This Sunday is Palm Sunday and marks the beginning of Holy Week! Our Lenten Journey is almost complete!

Next week is Holy Week, the most important week in the church year. We journey with Christ from his triumphant entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his death on the cross and resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Holy Week is a series of liturgical celebrations, which culminate in the Easter Triduum - the most sacred time in the church's year. This is the time encompassing the death and resurrection of Christ, from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday. These days are one liturgy of three interlocking rites.

The Eucharist on Thursday evening, in a sense is not the last thing that happens on Holy Thursday but the first thing that happens on the Jewish Friday. There is no dismissal at the end nor a greeting or dismissal on Good Friday - this is one long service across some days with breaks.

We walk in on Holy Thursday and dance out at Easter full of the hope of the Resurrection.

We encourage you to take your children to the Easter ceremonies in the Parish, as they are very simple and very beautiful. The timetable is below:

Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper 7.30pm

Good Friday- Ceremony of the Lord's Passion 3pm -OLR Church Waiwhetu

Easter Saturday - Easter Vigil 7.30pm

Easter Sunday- One Mass only at 9.30am

We will present our Easter Play on Wednesday 13th April at 1.45pm. This will be under RED settings and we are allowed to have 200 people in the church. The students and staff total 160 so we have room for 40 parents. If you would like to attend please contact Anna by next Tuesday 12th April. First in first served and only 1 person per family please. Please do not just turn up on the day as numbers are strictly limited. Masks must be worn in the church.

Tui class have been learning both their own and the school pepeha. We painted each part to help us remember and understand our school community.

Check out Archie in Kea Class below, wearing the Gold Cape of Respect! Ka pai Archie!

Congratulations to every single student for reaching the whole school Silver Reward last Friday. This was celebrated with a movie in each classroom and popcorn.

Thank you to everyone for following our Covid19 processes this term. We know it has been challenging at times not being able to freely come into the school, especially for our junior students. The silver lining has been the building of student independence. Our junior school teachers have noticed and been very impressed with the growing student independence in our juniors. Keep it up!

Next term we can look forward to loosening some of our restrictions:

Dropping off student/s:

If you are dropping students to school, you no longer need to sign in at the office. Please take your child directly to their class. Do not come through the office. If you need to be inside classrooms or the school building, you must still wear a mask please.

If you are meeting a teacher or visiting the uniform shop, then you are still required to sign in at the office and wear a mask.

Picking up student/s:

Parents and caregivers are allowed into the school playground to wait for and collect students. We ask that you please remain outside in the playground and observe social distancing. Please do not come into the classroom or school buildings to wait.

The Board met on Wednesday 30th March. We received an update from Miss Heatley on how the school was managing with the continuous disruption that COVID is presenting. We would like to thank Liz, the teachers and teacher aides, admin and our wider community for the support they have shown during this period. This has enabled the school to remain open with minimal wider disruption.

One of the impacts of COVID has been the cancellation of the school’s Cross Country this year. Due to students recovering from Covid, the school has felt it was in the best interests of their health to not go ahead with this. The Board fully supports this decision.

Board elections will be held this year on September 7th. We will provide more information on standing closer to the time but if you are interested in participating on the Board for the next election term, please let Anna Wilson or Liz know.

With just over a week to go till Easter and end of term, the Board would like to wish you all a happy and safe Easter.

Regards, Mark Fairfield.

FOSH are running a holiday programme during the second week of the Term 1 holidays. The dates are 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th April, 8.30am till 3.30pm each day.

It is run at school out of Pohutukawa. The cost is $30 per day for 1 child, $50 for 2 children per day and $70 for 3 or more children per day. If you would like your child/children to attend please contact Madeline Louden at madsandjared@gmail.com or Kate Wasson on 021374335.

We can only offer this service if we have helpers/volunteers, if you can help please contact Madeline or Kate.

There is a possible option that we may go to the movies at the Lighthouse Cinema; if so there will be an extra charge of $10 per child. We will confirm this closer to the time.

Thanks

Kate

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• email admin@sacredheartpetone.school.nz
• Telephone - 04 568 6711.
• Text message our school cell phone - 022 511 5419.

Tuesday 2.45pm - 3.15pm

Wednesday 8.45am - 9.15am

If you are interested in helping out in our uniform shop, please email the office.

Please put your child's name and what the payment is for, as the reference

Pickleball

My name is Nikki and I am the Development Officer for Badminton Hutt Valley.

As part of Badminton Hutt Valley’s school holiday programs, we are running a pickleball afternoon for kids aged 9 – 17.

Pickleball is a combination of badminton, tennis and table tennis, and kids absolutely love it!

There are two sessions, Thursday’s 21st and 28th April 1 – 3pm.

No experience is necessary. Bats and balls are provided. Bring sports shoes, comfortable clothes and a drink bottle. Cost: $5 per player

Learn how to play Badminton!

Tuesday's 19th and 26th April 10am - 12pm @ Badminton Hall in Naenae (Vogel Street) School Years 3 - 8. Cost: $5 per player (cash on the day please). Racquets and shuttles provided.

For more information contact DEVELOPMENTOFFICER@BHV.ORG.NZ

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Much appreciated, thank you

Nikki