A truckload of excitement arrived at Lafayette Elementary over the weekend. Luckie shared the photo (thank you!) and explained that on Sunday, “a small group of Lafayette volunteers unloaded all the disassembled parts of the new playground structure, moving it from the delivery truck to the onsite storage container. It was exciting to finally have our hands on the ladders, spinners, slides, and everything else that will come together to make this fabulous play area! There’s a community work party on August 27 for anyone who wishes to have a hand in building it.” (Here’s our coverage of the last one on June 25th; the work is the latest in a multi-phase, multi-year project to renovate the playground of West Seattle’s most populous elementary school.) The school building itself has had some work done over the summer:

The new metal cafeteria doors are on the south (SW Lander) side of Lafayette – Luckie shared that photo too. They’re part of a $705,000 levy-funded project, replacing windows and doors at the school with newer, stronger, energy-conserving versions. P.S. The first day of school for Seattle Public Schools is September 7 (three weeks from Wednesday).