Upcoming Dates
Friday, Sept 8 Baseball AWAY game 4:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Bloomington
Tuesday, Sept 12 Volleyball HOME junior high games 5:30 pm / 6:30 pm with Concordia
Monday, Sept 18 PTF meeting 3:45 pm
Monday, Sept 25 No School - Teacher in-service
Monday, Sept 25 PIZZA RANCH fundraiser night… 5-8 pm in MORTON! Mark your calendars!
CLA Gear Store Open
The CLA Gear store is OPEN for orders and will close on Wednesday, September 13th at 8am. There are three new designs to choose from for hoodies and t-shirts! You can also order a CLA blanket or jacket. You can place your orders online here: https://jcscreenprinting.com/collections/lions-christian-life-academy.
Please be aware of the following:
to help keep costs down, no apparel will be ordered or made until AFTER the cutoff.
You can choose FREE BULK PICKUP to pick up your order at CLA. If you wish to have it shipped to you, there will be an extra charge for shipping applied at checkout.
We will have the CLA Gear store open again in November with delivery in time for Christmas and once more in late February/early March 2024. These will be the only times the store is open this school year.
Size charts are provided in the product descriptions- please check the chart if you are unsure of what size to order. Unfortunately, JC Screenprinting and CLA will not be able to refund orders due to incorrect sizing.
If an item is out of stock and can be substituted, it will be replaced with a comparable (or better!) item. If it cannot be substituted, you will be contacted with alternative options.
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Stribling at [email protected] or contact JC Screenprinting directly via email at [email protected] or by phone at 309-300-2772.
CHANGE WARS… Bring pennies… and next week bring nickels!
PTF is sponsoring our annual “change wars” fundraiser this month. We’ll get a report out next week on which group brought in the most pennies for this week’s coin of choice. Keep bringing in the change!
Life Days 2023 is coming soon… keep your eyes open for information!
CLA’s largest and most important fundraiser is Life Days, which encompasses multiple activities over multiple days… and we need your help to make it successful. This year, the event will be October 20-21, but many things will happen prior to those days. Life Days is something we ask ALL CLA families - preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, athletes, EVERYONE to get involved with. You’ll hear more soon….get registered with Track it Forward!
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
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
A smile… what a great and wonderful expression to see on a face! I just want to say thank you to everyone that shares a smile, a wave, a friendly “hello” or “good morning” or even “gutentag.” One of my favorite times of the day is greetings, high fives, special handshakes, and smiles! Keep them coming!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning