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STUDENT  ​SERVICES

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Academic   extension

The CKS Academic Extension program provides students with academic challenges that extend beyond the standard curriculum. 
Academic Extension
  • Our identification process for the program is modeled after the Georgia Department of Education standards. To ensure a thorough and well-rounded evaluation of the students, CKS uses five criteria for identifying students that would benefit from academic extension. These criteria are Cogat scores (95 age composite score or above), IOWA testing scores (92 NPR in reading OR math composite), cumulative core subject GPA (95% or above), Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (95 or above), and teacher referral. These different areas help to determine a student’s critical thinking, academic achievement, in-class motivation, and creativity.  Students must qualify in four of the five areas to be eligible. 
  • Our school offers a rigorous curriculum that provides appropriate challenge for a diverse spectrum of learning needs. This program is for the small number of students who require special instruction and ancillary services to achieve at levels commensurate with his or her ability(ies). 
  • Academic Extension is currently being offered to students in grades 3-5 due to the ability to accurately identify eligible learners. Small groups are pulled twice a week for 30 minutes in third grade and 45 minutes in fourth and fifth. Each session has about five students per group.
  • The curriculum follows and extends upon Archdiocesan standards and the Programming Standards for Meeting the Needs of High-Ability Learners from the Georgia Department of Education. We aim to foster personal and social responsibility, multicultural competence, and interpersonal and technical communication skills. We will provide interdisciplinary, real-world learning experiences that require critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and social/self-awareness. 
  • STEM challenges are an excellent way to foster creativity and problem solving for accelerated learners. The design process encourages students to revisit and revise their original ideas. “In an ever-changing, increasingly complex world, it's more important than ever that our nation's youth are prepared to bring knowledge and skills to solve problems, make sense of information, and know how to gather and evaluate evidence to make decisions. These are the kinds of skills that students develop in science, technology, engineering, and math, including computer science—disciplines collectively known as STEM/CS. If we want a nation where our future leaders, neighbors, and workers can understand and solve some of the complex challenges of today and tomorrow, and to meet the demands of the dynamic and evolving workforce, building students' skills, content knowledge, and literacy in STEM fields is essential.” – ed.gov
  • Our goal is to keep our high-achieving students engaged, challenged, and curious. They deserve the opportunity to explore their ability levels and reach their maximum potential. We aim to support these students and keep their love of learning alive!

Academic   resource

Christ the King seeks to educate and support the whole child.  Recognizing the unique learning styles and abilities of all students, Academic Resource supplements classroom instruction and provides targeted intervention and remediation for students who benefit from additional support.
Academic Resource
  • Reading, language arts, phonics, and math academic support, intervention, and remediation are available for qualifying students.
  • Classroom teachers refer students to the Academic Resource program based on a holistic evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Resource Teachers administer assessments to monitor progress and guide instruction to best meet each student’s needs.
  • CKS retains a K-3, grade 3-5, and middle school Resource Teacher, all of whom work with students individually or in small groups at least once or twice a week.  Teachers support students by pushing into the classroom or pulling students out and into one of the resource classrooms.
  • Orton-Gillingham resource focuses on letter recognition, letter sounds, reading, writing, and spelling, using a multi-sensory approach to teaching literacy.
  • CKS enjoys partnerships with speech pathologists and other specialized private tutors who provide in-school support.  Information is available for parents if they wish to utilize these services, which include a fee that is not part of the regular tuition rate.

CKS   Student  activities

CKS Robotics Club
CKS Robotics is a team made up of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.  They learn how to build and code working robots through FIRST Robotics, a league that hosts competitions with other teams throughout Georgia.​
CKS Serves
​Christ the King also has a robust parent organization called CKS Serves, which provides CKS students service opportunities outside of the school day. Many projects take place before or after school and periodically on the weekends.

