Production 2022 – Ticket Sales

A reminder that MHJC’s production is coming up.

Please note, tickets to the Saturday show have now sold out and there are only a few tickets remaining for the Friday show. Ticket sales are online via Eventbrite or at the door before the show (if tickets remain). Tickets will also be sold before school next week by reception.

We look forward to seeing you at our 2022 Production!

Board of Trustees Elections 2022

Declaration of Results

Jenny Wang – 93 votes
Anne Singh – 64 votes
Paul Graham Liu Hale – 63 votes
Tracey Frost – 60 votes
Rhys Attwood – 59 votes
Arifa – 28 votes

There being 6 candidates and 5 vacancies, I hereby declare the following duly elected: Jenny Wang, Anne Singh, Paul Graham Liu Hale, Tracey Frost, Rhys Attwood.

Staff Representative

Douglas Choong

There being only one candidate and one vacancy, I hereby declare the following duly elected; Douglas Choong.

BJM Vester, Returning Officer.

Te Petihana Movement

This week we celebrate Te Wiki O te Reo Māori and this year, we are excited to collaborate with our neighbouring kura, Mission Heights Primary School.

Today marks 50 years of Te Petihana movement.

“The Māori Language Petition (Te Petihana) presentation to Parliament on 14 September 1972, with over 30,000 signatures, kickstarted major shifts in the revival of Te Reo Māori as a living language in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since this moment 50 years ago, Te Petihana has, and continues, to inspire the Māori language movement.”

MHJC and MHP look forward to continuing this celebration for the rest of the week.

AIMS 2022

Last week, a group of Year 7 and 8 students headed down to Tauranga for the AIMS Games (Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools). Teams and individual athletes competed across a number of sports and had a successful week with other athletes from across the country.

Congratulations to all who competed!

New long term strategy for COVID-19 announced today (12/9/22)

The following message is edited from the Ministry of Education communication received today.

Changes have been announced by the government based on public health advice and reflect high levels of immunity and declining case numbers across Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

This new approach will result in minor changes to the way we operate:

  • Household contacts of a person who has tested positive with COVID-19 do not need to self-isolate, but instead are asked to complete a RAT test each day, for five days. Therefore ākonga and kaiako who test negative may continue to attend school. 
  • Anyone with symptoms should stay home, get tested and advise the school for attendance purposes.
  • Mask wearing becomes a matter of personal choice and is no longer required after midnight 12 September 2022.
  • Indoor spaces will continue to be well ventilated and 
  • Good hand hygiene and sneeze etiquette is encouraged.

Your cooperation during the very complex and sensitive period has been most appreciated and we hope the relaxation of the guidelines we have followed will not be needed in the future.

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