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 special welcome to Britton, who started school in Room 1 last Thursday. Britton, we wish you many blessings as you enter our school community and follow in the footsteps of your beautiful whānau.

Where has the year gone? November - all ready.

November is a time when we also remember loved ones who have passed.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Last Friday, we celebrated World Teachers Day - at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, we are fortunate to have a dedicated teaching team who design learning experiences that are exciting and build on previous learning. Thank you Julius, Sue, Kate, John, Leanne, Sarah, Clare, Kerry, Hannah, Therese and Ann for everything that you do for the students and community at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

There is a lot happening so keep your eye on the school calendar.

Swimming is an incredible opportunity that is an integral part of our curriculum. The lessons received are very good quality plus the transport and logistics take a lot of organisation from our staff.  It is expected that every child at our school attends their swimming lesson unless they are sick. Swimming lessons for the Seniors are on Mondays, Juniors on Tuesdays and Middles on Fridays. Special thanks for all your support around this.

Importance of Swimming

As a staff, we want every one of our students to shine and give their best and do their best.

Thanking you for all the support you give our school.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Term Dates 2024:

Term 1 - 31 January (Wednesday) - 12 April (Friday)

Teacher Only Days: 29 January (Monday) and 30 January (Tuesday).
Public Holidays: Waitangi Day - 6 February (Tuesday), Good Friday - 29 March, Easter Monday - 01 April and Easter Tuesday - 2 April.

Term 2 - 29 April (Monday) - 04 July (Thursday)

Public Holidays: King's Birthday - 3 June (Monday) and Matariki Day - 28 June (Friday).
MOE Curriculum Day: 31 May (Friday) - No School Day
Staff Only Day: Kahui Ako Day - 05 July (Friday) - No School Day

Term 3 - 22 July (Monday) - 27 September (Friday)

Term 4 - 14 October (Monday) - 17 December (Tuesday)

MOE Curriculum Day: 25 October (Friday) - No School Day
Public Holiday: Labour Day - 28 October (Monday)

Tomorrow is our mini ice blocks fundraiser for the Seniors Camp 2024. The cost of an ice block is $1.00 each.

Next Wednesday, 8th November, we will celebrate Well-being Day. This gives our students an opportunity to focus on ways they can improve their well-being and that of those around them. Students will wear PJs and bring a soft toy or cuddly.

We will again be holding the Longest Morning Tea, hopefully outside under Te Kohanga. We are asking that each student contribute a small item of food to share. To ensure variety, we are asking that each class bring the following item, prepared on a plate or in a container (please put name on the container if it needs to be returned).

Room 1, 5 and 8: Fruit or vegetables, e.g. carrot sticks, strawberries, oranges etc. Please prepare them at home.

Room 2, 6, and 9: Savouries, e.g. crackers, dips, sausage rolls etc. Please ensure there is no heating required at school.

Room 3, 7 and 10: Sweets, e.g. biscuits, cakes etc.

Many thanks for your support with this event.

An envelope containing 5 tickets for our Christmas Hamper raffle, will be sent home with your child this afternoon. Tickets are $2.00 each. First prize will be a Chromebook and small hamper. Other prizes will be Christmas hampers. A BIG THANK YOU to all the parents who have already donated a Christmas item. We are collecting Christmas items up until Friday, 10 November. If you have not yet, but would like to contribute an item, please check the list below.

Junior School

• Chocolate Santas
• Mince pies
• Christmas crackers
• Mini Christmas puddings/cakes
• Candy canes, etc.

Middle School

• Olives
• Crackers
• Pesto
• Dried tomatoes/artichokes
• Chutneys, sauces, etc.
• Salsa, etc.

Senior School

• Christmas decorations for the tree or table.
• Christmas crackers
• Christmas cards
• Ribbon, paper or tissue.
• Something for the nativity

Thank you for supporting this fundraiser for our school. Money raised from this raffle will be used to enhance our outdoor school environment.

Please put Thursday (16th of November) in your calendar and join the staff for morning tea so we can say thank you for the special way you support us here at school.

Central Zone Athletics:

Congratulations to all our tamariki who competed in Central Zone Athletics yesterday. Everyone was extremely supportive and tried their best. We were so proud of them.

Touch Rugby:

Summer Football:

On Tuesday, 28th November, the Junior Syndicate will be having an end of year trip to Shortland Park, Island Bay. Please click and fill in the form for more details. We would appreciate it if we could receive your reply on or before Friday, 17th November.

Reminder To Our Year 8 Parents/Caregivers:

Please find below a link for the Year 8 Hoodie 2023. This is purchased directly through NZ Uniforms and please note that it will close this Saturday, 4th November and delivery will be towards the end of November.

URL:  https://leaversstore.nzuniforms.com
CODE:  SHC2023

Here's another set of our Silent Auction! Please click the link to see the exciting products. Thank you to those families who have already placed a bid.

A reminder that on the first Friday of every month until 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 drop it off at the office. Thank you very much.

Kia Ora,

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