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From the head of school
Adventure Awaits
Dear AL community,
 Our 8th graders will be on the road soon, headed to New Orleans for their annual community service trip. Shortly after, our 6th graders will arrive in France. We are excited about the experiences that our students will encounter during these amazing adventures, utilizing the bilingual education they worked hard to learn everyday in the classrooms of Académie Lafayette. Remember that Cherry and Oak will continue with the Musketeer March Fun Run next week to hopefully reach our goal for the Annual Fund!
I wish our students safe and memorable travels!
Elimane Mbengue,
Head of School
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calendar Upcoming Events
June 7
Last Day for Students
Armour and Oak Field day
End of Year Picnic
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May 22
Early Release Day (Oak 12:45 pm, Armour 1 pm, Cherry 1:15 pm)
June 5
8th grade Graduation
June 11
K-Orientation Night
Cherry & Oak, 6 pm-7:30 pm
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Cherry and Oak Musketeer March Fun Run
June 6
Cherry Field Day
Oak Journee Culturelle, 5:30 pm
June 17
First Day of Summer School
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Access the 18-19 and 19-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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Académie Lafayette is thrilled to announce that the 2nd grade team of both Cherry and Oak was nominated for the Kansas City Charter Schools Excellence in Teaching & Leading Awards in the category of Innovation Problem Solving Team of the Year.
They were nominated because of their work this year to re-design the reading intervention program for 2nd grade. The team at both buildings worked hard to meet the needs of struggling readers- and we wanted them to be recognized for their time and efforts.
The finalists were announced by the Missouri Charter Public School Association and our 2nd grade team is one of the finalists! If they win, the school gets $5000, which the team will decide how to use. They were invited to attend the Award dinner on May 30.
Congratulations to Marie Line Charles, Yamar Diack, Andre Fontcha, Marie-Catherine Marchand, Sandrine Molinengo, and Marie-Louise Sock!
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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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 Join other AL families (bring the kids!) this Sunday morning, starting at 9:30 am, as we plant tulips along the front stairs at Oak Campus.
Parent Sasha Martig saw a landscaper digging up spent tulips this week and asked about them -- going in the trash! So, she loaded them up and has dropped them off at Oak. Lets get these beauties planted!
Bring your hand shovels, regular shovels, and just one hour of your time. We will mark where the groupings (5-6 tulips) should go along each side of both walks and the front signage. Questions? Contact:
cateinwaldo@gmail.com. Be sure to join the
Beautify AL! Page for all the parent-led work happening at each campus!
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Musketeer March Fun Run
Parents,
Our Musketeer March Fun Run kicked off this week with exciting Pep Rallies and we are thrilled about this year's program! Our Armour campus wrapped up today in the midst of a flurry of laps, music and fun! Meanwhile, we've asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our two-week Fun Run program at our Oak and Cherry campuses. Our Fun Run includes EVERY student in a fun, fitness event that focuses on character while helping our school raise much-needed funds. Click here to see Armour in action.
This year, our entire school is raising funds for our Annual Fund.
Our goal is to raise $20,000, and we need YOUR help! Click
here to learn more about the annual fund.
To support Académie Lafayette:
1.) Log on to funrun.com on a cell phone, computer, or tablet.
2.) Click the green "create account" button, if you are new, enter your information.
3.) Click the blue "register a student" button. Search for our school name, or enter our school registration code: 935-839.
4.) Once registered click the blue "participant dashboard" button. On the dashboard, reach out to sponsors by clicking the red "share your pledge link" link. You can share your pledge link on Facebook, text it, or email it!
You can also ask your child about the MindSpark Mystery Lab Character Lesson of the day! This year's character program is a S.T.E.A.M theme all about solving problems with character. This year, we are learning about Citizenship, Zest, Growth Mindset, Integrity, and Teamwork.
Fun Run Day! All students are included in the Fun Run, regardless of financial participation. Remember, students will be running 30-35 laps. It will be a fun day to celebrate your school and your students.
For the Fun Run Day on Friday May 24th, we need 8-10 water volunteers at Cherry and Oak for the run! If you are available, please send an email to
rebeccawilliams@boosterthon.com.
Run times for those campuses will be sent in a separate email.
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Development Committee Meeting Notice
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Sign up
here to volunteer at Cherry field day on Thursday, June 6th! We have a day of fun planned for the kids. There will be drinks and lunch for the volunteers. If you can't be there during the day, sign up to drop off drinks, breakfast items, or desserts!
Contact Brande Molina with questions or if you want to help coordinate!
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Save the date for Field day!
Cherry: June 6th
Oak: June 7th
Armour: June 7th
We need lots of volunteers to make these fun events happen for our kids. Keep an eye out for sign up geniuses for volunteering at the event or donating supplies as needed.
It's a fun day in the sun with the kids!
Cherry field day will need a new coordinator next year,
so if you are considering it, contact Brande to assist this year!
Molina.brande@gmail.com
Oak field day is looking for another coordinator starting this year.
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8th Grade Graduation Ceremony
Wednesday, June 5th, 6 p.m.
Scottish Rite Temple
1330 E. Linwood Blvd
KCMO 64109
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Academie Lafayette's Oak Journee Culturelle will take place on Thursday, June 6, at 1 p.m. for students and in the evening for parents at 5:30 p.m. in the Oak Auditorium.
