Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Thank you all very much for the support you have given our school throughout term 1, it is very much appreciated.

Next term we will be having a science focus and look forward to sharing student learning with you throughout the term. 

Our Easter raffle raised about $1,200.00. This was a grand effort and is contributing to our final playground payment.

Our last day of term will be a house mufti day - gold coin - this is a fundraiser for Caritas. After the stations of the cross, we will walk up to Anderson Park for a "full school sports session." Parents are welcome to join us .

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter break and we are looking forward to exciting learning activities in term 2.

Christ is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia.

"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." Matthew 28:6

Arohanui

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Staff will be attending a Paid Union Meeting on Monday, 06 May.

We would appreciate it if you could pick your child up from school at 12.30pm in order for teaching staff to attend the meeting.

Bernadette and support staff will supervise those students whose parents are unable to pick up at the earlier time.

After School Care Programme will run as normal from 2.40 until 5.30pm.

Thanking you in advance. 

Our Mind, Body and Soul was a huge success. We were blessed with a beautiful afternoon and many parent supporters.

Thank you to Mike Loftus who introduced our staff to a way of teaching physical education that builds on skills, encourages engagement and participation.  Mike also invited several Members of Parliament (Nicola Willis, Louise Upston and Scott Simpson) to see how we have implemented and integrated physical activity into life at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

As a staff we were so proud of all of our students at the Mind, Body and Soul presentation.

• 100% student participation
• Demonstration of a wide range of games (Noodle tag, Chuck the Vortex, Basketball tag, Ultimate Frisbee, Battleball, It, Ultimate Ball, and Hoop Ball)
• MCs and students speaking on behalf of their class
• Student leadership with sound and equipment 

Special thanks to the team here at Sacred Heart Cathedral School who enthusiastically participated in Professional Development, learnt  games and taught our students skills and attitudes that develop the whole person.

Special thanks to Ann and John who coordinated the afternoon on behalf of the staff.

We had such a great turn out of families - thank you for all the support and encouragement. You could see how this way of teaching Physical Education is empowering as well as a means of developing many key values and skills all combined with a positive attitude.

It was a real bonus for families to go into classrooms and view the terms learning.

On Friday (12 April), we are holding a house colour sports mufti day - a gold coin donation for Caritas. Fantail/Piwakawaka - Blue, Woodpigeon/Kereru - Green, White Heron/Kotuku Yellow, Kingfisher/Kotare Red.  

After Stations of the Cross beginning at 9.00am, we will then go up to Anderson Park at approximately 10.30am for a sports session. All parents are welcome to attend both the Stations of the Cross and the Sports event.

Sacred Heart Cathedral School Uniform Survey

Context: The Board of Trustees has been looking at moving the supply of our school uniform to NZ Uniforms on Thorndon Quay. Currently, the school uniform is managed and ordered at school by Robyn and the summer and winter dresses are made individually to order.

Reasons for potential change: The current fabrics used for the summer and winter dresses are coming to the end of a previous bulk purchase amount. Before we buy another bulk lot, we wish to look at our options and ways of purchasing school uniform to ensure that how we order uniforms makes the best financial and practical sense for our school.

The buying and selling of uniform is a big job for a relatively small school to manage.

Benefits of moving to NZ Uniforms: We can benefit from bulk ordering through NZ Uniforms.  We would not have the risk and expense of holding stock.

In the future, we could more easily make changes to the uniform, utilising their large range of uniform options.

NZ Uniforms will give the school an ongoing donation based on sales, will offer a way of saving for children’s school uniforms through the Uniform Club and online shopping options are also available. NZ Uniforms is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 9am to 4pm.

The current uniform: The traditional green colour scheme of the Sacred Heart Cathedral School’s uniform is part of the history and heritage of the school and the intention is to keep the uniform and colour as similar as possible to the current uniform. However, there will be some slight changes and additions which are outlined below.

• The winter fabric for the girls’ tunic and skirt would be a slightly different green colour (changing from a bottle green to an emerald green). This is due to only a few schools in New Zealand wearing the green tartan and the current colour we wear is not available unless we make a special order. This would be an order of a substantial amount of fabric for a relatively small school. We consider that it would be best to move to the slightly different colour so we can take advantage of bulk ordering of this fabric with other schools rather than having to get our own fabric made. The new jumpers and ties would change slightly in colour to match the new tartan colour. Samples are available at the office if you wish to view the new winter fabric.
• There is no comparable similar summer dress fabric on offer from NZ Uniforms. We consider that in order to minimise change, the best option would be to get our current colour and pattern made and bulk ordered from NZ Uniform.
• Changing the PE polo shirt to breathable sports fabric (a sample is available at the office).
• Most other changes are minor.

