Upcoming Dates
Thursday, Oct 5 Volleyball HOME scrimmages Green v. White 5 pm / 6 pm
Fri-Mon, Oct 6-9 No School - Columbus/Indigenous People Day
Thursday, Oct 12 Volleyball Away (Junior High) at Concordia 5:30/6:30
Fri-Sat, Oct 13-14 Volleyball AWAY (High School) at ICCS Tournament
Fri-Sat, Oct 20-21 Life Days 2023!
Monday, Oct 23 No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences - look for a sign-up email!!
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES will be held on Monday, October 23, so please look for an email from teachers to get signed up. We ask that ALL parents meet with teachers so we can best partner with one another in the education of your children! It’s a great time to meet and catch up, plan and encourage! Depending on how the scheduling goes, there may need to be some time slots after school on the 24th-26th as well. Thank you for your partnership!
CLA is looking for a new staff member - can you help us find this person?
Sadly, our amazing 1st/2nd grades teacher, Mrs. Bachman, will need to depart our school due to a medical need. Her last day will be Friday, October 13. We love Mrs. Bachman, and are saddened… but we are also now on the lookout for a new amazing teacher to fill this staff position at CLA. If you know of anyone, please let us know or connect us. The official posting of the position was last week and we currently are accepting applications. Questions, please talk with Mr. Horning or Mrs. Bowman. As in any transition, we want what is best for all of our students! So please pray!
CHANGE WARS: Congratulations students, YOU MET THE CHALLENGE & Mr. Horning ATE a PIE
The total brought in for the change wars sponsored by PTF was $1,567! Wow! Since that total shattered the goal of $900 challenged by Mr. Horning… students were treated to Mr. Horning having a yummy strawberry pie on Wednesday morning! Congratulations to Mrs. Travis’ high school classroom, who brought in over $500 in quarters. Jonas Plattner was the honorary “pie guy.” How fun (and tasty).
The funds raised by PTF’s change wars will help greatly for many student activities and classroom expenses, field trips, and athletics opportunities. Wonderful Job!
Life Days 2023 is coming up… get involved…Sell coffee, popcorn, pies!
Life Days is something we ask ALL CLA families - preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, athletes, EVERYONE to get involved with. BE SURE TO VISIT CLACADEMY.ORG for more information and to get involved!
LIFE DAYS 2023 ACTION POINT THIS WEEK: Pies, popcorn, coffee, oh my!
The last day to buy/sell the Life Days Store items (coffee, pies, popcorn) is Wednesday, October 11. NOW is the time to get some items sold, or purchase some for yourself. And don’t forget about breakfast and dinner tickets… if you haven’t taken care of the YELLOW PACKET your family received… please do!
Last week’s action point: Get the word out!
Have you told your friends, church family, neighbors, and extended family about LIfe Days? Large and small posters are available in the school office (you received one small last week).
Previous action point: Sign up - VOLUNTEER - we still need volunteers!
Life Days requires an “all hands on deck” approach! Well over 200 volunteer hours are needed (yes, that’s a lot!) Please take a moment to click on this link to see all the different opportunities we have for you to volunteer, and sign up! https://www.trackitforward.com/site/840757/events
Previous action point: Identify a DONATION is still something to consider
Find a business that might make a donation, or consider selling an item to you at a reduced rate to donate. Make a basket of items. Donate a gift certificate… Check with Mr. Horning if you have questions…We would like all donations to arrive by Wednesday, October 11th if possible. Many people have already donated something! Forms available in the office.
Chess Club! Join the fun in October and November!
A flyer went homepreviously, but here’s the short version: Mrs. Travis, our HS science and math teacher, will be having a chess club on Tues/Thurs afternoons immediately after school in Oct/Nov. This is for 5th-12th graders, no chess experience required! Mrs. Travis is asking for a $10 fee from participants to get the club going. YOU are invited! Check out the flyer and contact [email protected] for more information!
Reminder about our Lions’ Den Facebook Parent Page!
Please join our parent page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2357381807869894
This is a private group, which means that posts, information, and photos can not be “shared” outside of the group. Staff will post information and photos about student activities on this page to help keep student information safe. Please make sure that you answer all of the membership questions identifying your connection to CLA- this will help us approve your membership faster!
PLEASE NOTE: we are strictly keeping the purpose and membership of the Lions’ Den Facebook group for parents and grandparents only as we want to be very careful for the safety of our families. Others who do not fit the parent or grandparent category will not be approved for membership in this private group. The public CLA Facebook page does not require membership, and you are welcome to share that page with friends, extended family and the public! Posts on the public page are shareable. The private group posts are not shareable.
From the Principal's Desk
I’ll keep this short… It’s a joy to walk side-by-side with you on this journey of following Christ. I’m glad we are in this together!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning