From The Oak Principal

Let's Get Involved! 

Dear Families,

 

Get Involved!

One of the best ways to embrace the new school year is to  get involved--both students and their parents. For our  students, we have soccer, cross country/track, Girls on the run (3rd grade), chess club, Girl Scouts, robotics, and more. For parents,

joining and participating in PTSO is the best way to stay 

connected to your school and all that is happening. You can also attend Conseil d'Ecole meetings, Literacy Night, Science Night, and other evening meetings. Volunteering in our reading program, or in fundraising activities also gives you a glimpse of what your child is experiencing at school.

We are so proud of the Académie Lafayette community and look forward to our continued support and partnership with you, our valued parents and guardians, throughout this school year.

 

Thank you for attending the principal coffees. It is a wonderful, casual way to meet others and discuss different issues.

 

Merci,

Leslie Houfaidi

Oak Principal

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Upcoming Events

From The Director of Development

Early Bird Deadline is Monday the 11th

The Early Bird Deadline for the $10,000 Cash Raffle is Monday, September 11.   Students who sell 20 tickets and turn in the money and stubs by Monday, September 11, will receive a cool T-shirt plus have their name entered in a drawing for a gift certificate to either Worlds of Fun or Great Wolf Lodge.   Please make sure all raffle money and ticket stubs (in the red envelopes) are delivered to your campus by 5 pm on Monday.  Remember to circle your T-shirt size on the sticker on the envelope!

Online purchases ( click here) will receive Early Bird credit if they are received by midnight, CST, on Monday the 11th. 

Early Bird Prizes:

Need a place to sell?  Click here. Need more tickets? You can get more at the front desk of each campus. If you run out over the weekend, text 816.886.8760. Merci!

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Found Raffle Tickets!

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Board Meeting Notice

The Académie Lafayette  Board of Directors will meet this  Monday, September 11, 6:30 pm, in the Oak campus music room. 

Click here to RSVP on Facebook. Click here to read the agenda.

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Expect Late Fees

Beginning  Monday, September 11, all students who are not picked up by  3:45 pm at Cherry or  4:00 pm at Oak will be charged a late fee of $1.00 per minute. Parents are asked to pay when they pick up their children or can be billed if they do not have c ash or check. We do not accept credit or debit cards for this fee. Remember, all students who are not picked up on time are brought to the school office to wait for parents. They are not allowed to go to the playground or hang around school unsupervised.

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Attention all 7th and 8th grade families!

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The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It's a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child's reading habits.

Book Fair dates: September 11-14

Shopping hours: 7:30am-8:30am and 3:30pm-4:30pm, with additional hours b efore and after the PTSO meeting, September 13, 5:30-8:30 pm

Literacy Night on September 14 (5:30pm-7:30pm)

Additionally, Clifford the Big Red Dog will be greeting students every morning next week in support of the Scholastic Book Fair and the Family Literacy Night!

 

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

 

Sincerely,

The Literacy Night Committee

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Family Literacy Night 

 All are welcome to attend Family Literacy Night Thursday, September 14, 

5:30-7:30 pm, at the Cherry Street Campus. 

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Federal Programs Forms

There are a lot of MYTHS about completing the Federal Forms and Free and Reduced Meal forms.  Like this one:

Completing the Application for Federal Programs and Free and Reduced School Meals form means you are poor. 

No! Completing this form means you want to help our school. We need every family to fill out the form.

How do I do that?   You should have received an email from SchoolMint with a link to the online forms. If you did not receive this link, or if you cannot find it, contact Peggy Arians, 816-361-7735 or parians@academielafayette.org . Paper forms are available too.

You can also go to this link: Click  HERE  to go to the Federal Programs and Free & Reduced Meal form.

Anything else?  YES! Every class that has 100% of their forms completed by September 30 will win an ice cream party! Yes -- do it for your kids.

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New Website, New Habits

As you know, our website got a face lift this summer. While we love the new, fresh design, we know that it can make it a bit hard to find things now! Here are a few tips to help make navigation easier:

• Read our new website guide 
• On our main page, scroll down to access the "Quick Links". Those will take you directly to sections such as eSchoolCore, meals, the PTSO and Spirit Wear websites, and more. 
• Calendars: 
• The link to access our calendar section is above our logo on the main page, in light grey. From there, you can download your own copy of the school and development calendars. 
• You can also view the school's Google calendar that is embedded into our front page. Click on the + icon at the bottom right of the calendar to add this calendar to yours and never miss another event! 

Can't find something? 

Use the Sitemap (upper-right corner in light grey), or the search function. If you still cannot find what you are looking for, feel free to email  communication@academielafayette.org , or send us a message on Facebook! 

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Chess Club at Oak

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After School Clubs at Cherry Now Open

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Join Cub Scouts!

Interested in Cub Scouts? Pack 50 invites boys in grades 1-4 and their parents or guardians to join us at our first pack meeting at 6:45 p.m. Monday, September 18, at Keystone Methodist Church, 406 W. 74th St. 

Cub Scouts teaches essential outdoor skills, encourages healthy habits, teaches responsibility and leaderships skills, and encourages positive community involvement. Most of all, we have a ton of fun! Come check us out!

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A Little Lemonade goes a long way for United Way  

Last weekend, Miles Johnson (1st grade - Mme. Gaillot's class) had a lemonade stand to raise money for the Houston flood victims. He and his mom stood on the trolley trail for an hour and a half  on Saturday  and raised $77.50 (which was rounded up to $100). They were visited by the KCFD Battalion Chief and even Miles' kindergarten teacher, Mme. Valerie Le Letty, who made a donation! 

Donations will go to the United Way of Greater Houston - United Way Relief Fund - a fund dedicated to helping the community recover from Hurricane Harvey. Way to go Miles!

 

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AL Student Helps Those In Need 

Henry Elliot wanted to start a charity to help others so, with the help of his mother, he decided he would put a  pantry outside in his front yard to help others. KC Soul Panty is an organization that puts out pantries in various neighborhood locations around Kansas City and they are searchable on Google Maps so people that need food can locate them! Henry was even on the Channel 5 news! Check out the full story here ! Great job Henry!

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Raising Dough for JDRF

Join Hunter Smith for supper at Waldo  Pizza,  Thursday, September 14, to raise funds

for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)! Waldo  Pizza will donate 20 percent of your pre-taxed order to the JDRF One Walk if you print and show the coupon ( here) while dining . Way to go Hunter Smith for raising funds for such a great cause! 

 

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