This year our theme is "A journey through the myths, legends and tales of the world." This event is open to all Oak K-5 students, teachers and staff and is not mandatory. Several activities are planned for the week of the Journee Culturelle for grades K-5: two student and staff performances, a student parade, forums, and Olympiades. In addition there will be a soccer tournament for grades 4 and 5.
At Academie Lafayette, we are thrilled to have so many cultures represented by our students, families, teachers and staff, and love Oak's annual celebration of our wonderful richness!
If you have any questions, please contact the Oak Journee Culturelle Committee:
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for enjoying another successful year at Académie Lafayette! The nurses want to make sure you are all aware that all medications in the Health Rooms must be picked up by the last day of school.
Any medications left in the nurse's office on
June 7, 2019
will be disposed of.
New Medication Drop off and Medication Orders
Any students attending summer school will need to have updated medication orders from their doctor as well as bring those medications into the nurse's office in order for those medications to be ready for distribution.
Medication orders received during summer school will remain in effect throughout the 2019-2020 school year.
Please contact the nurse to schedule the drop off of those forms and medications before the start of summer school. If your student is
not
going to be attending summer school, please know that new medication orders as well as any other health-related items can be dropped off with the nurse during summer school in preparation for the following school year.
Medication orders will remain in effect for the entire school year of 2019-2020.
All medication orders must be updated each school year.
Action Plans
Finally, if your child has asthma or a severe allergy (food or otherwise) please have your child's doctor complete and sign a new action plan(s). These should be given to the nurse with the medications ordered by your doctor and will guide the nursing care your student receives at school.
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We are excited to announce
Kindergarten Parent Orientation Night on Tuesday, June 11th at 6:00 p.m
. During this meeting we are eager to share some practical tips and helpful information that will support you and your child in having a successful transition to kindergarten.
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Cherry's Kindergarten Orientation will be at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11th at 3421 Cherry Street.
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Oak's Kindergarten Orientation will be at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11th at 6903 Oak Street.
Please know that KG Parent Orientation Night is a meeting for parents. Limited childcare for school aged children only will be available on the playground. (Younger siblings not yet in kindergarten would need to remain with their parents.) If you cannot attend, please email Diane Balagna dbalagna@academielafayette.org for Cherry or Jessica Wallace jwallace@academielfayette.org for Oak. They will share a summary of the info shared that night.
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Register for a coupon code:
- May orders, up to 15% off
- June orders, up to 10% off
- July orders, up to 5% off
What you need to do:
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Find the supply list for your child's grade by going to this
link
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Click on the purchase button ("Full List") then enter your shipping and billing information(1)
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You can customize your cart in checkout by removing or adding items
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You're done!
How it works:
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Supplies are shipped "Next Day" to your home for free.(2)
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Simply bring your items to the classroom when school starts
(or before, on Meet the Teacher Night)
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Spend time at the beach rather than looking for 3-hole punched eco-friendly folders in magenta... It's that simple!
When:
The deadline to purchase supplies is August 6th (two weeks prior to the 1st day of school) to ensure your classroom has supplies for the 1st day of school. Parents are able to purchase supplies past the deadline; however, classroom supplies for those purchases are not guaranteed to be delivered by the 1st day of school.
What if I want to purchase supplies on my own and not from Yubbler?
Simply use Yubbler as the guideline for your shopping! The lists have been approved by the teachers. We still encourage you to use Yubbler, as it is another great way to donate to our school.
If you have any questions, you can contact Yubbler at
info@yubbler.com
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or go to the
yubbler.com
Customer Service page for more info.
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All transactions are processed by PayPal's BrainTree secure online payment service.
2 Occasionally, items are sent in multiple shipments. It is parents' responsibility to keep track of items received.
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Ambre Potin says this about her host family, the McNarys:
 I immediately felt welcome in the McNary family. They were really caring, kind, positive and always made me feel included like I was a part of their family. We communicated well at the beginning about our expectations and this was very helpful. I had a lot of fun getting to know them and I love when we spend time together! Matt and Kim are wonderful generous people, and Logan and Josie are amazing children.
They were also very patient and understanding with my difficulties in English, especially at the beginning. We became very good at guessing and mime games, haha! They helped me discover a lot of things about American culture. We had really good conversations about our respective cultures.
 They also gave me the opportunity to travel with them, and we had a lot of fun together. They helped me experience a lot of new things, and my 'first time list" is getting bigger and bigger thanks to them! They have now become real friends and I'm going to miss them a lot, even if I know I'll see them again when they'll come to France or when I'll come back to the US.
Thank you, Ambre, and thank you to the amazing McNary family for hosting this year!
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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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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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In honor of Académie Lafayette's 20th anniversary, we are planning an 'AL Day of Service'
to give back to communities in need within our school's district boundaries on Saturday, July 20th. We have partnered with several organizations and asked if there is anything we can accomplish for them on that day such as gardening, organizing, moving, cleaning or hosting a garage sale. We would like to invite our staff, students and parents to participate to create a collaboration of community. Please sign up
here if your family, organization, team, or business would be interested in participating - the more people who sign up, the more organizations in need of our help we can service!
We look forward to working together in and with our community and hope to see this become an annual event! Please respond ASAP so we can organize and share with you the community sites we can impact. Thank you!
Robyn King
Director of Admissions & Community Outreach
Chris Neher
Development Director
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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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