ONGAONGA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER – 10TH DECEMBER 2019 - TERM 4 - WEEK 9

Greetings to the Ongaonga School Community.

Ngā Mihi nui ki a Koutou.

Prizegiving

Sports Prizegiving – Thursday, 12th December at 1.30pm –

acknowledging the outstanding sporting achievements of

our students throughout the year.

Whole School Prizegiving – Monday, 16th December at

5.30pm – acknowledging service awards and celebrating

excellence and achievement.

Both events will be held at school unless it is wet, in which case we

will utilise the Ongaonga Hall. Students are to wear uniform to both

prizegiving days, the only exception being the Year 8 students, who

for their final year, are expected to be dressed formally.

End of Year Reports

End of year reports are being issued today. They are issued at this

time of year so if you have a question about the content, you have

time to contact your child’s teacher before the end of the year,

rather than sitting on it over the break.

Classes for Next Year

Class placements for 2020 are tentatively set with the current

information we have. Students will visit their 2020 classes to meet

their new teacher or be informed of their new teacher and

classmates on Monday morning. This is a great way to remove

anxiety over the holiday break. I would like to clarify that the 2020

class placement is the most likely scenario to occur. If we have a

number of families move in or out of the area, we may have to

adjust classes accordingly at the start of school next year.

Class lists will be on the office window on Friday morning.

Room 1 - Melissa Jacobs

Room 3 – Theresa Beamish

Room 4 – Isabelle Berry

Room 5 – Rose Illsley

Room 6 – Amy McIlroy

Twilight Market

Our twilight Christmas market is this Friday and the students are

working hard creating their products and getting them ready to

sell. The market starts at 5.30pm in the evening and there will be a

sausage sizzle along with some demonstrations of different

activities. At the market, stalls will be selling their product using

Onga Dollars which can be exchanged with NZ dollars at the

Ongaonga Bank in the school office. Children can exchange their

money through their teachers, parents can exchange money at the

Ongaonga Bank in the school office. Today’s exchange rate is $NZ1

= $Onga1. As it is a Christmas theme, students can be dressed in

Xmas mufti. We would love to see you all there!

Last Day

We finish on Tuesday, 17th December at 12.30pm. Buses will leave

shortly after our finishing time around 12.40pm.

A final thought…

I wish you a safe and happy Christmas

and New Year break. Karen Barkle

Miniball and Athletics Tops not returned

There are 3 Miniball/sports t-shirts that have not been

returned. Invoices will be sent home with payment expected

please before the end of this term.

Colour Run 16th Dec @ 2pm.

Thank you to parents for returning your slips of paper.

This is a fun activity for the students with a course set up

around the back field with obstacles, water and music. Adults

with coloured powder in squeezy bottles/buckets will be

‘splatting’ the runners. The participants wear either white

T-shirts, costumes or old clothes and have a fun time! Mums

and Dads can come along too! Thanks to Mel King for the

idea and organisation! If this year is a success, we will look at

running another in 2020 as a school fundraiser involving the

whole community.

Some information regarding the powders are as follows;

Q: What dyes are used in the colour powder?

A: The synthetic food colourings used to colour the powders are:

Red: C.I. 16255 / E 124

Green: C.I. 19140 / C.I. 42090 / E 102 / E 133

Pink: C.I. 14720 / E 122

Yellow: C.I. 19140 / E 102

Orange: C.I. 19140 / E 102

Blue: C.I. 42090 / E 133

Purple: C.I. 42090 / E 133 E 124 / C.I. 16255

It is recommended that anyone with a known allergy to any of these

food colourings do not contact the powder.

Q: What are the ingredients of the powder?

A: It is predominantly (~98%) Corn starch (CAS #9005-25-8) known

as Cornflour in New Zealand mixed with the food colourings listed

above (~1%).

Small amounts of the following compounds are added:

Saleratus = potassium bicarbonate – it is also the main ingredient

of baking powder and is used to make to make the powder

non-flammable/dust-explosive

Sodium Chloride = salt for moisture absorption which increases

shelf-life

Tri calcium = calcium salt of phosphoric acid – it is an anticaking

agent which stops the formation of lumps. Commonly

found in baby powder and toothpaste

Q: Is the powder gluten free?

