All Student transportation cancelled, all schools are open
Due to the current road conditions, ALL SCHOOL BUSES, TAXIS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUTES operated by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and Waterloo Region District School Board are cancelled.
All Public and Catholic Schools are OPEN.
All Extended Day Childcare Programs are OPEN.
St. Louis online, daytime, and evening classes are open at all locations
Reminders for the Week
We thank parent council and other parent volunteers who provided and cooked for students on Shrove Tuesday/ Pancake Tuesday. Pancakes were delivered to classes throughout the day as a special snack. On Wednesday we had Ash Wednesday lead by our celebrant, Father Joe and Pink Shirt day for anti-bullying. It was a wonderful way to kick off the Lenten season of 2023
Attendance – Use our 24 hour hotline
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| Medical Concerns
If your child has any medical concerns, please ensure that you inform the school. Information may be shared directly with the classroom teacher /office. If medication is required, forms will be sent for completion by parents and the family doctor. All information is held in confidence.
Medication School staff cannot administer medication, including aspirins and Tylenol without a “Request and Consent for Administration of Medication” form, completed and signed by a doctor. A properly labeled container is required, including the instructions and conditions that are to be followed for the administration of the medication for the safety of the child. Parents of children with life threatening medical concerns/allergies are asked to notify Ms. Almanza in the school office and fully complete an Emergency Medication Protocol form each September and return it to the school as soon as possible. All medication is stored in the office area. The only exception to this requirement has to do with any child who, because of life threatening allergies, must carry medication.
On-Going Fundraising Program We’re very excited to announce that we’ve chosen to be a part of the Plantables Fundraising Program for 2023. With the weather warming up and many of you thinking about rolling up your sleeves and getting back into the garden, it’s a great time to help us spread the word of this great fundraiser.
What Is Plantables?
Plantables is an exciting family-owned company based in Forest, Ontario that grow healthy, hardy and happy fruit and vegetable plants. The best part is, they ship them DIRECTLY to your door, when you want them!
That means that no matter how busy you are, how unsuccessful (successful!) you’ve been at growing plants before, you’ll be able to grow brag-worthy fruits and veggies!
All you have to do is pick what plants you want to grow, choose when you want them delivered and wait for your box of garden-ready plants to arrive on your doorstep. Shipping weeks are available from April- June and you can order any time before that.
How does the program work?
All you have to do is help spread the plant love! Tell everybody you know to go to plantables.ca and make sure they enter the code CTK at the checkout or follow our direct link plantables.ca/for/ctk
We’re really excited to be launching a fundraiser that involves growing healthy fruits and veggies and spending time as a family! There is a minimum order requirement of 6 seedlings as they ship in multiples of 6 – if you are still interested in taking part but have an order smaller than 6 plants or if you require more information, please contact CTKPlants@gmail.com.
Thank you for all of your support, we can’t wait to see what you grow!
Christ the King Catholic School Advisory Council
WCDSB Updates
· Please visit our School Board Website for updates and recent information. Here is the link: https://www.wcdsb.ca/
Daily Screening: Parents/Guardians are to complete a daily COVID-19 screening on their children before sending them to school. We no longer require proof of the screening. If there are any symptoms your child must stay home. Here is the link: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ |
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Dates to remember |
Feb 17 – Term 1 Report Card Distribution happened – please return your signed third page to your child’s teacher
Feb. 28 – 10 AM School Wide Assembly for Black Heritage/ History Month
Mar 2 – 10:20 – Grandfather Teachings Assembly
Mar 2 – First Confession for Grade 2 – 6:30-7:30 at St. Patrick Parish
Mar. 8 – Qmack Presentation (change in date from previously scheduled in February)- Indigenous Presentation
March 13– Week of March Break- the Extended Day Program is not being offered at Christ the King School
March 31 – P.A. Day – no school for students (Extended Day running)
April 7 – Good Friday – the Extended Day Program is closed
April 10 – Easter Monday- the Extended Day Program is closed
April 21 – PA Day – the Extended Day Program is closed
May 1 – Catholic Education Week
May 22 – Victoria Day – Board Holiday – no school for staff and students the Extended Day Program is closed
June 2 – PA Day – no school for students
June 27 – Term 2 Report Card Distribution
June 29 – Last Day of School
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Respectfully yours, |
| Good morning Bobcat community! Please see the information below from the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region: |
| “Thursday February 23 |
| Good morning Bobcat community! Please see the information below from the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region: |
| “Thursday February 23 |
Wednesday, February 22nd is National Pink Shirt Day. We invite all staff and students to wear pink shirt for bullying awareness. Pink Shirt Day is to honour a Grade 9 male student from a small town in Nova Scotia who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to his school. A couple of students that he went to school with decided to take a stand against the bullies and wear pink shirts as well as hand them out for other students to wear.
Good Morning Bobcats!
