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Issue 7 May 2021

Open Mornings From the Principal Wed 2 June 9.00am Catholic Schools Kia ora koutou katoa Namaste Talofa lava Welkom Thurs 3 June 9.00am Fakaalofa lahi atu Herzlich Willkommen All Welcome Kia orana Witamy Phone school office to Mālō e lelei Nǐ hǎo book now

Talofa lava. This week we celebrate Samoan language week, Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa, a celebration of Samoan culture and language. It's very important that we recognise and commemorate the heritage that belongs to at least 119 of our students who identify as Samoan. Samoan Language Week gives students of all backgrounds the chance to learn some basic Samoan and gives students who speak Samoan the opportunity to share their knowledge both in and out of the classroom. We will be encouraging all staff and students to learn and experience some of it. “Ma’au i lou ofaga; maua’a lou fa’asinomaga, Keep your identity alive, to thrive.” The excitement of O’Shea Shield held at Bishop Viard College two weekends ago remains with us. What a great celebration of youth, faith, and joy from 17 schools across our Diocese. The event showcased our very best talent in debating, oratory, impromptu, drama, speech, religious questions and scripture reading. Thank you to students for being the very best ambassadors for our school over the entire weekend and to the numerous staff who supported them in their preparation and during the competition. I am so very proud of you all. Visits to our Catholic contributing schools occurred last week with Mrs Kerr and some of our students. They had the opportunity to meet students who will be the future of our school in years to come. As always, we are thoroughly impressed by these students and know that our future looks bright indeed. Open mornings for all prospective students are next week (2 and 3 June) and we look forward to showcasing our school to them. Enrolments for 2022 are open so if you know of someone who may be interested in enrolling their daughter, please direct them to our website or school office for more information. "Let us be kind, and we will give happiness; for nothing gives more happiness than kindness." Suzanne Aubert Malo tele lava, ma lo’u fa’aloalo tele lava. Ia manuia lava, Maria Potter, Principal Taking a Relational Approach to School Life What's On This term, all staff will continue professional development in Relational Check the school calendar at Practices, which will look at what it means to be a relational school, and www.sacredheartcollege.school.nz to provide them with best-practice tools and techniques to restore Week 4B – Theme: Give/ Mana Tangata relationships when things go wrong. Research suggests that schools 27 May Phone Free Day that focus on building and maintaining positive, respectful relationships Big Sister Programme (Library) 3.30pm within school, staff to staff, staff to student, and student to student, then Poly Group (PAC) 4.30-6.00pm Pasifika Fono (Staffroom) 6.00pm issues are more easily managed. 28 May AUT Visit (F1) Lunchtime Week 5A – Theme: Give/ Mana Matauranga Siena Feast Day 31 May Wellbeing and Religious Studies Day On Thursday 13 May, Siena House celebrated their 1 June Phone Free Day feast day. St was a kind-hearted Yr 11/12 Drama Assessment Evening 2 June Phone Free Day woman who was a member of the Dominican order. Open Morning Catholic Schools 9.00am She attended to the needs of the poor and had a Homework Club (Library) great impact on the women during her time in 15th Māori Achieve Programme (Atawhai) Century. Siena students celebrated the day with Kapa Haka bright yellow decorations displayed in the Lawson 3 June Phone Free Day Foyer and our banner proudly displayed. We started Open Morning 9.00am with a peaceful liturgy and then afterwards we had Big Sister Programme (Library) 3.30pm Poly Group (PAC) 4.30-6.00pm lots of food! We also played lots of fun activities 4 June Nga Manu Korero Speech Competition such as volleyball and fizzy drink pong. 4-6 June Te Toa / Mission Cup Wellbeing and Religious Studies Days On 31 May, our students will be taking part in either a wellbeing day or, if in Year 12, they will have their curriculum trip for Religious Studies. The wellbeing day is to enhance what is already happening in Ako time each week. Year 12 will be required to wear winter uniform for the day, including blazers. Years 9, 10, 11 ,13 will have a non-uniform day and are asked to bring a gold coin donation. Year 9, 10, 11 students will need to bring their laptops and wear clothing suitable for physical activities. Students in each year level have been asked about particular topics that they are interested in. These have been included in the day's activities. There is a mixture of outside speakers, external agencies and staff conducting the different sessions. Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Ako for all year groups Period 1 Resilience Resilience Study skills to Curriculum Loves-Me-Not include time RE trip working Programme management towards

Period 2 Cybersafety run by the Police Mindfulness Achievement and dealing Standard with stress Period 3 Self-selected modules Period 4 Self-selected modules Lunch

