From the Principal – Term 4, Week 07
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Community Members,
This Sunday, 24 November marks the end of the church calendar year with the Feast of Christ the King.
Thank you God for sending Jesus to be our saviour and our friend. Thank you also that he is a King. Help us always to follow him, honour him, and serve him in his Kingdom. Thank you God that we are “kids of the kingdom.” In Jesus Name, Amen
Christ the King Sunday celebrates the full authority of Christ as King and Lord of the universe. Officially called “The Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King,” it is celebrated on the final Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Sunday before Advent. The year, which begins with Advent 2024 and ends at Advent 2024 is Year C.
The liturgical vestments for the day are coloured white or gold, in keeping with other joyous feasts honouring Christ. Lord Jesus Christ,
You are a King who cares deeply for his
people. May we search out those in need, so that Love and
Justice will reign as the Kingdom of God is brought forth
within us. We ask our prayer in your name and in the power
of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Christ the King Day
What a fabulous day we had yesterday with our Mass, stalls, buddy activities and Lego Competition announcements. A huge thank you to all staff and for working together to make the day so special. It was a wonderful feast day celebration. Thank you, Mrs Carroll for leading the music with our terrific choir. The readers were exceptional and did a fabulous job. I hope all the children enjoyed the day!
Staffing:
Just as we know that the process of primary schooling encourages and supports our children as they stretch and grow towards transition to secondary schooling, so too, do the teachers and staff continue to develop in their profession and from time to time move on.
We say farewell to Natasha Lomma, Renee Tromp, Jess O’Shea, Nicole Treakle and Fernando Desiati who have been shining lights in our school this year. We thank them for the contributions they have made to the lives of the students at CtK. We send our best wishes to three expectant mothers, Maddi Kuhn, Helen King and Emily Clarke. Safe travels for next year to Bianca Craine who will be returning in 2026.
CtK Staffing 2025: This will be sent to parents separately.
School Advisory Council and Parent & Friends Annual Community Meeting 2024
I wish to thank my wonderfully talented staff and lovely parents for attending the Annual Community Meeting. At this meeting we presented reports from the Chairperson, Toni Beaton, Board Treasurer, Alan Pecotic and my Principal Report. The P&F held their meeting with Suraya Corriea leading this. Suraya and her loyal and devoted team have been instrumental in helping build community and enact change in our school all in the best interest of the children. Research shows that when parents are positively involved in all aspects of their children’s lives, children develop into positive, well-balanced adults who realise their full potential.
Move-Up Morning Monday, 2 December will be an opportunity for the children to visit their new classroom, meet with their new teacher and any new classmates for 2025. The morning will involve some schoolwork, or art, social mixing games and informal discussions about expectations for next year.
A reminder, we have our Christmas Carols next Wednesday, 27 November, which is starting at 6:15pm in the Quad. As a community, we will also have an opportunity to farewell our Year Six students. Each class will sing Christmas Carols. The focus will be on the Spirit of Christmas.
Here are the Events for the last week (Week 9) of 2024:
Monday, 2 December – Move Up Morning for Kindy-Year Five children. The children will meet and work with their new teacher for 2025 from 9:00am until 10:30am.
Tuesday, 3 December – at 9:00am in the Hall, we will be having our Year Six Graduation Awards, Head Boy and Head Girl announcement for 2025 and the Cheryl Babich Scholarship Award. This will be attended by the whole school and we would love to see parents attend this very special and important ceremony.
Wednesday, 4 December – At 9.30am at CtK Church, we celebrate the 2024 Graduation and Thanksgiving Mass. This year, our Year 6 students have been good leaders of our student community and have led various ministries and roles that assist in setting the tone of our school. We take this opportunity to thank them for their dedication to our school and for the way they have conducted themselves this year. I hope all the Year Six families will make the effort to attend this celebration and give thanks for the blessings of this school year. When we look back over the year, and as our Year Six students reflect on their years at Christ the King, we realise that there is so much to be thankful for. Please help to make this a time when our Year Six students remember with pride, that they were part of a caring and supportive faith community who came together to honour and farewell them.
After Mass, we will have a morning tea for the Year Six parents in the Hall followed by a Graduation lunch and disco for the Year Six students in the Hall.
