ACG Sunderland Newsletter - 23 September 2022

Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland,

It is hard to believe it’s the end of Term Three already! Another nine week term has sped past, and we find ourselves at the start of a well-deserved two-week break.

For the Primary (Years 5&6) and the Lower College, the students have examinations in Week Three of next term, and so some preparations over the break is probably sensible. However, I really do wish everyone a well deserved break.

The Senior College, on the other hand, have just completed their mock examinations, and beginning on October 10th next term, the students will begin their high stakes Cambridge Examinations. In fact, the AS Chemistry practical is being held over the holiday break.

Our Checkpoint Examinations also begin next term, in Week One. These are medium-stake tests that our Year Nine and Six take giving students and parents wonderful feedback on how their children are currently progressing. We all wish our Cambridge Students the very best as they engage with this phase of their academic year.

Last year, even with COVID, the students produced some wonderful results and I’m assuming this cohort of students will generate similar results.

On Tuesday, our Upper Primary competed in their swimming carnival, held again at West Wave in Henderson. This was a magical event with excellent participation from almost 100% of the children.

It was a highly organised event with all the staff working hard to make the event enjoyable and successful for everyone. I wish to especially thank Mr Sam Baker for overseeing and organising the event.

A special congratulations to the students this year who won the staff vs student race.

I wish to thank everyone, staff, student,s and parents for making Term Three so very successful. I wish to particularly highlight Mr Jules Robson, our new Deputy Principal. Jules has fitted in wonderfully well and contributed significantly to the very smooth running of the school this term

Stay safe everyone and we will see you next term.

Aspire. Succeed. Respect.

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first week in Term 4 is:

Optimism

Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.

put a plank onto the climbing box to support our tamariki in practicing balance and gross motor skills.

The weather has been particularly sunny the past week, which has allowed for the children of the Junior Room to experiment with half pipes in the sandpit. How fast will the sand go if we pour it down on this angle? What will happen if we add water to the half pipe? Can we put a toy car on the half pipe? Will it go fast or slow? Many questions for the children to think critically about their learning

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The Senior Room is learning the letter sound ‘l’ this week, and the children are enjoying the creative activities to reinforce this letter sound. We also had three Primary School teachers visiting us last week, and they shared ideas and some expectations in the classrooms. One of the expectations is encouraging children to tie their shoelaces independently for their health and safety.

1BTR - Chloe Zhao for being an amazing role model in 1BTR, you are a star!

1HOC Hansen Zhao for being a good class member and persevering in his work.

1CAR Kelvin Hu for excellent participation in class activities.

1GLC Ethan Zhou for being a kind and caring class member.

2SHA Daniella Wang for setting a good example to others.

2ZOU Mailey Wang for being a kind and caring class member.

3HAS Amia Xu for excellent participation in class activities.

3YAN - Sebastian Shi for 100% in addition, subtraction, multiplication basic facts.

3SEA - Jayden Wei for leadership and service in the classroom.

4RYN - Jerry Li for being a leader and always putting best foot forward.

4SMI - Sylvia Zhong for her commitment to completing her reading work and staying on task.

5BAK - Louis He for always maintaining focus.

5RIC - Rainier Liem for always putting 100% effort into schoolwork.

6LIM - Sanuli Edirisooriya for being a motivated and independent student.

6DOO - Yuli Tang for great effort and achievement in all areas.

1BTR - Karsten Wang

1CAR - Ada Liu

2SHA - Daniella Wang

3HAS - Sia Motiram

3SEA - Nayana Roopesh

4SMI - Stella Sun

5RIC Esha Liu

6DOO William Wang

1HOC - Aiden Tao-Li

1GLC - Alice Philips

2ZOU - Chloe Cao

3YAN - Stella Chen

4RYN - Eric Qiao

5BAK - Preston Tan

6LIM Tina Zhang

Lower Primary trophy winner this week was Galaxy Zhu 3SEA

Week 9 Primary Assembly Photos

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

Notices2ndUniform Shop

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.

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.

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.

Photolife Photo’s

The Photolife Keycodes have been given to student to take home. Orders for photos are done directly through Photolife. If the order is placed by Sunday 25 September you will be eligible for free delivery to the school.

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.

Absolute last day for trophies to be returned is Friday 30 September

Please DO NOT bring these in on the weekend and leave them outside.

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Holiday Tutorials

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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

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 TelAucklandAvondaleRoad098386164

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 Firstname.Surname@acgedu.comis:

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

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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.