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 and Caregivers,

Kia ora koutou.

Blessings to you all and I hope all our Mums, Grandmothers, Aunties and significant women in our lives all had a wonderful Mother's Day. Our students certainly enjoyed sharing how wonderful their Mum is in our Liturgy yesterday. 

Welcome to Camelia who started in Room 1 on Monday. Camelia you are going to have a wonderful time at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and will make lifelong friends.

Please make sure you have after school care arrangements in place for your child every day.

Our school has an After School Care facility. Please use this service if you require care after school. Please note there is no supervision available for those children who are not attending After School Care. Please note this is a care and protection issue.

We had such a fantastic Week 1 of Term 2-2022. Classrooms are humming. Normality is returning. Because our COVID numbers are still relatively low our Staff are all wearing masks. We still have active COVID-19 cases in our school community.

Have a wander around and see the Art displays from the different classrooms:

R1 Writing about a fantail

R2 Fly diagrams

R3 Super heroes on a city landscape

R5 Self portrait collage

R6 Describing themselves using amazing vocabulary

R7 The best part of me

R8 Personal profiles

R9 Visual art and descriptions

R10 brought visual effect to their name

Ex-students visiting Sacred Heart Cathedral School speaking about St Catherine’s College.

Pasifika students preparing for our upcoming liturgy.

Technology in the senior school - cooking up a storm, the Sapasui Chop Suey was delicious.

Our School Gospel Value for the next 5 weeks is aroha/love. 

Please note school is not open on the following dates:

• Friday, 3rd June - this is an accord day and is attached to Queens Birthday weekend.
• Term 2 ends on Thursday, 7 July.

If your Preschooler is turning 5 in 2023 or you have a child who wishes to come to Sacred Heart Cathedral School, please complete an enrolment form. This is available on our school website: www.sacred-heart.school.nz.

In 2015 the New Zealand Government passed the Harmful Digital Communications Act (This is a cyber bullying law).

Digital communication may be deemed harmful if it is:

• directed at an individual
• makes a person emotionally distressed
• it has or could seriously breach one or more of the 10 communication principles of the Act.

We still have active COVID-19 cases in our school community.

Adults who come into school, please wear a facemask.

Staff will continue to wear face masks as an extra layer of protection.

Students in Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,and 10 are to wear facemasks when indoors.

Please note, we wipe communal areas on a regular basis and students hand sanitize on entry into school.

We have monitors placed throughout the school to assess CO-2 levels. We are keeping our classrooms well ventilated.

Students who are not feeling well must stay at home.

As noted on the Ministry of Health website:

• We've had very little influenza circulating in our communities since the pandemic began. This means our community immunity is lower than usual.
• This winter there is the very real possibility of having flu and COVID-19 within a short space of time – this can lead to very serious illness.
• If you do catch flu, it’s important that you stay away from work or school while you’re unwell. Look after yourself and your family – rest and fluids are especially important.
• The symptoms of influenza can be the same or similar to the symptoms of COVID-19.
• If you’re sick, stay home. Call your health provider or Healthline and follow their advice. They may advise you to have a COVID-19 test, and self-isolate while you wait for the results.
• It’s also important to seek medical advice early if you are concerned, and especially if there are any danger signs, even if you have been seen before. Other serious conditions can also look like the flu, including meningococcal disease.

Pleae find attached our liturgy that we shared with Mums, Grandmas, and Aunties on Tuesday.

After our visit from Kea Kids News last week ,Waitī (Room 6) created news reports on their Mothers for Mother's Day. Here is Sadie sharing about her wonderful Mum.

Last Wednesday, two Sacred Heart basketball teams competed in a Year 7/8 competition at the ASB centre. The Thunder team played Kahurangi school and won 38-6. The player of the match was Zymone (Rm 9). The Lightning team played Clyde Quay (winners from last year) and lost 50-19. The player of the match was Zach M. The players all had lots of fun and we are very grateful to parents, supporters and our two coaches - Matt Brennan and Nofoa Tupai. The teams are still playing grading games and this week they play each other, so go Sacred Heart!

Ice blocks on sale tomorrow $1.00. This is a camp fundraiser.

We are once again looking for tutor readers to come into the school and listen to children read - grandparents, parents or other family members are welcome.  For further details, please see the flyer below.

SPORTING CODE

As the school has signed the Fair Play Sports Charter, we have agreed that when playing sport, we will:

• enjoy ourselves;
• play within the rules;
• respect the referees and umpires;
• respect the opposition and their supporters;
• be gracious winners and dignified losers;
• play hard but play fair.

As coaches we follow the Kiwi Sport Charter:

“In our school, all children regardless of ability,

ethnic background or gender, have the right to 

participate in sports which…”

• is appropriate to the child;
• recognises the needs of the child;
• encourages development of a variety of skills;
• ensures enjoyment;
• promotes fair play and good sporting behaviour.

At Sacred Heart, all team members get equal playing time regardless of ability.

At Sacred Heart, we encourage participation and aim for life long enjoyment from physical activities.

Adopted 1997.