ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 15, Term One, Week Three, 14 February 2020 Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland
As the end of Week Three here at Sunderland, I am pleased to report that most students are now in class, engaged with teaching and learning after the controls were put in place regarding the renamed COVID-19 [Coronavirus]. Five of our students are still caught in China, with only a handful confined at home until the fourteen day stand down is met. Otherwise, we are, so very pleased with how the start of the year has progressed.
As I begin my newsletter piece this week, three hundred or so College students got on buses this morning to travel to the Westwave pools, Henderson to compete in our annual swimming sports.
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With two new Houses and around fifty more students in the College, the competition will be fierce. Perhaps the most important race of the competition is the Leaders versus the Staff race. This is always a highlight of the day with loud House chanting and enthusiasm from all. I will inform the community of all of the results in next week’s newsletter.
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I wish to thank the community with regards our new parking and drop off rules. In general, the systems are working well and parents are respecting the ‘turn
left only’ signs.
My advice to all parents, is to either arrive before 2.45pm or after 3.20pm to minimise delays with the traffic around the school facility. I am also aware that some parents are parking in and around the local community. I do ask that you respect their parking rules and private company policy. Organisation for next week. Week Four
17 February to 23 February
Tuesday 18 February
12.10pm-12.40pm Year 7 Bootrix talk and form handout
Value of the Week: Honesty
12.40pm-1.10pm Year 8 HPV talk and form handout Wednesday 19 February
9.15am-2.15pm Yr 10 & Yr 11 English, Romeo and Juliet, Pop-up Globe, Ellerslie
Thursday 20 February
9.15am-2.15pm Yr 7, 8, 9, AS/A2 English/Eng Lit, Much Ado About Nothing, Pop-up Globe, Ellerslie
Friday 21 February
12.10pm-12.40pm Senior Assembly BCITO presentation
Please note that the Term Planner is now completed for the term and will be attached to the communication to the community on Friday. Any new events will be highlighted new in my organisation each week.
A new initiative has come out of the recent Parents and Friends meeting. Parents and Friends are offering a scholarship to assist an individual or group of current students to participate in an activity where extra finances are required to allow the activity to take place. These activities may include (but are not limited to) representative sports, music, the arts, or sponsorship. The criteria is that the student/s must be currently enrolled at ACG Sunderland and an application Form completed and signed.
Application forms are available at Reception.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
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P & F WS PICNIC
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Itinerant Music @ Sunderland
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Why should students learn an instrument? I could site a lot of research and statistics, or point out the clear link between high academic achievement and people who play instruments… But I’m just going to talk about the reasons I’ve come up with over the years as a Music teacher. 1. It’s fun. Simple as that. 2. It’s a social activity - playing music with others is a great feeling. 3. It’s a skill that you can always improve with - you can always become a better musician and learn. 4. You use rather a lot of your brain to play a piece of music. 5. It’s an emotional outlet. 6. You learn about patience, hard-work and self-discipline.
7. It’s part of our culture. It must be kept alive with new learners. 8. ‘Magic’ is maybe too strong a word - but a lot of what music does is transcendental.
9. It brings a connection to those who really listen to it. 10. It’s logical, systematic and creative.
I could go on… but you get the idea. I hope I have help convince you that learning an instrument might just be really beneficial for your child. At Sunderland we have teachers for voice, drums, guitar, bass, piano, violin, clarinet and saxophone. I hope you feel you would like to give your child a chance to enjoy music in a very personal way. Sean Martin-Bus: clarinet and saxophone (Monday mornings) Lyndell Wilson: piano (Tuesday mornings) Tam Scholes: guitar and bass (Tuesday mornings and (Friday afternoons) Siohbanne Thompson: violin Thursday afternoons) Kylie Todd: voice (Friday mornings) Chris Townsend (Friday midday)
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Primary Class Captains for Term One 1NC
Alysa Chen
1NG
Jayden Wei
1RW
Rex Yu
2AV
Carlos Yi
2/3SB
Georgia Mu
3WB
Scarlet Townshend
4LC
David-Ezra EmpeĂąo
5WB
Seren Westcott-Jones
6SL
Ray Chung
House Shield
TONG
House Leaders Findlay
Fleming
McDonald
Tom Donaldson & Lukas Wahl-Olsen
Eva Gosnell & Ormaan Singh
Abigail Cosgrove & Shayan Irani
Tong
Waitakare
Whenuapai
Ryan Melvin & Ray Chung
Ryan McConnell & Annabelle Tyler
Michael Law & Sophia Feng
Back Row: Lukas Wahl-Olsen, Tom Donaldson, Ray Chung, Michael Law, Ryan Melvin, Ryan McConnell, Ormaan Singh Front Row: Eva Gosnell, Shayan Irani, Sophia Feng, Annabelle Tyler & Abigail Cosgrove Pictured with Mr Nathan Villars, Campus Principal 6
College
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House Shield
WAITAKERE College Ball 2020
