Feuding fairies, four mixed up teenagers, a donkey, actors playing actors…one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies about love and the mishaps that ensue is coming to Académie Lafayette!

Join your favorite thespians as they present a 90s soundtracked A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 8th and 9th at 7:00 pm and March 10th at 2:00 pm at the Oak campus. Click here to purchase tickets today!

Tickets are general admission with the house opening a half hour prior to the show. Tickets are available now on the website and at the door – $5 for children and students and $10 for adults. 

Exciting updates are happening to bolster security, thanks to grant funding:

• Installation of safety film on all entryway windows completed at all three campuses
• Secured entryway installed at Armour and scheduled for February 27 for Cherry and Oak
• Upgraded window locks on the first floor of the Cherry campus

These grand-funded measures ensure a safer environment for all. Thank you for your support as we prioritize safety at Académie Lafayette.

To kick off National Reading Week, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee invites you to learn about Académie Lafayette’s approach to bilingual reading instruction. We will discuss the differences and benefits of learning to read in two languages and how AL's immersion program puts our students a page ahead of the rest in reading and language arts! This event will be held in the Armour campus cafeteria (201 E. Armour Blvd) from 6 to 7:30 pm on Monday, March 4.

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!

If your middle school daughter is interested in joining the ALMS soccer team this spring, please click here to register .

Tryouts will be held at the Armour soccer field on 2/26 - 2/29 (Monday-Thursday) from 

5:00-6:00 pm each day. Players are not required to be there every day to make the team. Practice times starting the following week will be Tuesdays and Fridays right after school until 5:00. Players can wear cleats or indoor/outdoor turf shoes, shin guards and hopefully bring a ball (not required). If you have questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to Coach Graham Brown at grahambrown79@gmail.com.

A few words from the coach: I am extremely excited to continue coaching the middle school girls soccer team. I have been coaching youth soccer for over 10 years and with the AL middle school for the past two years. I grew up playing competitive soccer and continued my soccer playing career in college. I love the game, love teaching the game and our motto is that we always compete! My goal is to always foster a positive environment for all skill levels. 

Students and their VIP* are invited to enjoy a picture wall, snacks, a raffle and lots of fun dance music! This year's theme is Welcome to Candyland!

• K-3rd grade girls - Friday, February 23 from 7-9 pm at Cherry. Volunteers needed, click here to sign up.
• 4th-8th grade girls - Friday, March 1 from 7-9 pm at Armour

More information and tickets will be available at on the AL PTO website. If you are unable to attend due to financial reasons, please contact your student's social worker/counselor for assistance.

Stay tuned for details about the K-5th Boys' VIP Dance! 

* Who is a VIP? Any special adult in the child's life, including a parent, guardian, relative or family friend.

Click here to purchase tickets or sponsorships today.

For additional information, contact Alyson Stewart, Director of Development, at astewart@academielafayette.org.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

6 to 10 pm

The Rumely

1222 W. 12th Street, KCMO

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

Have K-8 pictures from the 23-24 school year you would like to submit for the yearbook? Please email them to communication@academielafayette.org.

ALIHS enrollment is now open for 8th-11th graders. Students must be enrolled by March 6, 2024, to be guaranteed a seat. Click here to enroll now.

Elementary and MS student re-enrollment will open on March 7.

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!

• If you know someone who is not receiving this newsletter, encourage them to contact communication@academielafayette.org.
• In addition to the weekly newsletter, the periodic all-calls, and email blasts, we also use Facebook to communicate with our families. Please "like" us at https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteKC/ and join our private FB group! 
• Changing emails? Phone number? Let us know at communication@academielafayette.org.
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