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From The head of school
Building Configuration Input
As announced in my previous article, the following community feedback documents about the building configuration options are now posted on our website:
Please click here to view the documents.
Also, please know that the Board of Directors has asked an educational consulting group to look at our situation to get a professional and neutral opinion in this decision-making process.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thank you very much for your collaboration and support of our school.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Elimane MBengue
Head of School
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From The cherry Principal
In Honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month in February, I would like to share an excerpt from a beautiful poem by Maya Angelou...
Shine on me, sunshine 
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.
Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.
Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.
-Maya Angelou
excerpt from "Woman Work"
Heather Royce
CherryPrincipal
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calendar Upcoming Events
February 7
Conseil d'Ecole,
6:00 pm, Oak music room
February 16
NO SCHOOL:
Staff-in-Service
PTSO Father/Daughter Dance, Cherry campus
February 22
2nd Grade Concert,
6 pm Oak Auditorium
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February 12
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm, Oak music room
February 19
NO SCHOOL
February 26-March 2
Cherry Campus Scholastic Book Fair
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February 14
Valentine's Day Parties
February 21
PTSO General Meeting,
6 pm, Oak auditorium, pizza supper 5:30 pm
March 2
NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
Deadline to order yearbooks
Deadline to register siblings
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Access the 2017-18 School Calendars by clicking
here.
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Volunteers are the motivators to help any Book Fair become a success. We hope that you share with us your skills to help students discover the power of reading.
If you have some time to help us conduct our next book fair, please click here to sign-up where you would like to help out.
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We are excited about expanding the intern program to 11 interns in the fall of 2018! We are counting on families throughout our school community to welcome an intern in their home.
For the last eight years it's been my privilege to coordinate the intern program. I've studied abroad in France and lived with a host family, and this program is very close to my heart. I believe in what we do.
Interns are university students from French speaking countries who are pursuing a career in education and apply to spend a year working in the classrooms of our youngest students. I review intern candidates' resumes, review references, interview them in depth and make sure they are a good fit for our school. They also fill out a lengthy questionnaire about the host family experience that helps me match them with host families.
 Host families open their homes and welcome an intern for a semester or for a year. They provide a private bedroom and meals when you are together as a family. The school provides a generous monthly stipend and a monthly city bus pass.
One special perk of hosting an intern is that your children will extra practice with their French at home!
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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.
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!
If you have questions please call Diane Balagna at
816-888-7400
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Calling all AL girls! It's dance time! No matter if your dancing shoes are high tops or high heels, get ready to dance your face off.
Friday, February 16, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
. The night will be filled with dancing, raffles, treats, and a photo wall for party pics. Grab a date and join us!
Look for a flyer next week.
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The
STEAM night fair K-3 will take place together this year on
March 28 at the Cherry
 Campus. The Art Fair has been combined with STEAM night since Art is the "A" in STEAM. Mme. Vaughn is looking for parent volunteers to help her label art, mount art, help put up the art in the hallways, or run a couple of activity tables during the
STEAM fair.
If you are interested please email Mme Robin Vaughn, K-3 Art Teacher,
rvaughn@academielafayette.org. Available time slots include 8-10 am, afternoons, or after school at 4 pm. Just let me know which days or times and I will try to put some volunteer groups together. I look forward to working with you!
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For the past few weeks, we have been talking about our plan for diversity at Académie Lafayette. There are many ways in which we are both able to maintain and grow our diversity. I've outlined some of them for you this week and I'll discuss more next week.
- We employ two part-time French-speaking preschool teachers who attend 10 partner preschools in low-income neighborhoods. They reach over 300 kids per year and roughly 75-100 of them are kindergarten ready each year.
- We have successful community partnerships with service organizations across the city. Examples are Show Me KC Schools, Jewish Vocational Services Center, Concerned Clergy Organization, Harmony Project, and Mattie Rhodes Center.
- We have recruitment officers who help during the months of November to February with open houses, recruitment fairs, and neighborhood canvassing.
- We do two mass mailings for recruitment each year that reach over 4,000 households. The mailings reach households with total incomes below $35,000.
- Our radio promotions and ads on Facebook reach a select marketing group that promotes minority enrollment.
- We go door-to-door to hand out recruitment material in the 64123 and 64127 zip codes. These are the lowest income zip codes for the city
Once again, our goal is to model the city in which we serve. We strive to reach the exact demographics of the families in the Kansas City Missouri Public School District Boundaries. Each year we are getting closer to that.
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info sharing
Order any
in-stock spirit wear item by Sunday, February 18, and it will be delivered
free to school for pick up at the 2/21 PTSO meeting at Oak or classrooms the following day.
Blowout clearance of mugs, bags, tees, and various items at the PTSO meeting. Go to
alspirit.com to place your order. Be sure to include the campus, teacher, and child's name if different than yours at checkout.
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REbeL is a club for 7th and 8th grade girls that focuses on body image, self-esteem, and
 bringing a positive message about loving yourself to AL students. The girls developed their own lesson about embracing our unique qualities even when others try to put us down or make us feel that we are not good enough. They read stories and partnered with students from Mme. Cormerais' 1st grade class to share about being
 different and unique. It was a great opportunity for Oak students to mentor our younger Cherry students! If you have any questions about the REbeL Club contact Lara Troutner,
ltroutner@academielafayette.org.
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SPORTS
Calling all 3rd - 5th grade girls who are interested in volleyball! We are now
 offering volleyball lessons/practices for girls in grades 3-5 prior to the official middle school team. We heard there is interest but know there are limited opportunities to learn the sport outside of expensive club volleyball.
So, if
your 3rd-5th grade daughter is interested in volleyball, please consider signing her up for pre-middle school volleyball. Please note the practice time change as it is different than previously
advertised
due to a scheduling conflict. The lessons will be held
on Friday
evenings beginning
February 9, 6:45 pm-7:30 pm
at the Cherry campus.
(This will remain our scheduled time until 4th - 5th basketball season is over).
There is no cost for the lessons, but girls must have knee pads, sports attire, and clean tennis shoes for every practice. Coaches Sheila Dougherty and Jessica McDowell will volunteer their time.
Because space is limited, it is first come first serve. We expect girls to be committed and attend 90% of the time or their spot will be given to the next on the list. Register via the sign-up genius
here.
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Sports
Registration is now open
for the 2018 Académie Lafayette Track & Field (T&F) for 2nd-8th Graders!
We are coming off of a stellar year heading into our 6th T&F season. Our Middle School (MS) Boys' and Girls' Teams were undefeated in regular season meets and brought home City Championships in a very competitive IL-KC Metro League. We will offer three divisions: MS (6th-8th) Track Team, 4th-5th Grade Program and 2nd-3rd Grade Development Program.
Click here to fill out the registration form.
AL Website: Important dates and more detailed information about the season including our real-time calendar via Google, updated handbooks, required forms will be posted on the
Track and Field page of the AL Website NEXT WEEK (Under Students then Athletics).
Immediately important dates can be found now on the Track and Field page of the AL website.
Facebook:
Please ask to join our Team page. This is an excellent way to share pictures, results and team information quickly.
Special Notes:
Middle school will train for competition in the following events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, relays, 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus.
We need gaps filled in sprints, hurdles, and throwing! In addition, we took big strides in improving the DIVERSITY of our MS team but STRONGLY desire more! Let's do this!
For more information contact:
Brenda Kumm, Head Coach, Track & Field/Cross Country
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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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