All posts by Melanie Kindley
Wreath Presented at ANZAC Parade
The Executive Council accompanied by Mr Morrison attended the ANZAC Parade at Stockade Hill, Howick on Monday 25th April.
Our Board of Trustees Student Representative, Katrina Mohammed, had the honour of presenting a wreath on behalf of the MHJC community.
Mountain’s EOTC at the AUT Millennium Centre
Year 9 Mountains student are today at the AUT Millennium centre enjoying water based EOTC activities – flipper ball, snorkelling, kayaking and water safety skills. This experience is a part of their Water Safety context.
2016 Secondary Schools 3X3 National Slam Tournament
Mission Heights Junior College has enjoyed a strong start to Day 2 of the 2016 Secondary Schools 3X3 National Slam at The Trusts Arena, Waitakere. The event attracts some of the strongest ‘sharp-shooting’ athletes from around the country.
The boys 3X3 team gained two strong wins over Rosehill and Tamaki Colleges, with the girls win against St Mary’s being followed by a hard-fought loss to a strong Westlake Girls team. Here is an instructional clip that details the rules of the game… https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Teams have been joined by our two fantastic tournament referees, Marco de Costa (10C2) and Amy Moore (9F1). Our teams are…
Josh Wang McCarthy (10W2) Captain
Ian Orosio (10W1)
Jordan Johns (10C1)
Anthony Nelson (10W1)
Jeremy Peng (9W2)
Sophia Herewini (10M1) Captain
Tiana Herewini (9M1)
Katelyn Knox (10F1)
Annemeik Vaha’akolo-Ngaika (9F2)
Bianca Langi (9W1)
Scroll down for some clips of our MHJC players in action….
“Science Outbreak Evening”
On Tuesday 5th April students in 8W1 & 8W2 + staff hosted a family science evening where students applied their science learning, by teaching others.
A range of interactive stations were set up within Water Whanau to promote learning and enjoyment of science – Mrs Kent’s English class even set up a crime scene investigation! The evening successfully showcased science learning across the curriculum and shared information + tips detailing how families can support Term 2 Science Fair investigations.
Trivia Quiz Winners
Cleaning Up Our Community, One Park at a Time
Surf Life Saving
Snorkelling at Goat Island Marine Reserve
As a part of Term 1’s “Fight for Life” learning context, Year 9 students from Water Whanau travelled to the Goat Island Marine Reserve on Thursday 31st March.
Students viewed the sealife by snorkelling from the beach under the care and supervision of PADI Divemasters and teachers. A large range of species were visible in the marine reserve, such as large 40 year old snapper, blue cod, red moki, sting rays, jelly fish, sea urchins and kelp.
Thank you to Miss Young for planning this wonderful EOTC experience!
KDEC Community Focus Trips
Year 9 KDEC students, Jordan, Charlie, Ula, Adam and Courtney visited Saint Paul’s Church this morning as a part of their Maths learning with fractions and financial literacy (money, prices and change). KDEC students prepared fruit to serve to guests following their service.
KDEC students enjoyed the opportunity to develop personal leadership and inter-personal communication skills with people beyond their MHJC classroom. The students also taught community members numbers , basic everyday words, greetings as well as the alphabet in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). This sharing proved valuable as the priest has progressive hearing loss!