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From the Armour principal
Armour Update: From Hot To Cold
Dear Families,
With the new rooftop unit installed last week, we finally got the air conditioning system running on Tuesday. However, we quickly realized that the lower three floors were not getting any air flow. We immediately contacted both the mechanical and the automated logic contractors to come fix the issue.
Two days later, they came to the conclusion that there must be a blockage in the ductwork. Once they confirmed that it was not a closed fire damper, we asked our plumber to use his scope camera to help locate the blockage between floors two and three.
Ultimately, we found the blockage, a large 4' x 6' piece of metal that must have broken off from the old rooftop unit and closed off the air flow. Workers dove into the wall on the third floor, cut through the duct to remove the blockage, and then sealed it.
We now have cold air flowing through the lower three floors! It should be noted that there was really no way of anticipating this issue as this kind of blockage would not have been found during any standard start up inspection. In preparation for colder days, we already have the gas line approved by the city and ready to be connected. We will keep you updated.
Thank you all for your patience and support during those uncomfortable days.
H
ave a great extended weekend!
Elimane Mbengue,
Middle School Principal
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From the oak principal
Great Success!
Dear Families,
We have made it through a few weeks now with great success! Our teachers have shared how hard the students are working and pleased with the students in their classrooms. Oak has now smoothed out our dismissal procedures and continues to tweak and refine it. We know that some of you still would like to be able to go inside and pick up your students, but we simply do not have the space. The after-school program, the Upper Room, has been very successful and uses both our gym and auditorium so there is no room to place students. We so appreciate the families who have and continue to follow the flow of traffic.
 We are beginning the PBIS program with a kickoff assembly and then school-wide implementation. We are looking for any donations you can provide to put in our "school PBIS store." These items are things students can buy with the tickets they are earning. It can be items from "free" lunch bags, pencils, erasers, misc. toys, anything that your child would like that can fit in a basket. Please send to the front office either directly or via the teacher. We are very excited to start this program and expect the students will too!
Thank you for all of your continued support.
A sign-up genius for any potential adults to act as crossing guards in the morning to help keep our students safe will be coming soon. Please consider "donating" to this.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Best,
Leslie Houfaidi
Oak Principal
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In This Edition:
Please use any of the links below to be taken directly to the section you wish to read.
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calendar Upcoming Events
September 3
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
PTSO Elections Close 4 pm
September 11
Oak Parent Principal Coffee
7:30-8:30 am
September 14
NO SCHOOL
September 21
2019 France Trip Meeting
6-8 pm, Oak Auditorium
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September 6
5-9 pm, State Line Location
IB MYP Information Session
5:30-7:30 pm, Armour campus
September 12
Cherry Parent Principal Coffee, 8-9 am
September 18
Armour Parent Principal Coffee, 8-9 am
September 21
7:30 pm, River Market Event Space
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September 10
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm, Armour campus
September 13
Family Reading Night
5:30-7:30 pm, Cherry campus
September 19
PTSO General Meeting
6 pm, Oak Auditorium
October 8
Board Meeting
6:30 pm, Armour campus
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Access the 2018-19 School Calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
PTSO 18-19 Officer Elections
Please remember to vote for the 2018-19 PTSO officers by checking your email on file with AL for a link to vote. Don't see it? Check your spam box. The email came from
invitations@app.electionbuddy.com.
Voting will close Monday, September 3, 2018 at 4 pm.
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INFO SHARING
IB MYP Information Session
 All middle school parents are invited to an IB MYP Information session
at which they will learn about the IB program and the new, standards-based assessment system in the middle school. This will be held at the Armour campus
Thursday, September 6th
. The schedule is as follows:
- 5:30 - 6:15 - 6th grade parents - Intro to IB and IB Assessment
- 6:20 - 6:45 - 7th/8th grade parents - The IB Community Project
- 6:50 - 7:30 - 7th/8th grade parents - IB Assessment
Can't make it? No problem. It will be recorded and placed on the official AL Facebook page.
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INFO SHARING
2019 France Trip Meeting
Our first official meeting for this year's
France
trip
will take place on Thursday
, September
20, 2018 from 6 to 7 pm
in the Oak Auditorium. This meeting will include
trip
information, and time to ask questions. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Best Wishes,
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Robin Vaughn
France
Trip Coordinator
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Valerie Beachy
Assistant
France
Trip Coordina
tor
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INFO SHARING
Journalism Club
Thank you to the PTSO for funding the
journalism club again this year! The club is open to all AL students in grades 4-8. There are 20 spots at Armour for middle school students and 20 spots at Oak for 4th and 5th graders. The first meeting is
Monday, September 10th. To participate, students must submit a letter, via email or hard copy, stating why they should be considered for the journalism club.
