13 september 2019

Le Journal


From the HEad of School

ALHS Forum,  After-School Activities

Dear AL Community,

I would like to inform you that we will be having a high school information meeting for our AL 8th grade families on Tuesday, October 22, at 6:00 pm at the Armour campus in the cafeteria. We will have another forum for the rest of the school in early November. We want our high school project to be successful so we plan to carefully listen to all of our constituents (teachers, students, parents and community partners) as we move forward. 

Following the announcement about the opening of the Académie Lafayette High School, some parents shared concerns regarding extracurricular activities. Extracurricular programs have always been a part of our high school design and were indicated in the K-12 growth plan presented to the community on February 9, 2017. Remember you can share your questions and concerns here.

The chart below shows the current after-school activities approved by the administration.


Fall
 Winter
 Spring
School-sponsored activities 
Crosscountry
Volleyball
Soccer
Robotics
Journalism
Coding
Choir
Cheerleading

Basketball
Dance
Journalism
Coding
Choir
Cheerleading
Robotics

Soccer
Journalism
Track & Field
Coding
Choir
Cheerleading

Authorized paid activities
Young Rembrandt
Fencing
Guitar
Theater of the Imagination

Young Rembrandt
Fencing
Guitar
Theater of the Imagination

Young Rembrandt
Fencing
Guitar
Theater of the Imagination

Have a great weekend!

Elimane Mbengue


  

In This Edition:


calendar

Upcoming Events

September 17
IB Parent Night
Armour campus
(See below for schedule)

September 25
PTO Meeting
5:30 pm, Armour campus
 September 19
Cherry Family Literacy Night
5:30-7:30, Cherry campus

2020 France Trip 6th Grade Parent Meeting 
6 pm, Oak auditorium

September 26
Oak Fall Pictures
 September 20
NO SCHOOL- School Improvement Day

Access the 2019-20 school calendars by clicking here. 


INFO SHARING

$10,000 Cash Raffle Ticket Sales Location Sign Up!raffle

Some of our students are already turning in raffle ticket proceeds and that's incredible! To give everyone an opportunity to be a part of the raffle,   here is a link  to a sign up sheet with locations where kids can sell tickets. Please remember that this is open to everyone, so please do not sign up for more than five shifts.

Tickets will not be available over the weekends. If you have signed up for a location, please see the front desk at each campus for additional tickets in advance. Please return any tickets that you do not believe will be sold to the school as soon as possible so that we may give them to someone else. 

Remember that you can also have friends and family purchase tickets online on our website  here. Raffle rules and prize list are also available on that page. 

For those that are new to AL, we have a raffle each year with the top prize being $10,000! Your child will be bringing home a packet with all of the information. The proceeds of the ticket sales benefit the annual fund which is used for books, technology, social workers, and many other things. While we hope that everyone will participate, it is not mandatory. Additional ticket will be available at the front desk of each campus.

A few important notes:
  • The early bird deadline to sell 20 tickets and win a 2019 AL Raffle t-shirt is September 18th. 
  • The policy this year is that only this year's raffle shirts will be allowed on t-shirt Tuesdays. 
  • All prizes will be delivered toward the end of the raffle so that we can get an accurate count of the items that we need to award.
Good luck! 
Questions? Please contact Chris Neher,  cneher@academielafayette.org.

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A message from a $10,000 Cash Raffle Ticket BuyerNote

I live in Waterloo, Illinois but was in Kansas City visiting our son & wife. This past Saturday 9-07-19 there were a small group of Académie Lafayette students & parents outside of Betty Rae's ice cream shop in downtown KC. While purchasing a ticket from them, I engaged them in conversation. I want to commend these two young ladies of their conversation, politeness and attitude. They were a joy to converse with.  I hope that all students are as well mannered and social as these two girls were.  Good luck to Académie Lafayette on their raffle and mission of molding young minds for a bright & happy future.

Dave Barbeau

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How to double or triple your donation!Donation

Many employers will match your donation to Academie Lafayette. In fact some will even double match! For example, someone recently made a $2500 donation, but their employer double matched which will end up in total donation of $7500! Check to see if your workplace has a match and make a greater impact! Click here for more information on why giving matters!

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Thank You For Your Support at Culver's NightCulvers

Thank you to all the families who supported our AL community by visiting Culver's this week for Restaurant Giveback Night - it was a great turnout! Thank you to Alonda Lona for organizing this successful event. Stay tuned for announcements for additional Restaurant Giveback Nights throughout the school year. 


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Middle School Parent Meeting - IBIBmeeting

Parents of middle school students are invited to attend an informational session to learn more about the International Baccalaureate program at AL. These sessions will be held at the Armour campus on Tuesday, September 17th. The sessions are as follows:
  • 5:30 - 6:15 - Sixth grade parents - Introduction to the IB
  • 6:20 - 7:30 - Seventh and eighth grade parents - 
    • IB Community Project
    • IB Assessment
These sessions are for parents only as we are hoping for a large audience with limited seating. Additionally, these will be broadcast on Facebook Live for those of you who cannot attend.

Please contact Jessica McDowell at  jmcdowell@academielafayette.org with questions or concerns.

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Cherry Playground Mixer 9/18CherryMixer

Come meet and mingle with other families and let the kids play after school during the  Cherry  Campus  Playground   Mixer  this Wednesday, September 18 from 4-5:30 p.m.  The PTO will provide snacks and drinks. Families from any AL campus are welcome to attend this event, but please note that there will also be an Oak Campus  Playground   Mixer  this fall. A date will be announced for this event soon!  


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Family Reading NightReadnight

Thursday, Sept. 19, 5:30-7:30
at Cherry Campus for grades K-3 
* Explore booths and books from the different countries represented at out school
*Hear more about the Title One program
*Create crafts
*Get a free book


INFO SHARING

Please join us for the first official France trip meeting for this years 6th grade trip.  We will go over dates, cost, what to expect, how to apply, and there will be time to ask questions. This is not a meeting for students, just parents. We will send meeting notes if you are not able to attend to the group email list.

Hope to see you there,
Robin Vaughn & Valerie Beachy

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School Improvement Day ChildcareChildcare

  • Upper Room Program Hours for these days are 7:30 am to 6 pm.
  • $45 for students not currently enrolled plus a one time $25 registration fee.
  • $20 for students already enrolled in our after-school program
  • For families already enrolled in the after-school program and on free/reduced lunch, their charge is an extra $10 for the full day.
  • Students NOT already enrolled who wish to attend on these special days off must sign up for these days at the site.
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For more information, visit the Upper Room website here or call  816-363-3819. 

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Upcoming PTO MeetingPTOMeeting

All Académie Lafayette families are encouraged to attend the first PTO meeting of the school year on Wednesday, September 25, at the Armour campus cafeteria. Pizza will be available at 6 pm and the meeting will start at 6:30. There is no fee to attend the meeting and child care will be available. Key topics include the charter school funding model, which has reached a critical stage. Please make it a priority to join us to learn more about how this funding disparity jeopardizes the very existence of charter school and how we can advocate for change.




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From the AL NursesNurses

As we jump into the school year, the Health Rooms would like to remind parents of the importance of spot checking your child for lice and properly treating it at home (click here for instructions).  Click here you to find the AL lice procedure; please take a few moments to read it in it's 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.

INFO SHARING

Trash Bagstrash

Trash bag orders have been placed! Additional bags are available for purchase on a first come, first served basis. Contact Becky Smith at Smith.RebeccaBogen@Gmail.com to make a claim for extra bags. 

Volunteers are needed to help with trash bag order pick ups. Sign up for a shift online; it's a great arm workout! 

INFO SHARING

The Parent Teacher Organization is looking for Room Parents to make this another fun, exciting and successful school year.  Click here for additional details becoming a Room Parent. Please contact your student's homeroom teacher to volunteer as a Room Parent. If you do not know your teacher's email, please use the  Staff Directory to contact them.

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Uniform ClosetUC

Attention Oak families, 
I am part of the team that keeps the Oak uniform closet organized. Wanted to give a big shout-out to parents Nate King who built painted and installed new pants shelves in our closet as well as Missy Bailey who helped overhaul it's organization with new labels.

The area should be a little bit easier to access and keep organized. Thanks for all your donations.

Warmly,
Sally King

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Save the Date!Art

We are so excited for this years Holiday Art Market, Saturday, November 23rd at Cherry campus.


We are looking forward to hosting returning vendors and any some new ones.Stay tuned as the months go by for updates and improvements to last years HAM. Right now we are planning an expanded student booth section and new food and coffee trucks. Soon we are going to send out the link to the application to last years vendors as well as a few that have expressed interest early. We will post it to the Holiday Art Market Facebook page soon as well. So, if you have not done so, make sure to like our page to get the newest updates!

Any questions please reach out to Pam Wirken at  pam@wirkenphoto.com


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New Mentoring ProgramMentoring

Calling all new parents and returning 2nd and 3rd grade parents!  We are excited to see all the new faces and looking forward to a great 2019-2020 school year. To make incoming parents' first year as simple as possible we would like to pair you up with parents of 2nd & 3rd grade parents to help you navigate your first year with the school. 
  • All Parents current and new, please sign up here! 
Here is what to expect:
  • A resource for any questions you may have.  
  • Introduce you to other parents and make sure you are aware of upcoming programs and events. 
  • Give advice on communication with the school (essentially best practices) 
  • Finally just be someone you can reach out to at anytime.
If you have any questions please reach out to Nicole Kube,  nkube519@gmail.com. 

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Dress Codedresscode
 
Académie Lafayette students wear uniforms to school every day unless it is a pre-announced casual day. In summary, students wear red, white, or navy collared shirts and khaki slacks, skirts, jumpers, or shorts. An Académie Lafayette plaid or khaki is also available for skirts and jumpers. Leggings can be solid red, white, or navy blue only. Complete details are found in the student agenda and in the student handbooks. Click here to download a copy of the student agenda.    

Remember the uniform closet is free to all families to take, exchange and donate gently used uniforms. If you would like to visit the uniform closet before school starts, call the office of either campus to set up a time to come by.


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