Upcoming Dates
Mon, March 18 PTF (Parent Teacher Fellowship) meeting after school
Thurs, March 21 Easter Program / Worship service 6:30 pm at Living Hope Community Church
March 25-April 1 No School - Spring Break / Easter Monday
March 31 Early Registration Deadline - enroll/re-enroll and pay fee by this date, save $50!
CLA enrollment/registration is open for the 2024-2025 school year!
All families - now is the time to re-enroll, $AVE on the fee!
We encourage EVERYONE to take care of registration by March 31, which saves $50 on your registration fee. Any questions, please contact Mr. Horning!
Registering early not only saves YOU some money, it also allows for CLA to better plan for next school year, including our extra-curricular activities, as we attempt to improve what we can offer for students and families! Early registration allows for better opportunities and planning. Get signed up today! If you have re-enrolled online, don’t forget to pay the registration fee by March 31 with a check to the school office!
Easter Service - Worship together with CLA Families on Thursday, March 21!
What a great opportunity to spend time worshiping with our CLA family this week! We will celebrate Easter (a little early due to spring break!) on Thursday, March 21 with our Easter Worship Service together as a school community. The program is at Living Hope Community Church and begins at 6:30 pm. Starting at 6 pm, we will have some middle school and high school Easter-themed artwork on display in the church fellowship hall. We will then be blessed to have our Preschool through High School students lead us in times of song and scripture. Mr Horning, with some help from a few high school students, will bring a message, and we will share together in communion. What a special time together.
Students will be given special instruction on what time to arrive based on their roles in the evening. Pay close attention to this information coming in emails!
There will likely be parking concerns at the church, so we will again have extra parking at the school, with a shuttle running back and forth starting at 6 pm. Living Hope Community Church is located at 326 NW Jefferson Street in Hopedale.
Reminders - Communication, Attendance, Sign in and Sign out!
We want to make sure that our communication is clear, and that we have good records of student presence in and out of the buildings! With this in mind, please be sure to do the following:
When your child is absent, please contact the school office by 8:30 am and also contact the teacher directly, especially if you are wishing to pick up work for your child. Our teachers will need time (and cannot stop their work/classes) to get absent work together.
When you arrive or depart school at any time outside of the regular school arrival/dismissal times, we need to have students signed in and signed out, so we have good records of their presence in the building. This means parents must come to the office (main building) or front door (HS building) to sign in / sign out students! Please do not simply drop them off when they arrive after 8:30 am. We need you to sign them in!
When making appointments, we request that you do your best to make these appointments early in the day or late in the day so that student attendance in school is maximized. Even better, find a “no school” day for appointments!
Attached with this Lion Tales - a special giving opportunity - the CLA FORWARD CHALLENGE!
Look for details about how you and many friends of CLA can partner together this March in support of the school. Pass the word along to others who share our love for the mission of Christian Life Academy. This is a great time to give and encourage others to join in. Thank you in advance for getting the word out!
Did you know? State Farm and Caterpillar employees can help CLA…
State Farm employees, as well as Caterpillar employees and retirees, are able to take advantage of matching funds from their companies to benefit Christian Life Academy. Deadlines come quickly, as this needs to be done by January 31 for Caterpillar. Caterpillar link is www.caterpillar.com/matching-gifts. This is an annual option, so you may look into this for 2024 also. State Farm has both a “good neighbor” program (volunteer hours equals a company donation) and a donor matching program throughout the year. If you want to take advantage of this, Mr. Horning or Mrs. Westley are glad to help!
From the Principal's Desk
You may be wondering why a MONDAY edition of Lion Tales? Well, I and the entire high school were otherwise involved last week on a great field trip. We took off on Wednesday morning and returned Friday afternoon. The two focus destinations were the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter located in Kentucky. Great educational experiences, for sure. Our time of fellowship and Bible study together was another blessing. Seeing hearts turn toward the Lord and toward one another was such a great joy. I’m thankful we could be together in this way. So now, you can understand why a Lion Tales wasn’t produced until today. The Lord was working… and Lion Tales was delayed. Great trade-off in my opinion!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning