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- Greetings
- School Prayer
- Farewell and Thank you
- Weekly Update from Bernadette Murfitt
- Middle Syndicate End of Year Fun Day
- Christmas Hamper Raffle Results
- Congratulations
- ePro8 Semi-final
- Silent Auction Lot 4
- Sports News
- Friday (8th December) is the Last Sushi Lunch Order Date
- Sausage Sizzle on Thursday (14th December)
- Various Holiday Programmes
- Staglands Sustainable Christmas Gift Idea
Hello, Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Namaste, Mabuhay, Ciao, Kia Orana, Ahalan, Kon-nichiwa, Ni hao, Selam, Xin chao, Bonjour, Bula, Dzien/dobry, Nee how, Shalom, Dia duit, Mauri, Cead Mile Failte, Halo, Privet/Zdravstvuite, Привіт.
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.
Farewell and thank you to John, Therese and Hannah.
John, thank you for all the wonderful contributions you have made to our school over the past 9 years. Over your tenure here at Sacred Heart Cathedral School you have given so much to all of our learners helping them to achieve their spiritual, academic, personal, cultural and social potential.
John has had a major influence in the direction of the school with his leadership gifts as a Staff Rep on our Board, Kahui Ako Within School Lead, Sports Leadership, and for the past 2 years a position that is so dear to you Director Of Religious Studies. John you are an amazing person you live gospel Values every time you move and everytime you interact with others. As a classroom teacher, your calm organsied approach allows students to really get their teeth into their learning while nurturing them as unique and special individuals. John, now you are off to be a Deputy Principal you will be amazing - St James in Palmerston North are getting taonga. – you are a treasure.
Therese, thank you for the past 2 years and the wonderful mahi you have done for the students in your care. Event management is a real area of strength for Therese – she can see the big picture instantly and then is able to break everything down into specific details.
When you teach, you enhance the individual "mana: of every one of your students. Your natural intelligence is evident in the learning programmes that you have designed in Room 9. We are so excited that you and John have another bundle of joy. We know Cole will also love the new chapter of being a big brother and moving to a new city. Therese, your knowledge has been second to none and we have been so grateful and lucky to have you being part of our team for the past two years.
Hannah joined us as a student teacher and then has continued to cover leave positions. Thank you for always sharing your beautiful heart with us and going the extra mile for the students last year in Room 5 and this year in Room 10. I know that moving back home to Taranaki is going to set you up for the future personally and professionally. Keep smiling Hannah and keep up the customer service that will always lead to positive learning outcomes for the students in your care.
To John, Therese and Hannah:
It is education that allows people to change their minds about what they think. The best education starts with what people know and takes them on a journey of discovery. If we change what people know, then we change what people think. It is as simple and as powerful as that.
What a legacy the three of you have left. Savour, reflect and be proud of what you have achieved at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.
Kia ora koutou e te whānau,
Thank you very much for all your support and attention to detail on Monday when the Ministry of Education put our school into Lockdown. Please note that our processes went to plan while I was taking the call from the Ministry of Education, our bell rung to end the day. So, it really was all systems go. The staff and students were just incredible. Please note when there is an emergency that I will communicate with our school whānau through email and our school app. Please make sure that you have solid arrangements for your care after school as we have no playground supervision after 3 pm.
Congratulations to Tian (Rm 9) who received the Sacrament Of Baptism from Pa Gerry last Wednesday in the Connolly Hall Chapel with his whānau and his class. This was such a beautiful occasion. Tian may you continue to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Thank you Jaco, for starting work on painting our Pasifika mural.
The Middle Syndicate had a fantastic end of year Fun Day on Tuesday at Akau Tangi Sports Centre. Students played touchball, floorball, and then the fun of the big inflatables. A big thank you to the parents that supported us on this.
This Sunday is the Second Sunday of Advent.
Loving God, we see the beauty of your creation. We pray that you grant us the space to recognise the sacredness of the earth around us and that we may grow deeper in our respect and care for our common home.
Have a wonderful week - we are most certainly making the most of our students who won't be with us next year.
Keep your eye on the school calendar as we almost have something on at school every day.
Kia ū ki te pai, kia whai hua ai.
Hold on to what is good and good things will follow.
Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School
The Middle Syndicate had a fantastic End of Year Fun Day on Tuesday. The day began with activities at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre. Students played Tchoukball, Floorball and then the fun of the big inflatables.
Once back at school, we had a shared lunch and then (thank you to all the parents for this) a really nice afternoon playing games and spending time mixing between the three classes.
A big thank you to the parents that were able to support us at the sports centre, it was a special way to celebrate the end of year.
A big thank you to everyone who donated items and purchased tickets and sold tickets! We raised $1,126.00 which will go towards enhancing our physical environment.
Congratulations to the following people, who have all won a hamper:
Hamper 1 & Chromebook: Chanelle Rm 10
Hamper 2: Thomas Cook
Hamper 3: Danielle Rm 9
Hamper 4: Parker Rm 1
Hamper 5: Lucy Atkins
Hamper 6: Whitaker family
Hamper 7: Nic Fitisemanu
Hamper 8: Petelo Rm 10
Hamper 9: Tian Rm 9
Hamper 10: Camelia Rm 2
Hamper 11: Adele White
Hamper 12: Emily A Rm 9
Hamper 13: Toaiva Faafia
Hamper 14: Pierre Rm 8
Hamper 15: Emma Spelchan
Hamper 16: Vaughan Nicholls
Hamper 17: Jack Rm 10
Hamper 18: Jaynelle Rm 5
Hamper 19: Lyla Rm 5
Hamper 20: Tiarnan Rm 10
Hamper 21: Zia Rm 6
Hamper 22: Chantelle Brennan
Congratulations to Hugo from Room 5 on earning a GOLD certificate in Reading Eggspress. This takes a lot of perseverance and practice. Great work, Hugo!
