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From The head of school
Thank you!
Dear Académie Lafayette Families,
Thank you to the many parents who provided such a wonderful feast at the Thankful Thursday Buffet. Your kindness and generosity is so appreciated.
 Last week, the new French consul from Chicago, Mr. Guillaume Lacroix, and the Honorary French Consul, Cyprienne Sinchowitz, visited our school. Mr. Lacroix told us a wonderful story about a family who had attended AL but recently moved to Chicago. His young daughter and one of the children from Kansas City are in the same class at the French American school. Mr. Lacroix was quite impressed with her language ability and asked to visit our school.
Please remember the key dates for learning more about the expansion plan.
- November 29 and 30: Parent-principal coffees where parents can ask questions and discuss the options with the principals at our two campuses. See calendar.
- December 5: Conseil d'Ecloe meeting (6 pm, Oak campus music room). Conseil d'Ecole members will identify pros and cons of both options. This information will be published and made available to parents.
- December 12: Community survey sent to parents
- January 8, 2018: Staff forum
- January 11, 2018: Parent forum at Oak auditorium. There will be small group discussions about the configuration options. 5:30pm Pizza; childcare will be available. Small group meetings: 6-8:00 pm.
- February: (date: TBD) Board meeting to decide campus configuration
Thank you again for your strong support of our school.
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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From The cherry Principal
We love our 3rd graders!
 I had the opportunity to run with some of our 3rd graders two weeks ago at the Girls on the Run 5K at Children's Mercy Park. It was a little cold, but the girls did not let the temperatures
 dampen their spirits. It was awesome to see the huge numbers of girls from all around the KC area who participate in this program, which teaches not only running, but life skills and empowerment.
This past
Wednesday night was our 3rd grade Fall Concert at Oak. Thank you to all the parents for coming to see our fantastic performance of song and poetry. Bravo to Monsieur Nadal, our new music teacher, and all the 3rd grade teachers for putting on such a great show with our kids.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Madame Royce
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calendar Upcoming Events
November 18
Holiday Art Market,
10-5:00 pm Cherry Campus
November 28
5:30 pm, Cherry Open House
December 1
Casual Day
Birthday celebrations & Parent's Lunch
December 13
Early Release,
Cherry Campus 12:45 pm
Oak Campus 1 pm
December 22
Winter Parties
January 11
Parent Forum, Oak Auditorium 5:30 pm Pizza supper, meeting 6-8 pm childcare provided |
November 21
Generations Day
8:30-10:30 Cherry
1:00-3:00 Oak
November 29
Parent-Principal Coffees
7:30 am, Library, Oak Campus
December 5
Conseil d'Ecole meeting, 6 pm, Oak Campus Music room
December 14
Kindergarten Winter Concert, 6 pm, Oak Campus
December 25-January 8
No School, Winter Break, Happy New Year! |
November 22-24
No School, Thanksgiving break
November 30
Parent-Principal Coffees
7:30 am, Auditorium, Cherry Campus
December 11
Board Meeting, 6:30 pm Oak Campus
December 20-21
Oak Winter Concerts, 6pm
January 8
Staff Forum |
Access the 2017-18 School Calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Upcoming Winter Concerts
Kindergarten Winter Concert:
Thursday, December 14, 6:00 pm in the Oak Auditorium
Teachers will communicate specific instructions regarding attire and arrival directly with K parents via email and weekly memo.
Grades 4-8 Winter Concerts:
The
first concert will take place on Wednesday, December 20, 6:00 pm in the Oak Auditorium for students in the following classes:
4th Gr: Charruau - Sifadjam
5th Gr: Mauvois - Brichet - Hanriot
6th Gr: Tsafack - Ndiaye - Sammou
7th Gr: Mcdowell/Setter - Sonko
8th Gr: Wabo - Sprehe - Desbleds
The
second concert will take place on Thursday, December 21, 6:00 pm in the Oak Auditorium for students in the following classes.
4th Gr: Seydi - Mejean - Ghisalberti
5th Gr: Werner - Givens
6th Gr: Chouita - McCreary
7th Gr: DuFranc - Pasqualini - Toure
8th Gr: Balde - Hynes
Important to note:
1 ) Participation is mandatory for students. However, please send Ben Combreas,
bcombreas@academielafayette.org, an email if a student can't participate for any reason.
2 ) During those 2 days, there will be a rehearsal for classes performing that night. (Dates to be announced)
3 ) Dress code : school uniform / 8th graders with 8th grade sweatshirt.
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INFO SHARING
Parking Prudence at Oak
When picking up or dropping off children at the Oak Campus, please do not park on Oak
 Street. It's not safe for our children and it's against the law.
Cars are stopping to pick up child(ren) and traffic is stopped until they get into the car. Parents have stated that some cars are going around the parked cars and a child is in danger of being hit. There are many students also walking in the cross walks.
