Southwest News

Heroes Day will be held on Thursday, October 11. We will have a special combined chapel service to honor our grandparents and other heroes (active and retired military, active and retired first responders – police, fire, EMS) from 1-2 p.m. The service will be held in the sanctuary of Southeast Christian Church, next door to our school. Our kindergarten-5th grade students and our middle school Praise Team will be leading the service with patriotic music, testimonies and special recognitions. Following the service, our honored guests will have the opportunity to visit the kindergarten-8th grade classrooms with the students from 2-3 p.m. 

Christian Academy Southwest Campus is selling the Cashbook Savings coupon book this year as our school wide fundraiser. Many parents look forward to purchasing the Cashbook Savings to save money and to give as gifts. Enjoy the savings all year long! Enjoy SAVING $$ at Blaze Pizza, Texas Roadhouse, Dicks Sporting Goods, House of Boom, Firehouse Subs, Del Frisco’s, Mimi’s, The Melting Pot, Aspen Creek, BW3, Bonefish Grill, Wick’s Pizza, Roosters, Zoes Kitchen, DQ, Culver’s, Papa Murphy’s, White Castle, Putt Putt, Renaissance Fun Park, Bluegrass Karting, Malibu Jacks, Oldham County Golf, Eagle Creek Golf, Papa Johns, Car Washes, Valvoline Oil Changes, Lotsa Pasta and many more!

Only $20 per book!

The money raised will go towards our campus activities throughout the year. It would be easy to recoup your $20 investment after using the book a few times! They also make great gifts. 

If you decide to purchase the book, simply return the letter and your payment in the envelope provided to your student’s teacher. Checks should be made payable to Christian Academy.

If you would like additional books, you may write your order, enclose the payment and we will send the additional books home with your student within two days.

If you do not want the book, please sign the letter and return it with the book to your student’s teacher. These coupon books are NOT FREE!

Please turn in your payments or unused coupon books by Wednesday, October 10.

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) 

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 [email protected] 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. 

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.