ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 16, Term Three, Week Four, 14 August 2020
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland What a difference a day makes!
There we all were, relaxing at home at the end of Tuesday, when out of the blue – an announcement that Auckland was moving to an Alert Level 3 lockdown for the next three days! I spent the next two hours on the phone making sure Sunderland was prepared for such a quick turnaround and that staff, parents and students were ready for virtual lessons beginning on Thursday morning at 8.30am. At this time, I wish to thank you all for your understanding as we unpack (yet again) our online/virtual programme. We are also mindful of our senior students particularly, who are in their last term of learning before they hopefully sit their external Cambridge Examinations in late October and November. As I write my newsletter this morning, we have not yet heard from the Prime Minister what the Government plans are regarding continuing this Auckland lockdown. As soon as we do, I will communicate with you all regarding our planning, etc.
Currently, weekend sport is not yet confirmed and therefore coaches and managers will let teams know what is happening. However, with social distancing and groups of less than 10, I would find it hard to see how sport will take place without the lifting of an Alert level.
Senior Fire and Ice Ball Tickets available now
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
On Monday at the College Assembly, announcements were made with regard our Associate Leaders for 2020. Associate Leaders are your aspiring year 10 students who take on a learning/supporting role in Term Three and then carry out all student leadership roles in Term Four – particularly the service and/or charity. Special congratulations to the students below who were selected.
Fleming – Amelie Villars & Anjika Sharma Findlay – Vasundhara Chitti & Daniela Jaikumar Macdonald – David Shun & Sanjana Katte Tong – Natasha Woolley & Shreya Prasad Whenuapai – Cedric Siriwardana & Erica Cai Waitakere – Shaldrick Adhar & Celine Young I am confident they will do a superb job in 2020 and beyond. Congratulations to everyone concerned, as ACG Sunderland raised over $1,500 for the Starship Foundation at last Friday’s movie night – what an outstanding achievement. Thanks again for everyone’s contribution. Thank you again everyone for your support in this very challenging time. Kindest regards
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
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ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Primary Students of the Week 1NC 1NG 1RW 2AV 2-3SB 3WB 4LC 5KB 6SL
Amelia Cutler David Liang Raphael Jin Carlos Yi Aaron Wang Aryan Hotaki Evelyn Law Jayana Prasad Rochelle Pillai
Honour Certificate
Lucas Wang, 2AV
Mila West, 2-3SB
Whenuapai
Carlos Yi, 2AV
Samuel Qiao, 4LC
Primary School Trophy
Yanyi Shao, 2AV
Harsha Ganta, 4LC
New Students
A warm welcome to Molly Browne who joined Year Two this week. A bubbly and enthusiastic young girl who is already showing great promise.
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Primary Chess
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Last week our Primary chess club went to the Henderson Cluster Tournament for the day where they showed their talents playing a range of other schools. Chess has proven to expand cognitive skills such as concentration, patten recognition, decision making, algebraic and geometric thinking, spatial reasoning and critical thinking. We offer the option for your child to join our Chess Clubs at Primary and College levels. If your child would like to join, please contact our chess coach, Christoph Thurner at brackelchess@gmail.com
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Associate Leaders
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
A big congratulations to the new Year Ten Associate Leaders who were announced at assembly this week. These Year Tens are amazing role models; showing courtesy and respect, academic application, co-curricular involvement and being involved in the holistic life of our school.
Amelie & Anjika Fleming
Celine & Shaldrick Waitakere
Daniela & Vasundhara Findlay
Erica & Cedric Whenuapai
Sanjana & David McDonald
Natasha & Shreya Tong 5
Teacher Notices
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Jazz Band and String Theory Video Performances Kia Ora, Alas, we’re at a stage where we can’t perform to live audiences again. Which is a shame because of all the hard work or musicians have been putting in this term. But to give you a taster of what some performances would have been like here’s some YouTube links. Please do have a listen. ACG Sunderland Jazz Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=479TsRyEQeM String Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrK11s1kb1I Kindest regards Daniel O’Connor Head of Music
College Badminton With the Government announcement last night regarding Covid 19 - Level 3, please be advised the Waitakere Badminton Secondary Schools Tournament is currently on hold and the Waitakere Badminton Centre will be closed until further notice. This is to comply with Government regulations and most importantly everyone's safety and health. As more news comes to hand we'll keep you updated, however in the interim, no further games until further notice. There will also be no training on Thursday until further notice. Kindest regards Michelle Ngoh International Dean 6
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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Ground Crew
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Lenco School Wear Shop
Sunderland Second-Hand Uniform Shop
40 Patiki Road Avondale Auckland Tel 09 838 6164
The shop is open. Please ask at reception.
We will continue to use the entrance at number 44 Patiki Road to access our shop site at number 40 Patiki road until further notice as the site works are taking longer than anticipated– note access is very clearly sign posted to avoid any confusion.
Winter opening hours Monday 8.30am – 4.30pm Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm
We are taking good quality uniform items for the second-hand shop. Blazers must be dry cleaned.
Lost Property All lost property can be found by the Second-Hand Uniform Shop.
In your interests, please name all clothing, lunch boxes and drink bottles, as we will return all named items to the students’ homeroom teacher.
As a reminder, all school uniform continues to be available for purchase online on our Lenco website https://lenco.space/schoolwear/. .
Contact Details
Kids at School Care
Email:
sunderland@acgedu.com
Kids at School Care operates in G02, Monday to Friday from 7.00am to 8.20am and 3.10pm to 5.45pm. They also run a Holiday Programme.
Attendance:
sunderlandattendance@acgedu.com
Web:
www.acgedu.com
Contact Haydee Cos on 021 161 6256 for enrolment and fees information or email haydeecos@yahoo.com
Staff Emails Email format for staff is: Firstname.Surname@acgedu.com
School Office: Phone: 838 7070 Address: 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson Waitakere 0610
2020 Term Dates Term 3: Term 4:
20 July to 25 September 12 October to 4 December
Senior Ball Tickets for the Fire and Ice ball will available from Monday 3 August.
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