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,

Welcome Diego (Rm 1) and Sophie (Rm 8) to Sacred Heart Cathedral School. You are going to have a wonderful time here and you will make lifelong friends. A very warm welcome to your whānau as well.

Today is Ash Wednesday. We had a beautiful Liturgy and each child received ashes.

"For forty days we prepare for the new life of Easter, the cross reminds us that we all have hard things to do in life. When we accept these things as Jesus accepted his cross, we know we are following Jesus."

Thank you, thank you so much for the kindness and generosity you showed at very short notice. It really has been difficult to comprehend what has happened across our country in recent weeks. And also add to the mix an earthquake.

He iti te mokoroa, nāna i kati te kahikatea.

The mokoroa (grub) may be small, but it cuts through the Kahikatea.

This whakatauki reflects that small things can have a great impact. It encourages us to think big. Although numbers or resources may be small, like the mokoroa, it is possible to achieve great tasks/achievements.

Emergency details: Please make sure we have accurate information for our school data base, especially phone numbers. Please email frances@sacred-heart.school.nz if you need to update your details.

Please ensure you have after-school arrangements. Most days after school our teaching team has professional development. Students who have not been picked up by 2.40pm or are not attending After School School Care are expected to wait outside Room 2 for their parent or caregiver.

Have a great week.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

On Tuesday, 7th March, Rooms 1, 2 and 3 are visiting the He Tohu Exhibition at the National Library. Room 3 is going at 9.30 am and Rooms 1 and 2 at 11 am. Please click on the link and fill in the form regarding this visit as soon as possible. Thank you.

We have just been donated some brand new shorts for boys. If you would like a pair, please drop into the office - 'first in, first served' basis.

Winter shorts:  Size 6, Size 10, Size 14, and Size 16.

Summer shorts:  10 years old (2)

Our senior syndicate students started Technology classes at Karori West Normal School on Tuesday. Please make sure your child is at school on time every Tuesday as the bus leaves school at 8:40am.

Our school has excellent Literacy programmes across all of our classes. We want to develop readers who value and enjoy reading. Please encourage reading to be part of your family lifestyle.

We have just added new titles to our own school library as well.

If you have any great ideas that will make us more sustainable as citizens, please email the office so we can all learn from each other.

If you have bananas that are going brown - 

Put them in the freezer and when convenient make either a banana cake, banana bread or even banana muffins.

Here is a very easy, tasty banana bread - great for school lunches.

https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/banana-bread/

"I have started growing my own vegies - Bunnings sell seedlings in packs of six for $1.88 each, and surprisingly doesn't take as long to grow as I had first thought- and planning out my weekly meals in advance saves me making unnecessary purchases at the supermarket." - Sacred Heart Cathedral School Staff Member 

"Corn on the cob - buy when cheap $5.00 for 5 cobs, cut it in half, one minute in boiling water, one minute in iced water. When cold put them in the freezer individually when frozen bag them, freeze them individually.

New World Porirua has a $20.00 meal for a family of 4., eg. spag bowl. Value $39.00 cost $20.00." - Sacred Heart Cathedral School Staff Member  

On 24th February (Friday), we are asking for students to wear their own clothes and bring a little Easter treat for our Easter hamper.

Easter Hamper raffle – First Prize: Lenovo chromebook kindly donated by Aiscorp and a small hamper.

Followed by multiple hamper draws.

5 tickets per envelope at $2 per ticket.

Please sell them to friends/family or you might choose to up your odds on winning a hamper by buying the lot. Name and contact phone number need to be written on each ticket butt.

Payment can be made by internet banking:

Account name:  Sacred Heart Parents and Friends

Account number:  12-3140-0397242-00

Please use your child’s name and raffle for school reference.

Raffle closes on 27th March (Monday) and winners will be drawn on 31st March (Friday) and will be announced in the school newsletter on 5th April (Wednesday). Thank you.

Each whānau will be given 5 raffle tickets to sell at the price of $2.00 per ticket.

Thank you in advance for supporting us with this fundraising project. Money raised will be used to enhance our external environment.

Please come along and hear about what your child will be learning this coming year.

This will be a face-to-face session. Parking will be available on the court.

You have a choice of a 4pm session or a 4.30 pm session. Choose the one that suits you.

Where:

Room 1 whānau in Room 1

Room 2 whānau in Room 2

Room 3 whānau in Room 3

Rooms 5, 6, and 7 whānau in Room 6

Rooms 8, 9 and 10 whānau in Room 9

Please take the opportunity to look at our secondhand school uniform items and take what you need.

You are most welcome to come and have a look at your child in their classroom.

If you know any families that are looking for a Catholic Education at a pretty amazing school please let them know that they are welcome to come into school at any time on  15th March (Wednesday) between 9am and midday.

Te Ao Maori, Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival on 22nd-25th February (competition), 45 teams competing and it will be available on TVNZ Channel 1. LINK  here.

The most prestigious Māori Performing Arts Festival.

New sewing course for kids starting on Tuesday's from 28th February to 28th March 3.30-4.45pm at Karori Arts and Crafts.

Learn how to make a t-shirt and trousers.

https://www.kacc.org.nz/store/products/beginner-sewing-for-kids-tuesday-28th-feb-28-mar-3-30-4-45pm