Qualifying to represent Mission Heights Junior College, Leo Arrowsmith has performed brilliantly in the pool on Friday at the South Eastern Zone Swimming Competition.
Leo was placed 3rd in his freestyle final and took 3rd in breaststroke and completed the treble with an outstanding 1st equal win in the backstroke!! Well done Leo, strong swimming
Mission Heights Junior College was host to the second in the series of Womens Changemakers Breakfasts on Tuesday morning.
Two highly inspiring women spoke to the audience of students, teachers and family. Tracey Moore, born in the UK and living and working in New Zealand since 2005, is passionate about the beauty of her adopted country, the heritage of Te Ao Maori and the diversity of Auckland. Her life has been spent serving and developing individuals and communities and her current role, General Manager Service Strategy and Integration at Auckland Council offers the opportunity to drive performance improvements that directly impact a positive customer experience, as well as developing people within council. Tracey is also Vice Chair of Auckland Regional Migrant Services has completed the Global Women Breakthrough Leaders programme.
Our second guest speaker, Keera Ofren, is President of Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ’s youth on Campus at the University of Auckland. Her 5 year journey with Amnesty and activism began in high school after learning about Amnesty in a social studies class. Since then, she’s made working towards a future of freedom and rights for the world her goal and main value. She is currently studying Law and Arts conjoint specialising in Politics and International Relations. Keera believes there are a great many misconceptions about Amnesty International but essentially it is ones’ duty to always question and ensure that the protection of human rights is at a reputable standard. Amnesty International’s recommendations are drafted specifically as steps that the nation in question can realistically follow. The job is that of a watchdog giving hope to the victims of human rights violations.
Two of our MHJC students, brothers Ricky and AJ Bassano, flew to Australia in January after being selected to represent the Super City in the 2018 Gold Coast Classic Baseball Tournament.
Representing our country, Ricky(U14) and AJ (U12) took part in two of the three age grades and had an amazing time making lots of new friends from all over New Zealand. Ricky’s team U14 came in third place and AJ’s team U12 won first place. The U16 team also took first place. Super City Spartans did New Zealand proud! Well done boys with many more years of competing and a promising future in the sport to come!
Below: AJ and Ricky Bassano
Slides from the Physical Education and Health parent consultation evening are attached below.
The Principal, Ian Morrison extends an invitation to parents on behalf of the Family and Friends Association, to meet he and members of the Family and Friends Association. This is an informal opportunity for us to discuss matters relating to the school’s vision, strategic goals and direction. The purpose would be for parents and principal to develop a shared understanding of these and other important factors which contribute to the school’s performance.
I am extremely pleased to announce that every family at MHJC will be receiving a copy of the first edition of “Kia mana ake”, in the last week of term. This is an outstanding publication which captures so much of what makes MHJC a special place for our students.
Please enjoy this early “Christmas present” from and on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
Growing Greatness – Kia mana ake
Auckland Regional Public Health Services advises that pertussis (whooping cough) is in the community and the number of cases in schools has increased over the last two months. Pertussis is a highly infectious disease and can cause serious illness for some people. In the last 12 months, 1 in 6 cases has needed hospital treatment.
Vaccination is free and offers the best protection against this disease – research shows vaccination is safe and effective. Four and 11 year olds are both eligible for a free booster dose – see your GP promptly to book this in. Children who have missed any doses are also able to get free immunisations, please check with your doctor if you are unsure of your child’s vaccination history.
If your child has symptoms of pertussis please keep them at home away from school. Pertussis starts like a cold with a runny nose, cough, and fever and is spread by coughing. After 7-10 days the cough becomes more severe and prolonged coughing spasms occur that may end with a whoop, dry retching or vomiting.
Pertussis in schools can be disruptive as students have to catch up on weeks of school work after falling ill and teachers need to work harder to support them. Pertussis disrupts families who need to make arrangements for childcare and doctors’ visits when their children are diagnosed.
If you or your children are experiencing symptoms or you want more information visit your doctor or call Healthline for advice on 0800-611 116.
If any of your school staff are pregnant or have a baby at home please ensure they receive the following messages from Auckland Regional Public Health.
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a serious disease in children under 12 months old. For every 100 infants under 12 months old who are infected, around 70 will be hospitalised, seven will require intensive care and there is a small, but very real risk of permanent medical complications or death.
A team of Mission Heights Junior College Year 10 students have collaborated this year to produce an innovative project, earning the group a Merit Award in the 2017 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards and $750.00 for the school. Jamini Patel, Lia Arroyo, Camryn Chetty and Vanisha Rajan created ‘Robo-ish’ a robot programmed to sense and pickup litter and place it in rubbish bins.
The robot stays within a specific vicinity, using claws to move in a random order automatically sensing rubbish on its way, then finding its way to the bins. The project team was so determined to learn the new software of coding the robot and used certain codes to ensure the robot does the required job.
The students have used a small-scale robot (MBOT) currently being used for learning about robotics at the school and programmed it to achieve their goals. Special guests Craig Stephens, Consultant for Goodman Property and Sarah Kelly, Civil Engineer, Calibre presented the cheque from Transpower on behalf of Futureintech at the MHJC Champions Assembly this week. Congratulations Team Robo-ish! From left: Craig Stephens, Basil Taha, Teacher Maths & Technology, Jamini Patel, Lia Arroyo, Vanisha Rajan and Camryn Chetty and Sarah Kelly.
A wonderful opportunity for our Year 9 and 10 students to show off their entrepreneurial skills!
On Thursday, 16th November, National Adviser for Spanish, Señor Cristóbal Gutiérrez visited MIssion Heights Junior College. It was his first visit to the school since taking office in February this year. He met with staff and language teachers Ms Martin and Mrs Gao. Señor Cristóbal Gutiérrez discussed with Ms Martin a student trip to Spain and the valuable learning opportunities for the class. The goal is to make this trip a reality at the end of 2018 or early 2019. Señor Gutiérrez also brought valuable resources to share with teachers who are delighted he will provide ongoing support for our school’s Spanish teaching and learning programme.
