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.

A big thank you for your support in sending along a gold coin for our students' non-uniform day on the last day of Term 2.  We collected $201.00 for Caritas.

We welcome Summer to our school on the last day of Term 2. Summer is in Room 3. Welcome also to Ria who has started in Room 5, Herani and Shiloh who has started in Room 1. Summer, Ria, Herani and Shiloh, you will make lifelong friends at our school and we know that your family will love being part of our school community.

During the holidays, I had time to focus on gratitude and my own sense of thankfulness. Gratitude is a powerful attitude that allows us all to acknowledge and appreciate our own circumstances and the people around us. Practising gratitude can bring joy, deepen relationships, and enhance our overall outlook on life. It really does help in ensuring that an optimistic outlook is inevitable.

I thoroughly enjoyed learning from Professor Rangi Mātāmua about Matariki. Wasn't it incredible how we as a nation embraced Matariki and all that it encompasses? Remembering those loved ones who are no longer with us, embracing the now and planning for the future. I also enjoyed doing a little stargazing myself.

Matariki Liturgy:

Today, our Performance group went to Spark and did a performance for the staff as part of their Matariki celebrations. Special thanks to Arika (Reid's Mum) who organised this opportunity for our students. We are super grateful and others were able to appreciate the gift of our students.

Please keep Kerry (Mrs Baughen) in your thoughts and prayers as her father passed away in the weekend. May he rest in peace.

Thank you for all that you do to make our school the great place that it is.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

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.

Marae Noho Term 2

On Wednesday the year 5 and 6’s had the chance to sleep at Pipitea Marae!

When the rest of the school left we had the chance to play outside and get changed. Straight after we got to do some jobs and have a quick snack.

After that, we went into groups with 2 parents and went on a scavenger hunt around Wellington! It was an adventure finding out about some of the history of places in Te Whanganui a Tara. When everyone got back to the Marae, we had some games like pukana and then had dinner and played outside (again).

When everyone left all the kids had a game of spotlight!

After all the fun and excitement, everyone went to bed. In the morning when everyone was awake, we had breakfast, got changed out of our pajamas and did a big clean up together. We had a poroporoaki (farewell) and then headed back to school.

It was a really wonderful experience and we had so much fun while we were there.

The Middle Syndicate will be attending sessions at the ASB Centre (Akau Tangi Sports Centre) every second Friday this term. Please complete this Google Form for your child.

All families would have received 5 raffle tickets to sell for the 2024 school camp. The raffle closes on Tuesday, 1st August.

We have been very fortunate to have been donated an HP Chromebook. So it is a great prize. 

1st Prize - HP Chromebook

2nd Prize - $20.00 voucher and Fix and Fog Products

You can deposit your payment through internet banking:

Account Name: Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Account Number: 12-3140-0325505-00

Reference: "raffle"

Thanking you for your support and good luck for the raffle.

Please note the raffle closes on Tuesday, 1st August Please return all buts and money to school  - winners will be announced in the school newsletter on Wednesday, 2nd August.

Congratulations to Caelum of Room 3 who won 2 awards for music during the school holidays. Great job, Caelum!

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Ninjas (Year 3/4) vs Seatoun Jazz lost 22-28. Player of the day was Lyla.

Sacred Heart Raptors (Year 5/6) vs HCS Warriors won 19-17.

NETBALL:

Sacred Heart Stars (Year 5/6) vs Owhiro Flame lost 3-19.

Sacred Heart Emeralds (Year 7/8) vs Holy Cross Stars won 13-9.

Sacred Heart Saints (Year 7/8) vs Saint Francis De Sales Flames lost 1-23.

We are back again for another silent auction with great items up for bidding. We are very grateful to our school community who helped with donating their items for auction. Some items are brand new and some are rarely used. The proceeds from this auction will go towards the external environment of the school.

Please see attached link below to enter your bids. All bids must be in by Monday afternoon, 31st July. The highest bidder for each item will be contacted directly after the auction.

Silent Auction Lot 2

Thank you very much for your continuous support for our school.

If you have a size 6 winter pinafore that your daughter has grown out of and would be happy to donate to the school, please drop it off to the school office. We do not have any winter pinafores in our second hand uniform supply so any sized winter pinafores would be much appreciated.

During the month of July, let's try and be plastic-free so we are being super kind to the environment.

Netsafety Week

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