Dear Christ the King Catholic School Community,

This powerful quote from Saint Augustine reminds us that God loves each of us and that He gave His life for us so that we may experience the greatest gift of all:

“The death of the Lord our God should not be a cause of shame for us; rather, it should be our greatest hope, our greatest glory. In taking upon himself the death that he found in us, he has most faithfully promised to give us life in him, such as we cannot have of ourselves.”

Holy Week is a living reminder that Christ has presented the greatest gift of all, namely salvation and eternal life, wrapped in faith, hope, and love.

With much respect and gratitude, may you, and your family experience the peace, hope, and joy of a resurrection Easter.  May these virtues remain with you on Sunday and throughout our lives.  As Pope John II related so beautifully, “We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”

God bless you all and we await Easter hope, joy, and peace,

Mr. Joseph M. Silveira Ed.D.

Principal 

Christ the King Catholic School

Dear Heavenly Father, We turn to You for guidance as we continue our Lenten path. Please help us to remember to be kind and to listen one another. We are all part of God's plan, each with our own strengths and gifts. Working together we represent the love You have for us all. Please hear the intentions in our hearts for our CTK community.



We pray for healing grace for Fr. Vince Cotter. Let us keep the Serafini and the Woods family in prayer as they recover from illness. We pray for Fr. Paulson's brother Jose in Kerala, India. Jose is in critical care, we lift him up in prayer.



 If you have special intentions please email Mrs. Meran here so we can include them in our next newsletter.

Wednesday, March 27 - Grade 3 Field Trip, CTK Spirit Wear, Ice Cream Sales Grades 1 - 8, 2:15pm Dismissal

Thursday, March 28 - 8:00am Prayer Service Holy Thursday, 12:00pm Dismissal

Friday, March 29 - Sunday April 7 - Easter Vacation

Monday, April 8 - Classes Resume

Tuesday, April 9 - 8th Grade Cathedral Day

Wednesday, April 10 - CTK Spirit Wear Day, Ice Cream Sales Grades 1-8, 2:15pm Dismissal

Thursday, April 11 - 8th Grade Retreat, HL - BCR's

Friday, April 12 - 8:00am Liturgy Grades K-8 (3rd Grade prepares), Dress Uniform

The 2024-2025 school year will be here before we know it. Please click here to see tuition rates. We look forward to continuing to learn and grow together!

Please mark your calendars - no choir practice on Wednesday March 27th.

Our next choir practice will be Wednesday April 10th from 2:30pm-3:00pm. 

I wish you all a very Happy and Blessed Easter!

The Spirit Store is open!

Time to show off your Crusader pride. Check out all the fun merch you can get! The store is open until March 30th. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery after the store closes.

Wear it proud CTK!

Click here for the Spirit Wear Store

Wednesday, April 24:

Take a night off from making dinner and support the CTK Dine & Donate event at Melo's Pizza & Pasta (Pleasant Hill Location only). 

Friday, May 3: Special Persons' Day 

Please save the date for the morning mass and reception to follow. More details to come. 

As always, please reach out with any questions: [email protected]. 

The 12th Annual Speech Showcase was on Monday, March 25. Parent and faculty judges selected three finalists from each participating class to present at the showcase.  Speeches were judged based on delivery, content, organization, style and timing. We are grateful for the time and expertise of our judges:

Kim Albano

Jennifer Bennett

Derek Fullington

Hunter Gilliam

Jennifer Ortega

Maddie Ostrander

Denise Rigli

Christina Segura

Dr. Silveira

Mrs. Accardo

Mrs. Kemmerer

Ms. Thornbury

Kudos to each student who bravely stepped in front of their peers, teacher, and judges to present a speech. Every student in grades 5-8 participated and we applaud each of them. Here are the students with the highest scores:

5th grade: 

1st place: Emily Baker

2nd place: Ava Futagaki

3rd place: Marco Galleno

Honorable Mention: June Abel, Braylon Nevares

6th Grade:

1st place tie: Carson Cote, Analise Ortega

2nd place: Sebastian Gonzalez

3rd place: Roman Rabbach

Honorable Mention: Audrey Graham, Lorelei Santos

7th Grade: 

1st place:  Avery Rohrer

2nd place: Tea Nuti

3rd place: Bennett Lopoz

Honorable Mention: Sawyer Fogel, Nola Scotto, Maddy Symonds, Iris Wesley, Abby Wingard

8th Grade:

1st place: Mateo Makhoul

2nd place tie: Ava Galleno, Lauren Williamson

3rd place: Ava Hansen

Honorable Mention: Maya Dorado, Bryn McCall, Colette Sawyer

Congratulations to all of the Finalists!  And thank you to all the students who participated, the teachers who coached them, and the family and friends who listened.

The Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! So many of you purchased books, donated books, and volunteered your precious time, and we are grateful for each one of you! Thanks to your generosity the Library (and reading rooms and classrooms as needed) will receive over $8,000 Scholastic Dollars to spend on books and other Library needs.

A very special thank you to Jaffe Leffler, who has coordinated the Book Fair for three years.  She has an innovative, enthusiastic team, who go above and beyond each year. Their efforts help grow a love of reading and books for our Christ the King School students. Thank you Book Fair team for making a difference!

Jaffe Leffler

Tina Lucas

Michele Gilliam

Marife Woods

Shayna Gibin-Scheel

Amber Balestrieri

Madeline Ostrander

Hi CTK Moms & Sons, Due to some conflicts, we are moving our Mother-Son event to a later date. Please stay tuned for more information to come in the coming weeks. We look forward to hosting a fun and memorable 2024 event and we thank you all for your patience as we finalize details. 

If you have any questions, are interested in volunteering or donating to a raffle basket, please contact Alicia Hamilton ([email protected] ) or Arlene Santos ([email protected]).

As a friendly reminder please check your supply of hot lunch and ice cream tickets before your child needs them. Tickets can be purchased through the family envelope and will be sent home with your child. We understand that sometimes tickets will need to be purchased in the office but please use the family envelope as your first option. When purchasing tickets please make sure you have the proper form filled out. Please do not bring large bills, as it is difficult to make change. Please do not send your child to the office with money and not a form.

Hot lunch ticket form is here

Milk & ice cream form is here

It’s officially time to start ordering your CTK 23-24 yearbooks!

All those precious memories captured in one keepsake to treasure.

Order yours by visiting the site below and entering our school code.



If this is your first time accessing the site, you’ll need to register first.

Click here to order

School Code: 214115M

Price: $20.00

Last Day to Order: 4/1/24

Christ the King Tuition Assistance Program

Diocesan and School financial aid programs may be available for families who qualify. While the primary responsibility for financing a student's Catholic education rests with the student's family, Christ the King Catholic School will make every effort to see that no child is denied access to a Catholic education based solely on lack of funds to pay tuition.

There are three types of Tuition Assistance available to Christ the King families: BASIC, FACE, and the CTK Children’s Fund. 

• BASIC (Bay Area Scholastic Inner City) is an outside source available to all new students in Grades K-8 whose families qualify for the free/reduced hot lunch program and/or meet the income criteria set by Basic Fund. The Basic Fund application income criteria guidelines are strictly adhered to. Applications are available online only at How to apply for BASIC and must be filed by March 31, 2024.

• Diocese of Oakland FACE (Family Aid for Catholic Education) Grant is a Diocesan sponsored tuition assistance program available to all qualifying families requesting financial aid. A FACTS application is required (see below) and is due no later than March 31, 2024.  The FACE Financial Aid Timeline for 2024-2025 school year can be found here.  FACE qualifications are here.

• The CTK Children’s Fund is tuition assistance sponsored by Christ the King Catholic School and is primarily available to students currently attending Christ the King. A FACTS application is required (see below) is due no later than March 31, 2024.

FACTS application instructions: FACTS applications are available online only here:

FACTS Application. Applicants must check the box for FACE under “Other Organizations”. Applications must include a copy of the family's most recent federal income tax return in order to verify the family's financial status and are due no later than March 31, 2024. Application instructions can be viewed here: Application Instructions. For more information please read the FACTS flyer here.

To equitably distribute the available CTK Children’s Funds, it is important that the Principal and Pastor have adequate information. Therefore, the school requires documentation of family financial resources in order to make determinations on applications for these funds. In addition to a family's financial resources, the Principal and Pastor will consider any other relevant family circumstances in making determinations on applications.

The amount of assistance awarded will vary from family to family and will depend upon the family's financial status, the family's particular circumstances and the amount of money the school has available for tuition assistance in a given year. Christ the King School will not discriminate in the administration of its Tuition Assistance Program on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or age in violation of existing state or federal laws or regulations.

All information regarding applications for Tuition Assistance will be held in strictest confidence by the Principal and Pastor. Parents are also expected to keep confidential the amount of any Tuition Assistance award that is given. Families will be notified of the determination made by the Principal on their request for a tuition grant, including the amount of any award for the upcoming school year by May 30, 2024.

