Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Special thanks to our wonderful teaching team who are busy in the evenings writing summative student reports. I am always so grateful to the team I work with, who are trying their absolute best to provide the best educational outcomes for our students. 

Last Sunday, the Staff and Board of Trustees met to evaluate surveys and feedback from throughout the year. This was a fantastic session and we look forward to sharing key areas that we want to strengthen further.

A warm welcome to Cadence Rm1 who just joined our school on Monday. We know that you will have a wonderful time in our school and make lifelong friends.

We are looking forward to our Grandparents Liturgy tomorrow at 1pm. Parking will be availbale on the court from 12.45pm.

Special thanks to the St Mary's College Community as we use the hall for our Grandparents' Liturgy in the afternoon and our school disco in the evening.

School Disco Times:

5.30-6.30pm - Junior Syndicate

6.30-7.30pm - Middle Syndicate

7.30-8.30pm - Senior Syndicate

Tickets are $5.00 each. The theme is 'Tropical'.  Please bring your own water bottle.

St Mary's Students presenting a book to our school library in appreciation for the support they recieved from our school.

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.

Tomorrow, 12th November (Thursday), St Mary's Hall at 1.00pm followed by a cup of tea in our school library.

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.

Congratulations to our two senior netball teams who won 1st and 2nd place in the Motu Kairangi netball competition!  Well played girls!

Sacred Heart Emeralds won the 1st Place trophy.

First row (L-R): Kaylani Rm10 and Bianca Rm8.

Second row (L-R): Maddie R9, Amelia Rm8, Amokura Rm8, Sophie Rm10 and Lila Rm10.

Third row (L-R): Maia Rm8, Lily Rm8, Riley Rm9, Jade Rm9 and Angelina Rm8.

First row (L-R): Alice Rm9, Annie Rm10, Lila Rm8 and Charlize Rm8.

Second row (L-R): Olipilisi Rm10, Liana Rm8 and Torea Rm8.

Absent:  Lynda Rm 10 and Katie Rm 9

Congratulations to  Jorge from Room 5, who has worked hard to complete his 10,000 word Reading Challenge. Nice work, Jorge!

Thank you for your generous support in sending along an item to go in our Christmas hampers to be raffled.  Five tickets have been sent home in an envelope this afternoon - tickets are $2 each.  You can sell them to friends, famkly or you might choose to up your odds on winning one of these goodies by bying the lot.  We ask that each family sends the money and ticket butts back to school by Friday, 27th November.  We will draw the winning tickets the following week, announcing winners on Wednesday, 2nd December.

" I loved going on the big swing, I went up really high and I could see beehives in the distance." Dominic 

" Being in a kayak was so much fun. It was a new experience for me. I had so many laughs with my friends." Iliana

" I enjoyed heading into the bush and doing bushwalks.  I saw lots of trees close it was quite different from the city." Patrina 

" One morning Jerry ( Parent helper) took us for a walk in the bush. A few of us had woken up early. We came across an abandoned shelter. It was so quiet and really peaceful." Charlie

" When I was on the giant swing I felt my heart stop for a second and then boom I went down quickly. It was so much fun. The view was really good I could see mountains." Cerys

"The scenery at camp was great. My favourite activity was kayaking." Sophie C.

Room 5 have entered the Prime Minister's competition to design a Christmas card. We delivered the entries by hand to the Parliament today.  Cross your fingers for our Sacred Heart artists.

What does human dignity mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zhtPDXRthM

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GI6m5PGxXc9y5TpOBwJ2zMGVL9oNAX2xD3yoys-f6Zw/edit

Try this Banana Bread using Chocolate Hazlenut Butter

What you’ll need:

• 1/3 cup coconut oil or butter

• 1/2 cup maple syrup

• 2 eggs (Or egg substitute)

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed

• 1/4 cup milk of choice

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 1/4 cup flour

• 1/2 cup ground almonds

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup Fix & Fogg Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F) and line a loaf tin with baking paper

2. In a large bowl, combine the coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, mashed banana, milk and vanilla and mix until well combined.

3. Add in the flour, ground almonds, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Fold everything together until combined.

4. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf tin.

5. In a separate bowl, microwave the F&F Chocolate Hazelnut Butter for 20 - 30 seconds until softened but not liquid.

6. Spoon 6 dollops of the Chocolate Hazelnut Butter evenly on the top of your batter, then swirl through gently with a knife (just a little bit).

7. Bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until springy to touch and a skewer comes out without any of the batter on it.

8. Leave to cool (or even better, enjoy nice and toasty!).

It’s as easy as that! Your banana bread will last up to a week in a sealed container in the cupboard. This recipe will make one medium - large loaf.

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

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!

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, 14^th 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.

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.