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From the Head of School
What is the Conseil d'Ecole?
Dear Families,
I want to share with you some information about an important part of our school -- The Conseil d'Ecole, or School Council. This important group is an advisory committee for the Head of School.
The Conseil d'Ecole is composed of representatives from the administration, faculty, and parents. We meet periodically to promote shared decision-making, to get cross-constituency feedback on the management of the school, and to promote collaboration and partnership between the administration, the faculty, and the parents.
The administration representatives are: the Head of School, the Principals and Vice Principals from both campuses, the Oak Office Manager, and the Business Manager. There are five faculty representatives: one teacher from each of the three divisions (K-3), (4-5), and (6-8); the English department; and the IB coordinator. There are five parent representatives: two from each campus and the president of the PTSO. The Principal chooses one parent representative from each campus. The room parents from each campus choose one representative (from among the room parents) from each campus. The PTSO president is chosen by the parents. Representatives typically serve one-year terms.
Conseil d'Ecole meetings are public. The first meeting will be September 26 at 6 pm in the Oak music room.
 One thing I have learned in my years of school administration is that we need to get a variety of viewpoints before making decisions. The Conseil d'Ecole provides invaluable insight into the different thoughts and ideas in our community. They are invaluable and I thank them very much for their service.
Sincerely,
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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From The cherry Principal
Join Our Growing AL Community!
We have survived our first full five-day week! Teachers are getting to know their students, and kids are learning classroom and school routines. Please ask your student to sing the "Bonjour" song that Monsieur Jean-Claude taught them in the auditorium.
 One personal and professional goal I have for this year is to improve parent engagement. As our school is growing, it can sometimes be hard to communicate well and form personal connections with families. Often new parents don't know how to get involved. One place to start is with our Parent-Principal Coffees! Please join us at the first ones on
September 6, at Oak and
September 7, at Cherry. (Both will be at 7:30 am in each school's auditorium.)
Please join us to learn about the Conseil d'Ecole, our advisory committee. We will be selecting a representative from among our room parents -- so it's great to get to know other parents and to find out more about this committee.
Mme Houfaidi and I look forward to seeing you on
September 6 (Oak) or
September 7 (Cherry). Even if you cannot arrive at 7:30 am or stay the entire time, please at least drop by for a few minutes and have a cup of coffee and a bagel.
Bon weekend!
Heather Royce
K-3 Principal
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calendar Upcoming Events
September 4
No School - Labor Day
September 15
No School -
Staff In-Service
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September 11-14
Scholastic Book Fair,
Cherry Campus
September 21
France Trip 2018 Meeting
6 pm, Oak Auditorium
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September 13
PTSO General Meeting
6 pm, Cherry Auditorium
September 26
Conseil d'Ecole Meeting
6 pm, Oak Music Room (next meeting Oct. 11)
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Access the 2017-18 School Calendars by clicking
here.
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From The Director of Development
Red Envelopes Coming in! 
Thanks to everyone who has already sold their raffle tickets!
 Crista Peeler at the Oak campus says check out her pile of red envelopes! The Early Bird Deadline is September 11 -- that means that every child who sells 20 tickets and turns in the stubs and money by then will win a glow-in-the dark T-shirt!
Remember to circle your T-shirt size on the sticker on the envelope!
Ticket sellers can take cash, checks or credit cards -- but to take a credit card payment you have to have a Square or equivalent. Sheila Dougherty, mother of Isabella our top ticket seller, has some tips for using Square. Click
HERE to read them. You can also direct purchasers to our
website where they can buy tickets using PayPal. Thanks for supporting this important fundraiser!! (BTW -- Isabella has graduated so we need a new top ticket seller. Maybe your child???)
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INFO SHARING
Attention all 7th and 8th grade families!
There will be a high school fair in the Oak gym, November 8, 5:30-7:30
pm. Please mark your calendars. There will be very important information offered for all high school options including public, private, and other charters. Please mark your calendars with this date and more information will be available as the date approaches. Questions? Contact
Leslie Kohlmeyer.
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INFO SHARING
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
Dates: September 11-14, 2017 at the Cherry Campus
The Cherry Campus is conducting a Scholastic Book Fair to motivate students to read more. Join our volunteer group and help us plan and conduct our school's best reading event ever! 
Join us if you ...
- like to organize and put things in place
- bring creative flair to decorating
- enjoy offering a helping hand, setting up, or packing up
- want to help shoppers of all ages find the perfect book
We appreciate your support in whatever form it takes. Please sign up here to secure your spot to help! Questions? Contact Ann Morrison, thanks!
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INFO SHARING
Federal Programs Forms
There are a lot of MYTHS about completing the
Federal Forms and Free and Reduced Meal forms. Like this one:
I don't want to fill out the form because I don't want to take money away from someone who might need it more than I do.
It does not work that way. There is plenty for everyone. Please 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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INFO SHARING
Trash Bag Sales are Underway
If you didn't receive your order form during summer school or at Meet the Teacher Night,
 download one
here.
Order forms due to the front office of each
school by
September 6!
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INFO SHARING
Painless Fundraising
It's not only painless, it's profitable! Last year, our Painless Fundraising efforts helped raise over $3,000 for the general fund at Académie Lafayette. Imagine how our children are benefiting from our efforts! To see a complete list of Painless Fundraising opportunities click
here.
Let's make this our most profitable year yet! Send labels in to your teacher at any time. We will collect them in November and May. The class that has collected the most labels will have a party at the end of the school year! Questions? Contact
Lynne Yarnevich.
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INFO SHARING
Chess Club at Oak
The Cherry Chess Club is now filled!
However, there is still availability at Oak.
Oak is open to 4th-8th graders. We will take the first 40 to register. After 40 we will create a wait list, on a first come and first served basis.
Chess club at Oak will take place
Thursday after school from
4:00-4:45 pm. Children will need to be picked up promptly when clubs are finished.
Chess club will cost $60 for the first half of the year (
September 11-December 22) or $120 for the entire year (September 11-May 25). Please contact
Leslie Kohlmeyer, to register your child.
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INFO SHARING
After School Clubs at Cherry Now Open
Interested in having your child join an after school club? We have three at Cherry! The clubs will begin
September 20,
3:45-4:45
after school. We will have 10 spaces for science club, 16 spaces for home-ec club, and 10 spaces for writing club. The spaces are limited based on the number of coaches we have available. If you'd like your child to be in one of these spaces you will need to send me an essay from your child. It need only be 3-5 sentences stating why they'd like to be in the club. It will not be judged. The purpose of the essay is simply to show us that there is genuine interest by your child. Essays can be sent to Leslie Kohlmeyer
. The clubs will be filled on a first come first serve basis.
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RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKSIDE CAMPUS, IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE
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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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