The KCMO Police Department has been notified and those who park there are subject to getting a ticket.
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INFO SHARING
Sibling Applications: Don't Wait!
We are now asking for all parents who have an incoming Kindergarten sibling next year to apply for your children. As you already have a
SchoolMint account, this process will take you less than one minute! We are asking that you do this as soon as possible.
While there is time and the application window does not close until
March 2, it is very difficult for us to be clear with new families on entry rates if we have no idea how many siblings we have. To be fair and transparent with all new families we like to be able to tell them how many seats we have available and how many seats will be taken by siblings.
When people wait until just before the deadline date to fill out the application, it throws off our projections and makes clear communication near impossible. If you have questions p
lease call Diane Balagna at
816-888-7400
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Please help us and apply for your Kindergartener now. Thank you for all that you do and we can't wait to see your little ones here next year!
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INFO SHARING
Spread the Word!
Word of mouth is our number one recruitment tool. When parents from Académie Lafayette talk about how much they love our school at church, at the grocery store, in the park, on a playdate, walking around their neighborhoods and at community events- this produces applicants.
Each time someone comes in for a tour we ask, "How did you hear about the school?" Each time the answers are the same. "I heard from someone I know who attends here." So let us start by saying THANK YOU!
Our application window is now open and will be until
March 2nd. Each year we receive nearly 300 applications. This coming year we will have 198 seats. This is a great time to apply!
We are seeking to recruit a very diverse student body. Last year we had a 56% minority new applicant pool and that combined with our current siblings brought us a final incoming kindergarten class of 43% minority. This was up 6% over the previous year and it's 10% higher than the school as a whole.
This is because of YOU. Please continue to help us recruit a beautifully diverse student body.
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INFO SHARING
Adopt a Family for the Holidays!
The Holiday Season is fast approaching and Académie
Lafayette is preparing to make
 it a little brighter for some of our own school families in need this year. We greatly appreciate your generosity in sponsoring a child or family. Please contact the school counselor, Lara Troutner at Oak by
Friday, November 17, if you are interested in giving to a child or family this season. You can contact Mme Lara Troutner
816.361.7735
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INFO SHARING
Cherry Uniform Closet
If there were any families that didn't have time or transportation to come by and grab clothes out of the uniform closet for their child, a bag can be packed for you and sent home with your child. Simply email Sally King sallyk1975@gmail.com
1) Parent's name
2) Name of child at Cherry and teacher/grade
3) Preferred size(s) and items needed (i.e. boy/girl, size 5 or 6, khaki pants or skirt or red or blue long sleeve shirts, etc).
The closet is FULL and we'd love it to get used!
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INFO SHARING
Thankful Thursday
Thank you to the PTSO prepared a lovely and bountiful spread for teachers and staff
on Thursday
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(above left)
Mr. Balde samples the goodies
(above right)
A gift card tree as a "thank you to all teachers.
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Trivia Night Save-the-Date 
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INFO SHARING
Box Tops for a Comets Game!
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ollect 10 Box Tops and get a FREE ticket to a Kansas City Comets home game!
We are teaming up with the Kansas City Comets to offer a FREE ticket to a home game when your child collects 10 Box Tops by November 30.
Please put the 10 Box Tops in an envelope with your child's name,
your email address
(so I can send you the form to request a ticket)
, and teacher's name and put in the bin for labels at either campus.
Thank you to Susan Breshears, Becky Smith and Catherine VandeVelde
who
helped sort and count labels with me last Sunday afternoon. Please continue to save your Box Tops and we will have another counting party in the spring. Thank you for supporting our school!
Here is a
list of all the current Painless Fundraising opportunities available to help support our school.
If you have any questions about Painless Fundraising, please email
lynneporthouse@hotmail.com
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sports
Congrats Girls' Volleyball Team!
 The Académie Lafayette middle school girls' volleyball team had a fantastic 2017 season! The 14 girls representing our school played hard every single game and improved their individual and team skills throughout the last three months. The team finished the season  strong going into the tournament on October 28. They advanced to the championship game for the second straight year. The final game was hard fought and the girls brought home the second place trophy.
 Help me in congratulating this tremendous accomplishment. Thank you Donyae, Ana, Jasia, Bishop, Ruby, Ava, Sam, Lilli, Annabella, Maya, June, Sophia, Bianca, Kelly, and Coach Ayrica!! A special thanks to head coach Rodney Riffle who did again a fantastic job this year with the girls. Bravo Coach!
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RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKSIDE CAMPUS, IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
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Oak Street Campus
6903 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64113
816-361-7735 |
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Cherry Street Campus
3421 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64109
816-888-7400 |
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www.academielafayette.org |
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Maria and Mecah Dix, Charley Kohlmeyer, Chad and Wren Phillips and Staci Hall all came out to support our great school and to spread the word to new families what a wonderful opportunity AL is for their kindergartener.
