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,

Thank you for all your ongoing support throughout the term. It really has been a challenging year for many. Please make sure you take time to rest up and do all those activities that bring joy. Term 4 is a short term for us all.

Tomorrow, 29th September is our last day of Term 3 and a non-uniform day for our students.

This week is mental health awareness week. Resilience is such an important component that we need to develop in ourselves and our students. You may get a few ideas from the following.

This week is also Chinese Language week and as the great Chinese Philosopher said:

Congratulations to the following students who all took another step forward in their faith by making their First Holy Communion on Sunday.

Room 3:  Kailani.

Room 5:  Bella B, Rafael, Jiezl, Elijah, Cassie, Riva, Mikee, Kellan, Azaria, Madeleine, Tiara, Fletcher, Ellie, Dominic, Charles.

Room 6:  Reid, Layana, Andre.

Room 7:  Zia, Dishan.

Room 10:  Jamie.

Aotearoa New Zealand as of yesterday has had a population increase of 3. Congratulations to Frances, Joshua and Peter who have just become New Zealand citizens. Frances enjoyed a " Kiwi" morning tea with her work colleagues this morning.

Wishing you all a wonderful break. Please take time to recharge. We look forward to seeing you all next term. Please have a look at the school calendar as we have several community events scheduled. 

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Tumuaki

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

The Archdiocese of Wellington and the Ecology Justice and Peace Commission have signed up to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. 

You are invited to celebrate this commitment.  

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sunday 2 October, 10.30am Mass, St Thomas More Church (30A Worcestor Street, Wilton). All are welcome to attend this Eucharist presided by Cardinal John Dew on the last Sunday in the Season of Creation 2022.

Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser for the Cathedral by purchasing raffle tickets.

Winners of the raffle have been contacted by phone and/or text today and are:

1st Prize:  Teofilo family

2nd Prize:  Mireia

3rd Prize:  Cathy (not Cathy in the office)

The prizes can be collected from the school office at a time that suits you.

Thanks again to everyone for supporting this fundraiser. We raised $1,020.00 for the Cathedral.

Special thanks to Father James who obtained such great prizes and to the staff and community at Sacred Heart Cathedral School who donated treats to make the raffle hampers very special. 

We have rescheduled the celebration of 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 class 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.

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

Congratulations to our four swimmers who represented our school and zone at the recent interzone, Alyssa Rm 7, Keiffer Rm 9, Jiezl Rm5 and Audrey Rm 8.

Thanks to Kitchie for the photos.

Results to come.  We are all super proud of you!

Congratulations to Toaiva who was the second runner-up in the flavour creators for  Duck Island ice cream. Toaiva's flavour Korokoro Koko has a chocolate base, infused with rice and toasted coconut with chunks of honey comb, crispy rice bubbles, crushed cacao nibs and chocolate shavings. Well done Toaiva! You are so creative and innovative. You are a young woman of many talents.

NETBALL: Year 5 & 6

Sacred Heart Super Stars vs Seatoun School Stars had a draw of 7-7.

NETBALL: Year 7 & 8

Sacred Heart Emeralds vs Saint Francis De Sales School Flames loss 12-19.

Sacred Heart Hearts vs South Wellington Intermediate Kingfisher loss by default.

BASKETBALL: Year 7 & 8 for 21st Sept Game

Sacred Heart Lightning vs Kahurangi Ra loss 26-29.

Sacred Heart Thunder vs SWIS Knights won by default.

BASKETBALL: Year 7 & 8 for 28th Sept Game

TOUCH RUGBY:

Hey there!

I am part of Arepa Gamers Club, we run gaming and education events to build up our local communities and giving access to technology that youth may not have ever had the chance to try.

Alongside National Library, we are running a brand new series of events (Tākaro) and our first event is an Esports Simulator using the latest hot game Valorant! This is happening on the 8th of October from 10:30am - 3:30pm at the National Library for free.

This event is focused on giving youth a small taste of what it is like to be an esports athlete with training workshops to prepare both physically and mentally and also, a live demonstration of teams playing on stage in front of a live audience!
There is also free VR, Racing Sims and next gen Consoles to play on during the day for those not interested in being one of the 40 participating in the simulator.

If parents want to read a bit about gaming and what Takaro means for the National Library, they can have a look over this blog: https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/gaming-with-the-national-library

For more in depth details about the event, its held here https://natlib.govt.nz/events/esports-game-day-october-08-2022

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/677889597227499

To register to be part of the Valorant esports simulator, email sio@arepagc.com or jackson@arepagc.com about your interest.

Cheers,
Jackson

Take part in the New Zealand ShakeOut Kid's Challenge! On 27th Oct, it is the Great NZ Shakeout. Help your child prepare by completing the following challenge. Return to your child's class teacher after the holidays.

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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!