It is time for your incoming sixth-grade student to choose their third language class for middle school. Your student will take either Mandarin or Spanish three days a week throughout middle school. They will also continue their study of the language at Académie Lafayette International High School. When your student visited the Armour campus, they viewed a presentation by our Spanish and Mandarin teachers. Hopefully, this helps them make an informed decision. We will do our best to honor each student's first choice.

Please complete this form by Monday, May 23. In the meantime, please email Liz Seely, lseely@academielafayette.org, with any questions you may have.  

Incoming 7th- and 8th-grade families, please be sure to rank your art course choices by June 1st. We hope to place students in an art course that matches their skills and interests. Click here to access the MYP Art Course selection form.

Click here to learn more about Cherry's Journée Culturelle on Monday, May 23.

Graduation pictures will be available 72 hours after the ceremony. Families can order by going to www.strawbridge.net. The order code is FM386133.

Host families open their homes and welcome an AL intern for a semester or for a year. They provide a private bedroom and meals when you are together as a family. The school provides a generous monthly stipend to the intern and a monthly city bus pass. Hosting an intern is a great way for your children to speak French at home, discover more about francophone culture, and have someone to visit when your family goes to France in the future! 

If you would like more information about hosting, please contact Maaria Riaz at 816-888-7400 or mriaz@academielafayette.org.

Bonjour! On Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24, some free, weeded books from the Oak library will be available at arrival and at pickup on the patio.

What is weeding? This is when librarians remove books from the collection. Why do librarians weed? The American Library Association writes that: "Annually, the school librarian will conduct an inventory of the school library collection and equipment. The inventory can be used to determine losses and remove damaged or worn materials which can then be considered for replacement. The inventory can also be used to deselect and remove materials that are no longer relevant to the curriculum or of interest to students. Additionally, school librarians should develop a collection maintenance plan that includes systematic inspection of materials that would result in weeding outdated, damaged, or irrelevant materials from the collection."

In Oak's case as well, there will be some books available that are geared towards older readers, left over from when the middle school was also a part of our building.

Attention Middle School Parents – We are recruiting volunteers to help facilitate the Field Day activities on the last day of school (May 25th) for the Armour Campus. Activities for the 6th graders are scheduled for the morning between 8:30 am and 11:00 am. Activities for the 7th graders who are not participating in the France trip are scheduled for the afternoon between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. This is always a fun event so don’t miss your chance to participate. Click here to sign up!

Thank you to all the families who came to this year's STEAM night. We would also like to thank the many contributors and volunteers, as this event could not have happened without them! Head to our Facebook page to see pictures!

Each spring, the PTO coordinates a supply sale. Kits are created based on teachers’ supply lists and are available for parents to order in advance. Parents receive a discount when they purchase through the PTO-arranged provider and the school receives a portion of the proceeds. Kits will be delivered to your home.

Click here to view the lists and to purchase your school supplies starting April 1st. You do not have to buy the whole kit. Discount schedule for core items: May: 15% off, June: 10% off, July: 5% off