Message from our Acting Principal
Kia ora koutou, nei ra te mihi, maioha ki a koutou katoa. Hello everyone, special greetings to you all.
We are getting closer to the end of Term 3, and the staff and children are enjoying the beautiful weather!
We are extremely proud of our Year 7 & 8 Cantamath teams, who competed against schools from Canterbury last night. Our Year 7 team finished third overall, which is an outstanding result. We were all very proud to see the students receiving their awards on stage. Our Year 8 team was tied for 1st place for a period of time and showed persistence to storm back quickly after a setback with one of the questions. Congratulations to all of you, and a special thanks to Peter O’Brien and Mrs Keirnan for preparing our students. Our students also excelled in the display sections. Please have a read of all our winners below.
2023 Cantamath Team
Year 7
- Nathanial Sia
- Nicole Chin
- Eva McNabb
- Annabel Sia
- Marco Rivera
Year 8
- Sophie Snell
- Johaan Joseph
- Matthew Sia
- Benjamin O’Brien
- Ronan McCormick
Children Who Received Excellence/Highly Commended Awards
Excellence
- Sam Murray
- Nathaniel sia
- Jillian Zamudio
- Aidan Rajapakse
- Alexa Lyon
- Max Taylor
- Zhea de Peralta
- Keshali Maddumarachchi
- Sophie Coltman
Highly Commended
- Zach Campbell (2 Highly Commended)
- Benjamin O’Brien
- Johaan Joseph
- Isla McInnes
- Harry Farmer
- Lenny Peck
- Isabella Amaris
- Trelise McCormick
- Nathanael James (2 Highly Commended)
- Abi Flemmer
- Nicole Chin
- Reuben Downs
Middle/Senior School Speeches
These were held on Monday 21 August in our school hall. Christ the King definitely has some talent in writing and delivering a speech in front of an audience. Congratulations to all of the children who presented on the day and to our winners who will compete in the Rotary Semi-Finals at Cotswold School. Listed below are our winners who have made it through to the semi-finals.
Year 4
Frankie Sillifant - Sharks
Mila Saili - Dogs
Year 5
Ryan McNabb - The Guide to Good Gaming
Joseph Lyons - Why Should Cricket Be Compulsory
Year 6
Poppy Washington - Why Public Speaking Is Not That Bad
Leone Wilson - Why Pineapple Belongs on Pizza?
Year 7
Alexa Lyon - Books Beat Tech
Abi Flemmer - The Power of Your Voice
Benjamin Thwaites - Vaping
Year 8
Luke Coyle - How I Will Be the Next David Attenborough
Isla McInnes - Trends
Keshali Maddumarachchi - The Question-Where Are You From
Winter Sport is nearing its end, and the staff would like to acknowledge our volunteers for helping out with the coaching of our teams. We have a lot of children competing and it would only happen with our community support. Christ the King will compete in the annual Primary Schools competition next Tuesday. We wish you all the best and a huge thank you to Mr Shea for organising this event for the school.
Our ESOL students will be visiting Turanga on September 6. Mrs Fronda has organised a great trip, and all the students have been given the opportunity to become annual members of Turanga. They will be shown around and given a tour of this fantastic facility.
Porridge, our Middle/Senior School Production is ramping up, and rehearsals are happening regularly. We will keep you informed and up to date with reminders. This fantastic community event showcases our whole school, and we look forward to performing to a big audience!
The Junior School is still in full swing with our “Early Voyaging to Aotearoa New Zealand” study. The teachers are so impressed with the enthusiasm and the knowledge that the children have shared with us.
We are excited to announce that our Junior School Production is called “Baubles! A Tree-mendous Nativity.This will take place on Thursday 7 December 2023. We can’t wait to perform this for you.
The Parent Council Quiz Night is happening this Saturday. A huge thank you to our Parent Council for organising this event! We really appreciate the work you have done to organise this and it will be a really enjoyable evening.
Our Family Mass for this term will be held on Sunday, 03 September, at the 9.00am Christ the King Mass. The Mass is a time for the school and parish communities to come together to celebrate our faith. All students and their families are warmly encouraged to attend this Mass. After Mass there will be a morning tea provided by the CTK Parent Council.
All the best and see you at the quiz on Saturday!
Jared Hopkins
Sue Spiers