Welcome to Week 9 Term 4
It is hard to believe that we’ve reached the end of the school year for 2025! As the school year ends, many young people begin to feel a mix of excitement or stress in anticipation of the holidays. As parents and caregivers, it’s important to help them navigate these emotions while guiding them through the transition.
We can start by recognising and validating their feelings. Whether they’re stressed, fatigued, or excited. Acknowledging these emotions opens the door to conversations that can better support our children during this time. It’s also helpful to reassure them that it’s normal to experience a range of emotions as the year ends.
Encouraging healthy routines remains key. Ensuring good sleep, balanced nutrition, and regular physical activity can help maintain focus and ease anxiety. Involving children in creating schedules fosters organisational skills and allows for a balance of creative play, outdoor time, and family moments.
Finally, it’s essential to remember that the end of term marks a time of change. We can help children adjust to the holiday break by creating opportunities for them to unwind and reflect on their achievements. With support and structure, they can transition smoothly into the holidays, returning to school feeling refreshed and ready for the new year ahead.
Farewell to our Year 6 class
I would like to wish our Year 6 students the very best of luck as they begin the next exciting chapter of their educational journey. They are an incredible group of children, each with unique talents who have made valuable contributions to our school community. We look forward to hearing all about their adventures when they come back to visit us at Christ the King School soon!
End of Year Reports
End of Year Reports will be available to parents/carers from Pre-Primary to Year 6 via SEQTA Engage at 3.30pm today. Once reports are made available, I encourage you to read over the information very thoroughly with your child. It is important they understand the areas they have participated well in and any areas for improvement. Thank you to our teaching staff for all their hard work in preparing the reports. Please remember that if you are leaving our school, you must access, print, save and download your child’s reports as they will be removed from the Primary SEQTA system.
Thank You
To our dedicated staff, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your exceptional efforts throughout the school year. Your unwavering determination, adaptability, commitment, and passion have played a key role in the ongoing success and growth of our wonderful school. We are very grateful for all that you do.
A special thank you goes to our P&F Executive Team for their tireless work behind the scenes. Your dedication ensured that our community events were not only well organised but also well attended. You are very much appreciated! A particular shout out to the year level class reps for 2025. Your communication with parents and your organisation of social gatherings have been greatly appreciated and have played a big part in strengthening our CtK community. We are deeply grateful for all your contributions. Thank you to our CSAC members. Your support and cooperation throughout the year has been invaluable.
A sincere thank you to Mr Kelly, our incredible Principal, for always prioritising the students and fostering an environment where “great things” can happen at our school. Your unwavering support of our families, students and staff is truly valued.
Thank You Christmas Hampers Appeal
A huge thank you to our wonderful school community for your generosity and support of this year’s St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Your donations of non-perishable items have helped us create festive hampers that will bring joy, comfort, and hope to families in our local community this Christmas.
We are truly grateful for your kindness and willingness to contribute. Your support makes a real difference and reflects the spirit of compassion that strengthens our school community each year. Thank you for helping us share the Christmas spirit with those who need it most. Thank you to Mrs Bafile and Mrs Cammarano for organising this important appeal.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a joyful, safe, and happy New Year! May your holidays be filled with relaxation and happiness!
Mrs. Sabrina Reardon
Assistant Principal
A Message from Tessa & Bailen – our 2025 Head Girl & Head Boy Wrap Up!
Semester Two Recap!
Semester Two has been a wonderful semester with fun filled exciting school events. Christ the King had an amazing Athletics Carnival on September 12 with amazing runners and great sportsmanship. It was so great to see everyone have a go and try their best.
We are also so fortunate to have the amazing Edu Dance program and to all the students for their amazing dance’s bringing so much energy to the stage! The Year Sixes also really enjoyed their Year Six Camp. They participated in fun and engaging activities such as a Night Walk, Rock Wall, Billy Carts a commando course and many more. They built stronger relationships with others and stepped out of their comfort zone to try new things and had their best time making unforgettable memories with everyone.
On October 30th and 31st, the year Five’s had their overnight sleepover at school watching a movie and enjoying each other’s company. Congratulations to the Year Five finalists for their wonderful Head Girl and Head Boy speeches that they presented in Week 5.
Amazing job to all the interschool athletics participants for their best effort, wonderful running and great team play as CTK won the shield! We have just recently had the CTK foam run with students having loads of fun and raising great money for the fabulous P&F.
Lastly, good luck to the Year Sixes as they have their Graduation coming soon, we wish them all the best as they move to the next stage of their journey of life, preparing for high school and enjoying their orientation days meeting new people and exploring their high school.
Tessa & Bailen
A Message from our School Nurse – Ms Andrea Mangan
Hello wonderful CTK families!
As we move into this joyful Christmas season, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a warm and heartfelt Merry Christmas and to thank you for another wonderful year working alongside you and your children.
It is truly a privilege to care for our students, your children and support their wellbeing — not just from a medical perspective, but through a whole-child, holistic approach. Whether it’s a scraped knee, a tricky morning, a big feeling, or a need for reassurance, I’m here for your children in every way I can be.
This time of year can be exciting, busy, and sometimes a little overwhelming for families. But it’s a time to be enjoyed and thankful as we reflect on the end of the school year.
Thank you for welcoming me into your school community for another year and for the trust you place in me. I hope the holidays bring you rest, joy, and plenty of special moments with the people you love.
Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas and a safe, Happy New Year.
Ms Andrea Mangan
School Nurse
Messages from the P&F President – Mrs Suraya Correia
We would like to say a huge thank you CtK for all of your support this year. The endless hours volunteered, the sweets baked (or brought 😂) and the generous prizes donated helped us to create some very special moments and in turn, helped us raise vital funds for our school. As a Community we came together and raised the $50k needed to put towards the new Nature Playground which is scheduled to start being built very soon!
We hope that your family experienced many moments of joy and happiness from the events and fundraisers we ran this year, and that they will be beautiful memories to look back upon in years to come.
As we all step down with full hearts from our roles on the P&F Committee this year, we would like to introduce your new Committee members for 2026.
Chair – Michelle Van Der Stroom
Vice Chair – Melissa Fiocco
Treasurer – Mary Di Tullio
Secretary – Nat BanovichP&F
Rep to the Advisory Council – Angela La Rosa
Congratulations Ladies and thank you for putting your hands up to continue driving the fun train! We wish you the best of luck and have no doubt that you will all bring amazing things to our school next year.
May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
Have a lovely weekend!
Suraya, Richelle, Kat & Vic 🙂
P&F President