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from the head of school
Resilient Families, Working Together
Dear Families,
On Wednesday
we sent out an email notifying you of changes in summer school transportation. These difficult choices were made because of continued cuts in our budget from the State of Missouri. To summarize:
As always, our summer school program will be free. However, after months of budget review and evaluating ridership patterns, we have decided to change our transportation services for summer school in two ways:
- Eliminate the morning bus; the evening bus will run as it has in previous years. We will continue providing transportation for students who are attending Y-Care from the Oak campus to the Cherry campus.
- Extend the ridership-eligibility radius to three or more miles around each campus. In other words, if your child attend Cherry, and you live three or more miles from either Cherry or Oak, you will be eligible for free transportation. The same is true for children attending Oak. If you live three or more miles from the Oak or Cherry campus, you will be eligible for free bus transportation. If you have a question about whether or not your student is eligible for free transportation, please contact Carlos McClain at 816-361-7735 or email her at [email protected]. Put TRANSPORTATION CHANGES in the subject line.
With these changes we will save approximately $65,000 in costs this summer alone.
There has been much discussion on social media about these changes. As always I am amazed by the resiliency and creativity of our families. I see you working together to come up with solutions including walking school buses, car pools, and transportation co-ops. Thank you for joining together to find solutions for everyone.
The question of charging for bus service has come up numerous times. We had not wanted to add another financial burden on our families because bus service has always been free.
However, we are researching this option for the future.
At this point we are undecided on whether or not these
changes to the transportation services will continue during the school year. We will contact our families as soon as we have a final decision.
Thank you for your strong support of our school and of each other.
Sincerely,
Elimane Mbengue
Head of School
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from the principaLs
From the Cherry and Oak Principals
The recent shooting at a school in San Bernardino is another reminder that schools need to constantly review and revise their safety procedures. After this tragedy, we discussed the implications in our leadership meeting, and it will also be addressed by our health and wellness committee at their next meeting.
It is also a good idea to frequently share our practices with parents, so that they know what measures are in place. Here are some of the ways that we address safety at Académie Lafayette:
- Required drills (fire, tornado, intruder/lockdown, playground evacuation, secure perimeter, stay in place)
- Annual safety trainings
- Partnership with KCPD for intruder training
- Site visits/reviews from UCM, our sponsor
- Health and wellness committee
- Reviews from our insurance company safety consultant
- Ongoing discussions in building-level faculty meetings
- Exterior doors are locked, with video cameras and buzzers
- Visitors are required to check in and get a visitor badge
Student safety is our number one priority, and we want to assure parents that we take it very seriously.
Thank you for your support!
Leslie Houfaidi and Heather Royce
Oak and Cherry Principals
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calendar Upcoming Events
7 pm - 9:30 pm, Cherry Campus
April 26
Early Release Day
Cherry - 12:45 pm
Oak - 1 pm
May 4
2017 France Trip Mandatory Meeting
6 pm, Oak Auditorium
May 12
Oak Musketeer March
May 29
NO SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOL
April 28
8th Grade Dance
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Cherry Campus
May 8
Board Meeting,
6 pm, Oak Music Room
May 16
Conseil d'Ecole,
6 pm, Oak Music Room
May 31
8th Grade Graduation
6 pm, Oak Auditorium
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May 11
Cherry Musketeer March
May 17th
Oak Journée Culturelle
June 1
Last day for students
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Summer School dates: June 12 to July 21, NO SCHOOL July 3, 4, and 5.
Access the 2016-2017 School Calendar here.
Access the 2017-2018 School Calendar here.
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INFO SHARING
The re-enrollment email has been sent out. It covers Summer School Enrollment and 2017-2018 school year enrollment. If you do not receive it today by 5 pm, please contact Peggy Arians,
[email protected].
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INFO SHARING
Evening in Paris Just A Few Weeks Away
Evening in Paris - A Modern Masquerade is only a couple of weeks away. Don't miss out on the chance to raise money for the school while enjoying food and drink from these local favorites:
- Aixois
- Andre's Chocolates and Confiserie Suisse
- Anousone's Mobile Cuisine
- Blip Coffee Roasters
- Char Bar
- The Farmhouse
- One More Cup
- Thai Place
We are still looking for volunteers to help set up the day of the event. If you can lend a hand, please
visit our Sign-Up Genius.
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painless fundraising
The Painless Fundraising Committee will be collecting labels at the end of April so please send in all Box Tops, Best Choice (including Clearly Organic) and Tyson A+ labels to your teachers. Please be sure to label your baggie with your teacher's name so that your class gets credit.
If you have a lot of labels, it would speed up counting
if you could separate them into different baggies by label type. The class with the most labels will win an ice cream social at the end of the school year! This is an ongoing program so please continue collecting throughout the year.
If you are interested in helping us count on Sunday, May 7th, or have questions about the painless fundraising program, please contact Lynne Yarnevich at
[email protected].
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INFO SHARING
Host Families Needed For 17-18 Interns
Would you like to
host an intern next year? Our interns are native French speakers and interested in a career in education. They work in Kindergarten classrooms and live with
host
families in the community. For a semester or a school year, host f
amilies provide the intern a private room, shared bathroom, and meals when you are together as a
family.
It's a great way for your children to practice their French at home!
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Sports
Volleyball Tryouts
The middle school girls volleyball team will soon hold tryouts for the fall 2017 season. If your daughter is currently in grades 5, 6 or 7 and is interested on playing, please consider registering.
The tryouts will all be from
6:00 pm to 7 pm at the Cherry campus on the following dates:
- Tuesday, May 2nd
- Thursday, May 4th
- Monday, May 8th
- Wednesday, May 10th
More information for registration will be communicated.
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AL in the community
AL kids Elijah and Tuli Dastrup (top photo) and Marissa Liberda (bottom photo) performed in "Open Mic" at the Flea Market's Buffalo Room this weekend!
Report your sightings of Académie Lafayette parents, staff, or student accomplishments to [email protected].
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Research Medical Center, Brookside Campus, is a proud sponsor of academie lafayette
- Insurance usually covers a screening mammography as part of an annual wellness check-up for women over 40.
- Research has the newest technology: a 3D mammography machine!
- The only service provided in the Imaging Department on Saturdays is mammography from 8:00 am to noon, so it is easy to check-in, get a mammogram, and be on your way.
- Easy access to the facility with parking right in front of the imaging area.
- They have muffins and coffee for participants!
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Oak Street Campus 6903 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64113 816-361-7735 |
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Cherry Street Campus 3421 Cherry Street Kansas City, MO 64109 816-888-7400 |
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www.academielafayette.org |
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