Christ the King School Newsletter - October 2, 2018
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Dear Christ the King School Families,
Special Time of the Year
We welcome autumn and the month of October as a time for renewal and reflection. This special month holds significance in our faith as we lean toward the Holy Mother and our Holy Rosary as a reminder of the promises and fulfilled petitions that God so lovingly presents. Together, we have accomplished great things in a very short amount of time. The Msgr. Wade Golf Tournament and annual Walk-a-Jog-a-Thon were both great successes for our school’s support measures and greater programming. With immense gratitude, we count our blessings as Heidi Nuti and her team of volunteers, Leo Lopoz/Dalton Brown and their team of volunteers led the way with great faith, generosity, and commitment.
Conference Week
Our faculty and staff have been hard at work preparing for this week’s conferences. There will be no school on Thursday, October 4th and 5th to accommodate Parent/Teacher Conferences, and CTK Club will be closed during conference days as well. Students in Grades 4-8 will attend the conference(s) with their parent(s). We thank you in advance for shifting your busy schedules in support of our students, faculty, staff, and community. In addition, there will be no school on Monday, October 8th in observance of Columbus Day. Please enjoy the long weekend with family and friends. May this special time provide relaxation, and renewed spirit.
Administrative Support Staff Update
Change is a part of life. It is always difficult to see someone move forward, but ultimately we support our faculty and staff in their decisions and wish them the greatest successes in life. Jenny Barger, front office administrative assistant, has decided to accept a position, in marketing and communications, at St. Isidore School in Danville, California. The decision did not come easy for Jenny. I know she will continue to love and support CTK School as she looks forward to seeing everyone at school-wide/parish events and celebrating mass. Today, we send Jenny and her family many blessings. We thank Jenny for her intrinsically kind heart, compassionate ways, and for a salient/creative/well-formatted weekly newsletter.
Garden of Blessing and Big Toy
A special thank you to Colleen Noland for organizing a work party for our Garden of Blessing this past Saturday. Lots of initiatives/planning, educational experiences, and work are occurring in our garden space. We thank Colleen for her inventive spirit and stewardship to such a great learning opportunity. In addition, the “Big Toy” playground chip was replenished, by Tom Sweeney and volunteers this past weekend, as well. Each day presents many opportunities to thank God for our awesome community!
Abundant blessing,
Joe Silveira
Principal
Christ the King School
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Let's pray for all those who are suffering from illnesses. Lets also pray for those affected by the tsunami in Indonesia. May God keep them in His tender and loving care.
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Wednesday, October 3
- 12pm Dismissal.
Thursday, October 4
- No School/Parent Teacher Conference.
Friday, October 5
- No School/Parent Teacher Conference.
Monday, October 8
- No school in observance of Columbus Day.
Wednesday, October 10
- 2:15pm Dismissal. Auction meeting 7pm.
Thursday, October 11
- Hot lunch- hot dogs.
Friday, October 12
- School Mass 8am (5th Prep). Dress Uniform.
Saturday, October 13
- Garden Work Party 9am-12pm. Father Daughter Dance.
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Y
earbooks on Sale Now
: Lifetouch is offering an "Early Bird" discount of $20 per yearbook. After October 15th pricing will increase to $30.
Click here
to order your yearbook. CTK school code #1069319.
Friday Morning Mass:
We have noticed an increase of students going directly to the Church on Friday morning. Please do not leave siblings of choir members unsupervised in Church. A parent must accompany the student until it is time for them to line up or utilize morning Club. Non-choir members line up in front of the classrooms starting at 7:45am. Classes walk together over to mass.
Hot Lunch:
"Thursday Orange Ticket Hot Lunch":
In an effort to reduce confusion, please purchase your tickets prior to Thursdays. Orders received tomorrow will be sent home with your child at the end of the day.
Click here
to purchase Hot Lunch Tickets.
Milk/Ice Cream:
Milk is sold every day, ice cream is sold every Tuesday to grades 1-8.
Click here
for the order form. Orders received tomorrow will be sent home with your child at the end of the day.
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Handbook Review:
The
2018-2019 Parent Handbook
is now available to view. Please take the time to carefully read and review the information. Once reviewed, please sign and return the
Handbook Agreement Form
. Please take Please pay special attention to the section: Daily Schedules and Information.
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Father/Daughter Dance: Today is the last day to RSVP for the Father Daughter Dance.
