ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term Two, Week Five, 3 June 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, This week at both assemblies I spoke about two key points. The first was all about teaching and learning post the examination process. Getting back to normal lessons and recognising that for most students, the work at the beginning of the year will not be assessed again (unless you are a senior or completing Checkpoint). I also thanked all the staff again for the amount of work they have completed over the past 2-3 weeks. By the way, staff are now busy writing reports, and these will be distributed on the last day of term. The second point I made at assembly was our confirmation on focussing on our core values and one in particular – that being “Respect”. The first element of this discussion has been the idea of respecting yourself – seeing all the positives in yourself.
If your child catches the bus to or from school, please remind them that it is mandatory for face masks to be worm at all times while on the bus.
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The continuation of that thought is to respect the uniform and wear it with pride. I know Mrs Chartrand and her team have been doing uniform inspections over the past week or so, and most students are now wearing the uniform very well in Primary. The College are also getting much better. We did have a quick chat about neck sizes, etc., and that if you cannot do up the top button then the shirt is too small, and you will need to purchase some more. Also, if badges have been lost or broken, then replacements can be bought from Mrs Ogden at reception. We all appreciate that over the past two years, our uniform and presentation has not been at front of mind, as we battled with Covid. However, now with a new norm being established, I want to get back to where ACG Sunderland needs to be. This weekend is the first of two long weekends that are occurring in June. I do wish everyone a safe holiday weekend and look forward to catching up next Tuesday. Stay safe.
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Teamwork
The combined action of a group, especially when effective and efficient.. If someone you live with gets COVID-19 While you can get COVID-19 again at any time, the chance of reinfection in the 3 months after recovery is low. After you have recovered, you do not need to isolate as a Household Contact for 3 months if someone else in your household tests positive during this time. 2
Preschool
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Under 2 Room Our little ones enjoyed the group reading time un the Under 2’s room.
Junior Room The children of the Junior Preschool Room have had a learning focus of gross motor skills. The children have been guided to jump, balance, and hop - all supporting their large muscles group development.
Children have enjoyed being able to go under, over and around varying obstacles within the outdoor environment, while learning and strengthening their muscles through active play and participation. 3
Preschool
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Senior Room Talofa lava! This week is the Samoan Language week and the Senior Room have been focusing on activities based on this occasion. The children are learning to count to ten in Samoan, singing a couple of Samoan songs with actions, and using leaves in the art area to create their own patterns of a ‘siapo.’
The children are also practising their fine motor skills in writing the letter ‘p’ and getting familiar with this letter sounds when listening to songs and identifying objects that start with this letter.
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1BTR - Thimunie Ho for being a kind and considerate class member. 1CAR - Kyler Cai for showing great improvement in basic facts with 96% correct answers in level 3 and for always showing good manners in class. 1GLC - Marcus Bai for getting 100% in his basic facts. 2SHA - Serena Xia for always presenting her work beautifully. 2ZOU - Mira Ramadan for consistently completing work to a high standard. 3HAS - Amia Xu for her excellent attitude to all learning tasks. 3YAN - Leevin Lek for treating others with respect. 3SEA - Lucas Li for his dedication to work and thoughtful sharing in class. 4RYN - Eric Qiao for always being a role model in all situations. 4SMI - Yanyi Shao for excellent test results and dedication to his learning. 5BAK - Knox Xu for achieving 100% in maths exam. 5RIC - Rainier Liem for settling well into ACG and giving everything 100%. 6LIM - Cynthia Yang for working co-operatively with her learning partner. 6DOO - Jessica Sandhu for working hard to understand new mathematical concepts.
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College
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
"No Planet B" Consumerism in New Zealand Every day in New Zealand, people spend their hard-earned money on new clothes, new shoes and new technology, when typically, they already have a perfectly good version at home. But do people ever think about the consequences of “following along with the trends”? Of course, social media strongly influences this and has been the starter of trends and fashion crazes. Apps such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook all help people to show their new Nike shoes or share a review on the latest Apple product. But when are people going to start asking themselves; “do I really need this, or does social media make me think I need this?” Most of the time, you don’t need it. By giving in to these trends and new fashion styles, we are not only wasting perfectly good clothing by replacing it with new, trendier clothes, because our old clothes were “so last season,” but we are using up the Earth’s recourses that, to be blunt, the Earth doesn’t have. If we continue heading down this road; thriving on our healthy, happy Earth, living at our peak, we are going to burn out. Our food is going to burn out. Our resources are going to burn out. Our Earth is going to burn out. And there will be nothing anyone can do. So, before you buy that new jumper, new pair of shoes, new phone or new designer bag, just think to yourself: “do I really need this?” Just one sacrifice, as simple as that can help significantly because after all, nothing is going to change if we don’t start somewhere.
By Frankie Gray – Year 10
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UCL Final Times are changing…immensely How hard is it to wake up at 7AM on a Sunday morning, right? For many people, waking up at 10 in the weekends is already a mad achievement. Well, I couldn’t care less of when you wake up, so let’s get into my recount on the annual UEFA Champions League Finals: Liverpool FC VS Real Madrid CF! To speak on general data, Real Madrid has over 400 million fans, whilst Liverpool is just chilling on the side with slightly over 100 million. Real Madrid has won the overall championship 13 times as for Liverpool just 6. These stats may only finalize one conclusion for you: “Real Madrid will win!” and yes, you’re right they did win again last Sunday (sadly). As evening falls at France’s major national stadium, Stade De France, fans started piling up both inside and outside, many fans were trapped outside the stadium due to security issues plus both pitch and stadium invasions. This resulted in a 30-minute kick off delay, which caused most fans to lose their excited edge. On the other hand, outside the stadium was absolute chaos, smoke bombs were released, team apparels were destroyed in front of the main entrance in response to both teams weak start off. As we reach the 59th minute of the match, that’s when things started to rumble! Real Madrid’s striker Vinicius Jr. scored the first goal of the match, settling the scores to a 1 – 0 lead. The fans went wild in the crowd, as it was scored in the second half, it would be impossible for Liverpool to catch up. I realized how toxic Madrid fans were, and I was fuming. 5 minutes after they had scored, I already had DM’S piling up saying “L for Liverpool,” and I did no appreciate this. However, after a rather nail-biting game of 2 teams struggling to score in a 90-minute match; I had lost hope. I really hope Liverpool can make a comeback in the next league – or else I’m burning my L.F.C Jersey.
By Nicholas Qin – Year 9 7
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Whole School Cross Country We are excited about the Cross Country event and look forward to your continued support which will be held on Wednesday 8 June. We welcome all parents and caregivers to come and cheer students on if they wish. Please note that there is no parking at the school for this event and you will have to park off site. Primary gate will be opened after this event which should be around 3.00pm.
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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. It can become very expensive having to replace uniforms, lunch boxes and drink bottles on a regular basis.
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. 13
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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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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ACG Sunderland Ball Committee are fundraising – please support them!
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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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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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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. 21