March , 2008
Dear Parents:
A
simple prayer –
We
adore you, O Christ, and we praise you
Because
by your holy cross you have redeemed the world
You are the Savior of the
world.
Valentine Award
This award was presented to Mr. David Dortch, our volunteer Computer
Lab expert. David generously shares his time, talent and finances, as he serves
in the Technology Lab every week.
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home with children in a sealed envelope on
March 18. If you wish to discuss the
report with the teacher, conferences will be held on March 19 from 3:30 to 5:00
p.m. in the Gym. Please send a note to
the teacher if you are unable to attend.
Sick Leave
I am sorry I will not be here for the report card conferences. I am
leaving on March 18, to spend time with my brother, John, who was diagnosed
with Leukemia in October, and was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in
December. He began chemo treatment on January 22 and will have surgery very
soon. Please keep him and his family in prayer during this difficult time. I will return on March 26, God willing.
Fees Due
This is a reminder that the Capital Assessment fee ($100.00) is due by
March 7 – if you did not pay it in advance.
Spring Pictures
Our spring pictures will be taken on April 3. Pictures will be out of uniform – modest
dress is required. Be sure your
children are dressed accordingly or you will be called to bring a change.
First Holy Communion Parent
Meeting
All parents whose children will receive Holy Communion are expected to attend this meeting which will be held on March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Assumption Hall.
Zambian Vocal Group
CKCS will be presenting a special concert in March. We will have the Zambian Vocal Group performing for our students on March 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gym. This group of young men come from a small village outside the capital city of Zambia, Africa. Learn more about this ministry at www.zambianvocalgroup.com.
Pictures for Parish Directory
We are enclosing a flyer to remind you to schedule your appointment for family photos in April for the new Parish Directory. Please sign up in the back of the church and the coffee social during the next four weekends.
Outreach for March
We will be collecting money for the Children's Hospital in Birmingham in honor of Emma Schlesinger. We are raising money to purchase web cameras for the rooms in the Lowder Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. These cameras will be used to connect the children to their classrooms while they are staying in the unit.
On Saturday, February 9th, CKCS participated in the regional MathCounts competition held at University of South Alabama. MathCounts is a national middle school math competition sponsored by the American Society of Professional Engineers. The CKCS team placed first and qualified to compete in the State competition.
Congratulations are in order for
the following students, the members of our team: Allen
Davis, Liam Treutel, Will Anderson, Lucy Johnston, Adele Mantiply, Blake
Hickey, Laina Kennedy, and Ashley Kinsey.
The team received a beautiful trophy, which is on display in the school
office. They also earned a second trophy for being the most improved team.
Allen Davis earned
second place, and Liam Treutel earned fourth place from among approximately
75-80 students. Both boys received
trophies.
We
are proud of our students and grateful to Mr. Rutkowski, their Math teacher and
coach, for all he has done to help the students achieve this honor!
On February 13 both our scholars’ bowl teams won in competition against Fairhope and St. Patrick’s Catholic School. Congratulations to all these students!
Members of B Team are: Ashley Kinsey,
captain, Emily Gabel, Daniel Volovecky, Morgan Davis and Will Anderson.
The official scorekeepers were Ashley Szydel and Gregory Stone. The official timekeepers were Shelby O'Neill and Alex Adent.
We would like to congratulate the CKCS Scholar’s Bowl team for their 1st place win at the McGill-Toolen Scholastic Tournament on February 23. Members of the team, Walsh Millette, captain; Denman Mims, Ashley Kinsey, Liam Treutel and Allen Davis did an outstanding job competing for the school. Walsh was also awarded an MVP medal as the team’s high scorer. This is CKCS’s 3rd straight year winning this tournament. Great job, team!
We are proud of our students and grateful to Mrs.
Whitman, Miss Cook and all the teachers who helped them achieve this level.
The CKCS
Chess Team traveled to UMS-Wright on February 21 to compete in the 4th
round of the Mobile Baldwin County Scholastic Chess League. All three teams were victorious: the A and C-teams defeating teams from Alma
Bryant High School, and the B-team over a team from Spanish Fort
Elementary. Competing for CKCS were
Allen Davis, Matthew Davis, Ben Hodde, Matthew Mead, Daniel Volovecky, Liam
Treutel, Ross Paris-Harbison, Marissa Cazalas, Kate Risk and Garner
Graves. The next match will be on March
20 at Foley High School.
My Favorite Book Essay Contest
The Baldwin County Reading Council held its February meeting at Christ the King Catholic School. Before the meeting, the winners of the “My Favorite Book Essay Contest” were presented. This contest was held for students in grades 1-6. They were to write an essay describing their favorite book. Students from schools all over Baldwin County participated in this annual contest. Congratulations to Sam Hyde, 5B, who won first place for his essay. He received a medal, certificate, and a gift certificate for Barnes & Noble. We are proud of you, Sam!
Thank you to all who donated time last month. Total volunteer hours for February were 410 hours. YTD: 2,928 hours.
During the month of February 386 students have taken advantage of study
hall.
Library
As of February 26, 1,278 books have been
checked out for the month of February.
PTO Support
Special thanks to our wonderful PTO for
the donation of $5,000 to help us pay for the Promethean Boards.
Picture Money
We received a check for $3,199.20 from Life Touch. This was deposited into the budget under fundraising.
Free Money
Bruno’s green receipts - $1,436.10 – The money will be used to help pay for the promethean boards.
Thank you to all parents of third grade
students who provided such delicious snacks for our faculty meeting this month.
It made the afternoon much more
enjoyable.
Outreach for
January
Thank you for your
generous outpouring of love for the children in India. We are sending a check
for $3,074.00. This amount includes a gift of $840 from one family, $1,000 from
two sources, and $124.50 from aluminum cans!
Thank you for sending your children to CKCS. They are a blessing for you and for us. I am grateful for their generous hearts, the love and respect they have for each other, and for all those they reach out to.
Let us pray for each other as we attend Holy Week services and participate in the passion of Christ. May you be blessed with a happy Easter and enjoy your spring break.
Sincerely,
Sr. Maureen
Principal