The theme for this year's dance is the "Masquerade Ball". If your daughter would like to wear a masquerade mask, they are welcome to do so. There will be a professional photographer the night of the event. In today's Family Envelope you will find a photo packet. Please bring the completed photo packet to the dance. If you did not receive an invitation, would like to volunteer or can donate a nut free dessert please contact
Kristen Sawyer at (925) 890-2639.
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On Wednesday, October 3rd Club CTK will make a trip to 7-11 for Slurpees! We will leave to 7-11 at 12:45pm and return back to school at 2:00pm. Interested students should bring $2. Students who want to attend must have a
Club Field Trip Parent Permission form
on file.
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Annual PTG Halloween Ice Cream Social:
Please join us on
Friday, October 26th
from 6pm-8pm for PTG’s spooktacular ice cream social! Show your Halloween spirit by dressing in costume. Enjoy socializing, ice cream and games! The social will be held in the CTK gym.
We need volunteers to help set up on Friday, October 26th during school hours, help out during the event, and assist with clean up. If you can help, please text Kirsten Sawyer at: 925-890-2639.
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Halloween "Boos" & Don'ts
: Wednesday, October 31
st
, the students may wear Halloween costumes to school. P
lease follow the guidelines listed below:
- The costume must allow the child to function as a student while in class (all morning).
- Care is to be taken and consideration given to the ages of our Student Body. Costumes should not be too scary, gross or violent.
- The following are NOT allowed: weapons, gory makeup, animals, scary clown costumes, or immodest clothing (no bare midriff/short skirts/low cut necklines, etc).
- Students who do not wish to wear a costume may wear orange, black or white colored non-uniform dress or their school uniform. Please refer to the Non-uniform guidelines listed in the Parent-Student Handbook.
- Students attending CLUB CTK after school may want to bring a change of clothes for the afternoon.
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3rd Grade with Mrs. Sihler is a CTK tradition!
Our wonderful
Mrs. Sihler has been sharing her time and talents with the third grade class at CTK for
39 years!
Over those 39 years she has helped over 1,400 students grow and learn, some of those students now have children going here. Thank you Mrs. Sihler for loving CTK!
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The Class of 2019's Day at the Cathedral:
On Wednesday, September 26th our 8th grade class celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. It was a wonderful opportunity to see the Bishop serve Mass and spend time with other 8th grade classes from local Catholic Schools.
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It's time to turn in those Box Tops!
For those of you who are not familiar with Box Tops... Look for this type of image on hundreds of General Mills products throughout the grocery store and your pantry, clip them (as close to the edge of the label as possible) and turn them to the school! Some examples of the brands you can find them on are: Cheerios, Wheaties, Chex Mix, Nature Valley Granola bars, Annie's organic products, and even Kleenex facial tissue!
Each box top clip is worth 10 cents for our school.
..it all adds up and it is free money for CTK! Not too much is free in today's world so let's take advantage of it. All it takes is a small bit of time and effort to clip and submit!!!
Our first Box Tops collection deadline is approaching, so please gather all your Box Tops and Labels for Education by
Friday, October 19th.
Submit them to your child's classroom or the front office. If your are turning them into the office, make sure to include your child's grade so the proper class gets the credit. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Cooper:
jenniferanne_cooper@yahoo.com
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Let's continue to support this great program that makes money for our school! If you miss this deadline, that's ok, keep collecting and turning them in! We collect them all year long. Happy clipping!
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Garden of Blessings - Work Party
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Please join us on
Saturday, October 13th from 9am-12pm
for a volunteer work party. Earn volunteer hours by harvesting fruits, vegetables, uprooting weeds, and caring for the chickens. Bring a pair of gardening gloves and your enthusiasm! Bagels and coffee will be provided.
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Purchasing scrip is an easy way to support the school!
Click here
for details and directions on how to sign up.
Shop scrip for local vendors such as Melo’s, La Mordida, Kinder’s, DeVino’s, Jack’s, Lunardi’s and Classic Designs along with weekly specials.
If you have questions contact Maryann Harrison at
ctkscripchair@gmail.com
. Happy
Shopping!
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The Italian Catholic Federation's (ICF) Annual Fall Charity Dinner will be held Saturday, October 6th at 7:00pm. To purchase tickets or for further information, contact Judi Dallara at 925-212-8063 or judidallara@yahoo.com.
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