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From the Head of School and Principals
Welcome Back!
Dear families,
Welcome back! Another summer has come and gone, and it's time to think about the new school year ahead. Please take a few moments to read today's back to school newsletter carefully, as it will provide you with many pieces of information to make your child's year successful. This information is meant as a brief overview.
More information can be found on our website,
www.academielafayette.org
. You can always contact us at
communication@academielafayette.org
or send us a message on Facebook if you need help.
You will receive a newsletter every Friday by email with important school and event information. We hope you can take a few minutes to read it and keep up with what's going on in our wonderful school. If you are on Facebook, feel free to follow our page for info & event sharing, and join our private group for school discussions and help.
This August, our community will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Académie Lafayette. It is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate our founding faculty and staff who helped make the vision of providing a world-class education a successful reality.
We look forward to seeing you and your child(ren) at Meet the Teacher Night on Thursday, August 15 (5-7 pm for Cherry & Armour, 6-8 pm for Oak). The Student Success Nights will be parent/guardian-only nights to discuss curriculum, classroom expectations, learning objectives, and what's ahead for your child(ren) this year (Oak 8/27 - Armour 8/28 - Cherry 8/29, 6 to 8 pm).
See you all soon!
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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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
Access the 2019-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Agendas
The Agenda is a combination of Student Handbook and student planner. All students with the exception of kindergarten, will receive an agenda on the first day of school. Please refer to your child's agenda daily for his/her class schedule, as well as daily work, homework assignments, special projects and important reminders. It is your child's responsibility to show you his/her agenda and have you check it each day.
The following format will be used in all classes to record information:
C: (what was done in class that day)
D: (homework assignment--"devoirs") If there is no homework assigned for that night, your child should write "pas de devoirs".
The Agenda costs $10.00 each. Please wait for further instruction from your child's teacher on this purchase.
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Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Arrival and dismissal procedures for each campus vary. Below are the procedure for your child's campus.
Please note the school times are 8:30 - 4:00 pm at Cherry and the doors open at 7:30 am.
BEGINNING-OF-DAY PARENT DROP-OFF
- 7:30 am - Doors open - students go to the cafeteria
- 8:20 am - Students leave the cafeteria and report to homeroom
- 8:30 am - Classes begin. Please plan to be at school by 8:20 am. Classroom instruction starts at 8:30 am., and having time to transition between home and school is important. Students arriving at school after 8:30 am are tardy and will need to get a pass prior to joining class.
END-OF-DAY PARENT PICK-UP
- 4:00 pm - Classes are dismissed. Kindergarten students and first through third graders with a sibling at another campus are picked up in the gym. First through third grade students who are Cherry-only families are dismissed through the car rider line. Students who use bus transportation are sent to buses or students are excused to the Upper Room after-school program.
- 4:15 pm* - Remaining students are brought to the office. *Every minute after 4:15 pm, a $1 charge is incurred.
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Bus Transportation
Académie Lafayette provides free door-to-door bus transportation to students who live
more than two miles from the campus he or she attends. Bus questions? For
Cherry, please contact Diane Balagna at 816-888-7400 or
dbalagna@academielafayette.org.
If parents submitted transportation request with enrollment forms by July 15, and child(ren) are eligible to ride, then your student(s) will have transportation on August 20. If you did not submit the form then you can come to any campus and pick up a paper form. Typically there is a three week wait for bus assignments.
Bus 101:
- All campuses have their own routes, starting at 6:45 a.m.
- During the first week of school, please allow additional time for pick-up and drop-off.
- Please wait until after 8:00 am before calling the bus company if your child has not yet been picked up.
- Please have your child ready to get on the bus five (5) minutes prior to their scheduled pick-up time.
- If your child will not be riding the bus on a certain day, PLEASE contact the transportation company at 816.241.8822 before 6:45 am.
- Someone needs to be home to receive your child after school or your child will be returned to the school. The bus driver is required to observe your child entering the home.
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Casual Days!
Casual days -- or days when students are not required to wear their school uniforms -- are a fun break from routine. Casual Days are usually held once a month, on the first Friday. Follow us on the Académie Lafayette Facebook page for monthly reminders!
Here is a friendly reminder of casual day rules:
- No bare midriffs, tank tops or halter type shirts or dresses allowed.
