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,

Thank you Miko for your Tea Ceremony for Staff:

Our classrooms have been pumping with lots of great learning. Don't forget to sign up for interviews with your child's teacher so that you can deepen your understanding with what your child is confident in with their learning and what needs to be strengthened.

This Friday, we will be launching our Musical Bingo community event. We want every child to come dressed as their favourite pop star or a character from their favourite song.

As Matariki rises, it offers us a meaningful opportunity to pause, reflect, and look ahead together. It’s a time to honour whānau, community, and renewal. In workplaces and our homes, it's a time to reflect on the strength that comes from embracing diversity and inclusion.

Please note, there is no school next Thursday, 19th June as it is the Ministry of Education structured Maths Day, and then the following day, we celebrate Matariki.

Have a good week ahead and keep warm.

Arohanui,
Bernadette Murfitt
Tumuaki
Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Attendance continues to be a top priority for the government, which has set a target of 80% of students attending school for more than 90% of the term by 2030. To achieve this, schools must aspire to reach an average daily attendance rate above 94%.

Last week, 3rd-6th June, we were 83.15%.

If your child is absent from school, please contact the school to let us know the reason for your child's absence. You can do this in a number of ways:

1.  Download SchoolAppsNZ on your mobile phone (Apple and Andriod). Click to open the SchoolAppsNZ, click on Absentee, click email and fill out the fields; or click call office. If you choose to call the office, please stay on the line and press 2, to leave a message on the school answerphone.

2.  Call the school landline at 04 472 4047 and follow the instructions above.

3.  Email office@sacred-heart.school.nz.

It is important for the school office to know the reason for your child's absence so that it can be coded correctly.

If your child has a sibling turning 5 years old (new entrant) or older (up to Year 8 level of age), please fill out an enrolment form for your child. Please click on this link to download the enrolment forms under the “Enrolment Pack” section of the school website: https://sacred-heart.school.nz/our-school/enrolment/. Once you have filled in and completed the enrolment forms, please scan them back to us and email the forms to the office at office@sacred-heart.school.nz on or before the 31st of July at 12:00 noon.

Thank you very much to our Pasifika families for their wonderful and generous help with our Senior's Pasifika Food Stall last Thursday. We have raised $455.00 that will go towards learning resources, costumes, etc.

Thank you so much to the wonderful family who generously donated an EPro8 Electronic Kit for our seniors.

Hello Parents,

We would like to invite you all to view your pictures at Inspire Photography's online ordering site. This gallery and ordering system is live and working as of now. This gallery will close Midnight, Monday, 23rd June and orders placed before the gallery closes aim to be dropped off at your school by  Friday, 18th July. Orders to be posted will be processed at the same time as the prints that are to be returned to the school. Digital files are purchased as is and retouching requests may incur fees. 

The gallery will remain live and online for up to 12 months after the main ordering period closes, postage and packing fees may also apply as drop off at school is not available with late orders. The school does not receive any fundraising percentage on sales and payments placed after the main ordering period finishes.

To view and order your photographs:

            1.         Go to our website at https://www.inspirephotocart.co.nz.

            2.         Log in or create an account. This is an important first step as it should save the passwords you use and should stop you having to re-enter the passcode every time you wish to view the images.

            3.         Enter the unique codes on the info leaflet(s) sent home with your child(ren) - there are multiple codes; one for individual/sibling shots, one for groups and other codes for cultural/sports/leadership groups. If you have misplaced the codes, please contact the school office for your unique code(s).

            4.         Save the images you would like to purchase to your ‘Favourites’.

            5.         Groups code: Save the relevant class groups to your ‘Favourites’. 

Please check your child’s name is spelled correctly and let us know before the fundraising period finishes if an amendment is needed.

Please check your order confirmation email closely and get in touch if you are unsure about what you wanted to order does not match what you have entered on your order. Incorrectly ordered prints can not be swapped or reimbursed.

If you require help with the ordering process or have any questions around ordering, please feel free to call or email us: orders@inspirephotography.co.nz. 

Ngā Mihi,

The Inspire Team 

info@inspirephotography.co.nz

Inspire Photography 

PO Box 28124

Kelburn

Wellington 6150

During the school assembly last Monday, Room 3 shared what they had learnt about the Philippines.

Mabuhay!

On Thursday, 12th June, the Philippines will be celebrating its Independence Day. On the 12th of June 1898, the country commemorates the declaration of independence from Spain.

Our Filipino students can come dressed up in their Filipino attire to represent their Filipino culture.

We are very much looking forward to celebrating Matariki as a school whānau on Tuesday, 17th June, starting with a liturgy under the stars at 5.30 PM. If your child has a part, please be there by 5.20 PM. We have toasted sandwiches and hot chocolate to keep you warm. Many thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to help out. It is greatly appreciated. If you have a sandwich press or a toasted sandwich maker we could borrow, please label the cord and send it to school on Monday or Tuesday. We also need cheese slicers.

Our mid-term reports will go home next Wednesday, 18th June.

