ACES Weekly Buzz

Tēnā koutou katoa parent(s), caregivers, whānau and external providers,

Welcome to the first week of Term 2 - Full timetable. It's fitting that our Term 2 theme is Hapori or Community, as we would like to first warmly welcome our new students and their whanau/caregivers, who joined us during Whakawhanaungatanga Week, last week.

The Weekly Buzz is designed to keep parents up to date with important Panui, dates and Campus activity, along with highlighting success stories of Rangatahi. To help students settle in we have attached a list of important details to note and refer to throughout Term 2 and the beginning of Term 3. Please feel free to print them off and attach them to your fridge.

In this week's issue, we also highlight a success story of Tori (from Maungarei) moving on in Term 2, through the lens of her Whanau. Showing how ACES equip our Tuakana students with tools to allow them to take that next step.

Each week we will highlight a Project Based Learning programme being run at each of our Campuses, starting this week with Social Enterprise at ACES Maungarei. We will highlight how the learning relates to real world problems or opportunities in our Community.

Earlier in the year I had the privilege of catching up with a former student Honore, albeit at the sad occassion of our colleague Buchanan's Funeral. Honore Cullerton was a former ACES Maungawhau student, whom went onto NZMA Culinary school and won a scholarship to work in Missouri in one of America's largest Hotel Franchises. He is now recently returned and in the process of living back in New Zealand, working and reconnecting with family and training. Here is an excerpt and flashback of his journey from our 2021 Newsletter compiled by the fabulous Natasha Guiry.

After a successful Amazing Race, combined campus and ACES Professionals event in Term 1, we are pleased to announce in combination with our ACES Professionals, the first ever ACES FIFA Futsal Tournament to be held at Action Central on Dominion Road, 10:30am Monday 9th June. Eight Roopu will compete from both campuses in this mini-football event.

Volunteers from the professionals, will build some fun and strategy within their Roopu and have lunch as a campus together immediately after, to build connection between our campuses and our community Stakeholders. A practice session to learn the rules, basic skills and drills etc will be held act Action Central on Friday 6th June in seperate Campuses at the same venue.

Prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed Team, Best Team Chant, Best Overall Roopu and Best Fairplay Student. Note to tutors as a One School event, please ensure colour appropiate uniforms (no red or blue).

Viva la ACES!

Wednesdays

Please note that on Wednesdays, our TEINA students in Years 9 and 10 will be at school but finish early at 12.30pm. However, our TUAKANA students in Year 11 will be working from home on Wednesdays doing self-directed learning.

Absence and Lateness

A gentle reminder that if your child is either absent from school or running late, you will need to inform either our Tutors or office staff before 9am.

Many of our classes will be departing from our Campus at 10am for their off-site learning activities so it is very important that all students arrive at school by 09.30am.

$20 Activity Fee

Also just a friendly reminder that there is a $20 fee that is to be paid at the start of each term. This fee funds our learning activities for the term.

In closing, I have attached a copy of the contact details for our ACES AE Staff.

If you have any questions, please contact your Roopu Tutor, Campus leader or our office.

Ngā mihi

This Term ACES Maungarei students will begin exploring the world of social enterprise—an approach that combines the purpose of a charity within the structure of a business. They begin by learning the key differences between charities, businesses, and social enterprises, and how each plays a role in society.

A launch visit to MERGE Café in week 3, a local social enterprise, will give students a real-world example of how business can be used to meet community needs.

Working in groups, students will identify challenges in the Panmure and Glen Innes (Tamaki) community and start creating our own unique small social enterprise ideas to address those challenges. This will involve developing a mission and vision statement, designing a product or a service and taking on leadership roles within the Project teams.

Guest speaker LJ, from our prime model and collaborator All Heart NZ and a visit to the Tamaki Zero Waste Hub, will help inspire and inform our Rangatahi practical ways to engage in promoting sustainablity principles.

The main milestone at the end of Term, will be to present their Group business plans to the Panmure Business Association and guest entrepreneurs over morning tea; putting their learning into action to help create positive change in their community.

A prominent Māori Whakatauki about community is "Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi katoa", which translates to "With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive." This proverb emphasizes collaboration, recognizing that everyone contributes something valuable.

If you are a local Auckland business keen to connect or advertise, we are looking for the right Partner to join ACES on our learning waka. Contact me on 021 913576 or thelo@aces.school.nz for a confidential chat.

16 May - Pink Shirt Day

By taking part in Pink Shirt Day on Friday 16 May, you're doing your part to eliminate bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusion.

Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

Kua rite koe? Are you in?

21 May - Students Finish at 12pm

2 June - Kings Birthday - Statutory Holiday

3-6 June - Samoan Language Week

9th June - ACES FIFA Futsal Tournament

18 June - NO SCHOOL! Tutor PLD Day

20 June - Matariki - Statutory Holiday

25th June - Wednesday (NO HALF DAY)

26th June - Thursday (Half Day)

27th June - NO SCHOOL! Tutor PLD Day

Term 3 Reminder

14 July - Whakawhanaungatanga Day and

New Students / Whanau Greet and Meet 9.30am - 12.30pm

15 July - New Students Induction

16 July - Term 2 Students Return

17 and 18 July - All Students 9.30am - 12.30pm

Missed one of our previous weekly update editions, don't worry as Ezra would say, "We got you!"!

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