January 15, 2021
Parents,

As we begin a new calendar year, we also begin planning ahead to our next school year at CCLS. Since today is the last day for “priority enrollment” for our current students, I wanted to share a few reminders and notes about the enrollment process: Our current K-8 students have been automatically re-enrolled for next school year. All ECE students and incoming kindergarten students of current families should have received messaging about enrolling for next school year. Today we open enrollment to new students. On February 1, parents will be receiving an important email with information and actions required for next steps in the enrollment process, including payment of the registration fee for next year. In addition, we will be sharing the school calendar for 2021-2022 at that time. (Preview: For those planning summer vacations, the first day of school next year will be August 18, 2021).

This week in our character lesson from Mark 1:21-28, the students learned how Jesus spoke with authority and integrity, speaking the truth in love (i.e. Something Better) in the face of criticism and threats. There is no school Monday, as we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke with integrity and courage, calling our nation to recognize that a person should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

Have a great 3-day-weekend!
Matt Hoehner
Executive Director
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UPCOMING DATES
No School: MLK Jr. Day January 18th
National Lutheran Schools Week January 25–29th

...Early Childhood... Our ECE Summer Program begins in 143 days! An email link will be shared with all age eligible ECE students on Monday morning, January 25th, and the link will go “live” at 7:00pm.

Here are some details to help you prepare: 

  • Our ECE Summer Program will take place on the Kirkwood campus only
  • The program will operate June 7th-July 30th
  • This year, there will be four age groups represented in our summer classrooms:
  • 2’s Classroom (those who are 2 by July 31)
  • 3’s Classroom (those who are 3 by July 31)
  • 4’s Classroom (those who are 4 by July 31)
  • Kindergarten (those who are 5 by July 31)
  • Full-day program is 7:30am-5:30pm
  • Half-day program is 7:30am-12:00pm
  • Families can select 1-5 days of attendance each week. Please note that registration applies to the entire summer program (there is not an option for individual weeks of attendance)

Registration will fill quickly, so please put a reminder on your calendar for 7:00pm on January 25th! 
...Elementary & Middle School... National Lutheran Schools Week is coming!

January 24 through January 29th is National Lutheran Schools week. The theme this year is "Sent to Serve". Each day has a theme of its own, and we have added some special dress days for the week. Students may choose to wear their school uniforms or items with the special theme in mind. Here is what the week will look like:
Monday, January 25th: Christmas Dress Up Day (elementary) or Best Christmas/Sunday Dress/Outfit (not ugly sweater) (middle school)
Tuesday, January 26th: Grade Level Color teams- head to toe
          Kindergarten - red
          1st grade - blue
          2nd grade - pink
          3rd grade - green
          4th grade - purple
          5th grade - blue
          6th grade - red
          7th grade - grey
          8th grade - black
Wednesday, January 27th: Pajama/comfy clothes day
Thursday, January 28th: Athletic clothes/Favorite team jerseys/shirts
Friday, January 29th: Travel clothes/tourist outfits
During Lutheran School's Week, we will be gathering items for our service project of making Senior Care Bags.  

Each elementary student is asked to bring in six items from this list (remembering that with multi-pack items, count the individual items, i.e. a box of granola bars (6 or more) counts as 6 items). This is optional for middle school students, but if you choose to participate items will need to be turned in by Monday, January 25 to ensure they make it over to the elementary campus and into the bags on time!

  • tea or instant coffee (several tea bags or single serve coffee bags in a small ziploc bag)
  • single serve applesauce, fruit cups or pudding
  • granola bars, cereal bars
  • individual snack bags of pretzels, cheez-its
  • microwave popcorn
  • peanut butter cracker packets
  • small bags of trail mix, dried fruit or nuts

Items may be brought to school at any time starting as early as Monday. Thank you for your help with this project.



Thank you!

Our wonderful community has a "pizza" OUR hearts! We can't thank you enough for donating and putting together this fun teacher and staff appreciation day!
Nurse's Corner
A few reminders as we continue to navigate this school year:
  • Please remember to keep your children home if they have any COVID symptoms. 
  • Those diagnosed with COVID do not ALWAYS have a fever. Symptoms can include headache, congestion, sore throat, runny nose, cough, GI symptoms, loss of taste or smell, body aches and fatigue. 
  • Please do not send your child to school if anyone if your household has a pending COVID test or is planning to be tested. Please wait to return to school until after receiving negative results of the test. 
Elementary School Lunch Volunteers
Happy 2021! As our volunteer schedules continue to evolve, our elementary lunchroom has a need for help on every Tuesday. Whether you can commit to one Tuesday a month, or multiple, please contact Meghan Morelan at mmorelan@ccls-stlouis.org. Thank you for your help and support!
NWEA
Yahooooooo!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS! They completed the Winter Session of the NWEA. The middle school students did a fabulous job working hard, being diligent, and remaining patient. We are ALL very proud of their HARD WORK! If your child has a make up assessment, Mrs. Foristal will be in communication with the teachers and your child to re-schedule. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Foristal at kforistal@ccls-stlouis.org with any questions.

Next week beginning on Tuesday, January 19th thru Friday, January 22nd, our 3rd and 4th graders will take the 2nd round of the NWEA. Each student will be assessed in the areas of Math, Science, Reading Comprehension and Language. The assessments will begin each morning after devotions.

The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, January 19: NWEA Math for 3rd and 4th grade

Wednesday, January 20: NWEA  Reading for 3rd and 4th grade

Thursday, January 21: NWEA Language Arts for 3rd and 4th grade

Friday, January 22: NWEA Science for 3rd and 4th grade

The NWEA provides teachers and facilitators with data needed to make important decisions about student learning. The NWEA helps educators to:
  • see what students have already learned -- and what they are ready to learn
  • personalize learning for each student
  • set goals for student growth and track progress
  • see how students are performing against grade level standards
 
Both in person students and distance learners will take the assessments at the same time during the school day. 

Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast each day. 
CCLS is currently accepting applicants for faculty and staff positions for the upcoming '21- '22 academic year. Some positions may be available to start immediately. Apply anytime at https://bit.ly/CCLScareers, or learn more by emailing Jessica Anderson, Director of HR, at janderson@ccls-stlouis.org.


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