We are getting ready for our annual Journées Culturelles (Culture Day) at Oak and Cherry. We will have singing, dancing, instrumental performances, and spoken word. At Oak, some grade levels are preparing group performances for the event, and students will also be able to perform individually and as a small group. At Cherry, grade levels are preparing group performances for the event and also projects, bulletin boards, and displays for the hallways.

Our goal is to celebrate and showcase our school’s francophone culture and the diversity of cultures represented by students and staff at Académie Lafayette.

To kick off the performances, we will have a Parade of Nations for students to wear traditional clothing representing their family heritage.

The Académie Lafayette Board of Directors will meet online & in the Armour conference room at 6:00 pm on Monday, May 8. You can view the meeting live on our YouTube channel. Click here to read the agenda.

Mark your calendars! We are updating our procedures for student Chromebooks. Beginning this year, we will collect all Chromebooks for inventory and maintenance at the end of each school year. All k-8 students with a school-issued Chromebook must return it to the school on May 11 or May 12, 2023. Please send the Chromebook and its charger with your child to school on one of those days, and put a sticker with your child’s name and grade level on the device and charger if you can.

There will be a fee of $200 for the computer and $15 for the charger if not returned. If there are any issues with your child’s Chromebook, please notify the teacher about the damage. This information will help us with repairs and maintenance.

Click here to sign up for MS Girls' volleyball. Tryouts will be on 5/8 & 5/9 from 4:10 to 5 pm in the Cherry gym. Questions? Contact Trisha Sinkhorn, tsinkhorn@academielafayette.org.

Click here to pre-order graduation pictures. Please use code FM421921. If you prefer to wait until after graduation to order, the same code will allow you to view the gallery once the pictures have been processed. Click here to view the flyer.

ALIHS 10th graders visited the University of Kansas for an admissions presentation and tour this month. It was the first visit to a college campus for many. It will kickstart conversations with their counselor, teachers and family about what type of institution will best match their academic and personal interests. Seeing a vibrant campus like KU brings the idea of college to life for many students and motivates them to work diligently throughout their ALIHS career.

Attention all families! Have you ever considered hosting an intern in your home? Well, now is the perfect time to become a host family in the fall! Our interns are handpicked university students from French-speaking countries who are eager to spend a year working in the classrooms of our youngest students. We meticulously review their resumes and references, and we interview them at length to ensure they are the perfect fit for our school.

But that's not all! Our interns fill out a detailed questionnaire about the host family experience, ensuring that they are perfectly matched with your family. As a host family, you'll have the chance to open your home and welcome an intern for a semester or for a year. You'll provide them with a private bedroom and meals when you are together as a family, while the school provides a generous monthly stipend to the intern and a monthly grocery of $100 to you, the host family. For more information please take a look at the FAQ and the Experience videos made by this year’s interns!

Hosting an intern is not only a great opportunity for your family to experience Francophone culture and language firsthand, but it's also an excellent way for your children to practice speaking French at home. Plus, your family will have someone special to visit when you travel to France in the future.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! If you're interested in learning more about hosting an intern, please contact Maaria Riaz at 816-819-0017 or mriaz@academielafayette.org. Don't delay, become a host family today!

Hi families! On Friday, May 26, the Armour campus will be hosting a field day from 9 am - noon. It will be a full day day of school for 6th & 7th graders; 8th graders will be dismissed at noon.

The planning committee needs volunteers to help with the fun! Please email Kathy Lu (8th grade parent) at lulukatster@gmail.com if you can help! Thank you!

AL alum Jacob Sykes continues to make headlines! After being named to the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team in 2021 and transferring from Harvard to UCLA in 2022, Jacob Sykes has now signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

Sykes graduated in 2014 from Académie Lafayette and was the guest speaker at our 2021 graduation ceremony. Congratulations, Jacob!

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. You do not have to buy the whole kit.