The school had a smell of warm vanilla…thanks to our parent volunteers who cooked for pancakes for all of our students for Shrove Tuesday today!
Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who set up early this morning, who were mixing, cooking, delivering, “syrup-ing” and cleaning up today! With your help, we were able to deliver over 500 pancakes, all before 10:00 AM in the morning! What an amazing event!
Lent begins tomorrow with our Ash Wednesday celebration. Father Joe will be leading us in our celebration.
And to add to this…it’s pink shirt day tomorrow!
What a great start of the week for our Bobcats!
We look forward to another new week and a time to enjoy our families on Family Day after enjoying some Valentine’s celebrations, a day of remembering to love one another and to be kind. Thank you to Bobcats family for their support of our candy grams which will assist with Grade 8 graduation.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ~ John 15:12
Student Safety: Peanut and Other Life-Threatening Allergies, Sabrina’s Law Anaphylaxis Reaction As we begin the new school year, we would like to inform you that CTK is an allergen aware school. There are pupils in attendance at our school who suffer from severe and life-threatening allergies to certain foods. Exposure to the smallest quantities can cause severe and life-threatening reactions. Anaphylaxis is a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction. We would appreciate the cooperation of the entire school community by NOT sending any lunches or snacks that contain peanuts/nut products. We want Christ the King Catholic School to be a safe environment for all students. Thank you for your assistance with this initiative. If your child has been diagnosed with an allergy and you have not notified the school, please do so immediately. There are forms that must be completed. A written communication will be sent to the parents/caregivers of children notifying them of the nature of a life-threatening allergy when it is specific to their child’s classroom. Your continued cooperation in support of our efforts to create a safe and healthy learning environment for all is greatly appreciated! |
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On-Going Fundraising Program: We’re very excited to announce that we’ve chosen to be a part of the Plantables Fundraising Program for 2023. With the weather warming up and many of you thinking about rolling up your sleeves and getting back into the garden, it’s a great time to help us spread the word of this great fundraiser.
What Is Plantables?
Plantables is an exciting family-owned company based in Forest, Ontario that grow healthy, hardy and happy fruit and vegetable plants. The best part is, they ship them DIRECTLY to your door, when you want them!
That means that no matter how busy you are, how unsuccessful (successful!) you’ve been at growing plants before, you’ll be able to grow brag-worthy fruits and veggies!
All you have to do is pick what plants you want to grow, choose when you want them delivered and wait for your box of garden-ready plants to arrive on your doorstep. Shipping weeks are available from April- June and you can order any time before that.
How does the program work?
All you have to do is help spread the plant love! Tell everybody you know to go to plantables.ca and make sure they enter the code CTK at the checkout or follow our direct link plantables.ca/for/ctk
We’re really excited to be launching a fundraiser that involves growing healthy fruits and veggies and spending time as a family! There is a minimum order requirement of 6 seedlings as they ship in multiples of 6 – if you are still interested in taking part but have an order smaller than 6 plants or if you require more information, please contact CTKPlants@gmail.com.
Thank you for all of your support, we can’t wait to see what you grow!
Christ the King Catholic School Advisory Council
WCDSB Updates · Please visit our School Board Website for updates and recent information. Here is the link: https://www.wcdsb.ca/
Daily Screening: Parents/Guardians are to complete a daily COVID-19 screening on their children before sending them to school. We no longer require proof of the screening. If there are any symptoms your child must stay home. Here is the link: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/ |
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Dates to Remember: |
Feb 17 – Term 1 Report Card Distribution
Feb 20 – Family Day – Board Holiday – no school for staff and students and the Extended Day Program is closed
Feb. 21 – Shrove Tuesday – send Tupperware and cutlery with your child (More parent volunteers needed)
Feb. 22 – Ash Wednesday- school wide liturgy
Feb. 22 – Pink Shirt Day
Mar. 8 – Qmack Presentation (change in date from previously scheduled in February)- Indigenous Presentation
March 13– Week of March Break- the Extended Day Program is not being offered at Christ the King School
March 31 – P.A. Day – no school for students
April 7 – Good Friday – the Extended Day Program is closed
April 10 – Easter Monday- the Extended Day Program is closed
April 21 – PA Day – the Extended Day Program is closed
May 1 – Catholic Education Week
May 22 – Victoria Day – Board Holiday – no school for staff and students the Extended Day Program is closed
June 2 – PA Day – no school for students
June 27 – Term 2 Report Card Distribution
June 29 – Last Day of School
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Respectfully yours, |
Reminder to Parents that Monday February 20 is Family Day.
Do you sometimes feel like there is no time left to just enjoy and be with the family in our busy days? Since 2008 Family Day has been celebrated in Ontario on the 3rd Monday of the month. There is NO school this day!
This is a day to step away from other duties and distractions for a moment and just be together.
Embrace the time and find joy in the small but beautiful moments with your family.
Have a great long Family Day weekend!
