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,

We welcome Jaynelle (Room 3) and Jaylen (Room 6) who started in our school last Thursday.

You are going to love your time at Sacred Heart Cathedral School and will make lifelong friends.

Thank you for all the beautiful messages, cards, and food that acknowledged the passing of my Dad on 5 August. Dad was a very proud Irish man and came to New Zealand in the early 1950s in search of a better way of life. Dad lived with us and has been very instrumental in supporting John and I  with the upbringing of our own children. I am so grateful to the staff, children, and to the Board at Sacred Heart Cathedral School who have really supported me in my journey to give my Dad the very best care.

May he rest in peace. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

As a school, we have been reinforcing our expectations within the classroom and outside the classroom. Keeping all students safe is number one for us all. Our students are working very hard to look after each other.

Illness:

Thank you for your continued efforts to keep the transmission of COVID-19 and winter illnesses to a minimum.

Mask wearing when indoors continues to play an important role in minimising transmission of COVID-19 and winter illnesses. If your child is sick, they will need to stay at home until they are feeling better.

We have a great team here at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. If you have any concerns whatsoever about the progress your child is making. Please don't hesitate to contact us. Working in partnership together will strengthen learning and progress made.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Tumuaki

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Kia ora koutou.

Ngā mihi,

Suzanne Adair

Presiding Member of the Sacred Heart Cathedral School Board of Trustees

We will be celebrating the wonderful influence Grandparents have in the lives of our students. There will be a liturgy for our Grandparents on 25th August at 1.20pm, St Mary's College Hall.

Parking will be available on the school court from 1pm.

Lord God almighty, bless our grandparents with long life, happiness, and health. May they remain constant in your love and be living signs of your presence to their children and grandchildren. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Room 3 led us in a very special Liturgy to mark the Feast of the Assumption.

• If a child has been unwell with a respiratory illness other than COVID-19, they can return to school 24 hours after they have significantly improved and are behaving/eating normally.
• Following vomiting or diarrhoea, a child should be symptom free for 48 hours before they can return.
• If they still have a runny nose or dry cough without any other symptoms such as a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea, then they are unlikely to be infectious and can be considered well enough to attend school.
• In general, a doctor’s certificate or clearance should not have to be provided for a child to go back to school after being unwell.

We have a few health forms that need to be filled in for camp. If your child will attend the camp on 14th-16th September at YMCA Kaitoke, please fill out the form at the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q02EbnuowH5ufdPwOccEz8OkSnxkM4YIvIFL-2evlb8/viewform?edit_requested=true


If you have any questions or you do not intend for your child to take part in the camp, please let your child's teacher know. We may be able to talk through any concerns that you may have. Also, a reminder that the camp cost is $155.00 per child. Money can be deposited into the school account:

Account Name: Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Account Number: 12-3140-0325505-00

Reference: Child's Name and "Camp"

Room 8 - julius@sacred-heart.school.nz

Room 9 - therese@sacred-heart.school.nz

Room 10 - ann@sacred-heart.school.nz

On 23rd August, the Junior Syndicate (Room 1, 2 and 3) will be visiting the Museum of City and Sea. We will need parent helpers. Please click the link and fill in the Google form for your child's permission and if you are able to help.

Tēnā koutou,

The Middle Syndicate will be visiting the Wellington Museum of City and Sea on the 5th and 6th of September. We will be learning about the creation of Te Whanganui-a-Tara and hearing the stories about the city we live in.

We have a few brand new ties for sale.

$15.00 please contact the office if you would like to purchase a tie.

BASKETBALL RESULTS: Year 3 & 4

SH Ninjas vs Nga Moko Kopuapua Teina loss 16-17. Player of the day was awarded to (Jiezl Rm 5). It was such a close game!

BASKETBALL RESULTS: Year 7 & 8

Sacred Heart Lightning vs Hataitai Flames won 29-28. Player of the day was awarded to Jonfred (Rm 9).

Sacred Heart Thunder vs TOA loss 20-45. Player of the day was awarded to Zymone (Rm 9).

KELLY SPORTS SUMMER FOOTBALL

Registrations are now open for Kelly Sports summer soccer (5 aside) which takes place in terms 4 and 1 on Friday afternoons at Ian Galloway Park in Wilton. We normally have 2-3 teams enter for Sacred Heart.

The season is from 28 October to 16 December (and again in term 1 from 3 February to 24 March 2022). Games start at 3.45pm for the youngest juniors and the older children play later.  Approx. cost per player is $100 for the whole season.

If your child is interested, please contact Suzanne suzanneadair@hotmail.com for all year groups. We will then work out groupings (normally a junior team, a middles team and sometimes a senior team). We are also looking for team managers for each team so please mention in the email if you are interested in doing this.

Car Boot Garage Sale - Saturday September 10 - Appeal for Donations

If you have household items, clothing or other items that you no longer need, would you consider donating them for our September Car Boot Garage Sale?  We also welcome anyone who would like ot offer the boot of their car for this event from 10.00am to 2.00pm.  Please emal the parish office cathedral.parish@wn.catholic.org.nz and let us know how you can help.  A bake sale of cakes, curries and roti will also be on offer.

Musical Night Out

A fun musical night our - Kevin Downing's 101 Guitar Lab Band is coming to Wellington.  Our own parishioner, Zach Reyes is a member of the band and has invited us to meet and hear the band.  The band - a 14 piece electric guitar orchestra - performs blues, jazz and rock.  It's part of Kevin Downing's Guitar School and Wellington Guitar School where Zach works.  Saturday 3 September, 7.00pm at the Johnsonville Salvation Army Auditorium.  Tickets on sale now - $20 each CASH and paid to Zach.  Feel free to contact him on 021 046 4823 for further information.

If your child is interested in participating please email ann@sacred-heart.school.nz.

2022 Wellington & Kapi Mana Primary and Intermediate Schools Tennis Tournament to be held on Tuesday 20th September for the Girls and Wednesday 21st September for the Boys at the Renouf Tennis Centre, 60 Brooklyn Road, Wellington.

• Girls: Tuesday 20th September 2022 @ 8:30am  (back up day on Friday, 23rd).
• Boys:  Wednesday 21st September 2022 @ 8:30am  (back up day on Thursday, 22nd).

The flyer below has information about Newlands Brownies, but the join us link would be relevant for all suburbs/areas.