Auction Experience: Taylor Swift Concert Viewing Party (After School)
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-13
Join Mr. Cooper, Ms. Roman, and your other favorite L-T teachers for an exclusive pizza party featuring a screening of the Taylor Swift concert in the L-T multipurpose room. Friendship bracelet making included! Begins at 3:30pm on Thursday, June 13 in the multipurpose room.
Tickets are available here.
Contact auction@ludlowtaylor.org with any questions!

Field Day
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-13

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
2024-06-16 - 2024-06-17

Juneteenth
2024-06-18 - 2024-06-19

"Early Bird" Rising Stars Extended Care Registration Closes
2024-08-08 - 2024-08-09
Register here: https://www.hisawyer.com/rising-stars-extended-care/schedules. Extended Care will have room for all students who enroll, but early bird pricing ends Friday August 9.

Future Stars Session 1 Registration Opens
2024-08-15 - 2024-08-16
Brochure & Registration link will be added once available.

Back to School Open House (2-3PM)
2024-08-22 - 2024-08-23
This is a great opportunity to find your child’s classroom, briefly meet your child’s teacher, and drop off any school supplies you have for the classroom. Please keep in mind that Friday is a workday for our teachers, and many of them will be continuing to setup classrooms during this open house.

Back to School Grounds Beautification Workday (10AM-12PM)
2024-08-24 - 2024-08-25 | L-T Playground
Join our PTO Grounds Committee on the playground on Sunday to help spruce up our outdoor spaces before the first day of school.

First Day of School (K-5)
2024-08-25 - 2024-08-26

Rising Stars Aftercare Starts
2024-08-25 - 2024-08-26
First day of Rising Stars aftercare. If your student is not enrolled in Rising Stars, drop-in care is available! Email: info@carebyrisingstars.org.

ECE Playdates (PK3 @ 9:30am and PK4 @ 10:30am)
2024-08-25 - 2024-08-26 | Sherwood Rec Center
PK3 and PK4 students and families are invited to Sherwood Rec to meet teachers and classmates.

Last Call to Order LT Apparel!
2024-08-26 - 2024-08-27
Last call to order LT Apparel this fall! Orders must be place at https://customink.com/s/ludlow by Tuesday for delivery in September.

First Day of School (ECE)
2024-08-28 - 2024-08-29

Hill Family Biking Back to School Ride and Block Party (10:30 AM)
2024-08-30 - 2024-08-31 | L-T Parking Lot
Come celebrate the new school year with Hill Family Biking on August 31st at 10:30 for the annual Back to School Ride and Block Party – a 4.5 mile bike ride touring Capitol Hill schools on the northern part of the Hill including Ludlow-Taylor! Join the ride at the Ludlow-Taylor parking lot on 7th St NE or start at the beginning of the ride at Maury Elementary.
We’ll end back at Maury for a block party to celebrate the new school year including:

Bouncy house,
Giant chalk art mural
Face painting
DC Public Library Book Bike
DJ Paul Spires
Maracas Ice Pops tricycle
A food truck.

Bathrooms will be made available on-site.

Math & Reading w/ Friends Sign-Ups Close @ Midnight
2024-08-30 - 2024-08-31
Rising Stars and Future Stars, with assistance from the PTO, will again be offering both Math With Friends (“MWF”) and Reading With Friends (“RWF”) this fall! For new members of the community, MWF & RWF is LT’s after school tutoring program. Sign-up HERE before today’s deadline.

***NO SCHOOL***
2024-09-01 - 2024-09-02
No school on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.

First PTO Meeting of the Year & Uniform Swap (6PM)
2024-09-04 - 2024-09-05 | L-T Multipurpose Room
New and returning families are encouraged to join the first PTO meeting of the year, which will include our first LT uniform swap, a welcome from Principal Miller and more! Like last year, the PTO will provide pizza and childcare by Rising Stars during PTO meetings.

Family Auction Experience: Drag Brunch w/ Tara Hoot (10AM)
2024-09-07 - 2024-09-08 | Fresca
Don’t miss an amazing opportunity to celebrate the new school year (and raise funds for LT) at our inaugural Family Drag Brunch @ neighborhood favorite, Fresca. On Sunday, September 8 from 10AM-12PM, there will be good food and fun for the whole family! Tickets are limited and are available here!
(This is a Family Experience from last year’s auction that was rescheduled for the Fall!)

Session 1 of Future Stars Enrichments (Clubs) Starts
2024-09-08 - 2024-09-09

Back to School Night (6-7:30PM)
2024-09-09 - 2024-09-10 | L-T Multipurpose Room
Back to School Night is an opportunity for caregivers to come into the school to get an overview of the academic year, chat with teachers, and see our classrooms. As in prior years, Back to School Night is intended to be for caregivers, not students. (Though, in the past, Principal Miller has given guidance that if you need to bring your kids in order to attend, it is fine to do so.) Principal Miller will provide additional information about this event.

Events Committee Kick-off Meeting (7PM)
2024-09-10 - 2024-09-11
The Events Planning Committee is gearing up for another great year of fun-filled activities!

Movies, pancakes, desserts, trivia – all on the horizon BUT we need your help to make it happen. So if you’ve been considering a (fairly) low commitment opportunity to get involved and have some fun – come join our kick off Wednesday, September 11th 7:00 – 8:00 at 612 8th St NE (the Laman’s house) to learn more. Snacks and drinks (including the adult variety) will be provided. We’ll talk about the events we have on deck this year and opportunities to get involved. And we promise we won’t guilt you into signing up for anything! Of course, if you’re so inspired… 🙂

Can’t make it to the kick-off but still want to get involved? No problem! Add your name on this sign-up sheet and we’ll include you our email distro so you can stay plugged in: 2024 Events Committee Volunteers – Google Sheet

Hope to see you there!
Lea Laman and Laurie Burkitt – Events Planning Co-Chairs

Other questions:
Q: Can I bring my child to the kick-off / will there be babysitting?
A: Sorry not this time! But promise we’ll keep the meeting within 60 minutes so you’re home quickly.

