21 September 2018

Le Journal

From the OAK Principal

A Few Good Volunteers

Dear Families,

We have started with earnest our wonderful PBIS "store." The students were very  excited to spend their tickets. Thanks to all of you who donated items. If you find more items-please feel free to bring them in to the office or to the classroom teacher marked "PBIS."

Looking For A Few Good Volunteers!  We have several opportunities to help out at Oak.
  • Store Clerks: At Oak we would love to have a couple of parents who could be our "store clerks." Our store is open every other Friday. Volunteers would go from class to class or in an established area for certain grades. If you are interested in this fun position, please email lhoufaidi@academielafayette.org.
  • Reading Volunteers: We will be starting our 4th year at Oak with our reading volunteers. Our reading time is from 10:15-10:45 am. The volunteers take a small group of students and read or listen to this group for 30 min. Some of our volunteers have been with us all 3 years. If you are available for one to five days a week please contact jwallace@academielafayette.org.
  • Library Assistants: help shelving books for an hour or two a week or even just one time helper. Please contact lourat@academielafayette.org.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!
 
Leslie Houfaidi
Oak Principal

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Upcoming Events


September 21
 7:30 pm, River Market Event Space

October 15
NO SCHOOL



October 26
NO SCHOOL
September 26
PTSO General Meeting
6 pm, Oak Auditorium


October 24
NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
11 am - 7 pm

October 30
High School Fair
7th and 8th graders
5:30-7:30 pm Armour campus
October 8
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm, Armour campus


October 25
NO SCHOOL
Parent Teacher Conferences
8 am - 4 pm

Access the 2018-19 school calendars by clicking here. 


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It's Time to... Boogie Down TONIGHT!Boogie

Join us and DJ Joc Max tonight  Friday, September 21st  at River Market Event Place from  7:30 pm-11:30 pm.   Your $30 ticket includes beverages and yummy bites to keep you fueled for dancing. Joc Max will be spinning lots of hip hop and funk so have fun with your ensemble or dress comfortably and ready to Boogie Down! The venue has limited space so hustle to get your  tickets !  Click here  for the AL Boogie Down Commercial! 

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AL Boogie Down Time

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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 26, at the Oak campus. Pizza will be served at 5:30! Click here for the agenda.

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Sell Your $10,000 Raffle Tickets Nowraffle

Preston Lee and Evan Lee at Banana Republic on the Plaza selling raffle tickets. This is their favorite fundraiser!
The first deadline for raffle prizes has come and gone and we're on track for another great year. If you have decided to not participate, please bring your tickets back to the front desk of your campus. It will help us so we can redistribute them to other students to sell.

Thanks for supporting AL!

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! 

We have updated the signup genius with more options for ticket sales! Remember, you are only allowed to sign up for three time slots! The weekend weather is looking good to make some sales! Click here to sign up!

Need more tickets? More are available at the front desk of each campus! 

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We are now a full month into the return of school and as is typical after any break from school, we have seen a very small number of students with lice. We would like to take this opportunity to remind our community of the AL lice procedure; 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?
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Keep your child's long hair tied back in a ponytail or a bun while at school.
  4. 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. Click here for AL lice procedure. 

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The Académie Lafayette Cherry Campus Chess Club welcomes all students so if you do not know how to play our royal game and would like to learn or refine your skill, please join our club. The goal of each club meeting is to have fun while learning chess. The Kansas City Chess Club chess curriculum will guide students from Pawn to King level advancement. Students may participate as a team against other schools at local chess tournaments. A typical chess club session will consist of several of the following: a chess lesson, challenge games, workbook exercises, tournament preparation and fun play. Certified chess instructors from The Kansas City Chess Club will be teaching players about important rules, chess etiquette, strategy, openings, endgames, and tactics. Research says chess improves test scores on Math and Reading.  Click here for a registration form. 

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The Zoo staff in the education department have arranged private zoo camps for no school days not already covered by the zoo education calendar. Here are the dates they are able to provide, in addition to what is already posted for the public on their safari day camp site. 

AL private day camps at the KC Zoo:
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Oct 15 - Turtle Power
Oct 24 - Animal Tricksters
Oct 25 - Night Life
Oct 26 - Cannibal Animals
Nov 30 - Reindeer Roundup
Jan 7 - Fishy Nests
Mar 8 - Nosing Around
Mar 25 - Gentle Giants
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Please call 816-595-1765 to enroll. There are 20 slots  per day for ages 5-12. We need at least 15 to sign up in order to have the camp proceed. Typical rates apply ($50 per child per day for non-members and $45 per child per day for zoo members). They also provide before and after care for an additional fee. 

Thank you to Jennifer Schurman for organizing these days! 

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Dear AL parents,  

Do you love to read? The Title I team is looking for parent  volunteers to help mentor student participants and their families at the Open Books  workshop. Commit to being a literacy mentor just one evening a month October through March, and make a BIG difference in our AL community! 

If you are interested in being a literacy mentor, please contact Keith Christensen for more information at kchristensen@academielafayette.org .

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Storiesstories

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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