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From the Head of School
Charter School Funding Information
Dear AL community,
Thank you for attending the Student Success Nights. We are so fortunate to have such a level of parent engagement. As presented by board member Chad Phillips at the three buildings, charter schools in Kansas City are facing a funding challenge. For Académie Lafayette, the funding decrease is even more impactful because the cost of running our great program is much higher than a regular school. Below is a graph showing the funding comparison between the State average (blue line) and Académie Lafayette (orange line).
We strongly urge you to attend the September 25 PTO meeting to get more information about how to help fix the charter school funding issue. Thank you again for your invaluable support of our school.
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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From the Oak Principal
Oak News
Dear families,
We started the school year at Oak with a successful arrival and dismissal! After a few tweaks it is running smoothly.
One of our new teachers arrived on Wednesday and another one will arrive next week. Then one more to go! We are anxious to have all our staff here but knowing they are coming gives us relief.
Thank you to all the parents that came to our Student Success Night! Parents and teachers were very happy with the evening. Our teachers have shared how hard the students are working and are pleased with the students in their classrooms.
We are looking for any donations you can provide to put in our "school PBIS store." These items are things students can buy with their tickets they are earning. It can be items from pencils, erasers, misc. toys, anything that your child would like that can fit in a basket. Please send to the front office either directly or via the teacher. We are very excited to continue this program and know the students are too!
Thank you for all of your continued support. If there are any potential adults to act as crossing guards in the morning to help keep our students safe, please
click here to sign up for a shift. There are spots available all the way until December! Please consider "donating" to this.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Best,
Leslie Houfaidi
Oak Principal
lhoufaidi@academielafayette.org
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In This Edition:
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calendar Upcoming Events
August 30
$10,000 Raffle Kickoff - Check your child's backpack!
Parent-Principal Coffees
Cherry: 9/11, 8:00 am
Armour: 9/12, 7:45 am
September 19
Cherry Family Literacy Night
5:30-7:30, Cherry campus
2020 France Trip 6th Grade Parent Meeting
6 pm, Oak auditorium |
September 2
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
September 9
Cherry Fall Pictures
Board Meeting,
6:30 pm, Armour campus
September 20
NO SCHOOL- School Improvement Day
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September 6
Casual day & K-5 Birthday Lunches
September 17
IB Parent Night
Armour campus
(See below for schedule)
September 25
PTO Meeting
5:30 pm, Armour campus
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Access the 2019-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Can you help? We have a new teacher arriving next week that does not yet have a host family. Host families provide a private bedroom and meals for 30 days after the teacher's arrival. This teacher is coming alone.
If you are interested in opening your home to a new Académie Lafayette teacher, please contact Diane Balagna at
dbalagna@academielafayette.org or call 816-888-7400.
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INFO SHARING
Oak Dismissal Update
Dear Oak families,
In order to keep our students as safe and secure as possible throughout the school day we will not be allowing any parents in the building, unless previously arranged, from 3:00pm until car rider dismissal is complete, usually around 3:45.
If you have a child in Upper Room, please be aware that you will not be permitted to pick up from Upper Room until car rider dismissal is complete. If you know you will be picking up earlier than 3:45, please notify your child's teacher of a dismissal change, and you may pick up your child either in the car-rider line, or the parent pick-up location at the northwest patio door.
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Cherry Morning Arrival Update
We are into our 2nd week of school, and we have two updates for parents.
- Due to lower numbers, we are going to discontinue having the east doors on Kenwood open in the morning. Please plan to drop all students off on the Cherry side.
- Students know their teachers and the location of their classrooms now, so they can walk independently to their rooms in the morning. Please plan to say your goodbyes at the front door.
Have a great weekend!
Heather Royce
Cherry Principal
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INFO SHARING
Board Communication:
High School Project
Over the last 2 months, the Académie Lafayette school board and administration has been engaged in detailed discussions regarding the feasibility of opening a high school. It is important to know that no final decision has been made, but within the next 30 days, the board anticipates making a decision on an opening date for the high school. The two options currently being discussed are opening the high school in either Fall of 2020 or Fall of 2021.
We understand the potential new high school program will raise many questions for our parents so we want to be sure everyone is well-informed throughout the process. Once a decision has been made, a parent meeting will be hosted to answer all questions parents may have.
Thank you for your strong support of our school.
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Parent Volunteers Are Needed!
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INFO SHARING
Last Call for Spirit Wear until October
Don't be left in the cold -- order your fall AL spirit wear today! The Spirit Wear store is accepting orders through Sunday, September 2 at
ALSpirit.com. Orders placed before the deadline will be delivered free to your child's campus the week of September 16. Please note campus for delivery when checking out (Armour, Oak, or Cherry).
The store will reopen on October 14-November 3 for Generations Day orders. Those orders will be delivered for Generations Day, November 19th. If you have any questions, contact Becky Smith
smith.rebeccabogen@gmail.com.
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Trash Bag Sale
Orders for the Trash Bag fundraiser are due in just one week! Don't forget to turn in orders by Friday, September 6 with money collected.
Make delivering orders to your customers easier by taking a photo or making a copy of your order form before you submit it!
Trash Bag pick up will be the last Saturday of September and first Saturday of October at the Armour Campus.
This is one of the PTO's most successful fundraisers and there's still time to get involved! These bags are in demand and practically sell themselves. Print an order form
here, or pick one up at the
front desk of any campus office.
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INFO SHARING
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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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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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:
