ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term Three, Week Two, 5 August 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, I began writing my newsletter this week with fog continuing to roll down Moselle Avenue and no sign of the sun breaking through the grey. The highlight, however, is that it has stopped raining and some sort of normality can resume at interval and lunchtime for the students. Last night was our Open Evening. We had good numbers of prospective parents and students who took advantage of an evening experience with guided tours taking place. If you missed out on this opportunity for friends and family, we have another Open Day taking place on 17 September. I certainly welcome you all to this event. Speaking of events, our annual Options and Careers evening is happening on Thursday next week on 11 August. This is an opportunity for all families to hear from myself, Mr Robson, and Mrs Lambarth initially. Then you can speak with all Heads of Faculty about their subjects, too. The evening kicks off at 7.00pm.
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At the College assembly on Tuesday, we had the opportunity to acknowledge Bianca Raxworthy and Mason Wang who both represented the school at the Secondary Schools National Championships held last weekend. Bianca secured a Top 8 & 10 finish, with Mason wining a haul of medals. Bianca Mason
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100M Breast
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100M Breast
1st
100M Fly
2nd
50M Fly 200M Fly 50M Back 100M Free
3rd
100M IM 50M Free
ACG Sunderland was ranked 19th out of all Secondary schools in the country. Well done to these two students! We also have a number of College musicians who are competing in the Stand Up, Stand Out Competition over the next two weeks, so I will keep you informed of progress. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Tactfulness having or showing the ability to do or say things without offending other people. 2
Early Learning School
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Under 2’s Room This week we had fun winter water play!
Junior Room Lots of creative fun for the children on the Junior Room this week, using coloured dye, droppers and paper towels the children were able to learn colour identification. They were able to mix primary colours together and watch how they can create secondary colours right in front of their eyes on the paper towels!
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Early Learning School
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Senior Room This week’s weather has been amazing, allowing the Senior Room children to have an outdoor picnic with their soft pet animals. They have been involved in discussions in regarding taking care of the animals and where we take them if they are unwell. The children also engaged in creative activities involved painting and drawing pictures of their pets.
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Primary
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1BTR - Orlando Chen for making great progress learning the alphabet. 1HOC - Aiden Tao-Li for good behaviour and working hard. 1CAR - Mika Parry for being a role model in class and for showing great improvement in his academic performance. 1GLC - Rhea Su for scoring 99% in her basic facts test. 2SHA - Shayaan Nath for progress in learning his 3,4 times tables. 2ZOU - Saisha Ghosh for being a kind, helpful and supportive peer. 3HAS - Andy Chen for overall improvement in class. 3YAN - Brian Li for achieving 100% in Y3 basic facts multiplication. 3SEA - Amelia Cutler for wonderful progress in literacy. 4RYN - Emilyn Li for a fantastic start to T3 and great effort at setting goals. 4SMI - Felix Ward for excellent improvement in reading and motivation to succeed in his learning, well done. 5BAK - Lillian Chen for being an amazing leader and class captain. 5RIC - Aryan Hotaki for improving his spelling age. 6LIM - Ethan Hoffmann for excellent start to T3, improved listening and concentration in class. 6DOO - Hebe He for an excellent start to her learning at ACG Sunderland.
1BTR - Mia Liu 1CAR - Allison Wang 2SHA - Chloe Yang 3HAS - Elizabeth Shingles 3SEA - Rebecca Zhao 4SMI - Joanna Zhou 5RIC - Dong Chen 6DOO - Yilia Wang
1HOC - Morgan Cheng 1GLC - Marcus Bai 2ZOU - Hanna Xia 3YAN - Stella Chen 4RYN - Jerry Li 5BAK - Nathan Zheng 6LIM - Miya Wang 5
Primary
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Week 2 Assembly – Class Captain, Honours & Student of the Week Certificates
Lower Primary Trophy winner this week was Enzo Li – Year 3
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College
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Shadow a Leader Henry, a year 13 Business student, had the wonderful opportunity to shadow Katrina Glenday, the Executive Vice President of the Fisher & Paykel product lines, as part of the AUT shadow a leader program. This is what Henry had to say about the experience: Shadowing Katrina provided me with insight into what effective teamwork and communication is all about. I was stunned by the positive working environment that Fisher and Paykel has, every single staff member that I interacted with was very kind and friendly. The most memorable experience was when Katrina showed me around the prototype section where future collaborative products were being developed and designed, there were also many prototypes that unfortunately didn't make it to production. It was very informational, meeting senior colleagues of Katrina's throughout various departments of the firm. The HR person really dived into detail about how he selects the right individuals to match the organisations needs and culture. He says he allocates roughly 60 seconds to review each CV which surprised me. I also happened to be in their finance meeting which was an amazing experience because they literally had every single national manager across 10 countries to report the conditions of the economy, how sales were and what they are going to do collectively to improve their figures. I also took part in the product development meeting where Katrina talked about how to manage competition and developing a premium brand presence in terms of products. Sadly, we didn't get to visit the legal crew as they were at home due to hybrid working. Regan was fortunate enough to shadow the General Manager of ‘Ingredients of New Zealand’ at Fonterra, this is what Regan had to say about his experience: “My time at Fronterra was unique and very educational. Ms North introduced us to the team and I got to talk to them about their experience in International Relationships and was introduced to the products that contain their milk products. The time that I spent there was awesome and inspiring”.
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College
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ACG Sunderland School Orchestra I’m very excited to announce the formation of ACG Sunderland School Orchestra. In the orchestra we will have violins, cello, flute and clarinet and ukulele playing together. We will also have individual students on the guzheng, harp and piano. The purpose of the orchestra is to bring students together who may not have played as part of an ensemble before. They will be working on three pieces that represent the primary colours and emotions that we associate with red, blue and green. Different levels of experience and skill will be catered for. We will have students from year 3 to year 7 in the orchestra. If your child is interested in being a part of this group, and has not already contacted their class teacher, they can contact Mr. O’Connor at daniel.oconnor@acgedu.com to express their interest. The orchestra will practice weekly on Thursdays lunchtimes, from 12.45 to 1.15. Our first rehearsal begins in Week Four on August 18. Daniel O’Connor HOD of Music
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College
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University Course Planning – Term 3
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College
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Notices
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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.
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. 11
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House Spirit Certificates and Badges
This term, the student leadership team is proud to present a new measure to recognize students who embrace their sense of house spirit, the House Spirit Certificates and Badges! When students are seen to be displaying pride, enthusiasm, leadership and participation during House meetings and events, they can be awarded a House Spirit Certificate by that teacher. Once a student has accumulated ten of these certificates, they can hand them into reception, and then they will receive a House Spirit Badge at assembly.
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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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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. 19
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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. 21