Dear Parents/Caregivers,

This term, like the year is starting to slip away. It is hard to believe we are heading to the end of October.

This Friday (23rd October), our school is CLOSED for a teacher only day.  Please note that Monday, 26th October is a public holiday (Labour Day) so we will see all students on Tuesday, 27th October. Have a wonderful long weekend with your family. 

Mrs Geraghty, Ms Regan and Mrs Stephen along with our Year 7 and 8 students are all looking forward to Camp 2020 at Kaitoke YMCA.  This powerful outdoor experience will certainly add to the kete of learning for all of students as they move a little out of their comfort zone in a stunning environment.  The children leave next Wednesday, 28th October and return next Friday, 30th October.  If you have any questions about camp, please don't hesitiate to contact me.

For all your Summer Uniform requirements, please head down to NZ Uniforms, Thorndon. Year 6 girls who will be Year 7 next year, Bernadette Chapman will be making the skirts for us this year as we are still in a transition stage at NZ Uniforms.  You can contact Bernadette on 04 9720682.  Special thanks for your patience with our Uniform shop being based down at Thorndon Quay.  I am aware some families are waiting for backorders on summer stock which are on route to New Zealand.  Please be assured that I am in close contact with NZ Uniforms monitoring stock and the service our families are receiving.  I also have an enormous amount of second hand uniform that families have donated to pass on to other families.  Let us know what you require and we can see if we have it for you in our second hand stock.

Special thanks for your consideration around my drop off and pick up request last week.  We have to make sure that we keep our students safe at all times. 

Thank you for all you do for our school.  If you have any concerns with your child's learning, please contact your child's teacher.

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.

This morning, Jane Regan shared the following with us.  There is a little something in this for us all.

During the month of October, we have a focus on learning about the Rosary.

As part of Sacred Heart Cathedral seismic strengthening, LT McGuinness will be conducting a crane operation involving part closure of Hill Street.  Vehicle access to Hill Street will be maintained for all residents.  Please note which end of Hill Street you will access from.  Pedestrian access will be maintained on the parliament side of Hill Street throughout the full crane operation.  This has been scheduled for the 4th of December.  However, if it is too windy, it will be the folllowing day.

Congratulations to the following for their achievements in this year's assessment:

MERIT:  Iliana Rm 10, Harmony Rm 9, Charlize Rm 8, Anna Rm 9, Joseph Rm 9

CREDIT:  JC Rm 5, Chanelle Rm 5, Sam L Rm 6, Sammy B Rm 6, Keiffer Rm 6, Toaiva Rm 6, Bianca Rm 8, Adrielle Rm 10, Maia Rm 8, Nathan Rm 10, Marley Rm 9

DISTINCTION:  Adee Rm 5, Euan Rm 6, Nina Rm 6, Jonfred Rm 7, Kezia Rm 10, Jayden Rm 8

HIGH DISTINCTION:  Cielo Rm 5, Tammy Rm 7

Dear Families,

Congratulations to you all for a wonderful celebration of your children’s First Communion.  For some of you, this completes your child’s preparations for the 3 sacraments which started with Confirmation last year.  May this be the beginning of a rich and fruitful journey in your child’s and your life of faith. Please keep supporting your children. For the others, they complete their programme with Confirmation next month – you will be receiving [if you haven’t already] another set of reminders with regards to this.

Thanks to Maggie [Sadie’s mum] and Geraldine who have shared some photos which I in turn share with you all.

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you and your children.

Once again, a big congratulations to you all.

Best regards,

Angela

Students are to bring their school hat to school.  If your child does not have a school hat, you can purchase one at school for $15.00 each or at NZ Uniforms - https://www.nzuniforms.com.  A child who is not wearing a school hat will have to sit in the shade.

It is important that we are all sun smart. By wearing a school sunhat we are reducing exposure to UV radiation and the risk of skin cancer. 

Thank you to students who participating in wearing a little pink last week. At Sacred Heart Cathedral School we are trying to ensure that we are an inclusive school, where bullying is not tolerated.

If your child is having a hard time at school please let us know so we can do something about it.

Kōrero Mai

Kōrero Atu

Mauri Tū

Mauri Ora 

Speak up, Stand together, Stop Bullying!

On Thursday (15th October), we held an earthquake drill.  As you can see from the photos, the children did this so well.

This will now be held at the school in Rooms 6 and 7 - on the same level as the office.

Together with our Year 8 children and families, we will gather to celebrate their time at Sacred Heart Cathedral School with a Leaver’s POT LUCK Dinner. 

Date: Thursday, 19th November.

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm.

Venue: Room 6 & 7.

Invitees: Year 8 children and their families.

BYO:  Please bring a cold non-alcoholic drink that your family likes and a dish of something tasty to share, savoury and/or sweet is great.

Notes:  If your contribution does contain PEANUTS, please label this for easy identification.  We can heat food but there is NO FREEZER SPACE and LIMITED FRIDGE SPACE.

