Lion Tales 10/20/22

Upcoming Dates 

Monday, Oct 24 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, Oct 27 Picture Re-Take Day

Wednesday, Nov 2 Early Dismissal - Teacher in-service

Mon-Tues, Nov 7-8 NO SCHOOL - Veterans’ Day Observance and Election Day

Life Days 2022 - THANK YOU!

What a great weekend as we celebrated the LIFE of Christian Life Academy together last Friday and Saturday.  The final reports aren’t in, but here are a few snapshots:

• Over 300 meals were served between breakfast and dinner on Saturday

• The combined auctions (online, silent, live) together raised well over $21,000 for the school. Complete results will come in a few weeks which include all of the online and in person activities and fundraisers. We also had many generous friends who donated directly as a part of the fundraiser.

• The famous raspberry pie once again set a record, bringing in $11,775 in the live auction!

• Thank you to all the volunteers and guests who made the weekend successful.

• It was so great to be together in person once again!

Parent-Teacher Conferences Coming up Soon!

It’s important for us to communicate well, and conferences between parents and teachers is a great way to connect.  We hope that ALL parents will participate in conferences.  We set aside Monday, October 24 as a conference day.  You should have received email from staff asking you to sign up for a conference slot.  Please sign up! 

From the Principal's Desk

If you have not been on campus in the last few days… big changes going on with the HS building! By the beginning of next week, the building will be fully enclosed and we will begin working on the inside.  How exciting!  There will be many opportunities to volunteer as the inside work gets going.

With that said… if you want to help on Saturday (Oct 22), there will be two volunteer opportunities… from approximately 9-11 am (approximately) we will be putting some plywood on a portion of the exterior of the HS building - to prepare for brick. Then, from noon-2 pm (approximately) we will have a crew working on removing decals from our new (to us) small mini-bus to prepare for CLA lettering! Contact me if you are interested… or just show up!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales- Life Days Edition!

Upcoming Dates 

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Volleyball Tournament at ICCS Washington

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Life Days 2022!

Monday, Oct 17 HS Basketball and Cheerleading - first practices!

Tuesday, Oct 18 5th-8th Basketball - first practices!

PTF meeting after school

Monday, Oct 24 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, Oct 27 Picture Re-Take Day

Life Days 2022 Updates - Ready or Not… it’s THIS WEEKEND!

LIFE DAYS is THIS WEEKEND!  Hope to see you all there!  Please be sure to come for your volunteer sign-up times, bring ALL YOUR FRIENDS to CLA for food and fun.  And We are SO EXCITED that we will have our IN-PERSON meals and LIVE AUCTION SATURDAY!!!

Currently, we have our 15th Anniversary CLA T-shirts available! They will be at the school office, at a price of $15/shirt, cash and carry… So stop by!  We have sizes YM through XXXL, in green and white.  There is NO pre-order for T-shirts, just the available stock… so come and get them! You may also call the office to check sizes available, and we will set shirts aside for the next day payment. This is a part of the Life Days fundraiser, but we’ll likely re-stock shirts through the year if we sell out on certain sizes.

The LINK for signing up to volunteer (please consider multiple spaces):  https://signup.com/go/qTUETuC

Get registered to BID ONLINE through tomorrow night (Friday, Oct 14, 6 pm) silent online auction: https://christianlifeacademy.schoolauction.net/lifedays2022/catalog 

Find all the Life Days 2022 information online at https://www.clacademy.org/life-days-2022

Parent-Teacher Conferences Coming up Soon!

It’s important for us to communicate well, and conferences between parents and teachers is a great way to connect.  We hope that ALL parents will participate in conferences.  We set aside Monday, October 24 as a conference day.  You will see communications via email from staff asking you to sign up for a conference slot.  Please sign up! 

Pizza Ranch Tip Night - What a great time of fellowship and a Successful Fundraiser!

If you didn’t yet put it on your calendar…

The next Pizza Ranch Fundraiser for CLA is set for 

Monday, February 20, so mark your calendars!

Office Reminders - volunteers still needed

• For those parents that still need to turn in Registration forms, Birth certificates, and Medical forms, please have them in ASAP!

