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,

Fancy Feet - What a wonderful celebration we had for Fancy Feet Day, the footwear was amazing!

Today, we had many families come and visit our school with the view of joining our school community. It was a super busy morning. What heartened me was our student tour guides who talked so confidently about the learning and experiences that happen at our school with absolute ease. I was very proud of all our students as they were all so warm and welcoming and of course in typical Sacred Heart Cathedral School style focussed on their learning in the classroom.

Last week, our students welcomed some Principals to our school as well as staff from the Maōri Achievement Collaborative. Sue and I shared our journey and the sorts of activities we have been doing with our students (including the movie of narratives from our local area) which was all warmly received.

This week we have been focused on supporting our student leaders. Several attended the Grip conference yesterday at Pipitea Marae and tomorrow we have Kitty for Challenge 2000 who will be working with our Liturgy leaders.

Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any concerns about learning.

From a very proud Principal who is feeling very blessed to be part of this wonderful school, thank you staff, thank you students, and thank you whānau.

Peace and love to you all during this time of Lent.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

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Netsafe - Make A Plan

Key messaging for our students: “Identify the zone you are in what could you do to regulate yourself”.

Our students have been learning about "people of mana".

A lovely piece of writing by Colette (Room 3):

If you have any Easter Raffle Tickets, please return them to the office. 

Raffle ticket money can be deposited into Sacred Heart Cathedral School Parents and Friends Account:12-3140-0397242-00 with reference: child's name and “Easter”.

Sorry, we had an error in recent publications about the draw date. The raffle closes on Monday, 25th March and we will draw it the following day on Tuesday, 26th March.

Subway (Mulgrave St Thorndon)

WellyPutt Mini Golf

Queensgate Shopping Centre

Fear Factor

Timezone

Noel Leeming

Noah's Ark Teahouse - Bubble Tea

Quite a few of our students participated in a student leadership conference at Pipitea Marae yesterday. Valuable skills were acquired which we look forward to seeing in action back at school.

The public health nurses are coming to our school in the week starting 11th March to provide immunisation for Y7 tamariki. The team will vaccinate the Year 7 who have returned their form giving consent to receive these vaccinations. 

•  If you have changed your mind or your situation has changed please contact - res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz or call 04 587 2949.
•  If you have not yet consented, but want to, please collect a consent form from the school office or contact public health at 04 587 2949.
•  If you declined the vaccines last year but you have changed your mind and you now want your year 8 child to receive the vaccine(s) please collect a consent form from the school office or contact 04 587 2949.
•  If you have any questions or concerns please contact - res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz or call 04 587 2949.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Immunisation Team | National Public Health Service | Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa

P: (04) 570 9797 | RES-NIR@huttvalleydhb.org.nz | www.rph.org.nz

Thank you to all the parents who have filled the Google form in for this trip on the 19th and 20th March. If you still need to fill in the form, here is the link - Junior He Tohu Visit 2024.

NZEI will be holding paid union meetings later this month. The meetings will focus on discussing and voting on a plan to get the new government to focus on the key, longstanding issues members know make a difference for us and our Tamariki.

Our staff have chosen meetings to cause minimal disruption to learning. Teachers in each syndicate will alternate between two meetings on Wednesday, 27th March so that Tamariki will be able to remain at school with supervision. 

The teaching staff are grateful for the support from whānau and the community that enables them to attend these meetings.

Please be informed that there will be no classes for our students on Friday, 31st May as it is a Ministry of Education Curriculum Day.

Summer Football:

A great well deserved 2-1 win vs Cardinal Crushers! Player of the Day was Kellan (Room 7) for some great tackles and passing special note to Enrico for a solo Messi like goal and Pedro for late appearance in second half and coming on and scoring the winner. And of course the usual solid performances from Uriah, Jackson, Dishan and Charles - what a team!!!

Sacred Heart Junior Strikers vs The Panthers lost 0-8. In the final game of rounds, the seniors stepped up in with a bit of coaching and morale boosting. Mahi tahi in action. Player of the Day was Sophia (Room 5) for International Women's Day as our sole female player this season!

Cricket:

Our students represented our school very proudly as they participated in a cricket tournament.

Thanks to Ann and Anna who coordinated this event for us and to all whānau who supported us on the day. By the end of the tournament, cricket skills were improved especially in the field.

Basketball Registration for Term 2

• Year 3/4 - will be on Tuesdays
• Year 5/6 - will be on Mondays
• Year 7/8 - will be on Wednesdays

If your child is interested, please contact either Ann Stephens - ann@sacred-heart.school.nz or Anna Revington - anna@sacred-heart.school.nz.

Please note that once the number of players and team/s are confirmed, the fee needs to be paid upfront to the school account as the school has a policy of "no pay, no play". We will confirm everything closer to the time.

Kumon Awardees:

Congratulations to Enrico (Room 8) for achieving ASHR in Kumon Mathematics for December 2023. The Advanced Student Honor Roll (ASHR) recognizes and celebrates children studying above their school grade level in the Kumon International Standard. Enrico received his certificate recently for 3 years ahead in the Kumon Mathematics Programme for December 2023 and came 63rd out of 461 advanced Year 6 students in New Zealand.

Congratulations to Owen (Room 3) for achieving ASHR in Kumon English for December 2023. The Advanced Student Honor Roll (ASHR) recognizes and celebrates children studying above their school grade level in the Kumon International Standard. Owen received his certificate recently for 6 months ahead in the Kumon English programme for December 2023 and came 111th out of 127 advanced Year 2 Kumon students in New Zealand.

Cricket:

Enrico (Room 8) was awarded the Most Valued Player of the Match for the Junior Cricket Club game last Saturday, 8th March. Playing for Year 6 grade JCC Cuttriss consultants and playing against Year 6 grade JCC Innkeeper, Enrico won the award for his all-round performance in batting, bowling and fielding.

Tomorrow is our mini ice blocks fundraiser for the Seniors Camp 2024. The cost of an ice block is $1.00 each.

Celebrate St Patrick's Day on Sunday, 17th March along the Wellington Waterfront. Entertainment begins at 12:00pm at Kumutoto Square (near Flamingo Joe's) with the annual Parade starting from there at 1:00pm. At 1:30pm, the cencert under the sails at Queens Wharf showcases Irish culture with Irish dancing and top local musicians. There's something for everyone with activities for kids and the popular "best dressed in green".

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