There’s still time to donate and make a difference for our Lafayette community. Your support for the AGC helps fund:

• School supplies for every student
• Exciting field trips Multicultural nights
• Movie nights And so much more!

We encourage families to contribute the suggested amount of $1,500 per family—but every gift, big or small, truly counts!

Special Announcement: If we reach our goal, the whole school will enjoy a magical puppet show by California Kids Fun! 🪄🎭

Thank you for your generosity and for helping make Lafayette a wonderful place for all our students!

Mark your calendars! The Lafayette PTA is thrilled to announce our annual fundraising gala and auction: Fog and Fortune.

When: March 7, 2026
Where: The Pomeroy Center, San Francisco
Goal: $175,000 to save our vital school programs

How you can contribute:

• Auction Items: Do you have access to a vacation rental, sports tickets, unique experiences, or high-end items?
• Count-Me-In Parties: Can you host a themed dinner, a backyard movie night, a kid's craft afternoon, or a fitness class? These community-building events are the heart of our fundraiser!
• Business Connections: Do you have a favorite local spot that might donate a gift certificate?
• Sign up to volunteer here

Ready to donate or host? Please email Kirby Brooks Todd at kirbybrookstodd@gmail.com with your ideas or items. All donations are tax-deductible!

Thank you for helping us turn "Fortune" into a reality for our students.

Lafayette's Student Council is selling Valentine's Day Gram after school on Tuesdays and Fridays until February 6th.

Orders can also be placed online. Follow the Google Form to order your Valentine's Day Grams for your classmates and teachers!

To order, just fill out the google form (1 per Valentine's Gram) as many times as you'd like, then come by the table to purchase! You must come by to pay in order for your Valentine's Gram to be delivered!

Table Sale Dates:

Friday, January 23rd
Tuesday, January 27th
Friday, January 30th
Tuesday, February 3rd
Friday, February 6th

Spring Picture Day is coming on Friday, February 6!

You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTQ7RNCP.

Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Friday, February 6. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.

Thank you to everyone who came out for this year's Family STEAM Day. We have been receiving such great feedback and it looked like all the students had a great time exploring and learning about snails, fish and robots, or creating air rockets, paper airplanes, the largest tower or a shape out of pattern blocks.

A HUGE THANK YOU to our parent volunteers for helping to make Family STEAM Day such a wonderful experience for our students and families. We ended up with plenty of volunteers who assisted in setting-up, running tables, and cleaning up. Feel free to add to this album of photos of the event for our school yearbook.

And many thanks most especially to the Family STEAM Day Committee: Ms. Huang, Ms. Soulsby, and Ms. Young for making this entire event possible.

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

For the latest bargaining update, check out the teacher's union's website here: https://uesf.org/news/bargaining-updates/ 

Per Dr. Su's most recent email, schools remain open unless families are notified otherwise. Schools will be in session on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Have questions? Want to get involved?

• Attend the virtual parent informational meeting January 28th at 6pm (see above)
• Fill out the family strike ready form to indicate ways you will support.
• If you are interested in being a parent leader should a strike happen, please email celiacscully@gmail.com.
• Email celiacscully@gmail.com or talk to our school educators if you have questions.

The Teacher Appreciation Committee brought Arizmendi goodies to the staff lounge to celebrate our amazing teachers and staff. Thanks as always for all that you do!

Lafayette parent Cristina Manzanares helps manage a FREE weekly community rescue pantry called “Pantry 38.” The pantry is held (1-3 per week) in the outer Richmond and open to all residents living in The Richmond District. If you have Facebook, please join the private group.

We also have a great supplemental food pantry program through The Richmond Neighborhood Center located on 30th and Balboa. It’s simple to sign up as you just need to be a resident of The Richmond District. For more information about the RNC food pantry, and for opportunities to donate or volunteer, visit their website at: https://richmondsf.org/food-security/

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