CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL PARENT BULLETIN
PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA

Dear School Families,

This is our last letter for the 2009-2010 school year. It has been a year of hope, growth, changes, adjustment and lots of learning for all of us. As we look back, the teachers at meeting not too long ago mentioned some of these accomplishments:

• A successful WCEA/WASC visit

• Walk-a-Jog-A Thon fun and fundraiser

• ITBS scores were very good

• Faith Families have been a good experience for the 8th graders as leaders

• Challenging reading program in the primary grades

• Fostering gospel values/positive energy

• Sitting as a faith family at the school liturgies

• Increasing attendance at Mass on Fridays

• Prayer Garden/Garden of Blessings

• Wider use of portable laptops

• Expanded the Resource Program

• Presence of Fathers Brian, Declan and Donie

• And many more

Our goal for next year is to continue providing a quality Catholic education for each student. There will be three in-services for teachers to work on strengthening the curriculum throughout the diocese. Our very dedicated faculty and staff will be working on their goals for next year before they say good-bye in June. Our budget is set forth to provide a full program for your students. Together as partners we will work to educate your child for the 21st century.
Thank you for your presence at school events, your support, your fundraising efforts in order to keep tuition affordable, and most of all, your children!
A blessed and peace filled summer to all families!

FYI: Please note there has been a change in the Kindergarten entrance date which will be effective beginning 2011-2012 School Year. Children must be 5 years of age by September 1, 2011 in order to be admitted to Kindergarten for the 2011-2012 School Year.

THANK YOUS:
• Special thank you to our parish priests who serve us so faithfully.
• A special thank you to Mrs. Alonso, for the Performing Arts Workshop that was held on Thursdays throughout the school year and also our Choir Group that met on Monday afternoons. We are blessed by the many talents of our students and by the teacher who leads them! Thank you to our PE Teachers, Mr. Carini and Mrs. Maffeo, along with their 8th grade leaders for the terrific Field Games Day last Friday. Our students enjoyed the Faith Family gathering that allowed them to play together for the afternoon. The Basketball game at the end of the day with the 8th graders, faculty, and staff brought a rousing close to a fun-filled afternoon!
• We thank all of our volunteers: PTG, School Board, Room Parents, Hot Lunch Parents, Art Awareness, Auction/Festival, and the list goes on. It does take a village to educate our children.

CONGRATULATIONS: We wish to thank Mr. DeGennaro and all of the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Graders for a very successful Science Fair last Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The students were excited to present their projects to the parent and school communities. Well done Jr. High!

CONGRATULATIONS 8TH GRADE: We congratulate our Eighth Grade Class of 2010 on the occasion of their graduation this Friday evening at 7 p.m. and bid them farewell. These students have worked hard, had two retreats this year to focus on their spiritual life, entertained us with a Dickens of a Christmas Tale and provided many role-modeling opportunities to their school families as leaders. We wish them well and will miss each one of them.

8th GRADE FAMILIES LEAVING CTK: When our 8th graders graduate this Friday, some of their families will be leaving our school as well. We wish to say a warm goodbye to those parents who have been an important part of our school community. They have gifted us with their time and talents during their years at Christ the King School and their presence will be missed. Please join me in sending your thoughts and prayers to the following parents: Steven and Sharon Calloway, Chris and Marianne Dundon, Brian and Carla Evans, Larry and Trisha Fernandes, Brad and Lynne Kamin, Jim and Rene Maher, Skip and Carla Mendelson, Jeff and TJ Nelson, Frank and Judy Olvera, Mark and Cathy Van Buskirk, Mark and Patty Haggen, Jeff and Laura Hall, Roger and Annabel Lucich, Frank and Julie Marietti, Sharon Duffy and Steve Mathias, Kevin and Denise McQuiston, Cathy Kelly and Mark Medeiros, and Mike Setoudeh.

ART AWARENESS: Don’t forget to drop by and see the outstanding work produced by our CTK students this year due to the wonderful leadership of our Art Awareness parent volunteers. The main building hallway has truly been transformed into an Art Gallery! Thank you to Robin Morley and Celeste Johnson and all their volunteers!

END OF YEAR REMINDERS: Our school year is rapidly coming to a close! This week is the final Family Envelope of the 2009-2010 year. Your 2010-2011 packets went home two weeks ago. Please make sure to note the school year dates on your personal calendars at home so that you are aware of the Vacation Dates and Minimum Days for 2010-2011. There are many year-end responsibilities for all of us, and I encourage you to complete all paperwork as quickly as possible before the summer months begin. I also ask your cooperation in making sure that your accounts (Tuition, Extended Care, Family Service Hours, and CTK Fund) are paid in full before the last day of school. Please remember that the school must complete its year-end financial statements on June 30th and all delinquent accounts impede this process. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in these matters!

YEARBOOKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED: Congratulations to Mrs. Natalie Krutilla, our 5th grade teacher, and the student Yearbook Committee for a beautiful yearbook. Their hard work and dedication are evident throughout the book. The yearbooks will be distributed Thursday afternoon to all who pre-ordered last August. There are a limited number of yearbooks left to purchase. Please come by the office if you are interested. The cost is $20 per yearbook and checks need to be made payable to CTK School.

A NOTE FROM MRS. BUCCI AND MRS. FIELD: The Summer Math Review packets are in today’s envelope for 6th & 7th Grade students.

