Le Journal
AL News & Updates
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Dear AL Community,
Thank you to our parents, grandparents, family and community friends that had stepped up to volunteer after last week’s plea for substitute nurses, teachers, and bus drivers.
Our fundraising events are in full force! I would like to remind each and every family the importance of fundraising for our school. Our French Immersion program makes our school different from all other schools, and incurs extra costs. Additional expenses that continue to add up are our door-to-door bus service, our International Baccalaureate Program, our after-school activities, our third language options starting in middle school, teacher classroom budgets and why Académie Lafayette continues to be a thriving school community for our students!
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September 27:
No School - School Improvement Day
October 1:
Casual Day
October 11
Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, virtual
October 13-14
No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 15
No School - School Improvement Day
October 18
Armour Picture Retakes - Casual clothes
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Access our live calendar here.
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Did you know?
- Our bus service yearly operation cost is $750,000 but only $53,000 is reimbursed by the state of Missouri.
- Whereas other elementary schools are able to have one homeroom teacher teaching all subjects, we need to add 1 English teacher per grade level to our francophone team for a total of 12 more teachers in K-8.
- Each teacher is allowed up to $600 for their classroom budget. Teachers use that money for a variety of needs pertaining to their own classroom.
- The cost of a visa for a foreign teacher is $3,000. In addition, Académie Lafayette helps with relocation expenses ($1,800 for a single teacher, $3,000 for a family).
- Our central office size has remained steady the past 10 years despite a 70% increase in student enrollment.
We have launched the Annual $10,000 Cash Raffle Fundraising Event! We are always striving to responsibly manage our schools funds by stretching every dollar while prioritizing the needs of our teachers and students. The Annual Raffle Fundraiser starts out the school year as an exciting event for our entire families at Académie Lafayette to participate by simply raising $100 (20 tickets) per student which will help raise funds for the Annual Fund Goal of $350,000! Our students are continuing the tradition, by creating their unique fundraising page, learning the importance of fundraising through the fun of competing for prizes and rewards. Let’s raise the most we can together and keep our AL community growing stronger!
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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From the Armour Principal |
Dear Armour Families,
We are seeing an increase in morning tardiness due to students arriving after our designated drop-off times. As a reminder, students can be dropped off between 7:45 am and 8:00 am. We recommend starting to line up at 7:40 am. Starting on Tuesday, September 28th, students arriving after 8:05 am will be marked tardy and have to report to the front desk upon arrival to get a pass prior to going to class.
A few reminders to keep things more efficient and safe for everyone:
- Pull up all the way to the top of the hill before the metal gate prior to stopping.
- Have your student ready to exit the vehicle and enter the building with a mask on.
- Please be respectful of neighbors, street signs, as well as our staff directing traffic.
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Do not turn right on Warwick as traffic can back-up at the light and block our buses.
- Do not drop off students or park in the bus loading/unloading area on Warwick. Parents doing so may get ticketed and/or towed.
- Do not stop in the middle of the road to drop off your student(s). Please park in an authorized parking spot and walk or use our car line.
Thank you for your support.
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Dr. Maritza Paul
Armour Principal
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Hello Cherry Parents,
We have been working on improving our safety and efficiency with dismissal at Cherry. Here are the changes to the Cherry dismissal process. We plan to start these new steps on Tuesday, Sept. 28:
1. Buses will now load and depart from the Cherry side in the afternoon. They will then depart to the west or north. If you are in the car rider lane- please be aware and let the buses leave.
2. Car riders should now enter only from Gillham on the west. This will allow for more space and avoid adding to the problems on Armour. The car rider line will be able to pull all the way forward on Kenwood (since the buses will no longer be there).
3. Cherry street can now be used exclusively for parents who walk or bike. You can also park on Cherry now- but please avoid the designated bus parking. Please keep the sidewalk and steps clear for the bus riders exiting the building at 3:40p.
We need all parents to be on board for our dismissal to be safe and go quickly. Thank you for your support.
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Heather Royce
Cherry Principal
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Moulaye Seydi
Cherry Vice-Principal
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Let’s keep our school open by following the safety guidelines. Click here to read them and view our dashboard.
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- Picture Day: Armour Retakes
- Open Books Information
- IB Meeting Slides
- AL in the Community
- Middle School Math Club
- $10,000 Raffle Weekly Winners
- Athletics Department Updates
- MS Cheer Team Registration Open
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- Change in K-5 Celebrations
- Last Chance for Trash Bags
- Culver's Restaurant Giveback Night
- DCSC: Communities of Practice
- Communication
- Ad: Franck's Real Estate Tip
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Picture Day Information - Armour Retakes |
Picture retakes for Armour have been scheduled for Monday, October 18th. All students will have their pictures taken. Fall pictures are in casual clothes.
