January Breakfast Calendar | January Lunch Calendar 

Pictured: Ms. Horne facilitates a Paideia Seminar with a group of fourth graders. In the seminar, scholars have a collaborative intellectual dialogue facilitated around open-ended discussions about a text. Paideia Seminars include learning objectives for both academic and social emotional learning.

Announcements:

  • As a reminder, there is no school next Monday, Janary 20, 2020, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  • 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 our approach, meet teachers and administrators, and tour the school.  Please share our Open House facebook invitation your family and friends.
  • Our next Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is Tuesday, January 28, 2020.  Meetings are held at 6PM and childcare is provided.  All parents are invited to attend.  PAC Meetings are a great way to connect and collaborate with other parents and help inform school programming.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is offering a free public performance on Thursday, January 16 (7PM) at the Gem Theater.  More details are available at https://www.kcfaa.org/ailey-trio/.
  • Winter Conferences are scheduled for the week of February 10-14, 2020.  First semester report cards will be discussed and distributed at winter conferences.  Additional information and sign-up sheets will be sent home at the end of January.  We look forward to collaborating with you regarding your child’s growth and goals.

Upcoming Events:

  • Friday, January 17: Alvin Ailey Trio Performance (All Grades) @ 10:15AM
  • Monday, January 20: MLK Day (No School)
  • Tuesday, January 21: Start at Zero Playgroup
  • Saturday, January 25: AFIA Open House
  • Tuesday, January 28: Parent Advisory Committee @ 6PM
  • Thursday, January 30: Field Trip – The Storling Dance Theater Present the Underground at the Kauffman Center (Grades 3rd – 6th)