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 is Tongan Language Week. To all our Sacred Heart Cathedral School families who are of Tongan descent have a wonderful celebration of your Tongan identity and culture. This week in Ako time all of our children learnt about Tongan culture.

We attended the Parish Mass in the Cathedral for the Feast of the Assumption. Staff were so proud of our tamariki - special thanks to whānau who supported us.

We welcome Sheanelle (Room 5) who joined pur school on Monday. We hope you will make the most of your time ar our school and that you make lifelong friends.

Thanks to Judy who helped select candidates to go forward to the Central Zone Speech competition. Thank you Judy we are very grateful.

Thank you for all your kind words and patience as we have been making the big move to the library. All has gone well.

Cathy and Frances have been absolute superstars.

Have a great week.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Mark you calendar for this great session. You will get lots of tips and tricks in terms of adding to your parenting kete.

The annual Mathswell competition was held at Victoria University, on Monday, 19th August, in which SHCS Y 7/8's participated and competed against 69 other schools from wellington. Well done to all the students as they gave their best. SHCS was positioned 31st out of 70 after all 4 rounds of the competition.

St. Patrick's College urgently needs 3 homestay families for students arriving in Term 4.

We need your help!  Get the word out! Let your friends know!

We have 3 international students that we need to find  long-term homestays for starting in October for Term 4.  While we would love to find them a long term family immediately, we would appreciate a homestay taking them for Term 4 until we can find them a permanent home for 2025. Please consider this option.

1. Thai student

2. Chinese students

All three boys are long term students, returning for the 2025 school year. 

St Patrick's offers a homestay fee of $340.00 per week for 2024, and $360.00 per week for 2025. If you would like to host one of these young men please email Meg Szulinski, the International Student Coordinator at St. Patrick's College at meg.szulinski@stpats.school.nz

Please be aware, I only work 20 hours/week. I will respond to emails as promptly as I can. If you have an emergency, please contact Mr. Wayne Mills at +64-4-939-3070 x 264.

On Friday, the 16th August, 3 year 7/8 teams attended the ‘Inter school handball champs tournament’ at Akau Tangi.

They had a great day playing a number of handball matches against other schools in the area.

Sacred Heart Tahi (an all boys team) came in 8th place. Sacred Heart Rua (an all boys) came in seventh place.

These teams were awarded ‘Most Impressive Attack’ award.

Special mention to Quinn (Room 9) who was awarded ‘Best Trickshot’ for the tournament.

Sacred Heart Toru (an all girls team), came fourth and were awarded ‘Best Team Spirit’ for the tournament.

A special mention to Janiva (Room 10) who won ‘Most Impressive Playmaker’ award.

The students showed amazing teamwork and determination. They should all be proud of their achievements!

Congratulations to Louie (Room 8), who competed in the GKR World Cup, in Sydney Australia on Friday, 9th - Sunday, 11th August. 1,400 people took part and there were around 50 males aged 12-13 years in Louie’s division. He got through to the third round for his kata and was knocked out in his kumite. Louie was very proud of his achievements and it was fantastic being part of this event. Well done Louie!

Our public health registered nurses are coming to your school on Monday, 9th September 2024 to provide immunisation for the Year 7 (and in some cases year 8) tamariki who have returned their immunisation form giving consent.

• If you have changed your mind or your situation has changed please contact us at res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz, or call us on 04 587 2949.
• If you have not yet consented, but want to, please collect a consent form from the school office or contact us on 04 587 2949.
• If you declined the vaccines last year but you have changed your mind and you now want your year 8 child to receive the vaccine(s) please collect a consent form from the school office or contact us on 04 587 2949.
• If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at res-immunisation@huttvalleydhb.org.nz, or call us on 04 587 2949.

89% were in class from 12th August to 16th August.

Let's work on punctuality. School starts at 8.40 am.

We open the doors at 8.10 am - a little earlier if it is cold and wet.

1. Regular attendance at school helps build and maintain a child's learning and positive daily habits and routines, as well as promote their well-being by connecting them to their peers and learning new things.