• Sign on to https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ to pay online and see your child’s lunch acct.

• There is a remaining need for 2 volunteers in the office. This role assists with daily flow of the office and supports the teachers by making copies and various other tasks as they arise. Days currently needed are Mondays and Thursdays but any time you can give is greatly appreciated!  Please consider giving to the ministry at CLA through volunteering!

From the Principal's Desk

This will be short and sweet… I look forward to fellowship with ALL of you over this weekend of Life Days 2022.  I know that at the end of Saturday Night, I’ll be exhausted.  But I know from experience that the exhaustion will eventually be overcome, but the joy of spending time with the CLA community will be long-lasting!  See you this weekend at LIFE DAYS!!!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 10/6/22

Upcoming Dates 

Friday, Oct 7 Volleyball AWAY games vs Danville 5 pm / 6 pm

Fri-Mon, Oct 7-10 NO SCHOOL - Extended Columbus Day weekend.

Tuesday, Oct 11 Volleyball HOME games vs FBCA Rosamond - Games begin at 5 pm

8th grade and Senior Night will be celebrated!

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Life Days 2022!

Monday, Oct 24 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, Oct 27 Picture Re-Take Day

Life Days 2022 Updates - Just over one week away!

REMINDER - We need everyone to participate… in particular, we could use additional VOLUNTEERS - see the link below - for Setup on Wednesday, 10/12, for monitoring kids activities on Friday and Saturday, for concessions on Friday, for helping at the live auction on Saturday night… please sign up to help!

Currently, we have our 15th Anniversary CLA T-shirts available! They will be at the school office, at a price of $15/shirt, cash and carry… So stop by!  We have sizes YM through XXXL, in green and white.  There is NO pre-order for T-shirts, just the available stock… so come and get them! You may also call the office to check sizes available, and we will set shirts aside for the next day payment. This is a part of the Life Days fundraiser, but we’ll likely re-stock shirts through the year if we sell out on certain sizes.

The LINK for signing up to volunteer (please consider multiple spaces):  https://signup.com/go/qTUETuC

Get registered to BID ONLINE during the Oct 7-14 silent online auction or purchase items from the online store - and share this link with your friends and family: https://christianlifeacademy.schoolauction.net/lifedays2022/catalog 

Note - the presale of pies, popcorn, coffee ENDS today!  Online orders (use link above) can be made through 11:45 tonight.  Paper orders were to be turned in by the end of the school day TODAY! 

The LINK for pre-purchasing tickets to Friday Night Movie “Family Camp” at Living Hope Community Church is: https://brushfire.com/faithcontentnetwork/familycamp/540086/details

Find all the Life Days 2022 information online at https://www.clacademy.org/life-days-2022

Change Wars Update

The collecting of coins ended last week, with an amazing total collected:

$1206.35 in pennies/nickels/dimes/quarters.  WOW!

PTF would like to thank all the families for participating in this fun challenge, raising money for classrooms and student activities.  Great Job!

Parent-Teacher Conferences Coming up Soon!

It’s important for us to communicate well, and conferences between parents and teachers is a great way to connect.  We hope that ALL parents will participate in conferences.  We set aside Monday, October 24 as a conference day.  You will see communications via email from staff asking you to sign up for a conference slot.  Please sign up! 

Pizza Ranch Tip Night - What a great time of fellowship and a Successful Fundraiser!

What a great time of eating, serving, and raising funds for CLA on Monday, September 26th!  The Pizza Ranch in Morton was bursting with CLA families and friends.  Can you believe that $1155 was raised in support of Tuition Assistance?  That’s right!  Thank you everyone for participating, and a special thank you to Mrs. Gibson for organizing and the many students and parents who volunteered.  Fun times!

The next Pizza Ranch Fundraiser for CLA is set for Monday, February 20, so mark your calendars!

Office Reminders - volunteers needed

• For those parents that still need to turn in Registration forms, Birth certificates, and Medical forms, please have them in ASAP!

• Sign on to https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ to pay online and see your child’s lunch acct.

