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Newsletter: Newsletter - January 30th, 2012 |
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| Posted by: ron.scott on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 01:11 PM — 10 Reads |
From the Heart of the Head of School
We find ourselves in the middle of a short series of articles that lay the foundation for Christian Education as expressed here at Lighthouse Christian Academy. This week’s thoughts revolve around the second of these principles. It is our hope that when you find yourself in a discussion with a neighbor, a friend or a relative concerning your value in, and decision for Christian education, you will be armed with principles that are carried out on a daily basis at Lighthouse Christian Academy. Here is the second of our four principles.
The education of a child, if and when delegated to others by the parents, must be accomplished by teachers chosen with the greatest of care, with the clearest of intentionality, and with the knowledge that the teacher will disciple those students found within their care. Exodus 18:21, Psalm 78:6-7, Matthew 28:19-20
Christian curriculums utilized in a classroom are critical to the process, but that does not make a school “Christian”. The vast majority of our students should have a strong, family familiarity with church attendance, and may even have a sincere profession and expression of faith. This, though important, in and of itself, however, does not make a school “Christian”. A school is certainly not defined as “Christian” simply because that word is contained in its name and placed upon the brick over the entrance. The key component lies within the teachers. It is the teachers that make this school “Christian” in its expression and practice.
Great care is employed in who we hire, and how that process is carried out. That our teachers are qualified and certified to teach what they teach is just a baseline test. This only gets them through the door for an interview. Through the application process and subsequent (multiple) interviews, LCA develops a relatively solid feel for the teacher’s spiritual position and progress. It is important to LCA that the person placed in front of our students is a growing, vibrant Christian, one who is not hesitant to articulate their faith, both in word and practice. Discipleship happens intentionally (through our curriculums) and through daily exposure to the character of that teacher. How they act and how they will respond is equally as important, and will be under as great, if not more scrutiny and greater study by each student than the material that is taught by that teacher.
Our present teachers have been challenged to evaluate three critical aspects in their approach to their calling. What investment have they placed in, and what output might be measured when considering these three aspects? These are in no special order, and may be placed upon an equilateral triangle. Does the teacher love the subject they are teaching? Does the teacher love the craft of teaching? And, finally, does the teacher love the children placed in their stewardship? It is in the strength of these answers that the degree of student learning and success will occur.
Once again, this second principle helps us to identify how Christian education is different as opposed to better than other alternatives found in our community. A subsequent principle in coming weeks will state how we need to be academically sound or excellent as stated in our Mission Statement, and how that should be expressed in the lives and hearts of our students. When we say that the home, the church and the school form a unique partnership, a three-legged stool, as it were, that sets the stage for student success, it is only through a Christian education where a Christian parent can have a reasonable degree of surety that the teacher standing in front of their child will share a common, biblical worldview, one that is articulated freely and without hesitation or restriction in both curriculum and character.
Take a moment to read a portion of the story of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:27-28 and 1 Samuel 3:1-10). In these related passages, we find Samuel in the care of his “teacher”, the prophet Eli. The Lord twice calls the young boy Samuel, but it was not until Eli gave Samuel a frame of reference, a biblical worldview, on how to interpret the call that Samuel answered the Lord. Appearing on the scene during the darkest of Old Testament days, Samuel grew to be the last, and one of the greatest, of the Judges. Samuel called the people of Israel to revival and appointed two kings, Saul and David.
LCA is committed to Christian education. We are committed to hiring the best Christian teachers possible. We are committed to program improvement and staff development so our teachers are best equipped to stand before your children and teach all that they do from a biblical worldview. Thank you for investing in Christian education.
In His work together,
Mr. Baldomero
Head of School
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
January 30, 2012
PRIORITY REGISTRATION: Priority registration for LCA families began last week. All current students and their siblings are urged to register for next year during this time frame. Open enrollment is slated to start on Monday, February 6th.
LCA OPEN HOUSE FOR PUBLIC: The first LCA Open House for the 2012-2013 school year, will occur tonight from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Please spread the word to your family and friends interested in Christian education.
2011 PRIVATE SCHOOL PARENT TAX DEDUCTION: Information regarding this new tax deduction for the State of Indiana was mailed home last week. Check it out.