Thursday, 5 December – Year Six to attend Flip Out in Bibra Lake. Reports will be available via SEQTA Engage. Parents are most welcome to make a time to meet with their child’s teacher to discuss any aspect of the report on Wednesday, 11 December between 8:30am and 10:30am. Please make the booking with your child’s class teacher and not through the Office.
Friday, 6 December – Christ the King Fun Day, we are all going to the movies. Last day of the 2024 school year.
Pupil Free Days (Staff Professional Development), Public Holidays
School Start and End Dates for 2025:
TERM ONE 2025:
- STAFF PD DAY: Monday 3 February (Week 1)
- STAFF PD DAY: Tuesday 4 February (Week 1)
- TERM 1 BEGINS: Wednesday 5 February (Week 1)
- LABOUR DAY (PUBLIC HOLIDAY): Monday 3 March (Week 5)
- STAFF PD DAY: Tuesday 4 March (Week 5)
- TERM 1 FINISHES: Friday 11 April (Week 10)
TERM TWO 2025:
- TERM 2 BEGINS: Monday 28 April (Week 1)
- STAFF PD DAY: Friday 30 May (Week 5)
- WA DAY (PUBLIC HOLIDAY): Monday 2 June (Week 6)
- TERM 2 FINISHES: Friday 4 July (Week 10)
TERM THREE 2025:
- STAFF PD DAY: Monday 21 July (Week 1)
- TERM 3 BEGINS: Tuesday 22 July (Week 1)
- TERM 3 FINISHES: Thursday 25 September (Week 10)
- STAFF CATHOLIC DAY: Friday 26 September (Week 10)
TERM FOUR 2025:
- STAFF PD DAY: Monday 13 October (Week 1)
- TERM 4 BEGINS: Tuesday 14 October (Week 1)
- STAFF PD DAY: Friday 14 November (Week 5)
- TERM 4 FINISHES: Friday 12 December (Week 9)
- STAFF PD DAYS: Monday 15 – 19 December (Week 10)
- Staff Professional Learning – Student Free Week
This is a hectic time of the year and there are many events, tasks and dates in our minds. Despite all this, we need to ensure that we take the time to do the important things with patience and with the right attention to detail. The most important of these is how we treat each other. Students are tired, parents and staff are very busy and, in this time, we can help each other immensely by being kind and being thankful for having each other in our lives. A happy supportive community is one where children feel safe to grow.
There are ‘good things’ happening in our school due to the efforts of so many people; seek to be one of those people in the coming week!
Andrew Kelly
Principal
Messages from the Assistant Principal
Welcome to Week 7!
ACM:
Thank you to all our staff and those parents/carers who attended the Annual Community Meeting last Wednesday evening. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Christ the King Day:
Christ the King Day was an enjoyable day for our staff and students. We gathered as a school community in the hall for Mass, led by Father Isidore. Following this, each class ran an inviting stall and students had fun, with some even being awarded prizes. The afternoon session was spent with buddies and the annual Lego Competition Winners Assembly – which was a huge success!
Wheelchairs for Kids Fundraiser:
We are excited to host our first-ever Wheelchairs for Kids fundraiser on Friday 29 November! This not-for-profit organisation has transformed lives for over 20 years by providing wheelchairs to children in developing countries. Students in Years 1–6 will participate in wheelchair-based activities to support this cause. Students can wear free dress and bring a gold coin donation towards our fundraising efforts. Families are also encouraged to contribute – every donation helps! See the flyer for details. Thank you for supporting this life-changing initiative!
End of Year Reports:
The End of Year Reports for students will be available for parents on SEQTA Engage on Thursday 5 December, 2024. We ask you to please check your login details NOW to ensure that you have access, prior to the reports being released. New families from Pre-Primary to Year 6 will receive a welcome email, directing you to set up your account for SEQTA Engage. Both parents will be sent the email, however if you are happy to operate just one login for both parents, you don’t need to set up the second one. If you can’t see the email in your Inbox, please check your Junk or Spam folders as sometimes these emails will appear there, as they are sent in bulk. Please contact: admin@ctk.wa.edu.au if you have any concerns.
