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- Weekly Update from Bernadette Murfitt
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- The Cathedral Connection (1st November 2020)
- Grandparents' Liturgy
- School Disco
- Year 8 Leavers Dinner CHANGE OF VENUE
- Christmas Hamper Raffle
- Photos from our Senior Camp Last Week
- Touch
- Summer Soccer Results
- Bun Bun Visits Room 7
- Talent at After School Year
- School Hat for Term 4
- St Mary's Old Girls Association
- Weetbix TRYathlon 2021
- Wellington Diving Club
- Cinderella - The Pantomime
- Entertainment Book
- ASB
Hello, Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Namaste, Mabuhay, Ciao, Kia Orana, Ahalan, Kon-nichiwa, Ni hao, Selam, Xin chao, Bonjour, Bula, Dzien/dobry, Nee how, Shalom, Dia duit, Mauri, Cead Mile Failte, Halo, Privet/Zdravstvuite, Привіт.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
All Saints Day and All Souls Day is a reminder for us all to remember those who have passed away. In the weekend, I went to a beautiful Remembrance Liturgy at the Home of Compassion to remember those who had passed away recently and were patients at Mary Potter Hospice.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. God grant to me the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."
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.
Looking at the Gospel for this Sunday, it is a very well known and often recited piece of scripture known as "The Beatitudes". It is a very beautiful and encouraging piece, however we might have the tendency to "tune out" when we here these familiar words. "How many times have I heard that", we might say. Still, in a year when we have had to review how we do so many things and start afresh, I was thinking, we could take this opportunity to listen to these words as if for the first time. Sit with them. Let them resonate within us and allow our Loving God to minister to us with His love that is new every morning, thus equipping us to be His missionaries in whatever way He calls us.
Student councillors will begin selling Disco tickets from tomorrow (Thursday, 5 November).
WHEN: Thursday, 12 November.
Juniors: 5.30-6.30pm
Middles: 6.30-7.30pm
Seniors: 7.30-8.30pm
WHERE: St Mary's Hall
COST: $5.00 per ticket
THEME: Tropical
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.
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 (this Friday), 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 the newsletter.
A link will be emailed out to all our senior syndicate parents which will enable you to view all the photos taken by our parent helpers and staff during the camp.
Comments by students:
"It was a really outdoorsy and really neat experience." Irene Rm 8
"It was really fun." Dion Rm 10
"It was really fun and exciting to do the activities." Max B Rm 10
"It was exciting I enjoyed the kayaking and I thought I was pretty good at it." Maddie B Rm 9
"It was really fun and we got to try new experiences like the giant swing and orienteering." Kerys Rm 8
"Exciting and fun." Daniel M Rm 8
"It was a fun learning experience." Jayden Rm 8
"We learnt skills for life." Victor Rm 8
" I enjoyed everything at camp because I love being outdoors , there were so many birds about I even saw a wood pidgeon. It was huge." Jody Rm 9
Year 3/4 Sacred Heart Saints 6 vs 5 The I.B Dragons
A new season has started for Summer Soccer. Sacred Heart has 3 teams participating. Thank you to the coaches and families who came out to support all our players.
Sacred Heart Shooting Stars vs Unicorn Sleighers won 16-0.
Sacred Heart Strikers vs Northland Pixies won 2-0.
Sacred Heart Tigers vs Lions lost 1-3.
Robyn and the supervisors have been busy supporting students at After School Care with home learning. Last week they made a little discovery.
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.
St Mary's Old Girls' Association invites you to their fun-filled lunch at the Thistle Inn, Thorndon on Saturday, 7th November 2020 at 11.30 for a 12pm start. The menu is scrummy and the company will be great. St Margaret Mills, an Old Girl and the Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Compassion is the guest speaker and will tell us about her life and the wonderful work the Sisters do around Wellington. If you attended St Mary's College Wellington or you are keen to support us then come and join us. Numbers need to be confirmed by Sunday, 1st November. For further details, please contact Judy Houlahan at email judyhoulahan@gmail.com
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): htt
Please register early as places always sell out quickly!
WDC turns 30 – Star Wars meets springboard diving at Kilbirnie Pool
Wellington Diving Club is turning 30 and to celebrate we’re putting on a spectacular display & show that will be hugely entertaining!
Saturday, 14th November – 11.00am
Free entry plus vouchers for all spectators for a free Sunday have-a-go session.
Trial Lessons also available throughout Term 4 – Tues, Wed, Thurs (4pm) or Saturday 10.15am. T&C’s apply.
For more information please call Barbara on 027 485 8888 or https://wellingtondiving.org.nz/contact.
Directed by Susan Wilson
Music Arranged and Directed by Michael Nicholas Williams
STARRING GAVIN RUTHERFORD as Dame Rosie Bubble
A new pair of shoes really can change your life!
From the writers of last year’s acclaimed Pantomime, Alice in Wonderland, comes their brand new
look at the much loved, magical fairy tale of Cinderella. Simon Leary and Gavin Rutherford
have collaborated to bring you yet another fabulous family show. It’s jammed packed with singing,
dancing, up-to-the minute jokes for the adults, and a sizeable dose of magic and slapstick for the kids.
Cinderella lives on Mt Victoria and nearby are her rich, evil and unkind step siblings. Things are
rough - but with Cinderella's can-do attitude, an encounter with someone who may turn out to
be a Prince, and a fairy godmother with magical powers, could things possibly end happily?
Circa Theatre
14 NOV -20 DEC & 2-16 JAN
www.circa.co.nz
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.
