ACG Sunderland Newsletter - 26 November 2021

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WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 17, Term Four, Week Seven, 26 November 2021

Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland It certainly is wonderful to have happy young voices swirling around the playground and corridors again here at ACG Sunderland. It is over 13 weeks since we left school on August 17, and it really feels like an eon ago since we had a full school.

This week, we have averaged around 70% of students return in the Lower College, around 40% in the primary, and 50% in the preschool. We always knew it would take a little time for parents and students to gain confidence to return to school, but we are confident the numbers will be greater next week.

We are also aware that it does take time to get used to wearing a mask during the day. However, I do want to remind parents that mask wearing is not required outside and the maximum time wearing one for any given period is around 100 minutes.

TERM 4 2021 ENDS 6 DECEMBER 2021

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I also want to remind parents of some important dates coming up over the next couple of weeks.

Next Wednesday is the Year 6 Graduation, which will be Zoomed. Mrs Chartrand and Mrs Lim will have sent details of this out.

The Year 13 Graduation will be a student-only affair, held in the Café on the 2nd December.

Our Prizegivings will also be on Zoom, and are being held on Monday 6th December. College is at 9.00am and the Primary is at 10.00am.

These are not the normal ‘End of Year’ celebrations we are used to. However, they are the best work arounds we can currently manage.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, and enjoy those haircuts!

Aspire. Succeed. Respect.

Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland

Value for the next week is: Merit The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.

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Preschool Learning Last week we concentrated on our projects of Gardening and Marine Science on Zoom.

Our Tamariki learned the life cycle of trees and ladybugs. They learned how important trees are for the environment and we need to ca5re for them. We moved on to insects who live in the garden, through games and activities we learned the names of different insects. We learned interesting facts about sharks and learned the names of some sharks.

We counted the insects and flowers, touched on science, numeracy and literacy.

Children enjoyed singing English and Te Reo songs, dance and movement. Children have something new for show and tell every day, they enjoy chatting on zoom. Zoom meetings are such enjoyable times with the children, we learn and have fun together.

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Primary Online Learning Students of the Week 1JH - Annie Chen for working independently in zoom lessons and providing quality work.

1NG - Livia Gao for participation during zoom meetings with maturity.

1CS - Daniella Wang for always turning in her work on time and to the best of her ability.

1NC - Mira Ramadan for showing excellent performance in online learning and for being diligent in completing all her tasks.

2AV - Katie Wang for quick calculating in Mathematics.

2SB - Weining Lu for giving 100% on all activities and during all zoom lessons. You are a star!

3MH - Ishan Sapkal for a great effort and improvement in his online learning. Keep it up!

3BR - Jeremy Zhang for the huge effort he puts in his writing.

4CF - Fiona Lin for great participation in classroom discussions.

5CW - Mark Lu for his consistent high efforts with online learning.

5WB- Wesley Liu for excellent online learning.

6SL- Esther Friedlander for her excellent focus and effort during zoom lessons.

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Primary Online Learning On Thursday last week Miss Sealy took 1CS on a Zoom trip to the Zoo. Lots of fun was had whilst Miss Sealy raced around the zoo looking for wild animals lurking in the bushes.

Here are some of the creatures we found.

Alice Philips

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Primary Online Learning Years 1 & 3 had a great time learning how to design cards using rhinestones. They were all happy doing this project during face to face learning with Ms. Carillo in Visual Art.

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Primary Online Learning 1NC students continue to enjoy learning through hybrid method.

They enjoyed the lesson using the scale for actual measurement and comparison of weight.

Reading together under the tree adds fun to those who were present at school for face to face learning.

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A Theatre Programme for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' The story….

Couples falling in and out of love, mischievous fairies causing chaos, a beautiful fairy King and Queen and poor man turned into a donkey.

Hermia is in love with Lysander but here father wants her to marry Demtrius.

Hermia’s best friend Helena is in love with Demtrius, but he doesn’t love her back.

Titinia Queen of the fairies is arguing with her husband King Oberon over a changeling boy.

Add a good sprinkling of fairy love potion, and you have couples falling for the wrong people, two men falling in love with the same women, and the Queen of the fairies in love with a human man changed into a donkey.

Confused yet? Come and watch the play to find out!

Cast

Rowan Atkinson as Bottom

Natalie Dormer as Helena

Gwendoline Christie as Titania

Graham Norton as Puck

Jennifer Lawrence as Hermia

What the critics say… ‘’This muggle play is a funny muddle of falling in and out of love and is very enjoyable.

It’s just a shame, the representation of fairies is not accurate.’’ Rita Skeeter, The Daily Prophet. ‘’A fantastic version of the play, the actors are chosen well. Puck is played particularly well!”

