From The head of school

Au Revoir Sarah!

I am are sad to inform you that Sarah Guthrie is leaving Académie Lafayette to pursue other opportunities after three years as our Development Director. Sarah has been a very involved member of our community since the inception of the school. As a parent, she helped create the first school library. Sarah has also been on the AL board, the AL Development Committee, and has worked as a consultant in grant writing.

Please join me in thanking Sarah for her great work and in wishing her a successful experience in her new job. She can be reached at sarahjdg1@gmail.com . A search for a Development Director has been launched and we hope to hire a replacement very soon.

School Closure Communication

Should AL close because of inclement weather, the information will be shared with our community via:

• the AL website
• AL Facebook page 
• Emails
• Phone messages
• TV stations

Parent Forum: Tuesday, January 16

The parent forum originally scheduled for Thursday January 11, will be held on Tuesday, January 16, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at the Oak campus. Childcare and pizza will be provided. The agenda will be as follows:

 

• 5:30: Pizza dinner in gymnasium
• 6:00: Information / Q&A in the Auditorium
• 6:30: Small group discussions about the pros and cons of each option

Please make a child care reservation here if you need it . If you made a childcare reservation for last night's meeting, please submit another one.

Thank you for your continued support of Académie Lafayette.

Elimane MBengue

Head of School 

From The oak Principal

Cold Weather in the New Year

Dear AL families,

Happy New Year and welcome back from winter break! We hope your holidays were wonderful and relaxing. The super cold temperatures ensured we had plenty of together time inside☺. As a reminder for inclement weather and the varied temperatures in classrooms, please make sure your student has uniform style sweaters, appropriate sweatshirts (AL only) and proper outerwear for recess. We try to go outside as long as the temperature is above 10 degrees (wind chill). If the wind chill is 0-10 degrees we have a shortened outdoor recess. If we have a snow day you will be notified by School Reach, it will be on our Facebook page, and on the major TV networks.

We also hope that you and  your children are ready to get back to work. During the winter months, students tend to make  huge learning gains and I know our teachers are excited to see the progress for their students. Let's work together to make sure your child takes full advantage of this  learning opportunity by having them at school on time and ready to learn. Let's enjoy the second half of the school year.

Bonne année,

Leslie Houfaidi

Oak Campus Principal

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Look What You've Done!

Gifts to the Annual Fund total $192,000 or 71% of our $270,000 goal. This is really great and far ahead of what we have done at this same time in earlier years. Thanks to our donors!  

Not surprisingly, parents are the big donors -- 73% of our gifts come from you. But grandparents are hefty donors as well -- 11% of gifts come from them. Thank you for making a difference for every child by giving to the Annual Fund. 

Please join our parents, grandparents, staff and others and make a gift to the Annual Fund by clicking here. If you want to see if your employer makes matching gifts, click here. Please help us reach our goal of $270,000!

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Watch the Mail!

The 2016-2017 Annual Reports are in the mail -- thanks to a team of grandmothers, Vicki Riffle, Clare Flemington, Judy Burge, and Karen Kohler, who spent hours stuffing and labeling envelopes. You can read about one of our graduates, Spencer Hardwick, and catch up on the plans for the future of our school.   

Tax letters are also in the mail. If you gave a gift to the school in 2017 your letter will arrive next week. If you have a question about your gift, please contact Jessica Wallace at jwallace@academielafayette.org.

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Evening In Paris 2018

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Trivia Night 2018 Sold Out

Trivia Night 2018 is officially sold out. We are looking forward to seeing our registered teams there. Keep an eye on your email for more details and information coming soon. If you missed out, be sure to mark your calendars for more opportunities to connect with fellow parents at the Evening in Paris event,  April 21,  and an all new event - The Get Down for AL on  May 18 .

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Oak Concert Videos Available

Thanks to all parents, family members and friends that came out to our Oak concerts. If you missed it or want to view your child's performance again, you can click here. Videos for both nights are available. 

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6th Grade France Trip Meeting

January 18, 2018, 6:00 pm in the Oak Campus Auditorium

This is a chance for any parent who has not yet attended a meeting to come and ask questions and get important information such as what to expect, due dates, and information regarding the L&F orientation booklet (given out at last meeting).

See you then,

Robin Vaughn & Valerie Beachy

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Child-sized Hangers

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