Dear God,

You come to us in Jesus who teaches us that the way to happiness is through our love for one another.

Watch over the teachers, students and families of Sacred Heart Cathedral School as we try to be faithful to this teaching.

Help us to be a welcoming and joyful community, so that others may come to know your love and peace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Kia ora koutou e te whānau,

We had a wonderful Feast Day on Friday to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart. We started our day with a beautiful liturgy that focussed on our uniqueness as a school. Mr Grevatt put so much thought and effort into making sure that it was meaningful for staff and students. The rest of the day involved fun team-building activities. Thank you also to Mr Solia and our music group who played all of our school songs.

Your children are gorgeous and as a staff, we feel blessed to be a part of their lives.

https://youtu.be/hLXvro35878 

We have Life Education here this week where the students will be immersed in learning about themselves and their own Wellbeing. Please join us on Thursday afternoon for the parent session down in the Life Ed van.

You come to us in Jesus who teaches us that the way to happiness is through our love for one another. Watch over our staff, students, and whānau of Sacred Heart Cathedral School as we try to be faithful to our teaching. Help us to be a welcoming and joyful community, so that others may come to know your love and peace. Amen.

Have a great week as we head toward Matariki. This time of the year is so important as we gather with friends and whānau. We are given the opportunity to reflect in the past year, and be thankful for what we have in the present as we embrace the future.

Thank you for everything you do for our school.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

If you are wanting to contact the school office by phone, please call (04) 472-4047 and stay on the line - it will sound like you have got through to the answerphone, but if you stay on the line and listen to the prompts, you will be asked to press '1' to go through to the office or press '2' to report an absence.

Monday (26th June) at 3:00-5:00pm, 5:30-7:00pm or

Tuesday (27th June) at 3:00-5:00pm.

You will have an opportunity to meet with your child's teacher to discuss your child's learning to date. Each meeting will last 10 mins. Bookings are open for you now.

To book, click on https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/  then click on the 'Make a booking' box and enter in the code zdfa5 and follow the prompts. If you have more than one child at school and need to make multiple appointments, you may want to give yourself a 10 minute break from the end of one interview to the start of the next, so you don't end up having to rush from one interview to the next.

If you need help with booking a time, please give Cathy or Frances a call on 04 4724047 and listen to the prompts, press '1' for the office.

Alternatively you can email office@sacred-heart.school.nz or frances@sacred-heart.school.nz for help.

The Inspire Photography Team are excited to be back at Sacred Heart Cathedral School this year! We will be photographing your children and their classes on Monday (26th June) and Tuesday (27th June).

Sports and Cultural Groups will be photographed on the Monday, 26th of June starting at 9:15am. Students in the netball teams will need to bring their netball uniform. Students in basketball teams will need to bring their PE uniform.

On Tuesday, 27th June, all students need to be in full winter school uniform for individual and class photos, this includes the school tie.

Out of School Siblings will be photographed on Tuesday, 27th June starting at 8:15am.

In School Siblings will be photographed during the school day on that day.

About 3 weeks after your photo days, our online galleries will be ready to go and we will deliver A5 sized sheets with personal passcodes for each child.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in contact with the Team at Inspire, info@inspirephotography.co.nz or ring 04 384 8009.

Please bring a packet of biscuits on 23rd June (Friday) so we can make a contribution to the running of the Marae.

The Marae has requested this as opposed to money as they use the biscuits for their Monday evening Kapa Haka group.

Thank you.

On Wednesday, 28th June, the whole school is visiting Pipitea Marae. We are very much looking forward to renewing our ties with Ngāti Poneke. The pōwhiri will be at 10am, followed by a day of learning and activities. The Year 6 students will stay on when the rest of the school leaves at 2pm for their own noho marae. Please read the following form, and indicate if you are available to help.

Marae Form

It is the last visit to Akau Tangi for the Junior Syndicate on Thursday, 29th June. Please remember to send your child to school in sports clothes on the day. If you are helping, please be at school at 11.55 am if you are coming on the bus or meet us there at 12.30 pm.

On Thursday, 29th June, we are having a non-uniform day for our students. They can come to school dressed in their own choice of clothing. We are asking that the children bring a gold coin for Caritas.

Room 6 attended a gymnastics session at Wellington Girls' College.

After visiting the life education caravan, Room 1 wanted to learn how to draw Harold! Didn't they do a great job?

NETBALL:

Sacred Heart Stars (Years 5 & 6) lost their game against St Francis De Sales School (Island Bay) Sparks, 1:4.

Sacred Heart Emeralds (Years 7 & 8) won their game against Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Nga Mokopuna: Taiohi, 20:17.

Sacred Heart Saints (Years 7 & 8) won their game against Scots Tuis by 7 to 5.  The player of the day was our goal shooter, Emily (Rm 9).

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Ninjas (Years 3 & 4) vs Nga Mokopuna Kopuapua Teina won 16-6. It was a hard fought win, and with the win they have made it into the Grand Final next week.  We are all very proud of them. - Adele

Sacred Heart Raptors (Years 5 & 6) vs Clyde Quay Tui won 29-22.

Sacred Heart Raptors (Years 5 & 6) vs Seatoun Sparks lost 30-35.

Sacred Heart Eagles (Years 7 & 8) vs SWIS Suns won 35-25.

Sacred Heart Falcons (Years 7 & 8) vs Scots Red won 27-19.

A reminder that on the first Friday of every month until the end of the year, we will be making a donation to the Parish Foodbank. If you would like to donate any non-perishable food items, please drop it off at the office. Thank you very much.

For Covid-19 Healthline advise, please call 0800-3585453.

Evolve Tennis Coaching is running a tennis-specific holiday programme during the April school holidays at Khandallah Tennis & Squash Club. The camps will run from 9am-12pm on the dates specified. For further information or to book, please contact Evolve Tennis Coaching on 479 1386 or info@evolvetenniscoaching.co.nz.