Graham Norton, Auckland News Daily. ‘’This cast looks like it’s having fun together, which makes it very enjoyable to watch. Go if you get the chance.’’ Holly Milward, Waitakere Herald.

By Holly Milward – Year 8

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'A Midsummer Night's Dream’ Art Title Pages

By Harry Zhang – Year 8

By Charlie Hamilton– Year 8

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College Outdoor Learning – Year 8 Script Writing

Holes Screenplay By Zaheen Sonawalla - Year 8 Props= Canteens, shovels, truck, bag of sunflower seeds -No narratorLighting on all because its in the middle of the scene - more lighting on closeup shots Stanley looked up from his hole to see the water. He quickly drank his canteen down, then took his place in line, behind Magnet and in front of Zero. The air was thick with heat, dust, and exhaust fumes- they can cough to show this or cover their mouths. -Midshot angle into a close up on Stanley, Magnet and ZeroMr. Sir filled their canteens. Midshot The truck pulled away. Stanley was back in his hole, shovel in hand. Magnet calls out "Anybody want some sunflower seeds?" -Birds eye view to see the truck pull away and Stanleys hole, zoom into Magnet yellingMagnet was standing at ground level, holding a sack of seeds. He popped a handful into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed. -close up to him eating sunflower seeds"Over here," called X-Ray. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown aroundThe sack looked to be about half full. Magnet rolled up the top, then tossed it to X-Ray. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around"How'd you get them without Mr. Sir seeing you?" asked Armpit. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around"I can't help it," Magnet said. He held both hands up, wiggled his fingers, andlaughed. "My fingers are like little magnets." -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown aroundThe sack looked to be about half full. Magnet rolled up the top, then tossed it to X-Ray. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around"How'd you get them without Mr. Sir seeing you?" asked Armpit. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around11

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"I can't help it," Magnet said. He held both hands up, wiggled his fingers, andlaughed. "My fingers are like little magnets." -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown aroundThe sack went from X-Ray to Armpit to Squid. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around"It's sure good to eat something that doesn't come from a can," said Armpit. Squid tossed the sack to Zigzag. -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown aroundMagnet shouted, "Anybody want some sunflower seeds" -Camara in the sunflower seed bag so view gets thrown around"Coming your way, Caveman," said Zigzag. "Airmail and special delivery" Close up to Zigzag throwing it The sack was in his hole and the seeds were spilled across the dirt. Close up to seeds "Oh, man!" said Magnet. Midshot for Magnet "Sorry," Stanley said as he tried to sweep the seeds back into the sack. "I don't want to eat dirt," said X-Ray. Midshot for Stanley "The truck's coming!" shouted Zigzag. Close up He dug his shovel into his hole and tried to tum over the dirt and bury the seeds. Midshot "Hello, Mr. Sir," said X-Ray. "Back so soon?" "It seems like you were just here," said Armpit. "Time flies when you're having fun," said Magnet.

Stanley continued to tum the dirt over in his hole. Midshot then longshot to all the boys "You Girl Scouts having a good time?" asked Mr. Sir. He moved from one hole toanother. He kicked a dirt pile by Magnet's hole, then he moved toward Stanley. Close up to Mr.Sir Stanley could see two seeds at the bottom of his hole. As he tried to cover them up,he unearthed a comer of the sack. Stanley closeup "Well, what do you know, Caveman?" said Mr. Sir "It looks like you found something." Mr sir closeup "Dig it out," Mr. Sir said. "We'll take it to the Warden. Maybe she'll give you therest of the day off."

Mr.Sir closeup "Hey, Caveman!" shouted Armpit. "How come you didn't share any with us?" "That's cold, man," said XRay. Long shot of the boys "I thought you were our friend," said Magnet. closeup Mr. Sir looked around from one boy to another, then back to Stanley. "We'll see what the Warden has to say about this. Let's go." Midshot of Mr.Sir then panorama to the boys Stanley climbed up out of his hole and followed Mr. Sir to the truck. He still held the empty sack. Close up to Stanley then the bag Close up to Stanley sitting in the truck 12

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College Outdoors

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'A Midsummer Night's Dream’ Essays

By Claire Chen - Year 8

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'A Midsummer Night's Dream’ Essays

By Fabian Villars - Year 8

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Students Voice

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"Good Riddance 2021" - contd 2021 has been a whirlwind of a year, and to kiss term four, and this school year goodbye, The Students Voice is doing a series on 2021 called “Good Riddance 2021.” Members of the Students Voice will be expressing their opinions of 2021 and how they felt being in lockdown for such a long period of time.

This series will continue until the final newsletter and explore many different viewpoints on the rollercoaster ride that was this year. After all, through the good, the bad, the exciting, the boring, and the traumatizing, we had words to sort our thoughts, we had pages to fill with emotions and we had each other. So now, we are sharing our words with you, but we can all agree, the main message is “Good Riddance 2021”!

