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AL News & Updates
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| K-8 Student Success Night Information | |
Dear AL Parents,
Please join us for Student Success Night at Cherry and Oak on Thursday, September 4 from 6:00-7:30.
This evening is for parents and guardians to meet key staff members, learn about our immersion program, get updates on the 25-26 school year, and hear from their child's teacher.
Timeline:
- 6:00 - 6:20 pm: Parent session in the auditorium with the principal (welcome new families, introduce new teachers, French Immersion 101, focus of the year)
- 6:25 - 6:55 pm: Session #1
- 7:00 -7:30 pm: Session #2 (for parents with more than one child- or with the specials/ELA teachers)
- 7:30 pm: Dismissal
The two sessions will be the same- we do this so that parents can see more than one teacher.
Armour Middle School Student Success Night is happening on Wednesday, September 3, 6-7:30 pm. Information will be shared with families before the event.
See you then!
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September 1
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
September 3
Armour Middle School Student Success Night, 6 pm
K-12 Raffle T-shirt Design Contest Kick-Off
September 4
Cherry & Oak Student Success Night, 6 pm
September 5
Casual Day & K-5 Fall Pictures (casual wear)
September 6
Wine Walk EIP Community Party, 6 pm
September 8
Board Meeting, 6 pm, Armour & Online
September 9
ALIHS 12th Grade College Night & 11th Grade IB Diploma Program Night, 6 pm, Armour
September 12
AL PTO Playground Mixers, Oak & Cherry, 3:15 - 5 pm
September 13
AL PTO Pints and Pickleball Tournament, 1:30-6 pm, Homestead Country Club
September 17
AL PTO Meeting, 6 pm, Armour
| Access our live academic and athletics calendar here. |
| | Late-Start Wednesday Reminders | | |
Late start Wednesdays will continue until the end of the school year. Late start hours are as follows:
- Armour: students arrive at 9:30 am and classes start at 9:45 am
- Cherry and Oak: students arrive at 8:30 am and classes start at 8:45 am
Students should not be dropped off prior to those times for safety reasons, unless they are signed up for before-school care ($5/session, click here to sign-up). Before-school care starts at 7:45 am for K-5 and 8:30 am for 6-12. Transportation will not be provided for before-school care students.
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- Calling All Académie Lafayette Artists
- Volunteers Needed for Oak After-School Garden Club
- Van Drivers Wanted
- K-5 Fall Pictures Information
- Required Notifications
- $20 Fall Mum Flower Fundraiser
- AL Community Parties
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- Free & Reduced Meals Application
- MS Math Club Sign Up Open
- AL PTO Events
- Bus Transportation News
- AL in the Community
- 24-25 K-8 Yearbooks Reorders
- School Communications
- Ads:
- Franck's Real Estate Corner
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| | Calling All Académie Lafayette Artists | |
The $10,000 Cash Raffle is launching at the end of September. We need AL students to put their creative caps on and help design the official 2025 Raffle T-Shirt!
Contest instructions will be provided to students next week. Each student can submit up to three designs; submissions are due Friday, September 12.
Part of a long-standing AL tradition, these t-shirts are earned through ticket sales during the Raffle. Students are can proudly wear these shirts every week on T-Shirt Tuesday and as their PE uniform top.
| | Volunteers Needed for Oak After-School Garden Club | |
GreenAL would love to offer an after school Garden Club for K-5 students at Oak campus, and we need your help to make it happen!
The club will meet on the Oak street side of the school grounds for an hour right after dismissal. We will provide hands-on activities, and kids are also free to roam and explore the orchard and the butterfly garden. To make this format work, we need three adult leaders per session, who will ensure the students' safety, help them access the building (bathroom), and oversee dismissal at the end of the session.
With enough volunteers, we plan to meet on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:15, and run a 6 to 8-week session starting in early to mid-September. Please contact GreenAL at greenal.academielafayette@gmail.com for questions or sign up here if you are available to help even for one or two sessions!
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We are looking for van drivers for morning and/or afternoon routes! Pay is $20/hour.
Contact Rick Carpenter, hcarpenter@academielafayette.org, for more information.
| | K-5 Fall Pictures Information | Fall pictures will be taken on September 5 this year. Students should be in casual clothes. Pictures will be in the 25-26 K-8 yearbook. Make up day is the first Friday in October. Order now at Strawbridge.net using code FM487968 for Cherry and code FM487971 for Oak. | | Did you know that important school policy information is available on the AL website? Simply go to Families > Our Community to view them, or click here. On that page, you will find the ESSA Complaint Procedures, School, Parent and Family Engagement Policies, the Schoolwide Program Plan, and more! You may also request paper copies at your campus main office. | | $20 Fall Mum Flower Fundraiser | For similar prices as you'll find elsewhere, get your fall mums from the landscaping gurus of the Académie Lafayette Cherry campus beautification committee! Huge mums come in a variety of colors in decorative pots for a pop of fall color inside or out. Funds will go toward a variety of beautification projects including freshly painted playground games, fence art, and landscaping. Flowers will be ready for pick up the second week of September. Click here to order today! Contact Kate Ley at 314-578-6504 with questions. | | |
Limited tickets are remaining for the Shrimp Boil on Saturday, September 27.