• There is a remaining need for 2 volunteers in the office. This role assists with daily flow of the office and supports the teachers by making copies and various other tasks as they arise. Days currently needed are Mondays and Thursdays but any time you can give is greatly appreciated!  Please consider giving to the ministry at CLA through volunteering!

From the Principal's Desk

Have you ever been involved with something that was hard work… but the feeling and results made the hard work completely worth it?  I have been having these types of mornings this week!  We’ve been pouring sections of the floor for the new high school building.  Great work by the contractors - Prairieland Builders - Lorn, Everett and RJ - and I’ve also enjoyed working with different volunteers each day… On Tuesday it was Josh Schmidgall and Landon Horning… Wednesday I was joined by Jubilee Plattner, and the Riggenbachs (Jonathan, Kiera, Jordan and Jackson).  This morning, Roran Stribling and Jesse Rupp were helping.  My muscles are a bit sore, but my heart is bursting with joy and satisfaction of working together on a project.  Each step moves us closer to our goal! Who’s helping tomorrow at 8 am??

If you would like to get involved, there will be MANY more opportunities!  We’ll continue to pour concrete tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday.  I’ve heard there may be some projects on exterior steel, windows, doors getting started soon.  Keep your ears open!  I’ll send emails and post on facebook when opportunities arise!  And also, blessings to those who have volunteered in so many previous projects.  There are too many names to mention them all without missing some… you know who you are, and please accept a “Thank You!” from CLA!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 9/29/22

Upcoming Dates 

Thursday, Sept 29 Volleyball HOME games vs ICCS 5 pm / 6 pm

Tuesday, Oct 4 Volleyball HOME games vs Pekin Faith 5 pm / 6 pm

Friday, Oct 7 Volleyball AWAY games vs Danville 5 pm / 6 pm

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

Life Days 2022 Updates - Just a few weeks away!

REMINDER - please check student backpacks for papers coming home… recently we have sent out a family response sheet, posters, donor sheets, order forms, and more…

PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING OR SOLICITING A DONATION OF A LARGE AUCTION ITEM!

• Starting on MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, we will have our 15th Anniversary CLA T-shirts available! They will be at the school office, at a price of $15/shirt, cash and carry… So stop by!  We have sizes YM through XXXL, in green and white.  There is NO pre-order for T-shirts, just the available stock… so come and get them! You may also call the office to check sizes available, and we will set shirts aside for the next day payment. This is a part of the Life Days fundraiser, but we’ll likely re-stock shirts through the year if we sell out on certain sizes.

• Get registered to BID ONLINE during the Oct 7-14 silent online auction or purchase items from the online store (and share this link with your friends and family: https://christianlifeacademy.schoolauction.net/lifedays2022/catalog 

• Here is an ONLINE LINK if you prefer to “turn in” your family responses through this form: Family Response Form

• The LINK for signing up to volunteer (please consider multiple spaces):  https://signup.com/go/qTUETuC

• The LINK for pre-purchasing tickets to Friday Night Movie “Family Camp” at Living Hope Community Church is: https://brushfire.com/faithcontentnetwork/familycamp/540086/details

Find all the Life Days 2022 information online at https://www.clacademy.org/life-days-2022

Change Wars Update

Congratulations to everyone for bringing in so many dimes last week!  The total was $357 in dimes, for a total of just over $557 brought in change so far over three weeks.  The winner of the contest for last week (most dimes) was the 5th/6th grade team, with 983 dimes. Great Job!  This week, students  have one more day to bring in QUARTERS!  The totals will be announced next week and the winning teams will begin receiving their prizes.  

Pizza Ranch Tip Night - What a great time of fellowship and a Successful Fundraiser!

What a great time of eating, serving, and raising funds for CLA this past Monday, September 26th!  The Pizza Ranch in Morton was bursting with CLA families and friends.  Can you believe that $1155 was raised in support of Tuition Assistance?  That’s right!  Thank you everyone for participating, and a special thank you to Mrs. Gibson for organizing and the many students and parents who volunteered.  Fun times!

The next Pizza Ranch Fundraiser for CLA is set for Monday, February 20, so mark your calendars!

Office Reminders - volunteers needed

For those parents that still need to turn in Registration forms, Birth certificates, and Medical forms, please have them in by Friday, Sept. 30th! 

