from the head of school

Updates For Parents

Dear AL families,

I wanted to let you know about an addition to the online student handbooks and to the staff handbook. This document is titled "Maintaining Professional Boundaries" and is posted under Resources for Parents on our website. You can read it by clicking here.

I also would like to inform you that we are planning an all-school meeting about our growth planning process including plans for a high school. This meeting will be held in February. As soon as we have set a date we will let you know.

Thank you again for your support of the Annual Fund and your many volunteer hours.

Sincerely,

Elimane Mbengue

Head of School

In This Edition: 

• Almost 60% there
• Oak campus chess club
• Father-daughter dance
• Tax letters
• Trivia night and 50/50 raffle
• Scouting for the basics
• Spirit wear winter inventory sale
• PTSO now accepting funding requests
• Last week for medicine drive for Jamaica
• Calling all 2017-2018 K siblings

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Upcoming Events

fundraising

Almost 60% There!

Thank to the generous donations from parents, teachers, grandparents and others we have raised 58% ($157,062) of our Annual Fund goal!  

Please join your friends here at school in helping us raise the remaining $112,938. This sounds like a lot but if every family that has not made a gift gives just $10 per week we will zoom past our goal.  

Please click here to help us reach our goal!

Every gift to the Annual Fund makes a difference.

Merci!

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Oak Campus Chess Club 

Because many parents from the Oak campus were interested in the Cherry Chess club, Leslie Kohlmeyer made some calls and was able to get a chess club started at Oak. 

• When? After school on Thursdays from 3:50 to 4:50 and it will begin on Feb 2nd. 

• How much? The cost is $60 per student for a total of 20 students maximum. The cost is the total for classes running through the end of the school year. The club will be run by KC Chess Club and Coach Ken Fee. You will make checks payable to KC Chess Club and payment will be due on the first day of class. 

• Where? Kids will go directly from their classrooms to the room the club will be held in, room tba. They will need to be picked up from the club no later than 5 pm. If they have permission to walk they may sign themselves out, however all students must leave the building by 5 pm. 

Email  lkohlmeyer@academielafayette.org to secure a spot in the club. Spots are available on a first come first serve basis. The club will fill up fast. If problems arise we will no longer allow students to remain in the club and no refunds will be given. 

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Father Daughter Dance

Fathers, uncles, granddads & friends, bring your favorite Académie Lafayette girl(s) for a night of music, snacks and FUN! 

Join us  February 10th  from 7 to 10 pm at the Cherry campus as we bring out all the brightness and fun of our girls - kindergarten through middle school. Wear all your glow in the dark necklaces, bracelets or buy them at the dance. There will be a unicorn piñata raffle, picture walls, sing-offs and more! Look for an info sheet coming home soon. Ticket purchases and sign-ups will start next week! The tickets will be $25 per couple with an additional charge of $5 for each extra girl.

As always, we are looking for volunteers galore. Email Kelly Garr at  bk_garr@yahoo.com if you can help.  See you there!

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Tax Letters

Check your mailbox at the end of next week for your tax statement of your gifts to Académie Lafayette.

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Trivia Night And A 50/50 Raffle

As of the writing of this newsletter, a few tables remain so don't delay in booking yours!

If you can't join us for Trivia Night, we hope you will participate by taking place in the 50/50 cash prize raffle! You don't need to be present to win and tickets can be purchased online at www.altrivianight.com . Who knows, $5 might just pay off big and help with a trip to France or NOLA!

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Scouting For The Basics

Girl Scout Troop 1519 is working with the organization Giving the Basics, to gather personal care products, which are not covered by government assistance programs. While many of us take for granted having shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper and other personal care items, many in our community do not. Products donated will immediately impact  low income  families with small children, students, battered women, veterans, former prisoners, and the mentally ill. Giving the Basics helps children attend school feeling fresh so they feel comfortable in the learning environment and they assure adults have the dignity they need so they can gain employment. More information about this fantastic organization may be found here: http://www.givingthebasics.org/. 

Please consider donating!! Collection barrels will be placed at both Oak (as you approach the front desk) and Cherry (close to the front door/gym) from January 26th to February 10th. 

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Spirit Wear Winter Inventory Sale!

Go to ALSPIRIT.COM to take advantage of free shipping to school if you order by January 31st.  

• New clearance prices on items being discontinued as we prepare to bring in new items for the next school year.  

• Clearance priced items are out-when-out, they will not be reordered.  

• All in stock items ordered by January 31st will be delivered to classrooms on Friday February 3rd with no shipping charges. 

• PLEASE, PLEASE include students last name, homeroom teacher and Cherry or Oak campus in the special instructions box during check out.  

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PTSO Funding Requests

Last October, the PTSO received two mid-year funding requests. Both involved supporting our students with special-needs. The PTSO approved both requests and have heard some very positive feedback from the Special Education team!

The PTSO is once again accepting applications from parents, teachers, administration and students for mid-year funding requests now through February 15, 2017. This will be our final opportunity this year to support your ideas for enriching our student and teacher experiences. Have an idea for an after-school club or sport? Has a great field trip opportunity come to your attention? Would your idea improve our teacher's work environment? Let us hear about your great idea!  The application is available on the PTSO website under Calendar/Documents. (Disregard the January 31, 2017 deadline on the document - it's February 15th!) 

Thanks, 

Your PTSO

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Last Week For Medicine Drive

The medicine drive through  Académie  Lafayette for Oberlin High School in rural Jamaica is wrapping up! Here are some of the needed items:

- Acetaminophen & Ibuprofen tablets  - band aids (the wide ones)  - multivitamins  - rubbing alcohol  - hydrogen peroxide  - antibiotic ointments  - hydrocortisone & anti fungal creams - latex exam gloves

- hand sanitizers  - elastic bandages - cold and flu tablets - Loratadine (Claritin) or other allergy tablets including chewables for the younger kids - toothpaste and toothbrushes - any school supplies and small toys

Also, the school nurses can buy any of the above items at cost. So if want your money to go further, you can write a check to  Académie  Lafayette. 

We have collection suitcases at both campuses until  January 24. Please be aware that children cannot bring medication to school, so parents will need to bring any of those items directly to the nurse. Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated by the students of Oberlin High School and the community in Jamaica. 

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Calling All 2017-18 K Siblings!

The open application period has begun and will continue through Friday, February 24, 2017 at 4:00 pm.  Click here for the online application .

If you have a sibling of a current (or graduate) AL student, you must complete the online application to reserve your child's space in Kindergarten.  To be eligible for the 2017-18 school year, applicants MUST  be 5 before September 1, 2017.

ALL SIBLINGS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION BEFORE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 AT 4 PM. IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR SPACE FOR KINDERGARTEN.

Questions? Contact Diane Balagna, Cherry Campus Office Manager, at 816-888-7400 or email dbalagna@academielafayette.org.

AL in the community

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Research Medical Center, Brookside Campus, is a proud sponsor of academie lafayette

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