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Announcements: If you have not yet had a student-led conference with your child's teacher, he or she will be reaching out to schedule a time to meet with you.  Mid-year conferences are an important time to reflect on your child's progress and set goals for the second half of the school year. Playground Update: Our playground committee is working hard [...]

Today we had a very special guest speaker at Academy for Integrated Arts!  Before Charles Harris was an NFL player, he was a graduate of Lincoln College Prep and the University of Missouri.  He shared words of wisdom with our third through sixth graders today about academic ownership as the doorway to opportunity. In reflection, students had some important takeaways.  [...]

Announcements: Calendar Update: Please note a few important changes to the calendar due to our recent winter weather cancellations.  We will have school on March 9 and April 13.  Previously these days were scheduled to be Professional Development Days.  At this time the last day of school is scheduled for June 1. Attendance has been excellent this week!  Thank you [...]

We've sure missed everyone and hope you've stayed warm this week. To welcome everyone back to school tomorrow, we're having a surprise Spirit Day . . . Pajama Day! Students may wear their favorite pajamas to school tomorrow, Friday, February 23. We cannot wait to see everyone! Announcements: We have several exciting events happening at AFIA on Saturday: JAM at [...]

Due to road conditions, AFIA will be closed on Wednesday, February 21. We hope our AFIA families stay safe and warm.

Announcements: Executive Director, Dr. DeGraff, looks back on 2017 to highlight AFIA's many accomplishments.  You can read her recap, 2017: Year in Review, at http://www.afiakc.org/2017recap/. Did you know that any AFIA student may participate in UMKC's dental program free of charge? This includes cleanings, x-rays, sealants, extractions, fluoride, etc. Please request an application from the front office or contact Mrs. Miller [...]

Announcements: Classrooms are working hard to prepare for Student Led Conferences next week.  You will receive confirmation of your conference time by this Friday. We will celebrate kindness, our Guiding Value for February, next week with a Spirit Week and class parties on Thursday, February 15, from 2:00-3:15PM. If your child would like to bring valentines or kindness cards to [...]

We're so grateful for room to run and play during indoor recess! Big body movement supports children's physical development, but it also supports the development of children's social awareness, emotional thinking, and language skills. Today is especially exciting because we get to explore and create with our new Imagination Playground blocks.

AFIA students enjoyed the Stone Lion Puppet Theater's production of "Down the Drain." We learned what our watershed is, its connection to the ecosystem and how we can make a difference. Announcements: -Please let your friends and families know that we are enrolling new students now via http://www.afiakc.org/admission-enrollment/. -We are working on our school-wide wellness plan! This plan [...]

Announcements: -Did you hear the exciting news? AFIA is one of three finalists for the ArtsKC Education Award! We are honored to be a finalist alongside Paseo High School and Liberty School District. -Congratulations to our Sixth Graders who won first place in the KC Healthy Kids "I Am Here" photo contest! Our school will receive $1,000 to support health [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS -It was great to welcome everyone back to school today! Thank you for making sure children were dressed for the winter weather. Even though we don’t go outside when the weather is this cold, just the walk from the bus to the front door was really cold! Children enjoyed indoor recess in the gym and were happy to have [...]