By Amelia Lee - Year 9

Frankie’s Thoughts on 2021 With 2021 coming to a close, it gives us a chance to reflect on the past year, and start fresh next year. But let’s face it, 2021 sucked even more so than 2020. My fellow classmates and I have missed out school events such as checkpoint exams, internal exams, camp, and our annual beach picnic trip; all because of the COVID-19 lockdowns we have had to endure this year. We had small ones in the first half of the year, and then an almost 100-day lockdown in the second half. For most of us, it has been agony. Not seeing our friends for months; stuck doing the same thing, day in day out; not knowing when we would ever be able to come back to school.

Finally, the storm passed before the last two weeks of school. For many of us, it was the light at the end of the tunnel, and let’s face it; it was much needed.

For me, 2021 has been a year of reflection and choices. We could let COVID take control of our lives, or we could choose to learn from the events of 2020.

There are many things in our lives that people take for granted; our interactions, our education and most importantly, the people around us. COVID-19 has made me realize how important these things are, and how much we need to appreciate them. Losing them did not only make me a more compassionate individual, but the relationships I had built came out stronger. Reflecting on everything that has happened to me in the last two years, I can say that – although it has taken many lives – the effects of The Pandemic have molded me into a better person and have made me see the bigger picture to life.

By Frankie Gray - Year 9 16

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Miumiu’s Thoughts on 2021 In the ever-changing year of 2021, it has been a very challenging time, full of surprises for all of us. First, I have felt that 2021 has helped me develop a lot of skills; such as leadership, responsibility, time management, and I have learned to overcome the obstacles in my way.

At ACG Sunderland, I have kind and caring teachers who support me and my peers. As a student in year 6, I have been given the opportunity to be a head monitor of recycling, and the responsibility of taking care of the year 4 class during wet lunches, therefore, I have been able to experience the important role of leadership.

Second, I would like to thank all the teachers who have taught me this year. To Miss Van Rooyen, for all the assignments and projects you have given me; it has really helped me with my time management. To Miss Yang, for all the fun PE challenges during lockdown; like the high-water challenge and trick shots. To Mrs Hasan, for teaching me to use LEGO Education Spike and encouraged me to make lots of new projects. To Mrs Chartrand, for planning a lot of interesting experiments to get hands-on learning about technology. To Mrs Riddel, for teaching me science and allowing me to learn in the lab (it was very professional with taps, sinks, safety goggles and a staff room containing highly dangerous substances). To my house leaders, Hamish, Tiara, Reeve, and Isla, for hosting very enjoyable house meetings and being great leaders. To Mr Baker, for running all the sports events and allowing sports teams to compete in competitions. To Mrs Davies, for giving me the opportunity to become a librarian and help out around the library. To Mrs Lambarth, for giving me the interest in learning Spanish and all about Spanish culture. To Miss Fleming, for helping me improve spelling and introducing us to new, funky words. To Mrs Butler, for giving us very detailed classes on how to use different techniques to draw, and boosting our creativity. And finally, to my very own teacher, Mrs Lim, for helping me improve with my writing skills, pushing me with word problems in math, and teaching me how to play the ukulele in music class.

In year 6, we have gone on many interesting field trips and learnt many new skills, from making traditional tea from Māori herbs, to listening to some amazing orchestra songs at the APO Kiwi Capers concert. I have learned a lot from these field trips, and they have taught me many useful skills.

From my point of view, field trips are a very important aspect of school. I look forward to them and they open my views to what the world is like outside of school life. Lockdown has affected us all, but during times like this, I have kept working hard and discovering new interests. There have been many challenges like lags and our devices not working properly, but luckily, we have our amazing teachers, they have helped us to adjust smoothly. 2021 has been a year full of new perks, and I have survived it through the ups and downs.

Every day we learn something new and useful, every year is full of exciting activities. I do really enjoy learning at ACG Sunderland, I am very honored to be able to learn here!

By Miumiu Jin - Year 6 17

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The Power of Resilience There are often misconceptions behind the word resilience. It does not necessarily mean toughness and being immune to difficult situations. It is also not an integrated function to survive, after stressful circumstances. Instead, resilience is a skill that can be learnt and continuously developed. Resilience is a word many of us have come across, so what does it mean? Dr Lucy Hone, ‘director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience’ describes it as, “a person or an organisation’s ability to adapt and learn when facing adversity so that they can continue to function.” Resilience is a vital technique to handle tough times, and it empowers you so that you can gain control over your life.

