Southwest News

During Change for Christ Week (September 17-21), students and staff will get to participate in themed dress days for a donation of $1 per day. All of the funds that we raise will go towards the Jackson family as they serve God as missionaries in Southeast Asia. Mrs. Jackson is one of our former teachers! We have had Change for Christ Week for the last seven years to give to the work of the Jackson family and our students and families have given over $16,000 towards their ministry! The Jacksons are in the U.S. on furlough now and will be at our chapel services on September 20!

All dress needs to be appropriate. 

Monday, September 17 – Mellow Monday (appropriate pajamas or sweats)
Tuesday, September 18 – Tacky Tuesday (crazy hair and clothes)
Wednesday, September 19 – Western Wednesday (cowboy or country theme) 
Thursday, September 20 – Tropical Thursday (Hawaiian shirts, beach theme – no swimsuits)
Friday, September 21 – Fandom Friday (anything you are a fan of – super heroes, Disney characters, sports teams, etc) 

Our Picture Day is coming up on Tuesday, August 28, for all students in junior academy (preschool) – 8th grades. Photo proofs will be sent home within two weeks of Picture Day so that families can order photo packages if they desire. The photographer will be back on Tuesday, September 25, to photograph any students who are absent on August 28, and to do picture retakes as needed. 

Picture Day Dress Code Guidelines

Junior Academy (Preschool) – Normal Dress

Elementary (Kindergarten-5th Grades) – Regular Uniforms or Chapel Uniforms

Middle School (6th-8th Grades) – Students may be photographed in their regular clothes or in their school uniform. The purpose of a free dress day is to allow students to dress nicely for pictures. Please follow the dress code guidelines described below for that day and please read the following dress code with your child. 

BOYS:

• Shirts: Must have shirt with collar. No T-shirts.
• Pants: Any dress/casual slacks or appropriate, nice jeans (no skinny jeans).
• Shorts: Uniform shorts only.
• Shoes: Any dress/casual shoes or athletic shoes. NO FLIP-FLOPS.

GIRLS: 

• Shirts/Blouses/Tops: Must cover the entire midriff, overlapping the skirt or pants. Tops must not have thin or spaghetti straps. No tank tops or shear material shirts. Necklines must not show cleavage.
• Skirts: Skirt length is to the top of the knee. Leggings are not allowed.
• Pants: Any dress/casual slacks, gauchos, Capri’s or jeans – modest fit, not too tight or too low-waisted (no skinny jeans). 
• Shorts: Uniform shorts only.
• Shoes: Any dress/casual shoes or athletic shoes. NO FLIP-FLOPS.

Remember that modest dress is expected. Students will be asked to call home for their uniform to be brought to school and will not be photographed if they are dressed inappropriately. Students will remain in the school office until the change of clothing is delivered.

Just a reminder to continue saving Box Tops and Labels for Education. If you have family, friends or neighbors that will save them too, that would be great! It all adds up and is an easy way to earn money for our school. These can be turned in at any time! 

Please make sure that your Kroger Plus Card is registered for Community Rewards for our campus. Each time that you shop at Kroger, a portion of your purchase is donated to our PTO! Enroll your Kroger Plus Card online at www.kroger.com/communityrewards and choose Christian Academy of Louisville-SW PTO or #RP963.  

Join the PTO Facebook group! This is a great resource to connect with other CAL-Southwest families and share advice, ask questions and learn more about our campus. This Facebook group is for current parents and grandparents of CAL-Southwest only. Find us on Facebook by searching “CAL-SW PTO”. 

 MIDDLE SCHOOL HANGOUT

Friday, September 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

FREE Event with Snacks / Drinks Provided 

Our middle school students are invited to a night of 9-square, gaga ball, music and hanging out with friends. This will be in the gym and is for CAL-Southwest Middle School students only. Siblings and students from other schools are not allowed to attend. 

Permission slips for this event will be sent home with students and must be signed and returned by September 8. Parents will need to come into the school that night to sign their student in and provide emergency contact information and specify who will be picking their student up at 8:30 p.m. This event will be chaperoned by other parents, faculty and staff. 

We are excited to announce that our musical for this school year will be Willy Wonka Kids! Students that are in 3rd-8th grades are eligible to participate. We will have a parent/student information meeting on Tuesday, August 28, from 3:15-3:40 p.m. in Southeast Christian Church Southwest Cafe. Rehearsals will be primarily on Tuesdays after school until 5 p.m. Our performances will be held on March 14, and March 15. If your child is interested in participating and you're unable to attend the meeting, please email Mrs. Stivers at kstivers@caschools.us and she will send you the information you missed. 

Students that are interested in attending the meeting will be dismissed at the beginning of carpool and escorted over the cafe. Parents, you will need to park in the preschool parking lot and enter through the doors by the Cafe patio. Mrs. Stivers will be at the Café Patio entrance at 3:10 p.m. to let you in the building. 

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) – a nationwide program that promotes father involvement in schools. Please click here for more information on this program. 

We are kicking off the year with a "Dads and Kids" Pizza Night! Kindergarten – 8th grade students and their dads, grandpas, stepdads, uncles or other father figures are invited to join us on Thursday night, August 30, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the gym for free pizza, drinks, fun activities and the opportunity to learn more about WATCH D.O.G.S. at our school. Click here for for the registration flier with complete details. A paper copy of this flier is also being sent home with your student. 

Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

We want to share some important information regarding our upcoming Back-to-School Drop-In. This event will be held on Monday, August 13, from 2-5 p.m. Please come to school anytime during these hours to meet your teachers, receive your student packet including lunch account information, carpool tags, PTO information and everything you need to know for the first day of school. The first day of school will be on Wednesday, August 15, and the day will begin at 8:10 a.m. and end at 3:10 p.m.

Please bring the following items with you on August 13:

• All kindergarten families and all new 1^st-8^th grade students must bring the Required Health Documents. Please also remember the new requirements for immunizations for ALL students in kindergarten-8^th grades that require the Hepatitis A vaccine.
• All school supplies for your grade level as listed on the Class Supply List.
• Completed optional Summer Reading Assignment.
• School Policy Commitment Form signed by parent and student – please thoroughly read the Southwest Elementary Family Handbook and/or read the Southwest Middle School Family Handbook. The handbooks contain valuable information regarding our school policies. The handbooks also contain all dress code requirements. Please note that Chapel Day is on Thursdays. Elementary (K-5th Grade) students will not have chapel on August 16, so chapel uniforms must be worn for the first time on Thursday, August 23. Middle school (6th-8th grade) students will have chapel on August 16, so they should be in chapel uniforms that day.