A: Yes. As there is no gluten protein in the starchy (carbohydrate)

portion of a corn grain. The facility that the colour powder is

manufactured in only produces colour powder so there is no concern

with cross contamination.

Q: Will the powder affect asthmatics?

A: The colour powder will create a cloud of colour powder in the air,

for most people inhaling a small amount of the colour powder as

they move through the cloud is not

problematic.

Results, Draws & Sports News

Teamw ork, Respect , Ef fort & Empathy

9th—13th Dec Activity Week 11th Dec Reports go home 12th Dec Sports Prize Giving 1.30pm 13th Dec Twilight Market @ Ongaonga 16th Dec Colour Run @ 2pm. 16th Dec Academic Prize Giving 5.30pm 17th Dec Last day of Term 4 3rd Feb 2020 Teacher Only Day 4th Feb 2020 First day of Term 1, 2020

OFFICE NEWS Academic Prizegiving Monday, 16th December @ 5.30pm. A reminder that students are required to wear their school uniform to this prizegiving. However, Year 8s may wear formal dress. Lost Library Books If you have been given an account for a lost library book, it would be appreciated if this could be settled this week please. School Uniform The last uniform order has arrived and has been sent home. The next order will be at the start of next year. Ask for order form at the office. Bus Please txt your child’s bus driver first thing in the morn-ing, or the night before if your child is NOT catching the bus to school. Ruataniwha Bus driver is Ross Hatfield 021 1544 837 and Blackburn bus driver is Harry Laverick is 021149 1185.

Bus Message Board A reminder that at the end of the school year all permanent messages are taken off the bus message board. Parents will need to come in at the start of next year or ring in any permanent messages that they require.

Headlice are about at the oment. Please check your child

Community Notices We Need Your Help: The “Cowgirls” - Nicole, Jess and Riley are needing small glass jars (baby food jars are ideal) for their Twilight Market project. These need to be able to fit a tea light candle inside. Please drop off at school office. Thank you! For Sale: Real Christmas trees. $15 each @ 17 Mill Street, Ongaonga. Ph Viv Dahm on 027 211 3663.

F a m i l y C h r i s t m a s C a r o l S e r v i c e

Sunday, 22nd December, 4.30pm. Starting at the Church of the Good Shepherd (Bridge Street, Ongaonga) then continuing down the road at St Oran’s. Everyone welcome. Join us for a cuppa afterwards. Greetings from Otane Arts & Crafts Corner The Art Room at Otane Arts & Crafts Corner is excited to announce that our next “Art in the Park” event will be for your Young Artists. Our “Kids Art in the Park” exhibition will be held Sunday, 22 Decem-ber, Nellie Jull Park from 10am to 2pm. There will be some art activities happening as well! We invite proud Teachers & Parents, to gather up that lovely Art Work for our Exhibition. All that is required is that it is labelled with the child’s name, age & school. We know it is a very busy time of the year so we are happy to call into your school to collect it all. Let us know a convenient time for you. Many thanks! Karen 027 6867813 & Alison 021 2980588

Spring Hill Community summer Social Calendar 21.12.19 - Christmas Party BBQ @ 3pm 10.01.20, 24.01.20, 7.02.20, 21.02.20, 06.03.20 - BBQs 20.03.20—BBQ - final for summer All the BBQ nights are BYO food and drink and start at 5.30pm. There is a BBQ and oven there for all the cooking. Christmas party (bring something for the Santa sack). All new members welcome. Family memberships $50 per year. (01.10.19—30.09.20) Bank acct details: 03 0779 0112428 00

Here are last week’s students — 1 from each room, whose name was drawn out of the TREE Value Acknowledgement box. From left to right they are— Sam Lawson in Room 5 for effort and great thinking in reading. Luke Posthumus in Room 6 for showing empathy towards the younger students during shared learning. You apologised for unintentionally upsetting someone. Amber Madsen in Room 4 for effort and working hard in class and not giving up. Grace Kyte in Room 3 for teamwork and thank you for your help with JT to clean the pipes. Briar Pinfold in Room 1 for effort in creating Twilight Market crafts.

As we come to the end of another school year the office takes this opportunity to wish every family a safe and fun filled holiday break. Also, to the Year 8 leavers and any families leaving, all the very best with your future plans.