Southwest News

Kindergarten-8th grade families, we will have a one-day art show featuring artwork from each of our kindergarten-8th grade students. These framed pieces of art will be available for purchase that day only. Each framed piece of artwork is $25 and only cash or check payments (made payable to CAL) will be accepted. Please mark your calendars now and join us on Thursday, November 2, anytime from 3:15-5:30 p.m. in the gym. 

The sale of these items will benefit our school art class fund. Contact Miss Games at algames@caschools.us for more information. If you are unable to attend that day, but wish to purchase your child’s artwork, you may send in payment by that morning and the artwork will be sent home with your student. Please make sure that if you are sending in payment, that it is in an envelope with your child’s name, grade and ARTOME written on the outside.

Parents and other family members are encouraged to join us for the Ministry Appreciation Service on Thursday, November 2. The service will be held in the church sanctuary from 9-10 a.m. This is a great opportunity for our students and families to show their gratitude and appreciation for those that serve in our local churches. Invitations have been mailed to pastors, ministers, leaders and volunteers from the submissions that were sent in by our students. Please feel free to invite those in your church that serve in any area of ministry to join us for this service! Contact the school office if you have any questions.

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 16, 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 also share the specific countries where our shoebox gifts will be sent.

Last year, our Southwest campus gave 356 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.

If you have any questions about what can or cannot be included in your shoebox gift, please contact Shannon Wilson at sewilson@caschools.us.

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

Click here for details!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our theme days for Change for Christ Week! Your enthusiasm and creativity were on display all week! Your generous donations will be given to the ministry of the Jackson Family in southeast Asia. Elementary chapel buddies were able to meet together in September to create thank you notes and letters of encouragement to send to the Jacksons. We will have another Change for Christ Week during the second semester, so mark your calendars now for March 12-16!

Please remember that Monday, October 2, is the deadline to submit names and addresses for invitations to our upcoming Ministry Appreciation Service. Please click here, print/complete the form and return it to school by the deadline. You can also just reply to this email with the following information:

• Your Child’s Name and Grade
• First and Last Names and Complete Mailing Addresses (with church name) for your child’s pastor, children’s minister, Sunday School teacher, small group leader, or other church ministry leaders/volunteers.

Invitations will be mailed from the school office next week. Thank you for your assistance.

Grandparents Day will be held on Thursday, October 12. We will have a special combined chapel service to honor our grandparents 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 music, testimonies, Scripture recitation and recognition of grandparents. Following the service, grandparents will have the opportunity to visit the kindergarten-8th grade classrooms with their grandchildren from 2-3 p.m. Invitations have been mailed to all grandparent addresses that were received at school. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

Volunteers are needed to help monitor the lunchroom from 11 a.m. to noon daily and assist younger students with opening small items such as milk, condiment packages, etc. Please consider donating an hour out of your day once a week to help our students and staff. If you are available to assist as a lunchroom monitor, please contact the Cafeteria Manager. At this time our greatest need is for Thursdays. Your service is greatly appreciated.

Chris McIntire

Cafeteria Manager

Christian Academy School System
Southwest Campus
P: (502) 447-6500, ext. 3044
cmcintire@caschools.us

Our first service project for this school year will be Change for Christ Week, September 25-29. During this week, 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 six years to give to the work of the Jackson Family and our students and families have given over $10,000 towards their ministry! Mark your calendars for the days below and know that your donations will help to share the message of God’s love to people across the world!

• Monday, September 25 – Pajama Day
• Tuesday, September 26 – Tacky Tie Tuesday (crazy neckties and shirts)
• Wednesday, September 27 – Wacky Head Wednesday (crazy hair and crazy hats)
• Thursday, September 28 – Throwback Thursday (dress in your favorite decade)
• Friday, September 29 – Fandom Friday (anything that you’re a fan of)

Our Fine Arts play this year is Madagascar Jr. We will have a parent/student interest meeting for Drama on Tuesday, September 26, at 3:40 p.m. in the Chapel. Students that are in 3rd-8th grades are eligible to be a part of the production. Students in 5th-8th grades can be a part of the stage crew. There will be a required audition workshop on October 3, for anyone auditioning. Auditions will be held on October 10. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Stivers at kstivers@caschools.us.