Free ‘Adult Learn to Ride’ a Bike Programme on Saturday 7th December. MHJC is hosting a free ‘Adult Learn to Ride’ programme thanks to Auckland Transport.
You’ll learn how to: • Check your bike and helmet are safe to use • Bike control skills, starting with balance and pedalling independently, before progressing onto manoeuvring, braking and gears • Seeing and being seen skills, starting with clothes and reflectors before moving onto looking around and signalling
This course is perfect for anyone that hasn’t ridden before or hasn’t been on a bike in a while. Plus it is free! It takes place inside the MHJC Kapua Facility and is structured and led by qualified instructors from Nextride: (www.nextride.co.nz) so you can learn at your own pace. Bring your own bike and helmet, or they can provide one for you!
A huge congratulations to Japnaam Kaur (7F3) who recently took part in the 21st International SIP Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Competition held in Kolkata, India.
Japnaam showcased lightning-fast mental arithmetic skills to be awarded as one of the top ten performers in this competition of 6,000 children from more than 11 countries around the world.
Congratulations Japnaam on this remarkable international achievement.
The new government has placed a special emphasis on increasing levels of attendance of students at school and linked to this has been some discussion of the amount of time lost when schools close for instruction. Every school is required to be open for instruction for a minimum number of half days a year.
To clarify this topic I thought I would explain how, why and when the school might close.
The Ministry of Education may grant Teacher only Days which are to be used by teachers for a specific reason. For example planning for the introduction of a new curriculum or initiative.
In these cases the school year remains the same.
The school might decide to close for its own Professional Development or important administrative tasks.
In these cases the school extends the school year so that instruction time is not lost.
The Employment Relations Act allows members of the union (for Secondary Teachers this is the PPTA or Post Primary Teachers’ Association) to hold two PUM (Paid Union Meetings) a year. There are certain regulations that apply, which include trying to keep the school open for instruction during the meeting time which can be very difficult and may have Health and Safety concerns hence in the past the school might have closed for half a day.
The PPTA and Ministry of Education are holding discussions in order to confirm what is the most effective operational way of navigating these situations in the future. This is why the closing of the school this week for a PUM meeting was cancelled.
As a school we will continue to comply with the regulations which relate to the closing of schools and ensure both the Board is fully informed, that child care arrangements for whānau are minimised and that the impact on our students’ learning is not compromised.
Emails were sent out to our community today regarding the dates below. Please take note.
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 Please note that the Teachers Paid Union Meeting that was scheduled for Thursday 14th November has been cancelled; therefore, school will continue as normal for all students.
𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 – 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 Year 10 students are not required to attend school on Friday. They have a study from home day.
MHJC would like to thank one of our key Production sponsors who made our Term 3 show possible . . .
𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 is a local tutoring service that can help students achieve. Maria is committed to students’ success and is available to contact below to set up tutoring services for local children. Thank you Maria for your ongoing support of our kura and ākonga!
Congratulations to all MHJC students for competing in the Athletics and Tabloid Sport competitions this past Friday! The weather was fantastic and students displayed high levels of sportsmanship and camaraderie throughout. A special congratulations to Ngahere Whānau for winning Athletics and for Wai Whānau for coming first in Tabloid Sports!
Congratulations to Ayaan Bhatia (8M1) who competed in the Champions Trophy in Wellington and performed extremely well. Ayaan is in the top 1% of Chess players for his age group across New Zealand. Well done Ayaan on your recent success! 🥇
Next Wednesday 30th October, we invite students and staff to wear traditional Diwali attire to school to celebrate Diwali. If you don’t have any traditional clothing, ask to borrow from a friend.
Let’s embrace the diversity of our school community and appreciate our shared celebrations by supporting our kaupapa of whanaungatanga.
We look forward to seeing everyone in their stunning attire!
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