PASTOR’S APPRECIATION DAY: On February 9th we will be honoring our pastors for all they do for us on a weekly basis. If you are available to help from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM that day, please contact Mrs. Amy Holdeman at alholdeman@comcast.net.
COOKIN’ WITH KIDS: The Cookin’ with Kids All-School Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 3rd. You should be receiving detailed information and team registration forms in the mail this week. We are currently in the final stages of planning for this event. If you are interested in helping, please contact Mrs. Sherry Stevens at sherry.stevens@lighthouse-christian.com. Please take a look at your calendar and consider giving of your time and talents to help make this important event a success!
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THE LCA COOKBOOK: As part of the “Cookin’ with Kids” All-School Fundraiser, we will be compiling an LCA All-School cookbook. We have so many wonderful cooks here at LCA and would love to have the opportunity to share all of these great recipes. Please consider sharing your favorite recipes by submitting them to the following e-mail address (recipes@mylca.net). Please TYPE your recipe in the body of the e-mail or in a word processing document. In order to have sufficient time to compile this cookbook before the fundraiser, all recipes are due by Monday, February 6, 2012.
LCA STUDENT COUNCIL S 4 EVENT: For our February super social, the student council is sponsoring a trip for students in grades 6-12 to go snow tubing at Paoli Peaks. We will meet at the LCA parking lot on February 10th at 11:30 a.m. and depart for Paoli Peaks to snow tube 1:00-4:00 p.m. The cost is $25.00 a person. A waiver form must be completed by all participants before we leave the LCA parking lot.
We will need drivers for this trip. You can earn 7 hours of volunteer time by being a chaperone. Chaperones are also invited to participate in tubing, just send the $25.00 registration fee with your students registration form. If you are interested in being a chaperone, please indicate that on your child's form or contact sponsor, Joyce Huck, at <joyce.huck@lighthouse-christian.com>. Please see your child or a student council member for reservation forms.
DROP AND DATE NIGHT: The LCA Varsity Cheerleaders are sponsoring a “Drop & Date Night” on Tuesday, February 14th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the school. This event provides childcare in a safe and fun environment for kids under 10. Drop the kids off at LCA and go enjoy a night out with your valentine! We will serve dinner, entertain them with games and show a movie, all for $20.00 a child. There is a multiple child discount of just $10.00 for each additional child in the family. We will be sending home fliers with the students later this week. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. Please contact Mr. Mike Woodcock at mike.woodcock@lighthouse-christian.com to pre-register or if you have questions.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Teacher Appreciation Week will be February 13-17, 2012. Please contact Mrs. Piper Cohen at cohenhp@comcast.net, if you are interesting in helping with this event.
BACKSTREET MISSIONS FOOD DRIVE: Let’s show our love this Valentine’s Day by collecting canned and boxed goods for Backstreet Missions! The LCA Student Council will be collecting canned goods from January 30th through February 9th. Instead of having class competitions, we have set a personal goal of 5 good per person. That makes our school goal at 1,175 goods. For students who meet their personal goals, Chick-fil-a will be giving a coupon for a free chicken sandwich and Wendy's will be awarding a free frosty coupon.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: LCA is excited and honored to be a host site for an American Red Cross blood drive. It will take place here at school in the gym on Thursday, March 8th, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Appointment scheduling will begin soon. Please mark your calendars and consider taking time to come in and be a donor. It is such an important cause!
WEATHER RELATED DELAYS & CLOSINGS: As we enter the winter season we would like to take opportunity to announce the local news stations where we will post our delay and closing information. Lighthouse Christian Academy will be making decisions regarding delays or closings independently of local school corporations. Please tune to these local stations to check for delays or closings and look for LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Channel 6 News - WRTV - ABC; Channel 8 News - WISH - CBS; Channel 13 News - WTHR - NBC; Spirit 95 - FM 95.1 - Radio; WGCL AM - 1370 - Radio; WCLS - FM 97.7 - Radio; WFIU - FM 103.7 - Radio. We will also post delay and closing information on the LCA website. All decisions will be made with the safety of the LCA community in mind. Regardless of the decision made by LCA, parents are free to make their own decisions should they deem conditions in their area unsafe for travel. When a two hour delay is called, Before Care is not in session. Children should not be dropped off before 9:45 AM.
