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2021 Graduates – Afternoon Tea

We would like to extend an invitation to all our 2021 Graduates to attend an afternoon tea on Thursday 26th May from 4-6pm in the MHJC gym. Unfortunately, due to covid, our graduating class of 2021 was not able to have the typical graduation ceremony and dinner. This time together on May 26th will enable us to farewell the 2021 graduating class and share stories/photos of their time at MHJC.
We ask members of the 2021 graduating class to RSVP using the link below. Dress code for this event is new school uniform or smart casual.
We look forward to seeing you!

Pasifika Drumming

Every Wednesday, for the next 20 weeks, our Pasifika students will have the opportunity to experience and learn about Pasifika drumming. Today was their first session. What great music! More to come as this programme progresses.

Anzac Day Student Poetry

Samara Ndoro (10F2) and Faazil Muhammed (7F1) presented their Anzac poetry at the War Memorial Museum on Anzac morning. Both students spoke beautifully. There were 3 divisions – under 12 years old, 12 to 17 years old, and 18 years old and over. Three winners in each division shared their work. It was excellent to see MHJC values in action with students ‘Growing their Greatness’ amongst other North Island finalists.

MHJC Term 1 Newsletter

Our ‘MHJC Term 1 Newsletter 2022’ has now been sent out to our community and can be found linked below. We would like to thank everyone for a fantastic start to the school year and we wish our community a wonderful final week of term and break!

Whānau Āwhina Plunket Babysitting Course

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is offering an online Babysitting Course to our senior students.
 
This course is designed to give high school students the knowledge and skills to babysit children of all ages. It’s written for first time babysitters; students don’t need to have previous experience to enrol. The course ideal for students aged 14 and above and takes around 2-3 hours to complete.
 
Students work through nine sequential modules, and on completion of the course and the final quiz, will receive a certificate certified by Whānau Āwhina Plunket to show employers that they have completed this course and are ready to babysit. As well as the certificate, the students are sent a Babysitter’s Manual that supports all the information they have learned in the course.
 
This course is presented using videos, quizzes and activities which are fun as well as informative. For more information, please see the link below.
 
https://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket/what-we-offer/education-in-schools/#plunket-online-babysitting-course

SavY – Financial Literacy Workshop

SavY is an organisation which supports young Kiwis in understanding everyday finances. They have come into MHJC in the past providing students with financial literacy knowledge. This Thursday 7th April at 5pm, they are offering a special virtual workshop for students/parents. This workshop will cover inflation, investing and budgeting, and is designed to help youth understand the impact of inflation and how to cope with it.
The link for the workshop can be found below and on SavY’s social media platforms.
 

New Zealand Police – Gratitude Ceremony

Recently, Mr Morrison attended, on behalf of the school, a ceremony of gratitude to the New Zealand Police for their assistance in distributing RATs to schools last month. MHJC would also like to express our appreciation of Venerable Abbess for her amazing organisation of the procurement and generosity.

Coast Whānau – Y8 Duder Regional Park

Yesterday, Year 8 students from Coast Whānau travelled to Duder Regional Park for the day. As part of their Term 1 context ‘Our Place’, students worked to learn more about our local area, including Duder Regional Park. Leading up to the trip, students learned how to be socially responsible citizens in order to work well with peers and take care of ‘Our Place’. A fantastic day was had by all!