Parking:  Parking is available in the school playground from 3.30pm.

Dress code:  Your choice - come as dressy or casual as you feel comfortable.

This celebration is led by Year 8 parents so if you can provide assistance with planning and logistics from now and/or on the day to set up, serve and tidy up – we would love to hear from you. Please email nicky_jones@xtra.co.nz.

Today, we celebrated the end of our netball season.  Special thanks to all families who supported our Saturday netball during the very short 2020 season.  Thank you to all of our coaches, managers and umpires - it has been a real team effort.  Special thanks to Trudy and the netball committee who are all behind the logistics each Saturday.

Mufti Day and Hampers for Christmas

Ho ho ho…santa’s here with more mufti and hamper cheer…

Yes, it’s that time again.  Another Christmas rolls round and so it goes, our 2020 Christmas season mufti day (Friday, 6th November) is upon us and with it our annual call out for Christmas hamper contributions.

On mufti day in two weeks' time, we’ll ask all students to bring an item towards a hamper, which will be 'raffled' off.  Best of all, you’ll all get an opportunity to win one of these fantastic hampers.

We’ll send home to each family a small book of five raffle tickets with each ticket worth $2.  You can sell them to friends, family or you might choose to up your odds on winning one of these goodies by buying the lot.  We ask that each family sends the money and ticket butts back to school by Friday, 27th November.  Also please include any unsold tickets in your returned envelope.  We’ll draw the winning ticket the following week, announcing winners on Wednesday, 2nd December.

Keeping it simple, we have chosen themes for each year for our hampers and have provided you with a few ideas to begin with below.  We ask that all contributions be non perishable and something you think you’d love to see in a hamper if you won.

Junior syndicate: 

• chocolate santas
• christmas mince pies
• christmas crackers
• mini christmas puddings/cakes
• candy canes etc.

Middle syndicate:

• olives
• crackers
• pesto
• dried tomatoes/artichokes etc
• chutneys, sauces etc
• salsa

Senior syndicate:

• christmas decorations for the tree or table
• christmas crackers
• christmas cards
• ribbon, paper or tissue
• something for the nativity

Dates for your diary         

06 November - Mufti day and bring an item for the hamper auction.

11 November - We’ll send your children home with raffle tickets.

27 November - Final day for returning all money and raffle ticket butts.

02 December - Winner’s names will be announced in newsletter.

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will be held at Kilbirnie Park on Sunday, 21 March 2021.  It is designed for Kiwi kids aged 7-15 years to help them stay active and healthy through a programme of participation.  Participants get to swim, cycle, and run their way around age appropriate courses, either as an individual or as part of a team of two.  We have registered Sacred Heart Cathedral School for the 2021 TRYathlon so, if you are planning on registering your child for the TRYathlon, please register via our school group link using my details as the school coordinator (Suzanne Adair, suzanneadair@hotmail.com): https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=40601&G=120377

Please register early as places always sell out quickly!

Ben Burn Park, Wednesdays 6pm. Season starts 14^th October & runs for 2 terms.

Do you know a child who loves to run, jump, throw? Or do you know a child who would benefit from having an evening off screens each week? Would you like your family to spend more active time together?

The Karori Athletics Club provides a fun environment with a mixture of games for ages 6 & under and track & field athletics for children from 7-15 years old. Keen athletes can access specialist coaching & represent Karori by competing in Inter-club events & other competitions during the season.

Parents measure & time, supervise & guide, encourage & cheer the kids on. It’s a lot of fun & there’s even a sausage sizzle!

The Club meets weekly at Ben Burn Park in Karori on Wednesday nights (6.00pm-7.30pm) over the summer from October to March.

For more information including details on online registration, visit the website:  www.karoriathletics.org.nz

NETBALL SKILLS – RAROA NORMAL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Wednesdays 3.30pm-4.30pm

Years 1-4 - Learn the basic of netball in a fun and engaging environment. Learn the key skills and understanding of the game, ball handling, co-ordination, speed and accuracy.

Years 5-8 - For those already playing 7-aside netball and those wanting to get a head start and to advance their technical and tactical knowledge of the game.

For both sessions we use fun drills and games to develop and challenge young players focusing on the key skill areas for their level of development while also having fun!

FOOTBALL SKILLS ***NOW ON WEDNESDAYS***

An 8 week football skills programme in the “Green Room” at the Wests Rugby Club Rooms on Wednesday's  (3.30pm-4.30pm).

For ages 5-12 years.  Our Head coach has designed this programme to cover both individual and team skills including, Game rules, Ball control, Dribbling, Passing, Tackling, Defence, Team work,

Goalkeeping, practice and warm up drills for players and teams.

Both programmes are ideal to improve skills and confidence for the up and coming Kelly Sports Summer Series Netball and Football Competitions.  Sessions start Weds 21 Oct 2020, Cost $96 for 8 weeks

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04 972 7201

Thank you for your continued support.  There has never been a more important time to support us with our fundraising.  20% of every Entertainment Membership goes directly to our cause.