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,

A warm welcome to Ella, Room 10 who re-joined our school yesterday and to Katalina who started in Room 1 today. Our school is a very special place and you will make lifelong friends. 

We have had all seasons this week. Please ensure your child is in correct Winter Uniform. We have an enormous variety of items for you to help yourself to. It is down by Room 1 fill a bag and save yourself a little bit of money. 

Many of our students have the middle name, Joseph. On Monday, it was the feast of Saint Joseph and also known as the Patron Saint of Workers.

Senior Syndicate Mass In Connolly Hall:

Our Senior Syndicate participated in a beautiful Mass led by Father Joy.

Right On Our Doorstep:

This statue of Kupe, on the Wellington waterfront, shows the legendary explorer with his wife, Hine Te Apārangi, and his tohunga (priest), Pekahourangi. The country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, came when his wife saw a long white cloud and realised that land was nearby.

Being at school everyday (unless your child is sick) is going to have a really positive impact on learning. The Ministry of Education has given all schools new attendance measures.

The new measures will record:

1. Absences remaining unexplained at the end of each week - so please communicate with the office as to why your child isn't at school.
2. Learners with 5 or more days unjustified absence in a term. We will be contacting you.
3. If action has been taken for learners unjustifiably absent for 5 or more days.

So please, please communicate with the school as to why your child is absent.

Thank You:

To our wonderful parents who are coaching, managing, and supporting sports teams, you are so amazing that you are giving up your precious time for us. To families who have donated items for our silent auction - thank you! To our school community who are accompanying us on experiences outside the classroom, thank you! We are so grateful for you taking time out of your busy day.

We have had a lovely calm start to the term. It would be safe to say that all staff and students are really enjoying being back at school. 

Have a great week. Please remember if you have any concerns regarding the progress, achievement or behaviour of your child please reach out to their teacher.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

You are invited to our liturgy on Friday, 12th May at 11.30am over at St Mary's College Hall.

This will be a time for our students to honour and celebrate what mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters and significant female role models do for our children.

Parking will be available on our school court.

The Sacred Heart Cathedral School Student Council will be holding a Sausage Sizzle this Friday, 5th May. 

All orders must be in a SEALED ENVELOPE with your child’s name, room number and total number of sausages written on the envelope with the correct money inside (no change given). Money raised will go towards the cost of printing the Year 8 Yearbook. Orders will be collected by the student council each day up to and including Friday, 5th May.

Cost:  $2.00 each.

Kapa Haka:

Our performance Kapa Haka group were really concentrating. We are so proud of what they are learning and achieving.

https://youtu.be/YqwlpOd7VJA

Poetry:

In room 8, we have studied some war poetry from World War 1. The students have read through a famous poem Dulce et decorum est, and rewritten it as a narrative.  Although the poem is pretty gruesome, some very descriptive writing came from the students.

Middles and Seniors have been training for our upcoming Cross Country. https://youtube.com/shorts/uSnivxZ0GUY?feature=share 

Mandarin:

Room 9 and 10 are learning Mandarin.

Today, the Middle Syndicate went on the Hidden Māori Treasure Tour of the Waterfront. We had a Mihi Whakatau to welcome us to Te Raukura Wharewaka and were then treated to a really interesting tour of sites. The students saw the Te Aro pā site and heard about how the Te Ati Awa iwi lived near the waterfront. We saw the remains of their sleeping huts and heard about what other buildings made up the pā. We learned about the special Waka at the Wharewaka and the significance of the carvings on them. The last exciting part of the tour was a trip to the City and Sea bridge to see the carvings representing Whātaitai and Ngake and to hear the story of how our Harbour was created. 

Basketball:

Year 7 & 8 - Our Sacred Heart Eagles and Sacred Heart Falcons basketball teams did a very good job of defending, rebounding, shooting the ball and did a couple of steals as well. The Sacred Heart Eagles played against Hataitai Fire and won 40-0. The Sacred Heart Falcons played against SWIS Sweepers and won 23-17. Congratulations to both teams for winning their first grading game!

Starting this Friday and the first Friday of every month up to the end of the year, we will be making a donation to the parish foodbank. If you would like to donate any non-perishable food items. please send them to the office. Thank you so much.

If you have a size 8 or size 10 winter pinafore uniform that your child has already outgrown and would like to donate, please hand it over to the school office. It will greatly help a family who is in need. Many thanks.

If you have something at home that you no longer want and think that another family may find it useful, please send it to school and we will have a silent auction to raise money for resources for our school.

Please make sure that these items are in great condition (look brand new). You may have been given something you have never used or don't require.  If you have a business and are happy to donate an item that would be amazing as well.

So far we have brand new make-up, perfume, and small items of furniture. 

All donations can be left at school by Wednesday, 10th May.

Money raised will go towards our external environment.

Flick me an email or call if you are unsure of your donation - bernadette.murfitt@sacred-heart.school.nz.

If you would like to help me with the silent auction, please reach out. Thank you.

Tamariki aged 6 months to 12 years old are eligible for free flu vaccinations. For more information, visit:
 
Flu immunisation for tamariki – KidsHealth

Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine – Te Whatu Ora

For those of us who are over 30 years of age, please see below: 
 
COVID-19 boosters for over 30s and those at increased risk of severe illness – New Zealand Government
 
You will still need to isolate for seven days if you have COVID-19 to reduce the risk of spread. For further information:
 
If you have COVID-19 – New Zealand Government

Goodtime Music Academy wants to say a big welcome back to all of the whanau at Sacred Heart School. GTMA is now taking enrolments for 2023 in-school music lessons now. If you want your child to be a part of these award winning music lessons, and want to be a part of their new curriculum and performing opportunities, then in-school lessons may be the solution for you. Learn in a group setting, and choose between Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Ukulele or try their 'Intro to Music' course. Please visit www.goodtimemusicacademy.co.nz/learn-at-school to enrol and enquire. You can also call them on 04 568 2237. Spaces are limited so get in quick!

To purchase, click on or copy and paste this link: https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/10428y2