Messages from the Assistant Principal

Welcome to Week 8!

The Importance of Role Models

Role models play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of students. They serve as beacons of inspiration, offering tangible examples of success and resilience that can motivate and guide young minds. Role models demonstrate dedication, and perseverance, instilling a belief that dreams can be realised through effort and determination. They embody admirable qualities such as integrity, compassion, and leadership, teaching students not only how to achieve success but also how to do so with grace and character.

We see countless examples of role models around us every day, many of which are people that we know and love. Our Fathers’ Day Celebrations last week was a prime example of this. It was truly special to have so many fathers and fatherly figures joining us for our celebrations in classrooms and on Friday afternoon with our ‘BBQ and Beats’ event on the school oval, organised by our wonderful P&F. Our students were able to express their gratitude to their loved ones and spend quality time in each other’s company. Thank you to all the parents and families who helped to ensure the afternoon ran so smoothly!

Athletics Carnival Week at CtK

Week 9 is an exciting week at Christ the King School! Our Jumps and Throws Day for Years 3-6 is set for Tuesday 10 September, 2024 and our Athletics Carnival will take place on Friday 13 September, 2024. Please remember to label all your child’s clothing with their name and ensure they come prepared with healthy food, water and sunscreen for the day. Please note that parents are not allowed in the bays and lollies are not permitted. A big thank you to Ms McLinden for organising our 2024 CtK Athletics Carnival. We look forward to a successful Jumps and Throws Day and Athletics Carnival next week! Wishing all of our students the very best of luck!

Edu-Dance and Boogie Woogie Concerts

Our students have been enjoying the Edu-Dance and Boogie Woogie dance classes on offer at CtK this term. We can’t wait to showcase their talent during Week 9 and Week 10 to all families. Please refer to communication sent out to you by your child’s classroom teacher. We can’t wait to see our students SHINE!

CtK Open Night

Open night is taking place on Wednesday 18 September from 5pm – 7pm. (Week 10). All classrooms will be open for families to explore the variety of learning that takes place at Christ the King School. There will be a sausage sizzle and bake sale available on the night run by our P&F, as well as our annual Lego Exhibition in the school hall. We look forward to welcoming all our families to Open Night and invite you to bring along anyone who is interested in seeing our wonderful school.

One Big Voice Event

Well that’s a wrap! Thank you for your support of our 2024 One Big Voice venture and our amazing students. We enjoyed a spectacular night at RAC Arena featuring wonderful songs, dynamic energy and our own two beautiful soloists from Christ the King. Our students truly shone and stepped up to their full potential, after all the hard work they put in. There were many instructions to follow on the night, and they did it all with a great attitude and care for each other. I was so proud of them.

Mrs Jackie Carroll

Music Specialist

Locovora Online Orders

A gentle reminder that when you are placing your child’s lunch order on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, please ensure you receive a confirmation email to confirm that the order has been successfully placed. Recently, many students have gone without lunch because parents did not receive a confirmation email and the order was not placed. To avoid this issue, we ask you to please take a moment to verify the confirmation before your child starts their school day.

https://schools.locavora.com.au.

Board Games for the Library

If you have any pre-loved board games at home that are in excellent condition and no longer in use, we would greatly appreciate your donation to our library for our students to use. Please either bring them to Mrs Darch or drop them off at the library for our students to enjoy. Thank you for your continued support!

Dogs on School Grounds:

Please be reminded that dogs are not allowed on school grounds or at any school events. Patch who is a certified Wellbeing Dog is the only one allowed at school. We kindly request your cooperation in adhering to this policy. Thank you for your understanding.

Kindy Pick-Up:

Can we please ask all Kindy parents to supervise your child once you pick them up and they enter the quad as teachers are still completing work in the classrooms. With the distractions outside, children inside the classroom are finding it difficult to focus. Please adhere to this request. Running in the quad is a No, No for ALL children!

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 Bafile, our wonderful Education Assistant! Find out more about Mrs Bafile below:

What’s your favourite colour?
Green
What’s your favourite food?
Pasta
What’s your favourite animal?
Whales
What do you value most?
Family and Honesty
Where do you like to go to get away from things?
I like nature and walking along the coast or beach
If you had a million dollars what would you do?
I would get on an aeroplane and go around the world!

Term 3 Conclusion:

A reminder that Term 3 concludes on Thursday 19 September, as Friday 20 September is a Pupil Free Day for our staff and students. Term 4 commences on Tuesday 8 October (Week 1 Term 4) as Monday, 7 October is a Pupil Free Day where all staff are doing the Berry Street PD.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Mrs Sabrina Reardon
Assistant Principal

Messages from our School Nurse:

Hay Fever and Allergies: Springtime Reminder for Parents

With spring in full swing, we’re seeing more of the beautiful blooms and unfortunately, that also means an increase in hay fever and allergy symptoms for some of our students. Common signs include sneezing, itchy eyes and a runny or stuffy nose, which can make it challenging for children to focus and enjoy their day at school. To help manage these symptoms, we encourage parents to monitor their children for any signs of allergies and take the necessary precautions.

If your child needs antihistamines or other allergy medications during school hours, please remember to provide the medication along with a completed medication consent form. This ensures we can administer the medication safely and effectively during the school day if required. To organise this, please contact Andrea Mangan at andrea.mangan@cewa.edu.au. Your cooperation helps us keep all our students healthy and comfortable as we enjoy the spring season together!

Ms Andrea Mangan

School Nurse

Messages from the P&F

Firstly, a HUGE thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who gave their time to help with the Father’s Day Stalls and BBQ this year. They both ran so smoothly and were a huge success. Thank you to the incredibly talented kids in the CTK Rock band who performed at the BBQ and made it such a memorable day by rocking the house down! We have received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from Teachers and Parents who were all so appreciative to everyone who put in so much effort to pull everything together. None of these things could run without the amazing support from our CTK Community, so thank you all very much. We hope everyone enjoyed the BBQ & Beats arvo and unwrapping their special stall gifts on Fathers Day.

The P&F will be running a Subway Lunch Fundraiser for the Athletics Carnival being held on Friday 13th September. This will be open to Students, Parents and Staff. The 6 inch subs OR wraps are $6 and the 12 inch subs are $10. They can be made into a combo with a drink for an extra $2. GF wraps are available. All orders must be made online via the P&F hub with orders closing Tuesday 10th September. After this NO orders will be accepted and there will be no cash payments this year. All Parents and Staff are to select which faction (their child is in/they are in) when ordering for themselves and that is which tent you will collect it from at lunch time on the day. A coffee van called Sweet Bettys will be there on the day serving coffee, cold pressed juices and a selection of sweet treats. We ask that between 8am-8:30am only Staff order as they will not have a chance once the carnival starts.

The Annual Open Night sausage sizzle will be happening again on Wednesday 18th September and we need some helpers to serve. It will be split into 2 sessions so you would only be helping for a little bit and then will have the other half to spend with your kids exploring the school. We will also be having a Baked goods section so we will be asking for baked good donations closer to the day. If you can help out please jump onto the hub and sign up via the volunteer link.

The next P&F Meeting is in Term 4 (Week 2) on Wednesday 16th October. This will be a night meeting and the time will be released closer to the date. We hope to see you there and encourage new faces to come along and be apart of amazing things happening at CTK next term.