Upcoming Dates
Mon, February 26 4 - 8 pm OPEN HOUSE! Invite friends and family to see CLA!
Mon, Feb 26 Lion Hoops (2nd-4th) scrimmage game 5 pm
Thurs, Feb 29 Lion Hoops (2nd-4th) scrimmage game 5 pm
March 1 Registration for spring sports closes…. practices start week of March 4
Wed, March 6 Early dismissal 11:30 - Teacher in service
Sat, March 9 Board of Directors meeting 7:30 am
Wed-Fri, Mar 13-15 High School field trip - the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum
March 31 Early Registration Deadline - enroll/re-enroll and pay fee by this date, save $50!
CLA enrollment/registration is open for the 2024-2025 school year!
All families - now is the time to re-enroll, $AVE on the fee!
We encourage EVERYONE to take care of registration by March 31, which saves $50 on your registration fee. Any questions, please contact Mr. Horning!
Registering early not only saves YOU some money, it also allows for CLA to better plan for next school year, including our extra-curricular activities, as we attempt to improve what we can offer for students and families! Early registration allows for better opportunities and planning. Get signed up today!
Please pass on information to those who
DO NOT KNOW about
all the great things going on at CLA - invite them
to an OPEN HOUSE on the following dates
Monday, February 26 - 4 pm to 8 pm
Thursday, March 7 - 9 am to 7 pm
At each of these open houses, guests will have the opportunity to visit with CLA staff, see facilities, hear about programs, observe classrooms (during the school day), and get a feel for what is going on at our school. The best way to share is through word of mouth, so tell a friend about what’s happening at CLA… and invite them to come and see!
Spring Sports Coming Soon! CLA “Flyin’ Lions” Track as well as HS Baseball!
It’s time to sign up! Flyer/information is attached. We will have baseball for boys in grades 9-12, as well as track and field for boys and girls in grades 5-12. Details should be out next week, with practices starting in early March. Games/meets will be late March through early May. After reading the info, here’s the link: https://forms.gle/AsKRcZHhmrjhZY899 REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 1… get signed up NOW!
Help out with the needs of our community!
Don’t forget that Mrs. Angela Golden, our preschool teacher, is organizing a food drive to help our local food pantries in Hopedale, operated by the Living Hope and United Methodist Churches. A box for donated food items is located inside the main door of the school. Feel free to help!
Did you know? State Farm and Caterpillar employees can help CLA…
State Farm employees, as well as Caterpillar employees and retirees, are able to take advantage of matching funds from their companies to benefit Christian Life Academy. Deadlines come quickly, as this needs to be done by January 31 for Caterpillar. Caterpillar link is www.caterpillar.com/matching-gifts. This is an annual option, so you may look into this for 2024 also. State Farm has both a “good neighbor” program (volunteer hours equals a company donation) and a donor matching program throughout the year. If you want to take advantage of this, Mr. Horning or Mrs. Westley are glad to help!
Coming soon…another matching donation opportunity at CLA!!
Look for details about how you and friends of CLA can partner together - coming soon!
From the Principal's Desk
I am excited to share with you that great things are happening at CLA. You probably already know this, but I’d like to tell you about an activity that is happening this afternoon - possibly even at the moment that you are reading this paragraph. We are blessed to make connections with other schools, and one such school is South Side Christian Academy in Peoria. This afternoon a group of our 5th-8th grade basketball players, along with several coaches, are visiting SSCA and have organized a basketball clinic with SSCA students. This is something new - and exciting! I am looking forward to this interaction between students/athletes from our two schools to interact, learn, and grow together. Looking forward to also sharing more about what happened in next week’s Lion Tales! If you want, stop me sometime and ask about it. What a blessing to work side-by-side with our CLA families and make connections with SSCA students and families. May the Lord be praised!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning