ACG Sunderland Newsletter - 14 October 2022

ACG SUNDERLAND WINGS NEWSLETTER

Vol 18, Term Four, Week One, 14 October 2022

Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland,

Welcome back to Term Four, and a huge welcome to the twelve new students that started at ACG Sunderland this term too.

We welcomed these students at the Primary and College assemblies where they received their certificates and badges for their blazer.

I’m sure all our new students will enjoy the Sunderland experience.

Spring is here with flowers blooming and lawns growing like they are on steroids. Term Four also means Summer Uniforms for both the Primary and College. I have taken a couple of photos, so all parents are aware of what unform is expected this time of the year.

This can all be purchased at Freedom2Play – previously called Lenco.

Term Four also means examinations, with the Cambridge Exams having already begun during the holidays.

As I began this newsletter, our Checkpoint Examinations in both the Primary (Year 6) and College (Year 9) have just begun.

Unfortunately, we were unable to run this set of examinations last year, due to Covid Therefore, it’s wonderful these young students are being exposed to an international assessment.

If you are coming into school, please be respectful of the instructions and potential room changes that are taking place to accommodate the exams.

Over the break our primary Chess team took part in the national Competition held in Christchurch this year. Our junior team did very well, securing 5th place overall.

On Monday morning , we recognized the teams wonderful result with each of them receiving a Principals Badge.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Aspire. Succeed. Respect.

Nathan Villars

Campus Principal

ACG Sunderland

Value for next week is:

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Early Learning School

Under 2’s Room

Summer is coming. We would like to put our hats on and bask in the sunshine.

Junior Room

For Term 4, our junior room here at ACG Sunderland Early Learning School is focusing on physical development. The huge part of our programmes for junior room is centered around the child’s physical development and growth, including gross and fine motor skills. A way in which we ensure children are developing skills essential for their gross development is through interactive, well planned group times which focus on this learning and development.

Through physical development the children are gaining control and knowledge of their bodies and what their capabilities are. They gain the confidence and self esteem which will support them in other areas of their learning, including social competency. As children become aware of their bodies, they begin to learn how to control their bodies which encourages the concentration needed for mat time learning and interactions.

Early

Senior Room

Kia Ora e te whanau,

The weather has been great this week, which encouraged the Senior room tamariki to enjoy the outdoor area in planting seeds for our garden, exploring water play and other activities that interest them.

The letter sound of the week is ‘B’, and the children love all the creative activities that involved beading, painting , and drawing pictures of objects and animals which start with this letter sound. Sia, who started this week, and her whanau were welcomed into our Senior room.

1 Assembly

Continuous Basketball Training

Training never stops at ACG Sunderland.

Orchestra

The orchestra is beginning to sound really good! They will make their debut performance at this Year’s Primary Performance Arts Showcase coming up in week 5 of this term.

Term 3 Chess Results

1st

1st

After months of training and study, Laud Carr Year 9 passed the New Zealand Surf Life Savings Bronze Award and is now a qualified Surf Lifeguard. The award consisted of a timed 400 meter swim, tows with a surf tube (rescue floatation device), written 90 minute exam covering everything from risk management to signals, water conditions and patrol administration, a practical first aid examination including CPR, radio communications and to finish off a run swim run at Piha with a tube rescue (where the water was very cold on Sunday).

Laud will be a volunteer surf lifeguard at Bethells Beach when the season starts on Labour weekend, and you may even see him in the IRB rescue boats as a crew person when the surf gets too big for swim rescues.

Congratulations Laud

Midsummer Night's

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Notices

Arrival at School

Please be reminded that school starts at 8.30am. Students must arrive by 8.15am and they will be marked absent if they are not in class by 8.30am.

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.

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.

Please do not order your child’s lunch from any other sources and have it delivered to the school. All lunch orders must be done through our contracted food supplier.

Lunch orders need to be ordered via our website prior to 8.30am on the day required. Please do not go to the café and order over the counter.

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.

Notices

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:

Ground

Freedom2Play School Wear Shop

40

Avondale

Auckland

Tel 09 838 6164

Open

Tuesday, Thursday from 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturday from 9.00am to 1.00pm

Closed Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Public Holidays

As a reminder all school uniform continues to be available for purchase online on our Freedom2Play website freedom2play.co.nz/collections/schoolwear schools acg sunderland school

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.

Staff Emails

Email format for staff is: Firstname.Surname@acgedu.com

Sunderland Second-Hand Uniform Shop

The shop is open. Please ask at reception for access. We are taking good quality uniform items for the second hand shop. Blazers must be dry cleaned.

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.

Lost Property

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

2022 Term Dates

Term 3: 25 July to 23 September

Term 4: 10 October to 6 December

2023 Term Dates

Term 1: 26 January to 6 April

Term 2: 26 April to 30 June

Term 3: 24 July to 22 September

Term 4: 9 October to 8 December

2024 Term Dates

Term 1: 25 January to 12 April

Term 2: 29 April to 27 June

Term 3: 22 July to 27 September

Term 4: 14 October to 3 December

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.