- Shorts and skirts must not be more than four inches above the knee.
- Saggy pants and shorts are not allowed.
- Leggings should be covered by skirt or short.
Additionally, parents are welcome to eat lunch with their child on the first Friday of each month! Please coordinate with your child's teacher and be sure to sign in at the front desk and get your visitor pass beforehand.
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Communication
 Académie Lafayette sends a weekly e-newsletter to all families using the email addresses provided during enrollment. If you know someone who is not receiving this newsletter, encourage them to contact
communication@academielafayette.org.
In addition to the weekly newsletter, the periodic all-calls and email blasts, we also use Facebook to communicate with our families. Please "like" us at
https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteKC/ and join our private FB group!
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Database: eSchoolCore
Académie Lafayette uses the eSchoolCore
database to track student academic and food service records.
Current parents/guardians will use the same password they used last year. New parents/guardians will receive a personal letter with your password and instructions on accessing the Parent Portal. If you find the password issued to you is difficult to remember you can create a new one. If you lose your password please contact Edem Addoh to ask for a new one.
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Dress Code
 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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Fundraising Questions
Fundraising at Académie Lafayette is one of those traditions that started when the school was founded in 1999. Why? Because Missouri charter schools, like all public schools, are seriously underfunded. Fundraising makes a HUGE difference in what we can provide for our students. Last year the Development Office raised almost $500,000. That money supports our operating budget or capital improvements such as the renovations at the new Armour campus. This fundraising also paid for new
text books
, Chromebooks
,
fresh fruit
and new science equipment
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Our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) also actively fundraises to support our after school activities and travel opportunities for our students.
We invite you to participate in our fundraising efforts. However, nothing is required. If your family chooses to not be involved, we understand. Or choose the events you want to support and ignore the rest. It's up to you!
To help you know what is coming, a Development Calendar is currently being created in partnership with the PTO. Both school and PTSO events are included in that calendar. We hope to share this calendar with you soon!
The first big fundraiser -- the $10,000 Cash Raffle -- is coming soon. You can find out more in this newsletter under Raffle.
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Interns for K-1 Classes
Each year Académie Lafayette welcomes French-speaking interns to support our kindergarten and first-grade classes. We are thankful for our partnership with the French embassy that allowed us to welcome more interns this year. Our interns are:
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At Oak:
Omar Doumbia
Zoé Ringes
Pauline Joseph
Ema Coineau
Julie Delaunay
Marie Chatelain
Manon Bernard
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At Cherry:
Vania Martins da Mota
Claudie Pajanie
Océane Poirey
Chloé Rosalie
Jasmine Koceir
Wendie Marcellin
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Newsletter Communications
The school newsletter is used to communicate weekly with families. It is published on the last school day of the week. It contains vital information about upcoming events, school issues, as well as PTO news and articles about what goes on in the classrooms.
 We have several mailing lists and if you receive emails not pertinent to you or your child, please let us know by emailing
communication@academielafayette.org. Unsubscribing will remove you from all of the mailing lists, so please communicate with us before clicking "unsubscribe".
If you know someone that is not receiving this newsletter, please encourage them to email the address above, so we can add them to our system.
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Spirit Wear
Accepting spirit wear orders now! New items and $2 off non-clearance items!
Online store remains open until September 1st and reopens October 14th for Generations Day ordering.
If you placed an order by August 11th, your order will be ready for pick up at your child's Success Night the week of August 26th. Orders placed now through September 1 will be delivered free to your child's campus the week of September 16th. Please note campus for delivery when checking out (Armour, Oak, or Cherry).
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Visiting School During The Day
 Safety is our first priority. Please sign in at the front desk and get a visitor pass when visiting either campus during the day. Enter only through the front doors. If bringing supplies to your child, we will ask you to drop them off at the front desk. We will then make sure your child gets them. Parents are welcome to come eat lunch with their child on the first Friday of the month. Otherwise, please always contact the teacher before coming to school. Thanks for helping keep our campuses safe.
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If you are interested in helping with recruitment efforts at AL please sign up
here.
This includes staff, parents, and alumni. Recruitment includes providing tours with admissions information and history of AL to prospective families during open houses, attending recruitment events and supplying application information to the community.
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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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