The Howick Youth Council has an upcoming tree planting event in collaboration with ‘Friends of Mangemangeroa’ and our MHJC community is invited.
This event aims to bring the community together to help restore New Zealand’s flora whilst educating individuals about the importance of the environment.
The event will be held on Sunday 28th May, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, and will be held at the reserve near Sandspit Road in Shelly Park.
Below is the link to register, for those students interested:
Congratulations to Ella Ma’afu-Poi (10W1) for her selection to the Developing Sox Softball Team that will compete at the Softball World Cup. Ella will represent New Zealand at this international tournament which will be held in Japan from 21- 29 October. Amazing news Ella!
Earlier this week, select students took part in the South Auckland Intermediate and Senior Chess Tournament. These students are learning the game of Chess through DEEP and had a great time showing their progress at the tournament.
*** Please note the time change.
Kia Ora e te whānau, our in person Hui (scheduled for 4th May from 5.30 – 6.30pm) is replaced with an online google meet due to PPTA strike action.
An email was sent on Friday to our Māori and Pasifika whānau with more details.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Towards the end of Term 1, MHJC welcomed two new staff members.
Following Mr Dobson’s promotion as Head of Social Sciences at Te Aute College, Shona Chamberlin joins the team in Ngahere/Forest Whānau. Shona brings a wealth of experience from the Health Sector, is primary trained, and is studying Politics and History at Massey University.
Suzan Bhagwagar is welcomed to Tautai/Coast Whānau as our new Admin Assistant replacing Narina Remedios, who relocated to Wellington over the holidays. Suzan has a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Management.
We welcome them both into our MHJC whānau!
Kia Ora e te whānau – Welcome back to Term 2!
Our Māori and Pasifika Homework Club is up and running again starting from Monday 1st May, upstairs in Water Whānau from 3pm-4.15pm with Ms Katafono.
ALL students are welcome!
Congratulations to Joy Pillay (10F1). Joy was chosen to read a recent poem she penned, at the Auckland Museum on ANZAC Day. There were 80 entries across 3 categories for this ANZAC Competition, with one winner in the Under 12 category, three winners in the 12-19 years category, and three winners in the 20+ category.
Joy is an incredibly talented speaker and she delivered her powerful poem with such poise at this public event. Well done Joy.
Today we remember those who served in the New Zealand Defence Force and we pause to reflect on their dedication to Aotearoa. As part of this remembrance, our Executive Council attended the Howick ANZAC Parade this morning.
Kia ora koutou
You will be aware through the media that the PPTA (Post Primary Teachers’ Association) will continue industrial action during Term 2 or until the ongoing collective bargaining is resolved.
Similar actions are planned in term 2 as for term 1 which includes strike action on Thursday 11 May.
This email is to provide early notification of the school being closed on that day as we are unable from a Health and Safety perspective to provide adequate supervision for our students.
Certain days have been allocated for rostering year levels home. On these days the rest of the school will have normal classes:
Week 4: Tuesday 16 May – Year 9, Wednesday 17 May – Year 10
Week 7: Tuesday 6 June – Year 10, Thursday 8 June – Year 9
The school intends to continue to offer our normal curriculum and other educational opportunities as we operate within the constraints provided by the union and Ministry of Education.
As stated before I wish to thank the community for its patience. This process is beyond our control and we trust the situation will be resolved amicably as soon as possible.
Nga mihi
Ian Morrison
Principal/Tumuaki
Earlier this term, students in Mountains Whānau completed the CensusAtSchool. Below is a link to the website in which our students feature. Have a look!
https://new.censusatschool.org.nz/2023/03/10/mission-heights-junior-college-takes-part-in-censusatschool/