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From the Armour Principal
Fall is here!
Dear AL Families,
The cooler weather is a gentle yet firm
reminder that the school year is advancing. As expected, teachers and students are actively engaged in teaching, learning, assessing for growth, and making adjustments. As with the passing of time, the rigor and work increase and could seem more challenging. Your support as parents becomes even more critical.
We are excited that very soon you will have the opportunity to visit with your child's teacher(s) to have direct conversation about your child's progress. The dates and times for Parent Teacher Conferences are as follows:
- Wednesday, October 16, 11 am-7 pm
- Thursday, October 17, 8 am-4 pm
We encourage you all to maximize this opportunity to attend one of the conferences and meet with your child's teacher to engage in dialogue about your child's growth and success at AL. A strong parent-school partnership is advantageous to our entire AL community.
Have a super weekend.
Maritza Paul
Armour 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
October 14
Board Meeting, 6:30 pm Armour
October 22
Armour Falll Pictures
ALHS Forum, 8th grade parents, 6 pm Armour
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October 16-17
No School
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 26
Boo Bayou Carnival,
5-7th grade, 2-5 pm
Boo Bayou MS Dance,
7-9 pm, Armour
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October 18
No School
School Improvement Day
October 28
Conseil d'Ecole,
6-7:30 pm, Armour |
Access the 2019-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Oak Crossing Guard Volunteer Signup
We're looking for volunteer crossing guards at Oak, here's the link. We need a LOT of help!
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INFO SHARING
Initial tryouts open to all middle school boys.
Competitive city-wide middle school league begins the first week of December.
All are welcome, 6th graders may need to be on practice squad while waiting on the 5th/6th league to start up.
Monday, October 7, 5:30 p.m. to
7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 8, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, October 10, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Friday, October 11, 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Monday, October 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Monday October 21, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.
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INFO SHARING
 Attention 3rd and 4th grade basketball players. Académie Lafayette received late word on the city league's schedule this year. We are quickly gathering a co-ed team of students to play a short season: 10/19, 10/26, and 11/2 with a tournament on 11/9. Games are played at Tolbert Academy. If you would like your child to have a spot on the roster, please fill out the form here. We will take the first 12 students.
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INFO SHARING
Casual Pink Tuesday
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INFO SHARING
Open Books Volunteers
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 Tuesday evening a month October through March, and make a BIG difference in our AL community!
Sessions are in the Armour Campus
Cafeteria from 5:45 pm to 7 pm:
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
If you are interested in being a literacy mentor, please contact Keith Christensen for more information at
kchristensen@academielafayette.org
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INFO SHARING
 Oak needs volunteers to read with small groups of 3rd/4th/5th grades during a dedicated daily reading time 10:15-10:45 am. If you are available once a week or more that would be great. We will begin the program October 21st. If available please contact Jean Claude Diatta at:
jdiatta@academielafayette.org
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INFO SHARING
$10,000 Cash Raffle: Sign Up Locations,
Target Gift Card Winner
The raffle has come out of the gate strong and ticket sales are looking good! We have a month to go and we're hovering right around $58,000! There's about a month left to reach our goal of $80,000 and I know you all can do it!
There are still open times available to sell at local businesses, but they're going fast! You can sell inside at Charlie Hussle and Banana Republic if it's raining, so sign up
here.
Part of reaching the early bird deadline was being entered in a drawing for a $250 Target gift card. We threw everyone's name in a hat, closed our eyes and picked a name...
The lucky winner is
Satchel Dastrup! Congratulations! Enjoy your Target shopping spree!
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INFO SHARING
Young Rembrandts is excited to offer our after school art classes at both the Cherry Street and Oak Street campuses.
Our Cherry Campus class will meet on Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15pm and starts October 29th.
Our Oak Campus class will meet on Thursdays, 3:45-4:45pm and starts on November 7th.
Class cost: $60 (6-week session)
About Young Rembrandts:
Our elementary-aged curriculum is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art techniques and vocabulary. We believe that drawing is the bedrock skill required for all visual arts. We teach them skills to express their creativity and we believe that all children can - and should - learn to draw. We provide all supplies and teach new lessons each week in a positive and nurturing environment, bringing out the best in each child.
Enroll online:
www.youngrembrandts.com/kcmo
. Click on enroll banner, click on "late fall" icon. Follow instructions to create your account, add class session purchase for the class at your school location.
For scholarship applications, contact us at (816)944-9064 or
sarah.hirtzel@youngrembrandts.com
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INFO SHARING
Get your groove on with 20 years of music to celebrate 20 years of a fantastic school. Join us on Friday, November 15 at River Market Event Place for The Get Down. Your all-inclusive $30 ticket includes a night of great songs meant for dancing, light appetizers, a photo booth and open bar. All proceeds support the Académie Lafayette PTO. Tickets are available online now here.
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INFO SHARING
Holiday Art Market
Shop local to support
The Holiday Art Market returns to the Cherry Campus on Saturday, November 23. If you are interested in selling your local, handmade items, please
complete the application. There are only five vendor booth spots remaining, so apply now to reserve your spot.
Shoppers, save the date to shop local to support artists in the Kansas City community and the Académie Lafayette PTO.
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AL in the community
Picture from the JDRF One Walk on 9/28. Thank you to friends, the AL Cheer Team, Mme Jessica Wallace and Coach Brenda Kumm for coming out to support the Smith Family! Click here for more information.
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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 |
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Cherry Street Campus
3421 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64109
816-888-7400 |
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www.academielafayette.org |
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The final trashbag fundraiser pickup time is this Saturday, October 5 from 8 am to noon at the Armour campus. Please park and come into the building and pick up your order in room 112. Please make arrangements for someone to pick up your orders during this time, we will NOT chase you down like a missed assignment! Thank you.
Girls Basketball Tryouts will take place 
