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Wednesday Weekly 1.8.2020
Announcements: 2020 is off to a strong start! We hope your family had a wonderful break and we look forward to a great second half of the year. We are currently enrolling NEW students for the 2020-2021 school year and are hosting an Open House on Saturday, January 25 (10AM-1PM), for interested families to tour AFIA and learn more about [...]
What We’re Learning: Music Class by Julian Goff
I am Julian Goff, AFIA's Music Teacher. This is my 4th year teaching and my first year at AFIA. Outside of teaching, I perform around Kansas City in many different ensembles. We've learned so much in the first part of our year and I am over the moon to share our experiences. In the first quarter we explored how music [...]
What’s Happening at AFIA
Below are some recent updates from AFIA. As a school community we strive to help our students grow – academically, socially and emotionally. Our school model focuses on developing the whole child, thus in this update we want to share updates related to academics as well as other areas. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP UPDATES We appreciate our amazing partners. Here is a [...]
Wednesday Weekly 12.18.19
Announcements: We were glad be back at school today! We have two spirit days left this week as we celebrate the end of a great first semester: Thursday (Frosty the Snowman): Bundle up in your favorite winter scarf and/or hat Friday (Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!): Get cozy and wear your comfortable PJ's. Please continue to [...]
Wednesday Weekly 12.5.19
Announcements: Thank you to the parents who attended our Parent Advisory Committee Meeting this week. Your insight and collaboration are deeply appreciated. If you're interested in being involved in the parent committee, please call Ms. Tasha at (816) 444-1720. The next formal Parent Advisory Meeting is scheduled for January 28, 2019. Thank you to everyone who attended Celebration of Learning. [...]
Wednesday Weekly 11.20.19
November Breakfast Menu | November Lunch Menu Sixth grade scholars are preparing a presentation of "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou for Celebration of Learning. Pictured: Resident Teaching Artist Harlan Brownlee helping a group of sixth graders rehearse for Celebration of Learning. Announcements: Scholars are putting the finishing touches on presentations for next Tuesday's Celebration of Learning. Dinner will be [...]
Wednesday Weekly 11.13.19
November Breakfast Menu | November Lunch Menu Announcements: Each year our school engages in a school-wide service project to provide Thanksgiving Dinners to families in need. This annual service project helps our scholars demonstrate gratitude and kindness. Paper fliers were sent home last week and we've already had students bring in items. Thank you! Please send donations in by this Friday. In [...]
Annual Report and Academic Data Snapshot
Dear AFIA Families and Community Members, Last week we sent our Annual Report to our families via text blast. We invite our community members to read this report as well. In this report we share our school’s Annual Performance Report (APR) and our Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) standardized testing data from May 2019. This data was recently released to the [...]
Wednesday Weekly 10.30.19
November Breakfast Menu | November Lunch Menu Announcements: Inclement Weather Notifications: In the event of inclement weather and school closings, families will receive a notification via email and/or text blast. Families do have to opt in to receive these notifications. If you are not receiving text & email notifications, please call the office at 816-444-1720. We will also post closings [...]
Wednesday Weekly 10.23.19
Announcements: As a friendly reminder, there is no school this Friday, October 25 as this is a professional development day for our staff. (2019-2020 School Calendar) It was great to see everyone at fall conferences. We recognize the value of family-school partnership and this is why we aim to have 100% participation in fall conferences. Thank you for your continuous [...]
AFIA Visual Arts Newsletter: Fall 2019
We are off and running! By Dorothy Miller, Visual Arts Teacher Thank you AFIA families for your support during my maternity leave. Baby William was born on the first day of school! Of course your students are constantly making art in their home classrooms, but we did not officially begin Art Class until the end of September. Since my return, [...]
Wednesday Weekly 10.9.19
October Breakfast Menu | October Lunch Menu Announcements: Parent-Teacher Conferences are the week of October 14. We look forward to collaborating with you to discuss your child's learning strengths and goals. Please note that there is no school on Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 due to conferences. As a school, we receive federal funds. Yearly, we update our schoolwide plan [...]