From the head of school

Important Dates and Deadlines

Dear Families,

I cannot believe that March is over and we are already moving into April! This school year has been excitingly busy. I would like to share with you a few important dates and information:

• The last day of school for students is Wednesday, June 6
• The 8th-grade graduation date is Tuesday, June 5
• The last day for teachers is Thursday, June 7
• Summer school will be held at Oak and Cherry from Wednesday, June 13th to Friday, July 20th

A survey was sent to our 1st-grade parents to get their feedback about splitting the 2018-2019 second-grade class. The deadline is Monday April 2 at 4:00 pm. Please take the time to voice your opinion before a final decision is made.

The deadline to complete the 5Essentials Survey has been extended to Friday, April 6. Student participation is at 90% and parent participation currently stands at 30%. We would love to have more parents take this survey to paint a more accurate description of our school. To access it, click here , select your language, then type in "Academie Lafayette". You do not need a username or passcode, and your email address is optional. Our goal is to reach at least 50% of parent participation.

Have a Happy Easter weekend.

Elimane Mbengue

Head of School

From the oak principal

Spring has Arrived!

Spring is here and with it many, many activities. We started our NWEA testing this week(at both campuses) and it will continue for another couple of weeks. NWEA is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency, and provide insights to help tailor instruction.  It is a useful tool as it helps the teachers and administrators know where our students are in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. We can use the data from the fall NWEA results to measure our student's progress on this test. It is by no means the only data we look at but it is a very effective tool.

 

More exciting news at Oak is that we will have 61 French students arriving over the next three weeks. Thanks to the kind and hospitable families at AL students, they will be seeing the sights and tasting the foods Kansas City has to offer. We are very fortunate to continue this tradition of exchange with schools in France.

 

Leslie Houfaidi

Oak Principal

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Special Board Meeting Notice

 

The AL   Board   of Directors will meet on  Monday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm  in the Oak campus music room.   Click here   to read the agenda.

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2018 France Trip Meeting

 

Calling all 6th grade France trip parents,

We will have our next meeting on  Thursday, April 19 in the Oak Auditorium at  6:00 pm. We will be showing you the new website for the trip, handing out your family information sheets, and the student handbooks to help prepare your traveler for their experience abroad. If you can't make it you will be able to pick up these items in the Oak art room with Mme Beachy. We hope to see you all then.

Robin Vaughn & Valerie Beachy

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7th Grade Dance! 

 

The dance will be held on  Friday, April 13, 7-9:30  at the Cherry Street campus. The cost is $12 per student and all visiting French students may attend free of charge. Because we will have approximately 60 French students attending this dance, visitors from other area schools will not be permitted to attend. Formal attire is requested for this event. 

Questions or concerns may be addressed to 7th grade student council sponsor, Jessica McDowell,  jmcdowell@academielafayette.org.

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Spirit Wear Sale Ends TODAY! 

 

Spirit Wear sale! Go to alspirit.com and place your order now. Items and sizes are getting scarce. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! $2 off all IN STOCK items and free shipping to school for delivery next week. This is on in-stock items only, there will be no reordering of out of stock items until next August for Back-to-School. At checkout, please include the student's name, campus, and teacher's name in special notes.

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Used Shoes for 8th Grade Art Project 

 

Bonjour  8th  grade parents,

Please have your student bring a used/old  shoe for use in their final art project by  April 6. Extras are welcome for students who forget or do not have any. We will be painting the  shoe with gesso and other paints and materials, so please make sure you are ready to part with them!

Merci beaucoup!

Mme Beachy, 

Professeur d'art

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Cherry Uniform Closet

 

The Cherry uniform closet is full and open to any and all families to look through it. If folks need help finding things or have questions about the Cherry closet they can contact Sally King, sallyk1975@gmail.com, or call or text 816-699-3109. Donations, as always, are also welcome.

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Mom Prom Coming Up! 

 

Tickets available  here .

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Evening in Paris 2018... Es-tu prêt?!

    

Your EIP team working particularly hard for you at our recent promo shoot!

Left: Ryan Merrigan, Laura Golec, Kelley Hesse, Cindy Jusseaume, Tiffany Meeks, and Jeff Johnson

Casino Royale, the PTSO's 14th annual themed party and auction fête, is only a month away! On April 21st at Plexpod Medallion Theater you will be immersed in a Bond-themed festive milieu while sampling innovative local restaurants and spirited libations as you raise much needed PTSO funds for the Académie Lafayette school community.

Oh, did we mention there will be gaming, dancing, and karaoke? Quoi?

Tickets:  eveninginpariskc.com

To volunteer, click here.  

EIP now has its own newsletter. The first one went out Monday - read it here.

RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER, BROOKSIDE CAMPUS, IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE

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