Upcoming Dates
Monday, March 20 PTF meeting after school 3:45
Thursday, March 23 6:30 pm - CLA Easter Worship Service at Living Hope Community Church
Please note - students should arrive by 6:15 (or earlier in some cases if requested)
Friday, March 24 End of Early Registration period - Re-enroll before this date!!
Saturday, March 25 School Board of Directors’ meeting 7:30 am
March 27-31 No School - Spring Break
Saturday, April 1 Track Meet - HS Girls only - at Pekin High School
Full time/part time/athletes enroll now - JUST ONE WEEK remaining for discount
Enrollment is OPEN for next year. We ask that families try to make their decisions about next school year as soon as possible, as it helps us to plan for classrooms, staffing, and more! Re-enrollment forms are available in the office. You can complete this form and return it to the school office… and save $50 on the initial registration fee (until spring break). Re-enroll now since the discounted early re-enrollment ends on March 24th! Any questions, please check in with Mr. Horning!
Lions Football Club - commit by TOMORROW to be a part of this adventure!
CLA is co-sponsoring along with Kingdom Sports a potential Football Club for high school boys. Even if you missed this meeting in February, there is still an opportunity to share your interest at: https://forms.gle/icLC43oBLjGXJQheA If your son is committing to play, here’s the commitment link: https://forms.gle/PQ3E8cFm5stXF5wG7 The Lions Football Club is asking for commitments by Friday, March 17 to begin equipment fitting and purchases.
Spring Break and Days off school – are you needing to have children at Daycare?
Spring break is March 27-31. If your K-6 child is in need of care at the CLA daycare, you MUST RESERVE these days ahead of time so we can staff properly. Email [email protected] or call 309-449-3346 to get your child on the list!
Other upcoming dates: Half day on Wed, April 5 and No School on Fri, April 7 and Mon, April 10.
PTF Fundraiser - we raised enough funds for a 9-Square Game!
Wow! Our school sold 125 DOZEN Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and raised enough money for 9-square! Your pre-ordered Dozens of Doughnuts will be available for pickup at CLA on Friday, March 17 3-5 pm.
Save the date!
The Andy Johnson Memorial CLA Bike-A-Thon is scheduled to happen again! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, May 7 from 2-4pm. More info to come!
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Next Fall AT CLA!
Next school year, CLA will be launching a new opportunity for students and home school families. We will be participating in hands-on STEM learning through the FIRST Lego League. We plan to create a team for the "Challenge" division of FIRST. What does that mean exactly? Students from grades 5th-8th are able to join a team that will meet twice a week September through December after school. As a team member they will build and program a LEGO robot to run through an obstacle course and perform specific tasks. In addition, the students will be asked to brainstorm, create, and finally present a solution to a significant world problem related to science (for example, this last year students were asked to provide solutions to the growing energy crisis). Yep, it's not just building cool stuff. In December, a local tournament is held for teams from the area to compete on the obstacle course and to present their scientific solutions. It is a very fun end to the season and participants usually wear goofy hats, eat a lot of pizza, and meet a lot of other kids.
So look next fall for announcements to sign-up and try it out. Also, if you have a student who is involved in sports but would like to join LEGO league, please let us know and we hope to accommodate all who are interested. Finally, it is required to have two coaches for the team. Mrs. Travis will be a coach, but she is in search of an interested parent to help out!
Smencils available in the school office for $1 each
Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) is selling scented pencils - “Smencils” which are available in the school office. Students can make a purchase at any time with teacher permission!
Easy ways to support CLA when you shop! - questions? Check with the office
Casey’s Rewards - you can select Christian Life Academy as one of the “cash for classrooms” options and earn rewards for CLA with gas, pizza, donuts and more! It’s part of Casey’s Rewards
Amazon Smile - go to amazon.smile.com and Christian Life Academy can be selected for an eligible organization to receive donations when you shop on Amazon!
Kroger Community Rewards - you can link your Kroger Rewards card to CLA - at kroger.com!
The Shop with Scrip program is now called “RaiseRight” - go to RaiseRight.com/m/StartEarning and use CLA enrollment code 87FE965127555. You can also get cards through the CLA office.
From the Principal's Desk
The Christian Life Academy family is such an encouragement to me. And I know that you all are also an encouragement to one another and to the broader community. Would you take time this week to give a word of encouragement to someone? We are called by the Lord to be a light to those around us. Jesus gave us such great examples of how to do this… let’s follow His lead and encourage someone today!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning