Congratulations to ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ for competing at the South Island Table Tennis Championships in Dunedin over the school holidays. Tushan and his doubles partner took the silver medal overall in the Under 15 Boys Division. Well done Tushan! ๐
MHJC would like to welcome ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ (left) who begins this term as the Assistant Principal of Maunga/Mountains Whฤnau. Mrs Tuiletoa Tagaloa has come to us from St Paul’s College in Auckland, and will be teaching Physical Education and Global Studies.
๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ (right) has been appointed as our new Deputy Principal with schoolwide responsibilities. Ms Hunter has been an outstanding member of the MHJC staff since 2012, in both teaching and senior leadership roles and we look forward to her continuing to grow her greatness with us.
And finally, we wish to farewell and acknowledge the fantastic contribution ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ has made to MHJC since 2011. Ms Lambert begins her new position as Deputy Principal at Ormiston Senior College this term.
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Norah Mukalef presented her speech at the civic service at Stockade Hill this morning. She won the Anzac speech competition and her essay was selected in the secondary division.
MHJC also had three students who presented their winning poems at the Auckland War Memorial Museum to commemorate Anzac Day. Mohammad Dhalli, Abel Wee, and Faazil Muhammed all spoke incredibly well. Photo of the boys to come.
This past Wednesday was the highly anticipated Cultural Dress Day. Staff and students alway look forward to this annual celebration at MHJC.
Congratulations to all students (and staff) who took part on Wednesday and for the dedication that went into making some incredible costumes. Below are the winners. ๐
Best Girl in Traditional Wear – Kayla Jay (10M1)
Best Boy in Traditional Wear – Lucas Lu (7M1)
Best Boy in Passion Wear – Luke Bourne (9M1)
Best Group – The 4 Games (Forest)
And finally, congratulations to Maunga/Mountains Whฤnau for winning overall.
The Executive Council showcased the school’s stunning ๐ค๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ at Monday’s Celebration Assembly.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ข is a traditional woven Mฤori cloak that is made from muka (flax fibre). The korowai worn by the Executive Council are called kahu huruhuru, as they are woven with feathers and Mฤori band. In modern times, Mฤori cloaks are a mantle of prestige and honour. They are symbolic of leadership and include the obligation to care for the people and environment. They have been gifted to Te Kura Mana Ake (MHJC) and the Executive Council.
A special thank you to Mr Morrison, Mrs Hewlett, Miss Tipene, Miss Katafono, Mrs Hohepa, Matua Leeroy and the Puru Whฤnau, for their collective and time consuming effort that was put into these beautiful kahu huruhuru for our kura.
Welcome to the final week of Term 1. We wish everyone a relaxing and safe upcoming break.
The Term 1 Newsletter has now been emailed out to the community and can also be found on our school website.
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The MHJC Production is coming up in Term 3 and we would like to introduce one of our key sponsors . . .
๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 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.
A note for our whฤnau.
The East Auckland Talanoa Ako is this Thursday 4th April at 6pm at MHJC. This is a workshop about NCEA and Careers and Vocational Pathways.
This past Thursday was MHJC’s annual ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ and Inter-whฤnau competition. Students swam exceptionally well and displayed great sportsmanship throughout the day. Congratulations to Maunga/Mountains Whฤnau for their Swimming Sports win.
Year 10 students in Wai/Water Whฤnau travelled to Okahu Bay today for the outcome of their SOS Wai World context.
Students rotated through activities which included water testing, science grid observations, and water rescues. The highlight was learning about and participating in Waka Ama. Despite some rain, students and staff had a great day out in the Waitemฤta Harbour.