Q: Am I obligated to sign-up / volunteer if I attend the kick-off?
A: Nope! You’re welcome to join just to learn about the committee and the events.

Q: What if I decide later in the year that I want to join?
A: Fantastic! You can email Lea and Laurie anytime and we’ll gladly take the help.

First LSAT Meeting of the Year (6 PM)
2024-09-11 - 2024-09-12
All LT families are encouraged to join the first LSAT meeting of the year which will be held in person (with following meetings likely to occur via Zoom).
Pizza will be provided by the PTO along with childcare from the Rising Stars. Please RSVP to help us plan for enough pizza (and staff for childcare)
Proposed Meeting Agenda:
1. Welcome from Principal Miller and LSAT overview
2. LSAT member introductions
3. Nominations and elections of LSAT Chair & Secretary
4. Scheduling of future meetings
5. Funds reprogramming discussion (additional 1st grade teacher), especially implementation & messaging considerations
6. Comprehensive School Plan (CSP) review – last year’s goals & this year’s goals (with insight and suggestions from LSAT on how the school can share goals and keep them at the center of the school’s messaging to caregivers and in what ways the community could support their students to achieve our goals)
7. Diversity Committee & how to recruit members
8. Open question period (for non-members of the LSAT)

Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
2024-09-14 - 2024-09-15

Movie Night: Moana (Field Opens at 6PM)
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-20
What is Movie Night? The whole school community gets together to watch a free movie on a big screen on L-T’s field. This year’s movie is Moana!
When is Movie Night? The field will open at 6 pm (bring your picnic blanket to snag your spot! Volunteers get to claim spots first!) and the movie will start just after 7 pm (when it’s dark enough to see the screen).
Will there be food? If you want delicious Stellina pizza during the event, you must pre-order it here by Thursday 9/19 at 12 pm. There will also be an ice cream truck and a concession stand with fresh popcorn, drinks, and snacks.
How Do I Help? Hei Hei! We need volunteers! Sign up here and get early access to claim a seat on the field.
Will There be Photo Ops with Maui? I know it’s a lot–the hair, the bod. But you’ll get your chance with the demi-god!

The Future Stars Day Off Camps: Registration Opens
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-20
The Future Stars Day Off Camps are back! Check out the schedule and sign your kiddos up for exciting clubs, including Lego, MoveIT! Sports, Martial Arts, Gymnastics, and more. Each day is designed to inspire creativity, promote learning, and ensure tons of fun. Below you’ll find the schedule of which clubs will be leading activities on specific days at each of the two locations.
Schedule:

October 10th (Thursday) @ Ludlow:

Lego Club

October 11th (Friday) @ Van Ness:

Lego Club

November 4th (Monday) @ Van Ness:

Lego Club

November 5th (Tuesday) @ Ludlow:

Move IT! Sports

January 17th (Friday) @ Van Ness:

Full Steam Ahead / Dojofly Martial Arts

January 27th (Monday) @ Ludlow:

Film Club / Cyber Pulse

March 13th (Thursday) @ Ludlow:

Little Star Gymnastics / The Dancing Stars

March 14th (Friday) @ Van Ness:

Full Steam Ahead / Dojofly Martial Arts

April 7th (Monday) @ Ludlow:

Little Star Gymnastics / The Dancing Stars

April 14th-18th (Spring Break) @ Ludlow:

Girl Power & Boys Bunch Camp
Theatreworkz Drama Club Camp
The Future Stars Adventures Camp

Dancing Stars Performance @ H Street Festival (12:30PM)
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-21
Come see the Dancing Stars perform their snazziest moves on the stage at the corner of 7th and H Streets NE!

Caregiver Orientation and Caregiver Workshops on the Healthy Relationships Project (6PM)
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-24
This virtual meeting will provide caregivers with an introduction to the Healthy Relationships Project (HRP). HRP is a health-based, developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed child sexual abuse prevention curriculum for children in grades Pre-K to 5th grade. This curriculum was developed by Prevent Child Abuse Vermont and has been implemented in 29 states and the District of Columbia for over 30 years. HRP is not a curriculum about sexual education; instead, it is a curriculum that helps children build skills to identify feelings that make them safe or unsafe, identify boundaries, use anatomically correct terms, and identify safe adults.
As a Parent/Guardian/Caregiver:

You will be invited to attend workshops on topics relating to the prevention of child sexual abuse during the semester.
You will be asked to participate in periodic online surveys about your knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding child sexual abuse prevention.
A small number of caregivers from each school will be invited to participate in a one-on-one virtual interview with a researcher from the evaluation team to share your thoughts and experiences.

Learn more in this letter from Mr. Stafford. Please feel free to contact him directly at Kevin.Stafford@k12.dc.gov with any questions.

ECE Field Trip: We're going to the zoo! (9am - 2pm)
2024-09-26 - 2024-09-27
All PK3 and PK4 students are heading to the Smithsonian National Zoo for our first ECE field trip of the school year! Buses will depart from the school promptly at 9am and students will return in time for afternoon dismissal. Students will be asked to wear an LT t-shirt for field trips so make sure to get one at the upcoming PTO apparel sale! Room parents will be in touch with details on lunches, fees and chaperones.

No Future Stars Enrichments (Clubs)
2024-09-26 - 2024-09-27
Rising Stars aftercare is still open.

Auction Committee Kick-Off Meeting
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-01
