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,

We have had a fantastic start to the term and have appreciated some of the beautiful Winter sunny days we had last week.

Special welcome back to Noah B (Room 9) to our school community. You are going to have a wonderful time at our school and meet new lifelong friends.

Please encourage your child to wear their jersey and bring a black jacket as the weather is pretty changeable. Also, your child must bring their own water bottle to keep hydrated during the day.

Our students will attend the 12.10pm Parish Mass on the 15th August to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption - you are most welcome to join us.

We are looking forward to seeing Grandparents next week at our Liturgy. Unfortunately, we cannot use the Cathedral because some temporary work is being done internally, so we are grateful for the use of St Mary's College Hall. There will be limited parking available at school.

Have a wonderful joyful week. Thank you for all that you do for our school.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

I apologise for the error made in our initial correspondence. The closing date for enrolment to the tests was 29th July NOT 31st July.

My sincere apology to those families that have been unable to enrol their children over the last two days. Please urgently get in contact with me if this is the case as we have a limited opportunity to remedy this issue. 

Aroha mai,

Kate Woodbury

We are reaching out to gather your thoughts, feelings, and attitudes towards Sacred Heart Cathedral School. This survey aims to understand various aspects of the parent/school relationship, which will inform our strategic direction and goals for the upcoming year.

Survey Details:

• Opening Date: 24th July 2024
• Closing Date: 7th August 2024

Please click on this link to access the survey - 2024 Community Survey.

When responding, please consider your child's current experience at the school. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us shape our future efforts.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

You are invited to the Grandparent's Liturgy at St Mary's College Hall at 1:30pm on Wednesday (7th August). There will be limited parking at the school playground.

The Junior Syndicate (Room 1, 2 & 3) will be visiting the Te Taonga Tuku Iho Exhibition in Pataka in Porirua on Thursday, 8th August.

Due to space limitations at Pātaka, the Junior Syndicate will need to attend in two separate groups. To manage this, some children from Room 2 will join Room 3 to balance the numbers. Mrs. Maresca will inform you via Seesaw if your child will be traveling with Room 3.

Trip Details:

- Rooms 1 and 2:

• Departure from school: 9:30am
• Return to school: Around 11:40am

- Room 3 (plus the 4 children from Room 2):

• Departure from school: 11:30am
• Return to school: Around 1:40pm

Please note that due to the size of the groups, this trip is not suitable for preschoolers.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Please refer to the attached link of the Google form to give your child permission to attend and to indicate if you are available to help - Juniors Pataka Trip on 8th August.

The Middle Syndicate (Room 5, 6 & 7) will be visiting the Ākau Tangi Sports Centre on Friday, 9th August and Friday, 23rd August. Our focus will be on team games and high jump, in preparation for Athletics.

Trip Details:

• Departure from school: 11:00am by bus
• Lunch: At Ākau Tangi Sports Centre
• Return to school: Around 2:15pm by bus

Please ensure your child brings their lunch and a water bottle, as they will eat during our time at the arena. Note that sushi orders should not be made on these days.

We will need a couple of parent helpers for each class. You are welcome to meet us at the Sports Centre if you prefer not to travel on the bus.

If you are able to assist, please indicate your availability on the link form provided - Middle Syndicate Akau Tangi - Term 3.

We are starting our fundraising for our seniors 2026 school camp which will be in early March 2026.

As a school, we want to make the camp as cheap as possible for all of our whānau.

We have awesome raffle prizes! Tickets have already been sent home. If you need additional tickets, please see Cathy or Frances in the office. The price per ticket is $2.00 per ticket.

First Prize - Chromebook kindly donated by Aiscorp. 

2nd Prize - $200 Charley Noble voucher.

3rd Prize - NZ Uniform voucher.

Payment can be made by internet banking. Please put your child name and "raffle 2026" as reference.

Account Name: Sacred Heart Cathedral School 

Account Number: 12-3140-0325505-00

Please return raffle butts to school before Monday, 12th August.

The student council announced during Monday's assembly that tomorrow, Thursday, 1st August that there will be a sausage sizzle. Kindly note that the sausage sizzle scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. We will use the school newsletter to notify you when the next sausage sizzle is scheduled to take place.

20 Year 5 and 6 students spent Monday at Ākau Tangi participating in Winter Festival. It was a fabulous day of team activities run by Wellington East Girls College. Our students represented us beautifully and individual awards were earned for fair play by Harley and Kobe-Max of Room 6 and Dana of Room 7. We were thrilled to be chosen to receive the Team Spirit award as well. Ngā mihi to the parent helpers who helped us have such a successful day.

BASKETBALL:

Welcome to Term 3! Our first game back on Monday.

Sacred Heart Tangaroa (Year 5/6 Div 5) vs HVS Gulls won 22-4.

Sacred Heart Ruamoko (Year 5/6 Div 1) vs St Anne's Warriors had a draw of 28. Player of the day was Jackson (Room 6). Special thanks to Asu (Room 7) and Lyla (Room 6) for playing with the team. Well done to the children for coming down from behind to take the draw and not giving up.

Sacred Heart Tawhirimatea (Girls League) played Clyde Quay Kakapo with Tawhirimatea coming away with a WIN 39-12. Great first game back by everyone. Player of the day was Kundiso (Room 7) for her work all over the court. Special mention to Harper (Room 7) for great support and points scored.

NETBALL:

First competition game last Saturday for all our netball teams coming off from a 3 week break. 

Sacred Heart Angels (Year 5/6 C) played St Francis de Sales Sparks. The Angels won 15-8. Very Gutsy first game back and the Angels gave St Francis a real run for their money and absolutely dominated in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarter. Player of the day Bella (Room 7) for great mid court play attacking and defensively. Special mention Harper (Room 7). Great work in goal and mid court.

Sacred Heart Ferns (Year 5/6 E) vs Miramar Central Kauri lost 1-15.

Sacred Heart Ace (Year 7/8 B) - Good effort, Team Ace for your first game in the A-grade. Although, SWIS won 28 vs 5, you never gave up and always supported each other. Congratulations to our player of the dayD, Rezanne (Room 10), who was often where she needed to be to feed the ball through the mid-court.

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