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,

I hope that you had a wonderful break with whānau over the Easter break.

We had a very special liturgy on Holy Thursday - as usual, our students embraced the Liturgy and our special time of reflection. Thank you again for the generous way you support the Parish Foodbank.

A warm welcome to Elton and Stella who has started in Room 1. Both of you will have a wonderful time at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and will make lifelong friends.

This morning, Vanessa Gray, Acting Principal St Mary’s College spoke with our Year 8 girls about the opportunities available at St Mary’s College.

Playground blessing - Father Patrick blessed the playground so that all of our tamariki have fun and enjoy positive friendships with each other.

Check out a fun game of benchball played by  Room 6.

Please go and look at the second-hand uniform. There is a pile of brand-new bits and pieces as well. Lots and lots of white short and long-sleeved shirts and boys grey shirts and shorts.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

School donations are used to help bridge the funding gap and are vitally important to help provide valuable resources and enhance our learning environment here at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

As our school sits at an Equity Index and Isolation number of 374, we are not eligible for the government donations scheme that was introduced in 2020.

General School Donation:                                         

$100.00 per child.

$200.00 per family.

The 2024 General School donations will be used for:

• ICT classroom equipment. Chrome books and I pads.
• New adaptive furniture that supports a vibrant and flexible learning environment.
• Resources to support Health and PE programme.
• Resources to support Literacy, Mathematics and Science learning.
• Resources to support the external environment.

Specific Donations:

Class trips & activities (all year levels)  $100.00 ($25.00 per term)

Swimming (all year levels)  $50.00

Technicraft at Karori West School (Year 7 & 8)  $80.00

Dance (all year levels - Term 1)  $35.00

Kluwell Reading Book (Rms 1, 2 & 3)  $8.00

Religious Education (all year levels)  $10.00    

Mathematics and Reading Eggs (Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)  $23.50

Mathletics (Year 7 & 8)  $11.50

My Growing Mind Books (Year 7 & 8)   $10.00

2024 School camp for (Year 7 & 8)  $190.00

Did you know that school donations are a tax-deductible payment and you can claim 33.3% of the payment amount? Any payments made before 31 March 2024 are eligible for a tax rebate of 33.3% in the current financial year, otherwise donations paid after this date can be claimed the following tax year.

Information on how to get your tax rebate can be found on the IRD website –

https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/income-tax-for-individuals/individual-tax-credits/tax-credits-for-donations

There are several different ways that you can make your school donation. Parents or caregivers may also make donations of a different value, which are always gratefully received. For example:

1. A single full payment.
2. A payment per term.
3. Weekly, fortnightly, or monthly payments.

For your convenience, you can make internet payments in the Sacred Heart Cathedral School operating account: 

Name of Account: Sacred Heart School Board of Trustees (Thorndon)

Account Number: 12-3140-0325505-00

When the donation is paid, you will be emailed a receipt from Frances.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Your voluntary donations are greatly appreciated.

Bernadette Murfitt                    Suzanne Adair

Principal                                      Presiding Member

​Kia ora whānau, 

From the start of term 2-2024, there will be an increase in After School Care fees due to an increase in the minimum wage and food costs. The increase is necessary in order to enable the School to continue to provide a high quality, well-resourced service for all students who attend. Please note it is over two years since the last fee increase. 

We are proud of the service Robyn and her team deliver each day for our students and their families.

We thank you for your continued support of the service that our school provides at the end of the school day.

These increases are reflected in the 2024 Schedule of Fees (including GST) below:

If you have any questions, please do contact us. We thank you for your continued support.

Suzanne Adair                                 Bernadette Murfitt

Presiding Member                          Principal

suzanneadair@hotmail.com        Sacred Heart Cathedral School

021 039 7558

We would really appreciate if you could take a few minutes of your time to give your feedback for our health consultation. Please click the link below.

Health Consultation

Thank you.

Save the date and come join us on Monday, 13th May for free Netsafe presentation at the school library, 5pm.

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

A reminder that on the first Friday of every month until the end of the year, we will be making a donation to the Parish Foodbank. If you would like to donate any non-perishable food items, please drop it off at the office. Thank you very much.

Holy Sacrament:

Congratulations to Anna (Room 5) and Maria (Room 7) who made their First Reconciliation last Sunday.

Well done on taking another step in your faith journey.

Extra Curricular Activities:

Owen Vaz (Room 3) has been awarded the Team Player award by Johnsonville Junior Cricket Club at the end of season prize giving for his great contribution to the team during the 2023/2024 cricket season.

Splat! will be running a fun drama class from term 2 onwards at school.

The drama classes are filled with awesome games and original scripts. These lessons are designed for every child to have a great time and improve self-confidence in a fun, judgement-free space.

Lessons run for 8 weeks (Mondays) and the students will practice a hilarious script that they get to perform for family and friends at the end of the term.

Spaces in these classes are limited to 15 students, to sign up for a free trial lesson, book in for the term, or find out more info – please email josh@splatnz.com or visit our website www.splatnz.com.