In the fall, we celebrated all Louise Archer students who participated in the Reflections national PTA arts competition in a ceremony and reception at Louise Archer — highlighting entries in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. The entries that received first place rankings in each category and age division advanced to the Fairfax County Council PTA for the next level of judging. At the County level, several Louise Archer students received top honors, including the following:

Outstanding Interpretation (1st Place, advancing to Virginia PTA)

Lillian Lambert – Film Production, Intermediate

Award of Excellence (2nd Place)

Sarina Patel – Literature, Intermediate

Award of Merit (3rd place)

Sasha Fallen – Photography, Primary

Congratulations to these students and to all the Louise Archer students who participated in Reflections this year! Be on the lookout for information in August and September on next year’s program; the theme is “Accepting Imperfection…”

$20 for softcover book. Order TODAY! Prices go up after February 23rd!

You can get your hands on this school year’s yearbook by placing your order using school code 717957.

The Sunshine Times is a student newspaper intended to be a creative outlet for budding writers, photographers, and artists. All students K-6th grade are encouraged to participate!

TOP 5 REASONS TO WRITE FOR THE SUNSHINE TIMES

• See your name in print!
• Get a hard copy of the newspaper to bring home!
• Write (or draw!) about anything!
• Share something new and exciting!
• Improve your writing skills while having fun!

Students can write about school/class activities, vacations, local events, sports coverage, travel/book/movie/music/art reviews, interviews, puzzles, Spanish-language columns, poetry, cartoons, advice columns–all ideas are welcome!

Submissions for the first paper are due tomorrow, January 29th! Kids should have their parents send a short story, poem, artwork, recipes, reviews, etc. (one item per child). 

Parents should indicate that they approve of the submission and include the name of their child, the title of the submission, the child’s teacher and grade. Visit our PTA Website for additional guidelines.

Last chance to register for Winter/Spring Before and After School activities.

Extending one day – Registration will close this Saturday!

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Join us for our latest in-person PTA meeting this coming Thursday, Jan. 18th at 8pm.

Meeting will be held in the LAES Cafeteria.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL — $20 for softcover book. Order TODAY before prices go up!

You can get your hands on this school year’s yearbook by placing your order using school code 717957.

Attention 6th Grade Parents: Make this year a special one and send your student a message in the 2023-2024 Louise Archer yearbook. Space is limited, so don’t delay!

Yearbook Boosters Ads for 6th graders will go on sale Monday, Jan. 15th.

Ads will open to the entire school (K-6 grade) Monday, Jan. 29th – Sunday, Feb. 9th or until all pages are sold out.

$25 payment via the LAES PTA webshop (no cash or checks). Once payment has been received, a link will be shared to upload ad. Please refer to the yearbook webpage for submission guidelines.

Free templates are available at Canva.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us.

Registration for the Winter/Spring session is open from now until Friday, January 26 at 9pm.

Please contact us with any questions.