ADMINISTRATOR’S MESSAGE
A New Year is a time of new beginnings; a time to reflect on what is good in our lives and what we should be thank-
ful for; a time to set new goals and priorities as we strive to reach our dreams.
All of us at Christ The King have much to be thankful for. On behalf of the entire staff, we wish to thank our families
for their many expressions of Christmas wishes. Your kindness and generosity is much appreciated.
Remember that you, as a parent, play a major role in your child’s education. It is important to involve yourself in
overseeing that your child’s homework is done to the best of his/her ability. As well, please ensure that your child is
reading at home every day. Thank you for continued interest and support. May God bless you in 2019!
Ms. Phebe Switzer Mrs. Rosanna Saccomanno Ms. Karen Martinovic
Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Starting Tuesday, January 8th, at 9:30AM we will be accepting 100V applications and Kindergarten registrations for
the 2019/2020 school year.
(100 Voices) – Must be 4 on or before March 1, 2020
(100 Voices) – Must be 3 on or before Sept 30, 2019
Kindergarten – Must be 5 on or before March 1, 2020
To register, please bring Student Registration form, Birth Certificate, and Baptismal Certificate. Registration forms
can be picked up in the office, or found online @ www.ecsd.net.
You will also asked to complete the following:
Early Learning Program Support Consent for Pre-K and Kindergarten
100 Voices/Kindergarten Registration checklist.
100V/KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS
CTKing’s Corner
2019 January
We acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of Treaty 6 and home of Metis Nation of Alberta Zone 4. We
also acknowledge the Inuit and other diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors have marked this territory for
centuries, a place that has welcomed many peoples for centuries, a place that has welcomed may peoples from
round the world to make their home here.
We at Edmonton Catholic Schools, commit to restoring and honoring the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action;
we strongly believe that truth must be acknowledged to move forward to reconciliation. Together we call upon all
our collective communities to build a stronger understanding of all peoples who dwell on this land we call home.
EDMONTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS - TREATY SIX ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
New Years Day
2 3 4 5
6
Epiphany of the
Lord
7
Classes Resume
Cheer
8
Elem Choir @ Lunch
Handbell Choir
Girls B-ball tryout #1
9
Gr 6 @ Legislature
Girls B-ball tryout #2
10 11
Hot Lunch
Cheer
12
13
Baptism of Our
Lord
14
Cheer
15
Kinder Humane Society
Pres. (AM classes
moved to PM)
Elem Choir @ Lunch
Handbell Choir
School Council
@ 630PM
16 17 18
Superhero Day
Cheer
19
20 21
Cheer
22
Elem Choir @ Lunch
Handbell Choir
23
8/9 Outdoor Ed.
X-Country Skiing
24 25
Gr 4A @ Musee
Heritage
Hot Lunch
Wear Spirit wear
today!
Cheer
26
27
Family Literacy
Day
28
Gr 4B @ Musee
Heritage
Cheer
29
Gr 4C @ Musee
Heritage
Gr 1s @ AB Art Gallery
Elem Choir @ Lunch
Handbell Choir
30 31
Report Cards
on-line
Cheer
JANUARY 2019
Christmas Vacation continues
C.T.B.S (Gr.6)
January 16th
Page 3
CHILL OUT AT CTK!
Who: Any students Grades 6-9
What: Yoga and Meditation
Where: Room 166 in Miss Russo's Class
When: Monday, Wednesday and Friday Lunch Recess (12:40-12:57)
How: Just drop in and see if you would like to chill out with us!
LIBRARY NEWS
Thank you again to all the families that supported the Book Fair. The profits will go towards purchasing new books
for the library.
SR. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Volleyball team (Mary, Gloria, Celina, Biliquees, Tiana, Faith, Unity, Anastasiya,
Maya, Alleyne, Makayla, Elshaddai, Angelina) who had an amazing season, making it to the semi-finals. The girls
and coaches would like to thank the parents, staff and students who came out to support us, as well as the stu-
dents of CTK who stepped up to be linesmen and scorekeepers; Kiara, Mina, Ethan, JP, Ken, Kaitlyn, Jayden and
Adrian. See you next season! Coaches: Mr. Abbott, Ms. Phelan and Mrs. Bodnarek.
SR. BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The Boys Volleyball Team (Shermal, Tim, Tristan, Jonah, Jamie, Yafiet, Tanner, Dakota, Jayden, Marko and Carter)
completed their season making it to the quarterfinals. Thank-You to all the fans and staff for their support. Coach-
es: Mr. Caria and Mrs. Morado.
The Edmonton Catholic School District junior high basketball season will be starting up in the New Year and the
Lions are ready to complete! The teams are looking forward to practices, league games and tourna-
ments. Congratulations to the following students who made the CTK Lions basketball teams:
Senior Boys Team – Dakota O, Markos M, Ryan M, Wayne D, Carter R, Iremide T, Sartaj R, Jamie S, Shermal D, Tris-
tan S, Jass B, Rafael C, Ken A, Jude Y, and Tim B.
Senior Girls Team – Unity O, Faith A, Jade R, Veronica C, Pauline L, Celine S, Alleyne M, Audrey R, Mary
O, Maya M, Gloria M, Milan B, Elshadai and Silvana V.
Junior Boys Team – Paolo L, Cam V, Marco W, Siem M, Dominic S, Jaden Y, Zach B, Edward B, Rippon C, Cole K,
Stan U, Efemena E and Jefery O.
BASKETBALL
“The Ginch Who Stole Christmas” was a massive success!!
What an amazing job our students here at Christ The King did with this! Together they managed to donate a whop-
ping 750 pairs of undies.
