The Annual Basket Bingo was held on March 19, 2011, with the usual sellout crowd, which enjoyed great food, door prizes, shopping with our vendors and winning fabulous filled baskets in the games.

Early March 2011 found the CLS class of 6th graders on a weeklong visit to the Carroll County Outdoor School at Hashawa. For 5 days and 4 nights the class camped with students from Faith Christian and Gerstell Academy while learning about everything from raptors to rivers and recyling. Student earned 10 service hours for their visit and are eligible for an additional 10 hours if they complete an approved environmental project.

Among the many festivities leading up to Christmas break, CLS students traveled to Carroll Lutheran Village after school for caroling to residents of the nursing center. The group distributed ornaments made by the CLS Art Club and first graders and topped off the event with a visit to Mr. Harry Culbertson, a special friend.

The annual Christmas Concert featured music by the growing CLS Band directed by Mrs. Theresa Wire, as well as vocal performances by students in all grades. The Sign Language Club and Chorus Club also performed specially prepared selections. The event was followed by refreshments in the form of cookies, cookies, and more cookies.

Following are some of the highlighted images from CLS in 2010.

For the 9th year, students at CLS enjoyed the anual Secret Santa workshop, during which they purchased and wrapped gifts for family and friends. Led by parent and Chief Elf Sue Becke, this is a highlight of the season. Read more...

Nearly 100 grandparents of CLS students visited on Grandparents Day, observing in classrooms and getting a glimpse of the school. Students who had prepared projects presented them in their classrooms.

Mrs. Beatty's Fourth Grade Class has been busy this Fall with many projects both in and outside the classroom. Following are some photos of their Mystery Mobile Projects, in which each student chose a mystery to read and then reported on the Character, Summary, Setting and details in a colorful mobile.

CLS recognized Veteran's and celebrated the service to country of family and friends during its annual Veteran's Day Program, held on November 9th. During the assembly - which started with a procession of CLS students who are Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts - students sang songs, gave readings, and recited original poetry dedicated to service members in attendance and those who have passed on. Each Veteran in attendance was recognized for his or her service. Veterans then visited classrooms to discuss their experiences and students proudly stood by their visitors or shared information about family and friends who were Veterans.

On May 7, 2010, CLS students in 2nd grades and 3rd grades visited the Baltimore Museum of Industry, learning about the incredible amount of industry and inventions originating from Baltimore and viewing demonstrations of metalworking and blacksmithing, printing, and garment making.

On November 11, 2009, CLS honored the Veteran's of America with a formal program of recognition and prayer, followed by classroom visitations. Each classroom hosted a number of Veteran's, who shared memories and memoriabilia hands-on with the children. No matter what the age, the children were fascinated by the visitors and found it an honor to meet them. The following photos show Mrs. D's First Graders interacting with their Veteran guests.