 We would like to know your views on the questions below.

https://forms.gle/t4fXbNe7QYDKpw2u6

Board of Trustees elections are held every three years. The election is about ensuring we have strong parent representation on our Board of Trustees who are charged with the governance role at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

Nominations will be invited for the election of 5 parent representatives to the board of trustees. Any parent of a student who is enrolled full-time at the school on the day that the roll or the supplementary roll for the election closes is eligible to be nominated. You can nominate yourself and do not require a seconder. Nomination forms will be sent out to all parents.

ELECTION TIMELINE:

08 May:  Close main roll

10 May:  Call for Nominations

22 May:  Close supplementary roll (noon)

24 May:  Nominations Close (noon)

29 May:  Voting Papers Sent

7 June:  Election Day (voting closes noon)

13 June:  Count Votes

14 June:  Board take Office

Sacred Heart International Food Fair, 23 May 2019

Next month, Sacred Heart Cathedral School will be holding a Food Fair. This will be on Thursday, 23 May from 4pm – 6pm.  The Food Fair is going towards our final contribution for the turf on the school’s new playground.             

We need your help!

To make this fair a success we’re calling on all foodies who are a dab hand in cooking, particularly something from your country of origin. At this point we are planning on Asian fusion, Pasifika, Indiana and kiwi fare and are open to offers for other nationality dishes. We will also have a baking stall and will be offering tea, coffee and cake. If you feel you can help in some way, please contact (by 1 May):

Asian Fusion food - Pamela Pareja, pamela.p.pareja@gmail.com  Tel. 022 012 2379

Pasifika – Trudy Lagolago, trudyml18@gmail.com  Tel. 021 037 8290

New Zealand – Catherine McLeavey, catherinemcleavey1@gmail.com  Tel. 021 113 3113

Baking and any offers of help – Nicola Nation, nicola@trustproperties.co.nz  Tel. 027 471 0413

We will also need help with set up and packing down the Food Fair, and we need a marketing whiz to help with promoting the event. If you are able to help with any of these things, please register with Nicola Nation. 

Check out our Kapa Haka practise this week.

Congratulations to Joshua in Room 5 who was awarded a Gold certificate in Mathletics.  Well done Joshua!

Mrs. Murfitt with Harmony and Toaiva from Room 7 showing off the collaborative artwork from the children in Room 7.

On Monday, 27 May from 5pm, you are all invited to join us with Katrina Laurie for Core Education on an information session 

around "protecting our children and empowering parents in a cyber world."

You are most welcome to bring your child along.

https://www.netsafe.org.nz/snapchat-guide/

Netsafe have fantastic resources to support families - this is a great article with tips around snapchat.

The walls are alive with learning.

Elijah in Room 2 has lost his named jersey.  The name 'Dorn' is written under the label. Please check your child's jersey and if you find this jersey, please return it to Eli in Room 2.  Thank you.

A copy of the entertainment book will be sent home on Tuesday, 30 April early next term.  If you do not want a copy of this book, please email cathy@sacred-heart.school.nz and let her know.  If you have already purchased a copy of either the digital version or the book copy, a book will not be sent home to you on Tuesday, 30 April.  If you would like to purchase a copy,

Enrolments for our 2020 roll close on 31 July 2019.  If your child has a sibling that you would like to start at the school in 2020, or if you know someone who is wanting to enrol their child at our school, a completed enrolment pack needs to be submitted to the school office before 31 July 2019 for that child.  Thank you.

NZ Games Festival’s Industry Growth Programme Level Up

The main goal of Level Up is to engage and inspire local kids to get involved with game development. This is a rapidly growing sector in New Zealand’s burgeoning tech industry, that comprises skill sets ranging from programming and design through to art, writing and music. There’s a world of potential in the games industry for kids to launch extremely fulfilling careers that they’re passionate about - and Level Up is all about helping kids of any age discover their pathways.

To this end, we have a number of fun and educational events these school holidays, including:

• Kids workshops at Capital E: In partnership with Capital E, we’ve built a programme of workshops where industry players will introduce kids to the basics of game development. We have a diverse slate of workshops this year, including writing for video games, creating 3D art, programming basic games and learning to stream eSports.
  
  You can find out more about our kids workshops via the NZ Games Festival website, or the Capital E website.

• Level Up Exhibition at FLUX at Wellington Museum: This is our flagship week-long showcase of local and family-friendly games. Finalists from the NZ Games Festival awards will be available for people of all ages to enjoy for free! The exhibition will be open all week, including public holidays.

If you’d like any more information about Level Up or the festival in general, please contact Alex Woodward by email: events@nzgamesfest.com. You can also visit nzgamesfest.com to see our full line-up of events.