Southwest News

Last year, most of our students purchased a yearbook and came to the end-of-the-year signing parties. We all had a great time reminiscing about the year, eating yummy treats and signing each other’s yearbooks. Now is the time to ensure you get to be a part of the fun at this year’s yearbook signing party! Don’t wait because we sold out last year! Buying your yearbook now also allows you to take advantage of the discounted price because after Christmas the price will go up!  

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 $22.25 and is paid online. On January 1, the price will go to $32.25, so buy now and save money! 

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Hancher ([email protected]).  

Monday – Thursday | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday | 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. during Fall Family Fellowship

Students will be allowed to look and purchase during their normal weekly library time. They may also come and shop during free time, at their teacher’s discretion. Parents and other family members are welcome to come before or after school to browse and shop! We accept cash, credit cards and checks made payable to CAL. 

We have kicked off our second quarter service project! We will be packing and collecting shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child! Your child should have received a brochure with instructions and details for how to pack a shoebox gift. The deadline to turn in these gifts is Thursday, November 15, as part of National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for a special combined chapel service that day from 9-10 a.m. in our school gym. We will learn more about this ministry and hopefully share the specific countries where our shoebox gifts will be sent. 

Last year, our Southwest campus gave 332 shoebox gifts to this ministry and helped to share the Gospel in 10 different countries! Our goal this year is 350 SHOEBOX GIFTS! Our students have already shown so much excitement about this project and we can’t wait to see how the Lord will work through our efforts. 

NEW THIS YEAR – Every child who donates a shoebox gift will have their name put in a drawing for a free ticket to Newport Aquarium! We will draw winners from junior academy (preschool), elementary and middle school. The number of entries for a child’s name will equal the number of shoeboxes that the child turns in (ex. 3 shoebox gifts equals 3 times entered in the drawing). 

If you have any questions about what can or cannot be included in your shoebox gift, please contact Shannon Wilson at [email protected]. 

For more information on Operation Christmas Child, you can visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.

For the 2018-2019 school year, we will not be sending home paper copies of student report cards. On Friday, October 19, all parents in kindergarten through 8th grades will receive an individualized email from Mrs. Wilson in the office for each of your students. The email will contain a link that will take you to a PDF version of your child's report card. You can save the PDF to your files or print it at home for your records. End of year report cards will still be mailed in June along with TerraNova test scores. Please contact Mrs. Wilson if you have any questions.

Join us for a night of fun for the whole family! Silent auction baskets, photo booth, Scholastic Book Fair, a dunking booth with our teachers and much more! Click here for complete details! Please make sure that reservation forms and payments are turned in by October 10.  

Please click here for details about our free Family Movie Night!

Basketball season is right around the corner! At CAL-Southwest we are excited for our middle school boys basketball team. If your child is interested in playing they will need to do a sports physical. Click here for the form that the physician should fill out. Please turn these forms back into the office (marked to the attention of Jamie Burns, Athletic Director) by Wednesday, October 3. Thank you and Go Saints!