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from the principaL
Dear Families,
 The
Musketeer March is fast approaching. Did you know that it supports the Annual Fund, our largest source of unrestricted dollars? What does that mean? It means we can use these funds to help support important student services such as our wonderful, helpful nurses and the door-to-door transportation. We also use it for visas for our international teachers and extra funding for sports, technology, art, and music. The Marche des Mousquetaires is a fun event that helps end the school year on a high note and keeps our kids active. Please help support our students and sponsor a child! Click
here to make a safe, secure payment on PayPal by Monday, May 8. A $40 sponsorship ensures that your child has a special t-shirt to wear at the event and helps us reach our $25,000 goal.
Thank you families for all of your support!
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calendar Upcoming Events
June 12
Summer School Starts
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Cherry Spring Mixer
3:45 - 5 pm, Cherry Campus
May 17th
5:30 pm,
Oak Auditorium
May 31
8th Grade Graduation
6 pm, Oak Auditorium
July 3, 4, 5
NO SCHOOL
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May 19
Sixth Grade Dance
7 - 9 pm, Oak Gym
June 1
Last day for students
End-of-year picnic
3:45 - 7 pm, Oak Campus
July 21
Last day of Summer School
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Access the 2016-2017 School Calendar here.
Access the 2017-2018 School Calendar here.
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painless fundraising
If you are interested in helping us count all the labels collected at Oak and Cherry on
Sunday, May 7th, or have questions about the painless fundraising program, please contact Lynne Yarnevich at
lynneporthouse@hotmail.com.
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INFO SHARING
Board Meeting Notice
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From the classroom
7th Grade Court Experience
Since March, Mme Setter's 7th grade classes have been reading
To Kill a Mockingbird
. In addition to reading the novel, we had Professor Tobin from UMKC School of Law and three of her students (Paige, Blake and Kyle) visit our classroom and answer questions about how our system works. They also answered many questions about the trial in the novel.
Then, on April 20, we went on a field trip to the US District Court, and three of the seventh grade classes toured the federal courthouse. We spent most of the morning learning about the way our judicial system and court works. We got to meet with two United States marshals and Federal Judge Steve Bough. The federal marshals put one of the students in handcuffs, leg shackles and a chain. When we met with Judge Bough, we were set up in his courtroom as if we were working a federal trial. We had the jury, the lawyers and the judge (myself). He then took a picture of our class in his courtroom. We also got to learn about famous and not-so-famous federal trials in and out of Kansas City. After the courthouse, we walked down to the river market and got lunch. It was a great, interesting experience learning about the court system and the way it all works.
Caroline Schopp
7th Grade Student
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from the interns
Thank You!
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INFO SHARING
Pop Tab Pandemonium Is This Weekend!
Mark your calendars... Pop Tab Pandemonium is this Saturday, May 6th, from 9 am to noon
in the Family Court Parking Lot (26th & Cherry).
This is a FREE community event! Pop Tab Pandemonium is an opportunity for students and families to visit and tour the Ronald McDonald House and see where our pop tab donation goes. Join us as we make our AL pop tab donation!
Activities during the event include:
- Meeting Ronald McDonald
- Refreshments
- KCMO Fire Truck
- KCMO Police SWAT team
- Face Painting
- Magician, Jugglers and Animal Balloons
We hope to see you there!
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INFO SHARING
PTSO Updates
PTSO General Meeting - Tuesday, May 9th, 6pm
Cherry Street Auditorium
Free child care and free dinner from Chuy's Mexican restaurant.
Agenda:
Parent Elect Board Member Process Changes ~ Crissy Dastrup
Oak Expansion Update ~ Elimane Mbengue
High School Update ~ Elimane Mbengue
EIP Wrap-up ~ Bill and Kelly Ye, Meghan Flavin, Jeff Johnson, Jayna Cirincione
2017-2018 PTSO Board Elections
2017-2018 PTSO Budget
Board of Directors Update
The A.L. Board of Directors is currently in the process of updating our nearly 20 year old bylaws. As part of the process, we are considering changes to improve the parent-elect election process. Several Board Members will attend the PTSO meeting on May 9 to discuss the proposed changes and listen to any questions or comments from parents.
If you are unable to attend the May 9 PTSO meeting, please click here and submit questions or comments.
Evening in Paris
Thank you to all of those that attended Evening in Paris! Another huge success for our great little school! We are still tallying our funds, but initial numbers look like we will bring at least $65,000-75,000 back to the PTSO budget! A HUGE thank you for all of your support.
Volunteer Needed - Field day coordinator - Oak & Cherry
We are seeking an individual or a few to coordinate the beloved end of year field day.
Cherry Field Day will be May 31st. Oak Field Day will be June 1st. End of year Picnic is June 1st and being coordinated by Leanna Lepper. If you are interested in helping please contact Meghan Flavin,
meghkflavin@gmail.com. If no one volunteers, we will not have this event. Thank you in advance.
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INFO SHARING
Spirit Wear News: Contest And Clearance
CALLING ALL DESIGNERS: Parents, teachers, staff and students! Th
e second annual crowdsourced tee shirt process STARTS NOW!
Designs are due May 15
. Tee shirt designs must:
1. Go on either a red or white t-shirt so that they fit within PE uniform guidelines
2. Include the AL logo somewhere on the shirt
3. Not be France specific - in other words, they shouldn't include French flag, or Eiffel tower unless they are including other French-speaking country icons.
