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,

A special welcome to Chad who started at our school on Monday, in Room 1, and to Matthew and Mary who started at our school yesterday in Room 5 and Room 2 respectively. You are all going to have such a fantastic time at our school.

Whakamaua te pae tata kia tina - Take hold of your potential so it becomes your reality.

We are descendants of explorers, discoverers, and innovators who used their knowledge to traverse distant horizons. Our learning will be inclusive, equitable, and connected so we progress and achieve advances for our students and their future journeys and encounters.

Whāīa te pae tawhiti kia tata - Explore beyond the distant horizon and draw it near. Thank you.

Thank you for the wonderful donations to our two schools in Napier: St Patrick's School and Reignier Catholic School. We as a school community have pooled resources and have raised $2,380.00. We will split this and give each school half and also a selection of beautiful blankets which will keep families nice and warm as we approach Winter. We are an incredibly generous community. Blessings on you all.

Thank you also for your Easter treats for our Easter raffle. First prize is a Chromebook and a small hamper. Students have all bought home tickets to sell. Money raised will go towards resources for our children with a focus on the outdoors.

Yes, we do provide a rich curriculum for students at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. This would not be possible without the support of our amazing whānau community. Thank you for all the help in recent weeks re trips, activities and sporting events.

This past week, we have witnessed another example of communities coming together for one of the biggest events in the Māori Calendar - Te Matatini herenga waka, herenga tangata Festival.

Watching the Kapa Haka performances brought joy and pride to us all. Our tamariki and young people saw Māori language, culture and heritage at its absolute best and the model of excellence shared across our country. Collectively, we mihi to those who organised this event and we mihi the performers who took part, representing their whanau, hapu and iwi. What a gift they shared with us all.

Loving God,
We pray for the people in war-stricken countries, for all those suffering and afraid, that you will be close to them and protect them. We pray for world leaders, for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.

Thank you all very much for all your support. 

Have a great week.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

A BIG THANK YOU to all our parents who sent along an Easter treat last Friday, to go into our Easter hampers to be raffled off.  As a result this year we have 16 hampers to be won.

First Prize: Lenovo chromebook kindly donated by AISCORP LTD and a small hamper.

We then have 15 other hampers to be won. Tickets were given out to the youngest child in each family yesterday - 5 tickets per envelope at $2.00 per ticket. More tickets can be collected from the school office.

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.

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

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.

Junior Football:

The weather hasn't been great the last few Fridays but the Junior Strikers were lucky to get through some games! On Friday, 10th February, we had a fantastic addition to our team, Jarryd (Room 3), who also won Player of the Day. Last Friday, 24th February, despite the weather the game went ahead and the Junior Strikers had a blast. Our Player of the Day, Otis (Room 5).

Swimming Trials Thorndon Pool:

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

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.

Wellington City Council is heading out for consultation for the Thorndon Connections walk, bike and bus improvements from the 6th of March to the 27th of March and we’d love for the Sacred Heart School community to have the opportunity to have their say. 

• Not enough pickup/drop-off on Hill st for parents, therefore made p5 (8am-9am, 2pm - 3pm) opposite Guildford Terrace (pictured below).
  
  
• Raising crossing outside of school
• 30km on Hill St with new speed humps to reinforce speed restrictions

You are invited to give feedback on the above changes 

If you have any questions, want further discussion or need further information please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Ngā mihi nui

Alex.

Alex Litherland (he/him)
Activation Lead | Transport Planning

City Design | Wellington City Council
M 021 221 8958

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Please note I do not work Wednesdays and Fridays. Support flexible work – if you receive an email from me outside of your normal business hours, I am sending it at a time that suits me. I am not expecting you to read or reply until you are working. If it’s urgent, I will call or text you. 

Going to the Fruit and Vegetable market for fresh fruit and veggies can be a great way to save a few dollars.

Markets in our local area:

On Saturdays there is are a few markets in and around Wellington:  Newtown Fruit & Vegetable market at Newtown School, &.7.30am-2pm,  Thorndon Farmers' Market, 12 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington 8:30am-12.30pm, Tawa Lion's Saturday Market in carpark by Dressmart, 9.00am-2.00pm and Riverbank Market at the Riverbank carpark in Lower Hutt, 6.30am-2pm. 

On Sundays there is the Harbourside Market,  Corner Barnett and, Cable Street, a 2-min walk from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

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

My name is Mischa Walton, I am a researcher at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) based in Wellington Hospital. The MRINZ is currently running a study for children with mild asthma.

We have had great uptake in the Greater Wellington area and are keen to make sure that as many families and whānau as possible have the opportunity to take part.  For further information please see the flyer below.

We are also preparing a community notice for another study for children with more severe asthma, due out at the beginning of next term.