TUTORS NEEDED: Do you have some available time during the school day? Do you have a desire to help students master math, reading or language? If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to consider tutoring one or two elementary students on a regular basis during the school day. If you are interested in doing this, please e-mail Donna Wilson at donna.wilson@lighthouse-christian.com. Let her know what days and times you are available as well as the subject areas you would be interested in tutoring. She will try to match your availability to the times that work best for students and teachers. All tutoring counts toward your volunteer hours.
ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS: The next Accountability Group meetings will be Wednesday, February 8th at 7:00 AM. The schedule for the remainder of the spring semester will be February 22nd, March 7th, March 21st, April 4th, April 18th, May 2nd and May 16th.
PRINT CARTRIDGE RECYCLING: LCA is now a drop off point for your used printer cartridges. For every cartridge we turn in, LCA gets $2.00 towards office supply purchases.
ELEMENTARY NEWS
BEVERAGE CARDS: Beverage cards are on sale in the office. Beverages are available at lunch and during before- and after-care and include water, white milk, and chocolate milk. The cost of one card is $18.00 for 40 beverages. You may buy more than one card at a time. After you purchase a card, you will be notified when the card is running low.
ENRICHMENT WEBSITE: A website that you might like to check out for your elementary age child is www.SoftSchools.com. The description on their website is as follows:
“SoftSchools.com provides free math worksheets, free math games, grammar quizzes and free phonics worksheets and games. Worksheets and games are organized by grades and topics. These printable math and phonics worksheets are auto generated.”
The website also has activities with holiday themes as well as games and quizzes for science and social studies.
SKATE NIGHT: Our next skate night will be Thursday, February 23rd, at Western Skateland (930 W. 17th Street), from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The cost is $4.00 per person and includes admission and skate rental. If we exceed 75 participants, Western Skateland will donate $1.25 per person back to the school. Come and enjoy a fun-filled evening of skating that also benefits LCA!
JR./SR. HIGH NEWS
INDIANA STATE SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION RESULTS: Congratulations to Nicholas Erhgott, Colsen Evans, Joe Fix, Gabe Huck and Hannah Kautz for excellent preformances at a vocal competion sponsored by the Indiana State School Music Association. Gabe and Colsen will be advancing on to the state competition in February.
LCA GUIDANCE OFFICE UPDATE
FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: Bloomington High School South will host another Financial Aid Workshop on Tuesday February 7th at 7:00 P.M. in the Large Group Room. Pat McCafferty, Director of Financial Aid at Ivy Tech Bloomington will be the guest speaker. Areas of discussion will include the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the prerequisite for receiving financial aid and how it impacts state, federal, and institutional financial aid. All college bound students and parents are encouraged to attend.
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: If you visit a college or university, please let Mrs. Holdeman know. She would like to get your feedback on the schools and use your visit as a potential resource for other students who may be interested in the same schools.
IU CREDIT UNION HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE: The award is offered to seniors who intend to enroll full-time in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited university in the Fall of 2012. Full eligibility requirements and more details are outlined in the application. The application can be found and completed electronically at www.iucu.org.
SAT UPDATE: Juniors should be signing up now for a spring SAT test date. There are three from which to choose---March 10, May 5, and June 2. The SAT Subject tests are available at the May and June test dates. Go to www.collegeboard.org for more information and to register online.
FAFSA UPDATE: The state of Indiana deadline for the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is March 10. Seniors should contact specific colleges/universities for their deadlines. Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov for more details.
PARENTS OF JUNIORS: Please contact Mrs. Holdeman to set up a time to discuss your child's post-Lighthouse plans. Call 824-2000, ext. 130.
PARENTS OF SENIORS: If you have any questions regarding your child and graduation, please call the office and your call will be directed to the person most able to help!
BALFOUR REPRESENTATIVE AT LCA: A representative will be at LCA, tomorrow, Tuesday, January 31st during the lunch hour. Information packets were made available to students last week and can also be picked up at the office. If you are interested in purchasing a class ring, please return your completed form to the Balfour representative next Tuesday.
HOMEWORK FORUM: Please check the LCA homepage for teacher postings at http://www.lighthouse-christian.com. Click on the homework feature and scroll down to your student's teacher for weekly updates.
