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How do we begin the day at CCS?

With a song and Bible teaching! We love our morning devotion time!

At the lower school campus, PK through 6th Grade begin the day in the gym with a song of worship, a scripture devotion, and the doxology. For students in the upper school, morning singing and devotion happens between 1st and 2nd period classes each day.

Some of this week's scriptures were:

• John 21:1-4
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
• Isaiah 40:29-31
• Matthew 6:21

Preschoolers are making great progress with letter and sound recognition. This is such an important step in building a strong foundation for reading.

Juniors and Seniors spent a little time on Wednesday learning about Pensacola Christian College from a group of current students of varying majors.

Ms. Tucker's 3rd grade students have been sharpening their time-telling skills with analog clocks.

Mrs. Shaddrix's Kindergarten students enjoyed a little board-game-style sight word practice.

SGA members showed their dedication to planning activities for the year by coming in for an early morning before school meeting. These students are working on several items and showing great leadership!

Mrs. Warden and Mrs. Griffin's students in Chorus and Drama are already working hard on performance details for the spring production of Mary Poppins.

• January 19 - MLK Holiday - NO SCHOOL
• January 19 - Basketball at Home vs. Lindsay Lane (VG,VB). **Early Game Times**
• January 20 - WSCC Scholarship Session (Seniors)
• January 20 - PTF Meeting at 5:30
• January 21 - 6th Grade Move Up Shadow Day at the Upper School
• January 23 - Archery at Good Hope
• January 23 - Basketball at Brindlee Mountain (VG,VB)
• January 27 - Josten's on Campus for Graduation Supplies and Class Rings
• January 27 - Basketball at Home vs St. Bernard (VG,VB - Senior Basketball Player Night)
• January 29 - Basketball at Hanceville (VG,VB)
• January 30 - $1 Dress Down Day
• January 30 - Archery at Guntersville
• January 31 - End of Priority Re-Enrollment
• February 1 - Open Enrollment Begins for New Families

Refer to information from your child's teacher for details about activities specific to classes.

Hot lunch ordering for February is open in the FACTS Family Portal.

To order Hot Lunches:

• Log in to your FACTS Family Portal

• Click Student, then select Lunch

• Click +CREATE WEB ORDER

• Click the name of the student you wish to place an order for.

• Click the date and add the number of items for each date you would like to order.

• Submit your order. The Online Lunch Payment screen will display after you place your order.

The current 6th grade students will be spending the day at the upper school campus on Wednesday, January 21st. On this day they will participate in typical core day (MWF) classes. If everything goes smoothly they will also earn a bonus visit to experience a typical elective day (TTh) on Thursday. Parents of 6th grade students should refer to the details emailed from Mrs. Yearwood for more information.

Enrollment season for 2026-27 is here! Application/Enrollment packets have been opened early this year for existing families and new prospective families.

Existing families may work on re-enrollment packets via the FACTS Family Portal December 15th - January 31.

Dates to Note for the Enrollment Timeline:

• December 15: CHOOSE Act Renewal Application for the 2026-27 school year open for families that are already using CHOOSE funds and plan to renew. Renewal is required by the state.
• December 15-January 31: Re-Enrollment applications open for existing CCS families.
• January 2: CHOOSE Act applications open for new families for the 2026-27 school year.
• January 31: Existing family priority re-enrollment ends. (Seats are not guaranteed after this date.)
• February 1: Enrollment for new families will begin. (The application will open in January, but no new applications will be process until priority re-enrollment ends.)
• March 31: CHOOSE Act applications close and all financial assistance application steps must be complete.

There will be two application dates for the 2026-2027 academic year – one for renewing family applications and one for new family applications.

• A renewing family application pertains to a family with participating student(s) that received a CHOOSE Act ESA digital wallet for the 2025-2026 academic year. These families can renew current participating students and add siblings of participating students starting December 15, 2025, through the application deadline of March 31, 2026. A renewing family must renew. It is not an automatic renewal.
• A new family application pertains to a family that has not previously applied for CHOOSE Act Alabama; or a family applicant that applied for the 2025-2026 academic year but was either not awarded, or did not complete the award affidavit in ClassWallet. These families can apply starting on January 2, 2026, through the application deadline of March 31, 2026.

PTF Members will be meeting on Tuesday, January 20th at 5:30 PM.

The PTF will be hosting a Bake Sale in February. Use SignUp Genius to participate.

The last few games have been exciting match ups in area play. Both Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys picked up wins against St. Bernard on Monday. On Thursday the teams faced Meek in two hard fought games. Games upcoming for next week are Lindsay Lane at home on Monday, January 19th and Friday at Brindlee Mountain.

The youth teams hosted games on Saturday. The players are improving every week! Congratulations to all on a job well done!

The Youth Basketball Teams will be joining the Varsity Teams for a couple of special spirit nights at upcoming home games.

• February 2 - Youth Boys
• February 3 - Youth Girls

Keep track of what's happening in CCS Athletics by following the booster Facebook page.

Cullman Christian Athletics

Every day we are getting requests for more information about CCS from new families interested. Chances are, they are interested because they know you! If this is the case, here are some great ways to get them started....

• Visit the School Website
• Book a School Tour
• Read Some of our Weekly Newsletters
• Call the Main Office at 256-734-0734

PreK-12

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Email: office@cullmanchristian.com
Website: https://www.cullmanchristian.org/
Location: 1803 Beech Avenue Southeast, Cullman, AL, USA
Phone: (256)734-0734
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