On Friday, students in Mountains Whanau were teachers… leading a weaving workshop!
Mountains’ Maori and Pasifika students attended a weaving workshop at the Botanical Gardens earlier this term. They are now bringing this knowledge back to MHJC and sharing it with their peers.
Thanks to the efforts of Mission Heights students you will see some new trees in the community! On 28 July, students from Mountains and the Enviro Council planted over 400 native trees with Auckland Council. Students from Baverstock Oaks and Mission Heights Primary also completed planting in the area earlier in the day. Check out the planting efforts by visiting the reserve at the corner of Bellagio Way and Valderama Drive.
A group of Year 9 Mountains students and the Enviro Council headed to Tirititi Matangi on 3rd August. After an early start, students caught the ferry from downtown Auckland to the open bird sanctuary. Part of the day was to participate in a guided walk of the island. Over fifteen species of birds were viewed, including the Brown Teal, Korora, North Island Saddleback and Takahe, to name a few. Some of these birds can only be viewed on the island, as the pests on mainland inhibit their ability to survive.
Our special thanks to Mrs Carpenter, Mr Camage and Mrs Ramkumar for attending with the group.
Laiba Batool, Nandini Singh and Jamini Patel attended the New Zealand Spelling Bee Auckland semi-finals on Sunday, 7th August.
All three girls completed a written spelling test then competed against peers by spelling words verbally on stage. The words were extremely challenging!
Well done to Laiba, Nandini and Jamini for being in the top 200 student spellers in New Zealand.
Miss Shields and her team of Mission Heights Junior College students + staff have been working very hard during the holidays, and are proud to be presenting the 2016 School Production “POPSTARS: A 90’S Musical” on the following dates:
Wednesday 10th August at 7pm
Thursday 11th August at 7pm
Friday 12th August at 7pm
Saturday 13th August at 2pm
Saturday 13th August at 7pm
Cost: (Tickets are available for purchase at the MHJC reception)
Adults $15
Students: MHJC and Senior College $10
Children: Primary school and under $8
Family: 2 adults 2 children: $35
The production has your favourite 90’s hits from all of your favourite artists, including: Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, Spice Girls, NKTOB, Christina Aguilera, Boys to Men, MC Hammer, Mariah Carey and many more. With exciting dance routines and a hilarious plot, we hope that you will extend your support for students and staff by attending the production!
At the end of Term 2, students from the Enviro DEEP teamed up with the Manukau Beautification Trust and WaiCare to clean up the community. Within 45 minutes, the group had hauled rubbish out of the reserve at the corner of Valderama Drive and Bellagio Way.
Students were surprised how much inorganic waste was being dumped, including spare tyres and old camping equipment. Indeed, so much rubbish was pulled out, that the group filled two trailers!
The concept for the Year 10 Mountain students this year was called Eggsperiment. This started with them being given a normal egg to look after, dress and babysit. The highlight of this concept was when the students had the opportunity to hatch their own chickens from fertilized eggs.
They made their own incubators and researched about the optimal conditions for hatching and were pleased to announce that after a highly anticipated 21 days, they had 4 healthy inquisitive chicks.
After spending the first 2 weeks at school, the chicks have found a permanent home with Mrs Bartlett. Well done to all the proud parents!
As a part of their NCEA ‘Adventure in the Outdoors’ learning journey, Year 10 students from Water Whanau followed up a day of climbing at the Extreme Edge Rock Climbing facility yesterday with white water rafting sessions at the Vector Wero Whitewater Park today. The Wero facility is New Zealand’s first and only artificial white water facility. Students and teachers had a magnificent time!
Year 7 students enjoyed the Science Roadshow yesterday, which was hosted at Mission Heights Junior College. The showcase was a wonderful, interactive event that promoted science curiosity and hands-on learning!
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