From the oak principal

Au revoir!

Dear families,

Thursday I took the last of the French students to the airport for a tearful goodbye. It is extremely satisfying to receive all the emails from our AL families describing how much they enjoyed having these visitors for a couple of weeks. 

Here is just one quote I received regarding their experience:

"I can say our family is in a different space of life because of the trip and now the hosting of a student. These are things that would be called markers in a person's life. They are what we build on for the rest of our lives. Though we have hosted three interns over the years, and yet these two weeks have been more powerful in many ways. I have never heard so much French spoken. I have never seen the rising to understand that all of us have put forth. It has been an amazing two weeks."

We were able to take the students to different cultural and tourist sites in KC but the culture and home life AL families provided is really what the students took back to their country. It is by building these bridges that true understanding and friendships develop. These French students will no longer only see the US from what they see on television and hear on the news.

Thank you for all you did to welcome our guests!

 

Leslie Houfaidi

Oak Principal

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Upcoming Events

Info Sharing

Funding for Extra-Curricular Activities

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Last Week for School Clubs

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New Orleans Trip Parent Meeting

The upcoming parent meeting will take place  Tuesday, May 8, 5:30 - 6:30  pm in the Oak auditorium.

Please bring your child's health insurance card.  For questions please contact 

Marilyn Hynes,  mhynes@academielafayette.org.

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Join the PTSO Executive Board 

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Musketeer March 

The Musketeer March is looking for volunteers to help count sponsorships, deliver   

t-shirts, help out at the events, and more! 

Here are the current volunteer opportunities:

May 1: Counting party #1 -  4-7:00 pm

May 4: Counting party #2 -  4-7:00 pm

May 8: Final counting party #3 -  4-7:00 pm

May 10: Cherry March (3 shifts)

May 11: Oak March (3 shifts)

Sign up to volunteer a shift  here!

Questions? Email Kristi Odums,  kristiodums@yahoo.com . In the subject line, please include "Musketeer March" and your child's homeroom teacher. 

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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 now at  https://www.alptso.com.

All proceeds benefit the Académie Lafayette PTSO and ultimately, our kiddos!

Questions? Contact Sara Harms saraharms974@gmail.com. Find our event on Facebook to stay up to date on the latest!

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Hosting an Intern

"Coming to the United States was stressful, but my wonderful host family made it so easy to be a part of the family. We shared a lot of lovely moments that I will never forget--baseball games, camping, and holidays to name a few. Throughout the year, it was about sharing their culture and mine. I am so grateful for how my host family welcomed me into their lives and for all they did for me! I love them very much and know that there will be some tears when I leave!

                   -Clarisse Julienne, AL Intern

Académie Lafayette will be welcoming 13 interns for the 2018-19 school year. However, we still need many host families. This year AL will save approximately $260,000 by using the intern program. If you are able to able to welcome an intern into your home, it's almost like you're donating $20,000! 

If you would like more information about hosting, please contact Diane Balagna at  816-888-7400  or email  dbalagna@academielafayette.org .

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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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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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AL Student performs for the Stars

AL student Evelyn Parker performed for movie audiences, directors, and stars of Big Sonia last weekend. The documentary is about a local hero and diva, Sonia Warshawski, a Polish Holocaust Survivor. The documentary has been the highest grossing film at the Glenwood Arts Theatre.  

Sonia's daughter visited Académie Lafayette in March to talk to the 7th and 8th graders about Sonia's experiences during WWII. Evelyn sang during the visit and since then, has been embraced by the directors. It was a wonderful weekend and there are a lot of photos and "shout-outs" to her and Académie Lafayette on the Big Sonia Facebook and Instagram pages. Way to go Evelyn!

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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. 

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

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