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,

Welcome to Rafael, Devlin and Garlette who all started school in Room 1, this week (Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th respectively) Welcome to Sacred Heart Cathedral School. You are going to have a wonderful time and will make lifelong friends.

It was a very proud Mr Grevatt yesterday after the Interzone athletics. Our students were pretty incredible and represented our school with pride combined with a determination to do their very best. Special thanks to all the amazing parents that helped us out.

I hope all is going well for whānau as we approach the end of the year. Our students are all continuing with our well-established learning routines. It is hard also to believe that Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent. 

I had a fabulous retreat with Catholic Principals' last week. We were very fortunate to have Kathryn Berkitt working with us on emotional regulation.

Please take care of yourself and your whānau. Please reach out to us if we can help in any way.  

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

We have our school disco on Thursday, 1st December at St Mary's College.

Parent volunteers are required at each disco.

Juniors: 5-6pm 

Middles: 6-7pm 

Seniors: 7-8pm 

Theme - Fluro

Cost: $5.00 per student. This will cover DJ, venue hire and iceblock.

Our student council will be selling tickets. Money can be deposited into Parents and Friends account  12-3140-0397242-00.

Our student council is running a sausage sizzle tomorrow at $2.00 per sausage.

BEACH DAY - 8th DECEMBER - Yes, we rescheduled because of the occupation at Parliament in February.

Beach Day is a real calendar highlight for us all. 

Our annual beach day is planned for Thursday, 8th December at Oriental Bay. Junior Syndicate children will be transported to and from the beach by bus. Middle and Senior Syndicate children will walk both ways. 

Senior and Middle Syndicate students will depart school at at approximately 9.30am. The Juniors will be leaving school at 10.15am. Walkers and those on buses will all be leaving the beach at 1.30pm.

We need lots of parent helpers as we will be near water. Please complete the form below to let your child’s teacher know if you can support in this way.

Junior forms to fill in for permission and help were emailed to you last week. Even if you can pop out from work at morning tea or lunch any time you can spare will be appreciated.

• Room 1 - Room 1 Beach Day Form
• Room 2 - Room 2 Beach Day Form
• Room 3 - Room 3 Beach Day Form
• MIDDLES AND SENIORS FORM

Please make sure your child has the following items packed: 

• togs
• towel
• sun hat
• jacket
• sunblock
• large drink
• food for lunch

Children should wear comfortable clothing and footwear (please name all items of clothing)∙ Please note, no inflatable sea toys will be allowed.

All parents and caregivers are invited to attend our 'Thank You morning tea' on Monday, 12th December at 10.30am in the school library. Please see the attached PDF for RSVP and further details.

More than Gold - Movie Review

Intro:

More than Gold is an inspirational true story based on Dame Valerie Adams - her success and her struggles. 

Plot:

As we all know, Dame Valerie Adams is a famous shotput athlete. She moved to NZ after being born in Tonga and was bullied because of being 6 foot 4 and wearing size 10 men's shoes. 

She started shotput by winning the school athletics competition and then going to compete in bigger competitions. After she lost her Mum, she decided to dedicate her life to shotput and soon after, reached her dream of getting into the Olympics for the first time at the age of 15. 

Eventually, she chose to get married and have 2 children. After having her last child she had to go through major surgery where she could have died. She became a famous shotput athlete after winning 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. Soon after she became a Dame!

Themes:

One of the biggest themes in the movie is family. Her family was important to her during her journey. They were always there for her and supported her! Another crucial theme is determination. She never gave up even in times when she felt like she could not go any further. Sport is another theme because she was a junior shotput athlete, Olympic shotput athlete, and competed in the Tokyo Olympics after going through major surgery. 

Favourite Part:

My favourite part was when she had won a silver in the Beijing Olympics. She was driving on the road with no one around when she got a call from the Olympic organisers. Valerie was told that the gold medalist had taken drugs which was cheating. She had now won the gold! 

Opinion:

My opinion on this story is that if you put a lot of effort in… anything is possible! It is incredible because every time she fell down she picked herself up again and kept going. 

Recommendation:

It is an inspirational true story and I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who has a great desire to get to the Olympics! It is a lesson to anyone that even if you go through tough times, you can still succeed. 

Emily 

InterZone Athletics: 

A big well done to all of our children who competed at the Interzone athletics day at Newtown Park. It was great to see our school values on display, with the students encouraging each other and trying their best. It was a very successful day for SHCS with some fantastic results and a number of students advancing to the Regional competition which will be held in Masterton next Tuesday. Ka mau te wehi!

We wish all those children who have made it through to Regional Zone Athletics all the very best. We know you will do our school proud.

Janiva - Year 5 : 80m and 150m
Veronica - Year 7: 100m

Football:

After two weeks of cancellations due to heavy rain, the Sacred Heart Junior Strikers finally returned to the field and won by 6 - 2! A fantastic match with Paxton (Rm 2) as player of the day!

Seth showcasing his talent in playing the drum's cover of Grenade by Bruno Mars. Well done, Seth!

Please return Well-being challenges to the kete in the office.

Please return the raflle tickets on Monday, 5th December. The draw will be on Wednesday, 7th December.

Please deposit your payment to:

Sacred Heart Parents and Friends 

12-3140-0397242-00

Thank you very much for your support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0FGQLBp7w

Simone, Room 1, has lost her named sunhat. Please check your child's hat and if you find Simone's hat please return it to Room 1 or drop it off at the school office. Thank you.

To purchase an entertainment book, click on this link:  https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2

Kelly Club

Join us for a fun filled Pre-Xmas and January School Holiday Programmes, they are packed with lots exciting days including:

Pre-Xmas holiday Programme – From Monday, 19th December – Thursday, 22nd December.

Super Summer Fun Day, Santa's Little Helpers Day, Xmas Party Day plus a trip to Mini Golf and lots of more Xmas fun!

Jan 2023 Holiday Programme – Monday, 9th January – Monday, 30th Jan 2023.

Slimetastic Day, It's Game Day (with Inflatable & Giant Games), Movie Madness Day, Postively Pawtastic Day, H20 Let's Go Day, Child VS Wild Day, Wet N Wild Day, plus trips to: The Kelly Sports Carnival Day (held at Ngatitoa Domain, Porirua), Bowling, Wellington Zoo, Laser, Force, Mini Golf, Roller Skating, Picnic in the Garden plus lots more!! (check centre for trip days as each centre differs)

Kelly Club is available at the following: Kelly Club Amesbuy, Kelly Club Churton Park, Kelly Club Kelburn, Kelly Club Island Bay, Kelly club West Park.

To Book go towww.kellyclub.co.nz

January Football Holiday Programme!, Green Room, Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Ian Galloway Park, Wilton.

Week 1 – 17th, 18th, 19th January 2023 from 9.30am-12.30pm.

Week 2 – 24th, 25th, 26th January 2023 from 9.30am-12.30pm.

For children aged 5-12 years:

Perfect for "Beginner's" and those just wanting to have fun.  Come along and improve technique, knowledge and skills.

We will focus on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling and shooting but MOST importantly having as much FUN as possible!

To enrol go to www.kellysports.co.nz.