Category Archives: School News

Forest and Water Whānau – Year 7 Day Camp

At the end of last week, Forest Whānau and Water Whānau had their ‘Year 7 Day Camp’ experiences at Camp Adair. Both groups of students enjoyed different activities down at the Hunua location, with Year 10 leaders working well to support Year 7 students in enjoying their camp day. Ko te tumanako kua pai tō wheako i te hopuni.

Te Wai Whānau – Year 10 Teachers

Te Wai Whānau Year 10 students have been working to normalise Te Reo in everyday school life by supporting students in their Learning Advisor Group. Year 10s are helping others learn their Pepeha, a traditional Karakia, the School Haka and the Te Reo version of the National Anthem. This important work supports Te Tiriti O Waitangi Principles – particularly the Principle of Protection; the active protection of Māori knowledge, interests, values and other tāonga. Through this work, we are supporting our young people to be culturally located learners and reinforcing the importance that as NZ residents/citizens we all need to be living the Te Tiriti O Waitangi Principles.

Coast Whānau – Year 7 Day Camp

Year 7 students and Year 10 leaders from Coast Whānau attended the first ‘Year 7 Day Camp’ of the year. Students and staff travelled down to Camp Adair in the Hunua Ranges for a day of outdoor activities. Terrific weather was had and all students pushed their comfort zones and made new friendships. We wish Forest Whānau all the best on their day out tomorrow.

Congratulations Ms Gao

Congratulations to Ms Gao for completing her Masters in Educational Leadership! She completed her research in ‘Teacher Collective Efficacy in Digital Technology’ with a dissertation of more than 20,000 words. Well done ‘Growing Your Greatness’ Ms Gao, what an incredible achievement!

Senior Boys Cricket

The summer sports season has already kicked off at MHJC, with our Senior Boys Cricket team playing Saturday mornings. This Saturday, the boys took on Glendowie College and came away with a big win. Congratulations boys!