November 25th, 2021

Dear Parents:
The "Christmas Countdown" has begun. There are only 3 weeks until Christmas break. This translates into a lot of work, excitement, and fun filled activities. Please see the Upcoming Events and Announcement sections on the Home page of our website for a schedule of these events.

With winter, comes mittens, touques, snow pants, etc. Please ensure that your child’s name is on their winter gear as many of the children have very similar things. It will help students keep track of their winter clothing as they are going out on break and coming back in. If your child’s belongings do get misplaced, please look in the Lost and Found box that is on the shelf above the coat racks in the foyer. Sometimes children come home with something that does not belong to them, please bring it back and place it in the Lost and Found box. Also the students need to have indoor footwear every day.

Our Christmas Bake sale is now on and orders are coming in daily. I will be contacting those that volunteered to help to schedule when we need your help. Please note, the last day to order is December 10th.

Thursday, December 16th, is our last day of school before the Christmas break (December 20th to January 2nd). We will be having a Christmas party that afternoon and school will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. The students return to school work on January 3rd.

As you know, to encourage school spirit and team work, as well as have a lot of fun, we have divided the students into two teams. Our team challenges for the month of December are going to be during our Christmas party on December 17th. Each student is encouraged to dress in “Christmas” fashion (no Santa Claus themes please) that day. Pictures and words on clothing will be acceptable and encouraged to see which team can foster the greater Christmas spirit. We will be having a hot lunch for our party. You will be contacted later to discuss how and what you can contribute to our Christmas dinner. Please note that we do not require all of our families to contribute this time. Those of you who are not contacted will be contacted for another event this year.

Please note that we will be at the rink playing sneaker hockey and broomball for gym every Thursday in December and skating in January. Your children will need a helmet that fits properly, with a chin strap, to ensure safety if they fall and skates in January. Please ensure that your children’s skates are sharpened for January. It is not easy to skate on dull skates.
Please encourage your child to complete the school work and Scriptures that are listed on their “Honor Roll” slip that went home with the student’s report cards, as this is the requirement to fulfill one quarter's work. Our second quarter ends January 28th. Some of our students are starting to run low on school supplies. Ensuring that students have pencils and erasers goes a long way towards completion of their goals.

Please pray for the students and staff. We believe that God has greater and greater things in store for us as we progress through this school year. We know that each life that is a part of Lakeland Christian Academy is going to be changed as we press on in the things of God.
God bless you,

Lynda Amesmann
Principal