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.

Kia ora koutou e te whānau.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week.

As a celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Indigenous language, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori holds great significance. This year sees the 50th anniversary of the Māori Language petition, which asked for active recognition of te reo Māori in Aotearoa, and for the language to be taught in schools.

The Senior Syndicate went down to the Waterfront and look who they met. Daisy and Tommy from Room 10 have written beautiful pieces about their impressions. 

"Tame Iti - I shall not speak Maori"

An impression from Daisy:

Today we got the chance to walk down to the Waterfront and look at Tame Iti’s steel art exhibition. The art was of Maori people and colonial people coming together.

He did it to spread awareness, because back in his day he wasn’t allowed to speak Maori in school. It was remembering that 50 years ago there was a petition presented to parliament about Maori language being valued and used in Aotearoa . We were lucky enough to meet Tame Iti, and talk to him.

It was interesting learning about the bell that represented being called into places, like school, church and a Marae. He was very passionate about his culture. It was great to meet Tame Iti. He sung us a Waiata and we sung a Waiata to him. It was special to see and learn about his culture. 

It was sad to think about all the things Tame Iti went through. His first language was Maori and he was forced to speak a language he hardly knew. I felt inspired by his story and intrigued to learn about his story. Daisy

An impression from Tommy:

This morning the senior syndicate walked down to the waterfront where we met Tame Iti.- A New Zealand activist who loves to express his culture.

But back in his day speaking Maori was not allowed. Tame Ite didn’t like the idea of his culture being put down so  he spoke his language and got told off  which meant he  had to write ‘I Will Not speak Maori’ a thousand times.

But even after that Tame Iti still spoke Maori and even to this day he still talks about his culture to everyone. While we were there we got to admire all of his artwork made out of steel. The artwork was amazing, there were statues of Maori people and there were colonial statues everywhere, some had axes and even spears. There was also a bell to symbolize his old school. We even got to talk to him. He sang us his waiata and told us a little bit about his childhood.

To me, I really appreciate him because he brought back Maori culture, and what people had to go through back in the day. Tommy

We had a beautiful Father's Day Liturgy last Friday to celebrate all the wonderful contributions Dads, Uncles, Grandads, and significant male adults have impacted on our students. Thank you to all who attended and who worked behind the scenes preparing the morning tea. Special mention again to our amazing staff who had the vision and prepared the students to honour those who attended our Liturgy. As a school we are loving our face-to-face get-togethers again, We are feeling reenergized and re-invigorated as we slowly return to normal.

Camp 2022 at Kaitoke

Ann, Therese, Julius, left this morning with all the campers for Kaitoke. We are so grateful to the parent helpers who have taken time out from work to support the children in the wonderful outdoor environment at the bottom of the Remutukas . We rescheduled our camp from the beginning of the year when Omicron was knocking at the door. I really want to thank our beautiful Sacred Heart Community for the way everyone got in behind the fundraising and supported reducing the camp cost. Thank you to those families who paid for others to attend camp. Blessings to you.

Thank you to our Pasifika families for giving us ideas as to how we can provide a rich curriculum for our tamariki.

Have a wonderful week.

From the words of Dame Whina Cooper 

DECLARATION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS RESULTS:

Kia ora koutou.

Last Wednesday night, we had our final Board of Trustees meeting for the current board. Two of our board members, Kitchie de Guzman and Nigel Ingram have retired from the board.  I would like to thank them for their contribution and commitment to the board and the school community.  Thank you to all board members from the past term for sharing their expertise and skill. Together we achieved a lot in what have been tough times.

Although Covid-19 shook our school and community, you continued to support our school and staff and we kept tamariki learning. Today, we welcome our new board for the next term. Thank you to all those who stood for election. The full board is as follows:

Principal – Bernadette Murfitt
Teacher representative – John Grevatt
Proprietor representatives – Suzanne Adair, Amanda Gray, Odette Hoera and Jay Manuá.
Parent representatives - Lionel Taito-Matamua, Nicola Nation, Keiran Kennedy, Caleb Te Taku Ware and Andrew Reid.

If you have any questions about the above, please email or call me
suzanneadair@hotmail.com, 021 039 7558.

Ngā mihi nui
Suzanne Adair

Father James has asked our school to support the Cathedral with its final stages of strengthening.

Each family will be given an envelope with 5 raffle tickets to sell. Each ticket is worth  $2.00. The envelope contains raffle tickets valuing $10.00.

If you are unable to sell the tickets, please return the envelope to the school.

Father James has sourced a wonderful prize of a meal for six at La Bella Italia worth $570.00.

The second prize and third prizes will be gift hampers, with the second prize including a $50 New World voucher. All prizes will also come with 2 bottles of wine also donated by Father James. 

Raffle tickets need to be returned by Tuesday, 27th September as the raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, 28th September. 

This is a great opportunity for Sacred Heart Cathedral School to support our Parish.

Please return tickets and money to school as soon as possible. 

Children’s Sacramental Programme 2022/23

Registration is now open for the 2022/23 programme which begins with Confirmation this coming Term 4 followed by First Reconciliation in Term 1 and Holy Communion in Term 2 of 2023. For your child to be eligible, he/she must already be baptised and be at least 8 years old. The first parent’s session is at 7.00pm on 18 October 2022 at St Thomas More Church in Wilton. For registration and/or further enquiries, please contact Geraldine @ mcsh.sacramentalprogramme@gmail.com or the parish office at cathedral.parish@wn.catholic.org.nz.

