Southwest News

We have reached the last days of the 2017-2018 school year! We have shared a wonderful year with you and your children and have been blessed to partner with you. We are already busy preparing things for the 2018-2019 school year since August 15, will be here before we know it! We want to share with you important information that you will need in preparation for the new school year. Please read this email carefully and note that all of the linked items will be available on our website as well at www.caschools.us/sw.

• Optional Summer Reading Assignment for Kindergarten through 5th Grades – If your family chooses to participate, your child will complete the assignment for the grade level that they will be entering for 2018-2019, not the grade level that they just completed. This will be turned in on Monday, August 13, at Back-to-School Drop-In. Each student received a paper copy of their assignment during the week of May 14.
• Registration for Before and After-school Care – All registration is being handled online as part of our Web Forms completion process beginning on June 25. Please watch your emails this summer, as space is limited in these programs.
• Collection of Student Information – Web Forms will be open in RenWeb from June 25-August 1. All student information must be updated in RenWeb during that time (emergency contacts, authorized transportation, medical forms, etc.). Please watch for an email the week of June 25, and complete your forms online as soon as possible.
• Class Supply Lists for Kindergarten through 8th Grades
• Christian Academy Uniform Resale – Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the English Station Campus
• CAL-Southwest Day at Coffman’s Uniforms – Wednesday, July 25, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Coffman’s is one of our uniform providers and on July 25, they are offering 10% off your purchase of uniform items. Coffman’s is located at 4951 Manslick Road, near the intersection of Manslick and Gagel.
• Please also remember the new requirements for immunizations for ALL students in kindergarten-8^th grades that require the Hepatitis A vaccine. 

Please mark your calendars for Monday, August 13! Our Back-to-School Drop-In will be held that afternoon from 2-5 p.m. for all students in junior academy (preschool) through 8th grades. You may come anytime during these hours to meet your teachers, bring all of your school supplies, complete school paperwork, add funds to lunch accounts and take care of all the necessary items so that we are ready to go for the first day of school on Wednesday, August 15!

Please contact the school office if you have any questions. Summer office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. We pray that all of our families have a safe and restful summer break.

Visit caschools.us/centurion-camps for complete details!

FINAL REPORT CARDS – Quarter 4/Year-End report cards will be mailed home the week of June 11.

UNIFORM RESALE AT ENGLISH STATION – Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 14! The uniform resale will be held at our English Station Campus from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. that day. Purchase gently worn uniform items at great prices! 

CLASS SUPPLY LISTS – An email blast with supply lists for 2018-2019 will be sent to all families on Tuesday, May 22. 

SUMMER EMAILS – Please watch your email this summer for important details regarding back-to-school events and online student information collection. 

BACK-TO-SCHOOL DROP-IN – Mark your calendar now for Monday, August 13! Our Back-to-School Drop-In will be held from 2-5 p.m. Stop by anytime during those hours to bring all of your school supplies, meet your teachers, complete paperwork, add funds to your lunch account, etc. so that we can all be ready to go on the first day of school!

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15. School will begin at 8:10 a.m.

Waves of Mercy Mission in Port-de-Paix, Haiti exists solely to introduce the fallen and brokenhearted to the incredible love of God. For the last three years, Christian Academy students have had the opportunity to partner with Waves of Mercy and donate their used backpacks to the mission. Our Christian Academy students have been an incredible blessing to the Haitian children who often walk many miles to and from school all while carrying books and supplies. School is a luxury for many Haitian children and school supplies, especially backpacks, are not even an option.

Once again this year, students will have the opportunity to show God's love by simply leaving their unwanted backpack on the last day of school. Backpacks will be collected and shipped to Haiti, to be placed in the hands of students before their first day of school!

For more information on Waves of Mercy, visit their website at www.mercysaves.org. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

We will have a combined chapel service on Thursday, May 17, from 9-10 a.m. for all kindergarten-8th grade students. Parents and other family members are welcome to attend. The service will be held in the church sanctuary next door. We will be reflecting over the 2017-2018 school year and thanking God for the many blessings that He has given us over the course of this year. We will also be recognizing our students who have made their profession of faith during this school year.

Only 25 copies still available!

To buy a yearbook, simply go to www.walsworthyearbooks.com and choose “Buy a Yearbook.” Then enter “Christian Academy of Louisville Southwest” and follow the remaining prompts to order. The cost is now $32 and is paid online.

Our junior academy (preschool) is in need of substitutes. Please click here to learn more and apply online. Feel free to pass this along to family or friends that would like the opportunity to serve our youngest students!

Our Race for Education will be on Monday, May 14! This is our biggest PTO fundraiser of the year and our goal is $15,000! Please review these final details so that all of our students can make the most of that day.

LUNCH:
All K-8 students need to bring sack lunches and drinks for that day. The cafeteria will not be open for K-8 students and staff and will only be serving preschool lunch. K-8 students will receive filled water bottles the day of the race to have with them outside in the afternoon. The bottles will be delivered filled to the classrooms at 11 a.m. on Monday.

WHAT TO WEAR: All students and staff should wear their Race Day t-shirts. Students will receive them on Friday! Since this is a Color Run with colored chalk, all students are encouraged to also wear athletic/gym shorts that day instead of uniform pants/shorts. Shorts should be an appropriate length and fit – no cut-off shorts or jean shorts. Middle school students are encouraged to wear their PE uniform shorts.

CONCESSIONS: Concession order forms and payments are due on Wednesday, May 9. Concessions will not be sold the day of the Race – we are taking prepaid orders only. The concession order form is on the back Race for Education information paper that came home in the packets.

RACE DONATIONS: To be considered for prizes, all race donations must be turned in by Wednesday, May 9. Cash or check donations (made payable to CAL-SW PTO) can be turned into the school office. Make sure that all donations are clearly marked with the student’s name. Donations can also be made online at www.caschools.us/sw-race.

PRIZES: If we meet our goal of $15,000 – any student that raises $500 or more will be entered in a drawing to “slime” Mrs. Carson at the end of Race Day. Three lucky students will be drawn for the sliming!

• Grand Prize for the student who raises the most in donations: Altitude Trampoline Park 10-person party ($200 value)
• Top Prize for K-8 student category: 2 summer passes to Kentucky Kingdom ($140 value)
• Top Prize for Preschool student category:
   Leap Frog LeapPad ($100 value)
• 2^nd Place Winners for both K-8 students and Preschool Students: $50 Amazon gift card

Please click here for details regarding the upcoming John Calipari Satellite Camp on Wednesday, June 6, from 5-8 p.m. at our English Station Campus.