Principal News

Cherry Playground Improvement

Dear families,

We are excited to announce that work is starting on the playground at Cherry THIS WEEKEND! We will be excavating and removing asphalt on the northeast corner to make way for a new climbing structure and additional mulch. Equipment arrives today ( Friday), and work will continue through  Monday. So, parts of the playground will be unavailable for students (and families after school and on the weekend). Sorry for the inconvenience, but it is a small price to pay for an improved playground space.

Bon weekend!

Heather Royce,

Cherry Principal

In This Edition: 

• High School fair
• Holiday Art Market
• Generations Day
• Raffle
• Parent-elected Board member
• Pop tabs
• Picture Retakes
• Cherry after-school clubs
• ALSpirit deadline coming fast
• PTSO 
• Events
• Need a project funded? 
• From the classroom: 8th Grade Field Trip (part 1)
• AL in the community
• Sports:
• MS Girls Volleyball 2016 Champions
• Cross-Country Team 2016 Champions
• Basketball
• 4th and 5th grade
• Middle School
• AL Cheerleaders debut

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Congratulations Raffle Winners!

	Mr. Mbengue, Isaac, Amanda and Kenton Campbell, and Mme Houfaidi

Congratulations to Amanda Campbell, winner of the $10,000 Cash Raffle! Amanda bought her ticket from Isaac, her son who is in Mme Marchand's second grade class. Almost 16,000 tickets were sold this year!

Student prize winners are: Elexi Rousis and Aurora Potter, Early Bird drawing winners; Ian Todt and Stella Squires, Middle School Prize winners; Isabella Dougherty and Addison Long, campus first place sellers; Ryder Clay and Amelia Kalahurka, second place campus winners; Hunter Smith and Lottie Campbell, third place campus winners. Grade level winners: K: Miles Johnson; 1st: Wyatt Herman; 2nd: Adeline Boyers; 3rd: Amina Mbengue; 4th: Preston Lee; 5th: Tierney Flavin; 6th: Natalie Mitchell; 7th (none); 8th: Kathryn Sade. Campus totals: Cherry 8087 and Oak: 7690.

Pizza prize class winners:  Mme Lyons (3), Cherry; Mme Ghisalberti (4), Oak.

Mme Royce and Addison Long

Mme Houfaidi and Isabella Dougherty

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Need PTSO $$? Deadline is 10/31

Historically, the PTSO has considered funding requests once a year, for inclusion in the following year's budget. At our September PTSO meeting, parents and the PTSO Board recognized that this process doesn't allow for dynamic classroom experiences, last minute field trips and flexible enrichment of the curriculum. To help with this, the PTSO voted and approved $7,650 of our budget be allocated to support these mid-year ideas and opportunities. The application process is similar to before, with two mid-year application dates: October 31 and January 31. The application form is available on the PTSO website under Documents. Click here to access that section. Please, let us hear about your great ideas which need a bit of financial support!

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November 1st Deadline: Order Fast! 

Don't miss out the opportunity to order 3 unique items to keep you warm this winter. Blankets, hats and mugs will be run to order so don't miss out. Go to ALPTSO.com to order online and use PayPal or print and fill out the order form , and take to the PTSO mailbox at either campus. 

You can also save now through November 1st on all spiritwear available at our webstore. $2 off all non-clearance items. Go to ALSPIRIT.com to place your order. 

Both offers include FREE shipping to school for pick up at Generations Day on November 22nd or delivery to classrooms the following week. If your item(s) is to be a gift, make a note on your order and we'll contact you to pick up without your kiddo knowing. Any questions email Becky Smith smith.rebeccabogen@gmail.com. 

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Holiday Art Market

Just a little less than a month until our 5th annual Holiday Art Market! We've got amazing vendors, a killer iron-in-the-hat style raffle, delicious treats at the bake sale, and coffee & tea from our favorite Unbakery. As always, it's the Saturday before Thanksgiving and I know many of you have appreciated knocking out your holiday shopping before the madness kicks in. Make sure to like our Facebook page to stay up to date (Académie Lafayette Holiday Art Market). 

If you're interested in donating baked goods, please email Andi Swan, titian_chica@yahoo.com and if you'd like to volunteer, please email Annie Rousis at ClarkWorksCustom@gmail.com. We sure hope to see you there!

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Parent-Elected Board Member

Congratulations to Crissy Dastrup who was elected to the Académie Lafayette Board of Directors. A total of 18 votes were cast: Crissy received 15 and three individual write-in candidates received one each. She will serve a two-year term beginning in November 2016. Many thanks to Mark Flavin who has served as a parent-elected board member for the past two years.

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Playground Updates

New equipment will be installed on both playgrounds this weekend. A new climbing structure will be installed at Cherry and a new swing at the Oak campus.  

New mulch will be added the first of the week. Please be aware of the construction if you plan to use the playground this weekend.

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Generations Day: Volunteers Needed!

Hundreds of invitations have gone out to grandparents, family members and special friends for Generations Day! Now we need to make sure our guests feel welcome when they arrive. We need volunteers to pass out name badges, direct guests to classrooms, assist with refreshments, and sign in guests who did not RSVP.  Sign up HERE

to help!

Remember -- Generations Day is not just for grandparents. Other family members, neighbors, or friends are welcome as well.

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Keep Those Tabs! 

Collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House is a family affair for the Schieber family. Adry (1st grade), Kadem (3rd grade) and Koalton work together to bring in a donation of pop tabs. Please encourage your family to work together too - ask grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and other relatives to help POP some tabs with us! 

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Picture Retakes

All students will be photographed on Picture Day for the yearbook.  Students should wear casual clothes. You can order online at MyLifeTouch.com. Please use the Picture Day ID located on the flyers that were sent home in backpacks. 

For Cherry students:

Retake Day:  Tuesday, November 29

For Oak students:

Retake Day:  Friday, December 2

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After School Clubs At Cherry

We are currently seeking parents who wish to be involved and to volunteer a skill for the Cherry Campus Children. We envision four after school clubs: 

• Home Economics: Kids will learn to cook simple things and some light sewing skills.
• Chess Club: Kids will learn to strategize and dominate in the game of chess.
• Writing Club: Kids will learn to love to write and to be creative in the process (no volunteers needed).
• Science Club: Kids will learn to hypothesize and to think scientifically. 

Each of the clubs needs 1-2 volunteers, except writing club which has been filled. Volunteers must be able to manage up to 6 children and must be patient. Volunteers must not only be passionate about a subject but also must have some knowledge of the subject. You will need to plan your own lessons. If materials are needed there may be funds available to purchase them. We'd ideally like to meet once a week and ideally on Wednesdays from 3:35 to 4:35 (after school) at the Cherry Campus. 

Interested? Contact Leslie Kohlmeyer, lkohlmeyer@academielafayette.org, 816-606-1646

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PTSO Events

Look for your copy of the PTSO Newsletter in your email from this week. Email  meghkflavin@gmail.com if you did not receive a copy and would like to.

Upcoming Events:

•  Allez 5k: Saturday, October 29th at 10 am at Arrowhead Stadium

We have some awesome sponsors this year! The prizes are awesome, so come to WIN! Food will be provided - bagels & cream cheese, as well as hot dogs and bottled water. DJ Spencer, an AL grad will be there to entertain us. Flyers have gone home in  back packs . Please return them to the school by this Friday OR complete the online registration form by Friday to assure your receipt of the awesome custom race day long sleeve shirt! 

 

Don't want to run or walk, but want the long sleeve T-shirt? We will be selling them at packet pickup and through our website for $15. 

 

Packet pick up & late registration will be from 4-5 pm on Friday, October 28th at Oak or Saturday morning at Arrowhead from 8:30-9 am.                

 

Register online!

We would like to know how you would prefer to receive PTSO updates. Please take this one-question survey to let us know. 

from the classroom

8th Grade Field Trips: Part 1

The 8th grade classes recently took 4 separate field trips to the Black Archives of Mid-America Kansas City. Following up on our trips to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, American Jazz Museum, and the Mutual Musicians Foundation last year in 7th grade, this was another great opportunity for our students and families to continue to learn about some of the history of our storied city. Students took notes on the abundance of information provided by our hosts and asked many insightful questions to the resident Jedi Masters Glenn North and Geri Sanders. You would not believe the depth of thought that some our students displayed on those days. Students also learned about the value of archivists, the importance of primary sources, and some basic research practices. The 8th grade team is placing an emphasis on research skills to help students as they move into high school.

 

After the Black Archives, students enjoyed a fine meal at Arthur Bryant's, home of the best barbecue in Kansas City. We learned how to take the city bus as it is important for our children to learn how to navigate around our own town. They went to Paris, right? We made our way to the central bus stop at 10th and Main, and then we finally took the streetcar to Crown Center where students had some freedom to explore after demonstrating outstanding attention and behavior all day. After returning to school, students reflected on their experiences and composed an informative journal entry.

 

Thank you very much to our hosts Mr. North and Ms. Sanders at the Black Archives. Along with being super informative, they were both very gracious to give us their time and answer our students' numerous questions. In addition, thank you to the many family members who volunteered their time to help chaperone during the trip. Your assistance was invaluable and it was great to have you see our children in action. 

 

Patrick Sprehe

Sports

Volleyball Champions

The Académie Lafayette girls volleyball team won its first middle school tournament championship in historic fashion Saturday October 22, 2016. They entered the tournament with a record of just 3-5, and were seeded eighth, going on to upset the Nos. 1, 5, and 2 teams. The AL girls faced and defeated Lincoln in the first match of the day. One of the biggest reasons for the girls success was that there wasn't one star player on the court but six. Each girl who took the court led the team at the right moment to capture the win in the third and final set, knocking Lincoln out of the tournament. The win inspired confidence in the team that bled into the next match against the Titans of Northeast. This match had parents on edge as the team took the first match, lost the second, and claimed the third (15-13) in the closest match of the 

day. AL would then face arch rival Kipp in the final championship. Kipp got off to a 6 point lead in the opening set and it looked like our girls were in trouble. However, the team battled back and Kipp started to unravel in arguably AL's most impressive and decisive win of the tournament taking the first set easily (25-18), shocking Kipp and their fans. Kipp wasn't about to go down easy. AL blocked, spiked, and dug to win the match in straight sets defeating Kipp 26-24.  It was a phenomenal day for the players and it's hard to decide what led to their victory! Was it  Isabella Dougherty acing her final serve against Kipp or the fact that Gabrielle 

Mussulman-Watson missed only two of her  serves the entire tournament? Perhaps it was Katie Riffle's amazing blocks or Sera Van Rautenfeld's deadly spikes? Then again it might have been Rayna Bowman who calmly served up 8 straight points or Bishop Hankel's consistent serving against Lincoln or Haley Langle's digs. Maybe it was the players on the bench who never stopped believing, the coaching staff who kept pushing, or the parents who couldn't stop cheering. One thing for certain is this team played for each other with all their heart proving they were definitely KC Metro middle school girls volleyball champions.

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Back-to-Back City Championships for CC

Individual Conference Champions- Ilyes Ait Abdelkader and Barbara deZutter

Magic happened at Swope Park Tuesday. The weather was perfect and so were our runners, winning back-to-back City Championships with perfect scores. Eighth graders Barbara deZutter and Ilyes Ait Abdelkader are the Individual City Champions and set new league/school records. Katie Riffle and Gabe Smith are the City Runner-Ups and set personal records (PRs).

 

The undefeated AL Girls nabbed 8 of the top 10 All-Conference spots: Haley Langle 3rd, India Williams 4th, Molly Hendrickson 5th, Beatrice Curry 7th, Ana Davis 8th and Evelyn Parker 9th. Summer Squires, Mara Kugler, Sophie Bond, Tristen Porter, Zoe Hoss, Libby Lueck, Lorraine Frueh and Ella Miller all medaled.

Conference Runner-Ups - Gabe Smith and Katie Riffle

Rounding out the scoring for the Boys' Team were Eli MeHaffey 3rd and Zachary Story. Also earning All-Conference honors were Ross Bunch 8th, Will Wooden 9th and Aiden Sullivan 12th. Peyton Ott wrapped up our medalers.

 

31 out of 37 of our runners achieved new PRs at the 1.70 distance and 29 set PRs for mile splits. This is incredible and a tribute to their hard work and dedication. When reviewing results from other local conferences our kids would best at most.

 

A huge thanks to all who attended! It was incredible to be surrounded by so many from our AL community including parents, our cheer squad and advisors, teachers (some who played drums) and administrators.

 

Tuesday was the first day of National Magic Week. Our Cross Country Team created their own magic for themselves and for our school.  Click here for full meet results.

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Middle School Boys & Girls Basketball

Registration for middle school boys and girls basketball is open. If your child is interested in playing, please contact coach Djiba. Both girls team and boys team will compete in the Kansas City Metro League.

Girls have already started practice and boys will start on  Tuesday, November 2, 2016 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Cherry campus gymnasium.

Contact: Coach Djiba,  edjiba@academielafayette.org

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4th & 5th Grade Boys & Girls Basketball

4th and 5th grade families, fall means that winter basketball is right around the corner. The YMCA is no longer providing 4th and 5th grade leagues. Many AL students will be participating in basketball through the "Great American Basketball League". If you would like information about GABL teams for your boy or girl or if you're interested in coaching please contact Bridget Pfeiffer, bridget.speech@gmail.com .

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AL Cheerleaders Ready To Go! 

The 2016/17 AL Cheer Team premiered at  Saturday's Volleyball & Soccer games, Boo Bayou, and  Tuesday's Cross Country Meet. They look forward to cheering on AL at the rest of the year's sports and events!

AL in the community

Teaming Up To Raise Funds

Hunter and a couple of the many friends that helped him raise over $4,000 for the JDRF One Walk to cure Type One diabetes. 

Pictured: Emily Buck, Aden Patt-Rappaport, Issac French and Jack Perry.

Report your sightings of Académie Lafayette parents, staff, or students accomplishments to  communication@academielafayette.org.  

AL in the community

AL Family Gone Viral

An AL family dressed up for Boo Bayou ended up going viral this week. The family has always loved Halloween and dressing up. This year was no exception but they never expected the picture below to take social media by storm! Children Aspen and Denver Piggie are current Cherry campus students. Click here to read the Buzzfeed article. 

Twitter / Via Twitter: @PiggieCheyenne

Report your sightings of Académie Lafayette parents, staff, or students accomplishments to  communication@academielafayette.org.  

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