Published January 17, 2012 18:05
Dear School Families,
Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Our students studied about this famous Nobel Peace Prize winner in various ways throughout the grades. It is always important for our students to understand why we celebrate heroes during the year.
Now, we turn our attention to Catholic School Week and the Auction then the Festival. These events require a great deal of support and participation. Please make an extra effort to contribute in any way you are able. The Auction/Festival are fun raisers and fund raisers. Let’s do both. Invitations are hot off the press and ready to be acknowledged! How do we ever thank the Ohrman s and the Patti’s for all their tireless efforts for these events! Please read and go through the Tuesday envelope each week now as the Auction will be sending things home weekly.
Prayers are requested for Grace Corral, and the McCabe’s great grandma who went to heaven last night and for who those fighting cancer and other health issues, those who are looking for work, those who are hungry and homeless.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to…
(Invitations included in the Family Envelope today!)
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD: A Night on the Red Carpet
The Christ the King Parish Auction 2012
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012, 5:30-12:00p.m.
The Hilton Concord
(Rooms are available at the Hilton. Use the group name "Christ the King" and the group code "CTK”)
TICKETS GO ON SALE …
This Sunday, January 22, 2012 after the 9:15am Mass.
Tickets prices this year are $ 65.00 per person or $650.00 for a Table of 10.
If you want to insure you sit with specific friends and/or select your own table location, we suggest purchasing a table on Sunday, January 22, 2012 after 9:15am Mass. So now is the time to call your BFFs and those couples you’ve always wanted to get to know and make your table of ten. If you can’t make ten or just prefer a smaller group you can purchase single tickets anytime on the 22nd or after in the school office. The auction committee will create groups of 10 to fill up a table.
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED! Contact Kasey Curran rob.kasey@sbcglobal.net
Gift Cards(Scrip) Please consider buying some Gift Cards(scrip) and having them donated directly to the auction committee. It is a win/win --you get to donate and you get the % credit. Look for Auction Donation Scrip Order Forms included in the Family Folder today or on the school website under the Handbook and Forms tab. The Stores include Barnes and Noble, Ace, Best Buy, Home Depot, Target, Sears, Sports Authority and 12 others.
SPONSORS STILL NEEDED! Contact Barbi Sweeney 415.407.0165 barbisweeney@yahoo.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! , Contact Rachel Cheshareck 925.330.1867 chezzr@yahoo.com
Get ready for Opening Night and visit www.ctkauction.org
PROGRESS REPORTS: Your children’s mid Trimester Progress Reports will be coming home next Tuesday, January 24th. Please take the time to review them with your children and celebrate their hard work, noting strengths and areas for growth. This is the perfect time to set goals for improvement before the end of the trimester on March 2nd.
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR TO BEGIN:If you wish to apply for openings in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade for a sibling of a student currently enrolled in our school, please request, in writing, an application packet from the School Office. You will receive the application packet earlier than the general public. An Information Meeting for the Parents of Prospective Students will be held on Sunday, January 29th, at 11:15 a.m. in Msgr. Wade Hall. This will be the first time that applications will be handed out for the next school year to the general public. Parents with students currently enrolled in CTK School do not need to attend this meeting. Applications for the 2012-2013 school year will be distributed to school families through the Family Envelope on January 24th and are due by February 3rd. Incoming Sibling Kindergarten students will be assessed on February 10th only . All other kindergarten students applying for admission will be assessed February 13-15th.
2nd GRADE PARENT INFO -SIGN UPS FOR EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS : The following are the dates and times for all parents to come and sign up for their child’s First Eucharist celebration. All sign-ups are on a first-come basis. There will be three Eucharist celebrations on April 21sth (9:30 & 11:00 AM), April 28th (9:30 & 11:00 AM) & May 5th (9:30 & 11:00 AM).
