The Académie Lafayette Board of Directors will meet online & in the Armour conference room at 6:00 pm on Monday, March 11. You can view the meeting live on our YouTube channel. Click here to read the agenda.

We would like to encourage every family to "Take The Pledge" to wait until 8th grade to give their student a smartphone. Research shows that screen time and social media usage both have negative effects on the physical and mental health of children. We understand how challenging this goal is, so why do it alone? Please consider spreading the word amongst parents in your child's social network, so that you don't have to take the pledge alone. Click here for more information, and click here to take the pledge.

The Oak Girl Scouts 5th grade troop is working on their bronze award.

They are collecting donations for a new S.T.E.A.M makerspace cart for the library. 

A donation bin is located in the front entry of the Oak campus.

The last day to contribute is April 8.

Please join us for the final AL PTO meeting of the year on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 pm at Armour. Pizza will be available. Babysitting is available for elementary-aged children.

Please save the date for the K-5th Boys' VIP Dance on Friday, March 29 from 7-9 pm.

More information and tickets will be available soon on the AL PTO website. 

With spring finally being here, the BeautifyAL Oak Committee has some goals in hopes of continuing to spruce up the Oak campus grounds. Our goals include purchasing new replacement cushions for the outdoor lounge area, planting flowers on the north side of campus, restoring areas in and around the rain garden that were damaged by the fallen tree limb...and much more!

All of the funding for the BeautifyAL committee is done completely through donations and we couldn't do it without your help! If you would like to make a monetary donation to help make these goals become a reality, please click here and you will be routed to the BeautifyAL Oak donation page!

We are excited for the warmer weather to show off the 1000 tulip bulbs that were planted this past fall, as well as our "adopt-a-planter" families' spring planters!

Our 2024 Musketeer March fundraiser is kicking off soon! Lookout for more information in the coming weeks. For now, mark your calendars with these key dates:

• Registration opens 03/13. Register on mybooster.com
• Musketeer March kickoff - 03/27
• Event dates: Armour 4/3, Oak 4/4, Cherry 4/5

Don't miss out! With only a limited number of tickets remaining, Evening in Paris will sell out this year. 

What to expect at the 2024 Evening in Paris:

• Socializing and community building with other AL families
• A robust silent auction and Fund-A-Need directly benefiting our students's transportation needs
• Dinner catered by Kravin' It KC Kitchen (AL family and owners of Lula's Southern Cookhouse)
• Emcee extraordinaire Stephen Steigman (AL parent and local radio station director)
• Open bar with specialty cocktails, music, dancing into the night...

Click here to purchase your tickets now!

Registration is now open on the AL website for the 2024 Académie Lafayette Track & Field (T&F) season for the MS team and 4th-5th graders! Our High School Team has already started and doubled in size. We cannot wait to proudly start our 14th season of Track and Field at AL! Click here to get started. An email containing more information will be sent tomorrow.

Math Club for 4th and 5th graders at Cherry and Oak will begin the week of March 11. We will meet once a week after school (at each campus). Math club at Cherry will be on Tuesday afternoons. Days for Oak math club are TBA.  

Math Club is for kids who like math and feel like they might enjoy an extra challenge. Typically, we work on a special topic, do a few math contest problems, and then we play a brain game.  

Email Bill Kalahurka at bkalahurka@academielafayette.org if you think your 4th or 5th grader might be interested.

As summer approaches our ALIHS students are looking for opportunities to broaden their horizons and gain experience in the world of work. We are lucky to have many professionals in our parent population. If you are one such person and know of an internship opportunity for high school students in your place of business, please reach out to Liz Seely at lseely@academielafayette.org. Our students have skills and talents in a range of fields including coding, graphic design, engineering, and journalism. They are interested in everything from health care to education to technical careers. Thank you for taking the time to reach out if you are aware of any relevant opportunities!

Attention 3rd/4th Grade (Oak) girl parents! Registration is now open for the spring season of Girls on the Run! Practices will be Mondays/Thursdays 3:45-5 pm starting March 4th on the playground. They dismiss directly to us and you will pick up on the playground at 5 (or upper room if applicable). Send them with comfortable clothes and shoes-they change after school. Cost is $195 for the season with financial assistance available. This includes GOTR bag, workbook, 5K registration. Please mark your calendar for the May 4th 5K!

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