ACG Sunderland Newsletter - 21 October 2022

ACG SUNDERLAND WINGS NEWSLETTER

Vol 18, Term Four, Week Two, 21 October 2022

Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland,

It’s the end of Week Two and we are heading into a long weekend. This will be an opportunity for the Cambridge students, Lower College and Upper Primary to have an extended period to do some extra study/revision before next week.

The internal exams begin on Tuesday and run for the entire week. Students and parents should expect results to begin to be released in week four. I know the students have been preparing well for the assessments and I personally wish them all the very best.

The Cambridge students continue their examination journey, with the final exams taking place on November 17th. Again, I wish all our seniors all the very best as they navigate their journey too.

On Tuesday, we presented a number of students with Distinction certificates for the Australian Mathematics competitions. Ms Ngoh explained to me that over 250,000 students sit these tests each year, so I was very pleased with the number of students from ACG Sunderland who were recognised.

I wish to highlight two students in particular. Tomas Zou from Year Seven got a High Distinction, making him a top 5% candidate. From Year Ten, Ethan Fung's result actually placed him the top 1% in the competition. Special congratulations to those two students!

I know our little Year Three’s will be really looking forward to their annual overnight camp at Kelly Tarlton's. It is always a very special event for them and an event which, for the last two years, our students have missed out on due to Covid. So 2022 is even more special I know there will be wonderful photos for the newsletter next week.

For those of you who have some Learners Support in the Primary School, you will be aware that Jan Drummond has now returned from her extreme time away from school due to a serios injury. She is starting back for a few hours a day so you will see her around.

Aspire. Succeed. Respect.

Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland

Value for next week is:

Accountability

The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.

Early Learning School

Under 2’s Room

This week, we are celebrating Diwali. We decorated diyas, coloured rangoli, and made Diwali cards. We applied henna mehndi to our arms and feet!

Junior Room

This week, the children of the Junior Room have also been immersed in the learning and celebration of the Indian festival Diwali. We have been fortunate to have lovely parents to come in and share their knowledge of Diwali with the children. The children have experienced how to make and decorate their own Diyas, a clay candle holder, have Henna designs on their hands or feet and make their own delicious Coconut Laddu to share with each other. We wish you all a prosperous Diwali!

Early Learning School

Senior Room

Our week was full of celebration together with our children and their families. We provided lots of opportunities for the children to learn about the festival, and the meaning and importance of Diwali celebration.

Next week is Diwali festival and the preschool children are very excited to celebrate the Indian festival of lights. On this occasion, children decorated the Diya's (candle holder), made the Lantern, made the Rangoli pattern and watched the Diwali festival story. Children also made the Indian sweet the coconut Laddu.

The Lower Primary trophy went to Ada Liu 1CAR this week

Week 2 Assembly

1BTR - Thimunie Ho

1CAR - Julia Wang

1HOC - Aiden Tao-Li

1GLC - Layla Tang

2SHA - Shayaan Nath 2ZOU - Wallace Jin

3HAS - Alysa Chen

3SEA - Jayden Wei

4SMI - Karen Yan

5RIC - Angela Zhou

6DOO - Evelyn Law

3YAN - Ricky Kundu

4RYN - Emilyn Li

5BAK - Preston Tan

6LIM - George Watts

1BTR - Casey Nguyen for being a hardworking and respectful class member.

1HOC - Timmy Zhang for settling so well into 0HOC class, well done.

1CAR - Jocelyn Chen for showing confidence in participating in class activities and group work.

1GLC - Jasmine Cheng for using rich language in her holiday writing.

2SHA Zane Luo for progress in writing explanatory texts.

2ZOU Hedy Yan for making good progress in reading.

3HAS Yannis Lee for always being a helpful student.

3YAN Maebh Lambarth for excellent progress in reading.

3SEA Terrance Wu for his focus and hard work in class.

4RYN Deanna Patel for always being positive with a fantastic attitude towards learning.

4SMI Jeremy Zhang for improving his reading and focussing on his work.

5BAK Scarlet Townshend for going up 50% in her basic facts from term 1 to term 4

5RIC - Fiona Lin for making great progress in all areas of her learning

6LIM - Kourtney Ataya for showing determination when preparing and doing her absolute best for exams.

6DOO - Amy Deng for excellent focus during examination revision.

Primary House Shield Waitakere

Primary Art - Lantern Making

Paper Tube Painting

Orchestra

The Primary Orchestra is getting ready for their first performance. They will be playing during all the performances of the Primary Performing Arts Showcase during Week Five. That’s both Lower and Upper Primary performances, and both the matinees and evening performances. That’s a lot of playing!

Mr. O’Connor is very pleased at the progress the orchestra has been making. He aims to make the orchestra an important part of the Primary Prize Giving Ceremony as well.

As there is so much music to get through, orchestra will be starting their rehearsals at the start of Period 5 this term. So their rehearsal will go from 12.10 to 1.15 giving them much more time to rehearse all their pieces.

Friendship Bench

The Friendship Bench is a new initiative here at ACG Sunderland. This has been in the making for some time. The Friendship Bench is a tool for positive mental and emotional health used in various settings. At ACG Sunderland the Friendship Bench may also be known as a buddy bench and is a special place in our playground where a child can go when they want someone to talk to. This Friendship Bench is distinctively different from other seating in the playground and may was specially designed by Write On Signs. Our bench is situated in an open and well travelled area of the school so that any child using the bench will be noticed quickly

When a student feels the need for a friend to talk to, he or she can show this by using the friendship bench. Other children and staff will recognise this as a sign that some help, support or comfort is needed and will come to talk with the child.

The friendship bench is a means by which a child can seek support without the need to rationalise their feelings or to seek out a particular member of staff or special friend. Because the bench is in the day to day environment of the school it can be used at any break time and for any reason from seemingly trivial matters to more serious concerns and encourages children to ask for help when they are troubled.

We are very excited to have our special bench and think it looks terrific too. We look forward to supporting all the children who may use it.

Eesha Ranchod Year 11 participated in the Auckland Open and School Karate Championship today, Sunday 16 October.

Gold medal winner Kata Individual Girls 16/17 Years Premier Division. Silver medal winner in Kata Female Open. Silver medal winner in Kata Female under 21 Premier Division.

Congratulations Eesha

College Talent Show - 2022

For the first time in a couple of years we were able to have a College Talent Show. There was great variety, from magic to comedy, piano to guitar, singers and bands and veena to violin. Special congratulations to the overall winners “Adi Misa and the Men” with their impressive renditions of “Buddy Holly” by Weezer and “Creep” by Radiohead. And well done to everyone who took to the stage and showed us what they can do!

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

PhotoLife School Photos

These have been given to the class teachers to give out to children to bring home.

Primary Arts Festival 2022

Remember to purchase your tickets from Reception for this wonderful display of your children’s talents.

Notices

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 Crew

Freedom2Play School Wear Shop 40 Patiki Road 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.