ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 17, Term Four, Week Four, 5 November 2021
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland With the Far North being moved to Alert Level 3 earlier this week, I feel any returning of primary schools to ‘face to face’ learning is still some time away here in Auckland. Perhaps there will be more details over the weekend or early next week. We'll just have to wait and see. On a much brighter note, the Cambridge examinations continue to roll out here at ACG Sunderland very smoothly and successfully. Students stay in small groups, scan in, wear masks and social distance. In fact, from my perspective, this session is perhaps the smoothest ever. Mrs Chartrand and I have taken the opportunity to pop into some Primary Zoom classes this week. I really enjoyed this insight into the children’s learning some twelve weeks since we locked down. I was impressed with the commitment from the children and the staff as well, as all navigate some level of fatigue over this time. The kids are clearly doing their best and that is all we can ask.
TERM 4 2021 ENDS 7 DECEMBER 2021
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
We have been busy with enrolments this week since our first ever ‘Virtual’ Open Day took place last Saturday. We had around 30 groups who joined us on Zoom, where we were able to deliver a webinar type presentation. It was actually a lot of fun, with some excellent questions asked during the Q&A session towards the end. If any parents would like to view the recorded session, the link is below. https://vimeo.com/640942767/a356c671bf As mentioned in last week's newsletter and in a letter too, this Friday has been allocated as a day away from lessons for students and staff. We acknowledge the challenge this extended lockdown has been on everyone and some time outside, away from screens, is what we are advocating for everyone. Fingers crossed that the weather plays ball – however, do enjoy this long weekend. Stay safe everyone
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Generorsity The quality of being kind and generous.
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Primary Online Learning Students of the Week 1JH - Grayson Tan for completing all his work on his own and for showing great perseverance. 1NG - David Viner for working hard in his spelling. 1CS - Amber Yan for the best mummy outfit in our Halloween competition. 1NC - Matilda Townshend for showing confidence in sharing her answers and for showing diligence and perseverance to complete her tasks in the online learning. 2AV - Oliver Barnes for actively participating in class activities and discussions. 2SB - Alysa Chen for her amazing effort during our testing sessions last week. Well done! 3MH - Edin Cao for a great effort and improvement in his online learning. Keep it up! 3BR - Carlos Yi for actively participating in Zoom classes with enthusiasm. 4CF - Katie Feng for growing confidence in sharing her ideas in front of others. 5WB - Brooklynn McKeown for amazing improvement in his testing, well done 5CW - Ryan Shingles for his amazing talent on the drums :6SL - Ryan Melvin for his excellent focus and effort during zoom lessons.
Congratulations to 1CS 1CS have won the Auckland Zoo / Mazda Take action for Taiao Schools Competition – They competed against primary and intermediate schools from all over New Zealand and really impressed the judges even though they are so young. Kia ora Cass, We are so excited to announce that your group were one of our top 3 winners for the whole competition! Both the Conservation Learning team at Auckland Zoo and the judges over at MAZDA NZ were so impressed with 1CS and their amazing efforts in helping to raise awareness about acting safely around marine mammals in the local area! 3
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Primary Online Learning 1NC's Halloween & Super Stars Party
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Primary Online Learning Spooky Pumpkins of Year 1 & 3 in Visual Art
Alice Philips – 1CS
Deanna Patel – 3BR
Lucas Wang– 3BR
Serena Xin Xuan– 1CS
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Primary Online Learning Primary Halloween Assembly
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Year 9 have been working on creating art surrounding the theme ‘On the Surface’. Interpretations of this theme were up to them. Most of the artwork are final outcomes developed from numerous studies and research we have completed throughout lockdown.
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Year 8 Storyboards for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Jeremiah Sudeep and Kevin Fang.
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Year 8 Stories - Savera Sidhu and Nicholas Qin A Day to Remember by Savera Sidhu I sat there, fiddling with my fingers while waiting for my bus. It was dark and gloomy, and the sky was overcast with thick clouds. Suddenly, I got a notification on my phone. I picked it up and had a peek, hoping someone had remembered it was my birthday, but it was the school secretary. She told me I had to go somewhere at once, and that I would be picked up by a taxi. As clueless as I was, I got up and slowly walked over to the taxi. I eyed the driver nervously and clenched my teeth. “Get in”, he grumbled. I sat inside the taxi, and off I went. I got out of the taxi and looked up. There was a massive house, looming over me. I gulped and walked inside. The floor creaked beneath my feet, sending a shiver down my spine. I was about to take a step, but I spotted something beneath my feet and froze. It was a big, red puddle. I wanted to scream, but I was too horrified. I examined the big blotch, and as much as I didn’t want to, I touched the red substance. Was it blood? I smelled it and felt a sudden relief. It smelt like strawberries. After that traumatic experience, I got up and heard a loud BANG. I looked around cautiously and went upstairs, being as quiet as possible. I heard some whispering and started to panic. The Rapunzel inside me nudged me, and I picked up a pan which was near me for protection. “Show yourself!” I shouted, feeling goosebumps rise on my skin. All of a sudden, I saw a group of people jump out behind all the tables. I felt butterflies in my stomach and smiled. My friends shouted, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
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Cliffhanger but I’m Actually Cliffed Hanged by Chuan (Nicholas) Qin “Alright everyone, remember to finish pages 6 – 15 in your coursebooks. We will be marking those the first day of next term” announced Mrs. Fleet. I was in a hurry to go back home to watch the football league, so I smooshed every book I found on my desk into my backpack. My mum said she was going to pick me up today, but I’d been waiting out at the front for half an hour since school ended. She must’ve been so busy and forgotten. I mean she is the manager of a head office. I decided to peer around the pathway to see if she was parked anywhere…Maybe the front was too busy because of all the parents collecting their kids from school on the last day. SUDDENLY, I was covered with a blindfold – all I could visualize was darkness. It felt like someone behind me was dragging me backwards. I yelled for help, but I then got knocked out… “Hello. Hello, anyone there?” I couldn’t move. It felt as like a snake had been tangled up on me…I could smell things burning, was I near a fireplace? The wind was so strong here, it blew my blindfold off at once! “NO WAY!” I exclaimed from the top of my lungs, ittttt wasss aaaa burnnniinnnng house…IT WAS A BURNING HOUSE!!! Seeing the timber and structure collapsing, my soul nearly left my body… I then got knocked out again, from a branch falling onto the back of my head… The smell got closer; I couldn’t breathe at all. I was suffering. Someone had locked me inside the burning house. Thankfully there was a window I could breathe through, but it still didn’t help much. A weird noise shivered my ears - it sounded like a someone was approaching me. I looked back; it was 5 pumpkins placed on a dining table. I couldn’t think more than see what was inside the carved hole. But the fire was fuming - I had to escape. I took one pumpkin and went crazy around a mysterious room. I knocked on all the visible doors I could still see, while lacking any air. Then suddenly I fainted, I suffocated from the smoke entering my body… I woke up AGAIN! Seeing this time, I wouldn’t wake up again. I was hanging from side of a cliff… I had blood dripping down my legs, my face was beaten… I looked down, and saw the pumpkin that I took, it had a note in it… “Look Behind You!” it read. I painfully turned my head not even 90 degrees, and I saw someone I never thought I would…
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🎃🎃 Mr DEVEREUX'S HALLOWEEN TRIVIA SHOW! Some interesting facts about Halloween shared with the Senior students What was the first jack o lantern made of? Turnips Where did Halloween originate from? Ireland Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable? Fruit What was Dracula’s real name? Vlad the Impaler What was Dracula’s real name? Vlad the Impaler Where do pumpkins grow? On vines The Muppet vampire Count von Count from Sesame Street is based on an actual vampire character What do Werewolves hate? Silver
In which year did a full moon occur on Halloween? 2020 What are Mr Devereux’s favourite sweets? Fruit Jubes 11
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College Music with Mr O’Connor
After many months away it was great to be back in the classroom face to face with some of my students. It’s strange how we used to take being with other people for granted. I have certainly missed all the instrumental aspects of my subject but I have tried to give my students some practical music at home. Some of the results have been wonderful. Music lives on. Here’s a picture of my Senior Music students that are currently preparing themselves for their final exams. I wish them all the best.
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Year 10 short stories – spooky stories for Halloween, and positive ones to celebrate Diwali and thankfulness
Good News in 50 words: I heard her footsteps as she walked towards my room, I knew it was my sister. She asked for my chips, I told her no and to get out. She reached the door and for the first time in her entire life, she closed my door, leaving no gaps. Wow. ***** The cat stretched, basking in the sunlight streaming from the window. He peeked up, curling his paws around the windowsill. With a leap, and a pull he landed squarely on the ledge, still enjoying the sunlight. His fur, striped and soft, felt warm in the light. He went to sleep. ***** The old Prius rattled up the driveway. You could see Martha bouncing around the back seat, and the older Steven with a smile resting on his face. He was just as excited, though he was a bit more quiet about it. Today was the long-awaited day they finally adopted a puppy. In 5 words: Today, there is no homework. Exams are cancelled this year. I nearly got run over. Congratulations, the baby is fine. My nose is finally unblocked. You’re not the only one. I can get a haircut. 13
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Bad News in 50 words: Sometimes I feel like I'm watching my life through a tv screen. I always thought it was just in my head but now I’m not in control, not of my own body, or thoughts. All I can do is watch. They say it's illness, but my reflection moves without me. ****** How the hell do I find myself in these situations, surrounded by monsters, the size of sky scrapers and me in a mech fighting them off, to stop them from reaching the base where the last of humanity is? All I know is that I am going to need a lot of coffee after this. ****** The noises weren't rats. I shouldn't have moved here, I knew I shouldn't have. From the first night I thought it was just animals. I have been trying to get someone to help, but I don't think they can hear me through the walls, especially when I'm stuck between them. ****** The port shimmered in the night. The sea stretched across the horizon, lapping at the heels of the dock. Foam swirled around the port. The blues and whites, stunning in the night, contrasted well against the red that dripped from his hands. He dropped the gun into infinity. Gone forever. ****** Mr Keen called me to his office. I fixed my uniform, hid my necklace, thought about everything I had done wrong in the past month at school. Scared for my life, I knocked on his door, three times. He looked at me and left his office. Do I follow him?
In 5 words: Sorry – there’s no more coffee. The breathing isn’t mine now. Mr Keen has emailed me. English exam: “Three minutes left!” It was sadly Monday morning. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Mum finding I missed Zoom. Mrs Townsend chasing my homework.
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Notices
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Library Book Returns If your child has any Library books that they have borrowed from the school library, 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. If this is the last year of school at ACG Sunderland for your child, all library books MUST BE RETURNED before Friday 3 December.
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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 L 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.
ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
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 24 September 11 October to 7 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. 21