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,

What a busy, wonderful week it was last week. Special thanks to our amazing helpers who accompanied our students on a wide range of activities outside the classroom. Special thanks to the parents who went to camp. Thank you for giving up your time, and for all your energy and encouraging words as the children navigated the camp activities.

Congratulations to Keiffer (Rm 9) who was awarded an academic scholarship to St. Patrick's College, Kilbirnie. Well done Keiffer! We are so proud of you and I know your Mum and Dad are as well.

We have a really positive relationship with St Mary's College with the use of the College courts each day at lunchtime for our students as well as the hall for assembly, liturgy, and mass. Unfortunately, over recent weeks, the staff at St Mary's College have commented about our parents using the Guildford Terrace driveway for pick-ups and drop-offs and some families even parking on the St Mary's College school grounds. The relationship we have with the college is very important to us.

Just a reminder please don't use Guildford Terrace for picks ups or drop-offs. Please park on Hill Street, Molesworth Street, or Hawkestone Street and walk into the school. Please do not park on the College grounds.

I have also been given 3 sets of St Mary's school uniform, size 6 & 8 (women's size 6 & 8) so if your daughter will be attending St Mary's College next year and would fit one of these uniforms, please drop into my office and collect a set. 

Shade Sail

We are very excited to see that work has commenced on the installation of a shade sail on our playground.  

Staffing Update for 2023:

Ann Stephen has been granted unpaid refreshment leave for the 2023 school year. Ann plans to travel overseas with her husband and explore many parts of the world. We wish Ann all the very best and look forward to her rejoining us for the start of the 2024 school year. Hannah Purser who is currently teaching in the middle syndicate will move to Room 10 to teach the Year 7 and 8s. We look forward to Hannah sharing her many gifts and talents with our older students and Julius and Therese. We will also be welcoming back Clare Hewson who is currently on parental leave to Room 5 next year to teach the Year 3 and 4 students. Many schools are facing challenges around staffing. We are very blessed to have such a dedicated and skillful staff.

“Many will have been inspired by Jesus’ simple but powerful teaching: love God and love your neighbour as yourself- in other words, treat others as you would like them to treat you. His great emphasis was to give spirituality a practical purpose. His simple message of love has been turning the world upside down ever since. He showed that what people are and what they do, does matter and does make a difference.” Queen Elizabeth 

Several of our families have suffered the passing of a loved one over the past week. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Tumuaki

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Thank you so much for all the donations you give to our school.

Please note, our school is not eligible for the government donation scheme that was introduced in 2020, so we really do rely on the generosity of our whānau.

This year, we have used donations to pay for all trips and activities, including ASB and camp, matheletics, reading eggs, and extra staffing to support learners who need a little extra time.

Should you wish to claim back, here is a very informative link from IRD.

https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/income-tax-for-individuals/individual-tax-credits/tax-credits-for-donations/submit-a-donation-receipt

Thank you so much to our talented team Ann, Julius, and Therese. Thank you for everything you did behind the scenes to make the camp experience so enjoyable.

Thank you to our Parent helpers. We so appreciate you all taking an annual leave to support our students. I know you all had a wonderful time and had many laughs together.

Thank you to all families who bought raffle tickets, sold raffle tickets, and purchased iceblocks and sausages.

Thank you to those families who paid for others so they could enjoy the camp experience.

Thank you to our students. You all challenged yourselves and managed to be in a new environment, tried different food, helped out in the dining room, managed your belongings and interacted with others.

Thank you, thank you.

Congratulations to the following 3 students, Dishan (Rm 7), Levi (Rm 9) and James (Rm 10), who participated in the Wellington & Kapi Mana Primary and Intermediate Schools tennis tournament at the Renouf Centre today.

Some of our classes have been visiting the Tōku Reo Tōku Ohooho exhibition at the National Library.

What a vision those who signed the petition 50 years ago had for Aotearoa.

On Friday, students stood outside the gates of the High Commission and said their morning Karakia.

The staff appreciated the wreath our students made to acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

On Thursday, 29th September will be a non-uniform day and the last day of term.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

TOUCH RUGBY:

BASKETBALL: Year 3 & 4

Sacred Heart Ninjas vs St Marks Breakers won 33-23. The team came 3rd in Pool B, Division 1. A great achievement for them as its their first time playing. They did extremely well and we as parents are super proud of them. Thanks to Seth and Keiffer for helping out with the coaching of them. - Adele

NETBALL: Year 5 & 6

Sacred Heart Super Stars vs Miramar North Pohutukawa won 3-1.  There were three players of the day - Layana (Rm 6), Sabrina (Rm 6) and Esme (Rm 7).

This photo was taken after the team’s win on Saturday with Aliyah Dunn, former Pulse and current Tactix GS, who came to support the team. 

NETBALL: Year 7 & 8

Sacred Heart Emeralds vs St Francis De Sales Flames loss 11-16.

Sacred Heart Hearts vs Evans Bay Intermediate 7B loss 9-10.

As you may know, Wellington Lions won the Ranfurly Shield and therefore our next game this Saturday is a Ranfurly Challenge.

The following is part of the fundraiser offered to our school:

3 Tickets (Adults or Kids) to the game for only $30 and $10 will be donated to our  School. Any 6 Tickets (Adults or Kids) for $60 and $20 will be donated to our school.

For other information and ticket purchasing, please click this link - Wellington Lions and at checkout, use code SHC.

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

Bricks4Kidz is a STEAM-based, educational programme using Lego to build and learn about the world (while of course, having fun)! The programme came to Wellington at the end of last year, but has run very successfully elsewhere in NZ for many years, after starting in the US.

See our website for further details:
https://www.bricks4kidz.co.nz/wellington-north/

Currently, we are running holiday programmes for Years 1-8 every school holidays, in Mt Cook and Johnsonville, and are aiming to expand into other suburbs. We have also run after-school coding, "introduction to robotics" classes and in-school workshops as part of the technology/science curriculum. We are keen to work with schools across Wellington city to enhance their teaching of STEM subjects in the classroom, and to provide good quality out of school care.

Please contact me, Kathryn Graham (Bricks4Kidz Administrator) on the above email, or 021 02334492 (home phone - leave a text msg with a number & I'll get back to you if no answer.)

Ngā mihi maioha,

Kathryn Graham

We learn, we build, we play with LEGO^® Bricks

https://www.bricks4kidz.co.nz/wellington-north

learnbuildplay.wellington@gmail.com (admin)

wellington-north@bricks4kidz.com (parent info)

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. 

Kia ora rā!