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April 16, 2024 ~ Newsletter
One Community One Family
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Dear Christ the King School Catholic Community,
May the sunlight, clouds, and rain be reminders that God is always renewing our earth. As a God of renewal, God is ever at work in our lives, too. This week we look forward to Father Paulson and our kindergartners with their fourth-grade buddies in support leading us in mass.
Earth Day is Monday, April 22nd and this week we have enveloped our morning assembly with Spring prayers and quotes. Pope Francis’s quote about Earth Day reminds us of the balance, interconnectedness, and responsibility of living in God’s creation, “I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated.”
Today our students participated in a wonderful Earth Day Faith Family activity.
Abundant blessings as we see the beautiful light our Holy Mother’s special month of May and the Tahitian spirit of our school’s auction. Shout out to Eva Baker, Jaffe Leffler, Lara Mahlik, and Colleen Shively and their auction team for their tremendous support, inventive spirit, great care, brilliant minds, and beautiful hearts leading this amazing event!
Abundant blessings,
Mr. Joseph M. Silveira Ed.D.
Principal
Christ the King Catholic School
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Dear Heavenly Father, the days are getting warmer and summer is right around the corner. Please continue to guide us as we continue to grow and learn. Let us remember to always show grace and support to our CTK community. Please hear the intentions in our hearts.
Let us keep the Serafini family in prayer as they recover from illness.
If you have special intentions please email Mrs. Meran here so we can include them in our next newsletter.
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Wednesday, April 17 - CTK Spirit Wear Day, Ice Cream Sales Grades 1-8, 2:15pm Dismissal
Thursday, April 18 - Wear Class Colors for the Crayon Initiative with $1 Donation, HL - Pizza
Friday, April 19 - 8:00am Liturgy Grades K-8 (Kinder prepares), Dress Uniform
Monday, April 22 - Wear Green and Blue for Earth Day with $1 Donation
Wednesday, April 24 - CTK Spirit Wear Day, Ice Cream Sales Grades 1-8, 2:15pm Dismissal, Dine and Donate Melo's Pizza
Thursday, April 25 - Adoration Grades 3-8, HL - Nachos
Friday, April 26 - 8:00am Liturgy Grades K-8 (8th Grade prepares), Dress Uniform
Saturday, April 27 - CTK Auction!
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Dear Choir - you received compliments on your singing last Friday from some parents and teachers - they especially liked Jubilate Deo - our round. Great job on that one!
Our choir practice is on Wednesday April 17th, from 2:20pm-3:00pm. Please remember to come to mass 1/2 hour early - 7:30am. Thank you.
The links to the recordings are here.
St. Cecilia, patroness of music, pray for us!
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Congratulations CTK on all the crayons. You brought in 140 pounds of crayons! Lets celebrate on Thursday by wearing your class colors with free dress. Please bring $1 for donation.
Kindergarten: Red
1st: Orange
2nd: Yellow
3rd: Green
4th: Blue
5th: Purple
6th: Pink
7th: White
8th: Black
Keep up the good work and keep those crayons coming in! Please refer to the handbook for any questions regarding free dress guidelines.
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Wednesday, April 24:
Take a night off from making dinner and support the CTK Dine & Donate event at Melo's Pizza & Pasta (Pleasant Hill Location only).
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Friday, May 3: Special Persons' Day
Please save the date for the morning mass and reception to follow. More details to come.
As always, please reach out with any questions: ptgpresident@ctkschool.org.
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Calling CTK Student Authors!
The Library is accepting books written by students!
Books will be displayed in the Library April 15 - May 24, 2024
K - 8 Students will have the opportunity to submit and read Student Author Books during Library classes. One book per student may be submitted. These books will not be available for students to check out. As wear and tear may occur, you may wish to create two copies and give one to the Library. Your book will be returned to you by the end of May.
Consider including:
- Cover page: The book title and author name should be clearly visible
- Copyright information (look in a published book for formatting example)
- Dedication / acknowledgements page
- Page numbers (optional: table of contents)
- Illustrations (credit online images to appropriate source)
Please click here for binding information
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The next CLOW is on Sunday, April 21.
At the 9:00am mass, children will have the opportunity to join other children in a special Children's Liturgy. Children will listen to the readings of the day in an interactive, child-friendly way so they can better understand God's Word and strengthen their faith.
CLOW details
Time: Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Mass
Ages: Kindergarten - 4th Grade
Upcoming Dates: April 21, May 5, May 19
No registration necessary. Children will be called forward at the start of mass, and will return to the church to present the Gifts and sit near the Altar during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. They will return to their families during Peace be with You. CLOW is optional, children may participate if they'd like, or remain with their families throughout mass in the church. Questions? Please contact Heidi Nuti.
