ACES Weekly Buzz

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

We have more inspiring updates to share in this week’s newsletter. In this week's edition;

🏉1. Introducing New Kaiako - Psalms 'Ilolahia

Over the next 3 editions we will introduce our new staff members, who started with ACES AE last week, and we lead this week with the dynamic Psalms 'Ilohaia, joining the mighty Maungawhau Team.

🤝 2. Looking Back at the Freeland Reserve Project

Over the remaining editions leading up to our week of 25 Year celebrations in December, we begin a reflection series looking back at some of the Project based learning, elective and curriculum highlights in our seven year history as an AE. ACES AE started in 2019 and one of the first Projects was a ground breaking collaboration with Kainga Ora and Auckland City Council. We look back at this pioneering project.

🏉3. ACES End of Year Prizegiving and 25 Year Celebration - Venue Announced

We announce some exciting details around our End of Year Prize giving which this year will be held Wednesday December 10, at the Alexandra Park Function Centre and our confirmed Guest Speaker will be the incredible Dr Adrian Schoone.

🤝 4. One School: We announce the winners of the Inaugural ACES Indoor Netball World Cup held last Friday 29 August

We celebrate our amazing Whakawhanaungatanga Combined Campus event held last Friday, with a sneak peak of the action from the day and the winning Roopus.

🏉5. Important dates for the remainder of Term 3

We finish with some important dates (End of term, school holidays and Production Milestone week etc for Akonga).

Ngā mihi nui,
The ACES Team

Malo e lelei!

"My name is Psalms ‘Ilolahia, I’m Tongan, Kiwi, 20 years of age, and I attended

the mighty Avondale College. For the last few years I’ve worked in retail, but fashion wasn’t one of my strengths lol so I decided to work at A.C.E.S because I enjoy working with youth and I wanted to try something new."

1. If students had to guess your Starbucks order, what would they definitely get wrong?

Ordering me a coffee, because I don’t drink coffee lol

2. What’s your most “teen cringe” memory from your own high school days? (Bonus points

for bad fashion choices or failed promposals.)

Ripping my pants at my School Ball twice

3. If you were a meme, which one would you be—and why is it oddly accurate?

It’s oddly accurate because I’m actually the owner

4. Psalms, what’s your most controversial opinion... about pizza toppings, TikTok trends, or school

dances?

Ham and cheese with apricot sauce is the greatest pizza combo

5. If you had to survive a day as a student again, what class would you absolutely not make

it through without?

If I had to survive a day as a student again, I would absolutely not make it through without

P.E

We are pleased to announce we have secured a new venue for our end of year Prizegiving and 25 Year Celebrations, which is the Tasman Room at Alexandra Parks Function Centre. The Date for the event is Wednesday 10 December and more detail will follow in upcoming newsletters.

Official invitations will be sent out in October, as seating will be limited however we will do our best to accomodate whanau, caregivers as well as our external stakeholders and school leaders etc. Please note this date in your calendars.

As part of our 25 Year Celebrations we are also very excited to announce, we have secured Dr Adrian Schoone as our Main Speaker on December 10th.

Adrian is the Head of the School of Education and a leading researcher in Alternative Education at AUT , focusing on access and opportunity for disenfranchised students. His TLRI-funded research examines critical moments in the educational journeys of Alternative Education students.

Adrian has extensive experience in Alternative Education and Youth Justice, including as the inaugural principal of Creative Learning Scheme at Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice Residences. He developed Australasia’s first academic programme in Social Pedagogy and is known for his work in arts-based research, particularly poetic inquiry. In 2015, he was named a Vodafone World of Difference Fellow.

A full article with student impressions of the day, photos and videos will run in next week's edition. However Important details to announce from Last Friday's Tournament held at Action Central.

Congratulations to the winners who were:

Cup Winner $150 - Hillary Roopu lead by Ezra;

Cup Runner up $100- Rutherford lead by Tim;

Best and Fairest $150 - Rutherford led by Tim;

Plate winner $75 - Savea lead by Dot.

Could we ask all students and tutors to complete the Evaluation form emailed earlier today.

Week 9

Mon 8 Sept - Fri 12 Sept -
Projects - Production Milestones (Students completing milestones for Projects worked on during term)

Thursday 10 Sept - Electives Finish

Week 10

Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Mon 15 Sept - Thursday 18 September

Thursday 18 September - Half Day Campus Assemblies and School Holidays begin.

Friday 19 September - Tutor Only day (No School).

Selected students have Driver Licence assessments in the holidays (Campus leaders to update whanau) and caregivers directly with detail).

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.

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