ACG WINGSSUNDERLANDNEWSLETTERVol18,TermThree,WeekFour,19August2022 Open Day – Saturday 17 September 2022 10.30am – 2.30pm 亲爱的桑德兰家长和朋友们 在 过去的几天里，奥克兰又遭受了暴风雨的袭击，大风 大雨使得户外活动无法进行。学生们在适应室内活动方 面做得很好。 这场大雨也使得驾驶变得更加困难，这包括在桑德兰学校的上下学接送。 因此，我 想在本周的周报中花些时间，再次回顾一下我们对家长在这些过程中的期望。 让我们从早上的送孩子开始。我们希望每个孩子都能在早上8点15分之前到达学校。 在 过去的几周里，有很多孩子没有在8点30分之前到达学校，这就需要接待处出具迟 到通知。我想请家长们尊重8点15分到校的要求。 我们鼓励小学家长使用1号 门和小学操场来接送孩子，并遵守5公里 /小时的驾驶限制。
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 2 Aspire. Succeed. Respect. Nathan ACGCampusVillarsPrincipalSunderlandValueforthe next week is: Mindfulness The quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. 中学部和幼儿园的家长使用2号门，即主楼入口。请右转并使用幼儿园外的“下车” 区域。幼儿园家长请使用左侧的停车位。 在接孩子期间，我们会在下午2点30分开放小学一侧的大门。我们要求只有接0 2年 级孩子的家长在这个时间达到，不要提前，因为您的孩子在下午2点50分之前不会 离开学校。请不要在大门打开之前排队，因为这将给我们周围的商家带来不便。 三年 级至四年级的孩子在下午3点放学，学校的其他学生都在下午3点10分离开。因 此，我们要求您不要太早进入学校，以便为其他人留出空间。 我个人希望您能接受这一信息，以尽量减少我们在接送上下学时间段的压力。 周五，我将在惠林顿参加私立学校会议，我将反馈任何最新的教学理论给社区。 祝大家周末愉快！
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 3 Early Learning SchoolUnder2’sRoomJuniorRoom 本周，幼儿班的孩子们在户外活动区发挥了极大的创 造力。他们用半根管子和支架做了一辆双层巴士！他 们通过不断的努力，为在分工合作期间的对话创造了 大量的机会。 本周，两岁以下的孩子们很喜欢探索他们的环境，找到更多有趣的方法来玩玩具，并 相互建立友谊。
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 4 Early Learning SchoolSeniorRoom 本周，学前班教室里庆祝了印度独立日。他们制作了印度国旗，唱起了印度国歌，并学 习了印度名字。孩子们大部分时间都在外面玩。 他 们喜欢许多活动，如数字游戏，字母， 剪 纸，粘贴，写作，绘画，游戏，音乐，运动和家庭游戏。
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 5 Primary1HOC Greg Meng 1BTR – Chloe Zhoe 1GLC – Ian Huang 1CAR – Allison Wang 2SHA – Eason Sun 2ZOU – Wallace Jin 3YAN Leevin Lek 3SEA – Olivia He 3HAS – Johnny Zhao 4SMI – Yanyi Shao 4RYN – Eva Sun 5RIC – Shyla Wang 5BAK – Austin Xu 6DOO – Jeikishan Shankar 6LIM - Mark Lu Maths Week Winners Congratulations to the Lolly Jar winner Eva Sun 4RYN with a perfect guess of 287
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 6 PrimaryBigger, Better, Brighter Show with Years 1, 2 and 3 Perform Education Musical Show Lower Primary Trophy Winner Lucas Qu - 1CAR Upper Primary Trophy Winner Aaron Wang – 4RYN
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!).
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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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?”
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?
By Maggie Chen - Year 9
Instead of using non renewable resources, we should switch to renewable resources to reduce carbon emissions.
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.
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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.
By Jessica Liu - Year 12 ‘No Planet B’ Fossil Fuels
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!
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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ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 11 Notices 二手校服店 温馨提示，二手校服店不再寄出支票，也不再能够代销您寄存在学校的 校服。如果您知道商店里有校服要出售，请前往接待处或将费用转入学 校银行账户。 不提供银行帐号 - 没有付款 午餐订购 ACG桑德兰是一所只提供水的学校，午餐订单将不再提供任何饮料/棒冰。 如果订购了任何饮料或棒冰项目，我们将替换为其他相同价值的项目。 失物招领 我们积累了大量的失物 校服，饮料瓶，午餐盒，鞋子等。 请确保您孩子的所有物品都贴上他们的名字。 定期更换校服，午餐盒和饮料瓶会变得非常昂贵。 杂项购买 如果您在前台购买杂物，如计算机，徽章等，请您确保您的孩子有正确 的钱，因为我们在前台没有零钱。 我们无法将这些物品记入您的学校账户。
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 12 NoticesSchool Trophies & Cups 如果你在去年的颁奖典礼上获得了学校的奖杯或奖牌，现 在是时候把它们掸掉灰尘并带回学校了。 你可以在任何一天的上午9点和下午3点半的时间里把这 些东西送到学校接待处。 所有的奖杯必须在10月28日星期五之前归 还。 请不要在周末把这些东西带进来并放在外面。
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House Spirit Certificates and Badges
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 Notices 高中辅导课程 辅助课程是提供给高中部学生额外的学科指导。重点是同学们要有准备而来参加。 带着你的问题而来， 你不仅限于以下方面可以获得帮助，如 • 复习过去的考试题 • 与课程相关的特定问题解疑 • 实践论文 • 关于课程的问题 • 老师审查你的具体科目的薄弱项 学习是需要主动的，记住老师希望你主动一些。问题要具体。这些辅助课程是你在相 应科目的老师指导下认真研究每个课件要求的一个很好的机会。
ACG09Sunderland8387070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland 18 Notices Sunderland on Service at ACG Sunderland 亲爱的家长和同学们，你们可能知道服务是一个重要的价值观，应该被所有年龄的人 来 实践。在桑德兰，我们希望表彰那些已经在家里或者社区中积极无私服务的人，但 重要的是，我们希望那些没有真正从事积极服务的人有机会接受有关服务的教育，而 这可以通过Sunderland On Service (SOS)来达到。 我 们的使命宣言是什么？ 通过在学校和社区帮助他人来发展服务和尊重的价值观。 在我们的社区中积极贡献，展现无私，热情和决心的价值观。 如何参与或获得您的徽章？ 我 们将在我们的公告板上发布有关可以进行不同活动的信息，并将进一步公布更多信 息。您可以在前台处领取表格或者在Blackboard上填写您的工作时间，然后将其交还 给前台，以便我们奖励您的出色服务。 任何你想算作你的工作时间的事情都应该作为志愿者来完成，这意味着你不能因为做 这些而获得报酬。请记住保持适当的服务年龄。 以下是获得徽章的信息：
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.