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,

Last week, our teaching staff participated in paid union meetings. I am super grateful to our staff who covered each other in order to not cause any disruption to our families.

Kaitiaki team members helping care for our school.

Our new welcome mat was delivered to our school.

Thank you to all whānau who attended our curriculum information sessions yesterday. All of our tamariki are blessed with unique gifts and talents. Our staff draws out these gifts to help your child achieve better. Our staff loves partnering with our whānau to improve life outcomes for all (sorry to those families who had to sit through two sessions of me).

We have had another super week of learning. The Sacred Heart Cathedral School team continues to provide our young people with the tools and skills to fill their kete with a lot of opportunities to navigate an ever-changing world.

Thank you again for your generous donation that we were able to give St Patrick's and Reignier School in Hastings. We are super grateful to Andrew our Trustee (working on the clean up in Hawkes Bay) who delivered vouches and blankets to the St Patrick's and Reignier School Principals to distribute to those in need. Both Principals are very grateful to you all for your generosity.

This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Lent and we are reminded to open our hearts to God.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

To view the 'Information video from Mrs Murfitt' which is included in all of the PDF's below, please click on the download arrow, then click on the video.

Curriculum Session Room 1

Curriculum Session Room 2 

Curriculum Session Senior Syndicate

Congratulations to our House Captains and Liturgy Leaders.

House Captains:

Pīwakawaka Fantail - JC and Joshua

Liturgy Leaders:

Back Row, L-R:  Emily, JC, Vanessa, Annibelle, Ava, Veronica.

Middle Row L-R:  Persis, Myles, Daisy, Ava, Lachie.

Front Row L-R:  Euan, Jonfred, Carles, Jamie, Jj, Edward, Joshua.

Monday, 24th April - Ministry of Education Refreshed Curriculum Day.

Friday, 30 June - Kahui Ako Day

Our staff deliver an exciting, dynamic curriculum for students. Unless a child is sick, students are expected to attend school every day.

The Education Review Office has put out an interesting booklet for families on attendance.

It is a quick easy read and will give you food for thought.

The Junior syndicate went to the National Library yesterday to visit the He Tohu exhibition. 

Swimming Trials Results:

The SHCS Swimming Trials were held last week at Thorndon Pools. Congratulations to all of the students who competed in the event - it was a great morning of swimming for all. Fantastic to see everyone with a big smile and giving it their very best. Ka mau te wehi!

A big thanks to our parent helpers who made the day possible. Central Zone Swimming is held in Term 3 and we will be in touch closer to the event.

Basketball for Term 2

• Years 3/4: Adele - adeleandaaron@gmail.com
• Years 5/6: Therese - therese@sacred-heart.school.nz
• Years 7/8: Ann - ann@sacred-heart.school.nz

MSP Club Rugby:

Wests Junior Rugby:

We run a fun rugby programme for primary school aged boys and girls. We have over 300 children playing in nursery, rippa and tackle rugby grades from across the western suburbs of Wellington. We are always on the lookout to help children enjoy getting outside and playing sport.  

Matt Grimes 

Western Suburbs Junior Rugby Club Chairperson

(027 700 1642)

The Senior Syndicate (Rm 8, 9 and 10) Pool Party will be tomorrow, 9th March. Its a great time to make connections with other parents, meet the senior staff and for your child to bond with their peers. We will be providing the sausages.

Date: Thursday, 9th March (tomorrow)
Where: Thorndon Pool
Time: 5pm - 7pm

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.

Cultural Day is on Thursday, 30th March. Come dressed in something that represents your culture.

As a staff this year we are working on improving the basic facts knowledge of all students across our school.

Talking maths at home is a fabulous way to support us with this.

https://nzmaths.co.nz/maths-our-house

Every Thursday, we will have ice blocks for sale at $1.00 each to raise funds for next year's camp.

Kia ora, 

We are running at two pharmacies in the Wellington region; Alexander Pharmacy (191 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011) and Castles Chemist (139 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021) as well as other community pharmacies around the country. This study is looking for volunteers aged 2-12 years with a doctor’s diagnosis of eczema to test a novel mānuka oil-based topical treatment.

We are still actively recruiting in the region.  The study and poster is fully approved by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee for the advertisement of the study (Ethics reference: 2022 FULL 12496).

As an overview of the study, volunteers and their parent/guardian travel to a participating pharmacy for two study visits, 6 weeks apart. They will be provided with study treatment to apply twice daily for 6 weeks and will answer a weekly questionnaire about their eczema symptoms. All study medication is provided free of charge and volunteers will be compensated for their time and travel expenses whilst in the study. We have further details about the study available here: https://www.mrinz.ac.nz/currently-recruiting/childrens-eczema

Parent/guardian information sheet which contains more detailed information about the study and a copy of the study poster attached below.

Ngā mihi, 

Gabby Shortt

Cleaning Agents:

The power of baking soda as a cleaner:

Baking soda provides extra scrubbing power that makes sponges more effective without becoming too abrasive. Sprinkle it on a damp sponge equipped with a non-scratch scrubbing surface. Use the sponge to scrub out tubs, sinks, and toilets to remove stubborn residue.

Two household cleaners you can make yourself:

If you would like to support the school by purchasing an entertainment book, you can do so by clicking on this link:  https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2