2. We want our tamariki to thrive and be resilient and active members within their whānau and community.

3. Attendance matters and we can all work together to increase school attendance.

Celebrate Sacred Heart Cathedral School's creativity on Tuesday, 17th September at 4.30 pm. Save the date!

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Tangaroa (Year 5/6 Div 5) vs Kilbernie Hornets lost 23-54. A good game despite the result. It was a fast-paced game and all team members showed determination and spirit until the final whistle. Thanks to Rafael and Fletcher (Room 7) for filling in and also to Mrs Stephen for taking the team. Player of the day was Jackson (Room 6) for his work in defence where he used his height well and mid-court play where he moved into space to receive the ball.

Sacred Heart Ruamoko (Year 5/6 Div 1) won against Scots Thunder 31-23. These teams were evenly matched. Ruamoko were always in the lead but the Thunder fought back determinedly and at times, closed the gap to within a couple of baskets. Player of the day went to Magnus who shot his first basket and greatly improved dribbling the ball down the court. Magnus and Lucas are players from Roseneath School who have joined the Ruamoko team.

Sacred Heart Tawhirimatea (Girls League) won 41-17 against St Marks Swish, team had 1 sub.  Great effort from everyone! Player of the day was Harper (Room 7) for all round attacking and defence. Special mention to Lila Rose (Room 7) and Asu (Room 7) for great drives up the court and 1 on 1 defence.

Sacred Heart Dunkin Donuts (Year 7/8 Div 4) played a tough game against Nga Mokopuna Taiohi and lost 7-44. Lucas (Room 8) got the player of the day.

Sacred Heart Krispy Kreme (Year 7/8 Div 1) vs EBIS Matai lost 23-28.

NETBALL:

Sacred Heart Angels (Year 5/6 C)  Angels played Kahurangi School, Angels WON 8-1 who were a good team. Congratulations to our player of the day Kundiso (Room 7), who was on first the entire game and a special mention to Lila Rose (Room 7) for her awesome effort throughout the game.

Sacred Heart Ferns (Year 5/6 E) drew 8-8 against Ridgeway and unfortunately, an injury meant the Ferns had no subs so a hard game for the girls. Player of the day was Margaux (Room 6) for fantastic intercepts and attacking play.

Sacred Heart Ace (Year 7/8 B) - vs TKKM Nga Mokopuna Tuakana lost 4-18.

KELLY SPORT SUMMER SOCCER

Welcome to another season of Friday summer soccer! At Sacred Heart Cathedral School we usually enter 3 teams (across the juniors, middles and seniors).  It's great fun to play with school friends on a Friday after school. If your child is interested please email: suzanneadair@hotmail.com with your child's name, year group and parent's name and whether you are able to manage the team (very easy, just making sure the team knows what time the game is each week and managing substitutions). We'll put teams together in early September. Details as follows:

Capital BMX Club - HAVE A GO - SEASON OPENER

With the support of the Wellington City Council, Capital BMX Club is trying to get more kids riding BMX. Central Wellington doesn’t have many safe spaces for riding. Capital BMX Club’s facilities at Ian Galloway Park (situated between Karori and Northland), offer the perfect environment for kids with a love for biking to develop their riding skills further.

Wellington Harrier Children's Athletic Club

 

Our season open day is Saturday, 12th October at Newtown Park. We have a new start time of 9.30 am this season. At our club days athletes practice all events, Including long jump, hurdles, high jump, sprints, middle distance and throws. Our children's club day caters for all abilities. New members are welcome!

 

You can register through http://www.whac.org.nz.

For more information please contact:

Julie Richards

juliemaerdy@yahoo.co.uk

0212959026

We are looking for a small team of people to help organise the end-of-year disco. Please email the school office - office@sacred-heart.school.nz if you are able to help. Thank you.

We are a year 13 Young Enterprise business group from St Mary's (the college next door). As part of our business studies, we have made an educational cooking kit for kids aged 7-13 to create their own healthy bliss balls by following online animated instructions. The animations teach the kids how to chop, mix, and roll the balls.