ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term Two, Week Six, 10 June 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, This week we held Cross Country, where the entire school except for the preschool, engaged in our annual fun event. With nearly 600 students involved with the event, it is a similar size to Athletics Day. Mr Keen and the PE staff, plus the Sports Council and the College Leaders, all arrived around 7.00am on Wednesday to assist in setting up the course. We were able to run four periods before lunch and then, after a quick food stop and break, each year group took their turn to race around the course. Some students are fitter than others, but most people participated and gave it a go. There are some who are all-out competitors, and others for whom just completing the course is a real achievement, too. Here at Sunderland, it is all about the House Competition; the number of laps you can complete for the House Relay!
At Orange Level, ACG Sunderland is working hard to protect our students and staff. All students and staff must wear a face mask in common areas like hallways, the library, reception, decks, Atrium/ Wings Café, and assemblies held in the gymnasium. To protect yourself and the Sunderland community please keep up healthy habits like social distancing where possible, stay home if unwell, hand sanitizing or washing hands, coughing or sneezing into your elbow, keeping doors/ windows open where possible to improve ventilation, and keep up with your vaccinations.
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After all the running was over, it was over to the lower field to complete in the Tug-ofWar, which is perhaps the highlight of the day. Next Friday we will publish the results. Thank you to all the parents who respected our restricted parking on the day. We appreciate it was challenging - however the health & safety of the children is always paramount. Also, this week, we recognised those students who were top in each subject and who were most improved in our recent examination session. Congratulations to all our successful students, but also to all our students, as most did a fantastic job with the internal examinations. This year, we also had a new award for those students who had the highest aggregate across all their subjects. As always, the student body celebrates the successes of these students enthusiastically. It’s hard to believe, but this is not the culture of most schools in New Zealand, where the ‘Tall Poppy’ is always knocked down. Here at Sunderland, we have established a culture where it is good cool to try hard and do your best! Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Courage
The ability to do something that frightens one; bravery. 2
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Under 2 Room The Under 2s aren't letting winter stop us from enjoying the outdoors! This week, we explored water play outside and had a great time playing together with sea creatures in warm, soapy water.
Junior Room This week the Junior Room children have been immersing themselves in science experiments with salt, ice, and water, watching how the salt dissolves the ice to form crystal-like structures. They have been enjoying music and movement during their meeting times, making large circle movements up down, slow and fast. We have welcomed a few new children into the Junior Room and they are settling in very well!
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Primary Science Week The theme for Primary Science Week this year is Antarctic Science. When one considers the rise in global temperatures, disrupted weather patterns, climate change and the ensuing threat to our polar regions, understanding the science and fragility of our Antarctic has never been more pertinent. During this week, our primary school children conducted a number of activities and were engaged in a series of experiences that will raise their knowledge, awareness, and understanding of our precious Antarctica.
Ocean Acidification C02 Experiment
Science Week Prize Winners Congratulations to the winners: Year 4 - Emily Han 4SMI Year 6 - Kian Michael-Jacques 6LIM Year 5 - Emily Luo - 5BAK Pictured is Kian Michael-Jacques and Emily Han with their prize-winning work.
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The Lower Primary had a visit from Science in a Van for Science Week. There was lots of laughter and interaction, and the children had a great time.
Primary Sports Cluster Cross Country On Wednesday 1st June, Mr Baker took a small team to the Henderson Primary Sports Cluster Cross Country Event. All the children tried their best and were amazing representatives for ACG Sunderland. For the first time ever, an ACG student won one of the age group races! Georgia Mu won the 8-year-old girls race (pictured below). Congratulations! We also had another top 10 finish, with Blake McKeown coming 4th in the 8-year-old boys.
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Auckland Cross Country Championships On Thursday 2nd June, a team of five represented our school in the U14 boys Auckland Cross Country Championships, at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga. The conditions were not ideal with mud and rain, but this often happens in winter cross country. Almost 100 runners from Auckland schools competed in the race and our team gave 100% to finish eleventh in the three-man-team event. Personally, I enjoyed representing the school in this tough, yet fun event and hope that next year we can get more people to compete from our school, so we can compete in the six-man-team event. Also, thanks to all the staff who helped make this possible for us, and big thanks to Mr Devereux for taking us and looking after us during the event.