It is important that you log into your SEQTA account before reports are uploaded online. Passwords often need to be reset if your account hasn’t been accessed regularly or may need to be reprovisioned. It is advised when checking your SEQTA Engage account, you do not open from a saved bookmark as data can be cached and affect your access. Please access your account from a new link (preferably on a laptop or PC, not your mobile phone) on our school website under SEQTA ENGAGE quick link or https://ctk.engage.cewa.edu.au
It is highly recommended you check this now, so your child’s reports can be accessed easily.
Please note, that all Year 6 parents/carers and any students leaving Christ the King School at the end of this year, need to access, print, download and save their reports this year, as students come off the Primary SEQTA system at the end of the school year.
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal – Christmas Hampers:
Each class has been allocated a different item to collect. These items have been chosen to help fill our hampers with a variety of Christmas foods that will enable families to enjoy a more festive day. Please do not bring these to the office, but instead send them to your child’s classroom.
Once these are brought into the classroom, they will be sorted into hampers which will be given to St Vincent de Paul Society to distribute in our local community. Please send your food item in as soon as possible, so that the hampers can be made up and distributed in time for Christmas.
St Vincent de Paul aims to provide hope, comfort and dignity to families who are struggling to make ends meet. We hope you will join us in offering an alternative to the families who would otherwise be going without, and to the children who long to experience a happy Christmas. Last date to bring in your donations is: Friday 29th November 2024 (Week 8 Term 4). Thank you for your continued support.
| 3YR Kindy |
Jam/Jelly
|
Year 3 RED | Long Life Custard |
| Kindy Girls |
Candy Canes
|
Year 3 GOLD | Long Life Milk |
| Kindy Boys | Christmas Napkins | Year 4 RED | Tinned Fruit |
| Pre-Pri Girls | Sweet Biscuits | Year 4 GOLD | Tinned Vegetables |
| Pre-Pri Boys |
Savoury Biscuits
|
Year 5 RED | Pasta Sauce |
|
Year 1 RED
|
Pancake Mix | Year 5 GOLD | Pasta |
| Year 1 GOLD | Long Life Juice | Year 6 RED | Fruit Mince Pies |
| Year 2 RED | Christmas Bon Bons | Year 6 GOLD | Christmas Cake / Pudding |
| Year 2 GOLD | Cereals |
Christmas Carols Evening:
Parents, carers, families and members of our school community are invited to our Christmas Carols Evening! This lovely community event showcases our talented students and is a fabulous way to celebrate the school year and the magic of Christmas. Please wear something warm, bring along a picnic rug/blanket, and join with us in celebrating the true magic of Christmas.
Where: Christ the King School Quadrangle
When: Wednesday 27th November 2024
Time: 6.15pm – to be seated at 6pm.
Please arrive early, as children need to be seated at 6pm when the siren sounds. The Concert will conclude around 7:45pm. Children have been advised what to wear by their teachers. Please make sure your child has a water bottle with them. Each class from Kindy to Year 6 will be involved, along with our school choirs. The P&F raffle will be drawn at the end of the evening! There will be plenty of parking available on our school oval. Please be respectful of our neighbours and do not park on their verges. We kindly ask for students not to run around on the evening and to sit with their families before the concert begins at 6pm. We appreciate your support with this. Please bring your best Christmas cheer and your best singing voices and join in this special Christmas Carols event.
Exciting New Initiative:
We are thrilled to announce the formation of a new parent-led advisory panel aimed at furthering our school’s commitment to inclusion. The Christ The King Access Inclusion Disability Advisory Panel consists of three parents from the Learning Centre – Vera Moura, Cristian Rapanaro and Rhiannon Niblett – who all have extensive experience within the disability sector. Not only are they parents of children with additional needs, but they have also served as board members, worked as teachers and held various professional roles in the field of disability.
The mission of the Christ the King Access Inclusion Disability Advisory Panel is to work closely with the school’s leadership team to create an educational environment that truly reflects the school’s core values of inclusivity, courage, respect, service, and forgiveness. This parent-led advisory panel, representing children with additional needs at Christ the King School, is dedicated to providing guidance, fostering collaboration, and focusing on solutions to critical issues related to disability inclusion, diversity, accessibility, and equity.
