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,

Kia ora koutou katoa.

It is hard to believe that it is 1st of December.  The year has just been flying by.

A warm welcome to Crystal, who started in Room 1 yesterday.  We know you will have a wonderful time of learning at our school and will make beautiful lifelong friends.

Last Sunday, the Advent season started and the first Sunday of Advent gives us the opportunity to focus on hope.

The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming.”

The school has been buzzing with lots of activities in preparation to recognise our retiring teachers and those students who are moving on to college.

I came across this wonderful visual the other day. Lots of great ideas for students and adults.

Take care and have a wonderful week.

Thank you for the very special way you support our school.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Thank you so much for your generous donations of Christmas items and for ticket selling.  Together we have made $2,127.00 for our school.

The winners for the Christmas Hampers are:

1. Andy
2. Anie Camerino
3. Vanessa Cutting
4. Susan Ivory
5. Lucilla Brunt
6. Alan Woods
7. Lance Patrick
8. Lachlan Baker
9. Danielle Campbell
10. Catherine Lam
11. Jiss Job
12. Claire McLellan
13. Pierre Munro
14. Luke Khushal
15. Devonte Mika
16. Gabriel Valenzuela
17. Susan Thompson

Congratulations and thank you to everyone for supporting our school!  The winners have all been contacted by phone by Cathy this afternoon and/or sent a text message in the cases where she has got the answerphone.

New COVID-19 Protection (Traffic Light) Framework

You may have heard that everyone in Aotearoa will move to the new COVID-19 Traffic Light Framework on Friday, 3 December.  In Wellington we will be moving to Orange.

Elimination and the alert levels have worked well, with New Zealand having the lowest numbers of cases and hospitalisations in the OECD.  While controlled, Delta is in our communities and the strategy now focuses on minimising its impact.

With 85% of eligible New Zealanders now fully vaccinated, and by mid-December it is expected to be approximately 90%, this allows a careful reopening while continuing to protect New Zealanders.

This means that we don’t have to change the way we are operating classes this year and everyone can continue to attend school onsite.

For next year, we can confirm that everyone will be back onsite for learning from the start of the school year, regardless of what setting under the new Traffic Light Framework we will be in (Red/Orange/Green).  This is good news and means we can plan for a great 2022.

Health measures in place at school

This year and next, health, safety and wellbeing will continue to be a priority for us and the same public health measures you are very familiar with will remain in place:

• good hygiene and cleaning.
• contact tracing systems in place.
• vaccination requirements for workers (paid and unpaid).
• if you are sick, you must stay home and get tested.
• good ventilation.

And if we are at Red at any stage next year:

• face coverings will be required at school when indoors for students and staff in years 4 – 13.
• we will ask that only essential visitors come onsite.

With all these measures in place, public health has confirmed the risk of infection remains low when at school, with households continuing to be where COVID-19 is spreading the most.  As noted by Dr Caroline McElnay, Director of Public Health:

Our experience in New Zealand and overseas with COVID-19 shows that it does not affect children and teens in the same way it does adults.  Children and teens don't become as unwell if they do get infected, and they don't tend to pass the virus on so much as adults when in a classroom setting.

Compared to other places, schools and early learning services are not environments where we have seen significant spread of COVID-19.  Household members and work colleagues who are in close contact with people with COVID-19, are the most common sources of transmission.

However, if we do have someone confirmed with COVID-19 in our school, we have a plan in place to manage this and will contact you as soon as possible.

If you’d like to learn more about the framework visit COVID-19 Protection Framework.

The staff and I are currently working on the Sacred Heart Cathedral School COVID 19 Framework.  Once this has been finalised, I will share it with you all and will make sure all of our students understand it as well.

https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccination-certificates/my-vaccine-pass/#how-to-get-my-vaccine-pass

For further information, please see the PDF flyer below.

Thank you so much for your generosity with toothpaste and toothbrushes the Parish St Vincent de Paul group was very grateful for such a generous donation.

The Junior Syndicate had an outing yesterday afternoon at the Bigair Gym, where the children had heaps of fun - see photo gallery below.  A big thank you to all the parents and After School Care workers who helped out on this trip.  The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were suitably challenged by the range of equipment they were able to explore.

Please ensure that your child is in the correct school uniform.

The Lost Property Box is overflowing and we also have a lot of second-hand uniform available.

Non-uniform items that students choose to wear will be available to be picked up from the school office on Wednesday, 15 December.

Sunhats can be purchased from the school office $15.00 each.

