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,

I hope you all managed to have a change of pace over the long weekend.

Thank you for all your support with mask-wearing and for encouraging students to wear masks. It is an extra layer of protection for us all. We really appreciate it. COVID is now starting to impact our staff. We are very grateful for all the flexibility staff and students have shown as we navigate positive covid cases and members of staff being household contacts. Mixed in with COVID are also the usual bugs and flu-associated with winter. 

The Setting of Matariki

As the Matariki star cluster sets with the sun in the western skies, we acknowledge the passing of another year and begin preparing for the re-appearance of Matariki in the eastern skies in late June.

The setting of Matariki occurs around the Tangaroa-ā-mua lunar phase during the lunar month of Haratua, this year that time is around 23rd May.
 
Matariki will remain below the horizon for the entire lunar month, before re-appearing during the next Tangaroa-ā-mua lunar phase, around 21st June, which is when many iwi will first observe Matariki rising.

One of the nine visible stars of Matariki - Pōhutukawa is the star connected to those who have passed on.

Hei rau maharatanga - A Time to Remember

While Matariki is associated with new life, it also has a strong connection with death, as seen in the saying ‘Matariki whanaunga kore, Matariki tohu mate’ – Matariki the kinless, Matariki a sign of death. The star Pōhutukawa in particular is associated with those whom have passed away. As Matariki sets below the western horizon during the lunar month of Haratua, Māori would farewell the dead as they were escorted to the afterlife by Matariki. At the re-appearance of Matariki a month later, those spirits were cast into the heavens to become stars.

How can I participate in this phase of Matariki?

• The setting of Matariki is a time for mindfulness, reflection and preparing for the cold months ahead.
• The year’s harvests are complete, the pātaka (pantry/larder/food store) is full and the woodshed well stocked to keep the whare (home) adequately fuelled through winter.
• It’s a time for winding down and keeping warm by the fire. Make the most of this time with your loved ones. Share ideas, wānanga/learn together or get creative with artistic pursuits and other indoor activities. 
• This is also a time to begin thinking about how we will celebrate the arrival of Matariki in our eastern skies on 21st June.

Mānawatia a Matariki: Celebrating Matariki

Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki          Celebrate the rising of Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi                Celebrate the rising of the lord of the heavens
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau                Celebrate the rising of the New Year

Matariki hunga nui                                     Matariki, a time to come together
Matariki ahunga nui                                   Matariki, a time of bounty
Matariki manako nui                                   Matariki, a time of aspiration

This Sunday, we celebrate the most Holy Trinity. This special day acknowledges the doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Tumuaki

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

We will be celebrating as a school whānau on 21st June at 5.30pm (at school). We are asking all children to decorate a paper bag which will become part of the evening. The bags that was sent home last 25th May will need to be returned by 13th June. Thank you for your support with this.

Ambassador Domingo addressed our Filipino families last Thursday. There was wonderful dialogue and interaction about the impact of Filipino culture on New Zealand society.

As his posting has ended, Ambassador Domingo will be returning to the Philippines at the end of the month. A beautiful platter was presented to the Ambassador on behalf of Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

Special thanks to all families who attended on a very wet Thursday evening.

Items for this Matariki Mini Market day can be dropped off to the school office.  Thank you.

The student council will be running a sausage sizzle tomorrow, Thursday (9th June). Sausages will cost $2.00 each. Please send along the correct amount of money in an envelope with your child's name, room number and the total number of sausages ordered written on the envelope. Money raised from this will go towards the Year 7 & 8 camp costs.

First prize will be a chromebook.

Second prize is a Mi Smart Band 6 watch and groceries.

We also have a further 8 grocery 'hampers' to be won!

Tickets have been sent home with the eldest child in each family, tickets are $2.00 each.

The raffle closes on Friday, 10th June with winners being drawn on Wednesday, 15th June.  Winners will be contacted by phone and announced in the school newsletter.

On 29th June, the Junior Syndicate will have a trip to Te Papa to explore the museum at 12 noon. We will leave the school by bus at 11.45am and bus back to school at approximately 1.45pm. We are also needing of parent help for the trip. If you are able to help out and give permission to let your child attend, please fill in the google link form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehHw71CsRfoxr1KWARlh7EMMetmxNtyHs7gqGvkriX-MdO7A/viewform

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Junior Syndicate Team

Congratulations to Caelum Rm 1 for acheiving the Most Promising Pianist of Kapi-Mana Music Festival Charitable Trust over the weekend. Great job, Caelum!

BASKETBALL RESULTS:

Sacred Heart Lightning vs SFDS Hoopsters loss 13-26. Player of the day was awarded to Edric Rm 9.

Sacred Heart Thunder vs Thorndon Timberwolves and won 21-12. Player of the day was awarded to Joshua Rm 9.

St Patrick’s College Open Day Tours – June 2022

Tēnā koutou katoa.

It is with pleasure that I invite you to register to attend one of our Open Day Tours which are to be held on Tuesday, 14 June between 10.00am to 11.30am and from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, and again on Thursday, 16 June at the same times.

To make a booking, please either email admin@stpats.school.nz with your request or to make a booking yourself visit the St Patrick's College website:

https://www.stpats.school.nz

On the front page of our website you will see a drop down menu labelled 'Enrol' and if you click on that and scroll down you will see a tab for Open Day.

Open this section and click on the Blue button – book here.

Enter your details and make your selection regarding day/time.

A reminder email will be sent closer to your booked day.

Open Day is a chance for parents to visit our College and learn about the opportunities and experiences that we offer across Years 9 to 13.

Mike Savali

TUMUAKI |RECTOR

We’re a social enterprise on a mission to feed Kiwi kids at school who would otherwise go without.

Every lunch someone Buys, means we can Give a lunch to a Kiwi kid in need. It’s a little gesture that makes a big difference. We currently provide lunches for 12 schools around Wellington, including Sacred Heart Cathedral School, and we couldn’t do it without the help of our amazing volunteers. We make sandwiches from 6.45-8.30am from our Arthur Street kitchen and also get volunteer drivers to help us deliver to the schools from 9-11am.

Volunteering is such a great way to meet new friends and to give back to the community. If there are any parents who would like to support us by doing deliveries or sandwich making, we would love to meet you! For more information just email kiaora@eatmylunch.nz or sign up via our website: eatmylunch.nz.

And finally, just to let you know this is my last week at Eat My Lunch but we've set everything up so that things should run smoothly until we get a new coordinator. However, if you do have any problems please just email Joe or Chelsea at kiarora@eatmylunch.nz and they'll be able to help!

Marrzipan Drama

Does your little human like to be weird? How about playing silly games? Or maybe they want to try out a new fun hobby? Then why not give Marrzipan a go?!

Marrzipan is a drama-based self-confidence programme suitable for all ages and ability levels. As well as playing games, we also work towards a performance we show to our parents at the end of each term. This term is: The Golden Trophy of Super Duper Awesomeness!

Numbers are strictly limited so get in quick! Free Trials are offered if your child would like to come check it out.

Where: Sacred Heart School
When: Mondays at 11.55am-12.40pm

Check out our website: https://marrzipandrama.co.nz/

OR contact Joshuwawa: wellington@marrzipandrama.co.nz