From The head of school

All-School Meeting

Dear Académie Lafayette Families,

Thank you for attending the All-School Meeting last night at the Oak Campus. More than 80 parents, teachers, board members and staff were there to hear about the progress on the K-12 Growth Plan. In summary:

Phase 1:

• Purchased 201 East Armour, a 90,000 square foot former school building, the "Armour Campus"
• Renovations (new roof, heating and cooling, etc.) at the new building are scheduled to begin in February, 2018
• Three new kindergarten classes (66 students) will be added in August 2018
• Decisions on how to configure Cherry and Oak campuses to accommodate additional students will be made by mid-February 2018
• Reconfigured buildings are scheduled to open in August 2018

Phase 2:

• High school option will move forward as soon as funding is secured.  No definite start date at this time.

Click  here to see the slides from last night's presentation. 
Additional information about parent input meetings will be included in next week's newsletter. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 

embengue@academielafayette.org.

 

Thank you again for your strong support of the school.

 

Elimane Mbengue

Head of School

From The cherry Principal

This Week...

We had a wonderful time at our fall parties. The students looked great in their costumes and had lots of fun. 

I appreciate the parents who came to help decorate, entertain, and feed our kids. I'm always so impressed by the creativity of our parent community.  Clearly people were busy on Pinterest!

I also had the honor of presenting the top prize in the   $10,000 Cash Raffle to Michael O'Shaunnessey.  Mr. O'Shaunnessey bought his winning ticket from 2nd grader Logan Brettel.  Fortunately my costume did not scare him off!

While kids and families were at home recovering from the candy overdose on November 1, we were busy at work and  professional  lea rning. Teachers worked on action planning for our strategic plan and participated in technology training.  Another good day.

Happy Autumn!

Madame Royce

In This Edition:

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Upcoming Events

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 Online Election Begins Saturday Nov. 4

Académie Lafayette's first online election for the parent-elected member of the Board of Directors will begin tomorrow, November 4, at 8 am. It will end at 8 pm November 8. Each family will receive one email -- sent to the person identified as Guardian 1 in the school database -- with the ballot. If Guardian 1 does not have an email address then the email address for Guardian 2 will be used.

Important to know:

• The subject line will read: Académie Lafayette - 2017 online parent-elect board member election.
• If you do not receive this email please check your spam or junk mail.  If you still do not have it, then contact rgoudiaby@academielafayette.org.
• Paper ballots will be available at the reception desks of both campuses beginning November 6. You can only vote at the campus where your oldest child attends.
• The candidates are:  Jeff Johnson and Beth McCarthy.  If you would like to read more about Beth McCarthy, click here, or Jeff Johnson, click here.

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KG Sibling Application for 2018-19

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Coins for the Cabinet Collection 

Coins for the Cabinet collection is coming next week, November 6-10. Pennies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday, quarters  on Thursday  and bills  on Friday !  Which campus can fill up the big jars?  Proceeds benefit the Kansas City Medicine Cabinet that provides medical equipment, prescriptions, dental, and vision care for our neighbors who are less fortunate.

Pictured from left to right: 

Reese Pratt, Eva Parsons, Bella Sullivan, Tristan Porter, Kate Michel-Couture

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Thankful Thursday Teacher Lunch

Calling all parents! Let's show our teachers and support staff how thankful we are for all that they do! The second annual Thankful  Thursday Teacher Lunch will take place  Thursday, November 16. Click on the links below for more information or to sign up. If you have any questions please email Antonia Acorn at  antoniaacorn@gmail.com.

Click here for the Cherry Campus sign up information.

Click here for the Oak Campus sign up information.

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Holiday Art Market, November 18

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Box Tops for a Comets Game!

Collect 10 Box Tops and get a FREE ticket to a Kansas City Comets home game!

We are teaming up with the Kansas City Comets to offer a FREE ticket to a home game when your child collects 10 Box Tops by  November 30.   

Please put the 10 Box Tops in an envelope with your child's name, your email address (so I can send you the form to request a ticket), and teacher's name and put in the bin for labels at either campus. Thank you for supporting our school!

Also, if you are interested in helping to count Best Choice, Tyson and Box Tops labels in November, save the date for Sunday, November 12, 2-4 pm.

Here is a  list of all the current Painless Fundraising opportunities available to help support our school.  If you have any questions about Painless Fundraising, please email  lynneporthouse@hotmail.com .

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Special Order Spirit Wear is Available  

Each year we bring in a couple new items just in time for holiday gifting. Inventory for these items has been placed and extras are available but quantities are limited!  So first come, first serve. Any extras will be for sale at Generations Day,  November 21.  

To ensure your order, remit this form to the PTSO mailbox at either campus with checks payable to Academie Lafayette PTSO, or pay via PayPal.

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High School Fair, November 8

There will be a high school fair in the Oak gym, November 8, 5:30-7:30 pm for 7th and 8th graders only. There will be very important information offered for all high school options including public, private, and other charters. 

You can RSVP and get more information on our Facebook page! 

Questions? Contact Leslie Kohlmeyer,   lkohlmeyer@academielafayette.org. 

from the classroom

Mme McCreary's Journal Entries

What feelings do you have about your own name?

In English my name means freedom. In South Africa it means loving one. It is love, it means life. It is a wolf in solitude, running in the dark woods with only the moon to guide him. A risky adventure. It is still going. My name was chosen for me because of my unconditional love of life. Every animal, plant, person. I love it all. My mother is Zambian and Thandiwe is a Zambian name. It's roots dig deep into my personality. Thandiwe is my name.

-Thandiwe Miti-Flood,  6th grade

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