Principal's Message
Dear Christ Lutheran Students and Families,
Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
As we partner together throughout this year and reflect on God’s unfailing love especially throughout this month of February, we continue to remember and celebrate that God loved us so much that He gave us Jesus, His Son, Who is the Savior and Light of the World. He calls, enlightens, equips, and unites us to proclaim this Good News to all and to share His LOVE, joy, hope, and peace.
Parents, I continue to thank the Lord and you for your partnership and prayers as we seek to support, encourage, and provide your children with a quality, Christ-centered education!
We thank PTL for hosting FAMILY FUN NIGHT on FEBRUARY 10th at 6:30 PM! The family movie feature is CARS 3. We thank the 8th grade families who will be selling refreshments as part of their 8th grade class trip fundraiser!
This coming Monday, February 13, I personally invite and encourage you and your children to attend the OPEN HOUSE and STEP-UP NIGHT. Here’s what you need to know:
· It begins at 6 PM.
· Current CLS students and prospective students for the 2023-2024 school year will have the opportunity to “step up” and visit the grade level classroom they would be in for the next school year.
· Teachers have special activities planned for all students who attend.
· While students enjoy this special time with our teachers, parents will attend the state of the school and sharing the vision presentation in the church.
· We will be celebrating what the Lord has accomplished at CLS thus far, and will also share the vision for the future we pray the Lord will direct and bless.
· You and your children will get to tour all the classrooms and visit our gym where you will be able to learn more about how you and your family can connect and participate in PTL, Youth Programs, Athletic Programs, After-School Programs (Code Ninja), and more!
· ALL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE STEP-UP NIGHT WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT FROM MS. SOON AS AN EXPRESSION OF HER THANKS TO THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS SPECIAL NIGHT.
The Fruit of the Spirit for February is LOVE. The Fruit of the Spirit Awards for LOVE and the ZAP awards for February will NOT be issued at the last chapel of the month because it is a special ASH WEDNESDAY chapel. The February awards will be given at the first chapel in March (3/1). This is an all-school chapel that will begin at 8:35.
Valentine’s Day is this TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14! You can support our 8th grade by sending messages and treats! Flyers have been sent home via your child! There are additional flyers in the foyer of the school office. Online order forms are also available to download! Valogram orders are due by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th. The valograms will be distributed to the students in their classrooms on Valentine’s Day, February 14th.
We thank the Lord for our renewed partnership with the Foundation of Christian Athletes! We thank Coach Shane for meeting and inspiring our youth on Thursday, February 9th. Coach Shane led them in devotions, games, and treated them to pizza as he met to mentor them and inspire them to be ambassadors for Christ as they participate in athletics! Over 30 of our students participated in FCA this week! We thank our DCE, Tasha for partnering with Coach Shane as Christ Lutheran’s FCA coordinator!
Thank you to our girls’ soccer team and boys’ basketball teams for playing with heart, teamwork, and good sportsmanship, and for faithfully serving as Christ’s athletic ambassadors throughout your season that concluded this week! We sincerely thank our athletic director and coaches for the leadership, instruction, training, encouragement, and inspiration they provided. Thank you, parents and families, for your support of our teams!
We thank our STUDENT COUNCIL for leading chapel this past Wednesday, and for the wonderful Pep Rally they coordinated at the conclusion of National Lutheran Schools Week!
We pray for the Lord to bless each of our students in their efforts to learn and grow in this third quarter of our school year. Congratulations to our students in Grades 6-8 who received the Outstanding Memory Work Awards, Honor Roll, and Principal’s Honor Roll for Quarter 2. We encourage all of our students to remember that what is most important is for each of them to be faithful in using and applying the gifts God has bestowed to them, and giving their personal best efforts. No matter what the grade, the Lord is honored and pleased when we strive to do our personal best for Him and when we are faithful in using the gifts He gives us.
Please stay tuned for more information regarding our annual JOG-A-THON fundraiser! Thank you, PTL, for coordinating this event!
Please note that there will be NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, and MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day.
This week, I would like to acknowledge and commend the following students for all the ways they shine for Jesus and bless us at CLCS:
· YUMA (8): Thank you and God bless you for your honesty and leadership.
· MATTHEW (7): Thank you and God bless you for the beautiful chapel message you wrote and shared in this week’s chapel!
· JOANNA (2): Thank you for your love for the Lord, for learning, and for others! You are truly a gift from God!
· RACHEL (K): Thank you for your example of trusting the Lord when you were sick. We thank Him for healing you and for your return to school! We missed you!
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:3-6
“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
May the Lord bless and keep you this day, throughout February, and always! May He fill you with his gifts of love, joy, hope, and peace now and always!
In Christ’s love and service,
Charlene Soon
Principal
