ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term Two, Week Eight, 23 June 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, It's another short week this week as we celebrate Matariki for the very first time with a public holiday. Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades Star cluster and the beginning of Māori Lunar Calendar. As highly visible heliacal stars, the Pleiades are among the most important celestial body, after the moon. The Pleiades heliacal rising is widely recognised as the beginning of the new year and then of agricultural season. The Māori also recognise Matariki as the beginning of their new year. This year, Matariki falls near the Winter Solstice (the longest night and shortest day) and therefore, we are starting our journey back to summer again.
Please be mindful when dropping off and collecting children that neighbouring businesses carparks are NOT to be used by ACG Sunderland parents. Please also ensure that children are walking along the footpaths and not walking through the carparks. This is a safety concern for us here at ACG Sunderland and the local business owners.
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
However, when we woke this morning, and the outdoor temperature is less than 5°C, it does seem like a long way back to the balmy evenings and barbeques. Anyway, enjoy your long weekend and recognitions of Matariki. Last weekend, Nikko Kelly raced at the National Secondary School Cross Country Championships held in Nelson. This is where the best of the best race off for the title of National Champ. Young Nikko did incredibly well, gaining fifth place in his year group and was only two seconds off third place. A huge congrats to Nikko. On Tuesday, Mrs Butler took our Primary Chess aces out to the West Auckland Chess Champs and our team did very well, securing a second and third placing. On Thursday afternoon, the entire College was entertained by our annual Battle of the Bands, where nine of our school bands performed some of their own music and some covers as well. This year was again a wonderful display of musical talent. The judges' final decisions will be published next term. Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Integrity The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
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Under 2’s Room This week, the kids coloured stars to celebrate Matariki.
Junior Room The Preschool Junior Room children have been busy celebrating Matariki this week. They have sung a new waiata, "Tirama Tirama" with the actions, learning the names of the Matariki stars. The children have made their own Matariki stars with plenty of bright sparkles, just like the stars in the night sky!
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Preschool
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Senior Room It was another exciting busy week with our tamariki, supporting them to express their feelings appropriately by modelling simple words or sentences, respecting each other in decision-making, and developing their sense of responsibility and of belonging in our group.
Children enjoyed many Matariki related activities like making kites, reading Matariki star stories, singing songs, playdough and drawing stars. The children enjoyed their time outdoors, taking part in physical activities and exploring the environment.
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Primary
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1BTR - Karsten Wang for fantastic improvement in reading. 1CAR - Annie Chen for excellent performance in reading, writing, spelling and basic facts. 1GLC - Rhea Su for consistently doing well in her spelling. 2SHA - Dylan Cong for deep and intuitive thinking in English. 2ZOU - Livia Gao for positivity towards all her learning. 3HAS - Alan Li for being a diligent worker, well done. 3YAN - Alice Meng for being a wonderful helper for the teacher. 3SEA - Zoe Gray for dedication to reading progress. 4RYN - Isabella Duan for always having a positive attitude towards learning. 4SMI - Victoria Dai for her great contributions to class discussions and excellent manners. 5BAK - Wesley Liu for improving his focus. 5RIC - Zhendong Chen for always being helpful kind and caring. 6LIM - Kourtney Ataya for being kind, polite and a friendly nature. Kourtney is always the first to help others. 6DOO - Hesandu Pathirage for excellent effort during Maths and understanding new concepts.
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Primary
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We miss you Mrs Drummond Mrs Drummond was so thrilled and really touched by everyone’s kindness and lovely messages in her card. She is recovering well at home and can’t wait to get back to see everyone soon. Louie Kumerich (Year 6) raised $370.80 for her. Well done Louie, great initiative. We bought $300 of supermarket vouchers and with the rest bought her flowers and some chocolates.