According to last week's newsletter, we will need to reschedule the Feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz to 19th October 2022 (please note that this is the third day of term 4) due to the Junior Syndicate having a swimming course on the 18th October.

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was canonized on the 18th October 1987. We are asking our Filipino students to come dressed wearing something that represents Filipino culture. Our Senior Students will share with the rest of the school information about St Lorenzo Ruiz and the work that he did.

$2.00 for a sausage - proceeds going towards the Year 8 Yearbook.

Just another reminder from the previous email communications that we are looking to put together a futsal team for Term 4 for Years 7 and 8. It will be held at the ASB Sports Centre on Monday afternoons from 31st October to 5th December between 4:00pm to 6:00pm. A team will consists of 8-9 players. We are looking to put at least 1 team for Sacred Heart. If your child is interested to join, please email Jonathan at teambayot@yahoo.com to register for today, Wednesday, 14th September.

We are starting our Swimming Lessons at the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre on Tuesday, 18th October. These will take place every Tuesday for eight weeks ending on Tuesday, 6th December. We will be at the pool between 10.00am and 11.00am. The children will travel to and from the Aquatic Centre by bus, leaving school at 9.30am and returning by 11.30am to complete the rest of their school day. Please see attached google form for more details and we would appreciate your reply before Friday, 23rd September.

Netball:

Sacred Heart Super Stars (Y5/6) vs Holy Cross School Rockets won 7-2. Players of the day are Layana and Lupe (Rm 6).

Sacred Heart Emeralds (Y7/8) vs South Wellington Intermediate Kingfisher loss 7-27.

Sacred Heart Hearts (Y7/8) vs Wellington Intermediate Moa loss 7-21.

Pedro, Room 7, has lost his school tie. He last had it last Friday, in the changing room where he got changed into PE gear to go to ASB. If your child has picked it up by mistake, please return it to Pedro in Room 7. Thank you.

Register now for Softball 5 - 14 years at https://www.sporty.co.nz/jvillesc/ or contact johnsonvillejuniorsoftball@gmail.com, by Friday 30^th September 2022. Check out Johnsonville Softball Club on Facebook, or contact Sue on 027 2760644 for more information.

Why not also come and join us for:

Have a go day!

Sunday, 18^th September 2022:

• Newlands Intermediate
• 12pm until 1pm
• Free Sausage sizzle for kids!
• New & existing players welcome

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Tracey Wharakura

Manager, Student Success|Mata Eke Panuku

Centre for Student Success | Tītoko

Kia ora rā! 

Karori Amateur Athletics Club, Ben Burn Park, Wednesdays 6pm. Season starts 19^th October 2022

The Karori Athletics Club provides a fun environment of track and field athletics for children aged 6-15 years old. The Club is open to all – come along on the 19^th of October at 6pm and try out some of our activities.

Our club athletes can access specialist coaching and represent the club by competing in Inter-club events and other competitions during the season. It’s also a great way to get additional practice for Western and Central zones competitions.

The Club meets weekly at Ben Burn Park in Karori on Wednesday nights (6.00pm-7.30pm) over the summer from October to March.

For more information including details on online registration, visit the website:  www.karoriathletics.org.nz.

KELLY CLUB OCT HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

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.

This programme is packed with activities to entertain and inspire children. We have some exciting days planned: Time Travellers Day, Kiwiana Day, Spy Academy, Island Gateway Day, Top Speed Day plus trips to Awesome Bounce, Space Place, Roller Skating and Wellington Museum.

Kelly Club is available at the following: Amesbury School, Churton Park School, Island Bay School, Kelburn School, West Park School
To enrol www.kellyclub.co.nz, email  admin@kellysports.co.nz or ph. 04 972 7201

FOOTBALL MORNING HOLIDAY PROGRAMME (Yrs. 1–8) Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Wilton (all weather indoor surface). 

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, Wed, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm, Week 2 – Tues, Weds, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm

NETBALL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME – RAROA NORMAL INTERMEDIATE, JOHNSONVILLE

WEEK 2 - Tues, Weds, Thurs 9am-12pm
Years 1-4 - These sessions will work on improving basic netball skills and start to develop technical and tactical knowledge in accordance with the Future Ferns programme. Children will improve their passing, shooting, spatial awareness and defensive skills.
Years 5-8 - These sessions will work on sharpening the basics like passing and shooting and we will learn to develop a better understanding of the 7 aside game and the different positional roles.
We use fun games and drills to develop and challenge young players focusing on the key skill areas of their level of development while also having fun!

SUMMER SERIES FOOTBALL AND NETBALL COMPETITION 2022/2023

Get your friends together and enter a team into the Summer Football (held at Ian Galloway Park or Summer Netball (held at Marsden or Karori Normal School) Competition.    Held on Fridays for children 5 years +.  A great way to introduce players to the sport in a fun, social environment or for your football/netball winter teams to continue playing and keeping active over summer.  8 weeks prior to Xmas and 8 weeks after Xmas.  Prize giving after each round with “Player of the Day” certificates. 

Come along and enjoy a family atmosphere.  Competition starts on 28 October 2022.

Go to www.kellysports/netball2022 or www.kellysports.co.nz/football2022 to register your team.

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