Cherry Kindergarten & First Grade Winter Concert is Thursday, December 14, at the Oak campus (6903 Oak Street) at 6:30 pm. Students should report IN UNIFORM at 6:15 pm. (Grades 2-5 will have concerts later in the year.)

Orders for the 23-24 K-8 yearbooks are now open until February 29, 2024. Click here to order today. Click here to see the flyer.

Académie Lafayette parent recruiters are needed to help the Admissions Department for the upcoming 24-25 school year. As a part of our strategic plan for diversity, the duties of the parent recruiters will be creating awareness, recruiting applicants from targeted zip codes, providing weekly updates, and tracking submissions. Parent recruiters will set their own hours. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Christy White, Director of Admissions & Community Outreach at cwhite@academielafayette.org or 816-702-9221.

The Robotics Club, operated by parents, is seeking volunteers to help conduct sessions for 3rd and 4th graders at both campuses in the spring. As a benefit, students of volunteers automatically get a spot in their guardian’s session! The number of volunteers will directly impact the number of students we can serve – and whether we can run sessions at all. If you are interested please fill out this form by Dec. 18th. Programming experience is a bonus, but not required.

Cherry parents: We are in need of a Cherry Campus Coordinator. This role involves coordinating volunteers, communicating with the administration, managing equipment, assisting with the student lottery, and participating in Robotics Club leadership meetings. Programming experience is not required. Filling this position is critical for the continuation of Robotics Club at Cherry. Email alkcrobotics@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Enrollment is now open for the 3rd and 4th grade Robotics Club at both campuses. This seven-week program offers an introduction to robotics using Legos, teaching basic building and programming concepts. Meetings are held weekly, immediately after school, and last for 75 minutes. 

Due to higher interest than our equipment can accommodate, we utilize a lottery process for seat allocation. To enter your child in the lottery, please complete this form by midnight on January 14. Priority will be given to students who have not previously participated. 

The number of available seats – and whether we are able to run the program at all – is dependent on our success in recruiting volunteers to run the Robotics Club Sessions. You will be notified about whether or not your child was selected on January 15. 

Sessions are tentatively set to begin the week of January 29 and will run for seven weeks, concluding the week of March 11. The specific day each club meets will depend on volunteer availability. The club fee is $75, and scholarships are available for those in need. 

At Armour, our incredible daytime custodian, Mr. Kevin, goes above and beyond to make our school feel like home. From warm greetings to opening doors, he is a beacon of kindness.

Last week, our middle school students poured out their appreciation for him on his birthday! Giant card, sweet treats, a Chief shirt, gift cards, and cash—a token of gratitude for the man who cleans up our messes without a single complaint and treats everyone with respect, students and staff alike.

Mr. Kevin, you are the unsung hero, keeping our floors shiny and our school germ-free. We could not be more grateful for your hard work and dedication. Thank you for making Armour a better place!

Please note this only applies to new siblings not currently enrolled at Académie Lafayette. All current pre-K-11th grade students will re-enroll in Tyler at a later date. 

Sibling seats: to be fair and transparent with all prospective families, we want to be able to tell them how many seats are available and how many seats will be taken by siblings. Your help is essential. If you have a new incoming child or sibling entering in the fall of 2024, please apply here now until Friday, March 1st, 2024 for the 24-25 school year. The process will take you less than one minute! Sibling applications received after the deadline will be placed on the waiting list. For additional information click here.

Questions? Email enrollment@academielafayette.org. After you complete your child's application, share with your friends and neighbors wanting to join the AL family!

Check out our online French book store, exclusively for the AL community. The goal of AL Town Square is to make purchasing French books easier and as cost effective as possible. All books or magazines are sent to an AL campus and distributed to students in school or picked up by parents.

Featured:

• French Magazine Subscriptions - We have recently added a selection of magazine titles.  
• Ecole des Loisirs book subscriptions - Collections of 8 French books at various levels. These book subscriptions are available throughout the school year, however the subscription normally starts in November; if you subscribe after the initial deadline you will receive the previous month's books with the first shipment
• Lire C'est Partir books - These books are all $2

Questions? Contact Jessica Wallace, jwallace@academielafayette.org.