Dear Lafayette Community,

I hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful Fall Break! See you back at school on December 2nd. 🍁🍂 

In this week's Dolphin Digest:

🎨 Reflections Program - Deadline December 6
🦽 Coming Up: Inclusive Schools Week - December 2-6
☕ Save the Date: Lafayette Gives - December 11
📅 Calendar at a Glance 
👋 Community (Non-PTA) Corner: T-Ball Signups, Ages 4-6

Fall Break is a perfect time time to get artsy with a project for the PTA Reflections Program! This national PTA program encourages students to explore the arts for fun and recognition (aka awards).

Lafayette has had a strong showing in previous years, with projects including visual arts, martial arts, musical compositions, and more. Here's everything you need to know to submit your child's project by December 6th!

The theme for the 2024-25 Reflections Art Program is "Accepting Imperfection."  

All Lafayette students are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas: 

• Dance Choreography
• Literature
• Photography
• Film Production
• Music Composition
• Visual Arts
   

The submission deadline is Friday, December 6th, 2024.

To learn more about selection criteria in Reflections, visit www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections/awards.

Lafayette Elementary participates in this program every year.  Lafayette students Odile Miranda, Orion Montoya, and Abigail Ow were the finalists for last year’s program, “I am hopeful because." Abigail received an Award of Merit from the State, 2nd Place! 

Reflections Art Program Website:

https://capta.org/programs-events/reflections/ 

The National PTA Reflections Program has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969. California State PTA and its members, families, and kids are at the forefront of this amazing program, which increases community awareness of the importance of arts in education. 

For questions please contact:  

LafayetteReflections@gmail.com

Shannon Hughes: shannonhughes8@gmail.com  |  415-259-8113

Ciara Piron: sfishome@gmail.com  |  415-370-1680

Lafayette is excited to celebrate another Inclusive Schools Week! This week is a time to focus on what inclusion means and how we can be advocates for inclusion. There will be presentations from community members such as the BORP Adaptive Sports organization and a Special Olympic Athlete. There will also be multiple lessons in class focusing on inclusion, diversity, and advocacy, as well as schoolwide projects that can be seen on classroom bulletins. This is a great time to talk to your child(ren) about what they are learning and how they can be inclusive everyday. You can learn more and browse the district wide event offerings here.

Mark your calendars NOW for our family service night, Lafayette Gives!

December 11th

6-8pm

Lafayette cafeteria

This is a festive annual event where we come together to do something for our wider community. As a bonus, we get to enjoy yummy food while hanging out with other Lafayette families!

This year, we'll be donating blankets, writing cards, and assembling gift bags to make the holiday season extra cozy for local seniors in need. 

Potluck details and signup coming next week!

No pictures this week! Send me your photos to share at lafayetteschoolpta@gmail.com.

NOVEMBER 25-29

- NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

DECEMBER 2-6

- Inclusive Schools Week

DECEMBER 11

- Lafayette Gives @ 6-8pm, Lafayette cafeteria

DECEMBER 23-JANUARY 3

- NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

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.

Isaac's dad in Ms. Carpenter's kindergarten class is organizing a T-ball team for the Spring season through SFYBL T-Ball (kids ages 4-6)
 
- Games will begin in March and will be on Saturday mornings
- Practices will be Wednesday or Thursday afternoons
- Both locations are TBD (practices hopefully in the Richmond or Sunset district)
- Cost $110 (includes jersey, hat and socks)
- Deadline to register is Dec 4th
 
If interested, parents can email Kevinshue901@gmail.com. 

Thanks for reading this week.

Go Dolphins! 🐬

Patricia Wada

VP, Communications 2023–25

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lafayette Elementary PTA

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