ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term Four, Week Four, 4 November 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, I appreciate that our Senior Primary and Lower College students worked incredibly hard over the examination period and this week have been receiving some results back from staff, who have been working equally as hard to complete all the marking. I would expect that students will have received all their results by early next week. Most students will be delighted with their results. I explained in assembly this week that parents and staff alike are looking for incremental improvements, as anything else is just not realistic for our young learners. Anecdotally, the results are generally very good, reflective of a year not sliced and diced with lockdowns. Reports are being written as I complete my newsletter, and these will be available at the conclusion of prizegiving on the 6th December. New work begins after this all-important learning opportunity takes place, as students go through their scripts and determine what they know and equally, what they were not sure about.
All visitors and items being dropped off for children – must report to reception – please do not go directly to the classrooms.
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On Thursday afternoon and evening, we held Transition times for both the Primary and College, where parents come into school to find out more detail on how their children will transition into school. If you missed this opportunity, please contact the school and we will make the information available to you. Very excitingly, the Primary has their Arts Festival next week, with two different performances taking place, 3 for the Lower Primary and 3 for the Upper Primary. I know that there has been a lot of effort taking place to produce an outstanding performance and I’m looking forward to seeing both. Photos and write ups will come next week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for next week is: Kindness The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
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Early Learning School
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Under 2’s Room This week, the Under 2s have been embracing the warm Spring weather in our outdoor space. They have particularly enjoyed developing their hand-eye coordination, motor skills, mathematical concepts and communication skills as they explored water play with sea creatures.
Junior Room Happy Halloween from the Junior Room! What a fantastic turn out from the children. Fabulous costumes of all sorts were worn - vampires, princesses, fairies, superheroes - even a construction worker costume! The children had much fun dancing to the "Monster Mash" and creating plenty of Halloween crafts together, which supported scissor skills and fine motor skill development. Definitely a highlight of the week for the Junior Room.
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Senior Room This week on Monday, the Senior room children wore their fabulous costumes to celebratie Halloween. Taissa and Yuhan's mums revealed their talents in making these Halloween treats for the children.
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Primary
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1BTR - Orlando Chen for fantastic improvement in maths. 1CAR - Ali Hotaki for showing great improvement in maths and spelling. 1GLC - Winston Lan for success in his spelling. 1HOC - Nydia Sun for working hard to develop in all learning areas. 2SHA - Lucy Goh for always demonstrating a positive attitude. 2ZOU - Havisha Nandakumar for being a helpful and tidy class member. 3HAS - Oliver Tan for excellent participation in class activities. 3YAN - Key Li for working hard and trying new things in maths. 3SEA - Agastya Iyer for positive attitude towards learning. 4RYN - Charlotte Shafi-Ward for giving an amazing effort to the progression tests. 4SMI - Lucas Wang for his efforts in learning his lines and projecting his voice wonderfully for production. 5BAK - Sophia Omar for amazing improvement in her exam marks. 5RIC - Fiona Lin for making a great start on Book Creator. 6LIM - Ryan Shingles for writing an interesting and imaginative story for the exam. 6DOO - Danny Liang for enthusiasm and attitude to your reading.
Primary House Shield McDonald
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Week 4 Assembly
The Lower Primary trophy went to Wallace 2ZOU this week.
On Friday 3SEA was lucky enough to meet with 5BAK to discuss study tips. 5BAK have been working hard sitting exams over the past week and had a lot of wisdom to impart on their younger friends who are about to take Progression Tests. An amazing session.
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Primary
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Primary Cupcake Day Cupcake Day was a great event as usual with our theme being Halloween.