Application letters must be received no later than Tuesday, September 4th.
- Armour: Middle school students send their letter to M. Jean Pasqualini at Armour (jpasqualini@academielafayette.org)
- The club meets on Mondays from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m in M. Pasqualini's classroom (#213)
- Oak : 4th and 5th graders submit their letter to Mme Dorothée Werner at Oak (dwerner@academielafayette.org)
- The club meets on Mondays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Mme Werner's room (#315)
Editor spots are reserved for MS students. We are looking for writers, copy and layout editors, photographers, videographers and designers.
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INFO SHARING
We would like to introduce the AL family to new members
of the AL staff by profiling each in up coming newsletters.
Bonjour! My name is Kathy Morkert and I am excited to join the team at Académie Lafayette this year! I have been in education for 21 years, minus a couple years off when having children. During those years, I have been in a variety of settings: special education, self-contained, resource, testing, department chair; regular education, elementary and in special education administrative roles, district testing coordinator and special education process coordinator. I am happy to be back to the classroom after taking a couple of years off to help transition our 8 year old daughter from El Salvador into the U.S. through learning to speak English, new family life, new school life, etc.
Some personal information about me: I have been married 20 years to my husband Shawn, critical care lieutenant paramedic/flight medic, and we have three children: Naomi (16) and Josh (15) at Lee's Summit West HS and Alexandra (9) in elementary school. Since Alexandra has been in the home, the whole family is now functionally fluent in Spanish! In my non-school time, I love to run, sing, read, and lead mission trips to Central America.
I'm ready and excited for a new school year at Académie Lafayette! :)
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INFO SHARING
Last Week for Trash Bags, General Meeting
Welcome to the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) for AL. Because you are a parent or guardian you are automatically a member! No dues, no forms. It's a great way to meet new friends and work together to make our school even better than it already is!
Our first general PTSO meeting starts at 6 pm, September 19, at the Oak campus. Pizza will be served at 5:30!
 Trash Bag sale: Heavy duty trash bags and lawn/leaf bags for sale through your student now! Order forms will available at the PTSO table at each campus at Meet the Teacher Night. New this year: you can order online right here! Orders need to be placed by September 7th and the pick up date is September 29th at the Armour campus. Questions? Contact Amy Lee Sewell at amyleenorth@gmail.com or 816-269-6638.
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INFO SHARING
Buy Your $10,000 Raffle Tickets Now
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Last year's winner -- Michael O'Shaunessey -- with Logan Bretell, who sold the winning ticket! |
Académie Lafayette's 10th annual $10,000 Cash Raffle began Friday, August 31. This fun event supports the general fund and helps provide salaries for nurses and social workers, international interns, and funds for transportation. Raffle packets with your tickets and all the details were sent home on Friday, August 31.
Click here to purchase your $10,000 raffle tickets online now!
Volunteers are needed to help count money, deliver prizes, and stuff Raffle packets. Click
here to sign up!
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INFO SHARING
Stories
What is your AL story? Has attending AL made a difference in your child's life? In YOUR life? Did your family make a special effort to attend AL (such as move to the KCPS district so that you could apply?) Has it given your child the language skills to help someone in need? Does attending a free public school (i.e. not paying tuition) give your family the extra financial cushion to do something that you feel is important -- like start a not for profit? Has the foundation laid at AL given your older child an edge in high school or beyond? (Like Tom DeZutter who scored a perfect 36 on the English ACT.) Please share your AL story with us! Send them to Robyn King at
rking@academielafayette.org. Put STORIES in the subject line. Thank you!
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INFO SHARING
Universal Reading Screening
This year we will be doing a universal screening for all K-3 students in reading. The purpose of this screening is to comply with new state regulations, in order to detect potential reading difficulties.
The screening will be informal and brief and will take place with the homeroom or English teacher. We will use the information to provide additional support to students in the classroom and during reading intervention time.
In addition, all teachers have received training in August, which included an overview of dyslexia, the components of reading, and support and accommodations.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the school.
Click here to read the letter on our website.
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AL in the community
To celebrate her 50th birthday, Madame Royce decided to do something she had never done before: a triathlon. On Saturday, August 25th, she swam a quarter mile, biked 10 miles and ran a 5k
in 1 hour
and 47 minutes. While no world records were set, this was an exciting way to start a new decade and we couldn't be more proud of her. Go Madame Royce!
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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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