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April 23, 2024 ~ Newsletter
One Community One Family
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Dear Christ the King Catholic School Community,
Experiencing morning prayer outside and witnessing the beautiful spring weather reminds me, often, how important the gift of Catholic education is to our very special community. We all grow in the process – as One Community One Family.
Today, I am honored to thank our Tahitian Nigth’s Chairs, Eva Baker, Jaffe Leffler, Lara Mahlik, and Colleen Shively, and their husbands Nick Baker, Brian Leffler, Nate Mahlik, and Spencer Shively for their sacrifice, intentionality, generosity, care, invention, courage, strength, and creativity to plan such a wonderful event.
Eva, Jaffe, Lara, and Colleen are incredibly talented! Their gifts are given to our community with pure hearts, strong work ethics, and awesome ideals. Equally, a shout out to our auction leadership team/committees and countless volunteers for their sacrifice, hard work, and great care. Everyone in our special community is to be commended for your support and generosity!
This week our 5th graders experienced their Etiquette Luncheon with Mrs. Nuti leading and our parent volunteers pouring into the support of such a mannerly event. In addition, we celebrated Earth Day as well. We look forward to Father Paulson and our eighth graders leading us in mass this Friday as we continue to soak up the beauty of April’s spring.
A great quote from Saint Maria Kowalska rests below as a beautiful reminder of our journey as Catholic Christians, “Act in such a way that all those who come in contact with you will go away joyful. Sow happiness about you because you have received much from God; give, then, generously to others. They should take leave of you with their hearts filled with joy, even if they have no more than touched the hem of your garment.”
So much gratitude, and respect in my heart for our committee chairs and each of you as we experience the joy of One Community One Family,
Mr. Joseph M. Silveira Ed.D.
Principal
Christ the King Catholic School
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Dear Heavenly Father, we are grateful for Your gifts, for the love and support You provide us each day. We know we are never truly alone and You are holding our hands as we navigate through our daily lives. We come to You in need but let us also remember to come to You in out happy and joyous times. Please hear the intentions in out hearts for our CTK community.
Let us keep the Serafini and Omole families 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 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!
Monday, April 29 - 7:00pm PTG Meeting, Room Parent Meeting
Wednesday, May 1 - CTK Spirit Wear, 12:00pm Noon Dismissal
Thursday, May 2 - 1st Grade Field Trip, HL - Chicken Tacos
Friday, May 3 - 8:00am Liturgy Grades K-8 (1st Grade prepares), Dress Uniform, Special Person's Day
Saturday, May 4 - 10:00am & 12:00pm First Communion Mass
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Morning Drop Off Reminders | |
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Please see below for a few reminders about morning drop-off. Thank you for helping us ensure that all students are safe and supervised!
- Morning yard supervision begins at 7:45.
- Parents may drive down to drop students off at Club until 7:30; the upper gate will be closed at this time.
- Between 7:30 and 7:45, parents may park and walk their students to Club or remain to supervise them in assembly lines until 7:45.
- Students who arrive early without a parent will either be sent to Club or asked to wait at the gate with a staff member until 7:45.
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Wednesday, April 24 - Tomorrow!
Take a night off from making dinner tomorrow and support the CTK Dine & Donate event at Melo's Pizza & Pasta (Pleasant Hill Location only)
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Join us for Special Persons' Day!
Please join us as we honor the special people in our lives. CTK students may invite a special person (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend or neighbor) to the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Friday, May 3. Students may sit with their special guest(s) during the Mass. After Mass, our special guests are invited to the Parish Hall for a reception which will take place from 8:45 - 10:00 a.m.
We kindly ask that you RSVP for your special guests so we can get an accurate count for the Mass and reception. RSVP to the Evite:
http://evite.me/YQzeNkc2zd
As always, please reach out with any questions: ptgpresident@ctkschool.org.
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Want to start to party earlier?! The Auction doors will now open at 4:30pm!
Get there early to check out the awesome Premier Silent items (Wine, Whiskey and dinner with our CTK Priests, Vacation homes, signed Christian McCaffrey jersey, DLS Football Experience and so much more) and BIGGER and BETTER class baskets, get ample time in the photobooth, enjoy all the delicious hors d'oeuvres, and specialty cocktails.
We can't wait to see you at Tahitian Nights!
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A new school year is fast approaching, which means Student Leadership elections are right around the corner! If your 5th, 6th, or 7th grade student is interested in joining Student Leadership for the 2024-2025 school year, there will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 12:35pm in the 6th grade classroom.
Student Leadership is a big commitment, which requires extra time from the students during and after school. If your child is willing to put in the extra time, please have your child attend the Student Leadership meeting. We will outline all dates and requirements at this meeting.
We look forward to working with your child! If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at jmonroy@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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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.
Click here to purchase tickets
(Please add your TShirt Size to your Name upon registration.
Example: Bobby – XS)
** 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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5th Grade Etiquette Lunch | |
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Our 5th grade class had their Etiquette Lunch with Mrs. Nuti. They all had a great time and are now ready for all fine dining experiences! Thank you Mrs. Nuti for sharing this time honored tradition with 5th grade. Thank you to all the parents that made contributions from food to centerpieces and place cards! We also like to thank Eva Baker for coordinating the day and our
"Fancy French Waitresses":
Laura Abel
Eva Baker
Jennifer Bennett
Tina Lucas
Marci Martinez
Eileen Pena
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Crusaders Making a Difference | |
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Over the weekend Margaret, Alice, Paige Andrade ,and Paisley Egter van Wissekerke, went to a Wells Fargo volunteer event in partnership with the City of Concord. They were doing a clean up of Matteo's Dream Playground which is a children's park that's designed for kids with disabilities to also be able to enjoy safely. KTVU Channel 2 happened to be there filming, and the girls made the KTVU 6PM news.
Great job making CTK proud!
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Hot Lunch & Ice Cream Tickets | |
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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
We will no longer be carrying Kinder's gift cards for Scrip.
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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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High School Placement Test | |
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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 17th parish news.
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Come join us on the Christ the King lawn for our annual Cinco De Mayo celebration! All profits from this event will be used to support the Christ the King - St. Stephen Youth Ministry summer service trip to Cincinnati, OH in July.
Each ticket comes with
- Entry to event
- Mexican cuisine
- 1 Margarita ticket
- Free water
- Live entertainment from a mariachi band
Event cost
- $30 for adults
- 15 for children (4-12 years old)
- FREE for children (3 years old and under)
You can purchase additional margaritas at the event for $5 each (cash only) and you can bring your own beer and wine.
The event is open seating. However, groups of 10 can have reserved seating. Please contact the parish office for parties of 10 or more.
Thank you for supporting CTK-SS Youth Ministry!
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