presentation from the January 7 HSA General Meeting. (Note that bank account information has been redacted for publication online.) Thank you!
Dear Lafayette Families – Thank you to everyone who came out to the HSA General Meeting last Thursday. As the LSAT shared, we are currently awaiting the DCPS budget for
Dear Lafayette Families – Happy February! It’s amazing that we are already into the second month of 2019. Among other things, February is the month that both DCPS and the
We hope to see many of you at our upcoming HSA General Meeting on 2/7 at 7 PM. We have a number of important topics on the agenda. Technology Funding
Dear Lafayette Families – Happy 2019! I hope everyone had a terrific winter break and 2019 has started off strong. We are off to a rocking start with LOTS of
A HUGE congratulations to Purple Base's Lakeisha Brown who was surprised this morning to receive DCPS' Teacher of the Year Award! Please see the photos and video below! Parents are welcome to celebrate along with the school staff at a small reception on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Way to go Ms....
Dear Lafayette parents and families, This December, the Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) released a new citywide School Report Card that includes information about how every public school in
Dear Lafayette Families – WOW!!!! This weekend’s Fall Festival was one for the record books! THANK YOU to our Fall Festival chairs – Sheri Lockwood and Heather Schwenk – and
Dear Lafayette Families – Fall has finally arrived! With fall, comes many exciting events. Thank you to our GROW committee last week for hosting Walk/Bike to school day. What an
See a slide show of the fun! Thanks to parent and photographer Stacy Beck, there are even more to see. Check your shutterfly/room parent emails for a protected link and
Dear Lafayette Families, We are nearly one month into the start of the school year, and already there are amazing things happening! Last week we had a very fun spirit
From DCPS: The health and safety of your child is paramount to all of us at DC Public Schools (DCPS). To ensure the safety of our drinking water, the Department of
Dear all – This past week, our community has experienced two traumatic incidents –a bus accident and a man making racial and violent threats toward our crossing guard and others nearby.
Dear Lafayette Families – Our first week of school is under our belts! Thank you to everyone for a very smooth opening. This evening is the first of our Back
Dear Lafayette families, Today, a serious traffic incident occurred near our school involving a Metrobus and a babysitter with a 4 year old. Miraculously, both the caregiver and the young
Dear Lafayette Families, This afternoon, a young student and caregiver were involved in a traffic incident at the corner of Broad Branch and McKinley Streets. Please know that medical attention
Dear Lafayette Families – And just like that…we are in the last week of school! This year has been beyond outstanding. I am grateful every day for our students, staff
See a slide show of the Marquis de Lafayette Award winners, results of the HSA, LSAT elections and the budget and byline vote. Importantly, we want to extend a note of thanks to the outgoing HSA and LSAT colleagues for their service and commitment to our school.
Dear Lafayette Families, It is hard to believe the school year is almost over. I hope your students had a memorable year – I know we did. But before summer