Our teachers have worked hard and have reflected on the progress your child has made so far this year.

They have also prepared the next learning steps, plus ways you can support learning at home.

As you are aware, the Ministry of Education has introduced a new curriculum, which incorporates revised teaching approaches and a structured learning content at each level.

As a staff, we have made small tweaks to our reporting so that the report includes the new " phases of learning".

We look forward to seeing whānau at our upcoming learning conferences.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE:

To book a time to meet with your child's classroom teacher, please click on the link below. The meeting will be for 10 minutes, so if you have more than one child at the school, please allow yourself 10 minutes between interviews to give yourself time to walk from one classroom to the next one.

• Monday, 23 June 3:00-7:00 PM or
• Tuesday, 24 June 3:00-5:00 PM

Click here to book or scan the code below.

Booking QR Code:

NO SCHOOL on Thursday, 19th June for the MOE Maths Curriculum Day and Friday, 20th June for the Matariki Public Holiday.

On Friday, 27th June, we will be celebrating Sacred Heart Feast Day. We will have a school liturgy at the Cathedral, 12:10 PM. You are welcome to join us. Please note that we are unable to provide parking at the playground due to our students having a play at the playground for lunch break.

INTERZONE CROSS COUNTRY:

Yesterday (Tuesday), 13 students from Sacred Heart participated in the Inter-Zone Cross Country. They all did an amazing job representing our school. A special mention to these students who go through to the Regional Zone:

• Owen (Room 5)
• Enrico (Room 9)
• Matthew (Room 10)
• Will (Room 10)

Thank you so much to Adele and Fel, who helped transport students to the event, and all the parents who were there to cheer the students on.

BASKETBALL:

Sacred Heart Dunks (Year 3/4) - The team had a super win on Monday. There was some amazing shooting from Hunter (Room 3), who scored lots of points. Last time the team drew with this team in grading, but won 21-8 this time! Player of the day was Alex (Room 5), who did some super defending to stop those goals going in.

Sacred Heart Throws (Year 5/6) - Well played, team. Good teamwork. We lost against St Ben's Knicks. Congratulations to Landon (Room 7), who was awarded player of the day.

Sacred Heart Dunkin Donuts (Year 7/8) played a close, competitive game this week against Raroa Rainmakers. They were even at one stage near the end but managed to score a few more baskets and the final score was 19-14. Lucas (Room 10) was awarded player of the day.

To purchase an entertainment book, click on the following link:  https://subscribe.entertainmentnz.com/fundraiser/

The enrolment deadline for students looking to start at St Mary's next year is coming up soon - Friday, 20th June.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Megan Chisholm

Office Reception & Enrolments

enrolment@stmw.school.nz

Waea: 473 5554

Pae tukutuku: www.stmw.school.nz

World Refugee Week screening  of  Simon Kurian's film "Stop the Boats" Roxy Cinema, Miramar Tuesday 17^th June 5:30pm. Catholic Social Services and partners invite everyone to this screening and korero with Behrouz Boochani. Entry by koha or a book a $2 ticket to guarantee your seat at: https://www.roxycinema.co.nz/movie/stop-the-boat

Deirdre Meskill
Community Facilitator

Catholic Social Services
Ecology Justice and Peace Commission

Direct Dial: 04 385 8642 |  Mobile: 021 221 3944

https://catholicsocialservices.org.nz/
https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/commission-for-ecology
Facebook Catholic Social Services | Ecology Justice Peace Commission

Tennis Holiday Programme

Evolve Tennis Coaching is running a tennis-specific holiday programme during the June/July school holidays at the Khandallah Tennis Club. The camps will run from 9am-12pm on the dates specified. For further information or to book please contact Evolve Tennis Coaching on 479 1386 or info@evolvetenniscoaching.co.nz

t: 04 479 1386 | e: info@evolvetenniscoaching.co.nz
a: 55 Delhi Crescent, Khandallah, Wellington
w: www.evolvetenniscoaching.co.nz
f: www.facebook.com/evolvetennis/

Waterside Karori AFC School Holiday Programmes

All welcome, players do not need to be registered with the club.

Join us for two weeks of football this school holidays! We have programmes to suit players of all experience and abilities.

 

Swifts Programme ($85/day) for competitive players aged 9-13

Week 1: 9am - 3pm, Mon 30 Jun - Wed 2 Jul

Week 2: 9am - 3pm, Mon 7 Jul - Wed 9 Jul

Social Programme ($65/day) for all players aged 7-13

Week 1: 9am - 3pm, Mon 30 Jun - Fri 4 Jul

Week 2: 9am - 3pm, Mon 7 Jul - Fri 11 Jul

For more information, and to register, visit: www.karorifootball.co.nz/holiday-programme

Waterside Karori AFC | Swifts Academy

On Friday, 20th June, we’ll be hosting special hands-on science workshops with , and throughout the long weekend there’ll be face painting, hot chocolates, nature-based activities and creative ways to explore the Matariki stars.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions — and thank you so much for helping us share this with your community.