Students from 7F2 learning about the laws of motion by building “blow karts”.
The Awards Keep Coming!
A huge congratulations to former MHJC student Dylan Townsend for receiving the People’s Choice award in this years prestigious ASB Brightsparks Award announced last night.
Dylan has built a device that essentially records the impact or dangerous moves that an athlete’s head is exposed to during impact sports like rugby or American football. For the full story from case studies to development click here to view Dylan’s video http://www.brightsparks.org.nz/concussion-conundrum/
Have you “watered” your child today?
Yesterday I was told a story of a young girl who told her grandmother that she enjoyed watering the garden because it meant she had a chance to look at the beautiful flowers.
I reflected on this comment and how it pertains to how we can and should be nurturing our children. I translate this metaphor to giving young people not just our time but quality time which provides them with a feeling that someone genuinely cares for their progress and wellbeing. With this important need satisfied our young can grow and thrive.
As parents and teachers it is a useful reminder of our obligations.
Growing greatness – kia mana ake!
Dylan Townsend – wins prestigious award at Ormiston Senior College
Congratulations to our former student Dylan Townsend who was the recipient of the prestigious Waka Huia o Whakatupuranga Award. This award goes to a student who has consistently reached the highest levels of academic achievement, service and leadership.
Well deserved Dylan – we are very proud of you!
Rashmeen Sandhu is awarded inaugural Flat Bush Schools’ Tertiary Scholarship
This award was made for the first time at the Ormiston Senior College Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to Rashmeen Sandhu who graduated from MHJC and is the first recipient of a scholarship worth $6000 to be used for tertiary study. The money is contributed by 6 schools located in the Flat Bush area – Baverstock Oaks School, Mission Heights Primary and Junior College, Ormiston Primary, Junior College and Senior College. Rashmeen plans to enter the field of medicine and we are very proud of our former student who continues to grow her greatness – kia mana ake!
National Standards reporting
Much has been written about the new government’s proposed changes to education including the proposed abolition of National Standards reporting. The school will however report at the year end to our Year 7 and 8 families. Once we have been clarity for 2018 we will inform the community accordingly.
Growing greatness – kia mana ake
Successes in Second Year of Celebrations
For a second year, the MHJC Chinese Day Event was held during the NZ Chinese Language Week, celebrating Chinese language and culture. The event raised students interest in learning Chinese and about the culture – in line with the school’s goal – to foster future global citizens.
As well as the fun activities MHJC won three merit prizes at the 2017 Chinese Short Film Competition, a merit prize at the 2017 Chinese calligraphy competition and to top it off, 12 of our student authors had their stories published in the book ‘Flying Kiwis’!
Here is the full article published in the Eastern Courier: https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/98024170/describing-kiwi-identity-in-two-languages
Proud published MHJC young authors below. Back row (from left): Ezekiel Ng Shiu, Mrs Gao, Principal Morrison, Willie Lan, John Kenneth Astadan Front Row (from left): Elsa McCormick, Siya Kumar, Ruby Tasmania, Gursimran Kaur Randhawa, Crystal Su (Absent) Megan Strydom, Kabir Sikh, Jordan Wandsworth and Andrew Ma.
Upcoming Changes to East Auckland Bus Timetables
From the 10th of December bus timetables will be changing in the East Auckland area. These new routes and timetables will be available on the Auckland Transport Journey Planner from the 16th of November. Please check the link above for full details.
Raising confident, happy and resilient children
Hosted by popular television and movie personality, Pio Terei, Mission Heights Junior College parents and caregivers are invited to a not-to-be-missed free event in conjunction with Ormiston Junior College.
Pio tells us how resilient, confident children deflect trouble, resist pressure, handle stress and recover from setbacks and trauma. All children can be helped to tackle life’s ups and 
downs so they can grow with a ‘can-do’ attitude. Discover the key ingredients required to help children develop those sought-after qualities.
WHEN: Wednesday 1 November 2017 6.30pm Doors open 7pm – 8.30pm
WHERE: Ormiston Junior College 285 Ormiston Rd, Flat Bush
This is a FREE event, spaces are limited so please book your tickets through www.theparentingplace.com or click on this link to go directly to page: https://tinyurl.com/y7cf7x7v
Staying Safe in Cyber Space
Mission Heights Junior College held the 2017 Netsafe BYOD evening jointly with Mission Heights Primary School. This event saw a turnout of around 120 parents and students. Alex Jackman from MHJC and Jenny Keber from MHP shared with the audience various aspects of the schools’ digital citizenship and tips on cyber-safety at home. The event culminated in a series of breakout sessions where parents and students experienced first hand what the digital curriculum in the 2 schools entailed, from robotics to Reading Plus to Maths Buddy and Mathletics.
