ACG Sunderland 09 838 7070 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson, Auckland
ACG SUNDERLAND
WINGS NEWSLETTER
Vol 16, Term Four, Week Six, 20 November 2020
Dear Parents and Friends of Sunderland On Wednesday night I had the privilege of attending our annual Itinerate Music concert held here at Sunderland in the auditorium. From the Chamber Orchestra to rock bands to individual vocal, piano and drum performances, a significant number of our talented young music students performed to an auditorium filled with parents and friends of the school. One parent commented to me at the conclusion of the evening that it is always her favourite show here at school – where kids can perform without having to compete. A special thank you to Mr Dan O’Connor, who again, masterfully managed the entire show. His enthusiasm and passion for music here at Sunderland was evident for all to witness. Thank you again Dan. On Thursday night, Mrs Chartrand and I attended the annual Year Six graduation. This is always a highlight for the students and parents here at Sunderland. The Year Six students are recognised, and their transitions celebrated going into Year Seven and College.
College Legacy Day will be on Friday 27 November
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Over one hundred people were in attendance as the students received a graduation certificate and book in recognition of this very important event. Everyone had a wonderful time.
This Saturday our cricket team is playing in the semi-finals of their grade across at Takapuna Grammar School. I wish them all the very best as we try to make it through to the finals the following week. Mr Stephens is the coach of the team, and I know he will be on the lookout for young cricketers coming into the school to take the place of some graduates in the team in 2021.
Have a wonderful weekend and see you all next week.
Aspire. Succeed. Respect.
Nathan Villars Campus Principal ACG Sunderland
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Primary Students of the Week 1DS – Mira Ramaden 1NG – Jayden Wei 1RW- Johnny Zhao 1NC – Ryan Zhang 2AV – Rachel Yang 2/3SB – Zack Wang 3WB – Veer Sharma 4LC – Cynthia Yang 5KB – Lilian Wang 6SL – Tomniu Xu
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House Shield
Waitakere
Primary enjoyed their Orientation Day on Tuesday meeting their new classmates and teachers for 2021. Just as the day finished they received a surprise visit from Santa Claus, who concluded the morning by handing out ice blocks.
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Jazz Performance
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Five Jazz faculty members from Auckland University paid us a visit last Thursday afternoon. They put on a concert with impressive solos and they also helped explain how jazz music works. They even got a couple of our musicians up on stage to try it out too. We are very grateful for their performances and for help bringing live music back again to Sunderland.
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Long Bay Field Trip
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On Wednesday and Thursday last week we took our Year Seven cohort on a field trip to Longbay Marine Reserve. This is part of their Communities topic. Whilst there they were able to explore the habitat, identifying and recording the species from the low tide mark to the high tide mark. A big ‘Thank You’ to our parent helpers, without whom the trip would not have been possible. Teresa Barlow Faculty Co-ordinator
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Pavement Art
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Once a week our Sunderland Houses congregate and help further relationships between all ages throughout the school. Last week it was wonderful to see our inner school community come together and work hard with their teammates to win points for their houses. Congratulations to the Waitakere House team for winning overall. 1st Place = Waitakere 2nd Place = Findlay 2nd Place = Whenuapai 3rd Place = Fleming 5th Place = Tong 6th Place = McDonald
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Coming Up!
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Week Seven
23 November to 29 November
Value of the Week: Gratitude
Tuesday 24 November
8.45am-2.30pm Primary Athletics Cluster, Selected students, Trust Stadium
Thursday 26 November
8.45am-2.30pm Primary Athletics Cluster, Trust Stadium-RAIN DATE ONLY
Friday 27 November
8.30am-3.00pm College Legacy Day, College Fields 9.00am-2.30pm Year 6 Bike Skills, Primary Playground 2.20pm-3.00pm Y7-Y10 Rock Band Concert, Auditorium
Week Eight
30 November to 6 December
Value of the Week: Generosity
Monday 30 November
7.00pm-10.00pm Year 13 Graduation, The Brigham
Tuesday 1 December
10.30am-2.00pm Primary Picnic Day, ACG Sunderland
Friday 4 December
9.00am-10.30am College Prizegiving, Gym 11.00am-12noon Primary Prizegiving, Gym
Lost Property All lost property will be put on display for students to check on the last week of this term. Any school uniform items that are left will be placed in the second hand uniform shop. Any other items will be donated to a charity. We encourage you to name all your child’s items so that we can return them to them.
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Ground Crew
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Lenco School Wear Shop
Sunderland Second-Hand Uniform Shop
40 Patiki Road Avondale Auckland Tel 09 838 6164
The shop is open. Please ask at reception for access.
We will continue to use the entrance at number 44 Patiki Road to access our shop site at number 40 Patiki road until further notice as the site works are taking longer than anticipated– note access is very clearly sign posted to avoid any confusion.
Lost Property
Winter opening hours Monday 8.30am – 4.30pm Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm
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 students homeroom teacher.
As a reminder all school uniform continues to be available for purchase online on our Lenco website https://lenco.space/schoolwear/. .
Contact Details
Kids at School Care
Email:
sunderland@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.
Attendance:
sunderlandattendance@acgedu.com
Web:
www.acgedu.com
Contact Haydee Cos on 021 161 6256 for enrolment and fees information or email haydeecos@yahoo.com
Staff Emails Email format for staff is: Firstname.Surname@acgedu.com
School Office: Phone: 838 7070 Address: 6 Waipareira Ave, Henderson Waitakere 0610
2021 Term Dates Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
25 January to 16 April 3 May to 2 July 26 July to 24 September 11 October to 7 December
School Office Hours During the term break ACG Sunderland office hours will be 9.00am – 3.30pm
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