Returning students: Complete enrollment by April 10th in Tyler. Only complete the online registration, ignore the "New optional e-forms are available" banner.

Non-returning students: If your child is not returning for 23-24, please log in to Tyler, click the yellow banner with "New optional e-forms are available", and complete the parent exit form.

If you have both a returning student and a non-returning student: please complete both steps listed above. In the exit form, please only mark the name of the non-returning student.

Questions? Contact enrollment@academielafayette.org. Click here for tutorial.

The Académie Lafayette Board of Directors will meet online & in the Armour cafeteria at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 10. You can view the meeting live on our YouTube channel. Click here to read the agenda.

We are seeking volunteers to make calls home to encourage families to re-enroll for next year. If you have an hour or two to spare on the morning of Thursday, 4/13, we would love to see you. Click here to sign up. Questions? Email alasker@academielafayette.org.

All k-1 Oak parents are invited to the spring concert on Wednesday, April 19, at 6:00 pm in the Oak auditorium. Students will follow their regular dismissal plan and should come back to school at 5:30 pm to go to their classrooms. Students can be picked up by parents from their classrooms after the concert.

The Académie Lafayette Annual Meeting for parents will be in-person on Wednesday, April 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. This meeting will take place in the Oak campus auditorium. Because AL is considered School-wide Title I, any AL parent is welcome to attend and hear about the program. If you have received notification that your child is receiving Supplemental Instruction services this year, please consider attending to give your feedback. This meeting is an opportunity for you:

If you are able to attend, please email the Supplemental Instruction (Title I) Coordinator, Keith Christensen, at kchristensen@academielafayette.org and specify how many people will be in your group. Please also know that we are available to answer questions and address concerns at any time, just send Keith your questions by email. Online meetings are also possible by appointment. We hope to see you on April 12th!

Meet and mingle with other AL families at the Oak and Cherry campus playgrounds on Friday, April 14, from 4 to 6:30 pm.

Light refreshments will be available. Come when you can, leave when you need to!

Tickets to the dance are available online until midnight Thursday 4/13. Tickets are $5 each. Click here to purchase tickets.

Please click here to sign up to help out with the Middle School Spring Dance.

We still need help set-up Saturday, April 15 from noon to 1 pm at the Armour campus soccer field. We recently purchased a beautiful event tent we are excited to use for the first time at this event. We also need help on Sunday, April 16 at noon to break the tent down. 

Food and drink donations are also needed. We are looking for pre-packaged snacks. These can be dropped at the Armour campus from 8 to 5 pm next week or at the Armour soccer field from 4 to 6 pm on 4/15. 

Académie Lafayette student Noble Brooks recently participated in the 49th Annual NSBE Convention here in Kansas City, MO, on March 22nd-25th. Noble had the opportunity to meet with NASA at the GEM theater on the morning of March 22nd and even brought some NASA swag to share with his classmates!

Noble’s robotics team, the Engineering Knights, competed and won an award during the FLL (Future Lego League) competition! They won for teamwork, core values, and poster design.

Thanks to everyone who participated in AL PTO’s Pints & Pickleball Tournament last weekend. The event garnered nearly 100 participants along with beautiful springtime weather. Funds were raised for our valued school social workers while offering a great opportunity for AL parents & friends to socialize.

Congratulations to our winning pickleball teams - from newbie pickleballers to 'dinking' pros, it was a great competition!

This event was parent-initiated with the participation of AL PTO, and was pulled together in under two weeks! We love the passion AL families have for our school - Merci beaucoup! See more about the event here.

The Diversity Committee would like to invite everyone to a parent-focused discussion to explore the cumulative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and learning. We know the pandemic impacted our childrens’ education as well as their social and emotional needs; so let's talk about it!

During this in-person forum we will address unfinished learning in k-12, misbehavior, social-emotional needs, and trauma-informed care. Across all of these topics, we’ll take a holistic approach by listening to parents, educators, and students in addressing academic and non-academic needs at Académie Lafayette.

District leadership and an expert panel will share what students are experiencing in the classroom and what parents need to know. This forum is designed to deepen the connection between you, your child, the school, and the school community.  

Please join us on May 4th at 6:00 pm at the Armour campus for this informed, thought-provoking, in-person discussion.

Please complete this RSVP form if you plan to attend. We invite you to share any questions you have for our panel of experts. We will formulate the discussions around the questions submitted by our community, let us know what’s on your mind! 

We are excited to share that Académie Lafayette was awarded a Small Project Assistance Funds grant by the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District for implementation of a commingled recycling program at Oak campus! The funding will be used to purchase consistent recycling bins for every classroom and key collection areas, as well as clear signages for each bin, which is critical in effectively controlling the waste stream. GreenAL and AL staff will oversee purchasing and placement of the recycling bins over the summer months, and the recycling program will commence at the beginning of the 23-24 school year.

Recycling efforts have been ongoing by the classrooms, but we hope this revamp will make the recycling practice accessible to everyone at Oak. We are planning a fun and informative Reduce-Reuse-Recycle presentation for the students and a training session for staff and teachers. This recycling program mimics curbside recycling in our area, where paper, plastic containers and cans are collected together (yes, we have verified with Republic, the school's waste hauler, that the recycled materials go to their sorting center!), and glass and plastic bags & wraps are collected separately. Please help your student(s) practice recycling at home for a smooth transition next school year!

Finally, if you are interested in helping with the recycling project or sharing ideas to improve sustainable practices at Oak campus, please reach out to the GreenAL Oak committee, Saori Lewis (kawasumisaori@gmail.com) or Devon Pryor (lang.devon@gmail.com).

ALIHS yearbook orders are now open until June 28. Head over to the AL website to purchase yours today. Yearbooks will be delivered when students return for the 23-24 school year.

Please note that if your student is in grades k-8, yearbook orders are closed. Extra yearbooks will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis later this spring. Stay tuned for an article in the newsletter.

Each spring, the PTO coordinates a school supply sale. Kits are created based on our teachers’ supply lists and are available for parents to order in advance. Parents receive an early bird discount when they purchase through Yubbler in the spring. The PTO receives a portion of the proceeds as well as a credit for our social workers to use! The supplies will be delivered to your home.

Click here to view the lists and to purchase your school supplies starting April 1st. You do not have to buy the whole kit. If you order during the month of April you will receive a 20% discount on core items!