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Join us on CTK campus for a fun afternoon as moms and sons team up and face head-to-head in an exciting tournament-style Kick-Ball extravaganza!
When: Thursday, June 6th @5:30 PM
Where: Christ the King campus (lawns)
- Special prizes for the winning team
- Special 8th grade son & mom activities & contests
- Event T-Shirts for all participants (included with ticket)
- Delicious BBQ dinner, drinks and desserts
- Raffle baskets and more!
$40 for one mom/son pair. $15 each additional son.
Link to purchase your tickets will be live on Thursday, April 18th.
Please look out for an email from the school.
** 2 additional volunteers are needed from 6:30–8:30PM.**
If you have any questions, are interested in volunteering or donating a raffle item, please contact Arlene Santos (arlenejoygsantos@gmail.com) or Alicia Hamilton (aliciayhamilton@gmail.com)
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As a friendly reminder please check your supply of hot lunch and ice cream tickets before your child needs them. Tickets can be purchased through the family envelope and will be sent home with your child. We understand that sometimes tickets will need to be purchased in the office but please use the family envelope as your first option. When purchasing tickets please make sure you have the proper form filled out. Please do not bring large bills, as it is difficult to make change. Please do not send your child to the office with money and not a form.
Hot lunch ticket form is here
Milk & ice cream form is here
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The deadline for Scrip purchases is quickly approaching! The last day to make a Scrip order for physical gift cards is April 29th to count towards your 2023-24 school year amount.
Any purchases made through RaiseRight after 5/1/24 will go towards your 2024-25 school year accumulation
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Did you know that our school is enrolled in the BoxTops program? You can download the BoxTops app, scan your receipts and our school receives a portion of profits twice a year. our school ID is 197834
Click here to sign up.
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Thank you to everyone that has signed up to help our teachers and school! Your time and commitments help us to have the best school year possible.
When you are finished with your volunteer service, remember to fill out the google form that records your Family Service Hours. You can find the form here. This form can be completed after each volunteer opportunity or your earliest convenience so that your hours are recorded and not forgotten!
As a reminder, each family is responsible for 17 volunteer hours during the school year in the following categories:
Fundraising - 5 hours
Festival - 4 hours
Personal Choice - 8 hours
All hours must be logged and recorded by May 31, 2024. If you have any questions regarding totals or accumulations please reach out to Kim Anderson at kanderson@ctkschool.org.
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Please complete the form here if you are requesting reimbursement for school activities (for example, PTG events). After requests are reviewed and approved, your reimbursement will be ready within 7-10 business days.
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We have a great opportunity coming up for all of your 7th grade students, both girls and boys! Carondelet will be hosting a practice HSPT (High School Placement Test) exam on Wednesday, May 22 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm.
Please see details below:
The HSPT is given to all students applying to any Catholic High School in the Oakland, San Jose, or San Francisco diocese. At Carondelet, HSPT scores are used for admission, course placement, and a variety of scholarship opportunities. Our Practice HSPT registration is now open, and will close when our max seat capacity of 250 students is reached. Once you have completed this initial registration form, please follow the link in the confirmation page to register online with Scholastic Testing Services. The access code to register is: ZA.
Our HSPT practice exam is available for both girls and boys at $60 per student, and will be held in the Carondelet Garaventa Center. This practice exam will help students familiarize themselves with the HSPT and will give insight into current areas of strength and growth. Scores will be kept private and emailed directly to families from our host testing company, Scholastic Testing Services.
If you are interested in opportunities to see either campus or learn more about our schools, make sure to fill out an inquiry form for Carondelet or De La Salle.
We look forward to getting to know your family! Please reach out to
admissions@carondeleths.org with any questions.
Sincerely,
Carondelet Admissions Team
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De La Salle Camps are back and better than ever for the summer of 2024! De La Salle Camps offers a wide range of athletic camps from Football Camp to Wrestling Camp to All Sports Camp. We also will offer a variety of enrichment camps from our CSI Science Camp, to Woodshop Camp, to Band Camp. Our camps are offered to grades K-12 (depending on the camp) and are open to boys and girls. Visit our website at https://www.dlshs.org/athletics/camps-clinics/summer-camps for more information and to sign up! | |
Join us for a CTK Knights of Columbus Membership event May 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Parish Hall. Please join our local Council for our monthly meeting to learn more about the Knights. We will be having the Birria Taco guy catering some delicious food and drink, followed by our general meeting. All Catholic gentlemen aged 18 and up are invited to hang out together for the evening over some delicious food/drink to meet our existing and potential new members while catching up on life/family/careers/parish gossip. Please RSVP to Jay Becker (scooners@comcast.net) or Steve Zalewski (zalewski.steve@gmail.com) | |
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CTK Parish Constant Contact: Click here to view the
April 10th parish news.
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