Dear Christ the King Catholic School Community,

With September upon us, it is awesome to see the rhythm and charism of the year find its place – whereby tremendous learning and discovery occur throughout our days!

Today’s Saint of the Day is Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. This morning at morning assembly we experienced a simple yet powerful prayer of Mother Teresa followed by some inspirational/meaningful quotes from her as reflected below:

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless”

“Peace begins with a smile”

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love”

This afternoon we will experience Faith Families with our school community, catechesis with our faculty and staff tomorrow after school, and Back to School Night on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday mass led by our sixth graders in honoring Mary our Holy Mother’s birthday.

In closing, we are close to hiring a gifted and experienced tech director/tech teacher. I will announce the aforementioned at BTSN in the commencement session of our evening at church.

Please review BTSN’s schedule below:

7:00-7:45 - General Session CTK Church (K-8 CTK Community and Faculty and Staff)

7:45-7:55 - Passing Period (Parent Guardians) Note: If Middle School Parent, Go to Your 6-8 Student's Homeroom First

7:55-8:25 - Session One (K-5 and 6-8 Teacher Presentations in Homeroom Classrooms)

8:25-8:30 - (Passing Period)

8:30-9:00 - Session Two (K-5 Teacher Presentations; 6-8 Q & A Session in Middle School Classrooms)



Abundant blessings and much gratitude in my heart for you all,

Mr. Joseph M. Silveira Ed.D.

Principal

Christ the King Catholic School    

Dear Heavenly Father, You watch over us and always hold us in your graces. We are never alone because of Your support. Please help us to remember to mirror that love and respect to another. Please hear the intentions in our hearts for our CTK community.

We pray for Zion Omole's (6th) brother Ezra who is battling illness. God please hear our prayers. We pray for Patricia Rubino who has gone to Heaven, grandmother to Tyler (Class of 2021), Michaela (Class of 2023) and mother in law in Mrs. Rubino.

 If you have special intentions please email Mrs. Meran here so we can include them in our next newsletter.

Wednesday, September 6 - CTK Spirit Wear,12:00 noon Dismissal, Festival Meeting 7:30pm Media Center

Thursday, September 7 - HL - Pasta with Creamy Red Sauce, Back to School Night 7:00pm

Friday, September 8 - Liturgy 8:00am Grades K-8 (6th Grade Prepares), Dress Uniform

Wednesday, September 13 - CTK Spirit Wear, Ice Cream Sales Grades 1-8, 2:15 Dismissal

Thursday, September 14 - HL - Hot Dogs

Friday, September 15 - Teacher In Service Day, No School

Sunday, September 17 - Parish Picnic

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!



We need volunteers to help with Choice Lunch. This is a great way to get your service hours and earn credit for free lunches with Choice Lunch.

If you are interested in volunteering for Choice Lunch

please click here to sign up.

The CTK Spirit Store is Open!

Show off your CTK pride and order today! The store will close on September 13th. Please allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Please click here to check out our merch!

Every Wednesday is CTK Spirit Wear Day! Students can wear the shirts and sweatshirts available through the Spirit Wear Store. They can also wear CTK event shirts, such as Festival, WAJAT, Auction and CYO

Please note a change has been made to our Dress Uniform policy.

Dress uniform is required at all liturgical celebrations and designated special occasions. Each student will be required to have a full dress uniform consisting of:

● Boys Grades K-8: CTK uniform long pants or shorts, white polo shirt, and CTK sweatshirt or sweater.

● Girls Grades K-8: CTK uniform jumper or skirt, uniform long pants or shorts white blouse or white polo shirt, and CTK sweatshirt or sweater.

One of the favorite "CTK Experiences" is the annual Dad's Poker Night. Thank you to all that made the night a huge success! The night brought in $12,000.00 for CTK!

Congratulations to Brent Choban on winning the pot and donating it back for the kids!

Thank you to the Hosts: Greg Woods, Kevin Futagaki, Sergio Urcuyo, Tony Zucconi, Matt Santos & Brian Leffler.

Thank you for your wonderful singing

at mass last Friday.

This Wednesday, September 6th is our first Choir Club meet up!

All choir members should bring their lunch to the amphitheater at 12:05pm. We will eat together, get to know each other, and do an activity or have a treat; then our choir practice will be from 1:00-1:30pm.  



Reminder: For all masses, choir members should arrive at 7:40am.

Community Music Event

The Three Feathers (a Grimm fairy tale)

A short opera in English for ages 5 and up.

Fri. Sept. 8 at 8pm & Sun. Sept. 10 at 2pm

Tickets: LesherArtsCenter.org

Interested in joining your fellow CTK parents

for a fun filled evening?

Come join the Ping Pong Tournament

Saturday, September 16th

4:00pm-9:00pm. 

Click here for more details.

Spaces are filling up, don't wait to sign up!

Registration is now open!

Monsignor Wade Golf Tournament

October 20, 2023

Click here for more information

Christ the King School & Parish Festival is BACK coming to you this Fall!

Pumpkin Palooza 

Food, Drinks, Games and Live Music  

This year’s festival will take place on

 Friday, October 27th and Saturday October 28th! 

Our Festival Planning Committee invites YOU to join the fun! We will be looking for volunteers to help in super fun areas!

Please come attend our 1st Festival Meeting on Wednesday, September 6th @ 7:30 pm in the Media Room at CTK School. 