If you missed your chance to purchase tickets at the 2025 Evening in Paris, now is your chance! AL Community Parties provide a great opportunity to see first hand what makes our school community so unique. All proceeds benefit the Annual Fund.
If you have already purchased tickets to the Wine Walk or Shrimp Boil, watch your inbox for details.
Questions? Contact Alyson Stewart at astewart@academielafayette.org.
| | Free & Reduced Meals Application | | July 1, 2025, the USDA released a new meal application for the 2025-2026 school year. If you completed an application before that date, please submit a new one this school year. Click here to get started. | | |
Math club for middle schoolers will be starting soon. This is an after-school club. Eighth graders will meet on Wednesdays, and seventh graders will meet on Mondays. The day for sixth grader remains to be determined. Note: Students who are participating in a fall sport may join math club after their sport is over for the season.
Email Bill Kalahurka at bkalahurka@academielafayette.org if you think your middle schooler might be interested.
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K-5 Playground Mixers
Meet and mingle with other AL families at the Oak and Cherry campus playgrounds on Friday, September 12. The mixers will begin at 3:15 pm and go until about 5 pm. Light refreshments will be available. Come when you can, leave when you need to!
AL PTO Meeting
All families are invited to attend the first AL PTO meeting of the year on Wed. Sept. 17 starting at 6 pm at the Armour campus. We'll discuss our calendar and budget for the year and much more. This is a great way to meet other families and contribute to the AL community. Pizza provided! Child care is also available for school-aged children.
Third Annual Pints and Pickleball Tournament
🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 13, 1:30-6 pm, Homestead Country Club
Meet and mingle with other AL families at the third annual Pints and Pickleball Tournament. All skill-levels welcome! If pickleball isn't your thing, social tickets are also available to come watch and mingle. This fundraiser supports AL PTO. Visit the AL PTO website for full details and to get tickets.
Trash Bag Sale Fundraiser
Fundraisers help support the AL PTO, and our first fundraiser of the year is almost here. The annual Trash Bag Sale will begin early in the school year and pick-up will be in October. All sales will be conducted online. The popular annual AL PTO Trash Bag Sale is now live! Purchase rolls of these durable, high-quality trash and yard bags and support AL PTO. Bags come in a variety of colors and sizes and are just $12 a roll. Place orders online by Sept. 20. Pick up is at Armour on Wed., Oct. 15th 5-7 pm or Sat., Oct. 18th 9 am- 12 pm. Share with your friends & family!
Spiritwear
Join the pride of AL with uniform-approved Spirit Wear for the whole family. Options are available for elementary, middle and high school. Please visit the AL PTO website for a link to the store.
Wanted: PTO Treasurer
AL PTO is looking for a Treasurer for this school year! If you’re organized, good with numbers, and want to help support our students and staff, we’d love to have you on the team. Reach out to alptowebsite@gmail.com if you’re interested!
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Our new bus tracking system, Stopfinder, launches in full next week! Primary guardians will receive an invitation email by tomorrow using the address on file in PowerSchool (Enrollment Form 03R). Please make sure your email is up to date.
Key reminders:
- No ride for 5 consecutive days = removal from roster
- No more weekly bus emails – all updates will come through the app
- Stopfinder is for tracking and transportation communication only
- Armour routes are not door-to-door to maximize efficiency
We are excited to bring you this tool to keep bus communication timely and reliable. Click here for more information.
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Oak campus art teacher and AL alum Olivia Michka will be showing her paintings at the upcoming Westport Art Fair in Kansas City on September 5-7. Come out and bring your students to view over one hundred different local artists - and don't forget to visit Olivia at Booth 102!
| | 24-25 K-8 Yearbooks Reorders | | K–8 parents who did not order a yearbook but would still like one can now place a reorder directly through Strawbridge using code YB31447. Orders will be shipped straight to your home address—no school pick-up or coordination needed. There is a $10 shipping fee in addition to the cost of the yearbook. This online ordering option will remain open until the end of October. Click here to view the flyer and ordering instructions. | |
Armour MS & ALIHS
201 E. Armour Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-800-8771
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Cherry K-5
3421 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-888-7400
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Oak K-5
6903 Oak St
Kansas City, MO 64113
816-361-7735
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