Sign on to https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ to pay online and see your child’s lunch acct.

There is a remaining need for 2 volunteers in the office. This role assists with daily flow of the office and supports the teachers by making copies and various other tasks as they arise. Days currently needed are Mondays and Thursdays but any time you can give is greatly appreciated!  Please consider giving to the ministry at CLA through volunteering!

From the Principal's Desk

Recently I had a conversation with another CLA staff person.  We were discussing what Life Days 2022 will look like in comparison to the last few years, when we didn’t do many “in-person” activities.  We both were considering (and a bit nervous) that it just won’t be the same as it was in the traditional Life Days many years ago.  But as we talked, we remembered that God is in control.  What HE desires to happen for Life Days 2022, in support of the school, will be exactly what should happen.  Just because it might not be “the same” as a past year, doesn’t mean it isn’t God’s plan.  This is a good reminder for all activities and events of our lives, of course!

So, am I still a bit unsure about Life Days 2022 - “back in the building?” Of course!  But what I am completely sure about… is that God is in charge.  That’s a great feeling.  I’m so excited and looking forward to the Life Days activities.  And I’m excited to see each of you there!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 9/22/22

Upcoming Dates 

Monday, Sept 26 NO SCHOOL - Teacher in-service day

TIP NIGHT at Pizza Ranch in Morton 5-8 pm (see below - volunteers needed)

Tuesday, Sept 27 Volleyball HOME games vs 5 pm / 6 pm

Thursday, Sept 29 Volleyball HOME games vs ICCS 5 pm / 6 pm

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

Life Days 2022 Family Info - links for parent response, volunteer sign-up, movie tickets

Last Friday (or early this week for some families), the FAMILY RESPONSE SHEET was distributed.  This is what we ask every family to complete, getting involved in Life Days 2022.  Also, today more papers will be coming home – some color posters to distribute and a donor sheet for you or a friend. We also are ready to start taking orders for items we sell.  Keep your eyes open!

Here is an ONLINE LINK if you prefer to “turn in” your family responses through this form: Family Response Form

The LINK for signing up to VOLUNTEER (please consider multiple spaces):  https://signup.com/go/qTUETuC

The LINK for pre-purchasing tickets to Friday Night Movie “Family Camp” at Living Hope Community Church is: https://brushfire.com/faithcontentnetwork/familycamp/540086/details

In the meantime, please continue to do the following (the items on the response sheet!):

• Consider what friends, family and business acquaintances you will approach asking for a donation (monetary or auction item).

• Become familiar with what Life Days will include… among other things:

  • online auction Oct 7-14 prior to the big events - closes at 7 pm Friday, Oct 14

  • kids activities, including kids ticket auction (Fri), inflatables (Fri/Sat), and “That Kid Place” coming on Sat 12:30-3:30

  • Friday night movie special showing of  “Family Camp” which will be held at Living Hope Community Church 6:30 pm

  • Saturday Breakfast and Saturday night Pork Chop meal

  • Silent (starting in the afternoon) and Live Auction Saturday evening

  • fundraiser items for sale (coffee, pies, popcorn)

  • 15th anniversary t-shirts - cash and carry for $15!

• Set aside your weekend October 14-15 and plan to attend, invite friends and family, and spread the word about all the events going on.  And be ready to volunteer your time and energy!

• As information comes out over the next few weeks (social media, email, radio, paper, etc), commit to passing this information on to your churches, friends and families.

It takes the whole community of Christian Life Academy to make Life Days 2022 a success.

Change Wars Update

Congratulations to everyone for bringing in a great pile of nickels last week!  The total was $98.80 in nickels, for a total of just over $200 so far.  The winner of the contest for last week (most nickels) was grades PK-K. This week, students  have one more day to bring in DIMES.  Next week (Sept 27-30) it’s time to bring those QUARTERS!

Pizza Ranch Tip Night - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 from 5-8 pm

We hope to see MANY CLA families and friends in Morton at the Pizza Ranch (903 W Jackson St) On Monday night!  We could still use some volunteers, in particular to help in the kitchen / dishroom.  ALL TIPS (cash only) and 10% of the proceeds for that evening go to CLA - and this is directed to benefit tuition assistance for CLA families.  Come, volunteer, enjoy some pizza, and support the school! This would be a great community service opportunity for our students!

