This week, Mountains and Coast Whānau have been out at Camp Adair on Year 7 Camp. Here, students from Mountains Whānau are completing the river safety tubing activity. What fun!

A reminder that MHJC will be closed tomorrow (Thursday 16th March) due to the strike.

Below is a message from Auckland Transport. They will be around Mission Heights Schools this term making sure our roads remain safe for our students and community. We thank you in advance for driving safely around our schools.

Tuesday 14th March will be a Mufti Day at MHJC!

The Exec Council is raising funds to support the relief effort for Cyclone Gabrielle.

Please bring in a Gold Coin to go towards the relief efforts. There will also be a sausage sizzle at lunch in the bike shed. Vegetarian and halal chicken options will be available.

Please see the information from the Tooth Dental Group. This information was emailed out to the community on Wednesday 8th March and enrolment information can be found in the email. Please remember this is for Years 9 & 10 students only.

Forest Whānau have also been at Camp Adair this week with their Year 7 students and Year 10 Camp Leaders. They have had incredible weather, enjoyed the many activities, and made lots of new connections.

This week, our Year 7 Camps for Forest and Water Whānau are out at Camp Adair in the Hunua Ranges. Here, Water Whānau students and teachers are enjoying their first day/night of activities at camp.

Recently, our Year 10 Camp Leaders attended a ‘Leadership Training Day’ in order to prepare themselves for the upcoming Year 7 camps. These camps are a highlight for Year 7 students and enable such students to make new friends and push their comfort zones. Our Year 10 Camp Leaders were incredible on their training day and are looking forward to leading these Year 7 Camps!

Mission Heights Schools are looking for a Staffroom Duty Manager. This job consists of 2 hours per day (10am-12pm) Monday to Friday and is Term time only for both MHJC & MHP.

Immediate start.

Job description is available online – www.mhjc.school.nz

Expressions of interest can be emailed – csinclair@mhjc.school.nz

Today, the Executive Council attended a GRIP Leadership Training Conference, where they learned how to be effective and inclusive school leaders. The Executive Council are excited to start implementing everything they learned here, in order to be great leaders at MHJC.