Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, Auckland has been hit by another storm over the past couple of days, with high winds and heavy rain making any activities outside almost impossible. The students have done a wonderful job of adjusting to the inside. This heavy rain has also made driving even more difficult; this is including drop off and pick up at Sunderland. So I thought I would take some time in this week’s newsletter to go over our expectation of parents with regards to these processes again.
Let’s start with drop off. We expect every child to be onsite by 8.15am. Over the past couple of weeks, there have been many children not making our 8.30am start of school cut off, which then requires a late note from reception. I do ask parents please respect the 8.15am expectation. We encourage primary parents to use gate 1, and the primary asphalt to drop off your child and respect the 5km/hr driving limit.
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During pick up, we open the gates to the primary side at 2.30pm. We do ask that only parents picking up children in Years 0 2 arrive at this time, and not earlier, as your child does not leave school before 2.50pm. Please do not queue up before the gates open, as this inconveniences the businesses around us. The children in Years 3 4 are dismissed at 3.00pm and the rest of the school all leave at 3.10pm. Therefore, we ask that you not enter the school too early, to allow space for Iothers.personally
next week is: Mindfulness
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College and preschool parents use gate 2, the main block entrance. Please turn right and use the ‘drop off ’ zone outside the preschool. Preschool parents, please use the parks on the left hand side of the driveway.
ask you take on board this messaging , to try and reduce the pressure on our drop off and pick up times.
The quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.
Aspire. Succeed. Respect. Nathan ACGCampusVillarsPrincipalSunderlandValueforthe
On Friday, I am in Wellington at the Independent Schools Conference, and will certainly feed back to the community any gems of updated teaching theory. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
This week, the Junior Room children have been very creative in the outdoor area. They used half pipes and stands to make a double decker bus! Working together creates plenty of opportunities for collaboration and conversation learning between children.
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The Under 2s have enjoyed exploring their environment this week and finding more fun ways to play with the toys and build friendships with each other.
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This week, the Seniors room celebrated India’s Independence day. They made the Indian flag , sang the India’s National Anthem and learned the names of Indian languages. Children spent most of their time playing outside. They enjoyed many activities like number games, letters, cutting, pasting, writing, painting, messy play, music, and movement and family play.
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There’s a law which summarises the influences of pressure on performance, which I quite like. It is called the “Yerkes Dodson Law,” developed by two psychologists, Yerkes and Dodson. Basically, this law dictates how your performance in a particular matter is affected by your stress levels, or how “hyped” or excited you feel. As from the bell shaped curve, you could depict that a balance between a mid level amount of stress would provide you the best performance in studies, or any other situation. A low stress state might be a lack of motivation, whereas a high stress state could be a situation where you feel extremely anxious and obsessed over something. The most comfortable position to be in would be a balance between the two. Often, I find myself anxious over my potential grades and the smallest missteps. I am sure many other students, and even adults, have this “all or nothing” mindset. However, this way of thinking might fall into the far right side of the curve, causing the quality of your performance in a certain matter to decline greatly. It can also be difficult to get rid of this mindset, as we fear that we might fall into the opposite end of the curve, failing to achieve the results we hope to get (ironic!).
Preparing for Exams
Exams are right around the corner, and I am sure that many senior students, including myself, are feeling a little stressed. With the addition of discussions about selecting subjects and even admissions for future study, it has finally dawned on us how important these upcoming exams are. At this point, I can’t help but ask myself: “Will I pass?” or “Will I be good enough?”
However, we must realise the importance of taking care of ourselves, both physically and psychologically. Even if you were to study “all out,” at what point will you end up with burn out? Of course, sitting an exam while at your limit is not the way to go.
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Instead of using non renewable resources, we should switch to renewable resources to reduce carbon emissions.
