Weekly Newsletter

Sometimes the mark of a good week is how quickly it passes from day to day. After we all returned a little sleepy-eyed from the extended Labor Day weekend, students joined in a wonderful all-school Mass on Tuesday with Father Mike and Bishop Bartosic. A few raindrops on Wednesday didn’t keep us from recess, and by Friday we were holding student council elections (details below). Results will be shared Monday, but for now let's enjoy a nice fall weekend.

This week, we will begin our beginning-of-the-year testing window. On Tuesday, September 9th our kindergarteners to 8th graders will begin iReady baseline testing with math. Make-up testing and extended testing will occur through Friday.

Starting next Tuesday, September 16th, students will then begin their iReady reading baseline testing (similarly culminating Friday). This data will be used to assess student skills at the start of this still new school year and teachers will form growth goals for individual students and entire classes.

Also during this upcoming week our PreK students will engage in their first set of skills assessments, interacting with the Brigance assessment to initially measure things like language development and some early childhood academic benchmarks.

Parents, please ensure students get a good night's sleep and have a healthy breakfast ahead of testing. Encourage them to do their best but reinforce that no single test defines them as students: this is purely to provide teachers with a snapshot of where classes are at with grade level content and skills.

For a further look ahead, please visit our school website calendar.

Ms. Burke's Student Council

For our staff spotlight, we have to highlight the work done by Kim Burke towards our 2024-2025 student council. Stretching back to the end of last school year, Kim (with co-moderator Corey Hattey) spent a lot of time revamping the student groupings and application process. This past week students had an info meeting and completed application forms (and even some campaign videos). The voting has occurred and kids will find out the results Monday, thank you Ms. Burke for all of the hard work!

Molly's Mac'N'Cheese

For our student spotlight, it's a unique one for a CK student doing very cool things with the Chicago Bears. On Wednesday, 1st grader Molly McDonough got to roll out a new food item the team's food and beverage media day. The whole family attended the Soldier Field event, hanging out with members of the front office and even a former player. After her father had a chance encounter with team president Kevin Warren, Molly's suggestion that the stadium needed the cheesy snack became a reality for the fall 2025. On Wednesday, Molly was able to sample "Molly's Mac'N'Cheese" this week and it will be available at the section 306 concession stand all season!

3rd Grade: Sampling Different Genres

For our first class spotlight, this week it's the 3rd graders. Students in Mrs. Cosme's class and Mrs. Kern's class got a chance to sample some different styles of books by doing a ten table 'tasting' of different genres. Students looked at historical fiction, mysteries, mystery, graphic novels and more! What a neat way to end the week and to learn about genres of books we may normally not seek out.

Please review the school handbook for the 2025-2026 school year. In the spring, ahead of considering modifications and improvements for the handbook for next school year, we will hold volunteer panels to gather parent feedback. Additionally, there is a School Advisory Board (SAB) meeting at 7pm on Monday, September 8th that is always open to parents and parishioners.

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Please see the September calendar below. Orders for Monday-Friday must be entered one week in advance. As of tonight, Sunday, August 31st, orders must be logged for meals September 8th-12th.

We are still accepting registrations through the start of next week. Please reach out to Mrs. Bridget Lenihan (blenihan@ck-school.org) with questions.

Interested? Please sign your student up here by the end of this week:

Last week's football poll brought out some interesting results! With 102 respondents, rooting for our hometown Chicago Bears narrowly beat out cheering on our favorite college football teams. Surprisingly, the local high school teams were the lowest vote getters despite tonight being two excellent area matchups with Br. Rice-Marist and Mt. Carmel-St. Rita.

The best season of the year is...

Voting ends in 6 days

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Announcement A: CK Winter Sports Registration is Open

Registration for CK Winter Sports (Girls Volleyball and Boys Basketball) is now open! Early bird discount ($15 off) good only through 9/16/2025. Regular registration CLOSES on 9/30. Late fee of $25 applies if you register after 9/30/25. However, please register as early as possible so we ensure we submit the proper number of teams and rosters to the leagues.

*New this season - Concessions fee is increasing from $100 to $200 per child per sport. You can avoid this fee by volunteering to serve as head coach, or volunteer to work a door, concessions, or gym supervision or cleanup shift. Steve Polo will send an email and link to SignUp Genius once we get the schedules for winter sports.

Girls Volleyball 4th thru 8th grades

$140 (Early bird price $125 ends 9/16)

$35 Jersey uniform fee (top only)

Register here: https://ckathletics.squadfusion.com/reg/FBJKMck9

Boys Basketball 3rd thru 8th grades

$140 (Early bird price $125 ends 9/16)

$40 Uniform fee

Register here: https://ckathletics.squadfusion.com/reg/qxT69NUz

Ck Co-Ed Little Tykes registration will open in October 2025.

Announcement B: Motown Magic

Please purchase your tickets here.

Announcement D: Irish Dance at CK

Irish Dance Class will resume at Christ the King on Saturday Sept 13th. Class will meet each Saturday at 9:00am in the Gleeson Center. Class is open to boys and girls 5 years and older.

To register, please visit our website weberirishdance.com (lessons) and complete the registration form for the Christ the King location. If you have any questions, email irishweberdance@gmail.com

The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) is the process by which adults prepare to be fully initiated into the Catholic Faith by preparing for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

(Link here: https://ck8thgrade.itemorder.com/shop/sale/)

Weekly Newsletter