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,

This week has been All Saints Day and All Souls Day. We remember all those who have passed and are no longer with us.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them. May they Rest in Peace.

Paid Union Meetings:

Teachers in our school will be attending paid union meetings on Tuesday, 15th November to discuss the progress of negotiations for their collective employment agreements.

This campaign aims to win smaller class sizes, more support for high-needs students, better recognition of cultural skills, greater job security for our essential relievers and to fairly value and recognise the work of teachers. Our school will aim to ensure the least disruption to children's learning while upholding the right of teachers to participate in their union meeting. It will be a normal school day, however, your child  may be working with a buddy class for part of the day. Junior Swimming will continue as normal.

Have a great week. Thanks for all your support.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Tumuaki

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

This is a book for children about anxiety.

Understanding why anxiety feels the way it does and where physical symptoms come from is a powerful step in turning anxiety around.

We just found out today that the Mt Cook Cultural Festival has been canceled for 2022. 

We look forward to attending this in 2023.

Our student council will be organising the Longest Morning Tea on Thursday 3rd November.

We would appreciate each family contributing (if your children are across syndicates just choose one to contribute to).

Juniors - fruit / vegetables 

Middles - savoury

Seniors - sweet 

Please avoid any items that contain nuts.

Items should be brought into school on a paper plate and given to the classroom teacher.  Student councillors will be arranging the paper plates of food outside on the court if it's fine, or in the middle and senior corridors if it's wet.  It will be the longest shared morning tea!

Keeping it simple, we have chosen themes for each year for our hampers and have provided you with a few ideas to begin with below. We ask that all contributions be non-perishable and something you think you’d love to see in a hamper if you won.

Junior Syndicate:

• chocolate santas
• Christmas mince pies
• Christmas crackers
• mini Christmas puddings/cakes
• candy canes, etc.

Middle Syndicate:

• olives
• crackers
• pesto
• dried tomatoes/artichokes. etc.
• chutneys, sauces, etc.
• salsa

Senior Syndicate:

• Christmas decorations for the tree or table
• Christmas crackers
• Christmas cards
• ribbon, paper or tissue.
• something for the nativity

We will have a blessing for our outdoor classroom at 2pm on Monday, 7th November. You are most welcome to join us.

This will be held on Wednesday, 14^th December, 1pm at The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. It is always a very special part of our school year and we hope you can join us in the celebration.

Thank you so much to John and Layana who took the whole school through their paces of fitness and dance.

The sessions were so energising and it was amazing to see the fantastic fitness levels of our students and staff.

John we really appreciate you coming into school and motivating us all to have fun with music. Layana (Rm 6), you are a real leader in the fitness field and we loved watching the way you supported your Dad.

Swimming is a really important part of our New Zealand Curriculum. Participating in our swimming programme will give your child an opportunity to develop swimming skills and water confidence. There is a selection of togs downstairs in second-hand uniform if your child needs togs.

New Zealand had a shocking summer of drownings with the highest number of fatalities last year, the worst on record in a decade. Water Safety NZ has released its final report on drownings in 2021, which shows that 90 people died.

We have so many second-hand uniform items. Please have a look and take what you need.

SUMMER FOOTBALL

Middles Team:

The middles summer soccer team, Sacred Heart Strikers played the Cheetahs and won 7-0. Player of the day was Jackson, Room 5.

L-R:  Charles Rm 5, Dishan Rm 7, Dom W Rm 5, Pedro Rm 7, Jackson Rm 5.

Juniors Team:

Sacred Heart Junior Strikers had an amazing start of the season with a 9-0 victory! Player of the day was Otis, Room 3.

Photo 1: L-R:  Otis Rm 3

Photo 2:  L-R: Joaquin Rm 2, Fintan Rm2, Hugo Rm 3, Otis Rm 3, Xavier Rm 3, (Paxton Rm 2, absent).

Congratulations to Levi Rm 9 who came in second place at the Tauranga Speedcubing Competition on 28th-31st Octtober in fewest moves category, one of the most difficult cubing categories, being the youngest competitor. Well done Levi!

Something for everyone!

If you like running, throwing or jumping, come along and give it a go at Wellington Harriers Children's Athletics is on Saturdays, 11.30am at Newtown Park.

For more information check out whac.org.nz.

Contact:

Julie Richards

Children's Manager

juliemaerdy@yahoo.co.uk