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Coming Events:
06 Dec: School Disco at St. Mary’s College Hall.
07 Dec: Middle Syndicate picnic at Brooklyn Park Senior Syndicate picnic at Williams Park
11 Dec: End of Year Mass - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE & TIME: Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 45 Molesworth St, starting at 6:00pm.
12 Dec: Patrol lunch provided for our school patrollers
14 Dec: End of Term 4 at 1 pm – Free mufti
day for children
2019 school term dates see below Cyber Safety article.
Dear Parents/Caregivers 5 December 2018 Week 8 Term 4
Hello, Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Namaste, Mabuhay, Ciao, Kia Orana, Ahalan, Kon-nichiwa, Ni hao, Selam, Xin chao, Bonjour, Bula, Dzien/dobry, Nee how, Shalom, Dia duit, Mauri, Halo, Privet/Zdravstvuite.
“To be the Best Catholic Primary School that we can be.”
Results of the Christmas raffle, drawn by Father James: 1. Lei Rm 1: Raffle ticket 86C 4 red diamonds 2. Shareen Price Raffle ticket 26A 4 orange clubs 3. Whitaker Raffle ticket 06F 4 blue stars 4. Wharakura Raffle ticket 35E 4 yellow stars 5. Lucas B Rm 1: Raffle ticket 37C 4 Red diamonds 6. Rizen A Rm 5: Raffle ticket 77F 4 Blue stars 7. Bronwyn Gillespie Raffle ticket 17D 4 yellow diamonds 8. Lilian Mackey Raffle ticket 48B 4 green diamonds 9. Alex Potanin Raffle ticket 07E 4 yellow stars 10. Eugenia Billones Raffle ticket 057E Orange Winners will be contacted by phone. If you would find it easier to collect your hamper after the End of Year Mass, we are happy to keep it aside for you until then.
Road Patrol lunch will be held at school on Wednesday 12 December. Lunch will be provided to thank all the children who took part in being a road patroller this year, braving the elements to ensure children crossed the road safely on Hill St every morning and afternoon during the school terms. Farewell and Thank you to Frank McLaughlin who is stepping down from our Board of Trustees. Frank has made significant contributions over the years and has willingly shared his expertise and knowledge on governance for the benefit of our school and parish community. Frank is unable to join us at our end of year Mass as he is traveling with his family. Safe travels to you and thank you.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Slán go fóill, Frank.
For further information contact Cathy
(school office) 04 4724047.
2019 School Term Dates: Term 1: Thu 31 Jan – Fri 12 April Term 2: Mon 29 April – Fri 05 July Term 3: Mon 22 July – Fri 27 Sept Term 4: Mon 14 Oct – Mon 16 Dec
Cyber Safety: Please be aware that it is important for children when accessing their school google chrome accounts from devices outside school, to always log out of their google chrome account when finished. Parents be aware that when using family devices that if you find your child has left their google chrome account logged on, to ensure this is logged off before using the device. We are aware that getting access to saved passwords to sites accessed via the Chrome browser can be surprisingly simple should a google chrome account be logged on – you may find the article in the following link of interest. https://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/chrome-saved-passwords/
Charlize C from Rm 7and Green MP Chloe Swarbrick, Charlize interviewed Chloe for her project on Women and Equality in Aotearoa. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. Thank you Chloe for your time and insight.
Congratulations to Patrina, who was awarded a gold certificate in Mathletics.
Farewell to Maria Rm 6. Congratulations Maria who has been awarded an academic scholarship to Queen Margaret College. We will miss your lovely sense of humour and your wonderful contributions you make within our school. Touch rugby: Special thanks to all the wonderful coaches and parents who support our students playing touch rugby. There is a very high standard of skill level.
School disco: The much anticipated school disco will be upon us tomorrow! We have some kind volunteers for setting up the space, and tickets are for sale. Please can we have one or two volunteers to supervise the "senior" section of the disco, from 7.30pm - 8.30pm, and arrange for the hall to be packed up at the end. Please email Cathy at the office if you can help [email protected] or phone 04 4724047. The theme is ‘Festival’ – wear bright colours. WHEN: Thursday, 06 Dec: Juniors 5:30-6:30PM, Middles 6:30-7:30PM, Seniors 7:30-8:30PM WHERE: St Mary’s College Hall Disco tickets are $5 available from student council starting on Friday, 30 Nov and door sales are available.
Futsal: Onslow Raiders played Bull Sharks and drew 5-5.
Last week we hosted a team from the Education Review Office . Many of our students had the opportunity to share about the different learning experiences Sacred Heart Cathedral School has to offer.We look forward to sharing with you the report from the Education Review Office in early term 1 of next year.
Reports will come out on Monday. In each pack you will receive a stationery list and a class placement letter. We would like to assure all families that the class placement of your child is undertaken in a completely professional manner and request that you trust us to have the best interests of every child at heart. I look forward to seeing you all next week at our End of Year Mass to farewell Father James and our Year 8 students. Thank you for your generosity, we raised $460.00 for Father James. This and the school contribution will be presented to Father James at our End of Year Mass. Arohanui – Bernadette Murfitt, Principal
Photos of our Junior Syndicate Aotea Lagoon picnic today:
We’re in the season of Advent – a word that means coming or approaching. Of course, it is Christmas that is coming, and there is growing excitement as it nears. But Advent itself has something to offer which we’ll miss if we just focus on Christmas. Advent opens with a reminder that there is a “second coming” to prepare for. Jesus has already come among us and our baptism drew us into his way of life. We are already part of the Body of Christ. We now await his return, preparing for that by constantly renewing our commitment to love and to serve. Individually, and as a family, take some time to reflect on the way you are already connected to Jesus. Choose some action that will take your love into the life of someone less fortunate than you. Out of this loving action Advent will bring you to the festival of joy, Christmas, and it will mean so much more.