Kona Kelly 7GRN Nikko Kelly 9RED Ruiqi Zhang 9ORG Nicholas Qin 9ORG Lucas Li Howe 9ORG
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"No Planet B" Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution has become one of the most damaging environmental issues. As rapid production of disposable plastic has been increasing, it overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with the plastic. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where rubbish collection systems are often inefficient or non-existent. Countries with low recycling rates have trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Who owns reusable water bottles? Using reusable items such as water bottles and lunch boxes are good for the environment but are they doing as much as we anticipated? Well, the answer is no. They haven’t made that much of a change in the environment because there are many other forms of disposable plastic that we use in our everyday lives such as food packaging and many more. How can we change that you may be asking? In fact, there are many ways we can reduce pollution but I’ll just list a few of them. First, you can recycle your rubbish more carefully, if you use a car that runs on fuel you could aim to get an electric car in the future, and in the meanwhile use bikes or scooters, you could even walk! All of these things will make a change if everyone contributes, but it will take time for all of the single use plastic to be seriously reduced or even gone. The first piece of plastic was made in 1907 – more than a century ago, however, if we work to use less plastic in our daily lives we will definitely make a huge change in way less than a century.
By Ghazal Sandhu - Year 8
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ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Cross Country On this past Wednesday, we had Cross Country and the entire school took part. From the primary to the upper college, it was a great time, with encouragement, support and helping the young primary students out. Members of the Sports Council ran with the year ones and twos, amongst many other things to ensure the day would run smoothly. They arrived at 7:00am in the morning to set up and left late, at 4:30, to pack up. All of the gazebos, the course, and the fun interactive activities along the way, were set up by the Sports Council – and I think we owe them, and all of the PE teachers a big thank you. The many house activities were also a huge success. The relay was very exciting to watch, and many people completed multiple laps wearing their brightly coloured house shirts for extra points. The Tug-of-War was yet another house activity, and is always heaps of fun and the highlight of many students’ day. We are unsure at this point which house took out the win; but it looked as though from the relay; Tong was on top. In conclusion, the day was a huge success, and almost everyone participated in one way or another. It is awesome that our school is so focused on having a communal atmosphere at these events, and not just a competitive one for the students who take these sporting days more seriously. In the end, everyone had fun as the weather stayed sunny and dry and there were many smiling and cheering faces in the crowds.
By Zyna Sen and Amelia Lee, - Year 10
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Notices
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Lost Property We are accumulating an awful lot of lost property – uniforms, drink bottles, lunch boxes, shoes etc. Please ensure that ALL your child’s belongings are labelled with their name. It can become very expensive having to replace uniforms, lunch boxes and drink bottles on a regular basis.
Sundry Purchases If you are purchasing sundry items from Reception like calculators, badges etc, can you please ensure your child has the correct money as we do not have change at reception. We are unable to put these on your school account.
2nd Uniform Shop A reminder that the 2nd hand uniform shop is no longer sending cheques out or able to pay into your school account for uniform items sold on behalf. If you know you have uniform items in the shop to sell, please go to reception or ring the school with a bank account number to deposit the funds. No bank account number – no payment
Lunch Orders ACG Sunderland is a water only school and Lunch Orders will not provide any other drinks/ice blocks. If any drink or ice block items are ordered, this will be substituted for another item/s that is of the same value. 9
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Senior Tutorials
Tutorials are offered to students as a means to give extra support and guidance. The key to tutorials is be prepared. Examples of what you could get help with and what you should bring but not limited to • • • • •
Review past exam questions Specific questions related to the course Practice essays Questions on your coursework Teacher is reviewing a specific area you are not confident in.
The key is being specific, remember staff like it when you are proactive. The tutorial is the opportunity to look closely at the requirements of a piece of work with the guidance of a staff member.
KASC is offering an after school care fee discount to all the Sports players who will stay in KASC from Monday to Friday. Parents just need to sign an enrolment form as required by MSD & OSCAR. The discounted fee is $10 which include afternoon tea.
