Welcome back!
It has been wonderful to welcome all our students and staff back to Christ the King School for the 2025 academic year! There was much excitement as new students commenced, while old students returned to become reacquainted with school life once again. Inclusivity is important in our community and it was evident that this was experienced throughout the first few weeks of school.
Staff have been working extremely hard to ensure classrooms were ready to go for the year ahead. All classrooms are looking spacious, clean and bright and we thank our dedicated staff for all their hard work and preparation.
We look forward to creating and sharing many special moments with you this year! Your support in ensuring your child was organised and well prepared for the first day of school is very much appreciated!
2025 Parent Information Evening:
Our Parent Information Evening was a huge success. Thank you to those parents and carers who were able to join us to hear our CtK Vision for 2025 and to listen to their child’s classroom teachers. Your support is greatly appreciated! We encourage you to reach out to your child’s teachers with any concerns or queries, recognising that they are busy individuals who will respond to you within 48 hours. We also ask for your support in acknowledging that family time is precious to them, and we ask that contact be made during the school day.
Sacrament Commitment Masses:
All students who intend to enrol in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, First Eucharist or Confirmation this year, are required to attend one of the Parish Masses as a sign of their commitment. During the Mass, students will be asked to stand and pledge their commitment to the Sacrament.
Parish mass times are: Saturday 15 March at 6pm OR Sunday 16 March at 10am. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
Please note:
- Children enrolling in First Holy Communion must have already received the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Children enrolling in Confirmation classes must have already received both theSacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.
NAPLAN 2025
NAPLAN is a National Literacy and Numeracy assessment that students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. NAPLAN Information for parents and caregivers will be sent home with students in Year 3 and 5 this week. Please check your child’s school bag. For more information about NAPLAN: https://nap.edu.au/
Allergy Aware:
An important reminder that we are Allergy Aware at Christ the King School and we have many of our families that rely on our vigilance, which means we all need to be mindful of the following life-threatening allergic reactions at the school. Please be mindful as you pack your child’s lunch box each day. Please no nuts, peanut butter etc. Child safety is paramount. Below is a list of allergies we are aware of:
- All Nuts
- Eggs (raw or cooked), meringues
- Kiwi fruit, bananas, figs
- Honey and Bee venom
- Legumes
School Attendance:
Academic success and engagement are intricately linked with school attendance. We ask parents and carers to set the expectation of daily attendance, establish good morning routines that ensure students arrive to school on time. Please ensure that any absence is communicated promptly to the school before 9am to ensure that you child is accounted for. Please do not wait for a message from the school.
Whole School Crunch and Sip:
Crunch and Sip is a primary school nutrition program, developed to increase the amount of vegetables, fruits and water being consumed by Western Australian children. It is an easy way to help children stay healthy and happy during class time! It is essential for all students to have a small container of crunchy fruit or vegetables everyday for a Crunch and Sip snack. Classroom teachers have communicated with their class, when this will take place. Participating in a daily in class Crunch and Sip break provides an opportunity for children to drink water and eat an extra serve of vegetables or fruit to support good health and to help with learning and concentration in the classroom. Check out the handy guides on the link below for packing Crunch and Sip and healthy lunchboxes in order for your child to get the most out of their school day.
https://www.crunchandsip.com.au/parents/how-to-participate
Arrival and Dismissal of Students in Years 1 to 6:
A gentle reminder that supervision of students in Years 1 to 6 commences at 8:10am in the quadrangle. Classroom doors open at 8:30am for students to complete their morning routine tasks with teaching and learning commencing at 8:40am. Students are not to arrive to school prior to 8:10am unless attending a scheduled co-curricular activity or before school care.
Classes are dismissed at 3pm. Please clearly communicate with your child how they are travelling home each day and ensure punctual collection. If the plan for collecting your child changes throughout the day, please contact the front office and a message will be communicated to your child.
Please be respectful of our staff completing administration, preparation and meetings before and after school and always make an appointment. We consider the safety, health and wellbeing of all children to be of paramount importance and, therefore, ask that parents respect the procedures that are in place.
Early Childhood Carpark:
A reminder that only parents of children in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Pre-Primary and those with special permission are permitted to park in the Early Childhood Car Park. All children in these classes, must be collected from their classrooms by parents/guardians. We thank you for your co-operation.
A Message from our Head Girl and Head Boy:
Hello! Our names are Tessa and Bailen and we are your Head Boy and Head Girl for 2025. There are a couple of things we would like to add to the school that we are about to tell you what and why we would like to add these things.
We would like to add a Sun Safety room where students can apply and reapply sunscreen throughout the day. We would like to add this to keep everyone safe from the sun and to make sure nobody is getting burnt.
We would also like to add a chill out room where during lunch or recess if kids don’t want to play anything they can go hang out in the chill out room and just talk to their friends. We would like to add this because some people don’t like to go out on the oval or play on the quad so they can hang out in the chill room. Thank you!
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
Mrs Sabrina Reardon
Assistant Principal
Message from the P&F – Mrs Suraya Correia
Hello CtK and Welcome back!
I hope you all have enjoyed a well-deserved break and are feeling recharged and ready for an exciting year ahead. The P&F Events/Fundraisers for Term 1 will be Evening on the Green, Disco and the Easter Raffle. We will also be supplying the kids with some yummy icy poles to enjoy together on Harmony Day.
The P&F worked hard last year to create an online system (The P&F Social Hub) to make it easier for you to access important information, RSVP and pay for orders/raffle tickets and view upcoming school events. The Hub is a huge success and we thank you for your patience as we navigated through technical hiccups and got everyone on board. We hope this has helped you be able to access important information when it is most convenient to you.
We truly appreciate your valuable input and feedback so we always have opportunities for you to volunteer at every event to further enrich our school community. Without your help these things can not run. So if you have the time and want to be involved in putting big smiles on little faces, you can sign up under the volunteer section on our Hub.
Thank you to all of the selfless and kind members of the CtK community who put their hands up to be Class Rep this year. We know life is chaotic at the best of times, so we appreciate you taking on this role to help connect your class and keep everyone well informed.
The P&F Letter box (which is located outside the office) is ready for all P&F correspondence. Alternatively, you can reach us at ctk.pfc@gmail.com for all enquiries and feedback from events. Our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday 26th February at 5-6pm in the school library. We encourage you all to come along and see what we have planned for the year ahead.
Thank you in advance for all of your support and contributions for the year ahead. We have a fantastic committee this year and are very excited to get started!
The 2025 P&F
- Victoria Devine – Secretary
- Katrina Fernandes – Treasurer
- Richelle Willis – Vice President
- Suraya Correia – President
Suraya Correia
P&F President
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