Some examples of CKS Service Projects include:
  • Sandwich Making
  • Winter Clothing Drives
  • Card Making
  • Hygiene Kit Packing
  • Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event
Yearbook
Each year, a team of Middle School students works with CKS faculty to create the school yearbook. The students are responsible for setting the work schedule, providing photography skills, collecting photographs of school events and groups, editing, layout, and coordinating with the printer. Weekly meetings during the school day provide the time needed for the student staff to plan and execute their designs.​
CKS News Show
Each morning, the CKS community begins its day with student-led prayers and announcements broadcast over the school network and viewed on classroom SMART Boards. Students from each grade are given the opportunity to read their prayer and their families are invited to join them. On Fridays, 7th grade students act as newscasters and bring stories of interest to the other students.​
Student Council
The Middle School Student Council is an active group of student leaders elected by their peers, comprised of the Executive Council and Homeroom Representative members. Guided by faculty advisers, the council hosts various service projects and spirit activities throughout the year. Examples of such projects include out of uniform days to collect donations for different causes, creating the Spirit Week poster and Spirit Stick for Catholic Schools Week, making Easter cards for the priests and deacons of the church, and making lanyard key chains and prayer cards for 2nd graders celebrating their First Communion.
National Junior Honor Society
Christ the King School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society is an invitational honor bestowed upon deserving students by the faculty, and shall be based on the criteria of scholarship, service, leadership, citizenship and character.
Safety Patrol
Serving on Safety Patrol at Christ the King School is a fun and challenging service. Safety Patrol helps create a safe environment for all our students at school. Student Safety Patrols assist with drop-off and pick-up procedures at school by increasing safety for students and traffic flow efficiency for parents.
Guardian Angels
Fifth and sixth grade student volunteers are paired with incoming kindergarteners and first graders to ease their transition into elementary school. At the beginning of the year, Guardian Angels meet the younger children each morning before school and guide them to their classrooms. They continue to provide a familiar face to their young friends throughout the year.
Student Ambassadors
No new student is a stranger on the first day of school at Christ the King School! Student Ambassadors in second through eighth grades extend welcoming greetings to newly accepted students well in advance of opening day. Many Student Ambassadors and their families plan outings with new families as a way to welcome them to the CKS community. Early in August, Student Ambassadors and new students meet at school for a get-together with tours, activities, and refreshments. Student Ambassadors continue to extend this special welcome through the first few weeks of school.
Competitions
Christ the King School provides students with opportunities to highlight their talents and interests through participation in several competitions:
  • Archdiocese of Atlanta Spelling Bee: 4th through 8th grades
  • Archdiocese of Atlanta Religion Bee: 4th through 8th grades
  • Archdiocese of Atlanta Oratorical Contest: 6th through 8th grades
  • Archdiocese of Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest: 7th Grade
  • Catholic Math League: 3rd through 6th grades
  • Battle of the Books: 3rd through 6th grades
Field Trips
Christ the King School sends students on a variety of field trips that enrich and support the curriculum. We feel that it is vital for students to get out and explore the world in order to extend their learning. Tied to the Standards, every grade level goes on at least three off-campus adventures every year. Fieldtrip destinations include, but are not limited to, the Breman Museum, the College Football Hall of Fame, Truist Park, the Atlanta History Center, the Chattahoochee Nature Center, the Georgia Aquarium, the Tellus Museum, Stone Mountain Park, and the Fox Theatre.
MS Retreat Team
CKS hosts annual Parent and Student Retreats for each grade level throughout the school year. Each retreat’s theme is based on the liturgical season and the school’s Virtue of the Month. The retreats are facilitated in partnership with CKS faculty and the Middle School Retreat Team.
 
Middle school students on the retreat team give input about the planning and implementation of each grade level retreat by leading games, activities, and prayers. In addition to planning the retreats, these middle schoolers also pray for each student who will attend the retreat by name. These middle schoolers become living examples of the Virtues of the Month for the rest of the school. 

student  success  team

The Student Success Team, or SST, is a committee of school counselors, resource teachers, classroom teachers, and other school staff that identifies, plans, monitors, and recommends alternative instructional, organizational or behavioral, strategies for students to support them and help them fulfill their potential.   SST works in partnership with parents to ensure students are supported both in and out of school.
Student succesS Team
  • ​The Student Success Team, or SST, is a committee of School Counselors, Resource Teachers, Classroom Teachers and other school staff that identifies, plans, monitors, and recommends alternative instructional, organizational or behavioral, strategies for a given student in order for the student to be successful in the school. Parent input is taken into consideration throughout the SST process.  
  • Academic Resource assistance at CKS and/or outside tutoring may be recommended. The School Counselors maintains a list of tutoring resources for families to utilize.
  • The Resource and Curriculum Coordinators review the files of incoming students with psycho-educational reports and communicate with parents to ensure a smooth transition for these students.
  • Academic or instructional accommodations may be authorized for students who qualify. These accommodations may include, but are not limited to, extended time, alternative testing environments, preferential seating, and alternative note-taking formats. 
  • CKS does not modify          curriculum for students with learning needs.

school  counseling

CKS is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of every student. The K-5 and Middle School Counselors work collaboratively to support students during the school day. Therapeutic services such as individual counseling, small group counseling, conflict resolution, crisis counseling, and outside therapy referrals are provided as needed.
School counseling
  • Solution-focused counseling is used to help students foster healthy peer relationships, develop coping strategies and social skills, learn to problem solve, and strengthen academic confidence.
  • Counselors communicate with and help faculty/staff and parents navigate sensitive student concerns and stressors.
  • Students are referred to the counselors by teachers, parents, and/or self-referral.
  • Counselors oversee the administration of the IOWA and CogAT standardized tests.
  • Working with  grade 2-8 Student Ambassadors, the Counselors welcome new students and help them acclimate to campus life at CKS.

tutoring/homework lab

Christ the King School has one part-time faculty member who works with kindergarten through third grade in reading using the Orton-Gillingham method of tutoring, one part-time faculty member who works with students in grades two through eight in math, and one full-time faculty member works with students needing assistance or enrichment in kindergarten through eighth grade in all areas of the curriculum.