A special shout out goes to Mr. Caria’s grade 9 class, who donated 178 pairs and won themselves a pizza party for
donating the most. Great job Grade 9!!
Also thank you to Mrs. Phelan’s grade 1 class who donated 115 pairs. Truly an amazing job!
What inspiring students we have here at CTK, proving again their kindness and thoughtfulness shines during this
season of Advent and all year long.
GRADE 6C’S SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECT FOR THE BOYLE STREET CO-OP
C.T.B.S. TESTING
During the weeks of January 7th - 16th, students in grade six will be writing the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills
(C.T.B.S.) tests. They assess student achievement in Reading and in Mathematics. Since the results become part of
their permanent record, it is important that students are in attendance for the tests, are adequately fed (have had
breakfast and lunch), and are well rested.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is key to your child’s learning; therefore, we ask that parents make alternate arrangements to minimize
their child’s absences by scheduling appointments before after school times, coordinating family holidays with
school breaks and finding alternate arrangements if you are excusing your child from school to accommodate work
schedules.
The Government of Alberta requires us to report if a student is absent for a period of time. Time away for vacation
is considered in this count of days absent.
Students that are away from school on holidays for more than one week are losing out on valuable instruction,
which impacts them academically and socially. When choosing vacation during our regularly scheduled school
term, you are also choosing to miss out on the regular instruction of the classroom. Please note that teachers will
not be providing home/vacation programming during your vacation.
RECESS, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SUPERVISION/DOOR TIMES
Recess is a vital time for socialization, physical activity, the opportunity to eat a snack/drink a beverage, and just
have some fun! All children are expected to go outside for recess. If your child is too sick to go outside, they are
likely too sick to be at school. Please help us to keep illness contained by keeping them home when they are sick!
Students will not go outside at recess in continuous rain or if the temperature and/or wind chill factor are –20°C or
colder. Please check Environment Canada (780-468-4940) or http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca. Please provide your
child with appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions.
We ask parent who escort their children to school to have their children also wait outside with the rest of their
class. In case of inclement weather, the children will be allowed to enter the school and wait quietly at their en-
trance until the bell rings. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Morning supervision starts at 8:40AM and ends 8:50AM. Please do not send your child to school before that time
for his/her own safety.
During school hours, all doors in the school are locked to ensure the safety of the students and staff.
HOUSEKEEPING
1. Please always call in your child’s absence. Press “1” to record absence message.
2. When receiving communication from school through SWIFT, please listen to the message first before calling the
school.
3. During teaching time, phone calls to staff are not put through; please email staff to address matters. Email ad-
dresses are available in PowerSchool.
4. Students will not be interrupted during school hours unless it is an emergency.
5. Please discuss home time arrangement in the morning. Do not tell your child to wait in the office. All students
must go out their designated door. If you are going to be later than 3:45PM to pick up your child, please make
other arrangements.
6. When a child comes to school without or forgets their lunch at home, they will first be asked to call home to see
if a parent or other family member can bring them a lunch.
FR. JULIAN BILYJ—DISTRICT CHAPLAIN
SCHOOL COUNCIL
We hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays and would like to wish you a great start to the New Year! We are still looking for parent classroom reps for: 3B & C, 4B, 5A, 6A & C, 7B, 8A & B and 9. School Council and FRA Meetings: Start at 6:30 PM. Our first meeting of the year is facilitated by the Chartered Pro-fessional Accountants of Canada on Financial Literacy; Saving Strategies: Easy Concept, Difficult Reality. Meeting Dates: Jan 15th, Feb 26th, Apr 9th, May 21st. We continue to look for activities such as board games and hacky sacs that can be used during indoor recess and large rubbermaid bins that they can be stored in. These should be new or gently used items that come with all their parts and/or pieces. Please contact the School Council if you can donate. Family Spring Dance: We’re asking for your input on whether or not there is interest in running a Family Spring
Dance. Please help us by completing our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBQVV6K
Hot Lunch: To order go to www.healthyhunger.ca, set up an account, place your order and pay. Ability to order clos-
es one week before the hot lunch date, after that additions or deletions cannot be made.
Dates: Jan 11th, 25th, Feb 8th, 22, March 5th (Shrove Tuesday), 15th, April 5th, 26th, May 10th, 24th, June 21st. Snack Shack: Open at lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays. Boston Pizza: Please collect your receipts from Manning Town Centre Boston Pizza. BP’s will give our school a 5% rebate on all pre-tax items purchased. Please contact the School Council Executive or FRA if you have any questions or concerns or would like to see any-thing on our upcoming agendas. Sincerely, Shannan Frey, School Council Chair Chris Wing, School Council Vice-Chair Blair-Marie Coles, Secretary Jasmine Seivright, Treasurer Angela Shaw, Fundraising Chair Michelle McBrydie, Casino Chair School Council Contact: [email protected]
Fundraising Association Contact: [email protected]
Saving Strategies – Easy Concept, Difficult Reality Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 6:30 pm Location: CTK Teachers Lounge Presented by: Roxane Power, CPA There’s no money left at the end of the month, so how are you supposed to save? With the right mind-set you can develop saving strategies and gain control over your money and achieve your fi-nancial goals. Find out how by attending this free information session.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn how to save more to pay down debt. • Realize that saving and a reduction in spending often go together to achieve success. • Use the power of compounding to make your savings grow. • Start to invest in the future to realize goals and dreams and prepare for a comfortable re-tirement.
Please contact [email protected] for more information.
FINANCIAL LITERACY SESSION