Our Cupcake winners were: Urvi Roy - 1BTR Scott Ye – 3HAS Alex Child – 5RIC Mark Lu – 6LIM William Wang – 6DOO
Chloe Zhao - 1BTR Aaron Sang – 3HAS Madeline Yeoman - 6LIM Ryan Kueh – 6DOO Eloise Downes – 8TEL
Total sales $1434.10 A big thank you for all your efforts and to those parents who assisted on the day. 7
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Primary Bike Skills – Year 6
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College
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“No Planet B” Water pollution What is water pollution? Water pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate water sources and render the water unfit for use in drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities. Chemicals, garbage, bacteria, and parasites are examples of these contaminants. How does water pollution affect the environment? Water contamination can make it dangerous for both people and the environment. All life on Earth depends on water as a resource. When a water source is contaminated by pollution, it may cause human health problems including cancer or heart disorders. How does water pollution start? Sometimes, chemical waste from manufacturers is thrown directly into the ground or into rivers and lakes. When sprayed to farms, pesticides (chemicals that kill insects) frequently reach surface water and groundwater in significant amounts. Groundwater is immediately affected by leaks from liquid subterranean storage tanks, such as gasoline. Here's some ways to prevent water pollution: pick up any trash and dispose of it in a rubbish container. If fertiliser spills onto paved surfaces, blow or sweep it back onto the grass. Avoid fertilising the lawn just before it rains, since the chemicals will end up in waterways and storm drains. Compost or mulch any grass or yard trash, and if you can't compost it, leave it in your yard instead. Leaves shouldn't be blown into the street; this destroys and clogs storm drains. Wash your automobile or outdoor equipment in areas where water can flow to a gravel or grassy area rather than the street. Pouring engine oil down a storm drain is not a good idea, instead, bring it to the neighbourhood auto parts shop, it’s free anyway! Put sand, cat litter, or another absorbent material on the spill. Once the liquid has solidified, sweep it up and dump it in the trash.
By Zyna Sen - Year 10 9
College
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
Tennis at Sunderland Does smacking a nylon rubber ball over a 3 feet net sound interesting to you? With a racket of course, and not your hand, if you are interested in that, then tennis could possibly become your next “favorite” sport. The program runs from 3:30 – 4:30 every Monday afterschool and PE gear is recommended to be worn while playing. Since our school is in an excellent location, with access to multiple sporting complexes, such as the Trust Arena, West wave pools, Te Pai courts and many more, we can play at these facilities, therefore, you must find a way to transport to those venues. For tennis you will have to walk to the Te Pai Tennis courts which is approximately a 250m walk from the school, and a good warmup. The teacher in charge is Mr. Devereux, and he himself is a member of the Te Pai tennis club therefore what’s good about that is, we can play with the rackets there (if you don’t have one) as well as the balls offered there. So, a huge thanks to Mr. Devereux for allowing us access to the courts. The Te Pai Tennis court has 9 official game courts, going from the standard Astro to Australian Open verified hard courts. The experience is unreal to play on those surfaces, especially if you’ve never played tennis before and is curious about the feeling of surfaces seen on people playing on TV. The Afterschool tennis program is for all people wanting to learn to play tennis or just having fun and enjoying the sport of tennis. So, if you’re free on Monday afterschool, and wanting to get fitter and healthier, playing tennis is an excellent way to improve it. Ask Mr. Devereux for more details!
By Nicholas Qin - Year 9
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ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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 Hand 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
School Socks We have available in the 2nd hand uniform shop, a range of brand new boys socks in a variety of sizes. Price is $14 per pair.
School Badges House Badges $5, Sunderland Badges $8.50, Speciality Badges $12. Please ensure your child has the correct money as we cannot charge these to your school account. These can be purchased from Reception. 11
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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.
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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 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
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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
As a reminder all school uniform continues to be available for purchase online on our Freedom2Play website freedom2play.co.nz/collections/schoolwearschools-acg-sunderland-school
School Office: Phone: 838 7070 Address: 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson Waitakere 0610 Email:
sunderland@acgedu.com
Kids at School Care
Attendance:
sunderlandattendance@acgedu.com
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.
Web:
www.acgedu.com
Contact Beth Rivero for enrolment and fees information by email beth.rivero@gmail.com or Phone: 022 394 5743.
Term 4:
Staff Emails
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
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.
2022 Term Dates 10 October to 6 December
2023 Term Dates 26 January to 6 April 26 April to 30 June 24 July to 22 September 9 October to 8 December
2024 Term Dates Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
25 January to 12 April 29 April to 27 June 22 July to 27 September 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. 23