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From the head of school Conseil d'Ecole, Conferences
Dear AL families,
It is my pleasure to present this year's Conseil d'Ecole parent representatives:
We are still working on identifying two representatives at large.
Our first Conseil d'Ecole (CE) meeting will be Monday, October 28th, at 6 pm at the Armour campus. Please contact your building representatives to add items to the agenda. The meetings are public. The CE provides invaluable insight into the different thoughts and ideas in our community. Thank you to our parent and teacher representatives for volunteering their time to improve our school.
Next week are our parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a School Improvement Day on Friday for our teachers. As a reminder, you do not need to wait for conferences to meet with a teacher if you have a concern about your child's behavior, performance, or just want to discuss how your child is doing. You can email all of our teachers from the AL website.
Thank you to the parents that constantly show up to support our sport teams. Our latest
wins include the girls volleyball team last night against Genesis and Lincoln and the boys soccer team against Lincoln Middle School. Congratulations to the coaches and players!
Have a great weekend,
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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From the Cherry Principal
Cherry Reminders
 I am so glad Autumn has finally arrived. I love the cooler temperatures and the Fall colors and Chiefs' football. :) Fall parties are approaching too, so it's a good time to send some reminders.
1. Students should bring their costumes to school on the 31st. They will change right before the parties, so make sure your child's costume is simple enough for them to put on, with minimal adult help. (No makeup please.)
2. Costumes should not be bloody or gory and should not include any weapons. Remember that we have kindergartners who may scare easily.
3. Parties at Cherry will start at 2:45. Please look for more information from your child's teacher with specific instructions.
4. Please abide by the snack and party guidelines (found on our website)- no home-baked goods, food in its original packaging with labels, and limited sweets. The room parent will coordinate treats to make sure we don't have a sugar overload. :) If your child is in a nut-free room, we must insist on following those restrictions.
It's a great time of year. Thanks for helping us make the parties fun and safe!
We are getting prepared for our first PBIS store at Cherry. For new parents, a part of our positive behavior support program is the "ticket store." Students receive blue tickets throughout the month for showing respect and responsibility and for being good citizens. At the end of the month, they cash in those tickets for prizes.
In order to have a good selection of toys and items for the kids, we ask parents to donate small, inexpensive items. US Toy and the Dollar Store are great places to purchase things. Some of the most popular items have been fidget spinners, trading cards (Pokemon, etc.), squoosh balls, sports items, glitter pens, and backpack clips. My son is now 18, so I'm not very current on the most popular toys for ages 5-9. If your child loves something and is always bugging you to buy it- it would probably be great for the store.
Items can be sent to Cherry in a bag labeled PBIS store.
Thank you so much for your help.
Mme Royce
Cherry Principal
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In This Edition:
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calendar Upcoming Events
October 14
Board Meeting, 6:30 pm Armour
October 22
Armour Fall Pictures (Casual wear)
ALHS Forum, 8th grade parents, 6 pm Armour
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October 16-17
No School
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 26
Boo Bayou K-5th Grade Carnival, 2-5 pm
Boo Bayou Haunted Hallway,
5-6 p.m.
Boo Bayou MS Dance,7-9 pm, Armour
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October 18
No School
School Improvement Day
October 28
Conseil d'Ecole,
6-7:30 pm, Armour
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Access the 2019-20 school calendars by clicking
here.
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INFO SHARING
Board Meeting Notice
The Académie Lafayette Board of Directors will meet on October 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm at Armour. Click here to read the agenda.
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INFO SHARING
Oak Crossing Guard Volunteer Signup
We're looking for volunteer crossing guards at Oak, here's the link. We need a LOT of help!
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School Improvement Day Childcare
Upper Room will be providing full-day K-5 programming on October 16-18, 2019 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm on all three days. On Friday, October 18, both Oak and Cherry will be going on a field trip to the pumpkin patch at Faulkner Ranch. Pricing for the week is as follows:
- If you are a regular after-school family, you will be charged your regular $60 weekly fee plus an additional $40 for the three full days. If you sign up for only one or two days of full-day programming, you will be charged $20 for each day. Siblings will each be charged $85 for the week (if signed up for all three days).
- If you are a regular after-school family on Free/Reduced Lunch, you will pay your regular $15 weekly fee, plus an additional $30 for the three full days or $10 per day.
- If you do not attend after-school and are only wanting the full days, you will be charged $110 for all three days. If you sign up for only one or two days of full-day programming, you will be charged $45 each day. Siblings will each be charged $95 for the three days (if signed up for all three days).
Sign-up sheets are posted at Oak and Cherry and you need to sign-up for each day you plan on attending. Upper Room must pay for food and the field trip in advance and cannot get our money back if you change your mind, so please be sure of attendance before you sign-up for a day.
For more information, visit the Upper Room website here or call 816-363-3819.
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Initial tryouts open to all middle school boys.
Competitive city-wide middle school league begins the first week of December.
All are welcome, 6th graders may need to be on practice squad while waiting on the 5th/6th league to start up.
Monday, October 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15, 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Monday October 21, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.
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Casual Pink Tuesday
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Open Books Volunteers
Do you love to read? The Title I team is looking for parent volunteers to help mentor
student participants and their families at the
Open Books workshop. Commit to being a literacy mentor just one Tuesday evening a month October through March, and make a BIG difference in our AL community!
Sessions are in the Armour Campus
Cafeteria from 5:45 pm to 7 pm:
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
If you are interested in being a literacy mentor, please contact Keith Christensen for more information at
kchristensen@academielafayette.org
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 Oak needs volunteers to read with small groups of 3rd/4th/5th grades during a dedicated daily reading time 10:15-10:45 am. If you are available once a week or more that would be great. We will begin the program October 21st. If available please contact Jean Claude Diatta at:
jdiatta@academielafayette.org
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$10,000 Cash Raffle: Who Will Win?
Two weeks left of our annual $10,000 Cash Raffle, who will win? The last day to submit your ticket stubs and money will be Wednesday, October 23rd to be entered in the drawing on Saturday, October 26th at Boo Bayou.
There are still sign ups available
here for this weekend, and the PayPal link is available on the AL website. Let us know if you need any last minute tickets to sell!
The top classes at each campus thus far are:
M Fontcha's 2nd grade class at Oak with 357 tickets sold
Mme Lery-Petito's Kindergarten class at Cherry with 447 tickets sold
Mme Desbleds-Wilson's 8th grade class at Armour with 1,319 tickets sold
Great job everyone!
Students that have qualified for Early Bird tshirts and the $15 for 15, your prizes will be on their way shortly.
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All Academie Lafayette families are invited to a day of fall fun at Boo Bayou, hosted by the PTO. Grab the whole family and join us on Saturday, October 26 at the Armour Campus. All events are free to attend unless otherwise noted.
- 2-5 p.m. Kindergarten-5th Grade Carnival featuring snacks, crafts, costume contest, trunk 'n treat and more!
- 5-6 p.m. - Haunted Hallway hosted by the 6th-grade class. Entry is $1 per person with all proceeds supporting the 6th Grade Trip.
- 7-9 p.m. - Middle school dance and costume ball
Trunks are needed for the Trunk 'n Treat portion of the event. Get creative! A $100 prize will be awarded to the top trunk! Volunteers are needed to help make the carnival and dance Contact Beth Harlow at
harlow.lucas@gmail.com to learn more.
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Young Rembrandts is excited to offer our after school art classes at both the Cherry Street and Oak Street campuses.
Our Cherry Campus class will meet on Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15pm and starts October 29th.
Our Oak Campus class will meet on Thursdays, 3:45-4:45pm and starts on November 7th.
Class cost: $60 (6-week session)
About Young Rembrandts:
Our elementary-aged curriculum is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art techniques and vocabulary. We believe that drawing is the bedrock skill required for all visual arts. We teach them skills to express their creativity and we believe that all children can - and should - learn to draw. We provide all supplies and teach new lessons each week in a positive and nurturing environment, bringing out the best in each child.
Enroll online:
www.youngrembrandts.com/kcmo
. Click on enroll banner, click on "late fall" icon. Follow instructions to create your account, add class session purchase for the class at your school location.
For scholarship applications, contact us at (816)944-9064 or
sarah.hirtzel@youngrembrandts.com
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Get your groove on with 20 years of music to celebrate 20 years of a fantastic school. Join us on Friday, November 15 at River Market Event Place for The Get Down. Your all-inclusive $30 ticket includes a night of great songs meant for dancing, light appetizers, a photo booth and open bar. All proceeds support the Académie Lafayette PTO. Tickets are available online now here.
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Holiday Art Market
Shop local to support
The Holiday Art Market returns to the Cherry Campus on Saturday, November 23. If you are interested in selling your local, handmade items, please
complete the application. There are only five vendor booth spots remaining, so apply now to reserve your spot.
Shoppers, save the date to shop local to support artists in the Kansas City community and the Académie Lafayette PTO.
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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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Join in the fun on April 18, 2020 as The Mulberry Room is transformed into the French Riviera for our annual gala, An Evening in Paris. You won't want to miss this! 
It's time to bundle up with AL Spirit Wear! The pop-up shop at
Girls Basketball Tryouts will take place 
Support our PTO at our next Restaurant Giveback Night. Enjoy a meal at Chipotle from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22 and a portion of your purchase will be donated to the AL PTO. Valid only at the Waldo area Chipotle, located at 501 W 75th Street.
