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 Menahri, who started at our school last Thursday, in Room 1. You are going to have a wonderful time at our school and will make lifelong friends.

Congratulations to all those students who are participating in the Sacramental Programme. Reiss (Rm 7) and Alex (Rm 9), made their First Reconciliation at Sacred Heart Petone.

Last Sunday, a large group made their First Holy Communion as part of the Cathedral Parish:  Allegra (Rm 6), Antonio (Rm 10), Archie (Rm 5), Dana (Rm 7), Xavier S (Rm 5), Henry (Rm 5), Jackson (Rm 5), Jaylen (Rm 9), Jaynelle (Rm 5), Lana (Rm 5), Lucas D (Rm 8), Lyla (Rm 5), Milford (Rm 5), RJ (Rm 9), Ryan J (Rm 5), Thomas (Rm 6) and Violet (Rm 5). Please keep them, their families and those who support them in your prayers as they continue deeping their relationship with Jesus through the reception of the sacraments.

Philippine Independence Day - Monday, 12th June:

Our Filipino students came to school on Monday dressed in their traditional/cultural outfits to celebrate Philippine Independence Day. They looked stunning!

On the 26th and 27th June (Monday and Tuesday), you will have an opportunity to talk with your child's teacher to discuss about their learning. To book an appointment, please click on the link - School Interviews to make a booking then enter the code zdfa5 and follow the prompts.

We have had new outdoor panels installed representing each of the stars of Matariki. They look fabulous and we plan to use them as a resource to empower our students about the meaning behind each star.

Have a great week, keep warm, keep dry, and keep safe

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

This week as part of celebrating Sacred Heart Feast Day Waitī, Room 6 have been using persuasive language to argue that SHCS is the BEST school! Lucas and Tālā share their arguments below, obviously we all agree with them!

Why_SHCS_Is_The_Best.pdf

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Our Liturgy Leaders met with the Soup Kitchen this week to plan and discuss how we as Sacred Heart Cathedral can support them with their important mahi. We look forward to working with them closely next Term.

We had a wide range of characters who participated in our parade last Thursday. Special thanks to the student council who organised this event which excited us all.

Room 5 had their gymnastics exercise at Wellington Girls' College. They did some awesome human pyramids.

You are all welcome to join us at 9.30am to celebrate our Feast Day at St Mary's Hall. Parking will be available on the school playground.

Sacred Heart was opened in 1852 and was a parish school originally called St Mary’s Day School. In 1900 our school’s was changed from St Marys to Sacred Heart Cathedral School.The history behind our name- According to the Gospel of John (19:33), when Jesus was dying on the cross "one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water." The celebration of the Sacred Heart is associated with the physical wound (and the associated sacrifice), the "mystery" of both blood and water pouring from Christ's chest, and the devotion God asks
from us.

The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a reminder of how much the Lord loves you. Without love, we are empty vessels. We need the love of God to strengthen, renew, and guide us on our journey.

The Feast of the Sacred Heart has been in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar since 1856,and is celebrated 19 days after Pentecost. As Pentecost is always celebrated on Sunday, the Feast of the Sacred Heart always falls on a Friday.

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

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.

Sacred Heart Cathedral School will once again participate in the world-renowned ICAS competitions this year.

What is ICAS? 

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English (Aug 14-18), Mathematics (Aug 28 - Sept 1), Science (Aug 21-25), Writing (Aug 7-11) and Spelling (Aug 21-25). 

• These tests are challenging and provide extension for more able students.
• The cost for each paper is approximately $20.
• Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. 
• Top performers will be eligible for medals. 

How to participate in ICAS?

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please: 

1.   Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas) 

2.   Go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps).

3.   Enter our school’s access code: PMS003.

4.   Enter your child’s details, select the tests you want to purchase and then proceed to payment. These must be received by 31 July.

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.

We will notify you/your child of the dates that we will run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. You and your child can access the results once released via the Reports Portal using the TAP ID and pin found on the back of the ICAS certificate.

Please talk to your child’s teacher if you have any questions regarding ICAS.

The senior students are fundraising for their Yearbook. They will be selling sausages tomorrow (Thursday) 15 June, at lunchtime.

Thank you.

CROSS COUNTRY:

• Enrico (Rm 6) - 13th place
• Ava (Rm 10) - 29th place
• Ethan (Rm 10) - 24th place

Well done! Thank you very much to Sarah (Ava's Mum) for helping out our students.

NETBALL:

Sacred Heart Stars (Year 5/6) - Finally had a great day on Saturday to finally have a game of netball! And what a game it was the Stars played against St Francis De Sales Tornadoes and we came away with a win 8-5! The team came out firing and it was so great to see everyone coming together and playing as a team! Player of the day - Isabelle (Rm 5) for her great defence in goal. Tino pai team! - Lalita

Sacred Heart Emeralds (Year 7/8) vs EBIS Kahu was a draw of 9.

Sacred Heart Saints (Year 7/8) vs Seatoun School Pulse lost 2-29.

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Ninjas (Year 3/4) vs Island Bay Warriors won 32-10. Player of the day - Shaun (Rm5). Thanks to Ms Cranney for coming to watch the team. Much appreciated and the kids were chuffed. - Adele

Sacred Heart Raptors (Year 5/6) vs Miramar Central Kauri won 19-12.

Sacred Heart Eagles (Year 7/8) vs Seatoun Lakers lost 13-33.

Sacred Heart Falcons (Year 7/8) vs Holy Cross Panthers lost 14-20.

EMPTY 1.5L Fizzy Drink Bottles & 2L Ice Cream Containers: 

If you have any empty 1.5L Coca Cola/Lemondade/L&P bottles with lids or empty 2L ice cream containers, please drop these into the school office.

Second Hand Uniform Items:

We are very low on stock for second hand jerseys, winter pinafores or skirts. So, if you have any of these uniform items at home that your child has outgrown and would be happy to donate to the school, please drop them off to the school office. Thank you.

Reducing waste is not only good for the planet but it is also an opportunity to teach waste management and environmental principles.

Please support us at least on a Tuesday or other days of the week as well in ensuring your child has a lunch box that is zero on waste.