Period 5 House Activities

Students in Year 13 will be working with teachers, the police and NGOs on the Loves-Me-Not Programme. This is a programme around what constitutes a healthy relationship and is based on the Sophie Elliot story. More information here An intro to Loves-Me-Not. Sport News Non-Uniform Days Congratulations to the following students: On non-uniform days students are allowed to wear casual Basketball – Nina Buot, Tayla-Kei Rahui-Laulau, Tia- street wear. Please be aware that pyjamas are not considered Calais Remuera, Jyordanna Davey, and Ailani Penese are to be street wear. travelling to Dunedin in the July school holidays to represent Hutt Valley at the U17 Nationals. Cullen Breakfast Jyordanna Davey and Tia-Calais Remuera continue to Stevie Smith, Jessie Curran and I, were fortunate to attend showcase themselves within the BBNZ age group a breakfast at the Cullen Employment Law Firm, where programmes, and were selected to trial in over the Minister Chris Hipkins was a guest speaker. We were in a April school holidays. Selectors will be watching all trialists at room with students, diplomats and High Commissioners, Nationals and they will be called on from that performance. where the Minister spoke to us about the COVID-19 response, the vaccine rollout and his plans for education. Chris Hipkins is the Minster for the COVID-19 response, Education, and Public Service. After his presentation, the audience was given the opportunity to ask him some questions in relation to any of his ministerial roles, some asked about vaccines for high school students and using schools as a venue to deliver them. Some asked about another year of free fees, and some talked about the COVID- 19‘vaccine passport’ for residents and people coming into the country. Minister Hipkins, answered all the questions promptly and effectively, and we all understood his answers. Well done to the undefeated champions (above) taking part in This was an amazing opportunity, and if anyone else is offered Summer League during February-March. They played a similar experience I would recommend it as you get to meet East in the final winning 70-60. new people with new ideas. Meeting one of our leaders in Softball – Aayla Toman of 10MI (right) has Government is always a good opportunity. been named in the U15 Developing Sox Girls Nicole Hayes, House Leader Avila Team for an internal tour from Wellington to Christchurch this October. Swimming – Lucy Abbott of 11JG (left) took home four medals from last week's CSW Regional Swim Champs. Results for Lucy were 1st in U14: 100m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle and 2nd 50m Freestyle; Alice Davies 5th in U14 100m Freestyle, and Mya Hastings 4th in 15 and Over 50m Backstroke. ANZAC Civic Service World Vision Conference Rachel Groenewegen, Stevie Smith, and Yasmin Kerr The World Vision Conference 2021 was an inspiring event. represented Sacred Heart College in the laying of our wreath Jordy Paterson, Jess Lawrence, Anya Dunlop-Brown and at the Lower Hutt ANZAC Day Civic Service. I attended on behalf of Sacred Heart College. Through this opportunity we met many people from other schools around the Wellington Region who, within their schools, also aspire to make a difference for those countries and people in need. We heard from multiple speakers and the stories they shared allowed us to gain an insight into the importance of not only helping one another, but taking the time to learn from others who live a completely different life to us. One speaker, Yoseph Ayele, shared how he worked with the New Zealand Government to implement the Global Impact Visa, being the first immigration programme in the world to focus on impact. Hearing how he grew up dreaming and wondering where he fitted in, and explaining where his journey took him, was so encouraging for us as young leaders of today. Cancer Society Relay for Life We are inspired this year to launch the 40-hour famine. Relay for Life (RFL) is an inspiring community experience that Yasmin Kerr gives everyone a chance to celebrate/whakanui cancer survivors and carers; remember/maumaharatia loved ones lost to cancer; and fight back/tū atu by raising awareness and funds to support the work of the Cancer Society. The money raised through RFL helps people in your community through the Cancer Society’s support services, health promotion programmes and cancer research. Sacred Heart wanted to do what we could to help the Cancer Society reach their goal of $550,000. We had over 100 girls join us in working towards this goal which is an incredible turn out and we thank everyone who was involved in the event whether it be prior to RFL or on the day. We would also like to thank the leadership committee who put their time, effort and money into making RFL as good as it was for all the girls of Sacred Heart. As a school we held sausage sizzles, bake sales, we had a netball fundraiser with SPC, Brierley McMillan held a Relay for Relay at Hutt Intermediate and Mia Scrimgeour organised an Golf Tournament Life Flight Street Appeal called ‘Golf For Cause’ which all contributed to our overall fundraising efforts. On Friday 21 May, students from Year 10 As a school we were able to raise $48,151 which is $33,000 collected money for Life more than we have ever raised so it was an outstanding effort Flight. Our volunteers from all of the girls, teachers and parents. On the night it rained did an amazing . a bit and was very cold, but we all worked so hard to keep the Volunteers from 10MI, baton going from 3pm to 7am and ended up getting the 2nd Alison Zondervan, most laps of all the girls' schools in Wellington which is also Poppy McClennon, and amazing! Overall, it was a great event, and we were very proud Ava Williamson said "It of everyone who helped us to give back to the Cancer Society. was good fun handing We all know someone affected by cancer so to be a part of an out stickers and hearing some stories of people that have gone event with such a deserving cause is very humbling and we inside the helicopters. People were really nice and donated a can’t wait for next year. Mia Scrimgeour lot of money."