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 am ever so grateful for the way our students and whānau have coped while we are having renovations. I have not heard one single grumble. Totally amazing. If you need to come into the office we are up in the library. We are still a few more weeks away from moving back to the office - thanks for your patience.

Special welcome to Epati in Room 1 who started on Monday. You are going to have a wonderful time at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and will make lifelong friends.

Thank you for all the support you give our school it is always so appreciated. Thanks for all the help at the disco. A special mention must go to Tash, Frances, Evan, and Sera for your generosity in setting up Conolly Hall and coordinating logistics on the night. Thank you also to the chefs on the BBQ to quote one of our students "best disco ever."

Thank you for all the amazing Christmas treats for our Christmas raffle. We have quite a few NZ Uniform vouchers that will accompany our first few prize winners, and of course, our first prize, which is a Chromebook. I have also given the Parish a hamper as well so they can use it for their Christmas raffle.

Check out this video some of our students are sharing about what they have achieved as writers. The staff are pretty proud.

https://youtu.be/_cpK4tDJBY4

Have a great week and take care of yourselves.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Steven Nunn, an ex-student of Sacred Heart Cathedral School, has been selected to play for the U17 Parramatta Eels team and will be moving to Sydney. He dropped into the school with his mum for a surprise visit yesterday. Well done Steven!

Our apologies to Athena, Room 5 who achieved Distinction in ICAS spelling.  She was missed off the list last week in error.  Well done Athena!

Michael Stewart from Caritas visited the Middle Syndicate today to share about ways Caritas shows Solidarity in the Pacific. We had great discussions about what it means and heard stories to help our understanding.

RESILIENT KIDS - Parent Information Session on 19th November 2024

Talofa to all parents, caregivers and family members,

Mark the 19th of November (Tuesday) in your calendar for our Resilient Kids parent information session.

Madeleine Taylor from People’s Skills Consulting will lead the session. Her work with children, parents, and schools inspired her to write “The Parenting Road Code.” During the workshop, she will share her insights and observations on how we can support our tamariki in today’s complex world. Madeleine is an engaging speaker, and we are confident this will be a valuable opportunity for all our school families.

You can join us online through this link or participate in person in Room 6. The workshop starts at 4:00 PM and will last for approximately 45 minutes.

The flyer is attached to this email for your information.

After swimming on Tuesday, 3rd December, the Junior Syndicate will visit Shorland Park in Island Bay for a Syndicate Picnic. We will need parent helpers to make this event happen. Please fill in the Google Form to allow your child to attend and to indicate if you can help. Many thanks for your support with this.

NETBALL:

SHCS Rebels - Year 3/4 played Hataitai School this weekend and won 8-2. Player of the day was Tilomai (Room 3) for great play in attack.

FOOTBALL:

Aotearoa Amigos - Last Friday's game against the Waterside Wonders was challenging for the Aotearoa Amigos. Despite facing bigger opponents and strong winds, our team demonstrated strength in defeat, fighting till the end with resilience and sportsmanship. Fintan (Room 5), our player of the day, exemplified this resilience. Despite his injuries, he showed the opponents that it takes a lot more than that to bring our team down.

Sacred Heart Happy Feet - Our wonderful Sacred Heart Happy Feet juniors had a 17-0 blitz against the Kelburn Rockets last Friday! Player of the Day was Parker (Room 2).

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.

To purchase, click on or copy and paste this link: https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2

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