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,

It is hard to believe that we are in December.

You are most welcome to join us tomorrow for morning tea. I want to thank you all for the incredible way you support us in delivering such a rich curriculum for our tamariki. Thank you for all the trips, activities, and supporting events you attend. Thank you for all your support when we fundraise and for attending our in-school events, including liturgical celebrations. Special mention to all those parents who help us coach and manage sports teams. 

Welcome to Tracy, who is in Room 5 for Clare, who has her brother's wedding in Perth. Tracy will be the new assistant rector at St Patrick's College from the start of 2025. Room 5 is a delightful class, and I know Tracy will enjoy her time there.

Wellbeing - what an incredible job the staff team did up at Anderson Park. Special thanks to all families who supported us at the park. The children all thoroughly enjoyed themselves with all the co operative games.  It was so hot and windless so we did bring the children back a little bit earlier. The children will all sleep well tonight.

I love watching all students participate in Kapa Haka as they stand with pride and enjoy a sense of belonging, community, affirmation, and identity. Kapa Haka is a strenuous workout and is great for growing wellness within and between people. I see Kapa Haka as a gift that strengthens who we are and is a critical competency in te reo Māori and a key component of ritual here at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. Next year, we want our students to understand the significance of the waiata that we sing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yENe6RPPRyM

Special thanks to our teaching team who have written a summary of learning for 2024. Reports will come home this Friday.

Looking forward to seeing you at our Parish school Mass this Sunday at 10:00 AM.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Hamper 1 plus Chromebook kindly donated by SPARK NZ: Susanna Leung
Hamper 2  plus $100 NZ Uniform voucher: Katie Laubscher
Hamper 3 plus $100 NZ Uniform voucher: Ari Felise
Hamper 4 plus $100 NZ Uniform voucher: Aldred family
Hamper 5 plus $100 NZ Uniform voucher: Buck family 
Hamper 6: F T Ruvando
Hamper 7: Adele White
Hamper 8: Jarryd (Room 3)
Hamper 9: Cristelle (Room 7)
Hamper 10: Aeva (Room 2)
Hamper 11: Logan (Room 3)
Hamper 12: Menahri (Room 2)
Hamper 13: Allegra (Room 7)
Hamper 14: Catherine Blank
Hamper 15: Tiara (Room 7)

Our Seniors are learning how to be financially literate courtesy of ASB Bank.

Our next Bake Sale will be on Friday, 6th of December.

The Middle Syndicate are holding another Bake Sale to raise money for Caritas. They managed to raise $481.00 from their previous bake sale! Thank you very much for your support.

Our End of Year Mass, where we will also farewell our Year 8 students, will be held on Wednesday, 11th December at the Sacred Heart Cathedral from 10:30-11:50 AM. All parents are welcome to join us for this Mass.

Come and join us on Friday, 13th December at 12.15 PM as we will be singing carols at  Parliament.

Please take note that Term 4 ends on Tuesday, 17th December at 1:00 PM. This day is a non-uniform day. Our After School Care on this day will start at 1:00-5:30 PM.

If your child goes to After School Care (ASC), please click the link to fill in the form regarding the last two days of school on Monday (16th December) and Tuesday (17th December). Please note that the last day of school (Tuesday, 17h December) finishes at 1:00 PM.

After School Care on 16th & 17th December 2024

SUMMER FOOTBALL:

Our junior team Happy Feet had another great game. It was a tough one and very close in the first half, but our team took it out with a 5-3 victory! Player of the day was Hunter (Rm 2), who showed talent and toughness on the field.

Please drop off any uniform items you would like to give to the school that your child has outgrown at the school office. If you have any excess clothing hangers you would like to donate, please give them at the office. Also, if your child is in Year 8, it would also be very appreciated if you could donate their uniform to the school. Thank you so much for your support.

Sacred Heart Cathedral's Fundraising team is holding a Car Boot sale on Sunday, 8^th December in the grounds of Sacred Heart Cathedral School - sun, rain or hail. It is an opportunity for those of you with any items that no longer are required to sell them onto someone else who can use them. It will be a fun day for all with treasures, food and drinks to buy. There will be games and face painting to keep the children occupied.

The cost is $30 dollars per car payable in advance to be donated to the Cathedral's Restoration Campaign. For commercial sellers, additional fee applies. Booking is essential. Please register online: https://forms.gle/dNi6cSvuGvT1uW93A. Any queries,  please contact Joy, Mobile: 0210481216 Email: mcsh.fundraising@gmail.com.

Come and join us from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM. The more the merrier.

A BIG THANK YOU to the following businesses who have sponsored our school through SchoolAppsNZ:

https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2

St Pats (Wellington) is reaching out to families who are keen to host international students in 2025. We have students coming for the whole year (from China), and are keen to find them a good home. We are also expecting various groups (staying from 9 days to a whole term from March onwards).

Starting in 2025 St. Patrick's College is increasing the homestay fee to $360 /week, $75 for 14 nights or fewer (and $120 if hosting 2 students; this only applies for short stays).

Carolina Miranda

International Student Coordinator

Tel: 049393070 (ext. 264)  Mobile: 0211684265