4. Be cost effective so they are accessible to the school community. Please attempt to minimize cost drivers including multiple colors and print locations.
LAST CLEARANCE EVENT WITH FREE SHIP TO SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY!
On Monday, May 8th the website will reflect our last clearance event with free ship to school (or Kindergarten orientation). Take advantage of end-of-school year clearance prices on spirit wear that is being discontinued to make way for new items next year. Don't wait... items and sizes are getting scarce. Go to ALSPIRIT.COM and order by Friday, May 26th and your items will be shipped to school the week of May 29th.
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INFO SHARING
Attention Incoming Kindergarten Parents!
Join us for KG Parent Orientation Night on
Tuesday, June 6th
from
6 to 7 pm.
We will introduce key staff members and share essential information to help your family have a successful transition to kindergarten. Remarks in the auditorium start at
6:00
followed by time to visit groups in the gym such as PTSO, Summer School, Uniforms, Spirit Wear, and Title 1. Information presented during this event is for adults.
If you need childcare for school-aged children, it will be provided. Donations for childcare are suggested but not required.
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INFO SHARING
Those of you who have not completed your online re-enrollment form, please do so as soon as possible.
If your child wants to attend summer school and you did not submit your packet by Sunday, April 30th, at midnight, we extended the deadline to this Sunday, May 7th. Any applications submitted after that day will be placed on a waiting list for summer school.
Saying "Yes" is only the first step, you must hit the "Re-enroll" button that appears for the form to open.
If you think you have completed your forms and did not receive an email from SchoolMint titled "Re-enrollment Completed", then your process is not complete. Please logon and see if it still says "In Progress".
Anything not completed will be highlighted in orange when you hit "Submit". The form is not submitted until you see a green bar saying "Thank you for completing your enrollment" and get a confirmation email.
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Attention Incoming 8th Grade Families
Dear parents/guardians,
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services revised the Code of State Regulations, Immunization Requirements for School Children, 19 CSR 20-28.010. These rules establish the minimum requirements for children enrolled in Missouri public, private, and parochial schools. These revisions include a
Tdap
(tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccine and a
Meningococcal vaccine required for all incoming 8
th
grade students. In many cases, children will have received these vaccinations around age 11 or 12. Please contact your child's physician to see if they have had these vaccinations and to obtain a new vaccination record for school use.
Your child's proof of immunization should be uploaded into the SchoolMint system at the time of re-enrollment. If you are unable to upload those documents, please be aware that i
t is your responsibility to give a copy of the updated shot records to the school nurse.
These immunizations are required to be on file with in the nurse's office prior to students beginning their 8th
grade year or attending summer school.
Alexis Cook, BSN, RN
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INFO SHARING
Oak Journée Culturelle
Dear Oak parents,
Thanks to the great response we received last year from the pilot program of Journée
Culturelle, we are doing it again! The theme for this year's program is "Le sport et les traditions dans le monde", or " Sports and Cultural Traditions Around the World".
Unlike the Winter concert, which is mandatory for students and teachers, the Spring Journée
Culturelle is voluntary. Teachers are volunteering extra time to help students learn songs and dance from around the world. However, not all teachers are able to do this because of other classroom commitments.
In addition, even if your student's class is participating, not all students will be in the performance. We understand that spring is a very busy time for some students (and their parents) with sports and other activities, so performing opportunities were offered on a volunteer-basis.
However, even if they are not in the production, all students will participate as audience members during the daytime performance in May.
One other thing -- please do not come to the daytime performance because of space constraints.
Thank you for your strong support of our school.
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INFO SHARING
Can You Host An Intern Next Year?
Our interns are native French speakers and interested in a career in education. They work in Kindergarten classrooms and live with
host
families in the community. For a semester or a school year, host f
amilies provide the intern a private room, shared bathroom, and meals when you are together as a
family.
It's a great way for your children to practice their French at home!
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Sports
Volleyball Tryouts
The middle school girls volleyball team will soon hold tryouts for the fall 2017 season. If your daughter is currently in grades 5, 6 or 7 and is interested in playing, please consider registering.
The tryouts will all be from
6:00 pm to 7 pm at the Cherry campus on the following dates:
- Monday, May 8th
- Wednesday, May 10th
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Sports
 Current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students are invited to tryout for the 17/18 Cheer Team, no previous experience necessary!
The info sessions and the tryouts will be held in the Oak Street gym from
4 to 5 pm
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Attend at least one of three pre-tryout/info sessions to get more information and learn the cheers for the tryouts. Meet the current AL cheerleaders and ask questions about the program. Parents are welcome to attend as well. All those interested (including current cheer team members) in being on the team next year are required to attend one pre-tryout session
AND the try-out in order to qualify for the team.
Pre-tryout Sessions available:
- Tuesday, May 9th, Thursday, May 12th, Tuesday, May 16th
Required tryout session:
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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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Cherry's Spring Playground mixer is 
Bring the family and enjoy a night of food and fun at the Oak campus parking lot. We will have free bouncy houses for the kids! Bring your picnic blanket and lawn chairs. Académie Lafayette will provide hotdogs, meat and veggie burgers.
