If you have visited our front Office this week you will have come across our 4 Advent candles, these candles were made by the classes during the past few weeks.
The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus,” it means “a coming, arrival or coming. Candles are used as a sign of welcome, as mention In this column when people light a candle on All Souls’ Day. Advent is a time of waiting and preparing. Homes and churches begin to decorate ready for the arrival of Jesus at Christmas. They build Advent wreaths, each of our classes have created a wreath in their classroom sacred spaces.
The Advent wreath is a sign of everlasting life- hence the evergreen wreath. The candles have specific colours and meaning.
Advent week 1 – Hope: Prophecy Candle (purple)
Advent week 2 – Peace: Bethlehem Candle (purple)
Advent week 3 – Joy: Shepherd’s Candle (pink)
Advent week 4 – Love: Angel’s Candle (purple)
Christmas- He has arrived (white)
As a school we gather each Friday (Wednesday Wk 9), of the last weeks of term to count down the weeks and prepare for the coming of Jesus. We will then light another candle in the Front Office.
As you pass through the Front Office you may wish to take a moment to think about the reason for the Season and give thanks for the birth of Christ.
GIVING TREE
We will celebrate our own Giving Tree event on the day of our Christmas Party. Families are invited to donate a gift to be placed under our Giving Tree. Please bring along an unwrapped gift and the children will place it under the tree at the start of the Christmas Party. Vinnies will collect the gifts to distribute to local families in need.
END OF YEAR MASS-Nativity and Farewell
We will gather as a community on Friday 8th December, 9am to celebrate our
year, share the Nativity story and say farewell to staff who are moving onto other adventures.
All members of our community are invited to join with us in sharing mass, watching our youngest students retelling the Nativity and saying farewell to staff during mass and with a Morning Tea afterwards. An invitation to families was sent home and asked for an RSVP to info@christking.catholic.edu.au for catering purposes.
Teresa Pascoe
APRIM (Assistant Principal, Religious Identity and Mission)
LIBRARY ACTIVTIES
FORCED PERSPECTIVE HOLIDAY COMPETITION
This term in our Library/ Digi-Tech lessons we have been looking at forced perspective. The students have found this type of photography fascinating. To capture this fascination, we will run a photographic competition through the summer holidays.
Students are invited to take a photo that shows forced perspective and share it with the school. Entries can be emailed to me at tpascoe@christing.catholic.edu.au from the 20th of January.
Students are invited to take a photo between the last day of 2023 school year and the First day of 2024 school year showing some form of forced perspective. Entries will be displayed ion the Library window for all to admire. A Book Voucher will be awarded to the winner. A competition handout has been given to children during lessons this week.
PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE ASSEMBLY TUESDAY 5th December 2.30pm
Assembly for presenting certificates and medals, everyone welcome.
Teresa Pascoe
Teacher/Librarian
Important Dates
2024 Reception Parent Evening
CTK Carols Evening
End of School Mass
Thanksgiving Mass & Graduation
Term 4 Final day for students
End of Year Assembly
Pupil Free Day
Pupil Free Day
CTK Calendar
CTK School Calendar can now be accessed through the Audiri App.
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