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,

Welcome back to term 3 of 2024.

I hope you are well-rested and ready for another exciting term.

A very special warm welcome to Christine Geraghty who is teaching in Room 9 until the end of the year. Anna resigned at the end of term 2 and we are so grateful to Christine who is loving being with the gorgeous tamariki in Room 9 and I think from my observations that the feeling is mutual.

Welcome also to Jordyn who is in Room 7 and is a teacher trainee from Te Rito Maioha.

Welcome Shirley, Valentino, Elliott of Room 1 and Mirabel of Room 6 to our school community. You and your whānau are going to love being part of our very special school.

We are getting a renovation done by the Archdiocese of Wellington at the moment. Phase 1 has involved relocating Room 1 to the library. Thank you to Leanne and Ann for all your flexibility with this and to the Room 1 whānau. Your children have been super adaptive. Robyn, our librarian has been providing a mobile service to classes  (thanks Robyn) and Sarah has relocated National Library books into shared spaces.

I am grateful to our team for putting on their thinking caps and making sure our tamariki are being exposed to good-quality literature while our library is temporarily closed.

We have lots of exciting learning planned for this term. Life Education is here at the moment and we are very grateful to Bishop Paul and Father Patrick for allowing us to park the caravan down at their residence. Life Education has been a part of the New Zealand Landscape for over 35 years supporting our young people with looking after themselves and focusing on self-care.

Congratulations to Enrico who represented our school in the zone cross country in the last week of term. Well done Enrico (Room 8) for reaching such a tough part of the competition. We are very proud of your efforts.

Unless your child is feeling poorly - let's make daily attendance at school a priority ensuring learning flourishes.

Thank you for all your donations for our Readathon - we have purchased all the Chromebooks and thanks to Clare Hewson who has labeled and dispatched into classrooms. We are so lucky and very grateful to you all.

Have a great week. If you have any concerns about your child's progress please contact us.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Just a friendly reminder that the fundraising period will be closing for school photographs on Wednesday, 24th of July 2024 at midnight.

If you have misplaced your code, please email the school office and Cathy will be able to email you your child's codes,  office@sacred-heart.school.nz.

If you order after this date, late orders will need to be collected from the studio or posted out, and sales from this point onwards do not get included in the fundraising donation for the school. The gallery does stay online for at least 12 months after the main ordering period has finished.

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.

Junior Syndicate:

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.

Special thanks to Sue Cranney who has designed new history boards so our tamariki to know the sacredness of our school site.

The following has been sent to us by the Archdiocese. it contains advice on preparing for the release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in care today.

Jess Ferroni, Seasons for Growth Trainer/Coordinator will be running a 2-Day ‘Parent Program’ for parents to better understand, from a child’s or young person’s perspective, the experience of separation and divorce.

Course details are:

The dates: Wednesday (31^st July) & Wednesday (7^th August)

Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm

Venue: The Collective Community Hub, Johnsonville.

Cost: $25 for course journal

Date to register: Monday (29^th July)

Enquiries/Registrations to: seasons@wn.catholic.org.nz or 021 374 405 (Jess)

Congratulations to Zoe (Room 6), who competed in the Junior Vocals Hutt Valley Performing Arts last week, where she was placed 1st on 3 song classes in her age group -  Hover Chocolate, ( wonka  Song In Costume  ) , Where Is Love ( Oliver  - Girls Vocal Solo ) And Naughty ( Matilda - Song in Musical Theater ). 

2nd  Place - Mary Poppins Supercalifragilisticxpialidocious (action song) 

3rd Place - Look At The World (religious song) and True Colours (Cyndi Lauper - Song In Animated Film)

Below is a link to her songs:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LsaQBeBYN8B47pLt7

Well done Zoe!

Congratulations to Louie, Room 8, who competed in a Karate Tournament in the holidays. He received a Gold medal for Kata and a Silver Medal for Kumite. Well done Louie! He is also competing in the GKR Karate World Cup in Sydney, Australia representing New Zealand in August. What an achievement and wishing you the best!

CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS:

BASKETBALL: Last Game in Term 2

Sacred Heart Krispy Kreams vs Rockets lost 16-44.

Sacred Heart Dunkin Donuts vs Scots 5 won 15-14.

KELLY SPORTS FOOTBALL SKILLS SESSIONS TERM 3 

2024 Wellington & Kapi Mana Primary and Intermediate Schools Tennis Tournament 

Tuesday, 24th September for the Primary School students and Wednesday, 25th September for the Intermediate School students at the Renouf Tennis Centre, 60 Brooklyn Road, Wellington.

• Primary / Year 6 & Under Boys and Girls Grades: Tuesday, 24th September 2024 @ 8:30am  (back up day Friday, 27th).

• Intermediate / "Open" Boys and Girls Grades:  Wednesday, 25th September 2024 @ 8:30am  (back up day Thursday, 26th).

Entries close on Friday, 13th September 2024.

Parents/caregivers will be responsible for transport and supervision of their children. 

To enter into this tournament or for more details, please email Ann Stephen - ann@sacred-heart.school.nz.

Tennis Wellington & Kapi Mana Tournament 2024

We are a year 13 Young Enterprise business group from St Mary's (the college next door). As part of our business studies, we have made an educational cooking kit for kids aged 7-13 to create their own healthy bliss balls by following online animated instructions. The animations teach the kids how to chop, mix, and roll the balls.

To purchase, click on or copy and paste this link: https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2