SIGN UPS FOR ECHARIST CELEBRATIONS:
- January 24th – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Room D (facing Gregory Lane)
- January 25th – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM – R.E. Conference Room (R. E. Office)
- January 26 th – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM – R.E. Conference Room (R.E. Office)
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DVD UPDATE: Look for the Christmas Program DVD’s in today’s family envelope! If you placed an order for the DVD of “Aloha Christmas”, your copy is included in today’s Family Envelope.
FESTIVAL MEETING: We are having our first 2012 Festival meeting tomorrow evening, Wednesday January 18th at 7:00p.m. Room 222. There are many openings for volunteers. Please attend if you can. We can use help with, Prizes, Games and Country Store.
CAR SEATS/BOOSTERS: As a reminder, children must be secured in an appropriate child passenger restraint (safety seat or booster seat), in the back seat of a vehicle until they are eight years old or 4’9” in height.
CTK SCHOOL YEARBOOK : The Yearbook will be in color again this year. An order form is included in the family envelope today (No orders were taken in August). January 25th is the last day to order yearbooks. This will be your only opportunity to purchase the 2011-2012 Yearbook. We encourage new families who may be undecided about ordering a yearbook to speak with other families or to call the School Office before making a final decision. We often hear parents say that they were unaware how much their child would have enjoyed having a yearbook at the end of the school year. The price per yearbook is $22. Please make your checks payable to Christ the King School, not Lifetouch, and return to the school office by January 25th. Thank you.
K of C BASKETBALL FREE THROW CONTEST: The Knights of Columbus are holding their Annual Free Throw Contest on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 8 A.M. to11 A.M. in the CTK gym. No fees are required. Registration starts at 8:00 A.M. All girls and boys ages 10 to 14 years old are invited to participate in the Free- Throw Contest. The highest scorers from each group at the local competition (K of C Council #5811) will advance to the next level competitions. Proof of age as of January 2012 needed. Bring your own Basketball for practice.
CLUB CTK :Looking Ahead: All Fired Up Ceramics will be with us in early February, with Valentine themed items to paint, and a four week art class. Look for the sign up forms in next weeks Family Envelope.
THE GARDEN CAFÉ: The garden cafe is going healthy after going south last week! We will have homemade spinach frittatas, bagels and cream cheese, lots of fresh fruit and as always steel cut oatmeal.
Come enjoy the chat and coffee and tea in the ministry center from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on Friday.
With the proceeds from the cafe we were able to move water lines and finally get water into the greenhouse so we can start growing seed in February. Thank you for your donations and growing our school garden
CYO TRACK INFORMATION: CYO Track season is coming! Students in grades 2-8 who attend school, religious education, or live in the parish boundaries of Christ the King, St. Catherine, or St. Stephen's may enroll. Signups are at Christ the King school, room 222, January 19th and 23rd from 6:30-8pm. Forms and details on the team web site at ctktrack.org. Contact Michael Clemens with questions at info@ctktrack.org or (925) 680-1555.
CTK CYO CRAB FEED: Tickets are still available for the 34th Annual CYO Crab Feed on Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 each or $500 for a table of 10.
Make checks payable to CTK CYO. For tickets call (925) 370-6668 or email cirellihomes@gmail.com
ST. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION EVENT: Creek Monkey Tap House in Martinez is hosting the St. Baldrick’s Head-Shaving event on Saturday, March 3, 2012, starting at 12:00 noon. Open to our community and anyone who’d like to support a great cause to raise funds for live-saving childhood cancer research! Visit www.stbaldricks.org/events/creekmonkey for more information.
IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD:
Wednesday, January 18:
Scoliosis Testing Gr. 5, 7, 8
Festival Meeting - Room 222 – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 19:
Hot Lunch – Pizza/Salad
Friday, January 20:
Liturgy – Gr. 6 & 5
Garden Café – 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, January 23:
Choir 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Room 224
Tuesday, January 24:
Student Council Meeting – Lunchtime 2011-2012
Applications home to School Families with Siblings
PTG Meeting – Media Center 7:00 p.m.
First Eucharist Sign-ups 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Room D