We believe this initiative is the first of its kind in Western Australia and are excited to see the positive impact of this collaborative approach. The panel will work together with the school leadership Mr Andrew Kelly, Mrs Sabrina Reardon and Mrs Julie Painter bringing their extensive knowledge of disability inclusion to provide strategies for enhancing the school’s inclusive community.
While the panel is currently in its foundational stage, we will seek nominations from parents interested in joining this important initiative at a later stage.
Staff Profile:
Our fabulous Year 6 leaders, Dominique and Christian, will be interviewing our staff throughout the year so that we all can get to know each other well. This week they interviewed Mrs Ferron! Find out more about Mrs Ferron below!
What’s your favourite colour?
Orange
What’s your favourite animal?
Blue Wren
What’s your favourite food?
Beef Rendang
What AFL team do you support?
Fremantle Dockers
If you had a million dollars, what would you buy?
I would spend it on my family, friends and charity and I would visit all the Disneylands around the world!
What do you value the most?
Friendship, family and good manners. Nothing like a ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and a hearty heartfelt hello.
What do you like about CTK the most?
We’re here together for everyone, every time! And the comradery – we all help make each other strong. Topped off with a good, brewed coffee in the morning!
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Mrs Sabrina Reardon
Assistant Principal
Messages from our School Nurse – Andrea Mangan:
Sun and UV Safety at School
A Message for Primary Schools in Western Australia (Information from Cancer Council)
The Cancer Council highlights the importance of sun protection to reduce the risk of skin cancer caused by UV radiation. Schools, families, and students play a key role in promoting SunSmart habits
Why Sun Protection Matters
- Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer globally.
- UV radiation harms the skin even on cool or cloudy days.
- Childhood exposure to UV significantly increases skin cancer risk later in life.
The 5 SunSmart Steps
- Slip on Sun-Protective Clothing
- Wear clothing that covers as much skin as possible (e.g., long sleeves, collars).
- Slop on SPF 30+ Sunscreen
- Apply 20 minutes before going outdoors and reapply every two hours.
- Slap on a Hat
- Choose wide-brimmed or bucket hats for full face, neck, and ear protection.
- Seek Shade
- Use shaded areas during outdoor activities, especially between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
- Slide on Sunglasses
- Wear wraparound sunglasses meeting Australian Standards (AS/NZS 1067).
SunSmart Policies for Schools
- Implement a No Hat, No Play
- Provide shaded play areas and sunscreen stations.
- Ensure staff model SunSmart behaviour and incorporate sun safety education.
Involving Families
- Parents can help by packing hats and sunscreen in school bags.
- Schools can share tips and updates in newsletters or meetings.
By working together, we can help prevent skin cancer and foster lifelong SunSmart habits. Visit https://cancerwa.asn.au/ for more resources.
Ms Andrea Mangan
School Nurse
Parish News
Sunday 24th November 2024 is The Feast of Christ the King – our Parish Feast Day.
We extend an invitation to all school children and their parents, to join us in celebrating this Special Feast Day at Christ the King Church.
We will be celebrating Mass at 10am, which will be followed by a Procession around the Church and then Benediction. You are then welcome to join us for a “shared lunch” in the Parish Centre and we are asking everyone to bring a plate to share.
We look forward to seeing you there!
CtK Parish
P&F News
Coming up on Friday 22nd November we will be holding a XMAS PJ Movie Night in the hall. Come dressed in your favourite Xmas Pj’s and BYO a blanket/pillow/beanbag to watch a fun Xmas movie with your friends! It will be held in the same way as the disco with 2 sessions. Please when buying a ticket select your child/rens correct session time based off their year level and not what movie they would prefer to watch. It is now up on the hub for ticket purchases. We have an Entry Only Ticket or a Combo Ticket which includes Entry, Popcorn, Drink, Xmas marshmallows and some fun Xmas novelties. Please RSVP by Monday 18th November and all tickets must be purchased online.
Thank you for your help and support this term and if you would like to volunteer to help out at the Xmas PJ Movie night please jump on our Hub and sign up.
Suraya
P&F Chair
Community News