CALENDAR NOTES
• January 30: LCA Open House 7:00 PM
• February 6: Open Registration Begins
• February 9: Pastor Appreciation Day
• February 9: Progress Reports Go Home
• February 10: WINTER BREAK– NO SCHOOL - FLEX DAY*
• February 16: LCA High School Orientation Night
• February 18: ACSI Spelling Bee
• February 24: LCA JH/SH Science Fair
• February 25: Admissions Testing 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon – Applicants in Grades 1 - 12
• February 28: LCA Open House 7:00 PM
• March 1: Round 1 PSAS Deadline
• March 2: ACSI Creative Writing
• March 2: Read Across America
• March 3: Ivy Tech Science Fair
• March 3: COOKIN’ WITH KIDS – ALL SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
• March 8: American Red Cross Blood Drive
• March 5-9: ISTEP Testing
• March 12-16: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
• March 19-21: IREAD-3 Test (Third Grade only)
• March 22: End of Third Quarter
• March 24: Admissions Testing 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon – Applicants in Grades 1 - 12
• March 29: LCA Open House 7:00 PM
• March 30: Report Cards Go Home
• April 6: GOOD FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL
• April 9: FLEX DAY- NO SCHOOL – STAFF DEVELOPMENT*
• April 10-16: Terra Nova Achievement Tests
• April 11: Crane Science Fair
• April 13: ACSI Speech Meet
• April 17: Enrollment Fee increases to $250 per student
• April 24: Band Concert
• April 24: LCA Elementary Science Olympiad
• April 27: FLEX DAY- NO SCHOOL – STAFF DEVELOPMENT*
• April 28: Admissions Testing 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon – Applicants in Grades 1 - 12
• April 30-May 4: ISTEP Testing
• May 4: Progress Reports Go Home
• May 10 & 11: Choir Musical - 7:00 p.m.
• May 18: LCA Carnival
• May 21- 25: Grade 12 – 2nd Semester Finals
• May 24: Kindergarten Graduation
• May 24, 25, 29 7 30: Grade 7-11 - 2nd Semester Finals
• May 26: Commencement
• May 28: MEMORIAL DAY- NO SCHOOL
• May 30: End of Fourth Quarter
• May 31: FLEX DAY – SNOW MAKE-UP DAY*
• June 1: FLEX DAY – SNOW MAKE-UP DAY*
• June 1: Round 2 PSAS Deadline
• June 8 Report Cards Mailed Home
*Flex days will be used to make up any school days missed due to snow closings.
ATHLETICS UPDATE
Monday Jan.30
Elementary Boys: Practice - 3:30- 4:30pm
Jr. High Boys: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Jr. High Girls: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Varsity Girls: Practice - 5:30- 7pm
Varsity & JV Boys: Practice - 7-8:30pm
Tuesday Jan. 31
Elementary Boys: Practice - 3:30-4:40pm
Jr. High Boys: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Jr. High Girls: Practice - 5:30-6:30pm
Varsity Girls: Practice - 5:30-7:00pm
Varsity & JV Boys: Practice - 7-8:30pm
Wednesday Feb. 1
Varsity Girls: Practice - 3:30-5:00pm
Varsity & JV Boys: Practice - 3:30-5:00pm
Thursday Feb. 2
Elementary Boys: Practice - 3:30-4:30pm
Jr. High Boys: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Jr. High Girls: Practice - 4:40-5:30pm
Varsity Girls: Practice - 5:30-7pm
Varsity & JV Boys: Practice - 7-8:30pm
Friday Feb. 3
Elementary Boys: Practice - 3:30-4:30pm
Jr. High Boys: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Jr. High Girls: Practice - 4:30-5:30pm
Varsity Girls: Practice - 5:30-7pm
Varsity & JV Boys: Practice - 7-8:30pm
Saturday Feb.4
- Elementary & Jr. High boys CSAC tournament @ Columbus Christian - TBA
- JV & Varsity boys @ Washington Catholic 6:30 PM
*Driving directions to away games can be found on the LCA website (www.lighthouse-christian.com) under the Athletics link on the lower left side of the page.
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The entire "Heart of the Head of School" series on the "Principles of Christian Education as Expressed at LCA" is now available for download. 
As part of the “Cookin’ with Kids” All-School Fundraiser March 3rd, we will be compiling an LCA All-School cookbook. We have so many wonderful 
cooks here at LCA and would love to have the opportunity to share all of these great recipes. Please consider sharing your favorite recipes by submitting them to 
