News

 

Parents, Friends and Supporters (PFS)

The PFS group is meeting from 7.00pm-8.00pm in the staffroom on Monday 1 April.

Everyone is welcome, and we look forward to seeing you there.

School Production - For Today - 10 to 13 April 2019

St Bernard's and Sacred Heart Colleges present the New Zealand High School Musical For Today. Tickets can be purchased at the school offices of Sacred Heart College and St Bernard's College from Monday 25 March.

Performances:  10-13 April at 7.00pm

Tickets:   $5.00 Child (14 and under);  $10.00 Adult;  and $25.00 Family Pass (2 adults, 2 children)
Sacred Heart College Performing Arts Centre, 65 Laings Road, Lower Hutt

 

Congratulations

20 March 2019  Year 9 Lucy Abbott (9LK) swam at the 2019 NZ Division II Championship held in Dunedin last week.  Lucy's efforts paid off - after competing in 8 individual races, 4 finals and 5 relay races she earned 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze along with 6 personals bests from the individual races.  What a week Lucy, congratulations!

Board of Trustees Election 2019

If you would like to come along to our next BOT meeting and find out just exactly what we do, we will be meeting in the school library on Wednesday 27 March from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

Make a difference and be involved in your student's school - join the BOT!

SchoolDocs

19 March 2019  The policy we invite our school community to review this term is Alcohol/Drugs and Other Harmful Substances.  Please follow the instructions below to access SchoolDocs.  The policy can be found under the 'Current Review' tab.  Feedback can be submitted via the green message icon.

To access Sacred Heart College's policies and procedures, and review them, visit the SchoolDocs website here, entering the username (sacredheartcollege) and password (laingsroad).

Copyright: Except where stated, the content on this site is the copyright of SchoolDocs Ltd. It may not be reproduced without written permission from SchoolDocs Ltd.

Entertainment Book Fundraiser

19 March 2019  Entertainment membership for 2019/20 is now available for pre-order (including $180 of bonus offers that can be used straight away). This new edition will launch at the end of March.  Click the image to securely order your membership. This fundraising provides SHC with $13 for each book or digital membership sold.

Make savings at the Wellington Region's leading restaurants, cafes and attractions. Your membership is a great way to find exciting new places to visit, or as a reminder to get back to those old favourites. There are also great offers for over 2000 Hotels, Theme Parks, Rentals Cars, online shopping and so much more.

 

Debating

8 March 2019 Congratulations to our Senior Certificate debating team who won their first debate yesterday against Bishop Viard, with Holly Hoffman-Butcher winning best speaker.  Four rounds to go.

Alumni

6 March 2019 Ex-student 'Ana Coffey (1995 Deputy Head Girl) featured in the Dominion Post yesterday under the heading 'Three-term Porirua city counsellor 'Ana Coffey to contest mayoralty".  We will follow her progress with interest.  Read more here.

Student Council

Congratulations to the following students elected to the 2019 Student Council by their peers: 

Bella Penman (9LP), Charlotte Hoffman (9BH), Emilie Wilcock (10TK), Mia Drew-Crawshaw (10RH), Ria Aberdein-Tapuai (11NP), Morgyn Jakob (10TF), Alyson Lesniak (12BG), Neve Te One (12JC), Sorcha Stempa (13CD), and Natalya Smith (13DY).

February Newsletter

Leadership Mass

28 February 2019  Today our Year 13s were awarded their leadership crosses , and our student leaders received their badges at a wonderful Mass let by Fr Patrick Bridgman.   The school saw the head leaders' Korowai for the first time.  See the Gallery for all the photos.

Athletic Sports Day

SHC's sports day on Wednesday 20 February was a resounding success with records broken and everyone having a great time.

House results:                           1st Siena 2nd Barbier 3rd Avila 4th Lourdes 5th Aubert 6th Liseiux

More photos in the Gallery.

Host Families

Dear Parents and Caregivers

We have a group of around 30 Japanese students arriving on 28 July and leaving on 10 August 2019.

We need warm and welcoming host families who can host two students in each household.  Students can share a bedroom. 

We are looking for families who have a daughter at Sacred Heart College.  Host Families will be paid.

If you are able to host please contact the Homestay Manager
Michelle Te Kata  tekatam@sacredheartcollege.school.nz

This week ...

Summer Tournament Week

Monday, 25 March

8.30am - 12SPS and 13MOD Bush Walk
3.30pm - Debating Club
3.30pm - Yr 9 Netball Trial (3.30-5.30pm)

Tuesday, 26 March

2.45pm - Poly Group Practice
3.30pm - Full Cast School Production Rehearsal
6.30pm - Senior Drama Assessment Evening

Wednesday, 27 March

3.30pm - Maori Achieve (A2)
3.30pm - Homework Club (Library)
3.30pm - School Production Rehearsal
5.30pm - Whānau Hui (A2) (5.30-6.30pm) Atawhai
7.00pm - Board of Trustees Meeting (Library)

Thursday, 28 March

8.45am - Yr 13 Zoo Trip
8.45am - Yr 12 SUS Trip
3.30pm - Big Sister Programme (Library)
3.30pm - School Production Rehearsal

Friday, 29 March

- Yr 13 Zoo Trip
8.45am - Yr 11 GEO Trip
1.40pm - Poly Group Practice
3.30pm - Yr 9 Netball Trials
6.30pm - Kapa Haka Noho Marae

Saturday, 30 March

- Kapa Haka Noho Marae
- School Production Rehearsal

Sunday, 31 March

11.00am - Kapa Haka Noho Marae finishes