As we go through the winter season, we need to be careful about diseases like mumps. Mumps is a virus that spreads easily and causes painful swelling in the glands just below the ears. Symptoms also include fever, headache, muscle pain, feeling very tired, and not wanting to eat. Mumps spreads through tiny drops from coughing or sneezing, or by sharing saliva. It spreads quickly in places like schools and daycare centres. The best way to prevent mumps is with the MMR vaccine, which also protects against measles and rubella.
We recommend that your child has all their vaccinations up to date to help stop mumps from spreading. Knowing these symptoms and how to prevent mumps can help keep our children and community safe.
Anyone showing any of the above symptoms should not come to school and seek medical advice to confirm whether they have the virus.
A big thank you to all students who participated in the recent Blackout Poetry competition. And congratulations to the below students who won the various categories.
Year 7/8 1st Place – Avneet Kaur 2nd Place – Zara Phillips 3rd Place – Navya Shandilya
Year 9/10 1st Place – Sophia Zhao 2nd Place – Sethini Buddha Koralalage 3rd Place – Alisha Manan
Thank you to all the English teachers for judging these entries.
Our collaboration kapa haka with Ormiston Senior College, Tangaroa College and MHJC is about to start their new campaign for Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga (one of two Auckland High School kapa haka regionals).
Students – if you are interested and meet the new requirements, please see Matua Leeroy.
Our community is invited to an event organised by Pest Free Howick on Tuesday 25th June from 6.30pm at MHJC. This event aligns with Matariki celebrations and is a way to learn more about how to keep our native bird populations safe and thriving. We look forward to seeing you at the school on the 25th.
We would like to congratulate Tushan Engineer for more sporting success! 🏓 Over the King’s Birthday Weekend, Tushan competed in the North Island Team Championship, as part of the ‘Auckland Team Open Mens 1’ and the ‘Auckland Team 1 Under 15’. Both of these teams won gold! 🥇 Congratulations Tushan on your ongoing sporting achievements.
Earlier this term, MHJC celebrated its’ annual Enviro Week. A week dedicated to promoting and enhancing our Kaitiakitanga. The week hosted multiple events which focused on having a fun and introduced students to sustainable actions. Activities our students and staff took part in included: – wheels & walk to school – shared literacy articles about positive environmental actions – MHJC Adopt a Park (Silvana Park) – Pest Free Howick Presentations
He Tohu Taio Enviro Cup Award: This Cup was introduced in 2023 and is aimed at students and staff taking pride and care in their facilities. Students and staff did an incredible job taking care of our school and our judges found it hard to pick a winning Whānau. Congratulations to all Whānau who won the He Tohu Tai Enviro Cup this year!
Attention Year 7s! Next week, on Thursday 13th June from 5-7pm, we are having a Disco in the Theatre. See details below. This is a fundraiser for our AIMS teams. We hope to see you all there! ⭐️🪩🎉
As part of our rotating options for junior students, Year 8s in Forest Whānau are currently taking Spanish. Yesterday, to further excel their Spanish cultural learning, students travelled to Viva Dance for a session of Spanish dancing. Students and staff had an excellent time. We look forward to Coast Year 8s attending on Friday.
This past Tuesday, our Year 7 SEZ Football Boys had an amazing day out at St Kentigern College.
They played hard and showed great grit all day. The boys defeated home favourite, St Kentigern, in a penalty shootout in the semi-final to take them into the final out of 10 schools. The boys played their hearts out in the final, finishing runners up overall in the whole South Eastern Zone.
A special mention to Vincent Zhang who was a stand out goalie throughout the day, saving a total of 5 penalties and 3 in the shootout.
Amazing job to the team! ⚽️
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