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.

This was shared this morning during our staff reflection.

A great thing to do during Lent is to focus on the positive.

Kia ora koutou e te whānau,

School is humming - I am so grateful for all the support we get from our whānau. You are all super amazing with putting your hand up to help us out. Thank you, Thank you!

Parent/Teacher interviews take place on Monday, 4th March and Tuesday, 5th March. If you haven't yet booked a timeslot and would like to, please do so by following the instructions in the article below.

The students all enjoyed a concert put on by the GoodTime Music Academy last Thursday held in our outdoor classroom, Te Kohanga. The GoodTime Music Academy Bus comes to our school every Thursday afternoon to take students for music lessons. If you are interested in your child taking part in music lessons, visit their website for more information: https://www.goodtimemusicacademy.co.nz/ or collect a flyer from the office.

It was wonderful to see whānau last Friday evening at Wheels Night. The children all had a wonderful time with all their different sorts of wheels. It was also great to see whānau taking second-hand uniforms. Please help yourselves - there is lots of variety including sizes and all is in very good condition. Once again I am super grateful to our dedicated staff who were an integral part of Wheels Night.

Bon voyage Cathy - our Cathy is off overseas on long service leave with her husband visiting family and will be back at the start of June. Cathy on behalf of our school community have an amazing time and we look forward to hearing about all your travel adventures.

Please continue to communicate with us using all the usual email addresses and through school apps. Frances and I will be running the office.

Have a wonderful week and thank you for all the generous ways you support our school.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

The stronger the connection we have between home and school, the better.

Together, we can work to help your child achieve their goals.

Please click on the link below or scan the QR Code to make a booking with your child's teacher on either 4th March (Monday) or 5th March (Tuesday).

• Link: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/xrha8

OR USE THE

• QR Code:

  

Come to school this Friday for our dance performance at 1:00 PM. The whole school dance will take approximately 45 minutes.

Please note on this occasion, we won't be able to provide parking as we need the space for our audience.

On Friday, 8th March, students will come in their school uniform as per normal and choose their own fancy footwear.

The Junior Syndicate will visit the National Library on Tuesday, 19th March and Wednesday, 20th March, to view the He Tohu exhibition and the three documents that shaped New Zealand - the Declaration of Independence, The Treaty of Waitangi, and the Women's Suffrage Petition.

Room 1 will attend from 9.30 am on 19th March, Tuesday, departing school at 9.15 am to walk there, returning by 10.45 am.
Room 2 will attend from 9.30 am on 20th March, Wednesday, departing school at 9.15 am to walk there, returning by 10.45 am.
Room 3 will attend from 1 pm on 20th March, Wednesday, departing school at 12.45 pm to walk there, returning by 2.15 pm.

Please complete the permission form by clicking the link below and if you can provide parent help for your child's class.

Junior Syndicate He Tohu Exhibition Trip

If you have any friends who are considering Sacred Heart Cathedral School, tell them to pop into our "School in Action Day" on Wednesday, 13th March between 9am to midday.

The public health nurses are coming to our school in the week starting 11th March to provide immunisation for Y7 tamariki. The team will vaccinate the Year 7 who have returned their form giving consent to receive these vaccinations. 

•  If you have changed your mind or your situation has changed please contact - res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz or call 04 587 2949.
•  If you have not yet consented, but want to, please collect a consent form from the school office or contact public health at 04 587 2949.
•  If you declined the vaccines last year but you have changed your mind and you now want your year 8 child to receive the vaccine(s) please collect a consent form from the school office or contact 04 587 2949.
•  If you have any questions or concerns please contact - res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz or call 04 587 2949.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Immunisation Team | National Public Health Service | Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa

P: (04) 570 9797 | RES-NIR@huttvalleydhb.org.nz | www.rph.org.nz

All students at school are learning to regulate their emotions.

Special thanks to Jackson and Violet for explaining it to us all.

https://youtu.be/gsaUfergF7Y

Siena (Room 10) has lost her jersey. It has her brother's name on it, Kaleb. Please check your child's jersey and if you find a jersey with Kaleb's name on it, please return it to the school office or to Room 10. Many thanks.

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

CRICKET:

NETBALL REGISTRATIONS:

Thanks to those who have registered for Senior Netball (Year 5 - Year 8) for this season, (SHCS) registrations will close 4th March as it is a short turn around with Easter and end of school term, this also allows us to work out teams with coaches, sort uniforms and gear and maybe being able to fit a couple of training runs in before the season starts.

Contact Lalita via email lalitaschmidt@gmail.com

SUMMER FOOTBALL:

Sacred Heart Junior Strikers versus Firebirds - final score 2-0. An exciting win for our Junior Strikers in what has been a tough grade. All played amazing! Player of the day was Marrick (Room 5) particularly for the powerful kicks and awesome defence. We didn't manage to get a photo of Marrick as he had to leave before the prizegiving. Well played Marrick!

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

Students have the option of ordering a subway each Wednesday or a sushi lunch each Friday. Orders must be placed before 9:00 AM on Wednesday and Fridays for the orders to be delivered that day.

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