Upcoming Dates
Monday, Sept 25 No School - Teacher in-service
Monday, Sept 25 PIZZA RANCH fundraiser night… 5-8 pm in MORTON! Mark your calendars!
Tuesday, Sept 26 Volleyball HOME games with Calvary Chillicothe 5 pm / 6 pm
Thursday, Sept 28 Volleyball HOME scrimmages Green v. White 5 pm / 6 pm
Monday, Oct 2 LIONS FOOTBALL - “home game” at Eureka College 5:30 pm
CHANGE WARS… Congratulations 3rd/4th/7th/8th Team
BRING DIMES TOMORROW and QUARTERS NEXT WEEK!
PTF is sponsoring our annual “change wars” fundraiser this month. Last week our 3rd/4th/7th/8th group brought in the most nickels ($32.35) and the total nickels amount was $112.55. Our total is up to $172.68. Wow! Tomorrow is the last day for DIMES… next week it’s QUARTERS! Keep bringing in the change! Mr. Horning announced a CHALLENGE - It’s Pie in the Face if we go over $900 total!!!
Life Days 2023 is coming up… get involved…POSTER attached!
Life Days is something we ask ALL CLA families - preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, athletes, EVERYONE to get involved with. A poster of activities is with today’s Lion Tales. We have more action points for you today! Please get involved!
LIFE DAYS 2023 ACTION POINT FOR THE WEEK: Sign up - VOLUNTEER
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
Last week’s 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…Some people have already donated something! Forms available in the office.
Track it Forward - Every Family should register to get involved at CLA!
This year, CLA and the PTF will be using Track It Forward to host all of our volunteer signups- concessions, cinnamon/dinner rolls, Life Days, etc. Please help us make this process a smooth transition by registering 1 person per family at the following link: https://www.trackitforward.com/site/christian-life-academy When you register, be sure to select “parent/family” for your registration. Please only do one registration per family. Using Track It Forward will enable us to send text reminders as well as email reminders, help us track community service hours for middle school/high school students. So select the person in your family that will most likely receive and respond to texts and emails! Please note: Each family needs to create an account to participate/volunteer, which will be separate from your student's account that we use to track their hours. CLA relies on volunteers to help make events successful (which helps keep our costs down!), and our CLA families are an important part of that!
Pizza Ranch Fundraiser - September 25 - Diners and Volunteers needed
CLA will be having a fundraising night at the Morton Pizza Ranch on Monday, September 25th from 5:00-8:00. Although we do not have school that day, we’d love to see you and your friends at Pizza Ranch that night. Funds raised help with tuition assistance. Mrs Gibson organizes this night, and has created a sign up genius for students and parents to sign up to help bus tables. Here is the link for that...
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090448AAA823A1FB6-pizza2
Chess Club! Join the fun in October and November!
Please see the attached flyer of information… 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 her classroom. This is for 5th-12th graders, no chess experience required! Mrs. Travis is simply asking for a $10 fee from each participant to get the club going… and YOU are invited! Check out the flyer and contact [email protected] for more information!
Families - join 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!
GoGuardian Parent App
Parents- GoGuardian, our school's primary filtration program, has a parent app that will allow you to monitor your student's chromebook usage- convenient for after school hours. You can block sites, pause the internet, and more. To sign up, please email Mrs. Stribling at [email protected] with your student's name and the email address(es) you wish to use. You can find the GoGuardian Parent App in the app store for Android and Apple platforms. *Please note- the GoGuardian PARENT app is different from the regular GoGuardian app that the school uses. It is specifically labeled “GoGuardian Parent App.” Make sure you download the correct one!
From the Principal's Desk
Recently I have been reminded of the importance of JOY in our lives. Remember, joy and happiness are not necessarily the same… we can have the JOY OF THE LORD even when there are times where our earthly happiness subsides. My prayer for each of you is that amidst whatever is going on in your life, you are still able to sustain JOY in the Lord! I love to share that joy with each of you!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning