Hi everyone!

Here are the action items for you this week:

• We need your help emailing the District demanding that they revisit their threshold for funding school Assistant Principals. You can find Meghan's email with details (and a template to send!) here.
• Fill out this form if you wish to participate in the Book Swap on the 19th
• Set up your Givebutter fundraiser page for this month's read-a-thon!

Other announcements:

• The PTA needs a new Treasurer for the next two school years. If you are interested, please respond to this email!
• The Lost and Found is at capacity and anything unclaimed by end of day on Wednesday the 15th will be donated or sold.
• The school musical is this week! No tickets are required but arrive early for a seat.
• Ploverfest community music festival has been rescheduled to April 26th due to rain.

Tickets are not required for entry. Be sure to arrive early to get a seat. In lieu of paying admissions, donations (on-site) are welcomed and encouraged!

The school play is wrapping up next week, but don't worry! We have new drama opportunities for all budding actors! Two new after school drama classes that start the week of April 13th. Sign up today on homeroom.com. 

For questions, or if you need financial assistance, email Kristen Coleman at kjkrieger@gmail.com 

Get ready for the Read-a-thon with a slate of new books from the annual Book Swap!

• Fill out this form by the end of the day Friday, April 17 to be added to the swap address list and map.
• Go through your family’s books to find ones you’d like to leave out for others to take.
• Plan how to decorate your entryway and/or box of books with lots of Lafayette spirit:
  • Chalk drawings leading up the sidewalk to your box of books
  • Creative window, front door, or garage signage (think dolphin drawings… lots of dolphin drawings)
  • A fun flag or other marker in or on your box
• Keep an eye out for the swap address list & map in your email Saturday, April 18.
• On Sunday, April 19, decorate and fill your box and set it out by noon.
• Call up the email with the address list and map, grab a tote bag, put on your walking shoes (or your bike helmet), and head out to find new books! Hopefully you’ll see friends along the way.

The swap should wrap up by 5pm so we can put our book boxes away before dark. The earliest bookworm gets the best books!

Questions? Contact LafayetteReads@gmail.com 

The Annual Read-a-Thon is fast approaching here’s everything you need to know!

What: A week-long celebration of reading with prizes for the kids and classes that read the most! Being read to counts so all ages can participate.

When: Tuesday, April 21 through Monday, April 27

How do I participate? Your student will receive a packet in their folder the week of April 13. All students who return their packet with their name and class number will receive a participation prize, regardless of the number of minutes read.

Fundraising: You can get a head start on fundraising by setting up your child’s page at https://givebutter.com/lafayette-read-a-thon-2026. However, we will also accept donations through cash, check, or paypal.

What counts: All reading counts! Whether you read to your student or they read on their own, every minute they spend with a book, graphic novel, or anything else with words counts!

Visiting Author: After the read-a-thon, we’ll celebrate with an assembly from our guest author, San Francisco’s own Emma Bland Smith, on Friday, May 15th, 2026.

Order Emma's books through this link by April 24 to get a signed copy!

The prizes:

Everyone who participates:

• A blue color-changing Lafayette pencil
• Raffle Entry for an XL 54-inch Claude stuffie

The top readers and fundraisers from each grade TK-5:

• Signed copy of Claude
• Claude stuffie from the Academy of Sciences
• Read-a-thon winner t-shirt
• Lunch with the author Emma Bland Smith (for grades 3-5)
• A class party for the classrooms with the highest total participation.

If you have any questions at any time, please reach out to to LafayetteReads@gmail.com  or find one of us in the yard in the morning (Justin Haywald and Allie Summers)!

Would you like to help volunteer with the read-a-thon or would you like to get involved for next year’s event? Contact LafayetteReads@gmail.com

Allie Summers and Justin Haywald
Lafayette Read-a-Thon Co-Chairs
LafayetteReads@gmail.com 

As the end of the school year fast approaches (WHAT??) our current PTA Treasurer, Will Chinn, will be ending his two-year tenure as Lafayette's PTA Treasurer. Will is truly One Of The Greats(TM); but we are excited to connect with folks who are interested in being the PTA's next Treasurer.

Could it be you??

As Treasurer, you will:

• Assist in developing a Budget
• Manage funds
• Submit budget report at pta meetings
• Deposit money in the pta account
• Pay all bills
• Keep records of all transactions
• Laugh at my jokes during Board meetings (even if you don't mean it but please mean it)

Please note: being a PTA Board member is a two-year commitment

If you are organized, reliable, good with numbers, love spreadsheets (what's not to love??) and would enjoy working on the PTA Board with our amazing team, let me know! I'm happy to connect you with the right people to get more information / insight into the role.

It is time to start collecting your photos for this year's yearbook! From class field trips and special school-wide events, to after-school sports and arts programs – please use the link below to start uploading your photos to the relevant folders for use in the 2025-26 yearbook!

The yearbook is only as good as the photos we have to create it with, so we appreciate your participation in this process!

Upload your photos here

The Lost and Found has filled up again! Please stop by (located outside the music room and auditorium) to see if you recognize anything. Anything not claimed by this Wednesday will be sold and/or donated! 

There's no better way to make an impact than to become an active advocate for this community. Join now and make your voice heard!

Lafayette Elementary PTA • 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization • Tax ID# 94-6172049