Contact Mrs. Gibson ([email protected] or 309-826-1848) if you have any questions or can help!

Office Reminders - volunteers needed

For those parents that still need to turn in Registration forms, Birth certificates, and Medical forms, please have them in by Friday, Sept. 30th! 

Sign on to https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ to pay online and see your child’s lunch acct.

There is a remaining need for 2 volunteers in the office. This role assists with daily flow of the office and supports the teachers by making copies and various other tasks as they arise. Days currently needed are Mondays and Thursdays but any time you can give is greatly appreciated!  Please consider giving to the ministry at CLA through volunteering!

From the Principal's Desk

Excitement about the new HS building is again growing… After some waiting (due to material and availability of various trades) it is time to pour concrete for the floor of the new building.  That means we can soon enclose the exterior walls and begin work on the interior.  Stop by any time and look at the progress.  I’m glad to share updates… and glad to have people let me know how you could volunteer some time!

Also - I wanted all our parents to know that I shared the gospel message with our students on Monday in chapel.  It seemed a very appropriate time, as we have been talking about “confidence” in our faith… When we know Jesus as our Savior, we want to share it with others.  I’m so excited to be able to share the message of how Jesus gave His life so that we can have forgiveness of our sins and an opportunity to know and live for Jesus.  My prayer is that our students would know Jesus!  Feel free at any time to talk with me or our staff about this most important decision in a child’s (or adult’s) life!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 9/15/22

Upcoming Dates 

Saturday, Sept 17 Varsity Volleyball tournament at Rosamond, IL

Monday, Sept 19 School Picture Day!

Tuesday, Sept 20 Volleyball AWAY games at Galesburg 5:00/6:00

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

CLA Gear Store CLOSES TOMORROW!

A new design - the block “CLA” logo - is available for purchase through a JC Screen Printing online store.  Shirts, sweatshirts, and a duffel bag are available to order. THIS STORE WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER 16 at midnight.  So you have one day left to decide on a purchase! At checkout, you can choose “free bulk event pickup” and your items will be delivered to the school for pickup.  For those needing an item for the MS/HS field trip at the end of September, or want to get your item ASAP, you may wish to select “ship to home” to have your items in time.   Click on the link below to order!

https://jcscreenprinting.com/collections/lions-christian-life-academy

Life Days 2022 Family Info coming in backpacks TOMORROW

Please keep your eyes open for a BRIGHT YELLOW packet coming home tomorrow in backpacks.  This is the FAMILY RESPONSE SHEET that we ask every family to complete, getting involved in Life Days 2022.  In the meantime, please do the following:

• Consider what friends, family and business acquaintances you will approach asking for a donation (monetary or auction item).

• Become familiar with what Life Days will include… among other things:

  • online auction Oct 7-14 prior to the big events

  • kids activities, including kids ticket auction, inflatables, and “That Kid Place”

  • Friday night movie special showing of  “Family Camp” which will be held at Living Hope Community Church

  • Saturday Breakfast and Saturday night Pork Chop meal

  • Silent (starting in the afternoon) and Live Auction Saturday evening

  • fundraiser items for sale (coffee, pies, popcorn)

  • 15th anniversary t-shirts!

  • and more

• Set aside your weekend October 14-15 and plan to attend, invite friends and family, and spread the word about all the events going on.  And be ready to volunteer your time and energy!

• As information comes out over the next few weeks (social media, email, radio, paper, etc), commit to passing this information on to your churches, friends and families.

It takes the whole community of Christian Life Academy to make Life Days 2022 a success.

Change Wars Update

Congratulations to everyone for bringing in thousands of pennies last week!  The total was $102.97 in pennies.  The winner of the contest for last week (most pennies) was grades 1-4.

This week, students  have one more day to bring in NICKELS.  Next week (Sept 19-23) it’s time to bring those DIMES!

Office Reminders - volunteers needed

For those parents that still need to turn in Registration forms, Birth certificates, and Medical forms, please have them in by Friday, Sept. 30th! 

