Dear Parents/Caregivers,

The term is  flying and the weather has certainly made life easy for us all. 

A few tweaks to our school calendar.

DISCO

Although we have booked the disco for the 10th September, we may need to reschedule this date depending on what alert level we are in. The Prime Minister is due to update us again on 6th September.

FATHER'S DAY LITURGY at 9am on 10th September

This year, we will have our Father's Day Liturgy via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85426168385?pwd=VEFtMWJXZWxwNm12emk5TmZmb2E0UT09

Meeting ID: 854 2616 8385 Passcode: HE18vE

I hope you are all managing to take good care of yourselves and your families. Fundamental to well-being for us all is being able to feel grateful and focus on what is right and best. Our staff employ a strengths based focus to all that we do at school which in itself brings positive energy.

A beautiful Prayer I recently came across.

"I am just so grateful for all of your blessings in my life, Lord. I pray that you remind me of just how lucky I am, and that you never allow me to forget to show my gratitude in prayer and returned kind acts. Thank you, Lord. In your name, Amen."

Uniform - A few uniform reminders. 

Please ensure your child is in correct winter uniform. I have noticed that some students are not wearing their ties and plain black shoes.

Jackets are plain black - please no netball hoodies at school.

I have a large supply of second hand winter shorts to give away - junior and middle sizes. Please let us know if you would like any of our second hand supplies. 

There is a large selection of unnamed items in the Lost Property Chest. 

For all your new uniform items our stock is down at NZ Uniforms. 

Special thanks to Tony Meachen who donated a range of balls for our instructional PE programme. Tony, you have truly brought joy to many of our students. 

A sample of children's artwork on display.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

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.

Father's Day Liturgy

Join us by Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85426168385?pwd=VEFtMWJXZWxwNm12emk5TmZmb2E0UT09

 Meeting ID: 854 2616 8385 Passcode: HE18vE

Sacred Heart Board of Trustees Update

Sacred Heart Cathedral School Annual Financial Statement Summary (31 December 2019)

From Sunday, 13^th September all weekday, Saturday morning and Sunday evening Masses will be held in CONNOLLY HALL.  The hall will be set up as a permanent Mass centre and prayer space and will not be available for hire or social events until the end of the restoration.

School photos will be next Thursday, 3rd September.

Please make sure your child is in correct winter uniform.

Sports photos for netball and touch rugby will also be taken.

Forms will be sent home tomorrow - the form only needs to be returned to the school if you would like a family/sibling photo taken. 

Special thanks for all your generous donations. We were able to purchase 10  chromebooks for our classrooms. Thank you very much!

sacred Heart is offering up the opportunity to win a Lenovo 100e Chrome book 2nd Gen, 11.6” display - generously donated to the school by Aiscorp, with second prize a Black caps signed cricket bat donated by Fuji Xerox and for third place a beauty voucher kindly donated by Glamour.

$2 Tickets!

Tickets are only $2 each. You can purchase all 5 or spread the love and offer them out to friends and family.  We have plenty more at school for those eager to share. Students are asked to return money and/or unsold tickets to the office by Friday, 18 September 2020. 

Tickets can also be paid by internet banking: 

Account name:  Sacred Heart Parents & Friends

Account number:  12-3140-0397242-00. Please use your child’s name and ‘raffle’ as the reference.

Winners drawn on Tuesday, 22 September 2020.

For further information or extra tickets please contact Cathy at the office on (04) 472 4047.

Special thanks to our sponsors:  Aiscorp, Fuji Xerox and Glamour beauty.                       

Year 7/8 Sacred Heart Emeralds played St. Patrick's Defenders and won 26-3.  Players of the day awarded to Maia and Amelia.

Year 7/8 Sacred Heart Ferns played Seatoun Swifts and won 29-9. Player of the day awarded to Charlize.

Year 5/6 Sacred Heart Pulse played Berhampore Takahe and lost 12-0. Player of the day awarded to Daisy.

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On Monday, the Prime Minister announced that face coverings are mandatory when using public transport from Monday, 31st August at Alert Level 2 and above.

Key public helath messages for us all in Alert Level 2:

• If children are feeling sick, they must stay at home.
• Regular handwashing.
• Cough and sneeze into elbow.
• If you enter the school grounds, please scan the QR code or sign in a the office.

Special thanks for all your support around actioning COVID planning. 

A Prayer written by Father James:

Do Not Be Afraid

Many times, Jesus,

you urged your friends not to be afraid.

I need to hear these words – indeed

the whole world needs to hear them –

as the siege under Covid-19 continues.

We fear a virus we cannot control,

a virus we cannot see,

a virus that separates us from one another.

Help us to trust your words and your presence

to know in our hearts that

we need not be afraid.

Amen.