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Do you love to read? The Title I team is looking for parent volunteers to help mentor K-5 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 7:00 pm on the following dates:
- Tuesday, October 12, 2021
- Tuesday, November 9, 2021
- Tuesday, December 14, 2021
- Tuesday, January 11, 2022
- Tuesday, February 8, 2022
- Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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Thank you for attending the IB Family Info Night on September 14th. For those who might have missed it, here are the slides used in the meeting. Please reach out to our IB Coordinator, Katy Wilson, with questions, at kwilson@academielafayette.org. |
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We are excited to share that our 8th grader Chamberlain Webster is one of four area recipients of Starlight’s 2021 Vincent Legacy Performing Arts Scholarship. Chamberlain auditioned in August with a vocal music and theater piece.
Each scholarship recipient will receive funds to pursue formal training in the arts now through high school. They received recognition on the Starlight stage at a recent production.
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Attention all middle school math enthusiasts: The middle school math club is going to start soon. Middle school is the best of the schools when it comes to math club, because there are so many great math contests and great problems, and an explosion of new ideas available to your brain that often fall outside the regular curriculum.
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$10,000 Raffle Weekly Winners |
We are very excited for this year’s Annual $10,000 Raffle Fundraising Event! Each year, this fundraiser becomes the most popular event with our students, parents and our community with opportunities for our students to win prizes while generating excitement for one lucky ticket-holder to win a $10,000 cash prize! Please look at the general guidelines for the raffle. Register your student here today! Students cannot be given credit and win prizes until registered by a parent/guardian.
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Athletics Department Update |
This week was the first week of middle school sports competitions in our KC Metro conference League. We should be tremendously proud of our MS athletes, they were amazing to watch!
Girls' Volleyball: (pictured right)
Tuesday, Sept 21
vs Hogan:
Set 1: 25 to 9
Set 2: 25 to 21
Set 3: 15 to 13
vs Guadalupe:
Set 1: 9 to 25
Set 2: 25 to 12
Set 3: 15 to 1
Cross country: Monday, Sept 20: A big win for both boys and girls
Boys' Soccer: vs Pembroke Wednesday, Sept 22 (at Pembroke Hill)
A team : 2-1
B team : 2-1
Thank you all for your support, collaboration, and trust in putting your kids in our care.
Mamadou Dieng
Athletic Director
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MS Cheer Team Registration Open |
Practice is typically once a week, any additional practices or workshops will be announced in advance. Practices are on Wednesdays in the Armour gym or outside, weather permitting. No experience necessary, but commitment to the team, events, and regular attendance is required. Click here to sign up.
To join the team, students should attend at least one practice in September. Starting in October, any student not attending regularly/weekly will be cut from the team. All students must have the required Athletic forms submitted, they can be found here. *Students will not be able to participate in any Cheer events without these forms. Questions? Contact Jessica Wallace, jwallace@academielafayette.org
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Change in K-5 Birthday Celebrations |
At this time we will not be allowing birthday treats to be sent to school with your child. We will celebrate the student in class and with a birthday announcement and pencil from the principal. Our goal with this decision is to provide the safest possible environment for our students and staff by decreasing the amount of time students are without masks due to eating or drinking. Parents are welcome to send other, non-food treats to share (erasers, stickers, glow sticks, etc.). |
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Last Chance for Trash Bags |
The annual PTO Trash Bag sale ends today! Please place your online orders by midnight. Proceeds help the PTO fund community building events for our school.
Pick up will occur on October 2 from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Armour campus. Please note that all orders must be picked up from the Armour campus, regardless of the campus the student listed on the order attends.
The pickup process is simple, safe, and contactless! When you arrive please enter the parking lot from the east side on McGee Street. We'll ask for the order name and then deliver your order to your car or trunk. Student families should reach out to friends and family that placed online orders and let them know if you are picking up and delivering or if they are to pick up their own order.
If you can volunteer on October 2 to help distribute trash bag orders, please contact Sara Clark at 816-729-5810 or sarajeanclark@hotmail.com. |
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Culver's Restaurant Giveback Night |
Support the AL Community by joining us for our first Restaurant Giveback Night of the school year at Culver's on State Line Road this Tuesday, Sept. 28.
This Donate While You Dine event applies to all order types and is valid throughout the day! Stop by for dinner, dessert or both! Drive thru, take out and patio seating are encouraged to support social distancing.
No special code or flyer needed and a portion of each order benefits AL PTO. For more information, check out our Facebook event page. |
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DCSC: Communities of Practice |
As a member of the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition the Académie Lafayette family is able to take part in the Communities of Practice. Parents, teachers and staff please join if interested:
Oct 13: CoP Virtual Kickoff
Sign-ups currently open for each group:
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Nationally, there is a critical shortage of bus drivers and Kansas City is experiencing the shortage of drivers as well and our current bus company (CityWide) is seeking qualified bus drivers. Académie Lafayette's buses are currently at capacity and in order to continue adding new riders, we need to add more buses, but there are no drivers available. Bus driver requirement - CDL with P&S endorsement.
If you or anyone you know would be interested, please contact:
Laurie Brewer, CityWide Transportation, 816-241-8822
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Armour MS & ALIHS
201 E. Armour Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-800-8771
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Cherry K-5
3421 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-888-7400
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Oak K-5
6903 Oak St
Kansas City, MO 64113
816-361-7735
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