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From the head of school
Get Online and Vote!
Dear AL families,
The Académie Lafayette's online election for the parent-elected member of the Board of Directors has begun and will end on Wednesday, May 8th. Each family received one email today.
The subject line read "Académie Lafayette - 2019 online parent-elect board member election". Paper ballots are available at the reception desks of all campuses and you can only vote at the campus where your oldest child attends.
If you did not receive this email please check your spam or junk mail. If you still do not have it, then contact
rgoudiaby@academielafayette.org
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The candidates are
Michele Markham and Renee Schloss. If you would like to read more about Michele Markham,
click here
, or Renee Schloss, click here.
Thank you for voting and making your voice heard!
Elimane Mbengue,
Head of School
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From the oak principal
Thank You!
Dear Oak families,
As of today we have completed the MAP testing at Oak. Thank you for preparing your students to take this standardized test. As we wind down the school year, please continue to make sure your student come to school prepared to learn. We plan on teaching until the last day and truly would like your students to learn until the end too.
Also, please note that because of the narrow road and cars going in both directions we have needed to load the busses on 69th terrace with the parent pickup line (2nd grade-5th grade) starting
behind the busses. We will begin loading the parent pick-up cars after the busses are dismissed (3:30 pm).
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Last but not least, next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Please take a little time to thank your child(ren)'s teacher(s) for their dedication and hard work!
Leslie Houfaidi
Oak Principal
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calendar Upcoming Events
May 22
Early Release Day (Oak 12:45 pm, Armour 1 pm, Cherry 1:15 pm)
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May 13
Armour, 6:30 pm
May 27
NO SCHOOL
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Mandatory 2019 6th Grade Trip Meeting, Oak, 6 pm
Oak Library, 7:30-8:30 am
May 20
Conseil d'Ecole Meeting
June 7
Last Day for Students
End of Year Picnic
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Access the 18-19 and 19-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Teacher Appreciation Week
 Show your teachers and staff some love May 6-10 with a different theme each day! See details below. Follow your PTSO on Facebook for daily reminders.
Monday: Get your teacher a special treat. Their favorite beverage or a gift certificate for a coffee house.
Tuesday: Hand-written notes of appreciation from your children. Let your teacher know how much they have been appreciated this school year.
Wednesday: Pick some flowers or bring an arrangement. What suits your fancy. Brighten their day with some flowers.
Thursday: Every teacher needs a few tools. Support your teacher by sending pens, pencils, paper clips, post its, note pads, clips, sharpies, or folders.
Friday:
A $5 gift card to a movie, for a book, a coffee, or a sweet treat. Just a little thing to give big
thanks.
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INFO SHARING
Slots are filling up fast for AL Middle School Girls Volleyball Tryouts! Tryouts are next week, May 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. If your daughter is currently in 5th, 6th, and 7th and would like to take her volleyball skills to the next level, sign her up now!
We play in a highly competitive league and are in need of players that have a desire to improve their skills, to be a part of a team, to work hard, and most importantly, have FUN!
There will be one-hour tryout sessions for each of the dates above. All tryouts will be held at the Cherry campus Gym. Please click on the link
here and sign your daughter up for the sessions that work best for your schedule; limit two session maximum for each girl.
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INFO SHARING
Rockhill road will be closed from May 12 to June 3 so the walking wall exhibit can cross the road. If you normally use Holmes/Rockhill road or often travel to Oak, please get familiar with the detour as signs will be posted during that timeframe. Click
here to view the map.
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INFO SHARING
As we prepare to wrap up the school year, the Health Rooms would like to remind parents of the importance of spot checking your child for lice and properly treating it at home. Click
here to find the AL lice procedure and
here for lice treatment instructions; please take a few moments to read it in its entirety. We believe it will answer many of your questions regarding the way we deal with lice in our community.
How can I help prevent the spread of lice?
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A great way for parents to catch lice early and treat it effectively is to remember the saying "ONCE A WEEK, TAKE A PEEK". This means that once a week you should inspect your child's head in good lighting looking for evidence of an infestation, such as nits or live lice.
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If you do find an infestation, start treatment immediately by thoroughly combing the affected hair with a high quality nit comb. We have excellent, reusable
, metal nit combs available in the Nurse's office at each campus. Due to a generous grant, we are currently able to provide these at no charge.
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Keep your child's long hair tied back in a ponytail or a bun while at school.
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Educate your child to try to avoid head-to-head contact whenever possible as this is, by far, the most common form of transmission.
Please ALWAYS let the nurse at your campus know if your child has lice. This is an essential step in trending and tracking the prevalence of lice in our school and hopefully help us further target areas in which we can improve upon.
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INFO SHARING
CLICK BELOW TO VIEW VIDEO!
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INFO SHARING
The Painless Fundraising Committee will be collecting labels at
the end of April so please bring in all your Box Tops and Best Choice labels to school and place in the collections bin at any of the three campuses. Please be sure to label your baggie with your teacher's name so that your class gets credit. 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 or have questions about the painless fundraising program, please contact Lynne Yarnevich at
lynneporthouse@hotmail.com
Click
here for more information.
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INFO SHARING
Click
here for the GoFundMe account set up for Alyvia Elliott and her kids. If you'd like to donate, no amount is too small and anything is much appreciated!
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INFO SHARING
Cherry PBIS Store
The students are so excited to shop at our PBIS store one more time this year! Therefore, we are needing your help to get new items to make our last store a big hit! The students are working hard to earn their blue tickets to shop - by following the rules/expectations & demonstrating our character traits. If you would like to help out, any donations can be dropped off at the Cherry office - just label it PBIS STORE. Anything is appreciated!
The students have requested the following items as their favorites: sports cards (soccer, baseball, etc), fidgets, squishy toys, clay/playdough/putty, slime, Legos, balls, books (Diary of a Wimpy kid, etc.), bubbles, kid friendly games & toys, arts & crafts, etc.
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Voulez-Vous Apprendre le Français?
Announcing a new discount from the Kansas City chapter of Alliance Française - Alliance Française de Kansas City, a partner of Académie Lafayette. Beginning today, all AL parents will receive a one-time $40 discount on any AFKC class when they become members. This is equivalent to a free individual annual membership, which includes discounts to our local partners and free weekly teacher-led conversation meet-ups on Mondays.
Spring session classes begin the week of
Monday, May 6th, with 12-week language classes of various levels, including two beginner's classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. Classes are held at the Oak Campus, from 6 to 8 pm.
When you are ready to sign-up (or if you have any questions), contact Jessica Wallace, language center coordinator, at
jwallace@afkc.org. She will verify that you are a current parent and supply you with a coupon code.
You may also register for class before contacting us - just select the "invoice me" option on the payment page of the class and your balance will be adjusted when your status has been verified. Already taken a class with AFKC? You can still enjoy the discount on any future class.
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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
Armour Campus,
201 E. Ar
mour Blvd,
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-800-8771
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Cherry Street Campus
3421 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64109
816-888-7400
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