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From The head of school
Teamwork!
Dear AL community,
Last Tuesday's parent meeting concluded our community engagement process regarding the building configuration options. All-together, we held two parent-principal coffees, two staff meetings, and two Conseil d'Ecole meetings. We also administered two parent surveys and had a parent forum and a staff forum. The information gathered will be compiled and posted on the AL website when ready.
The board of directors will thoroughly review all the school community input and work with an independent education consultant before making a final decision mid-February. The rich and diverse opinions reflect the complexity of the subject. In any case, whatever the decision, it will be solely based on what is best for our children, our community.
I would like to thank everyone who participated at any level in this community engagement process. We are very lucky to have such a committed, supportive and caring community.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Elimane MBengue
Head of School
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From The cherry Principal
Reading Our Way To Success
We are getting ready for Celebrate Reading Week at the Cherry campus. Our theme is  "Reading Our Way to Success." Doors are decorated to showcase our favorite books, and we have great activities planned. We are also excited to welcome Angela Kmeck, an AL parent and local author, to come speak to our students
on Monday
. Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to come read to classrooms. Remember that students can dress as their favorite storybook character
on Friday
. (It is not a casual day, though, so students who do not dress in costume should be in uniform.)
Thank you also to the awesome committee of teachers that put this week together.
Happy Reading!
Heather Royce
K-3 Principal
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calendar Upcoming Events
January 23
CANCELLED:
PTSO General Meeting,
6:30 pm, Cherry Campus
February 12
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm Oak Campus
Music Room
February 22
2nd Grade Concert,
6 pm Oak Auditorium
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January 27
PTSO Trivia Night, 6 pm, 1221 Union Ave.
SOLD OUT
February 14
Valentine's Day Parties
February 26-March 2
Cherry Campus Scholastic Book Fair |
February 2
Casual Day,
Birthday Celebrations, Parent/Student lunch
February 16
NO SCHOOL:
Staff-in-Service
PTSO Father/Daughter Dance, Cherry Campus
March 2
NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
Deadline to order yearbooks |
Access the 2017-18 School Calendars by clicking
here.
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info sharing
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
- M. Ali
Evening in Paris would like to take your rent! Your 2018 Auction Co-Chairs are looking for 8-10 people willing to help secure items for our auction block. We need passionate folks who want to get involved, make new friends, and most importantly, have some fun gathering items from local businesses to support our school. Don't worry, we have all the tools (and bevies) you will need!
- Procurement - get great stuff! Work with the Auction team to secure a list of items from businesses. Bring your creativity, your rolodex, and some hustle.
- Art Projects Coordinator - oversee cool art! Manage communication and timeline of classroom art projects with room parents from across the school. Ideas on how this could be a well-oiled machine? We would love to hear from you!
Contact Laura Flynn Golec and Kelley Hesse at
EIPauction@academielafayette.org.
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We are currently looking for pictures to put in this year's yearbook. Pictures of club activities and AL sports welcome. If you have some to share, please email Alix Lasker,
alasker@academielafayette.org. Remember to include the corresponding homeroom. Please only send group pictures as the space in our yearbook is limited and we cannot feature individual students. Thank you!
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info sharing
Yesterday, Madame Royce handed me an article called Why a good racial mix also creates a sense of comfort at a school. It's a wonderfully informed article citing a study done by the University of California that suggests that students of all races and ethnicities can benefit from diversity in the classroom. These kinds of conversations, articles, books, podcasts, and seminars are frequently shared amongst the staff here at AL. Diversity is always our top priority.
Our goal for diversity 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. We are already closer than you might think.
Currently, we are heading into our 2018-2019 school year enrollment season. With the application period opening in November and closing in February, if we held a lottery TODAY, we would have a 50.5% minority incoming Kindergarten class.
In case we have never met, I am Leslie Kohlmeyer and my job at AL is community outreach and admissions. This is my fourth enrollment season at our school and in that time we have made phenomenal strides. My position is paid in part by grants from the Durwood Family Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation. These groups are aware of the benefits of diversity and want to see Académie Lafayette grow and succeed. I am excited to tell you more about our efforts and how we are succeeding.
Please stay tuned to the newsletter each week for a four part series on Diversity and Recruitment at Académie Lafayette.
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info sharing
 As you may have heard this year's flu season is the worst in a long time, with all states except Hawaii experiencing widespread flu outbreaks. Unfortunately for us, Missouri is at the top of that list. CBS Evening News recently ran a story about the Flu and using the Kinsa app to keep communities healthier; you can watch that story
here.
Please remember to register with the free Kinsa app, create profiles for every family member, and log any family illnesses and symptoms to help our community best track all illnesses, including any flu diagnosis.
All families who register before 1/31/18 are eligible to receive a free Kinsa thermometer. While this is a great bonus, having the Kinsa thermometer is not needed to use this community tool. If you need assistance setting up your profiles on the app, please call the nurses office.
Please keep your kiddos home if they are experiencing any vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or flu-like symptoms, and use the app to see what symptoms are going around the school.
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Trivia Night 2018 is officially sold out. We are looking forward to seeing our registered teams there. Keep an eye on your email for more details and information coming soon.
If you missed out, be sure to mark your calendars for more opportunities to connect with fellow parents at the Evening in Paris event,
April 21,
and an all new event - The Get Down for AL on
May 18
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Thanks to all parents, family members and friends that came out to our Oak concerts. If you missed it or want to view your child's performance again, you can click
here. Videos for both nights are available.
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AL in the community
AL Student on All-Girls Hockey Team 
Leah Lewis, a 6th grader from Académie Lafayette will travel to Ontario, Canada to compete in an all-girls hockey tournament as part of Kansas City's first ever all-girls hockey team! You can see the full story below. Way to go, Leah!
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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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