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This coming week will be the last week that Mrs Drummond’s collection tin will be at reception. Mrs Drummond is on the mend but it is going to be a long road of recovery for her. We are passing on all the best wishes from the children to her which is putting a big smile on her face. Mrs Drummond misses all her children here at ACG Sunderland.
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ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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TERM 2 CHARITY: What’s Up? Dear Parents and Caregivers In Term Two, ACG Sunderland is supporting What’s Up https://whatsup.co.nz/. What’s Up is a mental health charity that supports children and teens all throughout New Zealand, by offering advice and information about anything and everything that our kids are struggling with today. They offer 24/7 free advice through their hotline 0800 942 8787. We believe that mental health is very important in a person’s overall wellbeing, and hence are fundraising this term to help support them. Please encourage your children to participate in any of the fun activities going on throughout the term, and know it is also for a great cause. We will also recognise the kind donations made by announcing the Family names of those who donated (if they would like) in the weekly newsletter. This will ensure that no act of generosity goes unseen. To donate to What’s Up by credit card please complete the form attached and return it to reception or return it via email to sunderland@acgedu.com. If you prefer to complete a bank transfer, please use the following account and reference. ACG Sunderland account: 03 0252 0820953 00. “What’s Up” as the reference. Thank you for your support for the safety of our community.
The Student Leadership Team ACG Sunderland
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ACG Sunderland Ball Committee are fundraising – please support them!
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Sunderland on Service at ACG Sunderland Dear parents and students, as you maybe knowing service is a crucial value that should be practised by all ages. Here at Sunderland we want to recognise those who already do active selfless service at home or in their community, but most importantly we would like those who don’t really do active service to be given a chance and to be educated about service, and this can be reached through Sunderland On Service (S.O.S). What is our Mission statement? To develop the values of service and respect by helping others in our school and community. To actively contribute within our communities, display values of selflessness, enthusiasm and determination. How to get involved or get your badge? We will be putting up information about different activities that can be done on our notice board and will be posting more information soon. You can collect a sheet at reception to fill in with your hours or find it on blackboard, and it can be handed back to reception so that we can award you for your outstanding service. Anything you want to count as your hours should be done as a volunteer, meaning you shouldn’t be paid for doing it. Remember to keep the service age appropriate. Below is the information for the badges:
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Ground Crew Lenco School Wear Shop
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Sunderland Second-Hand Uniform Shop
40 Patiki Road Avondale Auckland Tel 09 838 6164
The shop is open. Please ask at reception for access.
2022 Open 10 January to 12 February Monday to Friday from 8.30am – 5.30pm Saturday from 9.00am – 3.00pm
Lost Property
From 12 February Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm Saturday from 9.00am to 1.00pm Closed Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday and Public Holidays As a reminder all school uniform continues to be available for purchase online on our Lenco website https://lenco.space/schoolwear/school-wear-acgsunderland/
We are taking good quality uniform items for the second-hand shop. Blazers must be dry cleaned.
All lost property can be found by the Second-Hand Uniform Shop. For your best interest, please name all clothing, lunch boxes and drink bottles, as we will return all named items to the student’s homeroom teacher.
School Contact Details School Office: Phone: 838 7070 Address: 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson Waitakere 0610 Email:
sunderland@acgedu.com
Attendance:
sunderlandattendance@acgedu.com
Web:
www.acgedu.com
Kids at School Care 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. Contact Beth Rivero for enrolment and fees information by email beth.rivero@gmail.com or Phone: 022 394 5743.
2022 Term Dates Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
26 Jan to 14 April 2 May to 1 July 25 July to 23 September 10 October to 6 December
Staff Emails Email format for staff is: Firstname.Surname@acgedu.com
Lunch Orders – From Libelle You can order your child's yummy and healthy lunches at www.lunchorders.co.nz. Cut off time for ordering same day is at 8.30am. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Lunch Orders team via email on lunchorders@libelle.co.nz or flick a message on the Lunch Orders FB Messenger. Happy Lunch Ordering! No cash-out service available.
Traffic- Safety Please note that numbered car parks are for staff. Please do not park in the numbered carparks.
Contacting School Bus Drivers
Please do not ring or text the drivers after 7.15am as they will not be checking their cell phones while they are driving. Thank you for your support. 21