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,

This week is Cook Island Language Week. To our Sacred Heart Cathedral School Cook Island families have a wonderful week celebrating your culture, identity and heritage.

This year’s theme for Te ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week is ‘Ātui’ia au ki te vaka o tōku matakeinanga', which means, "connect me the canoe of my tribe".

The theme focuses on deepening Cook Islands people's connection to their traditions, cultures, and their dialects of their many islands through their familial ties, cultural traditions of their enua, vaka, and the songs, dance, and pe’e (chants) of their family.

Hasn't it been wonderful watching the Olympics over the last couple of weeks and seeing the behind-the-scenes of earning gold, silver, and bronze medals from our Kiwi athletes? So much hard work and perseverance when competing at the high international level (I must admit I have been going to bed a bit on the late side).

Thank you to our netball and basketball coaches and managers. As a school we are in awe of the commitment you give that enables our students to be part of a team. We all know the importance of being physical and playing sport encourages this.

Have a wonderful joyful week. Thank you for all that you do for our school. Less than one month less of Winter as we head towards Spring.

I will leave you with the voice of some of our students 

I like this school because of how many opportunities I get and also how everyone is kind and understanding.” Anaya

“ I like this school because the people here are nice and the teachers are very helpful and help when you get stuck.” Georgia

“ The reason why I love Sacred Heart Cathedral School is because it gives you several opportunities to do amazing activities such as camp and market day. We also have a great staff and get a good education along with many friendly students.” Javi

“I like Sacred Heart Cathedral School because I get to see my friends, play football, PE and learn maths.” Andre

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

News from the Sacred Heart Cathedral School Board

Kia ora koutou.

Welcome to term 3!

Change in Board Members:

At the end of June, Andrew Reid resigned from the board. I would like to thank him for his contribution to the board and the school community over the past almost two years.

At our last meeting on 31 July, we welcomed David Aldred to fill the casual vacancy as a parent representative. David has children at SHCS in year 6 and year 8. We are very grateful that David put his name forward to be on the board and his generosity in sharing his skills with the board and school.

Board Meeting:

At our board meeting last week, we discussed:

• The upcoming ERO review of SHCS.

• The upcoming changes to the curriculum and how we can best support our Principal and teachers to implement them.

• Our updated triennial review programme 2025-2027.

• Feedback from the ASC survey.

• The ASC assessment recently conducted by Te Kāhui Kāhu (an independent government business unit which provides social services accreditation).

At our next meeting, we will focus on finance and property, junior achievement and pastoral care.

If you have any questions about the above, please email or call me suzanneadair@hotmail.com , 021 039 7558.

Ngā mihi nui,

Suzanne Adair

Chair of Board/Presiding Member

Thank you to all our grandparents who came in today for the Grandparents Liturgy. Special thanks to our amazing senior students and parent helpers who organised and served afternnon tea.

During Āko time on Monday Kotare House used paper to make ei katu, flower headresses.

Congratulations to Riva (Room 7) on her achievement in her chosen sports - Rhythmic Gymnastics. She competed on Level 3 - Wellington Junior Open held at Elements Gymnastics Club. She won 1st overall and in all categories (hoop, freehand & rope). If your tamariki wants to give this beautiful sports a try, please email info@rhythmicgym.nz to book a free session.

Caelum (Room 3) had joined in the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Piano and Instrument Competition. His achievements were a Gold Medal and a Trophy on Classical Era, 2 Silver medals on 21st Century Era and Romantic Era, and a Bronze medal on Baroque Era. Well done, Caelum!

Cielo (Room 8) had competed in the Wellington Champs Gymnastic Competition in Paraparumu. She placed 1st on all her apparatuses and won 1st overall in her category.

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Ruamoko (Year 5/6 Div 1) vs LBS Sharpshooters lost. The team played well to keep in it against a well oiled team. Special thanks again to Asu (Room 7), Lyla (Room 6) and Dougal (Room 3) for playing.

Sacred Heart Tangaroa (Year 5/6 Div 5) vs MCS Silver won 19-5.

Sacred Heart Tawhirimatea (Girls League) played Kilbirnie Storm last night and won 33-7. Great team effort by everyone! Player of the day was Violet (Room 6) for her great attacking play on court. Special mention to Madeleine (Room 7), who was  amazing on the court defence and on her opposition.

It's the first game back in Term 3 for the senior players:

Sacred Heart Krispy Kreme (Year 7/8 Div 1) vs Seatoun Clippers lost 28-43.

Sacred Heart Dunkin Donuts (Year 7/8 Div 4) vs Hataitai Fire-Starters lost 6-28.

NETBALL:

Great effort by all teams last Saturday all coming away with a WIN!

Sacred Heart Angels (Year 5/6 C) played Nga Mokopuna Teina and won 17-12. Game was even between the teams in the first half and then the Angels managed to pull away and take the win with no subs! Player of the day was Harper (Room 7) with her attacking game in the goal circle and her shots in goal (she was on)! Special mention to Kundiso (Room 7), great defence and really held her own against her partner and awesome positional play.

Sacred Heart Ferns (Year 5/6 E) played Brooklyn Fireballs and came away with a win 9-5. Player of the day Isabelle (Room 6) for fantastic performance in defence first half of the game followed by some brilliant goals in attack in the last quarter.

Sacred Heart Ace (Year 7/8 B) had an excellent game winning against Hataitai School 12-8. Congratulations to our player of the day, Sabrina (Room 9), who showed beautiful movement and flair in the circle and grit with physical opposition.

92% were in class from 29th July to 02 August.

1. Regular attendance at school helps build and maintain a child's learning and positive daily habits and routines, as well as promote their well-being by connecting them to their peers and learning new things.

2. We want our tamariki to thrive and be resilient and active members within their whānau and community.

3. Attendance matters and we can all work together to increase school attendance.

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.

A reminder that the Junior Syndicate will be visiting the Te Taonga Tuku Iho Exhibition in Pataka in Porirua tomorrow (Thursday), 8th August. The students will need to bring their school jersey and black jacket. Thank you to the families who have filled in the form in advance. If you have not filled in the google form yet, please click on the link to give your child permission to attend - 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.

Celebrate Sacred Heart Cathedral School's creativity on Tuesday, 17th September at 4.30 pm. Save the date!

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.

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