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From The oak Principal
Oak's New Secure Entrance!
Attention Oak families! Starting Monday, January 29, we will begin using the new entrance. For safety reasons we will NO LONGER have drop-offs on either side of the
 buildings because only the secure entrance will be available for student entry. The reason for this is because if the students come up the stairs they must walk through the car line to get to the school entrance. The buses will now drop-off on 69th Terrace (south side of school) and parents will drop-off in the circle drive (around the parked cars) in front of the school entrance.
Pick-up will be the same as drop-off (circle drive around the parked cars) and the buses will be on the north side (69th street).
Please drive slowly and be patient with us as we try to keep everybody safe!
Leslie Houfaidi
Oak Principal
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calendar Upcoming Events
January 27
PTSO Trivia Night, 6 pm, 1221 Union Ave.
SOLD OUT
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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January 29
Special Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, Oak music room
February 12
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm Oak Campus
Music Room
February 19
NO SCHOOL
February 26-March 2
Cherry Campus Scholastic Book Fair
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February 2
Casual Day,
Birthday Celebrations, Parent/Student lunch
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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AL Board Meeting
The AL Board will have a special meeting
on Monday, January 29, 6:30 pm, Oak Campus to discuss the building configurations. You can review Monday's agenda
here. RSVP on the
Facebook event page. We look forward to seeing you!
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We need you to be the game face of EIP on event night! (Attend for free as well, bonus!)
Join the Check-in/Check-out and iPad-totting Auction Rep team! We need 10-12 Lafayetters to donate their time, their smiles, and their good juju to auction night.
- Check-in/Check-out: Make everyone feel welcome and ensure guests are checked-in and ready for gaming and epic mobile bidding. When it's all over you'll tally up their goods and bid them farewell.
- Event Auction Reps: Sport an auction-software loaded iPad and help 007ers game, buy raffle tickets, bid on sweet auction goods, buy specialty drinks, etc.
Both jobs require training on Greater Giving software a week before and to be physically at the très chic event from start to close -
5:30 pm to midnight. There will be long breaks in between so you can hang out, imbibe in food and libations, make new friends, and catch up with old ones.
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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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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. The lessons will be held on Friday evenings beginning February 9, 6:00 pm-6:45 pm. at the Cherry campus. 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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Thank you for continuing to follow our ongoing discussion on diversity. I'd like to share some of the history behind our current numbers. As we discuss this, it's important to remember that because we are a full French immersion school, our students must start in kindergarten (or 1st grade).
Our racial diversity prior to 2009 was 60% Minority and 40% Caucasian. That year, we began to see a drop in diversity. Kansas City saw an economic downturn related to the "Great Recession," and many families in the community were suddenly unable to afford private school and unable to move. Prior to that, only about 80 applications were received each year. We never had the need for a lottery prior to that year so no plan had been developed for one. Our school was forced to accept all 136 applications for kindergarten in 2009.
Since this group was 70% Caucasian, the following years' siblings were also near 70% Caucasian.
From 2009 to now, AL has instituted several strategies to restore some balance. It's important to note that while we maintained the very same number of minority applications, we experienced a significant increase in Caucasian applicants from 2009 onward. Carlos McClain and Tufanza Primos were the first persons to do this job. Both worked hard to focus on specific steps to continue to build our minority student population. Then in the 2014-15 school year, I was hired. Following the roads that these two great ladies had already paved, I began to set to work. Using their strategies and some of my own we have seen continued growth:
2015-16's incoming kindergarten class was 36% minority, 2016-17's was 38%, and 2017-18's kindergarten class is 43% minority. We are anticipating a
kindergarten class of 2018-19 with over 50% minority students.
Next week, I will dive more into the specific steps that we have taken to improve diversity here at Académie Lafayette. We do so many things to embrace our diverse community you might just be surprised by what you didn't know.
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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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 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 Wednesday, 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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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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