Additionally, space is provided for non-faculty tutors who contract privately with families whose children need the Orton-Gillingham or Lindamood-Bell methods of language-based learning. 

In Homework Lab and Study Hall our goal is to support students as they build organization skills and to help students finish most of their homework before they head home. This program is fully staffed by CKS teachers for students in grades 3-8.

digital safety

With the many recent advances in technology, digital safety is a topic weighing heavily on the minds of parents today. We are committed to educating our students regarding the many responsibilities that come with technology and the numerous modes of communication available to us today.

In a continuing effort to raise awareness on the matter, we are posting a variety of helpful resources for our parent population. These are just a sampling of sites available that address the issues of digital safety and cyberbullying.​
Digital Safety Resources
Resources are posted by the Committee for Children:
http://www.cfchildren.org/bullying-prevention/related-articles
http://www.cfchildren.org/bullying-prevention/related-articles/keeping-youth-safe-online

Reference information regarding cyberbullying and resources for staying safe online:
http://cyberbullying.org/resources/reference-materials/
http://cyberbullying.org/resources/parents/

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains the following website containing helpful information about cyberbullying and what parents can do to help:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/
http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-you-can-do/parents/index.html

The National Crime Prevention Council provides a wide variety of topics regarding personal safety, including internet safety and information on cyberbullying:
http://www.ncpc.org/

sTANDARDIZED  TESTING

stanardized tests
ACRE
The NCEA Information for Growth: Assessment of Children/Youth Religious Education (NCEA IFG: ACRE) is annually administered to all Archdiocesan students, both Catholic and non-Catholic, in grades 5 and 8. The ACRE is produced by the National Catholic Educational Association and serves as an integrated approach to assessment offering both faith knowledge (cognitive domain) as well as beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and practices (affective domain) sections. Results of the ACRE are used by Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to guide the implementation and development of religious instruction and formation.

Iowa Assessments
CKS students are tested annually in second through seventh grades using the Iowa Assessments. This national examination serves as a standard to assist Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in assessing the delivery and mastery of the curriculum. Student performance on the Iowa Assessments is utilized by schools to inform annual goals, to guide professional development efforts, and as an indicator in the pursuit of continuous improvement.

CogAT Testing
The Cognitive Abilities Test is administered to students in grades two, five, and seven. The CogAT is intended to estimate students’ learned reasoning and problem solving abilities through a battery of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal test items.

National Data
According to the results of the 2007 NAEP Catholic School students scored higher than the national public school average in every category in both grades 4 and 8, by as many as 21 points. According to the 2008 results of the SAT students in religiously affiliated schools scored higher than the national public school average in every category, by as many as 65 points.

Local Data
Following the guidance of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), archdiocesan Catholic schools do not post standardized test scores. Standardized test scores, as used by archdiocesan schools, are administered for the purpose of analyzing individual student growth and informing instructional decisions and are not intended to be a measure of overall school quality. Archdiocese of Atlanta achievement testing information may be found on the Office of Catholic Schools website.​

media  center

​The goal of a good school library program is to make students information literate: to teach them the skills needed to access information, in both print and non-print environments, in an age of burgeoning knowledge.
Media Center
​The goal of a good school library program is to make students information literate: to teach them the skills needed to access information, in both print and non-print environments, in an age of burgeoning knowledge.

Kindergarten, pre-first, first and second grades access books from the Media Center weekly. Each class is read one or more stories appropriate to grade level. The Media Specialist teaches author, title, illustrator, publisher, checks for listening skills, general comprehension and instructs in library procedures, such as book care and making online book holds for checkout.

Library skills instruction is given to third, fourth and fifth grade weekly. All grades learn research skills in the course of research projects in various subjects across the curriculum. Our goal is to familiarize our students with the process of information retrieval so that they will be able to enter any library with confidence in their ability to locate information.

Destiny is the online patron access catalog which can be accessed on any computer in the school, as well as, from home. Destiny not only catalogs student books and faculty DVDs, but also gives access to ebooks on Destiny Discover and research websites through Webpath Express.

Students may access the following databases at school and at home: World Book Online, EBSCOhost, Brainpop, Brainpop Jr.,  TrueFlix and ScienceFlix. To enhance reading comprehension, Christ the King School uses the Accelerated Reader program with access to over 150,000 quizzes.

CTK    Recreation

​The Cathedral of Christ the King offers opportunities for parish children and CKS students to enjoy recreational clubs and sports. Many activities are held at the end of the school day. Some activities that have been offered include Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, S.L.A.M. - Serious Lay-Ups & More, STEM Velocity, Lego - Briks for Kidz, Chess, Sketch & Improv Comedy, Dance - Tap & Ballet, Karate, and Girls on the Run 

​Please use the CTK link below to inquire and register.
Cathedral of CTK
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