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From the head of school
Online Election Begins Friday, May 3
Dear AL families,
The Académie Lafayette's online election for the parent-elected member of the Board of Directors will begin Friday, May 3rd. It will end on Wednesday, May 8th. Each family will receive one email -- sent to the person identified as Guardian 1 in the school database -- with the ballot. If Guardian 1 does not have an email address then the email address for Guardian 2 will be used.
Important to know:
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The subject line will read: Académie Lafayette - 2019 online parent-elect board member election.
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Paper ballots will be available at the reception desks of all campuses beginning Friday, May 3rd. You can only vote at the campus where your
oldest child
attends.
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The candidates are
Michele Markham and Renee Schloss. If you would like to read more about Michele Markham,
click here
, or Renee Schloss,
click here
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Thank you very much for taking the time to participate in this election.
Elimane Mbengue,
Head of School
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From the cherry principal
Principal for the Day
Friday, April 12 was an exciting day at the Cherry campus. Corinne Turner served as our Principal for the Day. She had a busy day with greeting students, building inspections, hiring, helping out in the office, and reading letters from her constituents. In the end, she decided that her official decree was to declare a Pajamas and Popsicles day for the Cherry campus. I think the students wish Corinne was principal every day.
Have a great weekend!
Heather Royce
Cherry Principal
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calendar Upcoming Events
6th Grade Spring Fling Dance, Armour, 7-9 pm
May 1
Armour, 6-8 pm
May 9
Mandatory 2019 6th Grade Trip Meeting, Oak, 6 pm
Oak Library, 7:30-8:30 am
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AL Day at the K
Kauffman Stadium,
6:15 pm-10:15 pm
May 6-17
Armour MAP Testing
May 10
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Access the 18-19 and 19-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Thanks to the incredible outpouring of generosity from the friends and families of Académie Lafayette, we exceeded our Fund a Need goal of raising $20,000 for technology. In fact, we raised $22,300! This will enable us to buy up to 40 new Chromebooks as well an additional cart that can be moved between classrooms. It warms my heart to see how we as community pulled together to reach this goal. Thank you to everyone that helped get us there.
Chris Neher
Director of Development
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INFO SHARING
AL at the K: SOLD OUT!
So excited that we are going to have so many from the AL community in attendance at this Saturday's game! By now EVERYONE has received their
ticket confirmation email from MLB (not Eventbrite). Please make sure to follow the steps to fully download your tickets via the MLB app on your smartphone BEFORE game day. If you have any issues with downloading contact the Royals' Services department at 816-504-4040 option 3 or
ticketservices@royals.com. For any non technical questions or if you have not received your ticket confirmation you can contact:
pam@wirkenphoto.com.
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INFO SHARING
Class of 2019 Graduation Party!
 Eighth grade graduation is just around the corner! Join fellow parents for a brainstorming session this Sunday at 4 pm on the patio at Sol Cantina (408 E 31st St.) as we begin planning one last celebration together. If you can't make it on Sunday, we will have additional meetings and we've set up a
FB group you can join for ideas & discussion.
Not an 8th grade parent, but still want to help? In the 11th hour, we're looking for leads on venues, djs, entertainment etc. at a deeply discounted (donated?) price.
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INFO SHARING
 Mark your calendars for May 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th for tryouts for the AL Middle School Girls Volleyball Team. We are looking for current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade girls wanting to take their volleyball skills to the next level. We play in a highly competitive league and are in need of players that have a desire to improve their skills, to be a part of a team, to work hard, and most importantly, have FUN!
There will be one-hour tryout sessions for each of the dates above. All tryouts will be held at the Cherry campus Gym. Please click on the link
here and sign your daughter up for the sessions that work best for your schedule; limit two session maximum for each girl.
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INFO SHARING
The Painless Fundraising Committee will be collecting labels at
the end of April so please bring in all your Box Tops and Best Choice labels to school and place in the collections bin at any of the three campuses. Please be sure to label your baggie with your teacher's name so that your class gets credit. 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 or have questions about the painless fundraising program, please contact Lynne Yarnevich at
lynneporthouse@hotmail.com
Click
here for more information.
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INFO SHARING
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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INFO SHARING
The PTSO issued a call for candidates which ended April 15. We received a good number of candidates. We, however, did not receive enough to necessitate an election. All the candidates who applied will have a spot and we are very happy to have such a wonderful and dedicate group of volunteers. The current candidates will remain until the end of the school year at which point the new group will take over. There will be a small overlap at the end of the year as budgets are discussed and determined. As a reminder, for the 2019-2020 school year, the PTSO will become a PTO per the vote earlier this year. Here is the line up for next year's representatives:
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Cherry Campus:
Beth Harlow
Shanita Terrill
Nicole Kube
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Oak:
Azure Guidry
Alonda Lona
Xavier Campbell
Jennie Hanna
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Armour:
Lynne Porthouse Yarnevich
Rebecca Bogen Smith
Leslie Kohlmeyer
Kelly Stoelting Garr
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Please join us May 1 for the PTSO meeting.
We will introduce the representatives for the Parent Elect Board Members where questions can be asked. Hope to see you there!
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INFO SHARING
Teacher Appreciation Week
 Show your teachers and staff some love May 6-10 with a different theme each day! See details below. Follow your PTSO on Facebook for daily reminders.
Monday: Get your teacher a special treat. Their favorite beverage or a gift certificate for a coffee house.
Tuesday: Hand-written notes of appreciation from your children. Let your teacher know how much they have been appreciated this school year.
Wednesday: Pick some flowers or bring an arrangement. What suits your fancy. Brighten their day with some flowers.
Thursday: Every teacher needs a few tools. Support your teacher by sending pens, pencils, paper clips, post its, note pads, clips, sharpies, or folders.
Friday:
A $5 gift card to a movie, for a book, a coffee, or a sweet treat. Just a little thing to give big
thanks.
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INFO SHARING
Attention Oak families! The contents of the Lost and Found at Oak will be laid out on tables on Friday May 3rd near front door/front office so PLEASE claim your kiddo's items then if not before the end of school. Otherwise all uniforms will be donated to the uniform closet (check there too if you're still missing items), and non-uniform items will be donated.
The uniform closet is open to all families and (clean/non stained) donations always accepted! You are welcome to leave donations in the front office or down in the closet. If you have any questions or inquiries, don't hesitate to email me.
Your Oak uniform closet organizer/parent volunteer,
Sally King
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INFO SHARING
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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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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