Published November 29, 2011 19:07
Dear School Families,
We began Advent – a time of a little retreat. It is a time of change in our church worldwide and we had our first opportunity last Sunday. The students will be attending the Friday liturgies in December as well as on the holyday-Dec. 8th. So we will work at practicing our new responses with great enthusiasm. Use this time to reflect on the meaning of this season- its sacredness. Try not to get caught up in the thingsÖwhat can you do without to make it more special this year? Let us pray for one another during Advent and enjoy the mini retreat time.
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The parish Staff (Fr. Brian, Sr. Joanne, Al Garrotto, Sr. Maureen, Joan Smits, Helen Christian, Kate Doherty, Fr. Donie and myself) will be on retreat for these three days. We will be praying for all of you that we are privileged to serve and please pray for usÖThat three of us from the school along with other church volunteers took part in a training to use the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). Our own parent- Jack Barton, (thank you, Jack) was able to organize this and get us an AED for the church and then one will come for the gym, etc. Our in-service day on the 18th of November was filled with teacher collaboration, work on our Religion curriculum, and an articulation meeting among all the teachers. It was a great workday. We had the great experience of having Jeremy Lin, rookie Warrior basketball player, visit our school and talk to our students about giving back, staying close to God and getting an education. This was arranged by one of our parents, Neda Barrie and it was a hit!
Parents Resource Support Group:
Next meeting will be December 12 at 3:15.Subject: How to help with Homework? All are invited-Grade 5.
REQUEST FOR PRAYERS: We ask the CTK community to join with us in prayers for the following individuals and their families:
- For the father of Gus Jullien and the grandfather of Nicholas (Gr. 5), Andrew and Audrey (Gr. 2) Jullien who went to heaven last week.
- For Donnie Fitzsimmons, CTK Alumni and father of Julianne Fitzsimmons (Class of 2000), as he continues his battle with cancer.
- For those who are sick, those suffering from cancer, those who are homeless and hungry.
THANK YOUS : We would like to thank all of the holiday bakers who made pies and donated them for the Pie Sale last Tuesday. They not only looked great, they tasted delicious as well!
PARISH DIRECTORIES: If you had picture taken for the directory, but did not pick up your directory, they are now available for pick up at the Parish House.
FIRST TRIMESTER REPORT CARDS: All students will be receiving their Report Cards on December 1st. Mrs. Gannon-Briggs will give students in grades 4-8 their report cards. We are proud of the hard work the students have demonstrated during this first part of the school year. Please take the time to sit down and review your childrenís grades with them. This is a wonderful time to acknowledge your childrenís strengths, and assist them in setting goals for their areas needing growth. We encourage all of our students to set personal goals for the 2nd Trimester. Please note that Conduct grades for Grades 5-8 are a collaborative effort from all teachers. Please check your studentís attendance and notify the office in writing if you see any discrepancies.
STUDENT COUNCIL ADVENT GOODIES: Running late and donít have time to fix breakfast? Our Student Council and parent volunteers will be selling breakfast goodies on Wednesday, November 30th, December 7th and Wednesday, December 15th as an Advent Outreach Project to raise funds to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society Holiday Food Drive. Items include bagels, muffins, donuts and Egg Mc Muffins, hot chocolate, and hot apple cider all served at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast goodies range from $1 to $3 per item.
FAITH FAMILY DINNER BASKETS:Please remember to send items for the St. Vincent De Paul Christmas Dinner Baskets to help needy families in our community. Students in each grade are asked to bring items to their classrooms.
All items are needed by this Friday, December 2nd! Requested items per grade are listed below. Many thanks for your generosity .
Kindergarten: 1 ea. (6 oz.) box of Kraft Stove Top Stuffing Mix AND
1 ea. (16 oz.) can of green beans
1st Grade: 1 ea. (6 oz.) box of Kraft Stove Top Stuffing Mix AND
1 ea. (16 oz.) can of green beans
2nd Grade: 3 ea. (3.4 oz.) boxes of Instant Pudding/Pie Filling (All same flavor)
3rd Grade: 1 ea. (9 oz.) Graham Cracker or Vanilla Wafer Pre-made Pie crust
4th Grade: 1 ea. (40 oz.) box of Bisquick Pancake and Baking Mix
5th Grade: 1 ea. (13.75 oz.) box of Mashed Potato Mix
6th Grade: 1 ea. (32 oz.) bag of long grain white rice
7th Grade: 1 ea. (16 oz.) can of cranberry sauce AND 1 (23 oz.) jar of Applesauce
8th Grade: 3 ea. (10.5 oz.) cans of turkey gravy
GIFTS FOR ST. BONIFACE : The San Francisco Police Department will once again be collecting gifts for St. Boniface Parish in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, December 13th. The SFPD will be on hand with their vehicles at our 8 a.m. morning assembly to load up our gifts for needy families in the Tenderloin. Please remember to wrap and label the gifts for man, woman, boy, or girl and give the size, age, and item. Please see the enclosed St. Boniface flyer with the gift tags.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM NEWS: When: Thursday, December 15, 2011. Where: Christ the King Church. Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 7:00 p.m., and runs for about one hour. This year the students of Christ the King School will present an original musical: ìAloha, Christmas!" You may have been hearing your students practicing this, and other songs for this year's Christmas program: We are bringing Hawaii to CTK School for the day, and I'd like to give you some suggestions for attire for the students.
- For all grades K-8 -think "Hawaii!" - Bermuda shorts (even school uniform shorts would work) with island shirts (or tee-shirts that have an appropriate graphic.)
- They may wear sandals, flip-flops, or sneakers.
- No hats, please.
- Flowers in the hair, shell necklaces, sunglasses, or anything that goes with the theme are fine. Each class will be given leis, and some will have "specialty" items that will be created here at school.
I am looking for a few items to help set the stage, so if you will let us borrow anything to help create the tropical island environment, please let me know. We are looking forward to seeing you on, Thursday, December 15th. Thank you all! "Mele Kalikimaka" means "Merry Christmas" to you!
FAMILY SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY: Do you have a few hours to spare on Thursday morning, December 15th, to help Mrs. Alonso set up for the Christmas Program? If you are able, please show up at the church at 9 a.m. to help put up the backdrop, arrange lights, and put out chairs. Help is also need after the program to take down, vacuum and clean up. If you are able to help with clean up, please stay after the program. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM PREVIEW INVITATION : Christ the Kingís School Board and PTG cordially invite all grandparents, seniors, young siblings, and those who would miss the evening performance to the 2011 Christmas Program Rehearsal. There will be lots of holiday cheer for everyone! The rehearsal will be held on Thursday, December 13th at Christ the King Church from 1:15-2:45 p.m. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Please RSVP by December 6th to Susan Cannon at ratticannon@gmail.com or 335-9071. Please remember this is a rehearsal Ö teachers and staff will be instructing the students. This is a perfect opportunity for those who may not be able to attend the evening performance to enjoy the sounds of the season!
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DVD: The PTG has arranged to have the Christmas Program video taped and made available for purchase. Two CTK parent volunteers will record the program with high quality cameras, and Mr. Dreyfus, our school technology specialist will edit and produce the DVD. The cost of the DVD is $15.00. Order forms can be picked up in the back of the church after the Christmas Program, or found in todayís Family Envelope. Please submit your order to the school office by Thursday, December 15th. The DVDs will be sent home via the Family Envelope no later than Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.
CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE: Colorful & fragrant decorations! CTK Cub Scout Pack 401 offers Christmas wreaths for purchase after all Masses on the weekend of Dec. 3 and 4. A portion of the proceeds supports Pack 401ís fundraising & community service activities. Thank you for supporting the boys!
THE 2012 CTK AUCTION: HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD ! - The CTK Auction will be held another whole month earlier this year on Saturday, MARCH 10, 2012, from 5:30-12:00p.m. at the Concord Hilton. Keep up with all the happenings of the Auction by ìLikingî us on FACEBOOK
at Christ the King - Auction and on the Website at www.ctkauction.org Please See the Flyer, Donation Form and Letters included in today's family packet!
SCRIP NEWS:Holiday shopping is upon us. Be sure to check your scrip order form for great Gift Card ideas... Amazon, Aeropostale, American Eagle, iTunes, TJ Maxx, Sports Authority and many, many, more . Order early to avoid backorders. Scrip raffle: Must purchase scrip to enter raffleÖlook for the Secret Holiday Word within this bulletin and write it in the upper right corner of the Scrip form. Correct answers will be put in a box and a winner will be picked. The winner picks a $25 gift card of their choice. We will run this raffle each week until Christmas break. Donít forget to download your scrip order form!
CLUB CTK: All Fired Up Ceramics will be coming to CLUB with holiday items to paint on Tuesday December 6th 3:00 pm. If you would like to join us please download the flyer found in todayís Family Envelope. Kindergarten parents: This Friday December 2nd is a Special K day with all Kindergarten students attending Session I to attend 1st Friday Mass. Please return the green reservation form that went home in your childís Bear Binder yesterday.
CRAB FEED NEWS:Pre-sale Table Reservation Forms are available in the download of envelope today.. Make sure and plan to attend the CYO Crab Feed on Saturday, January 29th from 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. The cost is $50 per person or a table for the merriest 10 is $500. Please return all completed reservation forms to Vince Cirelli or to CTK office. Tickets will be sold in front of the church on December 4th & 11th, 2011 after the 8 and 9:15 masses. If you have any questions, please call Vince Cirelli (925) 305-6668 or e-mail cirellihomes @gmail.com.
THE GARDEN CAF…: The Garden Cafe welcomes you back from Thanksgiving and opens up for Christmas. We will have Hot Chocolate and lots of warm dishes including our great coffee and tea. The pie sale was a great success selling 22 pies and fresh cranberry sauce. Thank you!
FESTIVAL FOOD COMMITTEE: Come join the most exciting, happiest, exhilarating, fulfilling committee at the festival! Our first meeting of the year is, tomorrow, Wednesday November 30th in the Ministry Center at 7pm. Please come and bring your ideas for food and any others you may have to make this an exciting fun festival. Light snacks, wine, tea, beer and coffee will be served.
IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD:
Wednesday, November 30:
Advent Goodies 7:30 a.m.
Festival Food Meeting – 7:00 p.m. Ministry Center
Thursday, December 1
Hot Lunch – Hamburgers
Report Cards go home
Tuition Due
Friday, December 2
Liturgy K-8 - Gr. 5 prepares
Dress Uniform
Special K Day Session I
Food Donations due for St. Vincent de Paul Food Baskets
Garden CafÈ 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
De La Salle Paperwork due
8th Grade Dance at St. Maryís 7-9 p.m.
Sunday, December 4:
2nd Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 5:
Carondelet Paperwork Due
Tuesday, December 6:
St. Nicholas Day
Student Council Lunchtime – 3:05 – 4:00 p.m.
Peace ,
Kathy Gannon-Briggs