Upcoming Dates on the School Calendar
Saturday, September 21 Board of Directors’ Meeting 7:30 am
Monday, September 23 No School - staff in-service day
LIFE DAYS IS JUST 4 WEEKS AWAY! We are looking forward to EVERYONE being a BIG PART of a BIG EVENT! Be sure to mark October 18-19 (and weeks leading up to this) on your calendar. It’s a BIG DEAL for CLA and the community! The link to volunteer is https://www.trackitforward.com/site/840757/events - find your spot!
The Parent Response Form you received last week is due on October 1st. Please complete!
CHANGE WARS… ONE MORE DAY to bring DIMES!
Congratulations to TEAM #3 (3rd/4th/5th/6th) who brought the most
pennies and nickels… So far nearly $200 has been raised, and the
higher value coins are yet to be counted! NEXT WEEK… QUARTERS!
Reminders… There are always a few items to remember, learn for the first time, or re-learn! Here’s a brief list of some things that might be important to remember or are coming up soon:
Drop off and Pick Up - We ask our PRE-K FAMILIES to wait until 8:30 to park (pull-in) in front of the preschool door. Our K-8 families use this lane for drop off right up until 8:30! This will avoid congestion in the busiest 8:15-8:30 time frame.
Absences - please inform the school regarding absences as soon as possible by calling the school office at 309-449-3346 main office, or call/text Mrs Stribling (HS). You may also want to email teachers regarding absences and pickup of schoolwork. In doubt, do both!
GoGuardian Parent App- links
sign up for a parent app here: https://forms.gle/LNhDTsweTqPbWpWn9
download the GoGuardian Parent app: https://support.goguardian.com/s/article/Guardians- Getting-Started-with-GoGuardian-Parent-1629773203295
Music Lessons - Piano and Violin
Mrs. Waggoner is offering private lessons that happen during the school year. If you’d like to get involved right away, contact her at 309-840-1068 or [email protected]. She’s offering 30 minute piano ($20) and violin ($25) on a weekly basis Wednesday afternoon (during school) and Tuesdays and Thursdays (after school).
Volunteer Opportunities - Keep your eyes on these opportunities and get involved!
We are looking for a basketball coach for our 5th/6th grade team this year. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please contact Mr. Horning. Basketball season begins in late October and we would love to have our coaches in place and trained in doing sports God’s way!!
If you have a special talent that you would like our staff to know about, maybe it is an opportunity to get involved and volunteer! Contact the office or your child’s teacher!
Sports Calendar - Join the Lions at a Home or Away Game!
Thursday, Sept 19 HS Volleyball at ICCS Washington JV 5:00 / V 6:00
Baseball at Morton United - Westwood Park 4:15
MS Cross Country at Tremont 4:15
Monday, Sept 23 HOME Volleyball games with Excel Christian JH 5:00 / JV 6:00
Tuesday, Sept 24 HOME Volleyball games with Bethel Lutheran JH 5:00/6:00
Thursday, Sept 26 MS Cross Country at Illini Central 4:00
Winter Sports include MS/HS Cheer and Basketball - Sign up for these coming early October.
Spring Sports include HS baseball and MS/HS track - Sign up for these coming in February
From the Principal's Desk
In everything, recognize the Lord! Recently, if you walked on the sidewalk entering the grade school building, you may have seen some chalk decorations. While the colorful drawings were great, I took notice that the words were recognizing God’s sovereignty. What a blessing to see “GOD” highlighted in sidewalk chalk. Thank you to the artists for recognizing the source of all love, joy and peace!
“I have no greater joy than to know that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 4
Blessings,
Mr. Horning