Sign on to https://www.ezschoolapps.com/ to pay online and see your child’s lunch acct.

There is a remaining need for 2 volunteers in the office. This role assists with daily flow of the office and supports the teachers by making copies and various other tasks as they arise. Days currently needed are Mondays and Thursdays but any time you can give is greatly appreciated!  Please consider giving to the ministry at CLA through volunteering!

From the Principal's Desk

Are you feeling overwhelmed? I know I do sometimes.  This fall has seemed very busy (and fall doesn’t officially start until next week! wow!),. But it has helped me greatly to spend time each day with my Bible, reading God’s Word.  It has also helped to have other Christ-followers to share my burdens and to pray together.  My hope and prayer is that each of us would find that space to read, pray, share with friends… and remember that God is with us.  Nothing overwhelms our Heavenly Father!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 9/8/22

Upcoming Dates 

Thursday, Sept 6 VB Away at ICCS (Washington) 5:00/6:00

Friday, Sept 9 JH BB Home vs Trinity 4:30 pm (8th Grade night)

VB Home vs MWA Highlighters (Galesburg) 5:00/6:00

Saturday, Sept 10 HS Football Flag Scrimmage 1 pm on baseball D3 (behind school)

Monday, Sept 12 PTF (Parent/Teacher Fellowship) meeting 3:45

Tuesday, Sept 13 Volleyball games at Chillicothe Calvary Baptist, 5:00 JH / 6:00 Varsity

Saturday, Sept 17 Varsity Volleyball tournament at Rosamond, IL

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

CLA Gear Store open NOW! 

A new design - the block “CLA” logo - is available for purchase through a JC Screen Printing online store.  Shirts, sweatshirts, and a duffel bag are available to order. THIS STORE WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER 16 at midnight.  So you have two weeks to decide on a purchase! At checkout, you can choose “free bulk event pickup” and your items will be delivered to the school for pickup.  For those needing an item for the MS/HS field trip at the end of September, or want to get your item ASAP, you may wish to select “ship to home” to have your items in time.   Click on the link below to order!

https://jcscreenprinting.com/collections/lions-christian-life-academy

Life Days Planning Committee needs YOU to help organize and lead!

Life Days 2022 is just five weeks away…

If you want to participate in leadership aspects of Life Days 2022, we are looking for some leaders/organizers in certain areas (see below). The Life Days Planning Committee (Dar Beachy, Josh Horning, Breeana Knoll, Hillary McDannald, Amanda Stribling, Adele Wheeler) would be glad for you to jump into a leadership role!  Contact a committee member (before we call you!)

Who is needed for Life Days 2022?

First of all…. EVERYONE is needed!  Life Days 2022 is a HUGE part of the year!

But in particular, we will be looking for people to lead in the certain areas:

Meal planning - Friday night (Oct 14) food stand, Saturday (Oct 15) Breakfast; 

Procuring Auction Items for our online, silent and LIVE auctions!

Most areas are “traditional” in that we aren’t starting from scratch.  But we need 

NEW people to jump in and help volunteer, work together, lead! 

Office Reminder - turn in paperwork and make payments!

If you haven’t yet completed registration paperwork, signed and turned in documents, paid fees or tuition, please do so in a timely manner.  Mrs. Westley will be contacting you about them, but we are always happy to have you contact the office first!  We do ask that tuition payments are made in a timely manner - October 1 is coming up in just a few weeks, and that means the 3rd payment (monthly payment K-12) or second payment (PreK) is due soon!  

Construction Update… Concrete Floor coming soon! - Volunteers for Saturday?

Preparation is happening this week and if materials come in as we hope, we’ll be ready to start pouring concrete for the floor of our new high school building late next week.  Preparation will include laying insulation and rods, then subfloor hot water tubing.  If you are available this Saturday (Sept 10), we’ll be working in the 8:30-11:30 am time frame.  We could probably use 3-5 people for this.  Another task could be tearing apart some wooden boxes to use the lumber later (hammers/nail pullers/pry bars needed). Feel free to contact Mr. Horning, or just stop by!

From the Principal's Desk

Life Days is a tradition unlike any other in our school.  Established in 2008, our first school year, this fall will be the 15th Life Days event.  It’s a time of fun, fellowship, food, activities… so much!  If you are new to our school, you may not know what to expect.  In fact, with the very different ways that Life Days operated over the past two years, Life Days 2022 activities may be new to a LOT of our families.  If you want to know more, be sure to keep your eyes and ears open over the next few weeks as Life Days preparation rolls out.  Get involved!  Life Days is a great way to support the school and to help keep our tuition costs manageable.  Please pray for the planning, invite your family and friends, and absolutely….. get involved!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 9/1/22

Upcoming Dates 

Thursday, Sept. 1 Baseball AWAY game at Corpus Christi 4:30 pm

Friday, Sept. 2 Volleyball HOME games vs Danville 5:00 / 6:00 pm

Monday, Sept. 5 No School - Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept 6 VB Away at Faith Baptist (gym is Cornerstone Baptist, Groveland) 5:00/6:00

JH BB Away at Delavan 6:30 pm

Friday, Sept 9 JH BB Home vs Trinity 4:30 pm

VB Home vs MWA Highlighters (Galesburg) 5:00/6:00

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

CLA Gear Store open NOW! 

A new design - the block “CLA” logo - is available for purchase through a JC Screen Printing online store.  T-shirts, sweatshirts, and a duffel bag are available to order. THIS STORE WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER 16 at midnight.  So you have two weeks to decide on a purchase! At checkout, you can choose “free bulk event pickup” and your items will be delivered to the school for pickup.  For those needing an item for the MS/HS field trip at the end of September, or want to get your item ASAP, you may wish to select “ship to home” to have your items in time.   Click on the link below to order!

https://jcscreenprinting.com/collections/lions-christian-life-academy

Office Reminder - turn in paperwork and make payments!

If you haven’t yet completed registration paperwork, signed and turned in documents, paid fees or tuition, please do so in a timely manner.  Mrs. Westley will be contacting you about them, but we are always happy to have you contact the office first!  We do ask that tuition payments are made in a timely manner - September 1 is today, and that means the 2nd payment (monthly payment K-12) or first payment (PreK) is due!  

Life Days Planning Committee Members needed!

Life Days 2022 is just a few months away…

If you want to participate in the planning of Life Days 2022, we are looking for some committee members for this fall.  Several meetings, as well as being a part of an email planning group, is what you would sign up for.  Contact Mr. Horning ASAP if you would like to get involved! 

WE WILL HAVE A PLANNING MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPT 6th at 4:15 pm.

Who is needed for Life Days 2022?

First of all…. EVERYONE is needed!  Life Days 2022 is a HUGE part of the year!

But in particular, we will be looking for people to lead in the following areas:

Kids Activities - planning mostly for Friday Oct 14

Meal planning - Saturday (Oct 15) Breakfast, Saturday Pork Chop meal

Procuring Auction Items for our online, silent and LIVE auctions!

Most areas are “traditional” in that we aren’t starting from scratch.  But we need NEW people to jump in and help volunteer, work together, lead! Contact Mr. Horning!!

From the Principal's Desk

We are off and running with the 2022-23 school year.  Some routines are starting to be cemented.  Families who seemed “new” just a few weeks ago are much more familiar now.  I’d ask that you would regularly pray for the school.  Pray for our students, staff, school board, volunteers, all the many people that are a part of the CLA community.  We want to bathe this school year in prayer as it continues to move forward!  

Blessings!

         Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 8/25/22

Upcoming Dates 

Saturday, August 27 Board of Directors’ meeting 7:30 am

Monday, August 29 Baseball HOME game vs Carroll Catholic 4:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 1 Baseball AWAY game at Corpus Christi 4:30 pm

Friday, Sept. 2 Volleyball HOME games vs Danville 5:00 / 6:00 pm

Monday, Sept. 5 No School - Labor Day

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

Office Reminder - turn in paperwork and make payments!

If you haven’t yet completed registration paperwork, signed and turned in documents, paid fees or tuition, please do so in a timely manner.  Mrs. Westley will be contacting you about them, but we are always happy to have you contact the office first!  We do ask that tuition payments are made in a timely manner - September 1 is next Thursday, and that means the 2nd payment (monthly payment K-12) or first payment (PreK) is due!  

Life Days Planning Committee Members needed!

Life Days 2022 is just a few months away…

If you would like to participate in the planning of Life Days 2022, we are looking for some committee members for this fall.  Several meetings, as well as being a part of an email planning group, is what you would sign up for.  Contact Mr. Horning ASAP if you would like to get involved!

From the Principal's Desk

I unexpectedly spent several days away from school this week due to illness in my family. I kept checking in with the staff regularly, and the gaps and my responsibilities were covered so well.  We have an amazing staff at Christian Life Academy, and I am grateful for them!  But I’m also excited to be back next week.  I missed everyone!  Thank you for your care and concern.  This is just another one of those things that I’ll look back on later and be THANKFUL, even though I would not have chosen this plan for the week.  

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Lion Tales 8/18/22

Building on the Foundation.  Thankful - Confident - Forward!

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 

Today, August 18 First day of school for K-12! Doors open 8:15…Chapel at 8:30!

VB and BB practices

Monday, August 22 First day of school for Preschool students

First PTF (Parent-Teacher Fellowship) Meeting after school (see below)

Baseball Away game Morton United 4:15 pm.  Bus 3:10

Running Club practice (see below for information)

Tuesday, August 23 Baseball practice / VB practice 

Thursday, August 25 VB Practice

Baseball HOME game vs South Pekin 4:30 pm

Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!

It’s Time for a NEW school year!! And new opportunities

LION RUN CLUB information (grades 4-8, joint venture with local public schools)

While we won’t have an “official cross country team,” we are excited that several parents are hosting a run club that will give an opportunity for students to run in some local races.  If there is enough interest with older (6th-8th) runners, we could enter in a JH cross country meet or two as well.  FIRST PRACTICE IS MONDAY, AUGUST 22 from 3:30-4:45.  There will be a parent meeting at the end of this practice.  Thanks to Rachel Birkey and Randi Krehbiel for organizing this opportunity!  See the flyer for more information and sign-up code.

Parent Teacher Fellowship needs YOU!

Join with parents and staff on MONDAY, AUGUST 22 after school… help the school by being an active member of the PTF, which helps make our classrooms and school year even better through fundraising, special projects, field trips, and events that make CLA an even more wonderful place!

Athletics UPDATE… Our MS baseball, HS volleyball, HS (flag) football and Lion running club (4th-8th) are either already competing, or beginning practices towards competition.  

We also were ANTICIPATING having JH Volleyball, but came up a little short on participants, and we are still looking for an adult coach.  If you know of someone that could help out, please let Mr. Horning know! In the interim, we will begin next week with 7th/8th graders girls who have signed up for VB practicing with our high school team at THURSDAY practices.  If we are able to make a separate team, we will likely allow 5th-6th graders to join as well.  But it’s likely we will stay with the interim plan for this season.

Office Reminder - turn in paperwork and make payments!

If you haven’t yet completed registration paperwork, turned in documents, paid fees or tuition, please do so in a timely manner.  Mrs. Westley will be contacting you about them, but we are always happy to have you contact the office first!

From the Principal's Desk

I can’t express how exciting it was to kick off this school year.  Our staff meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday were simply phenomenal as our amazing staff gathered together and prayed, shared, planned, ate, and simply lived life together.  Then Wednesday night, with classroom visits, families and students in the building, a picnic, and a powerful dedication prayer reminded me again of the wonderful community we share together.  I am looking forward to this year, as exhausting as I’m sure it will be (most years are!), but it’s because I KNOW the power of the Lord is at work among us.  Thank you for being a vital part of CLA!  Let’s be Thankful, Confident, and moving Forward together!

Blessings!

        Mr. Horning

Theme for 2022-2023

Building on the Foundation

Philippians 1:3-11

A Thankful Mindset (Philippians 1:3-5) 

Confident in our Faith (Philippians 1:6) 

Moving Forward (Philippians 1:9-11)   

 Thankful - Confident - Forward