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Primary
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A number of children have worked very hard on robotics over the last term in Computer Science with Mrs Hasan. Some groups of children have even entered the Inspired Builds Global Robotics Competition 2022. ACG Sunderland won three awards in various age groups including 7–8-year-olds, 9–10-year-olds and 10–11-year-olds. We are extremely proud of our achievement. It is a huge win for ACG Sunderland students and an acknowledgement of all their hard work. The children won an award in the 7–8 year-old category are: Andy Chen Laura Tang Johnny Zhao Elizabeth Shingles Yannis Li
The children won an award in the 9–10 year-old category are: Steven WangRyan YaoDanny Liang
The children won an award in the 10–11 year-old category are: Ryan Khuu Garry Gao Yuli Tang Freddy Fan
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Primary
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Primary Art: Matariki Day Poster Making
NZ Chess Federation Chess Tournament Students competed in the NZ Chess Federation chess tournament today and our Sunderland A team came 2nd (Richard, Zack, Knox and Yuli) and our Sunderland B team came 3rd (Evelyn, Samuel, Pradyun and Amy). 31 schools participated.
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College
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University Course Planning – Term 3
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Arrival at School Please be reminded that school starts at 8.30am. We are having a lot of children arriving late and 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. Please check the lost property by the end of term as anything left there will be removed and donated.
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. 10
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ACG Sunderland School Ball – Markovina Vineyard Estate
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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.
KASC is offering an after school care fee discount to all the Sports players who will stay in KASC from Monday to Friday. Parents just need to sign an enrolment form as required by MSD & OSCAR. The discounted fee is $10 which include afternoon tea.
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2022 MCINTOSH AND FRASER DENTAL ORTHODONTIC SCHOLARSHIPS During the month of July 2022 nominations will be open for the 2022 McIntosh and Fraser Dental Orthodontic Scholarship. Two deserving students from selected West Auckland and West Harbour schools will be selected to receive a full scholarship to the value of up to $10,000 for orthodontic treatment which can be provided at either McIntosh or Fraser Dental. Since its creation in 2012 the scholarship has helped 24 students and their families by awarding $155,000 in orthodontic treatment. The nomination process is simple. We are looking for students who have a clear need for orthodontic treatment and who excel in one of these key areas: academic, sporting, the arts, or community involvement. Students can be nominated by teachers, other school staff, members of the community, whanau, and their peers, so spread the word to support your nominee. All nominations must be made via the online nomination form on the McIntosh Dental website, which will be live during the month of July. Go to mcintoshdental.co.nz/scholarship to complete and submit the online form. Nominations are open from 1st July 2022 and close on 31st July 2022. The finalists will be chosen by the Scholarship Committee and invited to attend a complimentary orthodontic consultation, and the winners will be announced once consultations have been completed. 13
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TERM 2 CHARITY: What’s Up? Dear Parents and Caregivers In Term Two, ACG Sunderland is supporting What’s Up https://whatsup.co.nz/. What’s Up is a mental health charity that supports children and teens all throughout New Zealand, by offering advice and information about anything and everything that our kids are struggling with today. They offer 24/7 free advice through their hotline 0800 942 8787. We believe that mental health is very important in a person’s overall wellbeing, and hence are fundraising this term to help support them. Please encourage your children to participate in any of the fun activities going on throughout the term, and know it is also for a great cause. We will also recognise the kind donations made by announcing the Family names of those who donated (if they would like) in the weekly newsletter. This will ensure that no act of generosity goes unseen. To donate to What’s Up by credit card please complete the form attached and return it to reception or return it via email to sunderland@acgedu.com. If you prefer to complete a bank transfer, please use the following account and reference. ACG Sunderland account: 03 0252 0820953 00. “What’s Up” as the reference. Thank you for your support for the safety of our community.
The Student Leadership Team ACG Sunderland
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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:
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Ground Crew Lenco School Wear Shop
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Sunderland Second-Hand Uniform Shop
40 Patiki Road Avondale Auckland Tel 09 838 6164
The shop is open. Please ask at reception for access.
2022 Open 10 January to 12 February Monday to Friday from 8.30am – 5.30pm Saturday from 9.00am – 3.00pm
Lost Property
From 12 February Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm Saturday from 9.00am to 1.00pm Closed Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday 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-acgsunderland/
We are taking good quality uniform items for the second-hand shop. Blazers must be dry cleaned.
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
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.
2022 Term Dates Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
26 Jan to 14 April 2 May to 1 July 25 July to 23 September 10 October to 6 December
Staff Emails Email format for staff is: Firstname.Surname@acgedu.com
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.
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. 20