CTK SCHOOL FUND OBLIGATION: Your payment is due immediately for your CTK School Fund Obligation. Any adjustments should be documented on the bill and submitted with the appropriate information. Target, Nob Hill/Raleys, Albertsons/Luckys do not send reports. You will need to submit a copy of your 2009 total showing Christ the King as the designated organization. Eighth grade families may submit 2010 year to date for full credit. Any questions, please contact Rosana Gastello 709-8662.
If you owe on the SFO - 8th grade families' payments are past due and all other families' payments will be due June 4th. Any payments received after that date will have a $50 late fee added to their bill. Any corrections please send an e-mail to Rosana Gastello at rsagastello@sbcglobal.net for review. Your SFO
comes from any scrip ordered through the Family Envelope, school parking lot, e-scrip, employer- matching gift, and United Way contributions.

SCRIP NEWS: This is the last Family Envelope sale for this school year will be Wednesday, June 2nd. No more parking lot sales. See below for summer sale dates.
Uniform sale day is on August 9th and we will have a limited amount of Classic Design scrip on hand that day. Please order ahead to ensure you have the amount of scrip you wish to purchase. You may want to go on-line to check prices to determine the amount you will need. Summer scrip sales: There will only be one chance to order scrip over the summer due to various vacation schedules. Submit your order via e-mail to cotetj@yahoo.com no later than July 16th. Orders will be filled the following week. Pick up instructions will follow.

CLUB CTK: Come join us on Friday June 4th as we celebrate all summer birthdays. Tuesday, June 8th is a minimum day with 12:15 dismissal. Please fill out the blue reservation form found in your Family Envelope and return it to the school office by Monday June 7th. Attention Kindergarten families: Thursday June 3rd is a special K day will all students attending Session I It is also a Mass day so be sure to wear dress uniform. Please make sure to fill out the reservation form that was sent home in your child’s Bear binder.
*Remember – AM care only on Wednesday, June 9th! CLUB will close for the year at 7:45 a.m. End of year billing:
• You will receive a statement for 5/14-6/9 on Wednesday, June 9th in your child’s backpack. You can pay it in the office immediately or return it in the envelope provided by Wednesday, June 23rd. Please don’t be late!
• If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call. Thanks! **Have a wonderful summer vacation!! See you August 24th at 7:00 a.m. **

GARDEN CAFÉ: This is it! Your last breakfast together! Cookies for breakfast! Yes, we are having fun at the Cafe, with some summer fruits and cookies. Come enjoy breakfast together one last time before summer, and maybe get yourself a Garden flag to put in your yard. The Garden flags are being Auctioned! Also sign up to care for the Garden over the summer- Fresh Starbucks Coffee/Tea/ Juice/Cereals/ and of course what would a Cafe be without Cinnamon Rolls.! Have a fun summer everyone! Summer Fruits and Cookies.

GARDEN FLAGS: Didn’t get the quilt or class project you had your eye on this year at the auction? Here is your opportunity for another item to commemorate your child’s school year. The garden flags will be auctioned off in the café this Friday, June 4th. Please stop in and look at them in the school hallway all this week. Bid sheets will be in the café Friday morning. If you are unable to make it to the café, please fill out the absentee bid sheet included in today’s envelope. On the sheet list the highest amount you are willing to pay and return it to the school office by Friday morning at 8am. The flag will be auctioned off to the highest bidder but at $10 more than the second highest bidder. We will take the bid sheets and open the absentee envelopes and determine the highest bidder for each flag.

ITEMS ON LOAN AT HOME: Parents are reminded that if you checked out a CD of the Social Studies textbook to have on hand during the school year, or if you had an extra set of any textbooks at home to please return them by next Friday so that classroom inventories can be completed during the final week of school.

6th ANNUAL JULY 4th FIRECRACKER 5K FUN RUN: The Pleasant Hill Fourth of July Commission has announced that the Firecracker 5K Fun Run will again be a part of this year’s Fourth of July
Celebration. All proceeds from the run will be donated to Pleasant Hill schools! Better yet, every runner who registers will receive a T-shirt and can designate what Pleasant Hill school they would like their registration fees to be donated to! Last year, the Fourth of July Commission awarded over $10,700 to Pleasant Hill schools. This is a great opportunity for parents and children, friends and neighbors to raise money for our school. Fleet Feet Sports, the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill, and Allied Waste are generously sponsoring this year’s event, which will begin at 8 a.m. and makes three laps of the parade route in downtown Pleasant Hill. Same day registration and the start of the race will be in front of Fleet Feet Sports on Crescent Drive. On-line registration can be accessed by visiting the Fourth of July Commission’s website at www.PHJuly4.com and click on the “5K Run” tab. By registering on-line, individual runners and families will receive a break in registration fees from $5 to $15.
Last year CTK was the recipient of a check for $1,637 due to CTK parents and parishioners who designated our school as the beneficiary of their registration fees. What a great way to kick off the Fourth of July and to help our school!

IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD:
Wednesday, June 2:
2nd Grade Field Trip UC Botanical Gardens 8:30-2:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 3:
Dress Uniform Day
Graduation Mass 8:00 a.m. All Students Grades K-8
Special K Day Session I
8th Grade Breakfast 9 a.m.
Hot Lunch – Pizza
Yearbooks Distributed Gr. K-7

Friday, June 4:
Dress Uniform Day
Liturgy 8: a.m. – K
Session I and Grades 1-7
8th Grade Awards Ceremony 9:00 a.m.
Returning Family Packets due
Graduation 7:00 p.m. church
Last Garden Café 2009-2010 School Year – 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, June 8th:
Minimum Day
12:15 p.m. dismissal for all
Students Gr. K-7

Wednesday, June 9th:
Dress Uniform Day
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Mass 9:00 a.m. Moving up Ceremony at 10:20 a.m.
Dismissal 10:30 a.m. for ALL STUDENTS
Report Cards go home
EXTENDED DAY CARE IN THE A.M. ONLY

Enjoy your Summer Vacation See you on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:00 a.m.
Peace, Kathy Gannon-Briggs

Pace,
Kathy Gannon-Briggs