After School Care - Fee Increase Notice - Effective Term 1, 2022

​Kia ora whānau, 

From the start of 2022 there will be a slight increase in After School Care fees due to an increase in the minimum wage and food costs.  The increase is necessary in order to enable the school to continue to provide a high quality, well-resourced service for all students who attend.  Please note there have been no fee increases since before 2016.

We are proud of the service Robyn and her team deliver each day for our students and their families.

We thank you for your continued support of the service that our school provides at the end of the school day.

These increases are reflected in the 2022 Schedule of Fees (including GST) below:

If you have any questions, please do contact us. We thank you for your continued support. 

Suzanne Adair

Presiding Member

suzanneadair@hotmail.com, 021 039 7558

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Please see the office if you are interested.

• St Mary's College Uniform 
• Brother Fax Machine

KELLY CLUB PRE-XMAS HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

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. The programme is packed with activities to entertain and inspire children. We have some exciting days planned: Water Nerf Battle, Teddy Bears Picnic, Kiwiana Xmas, Santa's Workshop and lots of more Xmas fun!

The Pre-Xmas Holiday Programmes are held at the following centres:

Kelly Club Amesbury (Amesbury School, Churton Park) – 14 Dec – 23 Dec, click here for the Activity Planner

Kelly Club West Park (West Park School, Johnsonville) - 17 Dec – 23 Dec, click here for the Activity Planner

Kelly Club Churton Park (Churton Park School) – 16 Dec – 23 Dec, click here for the Activity Planner

Kelly Club Kelburn (Kelburn School) – 16 Dec – 23 Dec, click here for the Activity Planner

Kelly Club Island Bay (Island Bay School ) – 20 Dec – 23 Dec, click here for the Activity Planner

KELLY CLUB JAN 2022 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

We will be back at all the above centres from 10 Jan 2022 with some Super Summer Fun days planned including; Summer Camp, King of the Jungle, Barnyard Games, Wheels Day plus trips to Movies - Sing 2!, Awesome Bounce, Ten Pin Bowling, Staglands and Zappo the Magician is coming to Kelly Club.!

Kelly Club Amesbury Activity Planner

Kelly Club Churton Park Activity Planner

Kelly Club Kelburn Activity Planner

Kelly Club Island Bay Activity Planner

Kelly Club West Park Activity Planner

To enrol www.kellyclub.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201

JANUARY  HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Football - Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Ian Galloway park, Wilton

9.30am-12.30pm

Perfect for beginners and those just wanting to have fun!
Come along and improve technique, knowledge and learn more about the basic skills of "The Beautiful Game" (Football).  We will focus on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling, shooting but most importantly having as much fun as possible!

Week 1 - Tues 11 Jan, Weds 12 Jan, Thurs 13 Jan

Week 2 - Tues 18 Jan, Weds 19 Jan, Thurs 20 Jan

Week 3 - Tues 25 Jan, Weds 26 Jan, Thurs 27 Jan

1 day (AM or PM) for $36.00

3 days (AM or PM) for $95.00

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

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will be held at Kilbirnie Park on 27 March 2022.

It is designed for Kiwi kids aged 7-15 years to help them stay active and healthy through a programme of participation.  Participants get to swim, cycle, and run their way around age appropriate courses, either as an individual or as part of a team of two.

This is always a popular event for Sacred Heart children and once again in 2022 we have registered a school group.  By registering as a school we go in the draw to win prizes for our school.  If you are planning on registering your child for the 2022 TRYathlon, please register via our school group link using my details as the school coordinator (Suzanne Adair, suzanneadair@hotmail.com):  

https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=44544&G=141796

Evolve Tennis Coaching is running a tennis-specific holiday programme during the December and January school holidays at Khandallah Tennis & Squash Club and Thorndon Tennis and Squash Club. The camps will run from 9am-12pm on the dates specified.  For further information or to book please contact Evolve Tennis Coaching on 479 1386 or info@evolvetenniscoaching.co.nz.

Christmas is just around the corner and so is the Waterside Karori December Holiday Programme.  We're running four action-packed days in the weeks leading up to Christmas.  Registrations are open now!

Dates:

Week 1: Friday (17 December)

Week 2: Monday (20 December), Tuesday (21 December), Wednesday (22 December)

Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm

Location: Karori Park Clubrooms

Cost: $60 per day

Get your friends together and join us for one last kick around to end the football year! Register here: https://www.karorifootball.co.nz/holiday-programme

Any questions? Email support@karorifootball.co.nz

Thanks so much in advance.

Maggie

Waterside Karori AFC | Swifts Talent Centre