Problems and obstacles are bound to happen to everybody. This is normal. Feeling stress or worry over things is human nature, and ironically, it is okay not to be okay. Nobody is immune to the twists and turns of life. This has been proven by the global pandemic which has affected virtually everybody. You may have even had contact with people who have been impacted significantly; such as the loss of a job or even the loss of a loved one. Even though some may have not gone through such travesties, we all share the desperation of going through such a long lockdown. We have all been affected and it is at these instances where resilience is key.

First, we must acknowledge the difficulties of lockdown. It is certainly a challenging time for everybody.

Friends and families may be separated, things we were once able to do are no longer available, and our personal well-being has taken a toll. I am an avid sports player, who finds enjoyment and happiness from the sports I play. These were cancelled due to lockdown. I am sure many of you have experienced the same thing. Without something I loved doing, sadness crept in, and I needed a way to cope. For me, this was opening a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream while proceeding to watch my favourite Netflix show.

There is no shame in coping in different ways and I did thoroughly enjoy it. However, I knew this was not going to be long term solution and I had to learn new ways to live healthily and build resilience.

Having had trouble to stay motivated, I found setting goals beneficial. For me, this was following a schedule where I no longer woke up dreadfully late, but instead at 9am. Wow, shocking! But, it was a significant improvement for me. Periodically, I set more goals and saw benefits in the levels of my energy and overall mood. I encourage you all to set a goal.

Another factor that effected my mood was the lack of human interaction. Staring through a computer screen everyday became exhausting and tiresome very quickly. Though a shining star seemed to prevail in the darkness. As jobs were no longer in person, the whole family was at home, and like clockwork, we would gather around the dinner table at 5 to play cards. Perhaps you are missing a person, so please give them a call, I think they miss you too.

Finally, I would like to speak about self-care. It is necessary to feel energised or recharged. Lockdown is gruesome so taking care of yourself is a must. Even small things, like taking a daily walk, are extremely beneficial. Research shows it boosts mood, sleep quality, and self-esteem; all positives in leading a healthy lifestyle.

Setting goals, communication, and self-care are simple skills to help you become a more resilient person.

By Justin Shan - Year 11

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ACG Sunderland is opening its new Preschool early in 2022.

There will be three main rooms that we are looking to name.

Infant Room Junior Room Senior Room We are running a competition and giving the students the opportunity to name these rooms similar to how the onsite Wings Café was named The theme is AVIATION You can email your room name choices along with your name and class for one or all three rooms to linda.storey@acgedu.com. Entries close Friday 17 December

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Term 4 Service Norwest Care Trust - Foodbank

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Library Book & School Team Sports Uniforms Returns

If your child has any library books or team sports uniforms that they have borrowed from the school, please return these before the end of Term 4.

You can drop these off in a plastic container that will be left outside the School Reception on any school day during the hours of 9.00am and 3.30pm.

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

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https://www.scholastic.co.nz/media/5721/book-club-student-issue-72021.pdf

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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.

ACG Sunderland Students Invoices As mentioned in January, we moved to a new finance system at the start of the year. The implementation has gone smoothly and we’d like to thank parents who have amended their reference when making payment by bank transfer to the Communication Ref No. A small number of parents have not recognised the noreply-jde@inspirededu.com address that the invoices have been sent from, or have found that the emails have gone direct to junk. If you can please check these points if information is not coming through and, as always, please contact Mandy Allen at mandy.allen@acgedu.com or 09 838 7070 if you have any accounts questions.

No Cheque payments from 22 June 2021 ACG Sunderland will not be accepting or issuing cheques from Tuesday 22 June 2021. Payments need to be made online or over the counter with Eftpos or Credit Cards (2% surcharge).

Please note that both the café and reception cannot provide any cash-out services.

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UBIQ has taken the decision to not proceed with second-hand buyback purchasing for the 2022 academic year.

This is not a decision they have taken lightly as they feel it is a valuable service to provide to the students, and families attending ACG. However, in light of recent and ongoing outbreaks of the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 in the community and subsequent alert level changes, they strongly feel the need for ongoing caution and care. Even more so given the size of the campus we are based on, and recent cases that created exposure events on campus.

For this reason, UBIQ are uncomfortable putting their staff, ACG students and their families in a position of risk.

UBIQ sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this will cause and look forward to a safer 2022.

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ACG Sunderland Ball Committee are fundraising – please support them!

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Ground Crew Lenco School Wear Shop 40 Patiki Road Avondale Auckland Tel 09 838 6164

2021 Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm Saturday from 9.00am to 1.00pm 2022 Open 10 January to 12 February Monday to Friday from 8.30am – 5.30pm Saturday from 9.00am – 3.00pm 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/

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

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.

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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

2021 Term Dates Term 4:

11 October to 7 December

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

Traffic- Safety Please note that numbered car parks are for staff.

Please do not park in the 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.

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