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,

Thank you for all the support you give our school. It is so appreciated.

Special thanks to our amazing support staff who are the glue of our school. They all give so much of themselves for the good of our children. Thank you.

Frances, Cathy, Alison, Rachel, Robyn and Adele for the incredible mahi you do in classrooms and the support you provide our students. 

We had a beautiful Mother's Day Liturgy on Friday to celebrate all of the amazing women associated with our school and community. 

https://youtu.be/gaI7y-Ufdbk 

Read-a-thon - Well done to Lucas (Room 8) for putting time into reading during a weekend party and Simone (Room 3) during a library visit after her swim class.

The weather really is changing - please make sure that your child has their jersey and a nice warm jacket to wear when they are outside. The classrooms are really toastie and are well ventilated. The afternoon sun streams into quite a few of our classrooms. 

We are grateful to the families that donated their child's out-of-date school uniforms. It does assist other families, and we are really appreciative.

This Friday is Pink Shirt Day. Students can wear any pink clothes to school. At Sacred Heart Cathedral School there is zero tolerance for any bullying. By wearing pink this Friday, we are giving a strong message that we will be upstanders and say NO to bullying. Together we will be kind, and inclusive and celebrate diversity to eliminate bullying.

Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

88% of students attended school last week from 6th May to 10th May.

Here is the link to all of Hectors videos:

https://netsafe.org.nz/win-big-with-hectors-world/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZ0WvKW-H7HdB5UTcI7ymQ 

We had a great day on Friday where all our middle and seniors participated and pushed themselves mentally and physically.

I am also very grateful to Ann and Anna and our amazing staff who prepared the students, organsied the event and provided so much encouragement and reassurance.

Room 1 made reading forts today. We made them so that we could read inside them to help with our reading minutes for the read-a thon.

Yesterday, Vasanti Unka visited our school to share some of her life stories and her own written books to our students.

Our students can come to school dressed up as their favourite book characters tomorrow, Thursday. The staff have already had their turn to celebrate their favourite book characters, and now it is the student's turn. There will be spot prizes from the Student Council.

Sacred Heart Cathedral School is joining the movement on Pink Shirt Day - Friday, 17th May 2024, and encouraging our staff and students to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

You can learn more about Pink Shirt Day here: www.pinkshirtday.org.nz

Our upcoming school photography will be on Wednesday (29th May) & Thursday (30th May). All students must be dressed in their full school winter uniform. This includes a tie, jersey, correct black footwear and black socks/leggings (click on this link for uniform reference - SHCS School Uniform). You can purchase items for your child's uniform from NZ Uniforms Thorndon or visit our uniform storage room for second-hand uniforms. Please follow the planned schedule and note the Year 8 commitments.

Please note that our school reserved this date a year ago, therefore we had to make numerous changes to make room for our Year 8 boys who will be attending the St Patrick's College Open Day.

The Juniors will spend the day on the waterfront on Tuesday, 11th June at Te Wharewaka, Te Papa and Frank Kitts Park. We will be doing a walking tour led by Mana Whenua. Here is the link to the Google form with more details.

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Ruamoko (Year 5/6 B) vs LBS Sharpshooters lost 27-42. Player of the day was Shaun (Room 6).

Sacred Heart Tangaroa (Year 5/6 F) vs Owhiro Bay Rocks lost 20-34. Player of the day was Fletcher (Room 7). He showed great ball passes to his teammates and team player spirit.

Sacred Heart Tawhirimatea (Year 5/6 Girls) vs Kilbernie Aces won 38-12. Great to see the confidence growing in the team ang just having a go while successfully scoring some baskets! Player of the day was Asu (Room 7) for awesome defence and rebounding. Special mention to Violet (Room 6) for her energy and awesome attacking down the court.

First Game for Year 7/8 Basketball (8th May):

Sacred Heart Dunkin' Donuts (Year 7/8 F) vs SWIS Storm lost 2-45.

Sacred Heart Krispy Kremes (Year 7/8 B) vs EBIS Karikatea was a tied game 12-12.

NETBALL:

Sacred Heart Angels (Year 5/6 C) vs Holy Cross Lightning and unfortunately went down 3-20, still a great effort put in by everyone. Player of the day was Kaatia (Room 5) for great defence in goal. Special mention to Bella (Room 7) for an awesome mid court play!

Sacred Heart Ferns (Year 5/6 E) vs Mount Cook Shooting Stars won 9-0.

Sacred Heart Ace (Year 7/8 B) vs Seatoun Steel won 18-6. Great execution of practiced skills. Player of the day, which was hard to select, went to Lupe (Room 9) for awesome defence and Sophia (Room 10) for amazing shooting.

Sacred Heart Shooting Stars (Year 7/8 C) vs St Mark's Stars lost 1-26. Player of the day was Layana (Room 10).

If your child is part of the Sports Subs in Basketball and Netball, please make sure that you have paid their membership fee. Please be informed that this is an out of school activity that is not covered by the school.

Kindly make your payments through the following bank details below:

For BASKETBALL: $65.00/player

Account Name: Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Account Number: 12-3140-0325505-00

Reference: Child's name and "BBall"

For NETBALL: $85.00/player

Account Name: Sacred Heart Parents and Friends

Account Number: 12-3140-0397242-00

Reference: Child's name and "Netball"

Thank you so much the parents/caregivers who have already paid for their child's membership fee.

There will be NO CLASSES on Friday, 31st May as this is a Ministry of Education Curriculum Day.

On Monday, 3rd June is King's Birthday. The School will be closed due to Public Holiday.

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

St. Patrick's College is looking for Homestays Families for International Students 2024-Term 3. We are currently looking for several families to host a variety of foreign students arriving in Term 3.

Various Short-term Students:

9 Japanese students visiting for only a few weeks - varies from 4 to 10 weeks -arriving and leaving at various dates throughout Term 3.

Japanese Student Group - 9 days:

We have 20 Japanese students that will be here for 9 days in July: 20th July to 29th July.  These students must be hosted in pairs. Host families for these boys would be asked to host 2 students together.

Hong Kong Student Group - 12 days:

We have 20 Hong Kong students that will be here from 28th* July to 9th August. These students must be hosted in pairs. This group is a combination of girls and boys.  Host families for these boys would be asked to host 2 students together. *These students may not arrive in Wellington until 29th or 30th July.

Full Year Students Term 3 2024 through 2025:

2 Chinese students arriving for Term 3 - staying for a full year (arrival date pending).

1 Vietnamese student for Term 3 - staying for a full year  (arrival date pending).

1 Thai student for Term 3 - staying for a full year  (arrival date pending).

If you would like to host any of these young men or women, or would like to learn more about hosting in general, please email: Meg Szulinski, the International Student Coordinator at St. Patrick's College, at meg.szulinski@stpats.school.nz.

Thank you very much.

This upcoming King's birthday, one of our students, RJ (Room 9) will be participating in the 2024 Palmerston North Brick Show. If your child would like to join, please see attached flyer for more details.

If you are wanting your child to learn how to play the piano, you may contact Stephanie Smith.

A bit about the experience – Light Cycles is a New Zealand-exclusive immersive light and multi-sensory experience in the Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā from 11th May – 9th June. Highlighting the Garden’s lush canvas, Light Cycles invites families on a nighttime adventure where natures secret rhythms come to life through dazzling light installations, soundscapes, and digital art. Click here to watch the trailer.

Light Cycles runs 11th May - 9th June from 6pm-8pm Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday, and 6pm-8:30pm Friday & Saturday.

Ngā mihi nui,

Hannah Flacks

Online Content Co-ordinator

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