 Please contact Nicole Becker-Zucconi  christthekingfestival@gmail.com for any questions or ideas!

CTK is excited to announce our second grade basketball skills sessions. Hour long training sessions once a week will be led by multiple coaches October through January. Time/Day will be determined by coaches' availability. All workouts will be held on the outdoor CTK blacktop or gym. The program will be limited so register early to maintain your spot! The cost is $125/student and all participants will receive a tee shirt. We will need coaches - so please be sure to sign up! See our website to register!  

The CTK School Advisory Council (SAC) is made up of school parents and parishioners. The purpose of the SAC is to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of Christ the King Catholic School, in order for the school to effectively carry out its mission. The SAC will work to provide advice and assistance to the Pastor and Principal in establishing goals which shall direct the operations and planning of Christ the King School.

This year, we are looking to fill three positions on the SAC:

Mission Chair,

Facilities Chair,

and Secretary.

Members attend a meeting once a month and then meet with their committees in between on an as needed basis. If you are interested or for more information, please contact SAC Chair, Megan Symonds here or Dr. Silveira here. Thank you!

Exciting news! 

We have two new local businesses added to our RaiseRight vendors. 

Batter 'n Icing - we have gift cards for boxes of 6 cupcakes ($24 value) and your rebate is 15%! 

Rooted Coffee Co - we have $25 gift cards and your rebate is 20%! 

Be sure to check out all of the vendors listed on the RaiseRight website. Happy shopping!



If you have any questions, please feel free to email our Fundraising Assistant, Kim Anderson here.

As a reminder, the categories for service hours are: 



Fundraising - 5

Festival - 4

Personal Choice - 8

Please note that excess hours from Festival can be used to cover the Personal Choice or Fundraising categories. However, hours from Personal Choice or Fundraising cannot be transferred to your Festival hour requirement. 

Click the link here for the google form that records Family Service Hours, you must fill this out in order to receive credit for your hours. Feel free to fill out this form at your earliest convenience to record any hours that you have worked so far this year. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email our Fundraising Assistant, Kim Anderson here.

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. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email our Fundraising Assistant, Kim Anderson here.

 You’re Invited to our First Annual CTK-St. Stephen 

Parish Picnic 

For the Entire Family!

Sunday, September 17th - 

1:00pm to 3:00pm 

 The picnic will be on the Large Lawn at CTK

BBQ Food, Fun, and Yard Games!

To sign up go to ctkph.org and just register your family and give the number of folks joining us.

Please drive SLOWLY and CAREFULLY in the school parking lot during morning drop off and afternoon pick up. Small children can be hard to see in a crowded lot, se we ask that you be aware of their safety at all times. Also, when parking please pull forward to the front spaces, if available, and park facing the gym. We appreciate your support in keeping everyone safe!

CUB SCOUT PACK 401 INVITATION TO CTK-ST. STEPHEN PARISH & CTK SCHOOL FAMILIES - FOR BOYS IN GRADES K-5

We're inviting all youth boys and their families to Cub Scout Pack 401's first Pack Meeting of the 2023-2024 school year on Wednesday, September 13th from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at the Christ the King Parish Hall. We hope you can join us! Please contact us (details below) if you have any questions about our Cub Scout Pack.

Sincerely,

Brian Hanley

Pack 401 Cubmaster

bhanley85@yahoo.com

Dear Christ the King families,

Please join me in supporting a local non-profit organization, The Crayon Initiative. This organization takes old, broken and used crayon donations and repurposes them. The donated crayons are turned into new crayons for children in hospitals to use and make art. Their mission is to “bring happiness to children who are facing the stress of hospitalization by giving them the freedom that comes with creative play.”

Christ the King is going to help by donating our old, used crayons. Whether they’re from grandma’s closet, or last year’s backpack, they can be repurposed to bring joy to children. Throughout the 2023-24 school year you can drop off your crayons in the donation boxes located in any CTK classroom, or the main office. The class that has collected the most crayons at the end of the year will win an ice cream party! Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions please contact me, Avery Rohrer (7th Grade) at avery.rohrer11@gmail.com

Hello everyone. My name is Eliana Makhoul and I am a CTK alumni (class of 2021). I am a junior at Carondelet and I have been working on starting my own service project to help the sick and needy. The purpose of this project is to collect donated over the counter medications and first aid supplies to send to underprivileged families in Lebanon. I am working with LAWA (Lebanese American Women Association) to send these donated supplies to different organizations all throughout Lebanon. Specific items and donation locations can be found in the advertisement flyer. I appreciate this opportunity to rely on my CTK community to help me collect these items and help those in need in Lebanon. I want to thank you all for your support and encouragement throughout this project. 

CTK Parish Constant Contact: Click here to view the August 30th parish news.

Partners in Faith September Issue: Click here

Parent Student Handbook: Click here

Hot Lunch Ticket Order Form: Click here

Milk & Ice Cream Ticket Order Form: Click Here

School Supply List Grades K-8: Click Here

Club Registration Form: Click Here

Walk to School Form: Click here

Student Medication Form: Click here

Virtus Safe Environment Training: Click here to access the online training site and click here for instructions.

Diocese of Oakland Volunteer Application form: Click here

TB Assessment Form: Click Here

CTK Parish Prayer Line: Please email prayer requests to Rosa Grand via prayerline@ctkph.org.