Each CTK Family is responsible for contributing $250 towards the School Fund Assessment. The timeline for this contribution is 5/1/2023-4/30/2024. We are about 6 weeks away from the SFA deadline. There are several ways to contribute towards this fee: 

-Purchasing gift cards/certificates through RaiseRight.com

-Sign up at www.escrip.com and connect your credit card or store loyalty cards to specific vendors on their website

-Corporate Match 

-Paying the fee directly to CTK School

Please reach out to Kim Anderson at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the SFA process or your current contributions. 

Did you know that our school is enrolled in the BoxTops program? You can download the BoxTops app, scan your receipts and our school receives a portion of profits twice a year.  our school ID is 197834

Click here to sign up. 

Thank you to everyone that has signed up to help our teachers and school! Your time and commitments help us to have the best school year possible. 

When you are finished with your volunteer service, remember to fill out the google form that records your Family Service Hours. You can find the form here. This form can be completed after each volunteer opportunity or your earliest convenience so that your hours are recorded and not forgotten! 

As a reminder, each family is responsible for 17 volunteer hours during the school year in the following categories: 

Fundraising - 5 hours

Festival - 4 hours

Personal Choice - 8 hours 

All hours must be logged and recorded by May 31, 2024. If you have any questions regarding totals or accumulations please reach out to Kim Anderson at [email protected]. 

Please complete the form here if you are requesting reimbursement for school activities (for example, PTG events). After requests are reviewed and approved, your reimbursement will be ready within 7-10 business days. 

We have a great opportunity coming up for all of your 7th grade students, both girls and boys! Carondelet will be hosting a practice HSPT (High School Placement Test) exam on Wednesday, May 22 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm. 

Please see details below:

The HSPT is given to all students applying to any Catholic High School in the Oakland, San Jose, or San Francisco diocese. At Carondelet, HSPT scores are used for admission, course placement, and a variety of scholarship opportunities. Our Practice HSPT registration is now open, and will close when our max seat capacity of 250 students is reached. Once you have completed this initial registration form, please follow the link in the confirmation page to register online with Scholastic Testing Services. The access code to register is: ZA.

Our HSPT practice exam is available for both girls and boys at $60 per student, and will be held in the Carondelet Garaventa Center. This practice exam will help students familiarize themselves with the HSPT and will give insight into current areas of strength and growth. Scores will be kept private and emailed directly to families from our host testing company, Scholastic Testing Services.

If you are interested in opportunities to see either campus or learn more about our schools, make sure to fill out an inquiry form for Carondelet or De La Salle.

We look forward to getting to know your family! Please reach out to

[email protected] with any questions.

Sincerely,

Carondelet Admissions Team

De La Salle Camps are back and better than ever for the summer of 2024! De La Salle Camps offers a wide range of athletic camps from Football Camp to Wrestling Camp to All Sports Camp. We also will offer a variety of enrichment camps from our CSI Science Camp, to Woodshop Camp, to Band Camp. Our camps are offered to grades K-12 (depending on the camp) and are open to boys and girls. Visit our website at https://www.dlshs.org/athletics/camps-clinics/summer-camps for more information and to sign up!

The annual Easter Egg hunt is back again this year at CTK! The Knights of Columbus are holding their CTK Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, March 30th, so come join us for a morning of fun and excitement on the lawn. Admission is Free. 

• The Easter Bunny will be arriving at 10:00am and the Easter egg hunt will follow our usual schedule: 
• 10:15am for 1-4 years old
• 10:45am, for 5-7 years old
• 11:15am for 8-10 years old
• Bring your easter baskets, get a picture with the Easter Bunny, participate in the easter egg hunt, and enjoy free refreshments and games as we celebrate Easter weekend.  
• Please bring a canned good to donate to charity.   

 We look forward to seeing everyone!  

 

 KofC Council #5811

CTK Parish Constant Contact: Click here to view the

March 20th parish news.

Partners in Faith March Edition: Click Here

Parent Student Handbook: Click Here

Hot Lunch Ticket Order Form: Click Here

Milk & Ice Cream Ticket Order Form: Click Here

School Supply List Grades K-8: Click Here

Club Registration Form: Click Here

Walk to School Form: Click Here

Student Medication Form: Click Here

Virtus Safe Environment Training: Click Here to access the online training site and Click Here for instructions.

Diocese of Oakland Volunteer Application form: Click Here

TB Assessment Form: Click Here

CTK Parish Prayer Line: Please email prayer requests to Rosa Grand via [email protected].