Sunderland Valentine’s Day Fundraiser We’re having Valentines day on Friday 21 February. Order forms coming out on Monday, available from Reception
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Chess @ Sunderland
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Dear fellow Sunderland parents! I am the father of a Year 8 student (Anya) here at ACG Sunderland and a professional Chess Coach. Last year I offered a free Chess Academy for advanced players only, As I had to reject some students, because their level was not high enough to follow what the class was doing, I will this year offer 2 different classes. Advanced Class: • Time: Tuesdays from 3.15pm - 4.15pm we have already had our first lesson with some of last year's students. • Location: T.B.A. (probably L10 or L11) • Class size: depending on the interest, but below 20. • To be accepted students will have to demonstrate a good understanding of Chess and should have successfully played in tournaments already. • Students will need to download the FREE Chessbase Viewer 2017 (https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download) as some additional material will be provided in the form of Chessbase databases. Intermediate Class: • Time Tuesday during lunch break, start date T.B.A. • Location: T.B.A. (probably L11) • Class size: depending on the interest, but below 20. • To be accepted students will have to know the rules of Chess and be comfortable playing against other students. • For this Class a $10 Stationary Fee will apply as all students will be supplied with workbooks. This fee will not be payable via the students accounts as I organize the workbooks myself. If your child(ren) have been at a ChessPower School Holiday Programme they should have these workbooks already, no fee would apply then. Please note that these classes are NOT suitable for Beginners, for these there are classes on Tuesday mornings for Primary students, (your child(ren) will have received a notice already) and College students could go to the student led Chess Club during Thursday's lunch break. Also, please note that the focus of the Academy Classes is on learning. If your child(ren) "just" want to play with their friends the above mentioned other options are the better choice. So if your child(ren) is/are interested, please send an email to sunderland.chess@gmail.com Kind regards Christoph Thurner FIDE Instructor
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Traffic Flow
Traffic Flow for ACG Sunderland Before and After School
Year 1,2 & 3 Parent Car Park ONLY
DROP OFF / PICK UP POINT
WAIPAREIRA AVE
Year 4,5,6, all College Parents Car Park and Buses
Year 4, 5, 6 and all College Parents Car Park
Bus Drop off and Pick Up
BUILDI NG STAFF Parking PARKIN G
Gymnas ium Year 1,2, & 3 Parents and Visitors Car Park
PLEASE DO NOT DROP YOUR CHILD OFF ON THE MAIN ROAD (WAIPAREIRA AVE) RIGHT IN FRONT OF ACG SUNDERLAND. THERE ARE YELLOW LINES IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. Reception Gate: (Opposite Smith and Smith Glass/VTNZ) • Parents who are dropping off Year One, Year Two and Year Three students please use this entry/exit only • It is imperative for the safety of our students and visitors to the school that you do not use the parking by Reception unless you are using the Mobility Parking and you are a permit holder • Exit of this car park out to Waipareira Ave will be left turn only.
Primary Gate: (Opposite Get Fed Food) • Parents who are dropping off Year Four, Year Five, Year Six, all College students and school buses please use this entry/exit only • Gates will be opened at 7.00am and closed again at 9.00am. In the afternoon the gates will be opened at 2.30pm • We have over fifty parking spaces in the Primary area • The basketball court next to the College playground at the back of the school will be used for our school buses who be dropping off and picking up our students in this area. There will be no parking here • Exit of this car park out to Waipareira Ave will be left turn only. Please remember: • • • •
The speed limit is 5kmph and I ask you to respect this. We wish to retain our 100% safety record. Keep your speed down, watch out for pedestrians and use the correct parking and drop off areas No overtaking on the road Always watch out for children Mobility Parking is parking only for those vehicles display a Mobility Parking Permit. 9
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2020 TERM DATES 23 and 24 January: Tutor Days. Senior students confirm subjects
• Parents / Caregivers and student meet with Homeroom Teacher/Form Tutor, • International Students Orientation
Term 1
Tuesday 28 January (Tue) – April 9 (Thu)
Term 2
April 28 (Tue) – June 26 (Fri)
Term 3
July 20 (Mon) – September 25 (Fri)
Term 4
October 12 (Mon) – December 4 (Fri)
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Lenco Schoolwear Shop has shifted to: 100/102 Central Park Drive, Henderson. Telephone: (09) 838 6164 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm January and February Opening Hours are: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am to 3.00pm Email: enquiries@isclenco.co.nz
School Office: Phone: 838 7070 Fax: 838 7040 Address: 6 Waipareira Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere 0610 Email: sunderland@acgedu.com Attendance: sunderlandattendance@acgedu.com Web: www.acgedu.com
The Kids at School Care afterschool programme has a 30 minute Homework Club. Available now before school programme care from 7.15 am to 8.30 am . Please contact Nanette Carillo on 021 265 3242 or email nanettecarillo@yahoo.com
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