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From the head of school
Dear AL Families,
 The renovation of the Armour building is coming along nicely. The rooftop air conditioning units were removed this week, and the roof is now being replaced. The roof is on track to be completed by the end of the month.
The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test starts next week for some of our students. All 3rd-8th grade students will be tested on their math and English skills. Fifth and eighth-graders will also take the science test. Please encourage your child to do his/her best. You can also support the work our teachers do from home by providing a nutritional breakfast and making sure your child gets plenty of sleep before the day of the test. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher to know when the test sessions will take place.
Evening in Paris is tomorrow evening at the Plexpod Westport Medallion Theater. I hope to see many of you there! If you do not have tickets yet, it isn't too late. Go to www.eveninginpariskc.com to get yours (ticket sales close tonight) and join us for a night of Casino Royale fun!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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In This Edition:
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calendar Upcoming Events
April 21
Plexpod Westport Medallion Theater, 300 E 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
May 11
Oak Musketeer March |
May 4
Casual Day
Birthday Celebrations
Student/Parent Lunch
May 14
Board Meeting
6:30 pm, Oak Music Room |
May 10
Cherry Musketeer March
May 18
The Get Down
7 pm - midnight, River Market Event Space
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Access the 2017-18 school calendars and 18-19 calendar by clicking
here.
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Info Sharing
Evening in Paris 2018 | Casino Royale 
Tomorrow night, Saturday, April 21!
Our special edition EIP newsletter has everything you need to know. Check it out here.
You'll love the Parties with Purpose EIP Lookback photo album and video montage so take a minute and see how we do auctions - Académie Lafayette style.
If you can't make our fundraising party, you and your family and friends can still bid on some phenomenal trips, group adventures, food/drink tastings, inspiring class projects, and a ton more!
Online and mobile bidding is now open!
2. Select 'Start Bidding' in the top right corner
3. Select 'Create an Account' (you may have one from previous years - reset password here too!)
4. Receive a confirmation email to verify identity and a link to signup page. Once completed you'll receive a welcome text and email to start bidding with your smart phone or online!
Get ready to eat, drink, game, watch live musical performances by 'Bond Ambition', belt out tunes in our 007 Karaoke Lounge, and dance to DJ LEO Night US.
VIP doors open at 6:00 pm, general admission at 7:00 pm.
Let's Party with Purpose, people!
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Info Sharing
L'Epée et la Plume
 The AL journalism club is thrilled to publish the first edition of their magazine L'Epée et La Plume. The magazine is the collaborative work from student editors and journalists. Jean Pasqualini advises the middle school editors and Dorothée Werner serves as adviser for the 4th and 5th grade journalists. Color copies will be hung in each Oak hallway next week. Every journalist and editor has a color copy to take home as well.
We are very proud of their work, and the time they have spent learning about journalism. The next edition will come out the week of May 21. The club is funded by the PTSO and meets every Monday after school.
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Info Sharing
The Get Down for AL
Sometimes, you just need to dance. This is one of those of times. Drawing inspiration from the Netflix series The Get Down, we plan to do just (and only) that.
Your $50 ticket invites you to step back in time to the sunset of disco and the birth of hip hop with Kansas City's own DJ Joc Max. Once in the door, we won't ask you for another dime. All drinks, munchies, and good times are on us!
So, as the school year draws to an end, save one last dance - and one last date (May 18!) for us. Tickets on sale next Tuesday, April 24, at
https://www.alptso.com.
All proceeds benefit the Académie Lafayette PTSO and ultimately, our kiddos!
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Info Sharing
Important Forms for All AL Parents
Summer school enrollment and intent to return emails have been sent out.
Everyone is required to return this packet, just mark it yes or no and sign each electronic form. If you are planning on attending summer school, your completed applications will be due by
Friday, May 4.
Applications received after
May 4 (based on the electronic date stamp) will be on the summer school wait list. Late applicants will be admitted the second week of summer school if there is room in their grade level. Watch for an email and/or a text from SchoolMint with your link information to fill out these forms.
Re-enrollment forms will come out in a separate packet at the end of June. These will include all fall paperwork and free and reduced lunch forms and will be due the week of
July 16.
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info sharing
Hosting an Intern
"Leaving my family for the first time was hard. Having a host family is kind of like having a new family. This is also sharing moments like holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas...) and birthdays! This experience also gave me three little brothers. I'm grateful to the family that is hosting me this year!"
-Manon Derouen, AL Intern
Would your family consider hosting an intern for the upcoming school year?
Interns are university students from French speaking countries who are pursuing a career in education and apply to spend a year working in the classrooms of our youngest students. Intern candidates' resumes and references are reviewed before being interviewed at length to make sure they are a good fit for our school. They also fill out a lengthy questionnaire about the host family experience which helps match them with host families.
Host families open their homes and welcome an intern for a semester or for a year. They provide a private bedroom and meals when you are together as a family. The school provides a generous monthly stipend to the intern and a monthly city bus pass.
If you would like more information about hosting, please contact Diane Balagna,
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Info Sharing
Painless Fundraising
It's that time again! The Painless Fundraising Committee will be collecting labels at the  end of April so please send in all Box Tops, Best Choice, and Tyson A+ labels to your teachers. Please be sure to label your baggie with your teacher's name so that your class gets credit. If you have a lot of labels, it would speed up counting if you could separate them into different baggies by label type. The class from each campus  with the most labels will win a party at the end of the school year! This is an ongoing program so please continue collecting throughout the year.
If you are interested in helping us count on Sunday, April 29
, or have questions about the painless fundraising program, contact Lynne Yarnevich at
lynneporthouse@hotmail.com.
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sports
18-19 MS Girls Volleyball Team Tryouts
Tryouts for next year's middle school girls volleyball team will be held at the Cherry Campus Gym
 from
5:45 to 7:00 pm on the following days:
- Tuesday, May 1
- Thursday, May 3
- Monday, May 7
- Wednesday, May 9
Students need to attend at least one tryout to be considered for the team but are welcome to participate in all sessions.
Q
uestions? Contact M. Dieng,
mdieng@academielafayette.org.
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sports
2018-19 Cheer Team Tryouts
 Interested in joining next year's cheer team? All current 5th, 6th, & 7th graders are invited to try out in the Oak Campus Gym at
4:00 pm.
Last tryout date remaining is
Tuesday, April 24.
The final tryout will take place
Thursday, April 26.
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Drama Fun
Students had a lot of fun at Theatre of the Imagination's AL Cherry shows:
Pink Fluffy Unicorns,
Space Warriors: The Last French Fry
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and an encore performance of
Fidget Spinner Beach Party.
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al in the community
Make a Difference, One Project at a Time
As part of the International Baccalaureate program in the middle school, students in 8th  grade have been working hard all year to complete student-designed community service
projects
. In September, students were asked to identify a need within the community and then, throughout the year, they worked with a teacher-advisor to create a way to address the need.
As part of their project, students Zoe Harvey and Ruby Harris decided to host a fundraiser at Loose Park on
April 29, 2-4:00 pm at the tennis courts. They would love to see students and families there, with or without pets. They are accepting donations (dog/cat food, treats, toys, cash etc..) for the shelters that they are volunteering at, Wayside Waifs and Unleashed Pet Rescue.
Click
here to see the full flyer. We hope to see you there!
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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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The Musketeer March is looking for volunteers to help count sponsorships, deliver t-shirts, help out at the events, and more! 
