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.

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

What an amazing week we had last week.  Our visit to Pipitea Marae was incredibly special.  As a school we are grateful and appreciative to all those who helped us.  We ran out of time at the Marae to complete our activities so last Friday, our Senior students ran the activities back at school.  Our staff were so proud of the thought and detail of the students who organised activities.

The Girls Futsal tournament was a great success as well.  Jane, our Director of Religious Education arrived back at school and her first words were "Bern those children were a real credit to our school."

St Mary's Principal Andrew Murray and two ex-Sacred Heart students, Annie and Lynda visited our school today to speak to our Year 8 girls.  Mr. Murray shared the opportunities that are available at the college as well as what it means to be a student at St Mary's College.  Both Annie and Lynda spoke enthusiastically about their time so far at St Mary's College.

Please return raffle tickets and money for our Easter Raffle.  Thank you to those families who have done this already.  Our raffle closes tomorrow, Thursday, 25th March and will be drawn on Monday, 29th March with the winners announced in next week's newsletter.

"In Lent, may we be increasingly concerned with speaking words of comfort, strength, consolation and encouragement, and not words that demean, sadden, anger or show scorn.  In order to give hope to others, it is sometimes enough simply to be kind." - Pope Francis

Have a wonderful week.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Parent/Teacher/Student Learning Conversations will take place on Monday, 12th April, 3.00-5.00pm, 5.50-7.00pm and Tuesday, 13th April 3.00-5.00pm.

To book a time to see your child's teacher, please click on the following link to do so:  https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code?code=fqndc.

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Sacred Heart Shooting Stars won their final in Division 7 on penalties 3:1 after a close draw of 1:1.  Second year in a row, thanks to Declan!

Sacred Heart Strikers vs Northland Pixies won 3-0. Player of the day is Xavier (Rm2).

Last Sunday, quite a few students from Sacred Heart Cathedral School participated in the Weetbix Tryathlon.  The school flag flying proudly as our students pushed themselves physically and mentally across three sporting disciplines, running, swimming and cycling.  We are so proud of the grit and determination shown by students from our school.

It's almost time for our WELLINGTON HOLIDAY WORKSHOP with Josh and Dan!

The Marrzipan Drama Holiday Workshop runs from Mon 19 - Fri 23 April. Students will devise their own play from scratch, create characters, direct each other, design the set, bring in costumes and get to perform to family and friends at the end of the final day!

Past workshops have been a great hit! As well as having fun, the children develop confidence and public speaking ability, in a fun, relaxed environment.

For more information check out our website! Spaces are limited to 16 per group so get in quick!

W: marrzipandrama.co.nz E: josh@marrzipandrama.co.nz P: 022 436 5608

Nga mihi,
Josh Evans

Wellington Representative
Marrzipan - Igniting the You in You
022 436 5608
josh@marrzipandrama.co.nz
www.marrzipandrama.co.nz

KELLY CLUB APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME:

Kelly Club Holiday Programmes focus on giving children aged between 5 and 13 the opportunity to do things they enjoy in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment.

This programme are packed with activities to entertain and inspire children. We have some exciting days planned: Trips to: "Frosty Spot" - Ice Skating, "Strike"! 10 Pin Bowling, Maidstone Park & Avalon Park., Plus: Kelly club's Got Talent Day, Legendary Lego Day, Out of This World Day, Anzac Day and lots more!!

Kelly Club Holiday Programmes are held at the following venues:  Churton Park School, Westpark School, Amesbury School, Kelburn Normal School, Wests Rugby Clubrooms (upstairs) Wilton, Island Bay School.

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellyclub.co.nz email admin@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201

FOOTBALL MORNING HOLIDAY PROGRAMME (Yrs. 1–8) Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Wilton (all weather indoor surface). 

Children aged between 5 and 12 can come along and improve their technique, knowledge and skills. We will focus on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling and shooting but MOST importantly having as much FUN as possible!

Week 1 - Tues, Wed, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm, Week 2 – Tues, Weds, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm

NETBALL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME – NORTHLAND MEMORIAL HALL

Come along and grow your child’s confidence at the Kelly Sports Netball Holiday Programme. 

Years 1-4 - Learn the basic fundamentals of netball in a fun and engaging environment. Learn the key skills and understanding of the game, ball handling, co-ordination, speed and accuracy.

Year 5-8 - For those already playing 7-a-side netball and those wanting to get a head start and advance their technical and tactical knowledge of the game.

We use fun drills and games to develop and challenge young players focusing on the key skill areas for their level of development while also having fun!

Week 2 ONLY - Tues, Weds, Thurs 9am-12pm.

Term 2 FOOTBALL SKILLS ***NOW ON FRIDAY’S***

An 8 week football skills programme at Wests Rugby Club Rooms on Friday’s  (3.30pm-4.30pm).

Our Head coach has designed this programme to cover both individual and team skills including, Game rules, Ball control, Dribbling, Passing, Tackling, Defence, Team work, Goalkeeping, practice and warm up drills for players and teams.  It is ideal to improve skills and confidence for the Winter Football Season.

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201 

Subway lunches can be ordered online each Wednesday before 9.00am.  The subway lunches will be dropped off at school before lunchtime.  Instructions on how to order are in the flyer below.

TERM 1:  Wednesday 3 February – Friday 16 April

Public holidays:   Waitangi Day 6 February, observed Monday 8 February

                            Easter:  Good Friday 2 April, Easter Monday 5 April

                            Easter Tuesday 6 April (a school holiday)

School holidays:  Saturday 17 April – Sunday 2 May (includes ANZAC day 25 April)

TERM 2:  Monday 3 May – Thursday 8 July

                             Teacher only day - Friday 11 June as part of the Accord (school closed)

Public holiday:     Queen’s birthday – Monday 7 June

                             Accord Day for Kahui Ako – Friday 9 July (school closed)

School holidays: Saturday 10 July – Sunday 25 July

TERM 3:  Monday 26 July – Friday 1 October

School holidays:  Saturday 2 October – Sunday 17 October

TERM 4:  Monday 18 October – Tuesday 14 December

                            Teacher only day – Friday 22 October as part of the Accord (school closed)

Public holiday:  Labour Day 25 October

The school uses SchoolAppsNZ to communicate with parents or you can get in touch with us by the messages side tab or absentee icon.  Please download this app if you haven't yet done so.  Instructions are contained in the flyer below.

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Once you have downloaded the app, you can customize the alerts that you receive from us by clicking on the 'Alert Subscriptions' from the drop down menu,  then tick the corresponding house, classroom and year level that your child is in. See photos below.