Dear Lafayette Community,

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend! After last week's fires, who's ready for some PURE JOY at Field Day on Thursday? ✋✋✋

If you haven't yet, please sign up to volunteer if you can--especially if you haven't volunteered yet this school year. 

In this week's Dolphin Digest:

❤️‍🩹 Fire Response: Dolphins Are Safe, Respectful, and Responsible
📖 Hot Tip: Put Library Books In Backpacks Tonight!
☀️ Families, Don't Miss Field Day - May 29th
📔 Time to Buy Your Yearbook and Submit Photos
📷 Lately at Lafayette (photos)
📅 Calendar at a Glance
👋 Community (Non-PTA) Corner: Volunteer for One Hard Thing June 28 // Free Movies at the 4 Star // Summer Learning Opportunity for Incoming TK and K Students

Following last week's fires, Dolphins rose to meet the moment. We hope to hear more from the police and fire department, but for now...

THANK YOU to Erin Feher for her tireless leadership and creativity.

THANK YOU to Mr. K and Ms. Seaton for keeping us informed and quickly organizing a meeting to bring together the community and local authorities.

THANK YOU to all who brought supplies and volunteer power to surround the site of the fire with cheerful art.

THANK YOU ALL for your part in making the best of the situation, for living our values, for banding together in hard times.

Catch up on the news, starting with Erin's beautiful first-person account:

• Someone burnt down our school playground. Something beautiful rose from the ashes - Erin Feher for the San Francisco Standard
• SF school playground destroyed in second fire on campus - Henry Lee for KTVU
• Community raises concerns after recent fires at San Francisco school - Gia Vang for NBC Bay Area
• These San Francisco playgrounds burned in back-to-back fires. What’s going on? - Anna Bauman for SF Chronicle

Dear Lafayette Families,

This is the week students should be bringing their books back into the library. If your child has not returned their book(s) to the school library, please help them locate them. Esp. 5th grade families before going to middle school. If your child isn't sure if a book needs to be returned, remind your child to scan their library card to find out if they owe any books! Many students came back to school forgetting their library book(s) at home. Your child can just drop off their library book on the green cart in the library if they need to.
Thank you! Happy Soon-to-be Summer!
Ms. Jer

Field Day on May 29th is open to all students, families, and members of the Lafayette community, and we invite you to join us for a day filled with GAMES, ACTIVITIES, FOOD, LAUGHS (and probably some TEARS), and TREATS!!

Here are the details you need to know:

Date: Thursday, May 29th, 2025

Time: 9:00AM- 1:00PM

Classes will walk down together! 

Location: Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park

What to Expect:

• Family Style Potluck : Bring your favorite dish to share with your class and grade. We will have a table for each class, but classes are encouraged to share with their WHOLE grade. Please check in with your room parents on the food-sign up sheet.
• Games Galore: Participate in a range of fun games suitable for all ages. Sack races, (plastic) egg races, tug-of- war, bubbles, Etc.
• Sweet Treats: Indulge in cotton candy, sno cones, and popcorn!
• Creative Fun: We'll have temporary tattoos, hair coloring, face painting and a tie-dye station! Bring a white piece of clothing (t-shirt, socks, handkerchief, etc) if you want to join for tie-dye fun. 
• Community Spirit: Connect with fellow families and community in the greatest park in the world!

The success of this event depends on your willingness to volunteer! Please use this sign-up sheet to volunteer!!

THINGS THAT ARE HELPFUL FOR PARENTS TO BRING TO FIELD DAY -- Sunscreen, Easy-to-carry Folding Chairs, Blankets

This is a fantastic opportunity for our school community to come together, celebrate the end of the school year, and create lasting memories. We encourage everyone to participate and make this day a memorable one for all. This is a free event for our school.

If any questions please reach out to the Field Day Committee: 

Will Chinn (wmchinn33@gmail.com)

Mandy Brown (mandysunbrown@gmail.com) 
Nina Wu (ninawu85@gmail.com)

Go Dolphins!!!!!

SEEKING YOUR PHOTOS

We're still savoring this year, but come June, we'll be looking back at the memories. Do you have great photos to share? Think field trips, special events, schoolyard shenanigans... We want it all for the yearbook.

Submit photos for the yearbook here!

HOW TO ORDER

If you have ordered in previous years, use the same login information at treering.com. If you are new to Treering, please use the purchasing link below.

Each book comes with 2 FREE custom pages that print in YOUR BOOK ONLY! Use the simple tools on Treering to add your own photos, graphics, and text to create a memory book within your school yearbook. Additional spreads are only $1.99! 

Order your Lafayette 2024-2025 Yearbook HERE!

Passcode (if asked): 1015718683474794

Please reach out to rcuevas86@gmail.com with any questions!

Who brought the moves last week? That's right, our Stop, Drop and Go volunteers! Thank you all!

Count-Me-In parties have been bringing tons of fun! Thank you to everyone who has organized and joined these to fundraise and build community at the same time.

MAY 29

- Field Day

JUNE 4

- Last Day of School/5th Grade Promotion

Community announcements are shared as a service to our members and are not from the PTA. Do you have events, resources, or other info to share with the community? Email lafayetteschoolpta@gmail.com to request a spot in the Dolphin Digest.

We’re back with our second One Hard Thing of the summer, and we’d love for you to be part of it!

In just 1.5 hours, you can lend a hand to seniors and adults with disabilities through simple but helpful tasks like gardening, light cleaning, or organizing. It’s a great excuse to get outside, meet good people, and do something that actually makes someone’s day. Bring friends, family, or your whole crew, the more the better! 👉 Click here to sign up!

Let’s keep the summer going strong with connection, care, and a little sweat. Can’t wait to see you there.

For questions and more info:

Joey Yu 

415-525-2571

jyu@ggsenior.org

Thanks to a generous grant from the Baker Street Foundation, Cinema SF will be playing free family-friendly movies every weekend morning at the 4 Star Theater (2200 Clement St) for the rest of 2025!

The films selected will cover a wide range from family classics to newer hits straight from theaters, so make sure to check our webpage to stay up to date with everything coming up on our calendar.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens 30 minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Come early for our free specially curated cartoon pre-shows. Any showtimes of the film later in the day will be regularly priced.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Power Scholars Academy is a free, 6-week summer program designed to prevent learning loss during summer break. Students receive focused instruction in math and reading, while also benefiting from enrichment activities, field trips, and social-emotional learning experiences.

Our goal is to close the achievement gap by combating summer learning decline. We are filling up, but have space in our TK/K class.

📅 Program Details
Dates: June 10 – July 23, 2025
(Closed on June 19 and July 4)
8am-5:30pm
Location: Lafayette Elementary School
4545 Anza St, San Francisco, CA 94121
Cost: Free of charge for eligible students
If you are interested, please email Celia Scully at scullyc@sfusd.edu or Alicia Brennan at ABrennan@ymcasf.org

Thanks for reading this week.

Go Dolphins! 🐬

Patricia Wada

VP, Communications 2023–25

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lafayette Elementary PTA

501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization

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