Last Wednesday, our Year 8 students Ruby, Daisy, Aden and Jamie attended the EPRO8 semi-final at Raroa School with Miss Purser, where they competed against 11 other schools. The challenge was to build a working arcade game machine. The SHCS team placed 5th, narrowly missing out on attending the finals by only 20 points! They did a fantastic job.
We have another Silent Auction Lot 4 up for bidding. This single item is rarely used and has been installed for only 2 weeks. The proceeds from this auction will go towards the external environment of the school.
Please click the link below to see the item. All bids must be in by Tuesday afternoon, 12th December. The highest bidder for each item will be contacted directly after the auction.
https://forms.gle/
A big thank you to all our parents who have supported school sport this year. It could not be done without you giving up your own time to organise, coach and train our teams. Thank you for pushing the tamariki to enjoy and build on their talents, teamwork and taha tinana. We really appreciate you.
Summer Football:
Sacred Heart Junior Strikers versus the Panthers – final score 0-14.
A tough loss, but the team played with great heart and never gave up. Player of the Day was Diego (Room 1) who is showing improved confidence on the field each week.
Final Touch Update on 29th November:
Last game of touch for the season vs Te Aro Tui’s and the SHCS Saints came out firing!
Close game at first and then the team pulled away to get the WIN!
Try Scorers: Violet, Archie x2, Jackson - Rm 5.
The whole team got Player of the Day as everyone played well and as a team and to come from behind was amazing!
Total Touch who run the competition gave us two certificates to hand out to two of our players for the season.
Most Impressive Player – Violet (Rm 5)
Most Valuable Player – Harley (Rm 5)
Junior Summer Netball - SHCS - Magic:
Over the last 6 weeks, SHCS Magic team have participated in the Year 3 and 4 futureFerns Programme.
This is a Netball NZ official junior netball programme for children in Years 1 to 4.
The programme is designed to be fast and fun , maximizing participation. The focus for this age group is learning basic skills in a modified game of 5-a-side, using two-thirds of a Netball court. Five players in each team and rotating positions ensures everyone gets an equal chance to develop their skills.
The girls have enjoyed it so much that we have registered a team for next year term 1, there is space for more players if your child is interested, please get in contact or keep an eye out early next year!
There is also a programme for Year 1 and 2 if there is enough interest, we may be able to form a team.
Special thanks to the girls who played this year, you all did amazing!
Ayva–Fua (Rm 3)
Blandina (Rm 5)
Colette (Rm 2)
Isabelle (Rm 5)
Kaatia (Rm 5)
Lyla (Rm 5)
Margaux (Rm 5)
Micah (Rm 5)
Please note also that the last day for ordering Subway lunches was today. There will be no Subway lunches next Wednesday so students will need to bring their own lunch to eat on the playground after our end of year Mass.
Please note that the last day Sushi can be ordered for lunch this year will be Friday, 8th December. There will be no sushi lunches on Friday, 15th December.
Challenge 2000 Advent Christmas Timeout & Christmas Service Day
Challenge 2000 are offering 2 programs: one is on the 19th December called Advent Christmas Timeout, and another is on the 21st December called Christmas Service Day. For further information please see the flyers below. If you child is interested in attending, please ask them to collect a consent form from the office.
Goodtime Music Academy runs a holiday programme December 2023 to January 2024. See flyer for further information.
December/January Holiday Computer Classes:
Grand Training runs educational and fun computer classes over the holidays at our Wellington City location for ages 5 to 16.
- Minecraft from Introduction to Mods and Servers.
- Learn to Code; Scratch, Python or Java.
- Code and Create 3D Games.
- Web Design, HTML and CSS.
- Build a PC.
- Film and Video Editing.
- Discovery Course in Computing - suitable for younger children.
- Online Safety and Privacy.
For information & bookings 499-2211 or grandtraining.co.nz.
YMCA Holiday Programme at Mt Cook School will be running a holiday programme at Mt Cook School. See below for more information.
FREE Summer Holiday Coding Activities for School Students - With the increasing amount of digital technology in our world today, we believe every student deserves a chance to enjoy discovering more about how coding works. Our free holiday workshops are a great way for students to stretch their existing coding skills, or to get started for the first time.
Tues 23 Jan, Weds 24 Jan, Thurs 25 Jan 20249.30am-12.30pm
For children aged 5-12 yearsHeld in the Green Room (artificial turf) at the Wests Rugby clubrooms, Ian Galloway park, Wilton.This programme is perfect for "Beginner's" and those wanting to find out more about the game and have fun.Come along and improve technique, knowledge and skills.In this programme we will focus on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling and shooting but MOST importantly having as much FUN as possible!Book online at www.kellysports.co.nz.
If you have any questions at all please do ask, we're always keen to talk more about our programmes!
Ngā mihi,
FREE KARATE LESSON 
Karori Arts & Crafts Centre After-school art classes 2024
Karori Arts & Crafts Centre is excited to continue our excellent after-school art classes kids around the Karori area have grown to know and love. You can find our after-school classes on our website www.KACC.org.nz. There will be a few additions to the after-school classes to be added soon. We have a new sewing class in the works and a class specifically designed for ages 11 to 13. Times and dates for are yet to be confirmed, but you can keep checking the website.
Karori Arts & Crafts Centre has much to offer the whole family. We have classes for teens to adults most days of the week. Members of Karori Arts & Crafts enjoy a discount on our teen to adult classes and free access to any of 30+ interest groups. If you are interested in learning more about what we offer, please visit us on 18 January for our Enrollment & Information Day from 2:30 to 5:30 or stop by the office 9 to 5:30 Monday to Thursday.
We hope you have a very Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you in 2024!
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