Thanks to all that have already signed up to either bake for us or volunteer your time.

We still need more though to make this bake sale successful. Click here to help.

Reminder: Holiday Art Market is Saturday, November 20th. (Baked goods need to be delivered either the evening of the 19th or early on the 20th).

Math Club for 4th and 5th graders at both Cherry and Oak is coming! If your 4th or 5th grader likes math and is interested in some new fun math challenges, then rejoice and consider joining the Math Club! Details are still being fleshed out. It looks like the Cherry Math Club will meet on Thursdays after school, and the Oak Math Club will meet after school either on Mondays or Wednesdays. We will probably start the week after Thanksgiving. Email Bill Kalahurka at wkalahur@hotmail.com if you are interested.

The Diversity Committee is hosting the first DEI parent series, "Biases & Belongingness" for the 2021-22 school year on Wednesday, November 17 from 6:00-7:00 pm.  

The committee will provide an update on their focus for the coming school year, engage in conversations around understanding our own bias, share current data and practices in the district regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

We want to come together as parents and think about how we can continue to move in the right direction in creating a sense of belongingness for all students, families, staff, and stakeholders at Académie Lafayette. Join us in this conversation!

Please click here to RSVP and we will send you the Zoom link 30 minutes prior to the conversation. 

All current 8th grades students and families: Please join us from 6 to 7pm on November 18, 2021 for an in-person open house at ALIHS (201 E. Armour Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111). Click here to view the flyer.

Attention 10th grade families: there will be an in-person meeting at 7 pm on Thursday, November 18th to present information on Summer 2023 International Travel. An online option will be provided if you are unable to come to the Armour campus.

Each year, AL PTO hosts a lunch to say thank you to our wonderful teachers and staff. While this event has been a bountiful potluck in years past, we pivoted to a catered lunch to support health and safety protocols during COVID. In addition to lunch, each teacher and staff member receives a gift card in the amount of $5-$20, depending on the total amount donated by our generous community. Gift card denominations are in the same amount for everyone.

This year's celebration is set for Nov. 18 and we need your support to help make it all happen. Please consider donating what you may have spent on a potluck dish.

Contributions can be sent electronically to AL PTO Teacher Appreciation Chair Kelly Garr at the Venmo handle @Brett-Garr by Monday, Nov. 15. Please contact Kelly at bk_garr@yahoo.com with any questions.

Oak uniform closet in desperate need of elementary-age long sleeve polos and khaki pants! Sweaters and fleeces in AL colors always a need.

Have your child drop a bag off at the Oak closet. Thank you!

For the month of November, the Women's Empowerment Club at Armour is organizing a donation drive for a local shelter for mothers in need. The Mother's Refuge is an organization who helps women who have difficulties to provide for themselves and their children.

Any support will be appreciated! Items can be dropped off in the donation box by the Armour front desk.

Here are items that would be greatly appreciated: 

Generations Day will be moving to Spring this year after more of the population has been vaccinated against Covid-19 through boosters and the pediatric vaccine.

This event is a beloved favorite for our teachers, students and families; we can’t wait to be able to bring it back for everyone!

We will provide updates after the first of the year.

Last Tuesday, in Biology class, our 9th and 10th graders worked in the laboratory. The topic of the experiments they run: ‘Diffusion Across Biological Membranes’. A group of students, including one online, observed that an iodine solution turned some substances red, like distilled water, some substances brown like glucose, and some substances a dark green color that seemed grainy like starch. They also observed that after heating the mixture of Benedict’s test solution, a complex mixture of sodium carbonate, sodium citrate and copper sulfate, with distilled water, glucose, starch, and iodine all of the substances turned blue and one even created a red powder substance. This shows that substances can interact in very specific ways when put into contact. This “diffusion” is a very important aspect of cell life. Now that the laboratory is starting to be fully equipped with the needed materials for future LABS, the 9th and 10th grade students can't wait to work on more experiments alongside their teacher, Mr. Payelle. Text by Jean Dunn and Juliana Howard, pictures Jean Pasqualini- ALIHS journalism class)