ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER Vol 18, Term One, Week Eleven, 8 April 2022
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland, On Tuesday this week we were able to celebrate our 2021 Scholars, who achieved so very well in the examinations last year. At the assembly, I defined what a Scholar is: ‘A person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it; an intelligent and well-educated person who knows a particular subject very well’. All these students who received Certificates and Scholars Ties this week have characteristics in common. They all have natural ability, no question about that but more importantly they have a huge capacity to work hard, and they will have put in the hours to achieve their wonderful results last year. Most of these students also are heavily involved with activities outside of the classroom too Sports, Music, Drama - but they were able to balance those commitments to produce some outstanding results in 2021. Congratulations to all our Scholars.
To be kept up to date with Covid-19 and school information, please advise any changes in your address, phone or email to Sunderland@acgedu.com
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Have a great relaxing weekend everyone. Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
Value for the next week is: Thoughtfulness Consideration for the needs of other people.
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Our Preschool children enjoying the last week of play at our current Preschool before we transition into our bigger, brighter building.
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1BTR - Mia Liu for making an amazing effort to keep her handwriting neat and tidy. 1CAR - Jocelyn Chen for showing great improvement in reading, spelling and basic facts. 1GLC - Austin Sui for trying hard with his alphabet names and sounds. 2SHA - Eason Hu for sharing with us his love of cars by showcasing his excellent information reports on Lamborghini’s. 2ZOU - Victoria Mu for being a helpful, hard-working, and determined student. 3HAS - Ryan Zhang for excellent attitude towards his learning. 3YAN - Brian Li for working hard in Maths daily. 3SEA - Olivia He for amazing results in our end of term quizzes. 4RYN - Zack Wang for being a mindful student and voluntarily assisting peers. 4SMI - Eva Chen for her outstanding homework and excellent attitude in sports and PE. 5BAK - Knox Xu for achieving 100% in maths unit test. 5RIC - Zhendong Chen for extra effort towards all schoolwork. 6LIM - Veer Gandhi for his improved handwriting and publishing skills. 6DOO - Michelle Zhou for her focused attitude and presenting neat and careful bookwork.
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Every Child is an Artist
I’m so happy to see how our young artists have developed their artistic talents and creative skills in Art. - Nanette Carillo
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Every child is an artist. We have a lot of talented young artists in ACG Sunderland. It’s amazing to see how they have developed their creativity and artistic skills. It’s my joy to be part of their learning journey 😊😊 Congratulations everyone!
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Scholars Assembly 2021
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Are you looking for a new adventure to embark on? Well, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is perfect for you! This award is an amazing opportunity to meet new people, explore new places, enjoy the beautiful nature of New Zealand and give yourself something to strive for. This award consists of four components: a service, a skill, a sport and an overnight journey. Each section must be done for an hour a week, for 3 months and one, as your major task, for 6 months. Here are some examples of each: • • •
Service – picking up litter, volunteering at an animal shelter or tutoring someone at school Skill – crocheting, baking, or drawing Sport – dance, hockey or netball
For the adventurous journey you must complete a training course, a practice journey and a qualifying journey. This journey could be anything from hiking to kayaking - there are many of companies who provide many different activities. The Duke of Edinburgh Award is also a great thing to have on your university applications! This award will be an amazing life experience and prepare you for many things in life. If you are interested in this award, feel free to email Mrs King and she will be able to provide you with much more information.
By Frankie Gray - 10YLW
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Chess Nationals 2021 It’s been a while since I’ve written about chess, mostly because it’s been a while since we’ve played in a chess tournament together as a team. The last big tournament we played in was the 2021 Chess Power National Finals which was held late last year, but it’s better late than never, so I bring you an article on the tournament, our results and my general experience and impression of the tournament. Due to COVID, this tournament ended up being held online rather than in person. I’m not going to ramble on about how this works, as I know I have done so many times before, but I will say that this tournament was quite well run. It featured many different fun games between rounds with a lot of prizes up for grabs in different quiz games or comic strip challenges. Obviously, it would’ve been preferable for many to hold it over-the-board where we could socialise with the other players and do other interactive activities but the side activities during the tournament were still very enjoyable, even if we didn’t quite get the ‘traditional’ nationals which would feature chocolate chess sets and other things which COVID prevented from happening. However, every cloud has a silver lining and the fact that it was online saved a lot of people the time and money of travelling to another city and organising other things such as food and accommodation. As for results, we placed third, behind Mount Roskill Grammar and Hamilton Boys High School*, which isn’t a bad result, considering we were one of, if not the, youngest team in the tournament: with three year nines (Yolanda Chang, Eric Mironov and Anya Thurner) and a year six (Sophia Feng). Eric Mironov also won a placing with third overall. Between winning prizes in chess quiz games and playing intense games, I enjoyed this tournament a lot more than I thought I would. Even though I didn’t get to meet all my opponents and friends in real life, I still had a great time with my games and the general environment of the tournament. *Apologies if I’ve made a mistake here, it’s been a while, but I do know that we came third based on the bronze medal sitting in my room.
By Anya Thurner - Year 10
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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
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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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The Tania Dalton Foundation are delivering the Boost programme in the next school holidays at Avondale College. This programme is aimed at year 7&8 girls that attend West Auckland schools and is Free to attend. The programme runs for 3 days, Tuesday April 26th to Thursday April 28th so week two of the holidays, they provide the girls with a safe and supportive environment to try a few different sports and activities to build confidence, connection and opportunity. Whānau can register the girls themselves via online registration.
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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