The first day of school! Glad to have your family at CLA!
This edition of Lion Tales celebrates the start of school… If you have any questions or need to contact someone at the school, please try any of the following:
Office - Mrs. Westley - [email protected] or [email protected] or call 309-449-3346
Principal - Mr. Horning - [email protected], 309-267-8781
You are also welcome to talk directly with teachers… let’s communicate well this year!
Upcoming Dates
Thursday, August 19 Baseball practice 3:30-5:15
Volleyball (HS) practice 3:30-5:30
Saturday, August 21 Board of Directors’ meeting 7:30 am (open to public)
Monday, August 23 Baseball HOME game vs Morton United, 4:30 pm
Volleyball (JV) practice 3:30-5:30
Tuesday, August 24 First Day for PreK student attendance (8:45-11:15 am)
Baseball practice 3:30-5:15
Thursday, August 26 Baseball game @ South Pekin 4:15 (Bus 3:00)
Volleyball (HS) practice 3:30-5:30
Tuesday, August 31 PTF meeting after school at LHCC- Childcare Provided! See more info below.
Reminder from the CLA office as we start off the year:
Please continue to return any paperwork or payments to the school office. You also can drop off in our outdoor drop box to the right of the main entrance.
First PTF meeting of the year!
PTF will have their first meeting of the school year on Tuesday, August 31 at Living Hope Community Church in the high school rooms (basement). Childcare will be provided in the gym- please RSVP for childcare so we can have adequate supervision. A zoom link will also be available for those who cannot attend in person! We will be discussing fall fundraisers for a water bottle filling station and other activities. Please consider joining us- many volunteers means a smaller time commitment! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85709784792?pwd=LyttZWtOMWFRV3E5eS9HdnNZOHp0UT09
CLA Apparel/Gear- order online now!
CLA gear is available for purchase this year, and we’ve added some new items such as duffel bags and BLEACHER SEATS!!!! These seats are THE BEST seats available, AND you get the CLA logo on it! To order, please visit the link below. Orders will be accepted through 12pm on Friday, September 3rd with estimated delivery around September 20th.
https://jcscreenprinting.com/collections/lions-christian-life-academy
New 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!
A reminder about “after school” student presence at school
Students who are not picked up at regular dismissal time will have the following options:
K-6 students must be signed in (with a reserved spot ahead of time) to AFTER SCHOOL CARE if they remain at school. If you have not already done so, please sign up (sheet in lobby/email Mrs. Westley) if this is something your family needs.
5-HS who are on a SPORTS TEAM - fall sports at this time include 5th-8th boys baseball, and 7-12 girls volleyball. Participants should change and report directly to the ball field/gym.
any additional MS and HS students, if not picked up immediately after school, must be signed in at one of the following places
A) in a MS classroom - this must always be pre-arranged with a teacher, not a drop-in
B) at daycare - students remain in the hallway area at a desk if daycare is inside, and must remain under supervision of the daycare teacher at ALL TIMES. Students may not be anywhere else in the building, and may not be on the playground or anywhere on school grounds unsupervised.PLEASE NOTE…it is important that students are picked up in a timely manner. If we begin to see too many students in our daycare program (exceeding 20 total students daily overall, including our regular Olympia daycare) we will have to add paid staff, and thus begin to charge daycare fees for all students not picked up immediately at the end of the school day. Please respect the families who NEED this after school program and the benefits to their family.
We are encouraging ALL families to be prompt and courteous of our staff when it comes to picking up children. We need to keep a “tighter ship” here at campus, and have responsibility for the health/safety of all the students, so any “loose reins” on student movement are difficult! Thank you for your partnership.
From the Principal's Desk
The first day of school is always full of excitement, apprehension, joy, and many other emotions. What a great day! What a great group of families and students we have in our school! If you haven’t already heard, ask your children about the three words we will be using to define this school year. We are the CLA Lions - “focused...faithful... fierce!” Our first verse as we discuss these defining words comes from Hebrews 12. “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, FIXING OUR EYES ON JESUS, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” In chapel today we had some interesting object lessons about keeping our eyes open and on Jesus… to help us stay focused on our task and not be confused.
Blessings,
Mr. Horning