On the other hand, do your best to keep your anxiety levels in check. Maybe you can take little breaks throughout a study session by petting your dog or even walking to the kitchen for a glass of water. Although it is paramount to ensure your mind is focussed on your studies right now, we also need to ensure that it gets the rest it requires so it can work properly again! In other words, attempting an “all nighter” is just not desirable in many ways, as the negative impacts it has on your health just does not balance with the extra little study you might have Overall,acquired.the pressure to perform well in exams might not be the best source of motivation for you at the moment. Just think about it. Will constantly stressing over exams really help you? Perhaps you need to take a rest, listen to some music, or sit down with your friends and chat about something you truly enjoy. Go take the necessary break!
By Jessica Liu - Year 12 ‘No Planet B’ Fossil Fuels
you have a particular class or subject that you just don’t enjoy or care enough about. Sometimes giving yourself a little pressure in this situation can help, or even reminding yourself the benefits which come out of this subject, apart from a potential grade. All the subjects we choose from are unique in their own way.
College Enough about this graph that looks like it had been whipped straight out of Mr Gottard’s Physics classes. So, how can we help ourselves perform the best that we can, as well as ensuring that we are enjoying what we do and that we also have the motivation to keep Perhapsgoing?
Let’s start with the basics. What are fossil fuels? Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals; they can be burned for energy, which is our use for them. Fossil fuels are non renewable resources which means we need to wait for them to form which can take millions of years, this is not ideal because fossil fuels cannot renew as fast as we use them up, meaning eventually we will run out. Fossil fuels are responsible for 3/4 of the carbon emissions in the past twenty years. Why should we stop? Well, you already know fossil fuels play a large role in climate change, if we want to slow climate change, it is likely only going to happen if we minimise or completely stop using fossil fuels. There are better alternatives which are renewable and do little to no harm to the environment. Some examples are: solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass from plants and, hydropower from flowing water.
By Maggie Chen - Year 9
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Chess Olympiad Performance I won six games, drew one and lost two leaving me on an individual score of 6.5 out of 9. One of the players I beat was a Women’s FIDE Masters from Denmark with a rating of almost 2000 (my rating at the time was around 1600 (it should be going up soon due to my performance in the tournament) and the player I drew against was a Women’s FIDE Master from Malaysia with a rating of around 1900. As I scored more than 65% out of 9 games, I qualified for conditional Women’s FIDE Master which means I will automatically get the Women's FIDE Master title once I reach a rating of 1900. After this tournament my rating should be almost at a rating of As1700.ateam, the women’s team came 67th out of 161 (162 if I include Pakistan who pulled out. By Anya Thurner Year 10
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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.
Lost Property We are accumulating an awful lot of lost property – uniforms, drink bottles, lunch boxes, shoes etc.
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.
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Please ensure that ALL your child’s belongings are labelled with their name.
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.
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
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 12 NoticesSchool Trophies & Cups If you were presented with a school trophy or cup at last years prizegiving, it is time to dust them off and bring them back to school. You can drop these off to the School Reception on any school day during the hours of 9.00am and 3.30pm. All trophies and cups must be returned no later than Friday 28 October Please DO NOT bring these in on the weekend and leave them outside.
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This term, the student leadership team is proud to present a new measure to recognize students who embrace their sense of house spirit, the House Spirit Certificates and Badges! When students are seen to be displaying pride, enthusiasm, leadership and participation during House meetings and events, they can be awarded a House Spirit Certificate by that teacher. Once a student has accumulated ten of these certificates, they can hand them into reception, and then they will receive a House Spirit Badge at assembly.
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ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 17 NoticesSeniorTutorials 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.
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Sunderland on Service at ACG Sunderland
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:
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).
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 19 Ground Crew Lenco School Wear Shop 40 Patiki TelAucklandAvondaleRoad098386164 Open2022 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 Lenco website https://lenco.space/schoolwear/school wear acg sunderland/ 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. 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. 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 Staff Emails Email format for staff Firstname.Surname@acgedu.comis: 2022 Term Dates Term 1: 26 Jan to 14 April Term 2: 2 May to 1 July Term 3: 25 July to 23 September Term 4: 10 October to 6 December 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!Nocash 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.