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Ben Venews
Principal’s Message Week 9 Term 3
Student Safety
I once again remind parents that the playground is not supervised until 8:40am in the morning. Of late there
have been a number of students arriving as early as 8:00am. Teachers are not required to be at school until
8:40am therefore in the event of a medical emergency I cannot guarantee that
someone will be present. Please do not send your child to school before this time.
Casual Teacher Shortage
As you may be aware there is a shortage of casual teachers available in the
Armidale area. This means that on many occasions we have been unable to
replace teachers who are unwell. On some days we have had many teachers away
due to illness or professional learning. This means that we have had to split classes
and send students to other rooms to be supervised. I understand that this is not
ideal, but unfortunately we do not always have an alternative solution.
Creative and Practical Arts Evening (CAPA)
The Creative and Practical Arts evening held last Wednesday night was a
wonderful showcase of the talent of Ben Venue students as well as a great example
of the CAPA Program operating at our school. The school invests significantly in
music, dance and public speaking so it was wonderful to see students as young as
Kindergarten performing confidently and with obvious enjoyment. I would like to
thank the P&C for once again supporting this evening by providing a
BBQ dinner. This is a great initiative and greatly contributes to the
community feel of our school.
School Photos
We are aware that many students missed the opportunity to have
their school photos taken during the scheduled school photo days. A
make-up school photo day will be held this Wednesday 18
September. If your child missed their photos please send them
dressed in full school uniform on this day.
NAPLAN
Individual student results will be distributed as soon as they arrive this week. Please be aware that my advice
to parents is to treat the student information carefully due to the technical disruptions that occurred. The best
source of information on your child’s progress is class teachers.
As a school we will be looking at the NAPLAN data to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement
however we will be mindful that this data does have its limitations and true comparisons can only be made
once all schools transition to NAPLAN online.
Regional Athletics Carnival
Last Friday students from Ben Venue participated in the Regional Athletics Carnival in Tamworth. I am still
waiting to hear all the results but I do know that the boys relay team made up of Johnathon and Samuel
Kapayah, Jake Inman and Luke Whitty have progressed to State level. Leonardo Wright is going to State for
800m and Skye Vaughan is through for Shotput.
I congratulate all our athletes on their individual performance and behaviour. Lou Moffatt
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What was the best thing about the Great Aussie Bush Camp?
Oscar ‘The dual flying fox’ Charlotte ‘Sleeping in the cabin with my friends’ Myrsini ‘The giant
swing’ Tobias ‘Canoing’ Jaidah ‘Spending time with my mates’ Paige ‘High ropes’
Beau ‘Everything’ Eloise ‘Raft building’ Derrick ‘Giant swing’ Jessica M ‘All the
high activities’ Marko ‘High ropes’ Chase ‘Having a week off school’ Lilly ‘Being with my
friends, Jessica R ‘Seeing a different side to my teachers’ Maggie ‘Getting to know my
friends better’ Brayden ‘Conquering my fears’ Logan ‘The giant swing’ Lucas
‘Commando spotlight’ Henry ‘High ropes’
What was the most challenging thing about camp?
Oscar ‘Raft building’ Charlotte ‘Getting out of my comfort zone’ Myrsini ‘The high activities’
Tobias ‘All the high activities’ Jaidah ‘Trying new things’ Paige ‘Trying to paddle the canoes’
Beau ‘Rock climbing’ Eloise ‘Rock climbing’ Derrick ‘Raft building’ Jessica M
‘Archery’ Marko ‘Everything’ Chase ‘Rock climbing’ Lilly ‘Climbing up the sand
dunes’ Jessica R ‘The high activities’ Maggie ‘The giant swing’ Brayden
‘Conquering my fears’ Logan ‘Rock climbing’ Lucas ‘Feeling sick’ Henry ‘Being
away from home’
Anne-Maree Pattison
1/2S What an exciting, fast paced Term 3 has been for students. There seems to have been a special event on
each week this term. So far we have celebrated Education Week, Fathers Day, Naidoc Week, Book Parade and
the Creative Arts Showcase. Still more to look forward to at our K-2 Athletics
Carnival at Harris Park on the last day of term.
Along with the numerous extra curricular activities listed above, students have
been working very hard within the classroom particularly in the areas of writing
and Mathematics.
Our writing unit this term has seen us create informative texts on an animal of our
choice. 1/2S have discovered many interesting facts about our favourite animals
and learnt how to structure a factual text in the process. We are very keen to bring
our reports home to share with you in the holidays.
Our Mathematics units have been very hands on of late. Students have been
learning to tell the time, o’clock, half past and a quarter to/past. Manipulating and
modelling materials to show our understanding of the relationships between parts
and wholes while exploring fractions, and most recently discovering the different
3D shapes and their properties.
Students would also like me to mention that we recently (finally) won the ‘Oscar’ for beautiful assembly manners.
We are currently working on strategies to ensure a further win next term.
Thank you for your continued support
Shelli Morse
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5/6R As a part of our History unit, students have been writing Australiana themed poetry. Here are some of their pieces.
Rebecca O’Hara
Creekland
Breeze blows through the copper dust,
Bird calls signal golden dusk.
The shelter’s in a shed of rust,
Feel the warm air, smell the musk.
Grass creates a cozy haze,
Silver moon ends the day.
Feel your eyes close in a daze,
Now it’s nightfall, no more frey.
The midnight air is deep and cool,
Shade creates an endless pool.
Rest against the soft damp soil,
Where frogs shall croak and ferns shall
coil.
Wander in the shallow creek,
Birds are preening - night has come.
The air is quiet oh so meek,
Say goodbye to golden sun.
By Nevada 5/6R
The Fire at the Woollen Mill
A sunny day in Dingo-land, When the creatures of the bush had to band. Was the Fat old bloke up on the hill, Who spotted the fire at the woollen mill. The roos could tell something was wrong, When the possums hit the bell. Ding Dong! Driving up in their fireman carts, They tried to work out how the fire starts. Pumping the water from Crocodile Creek, The land seemed to turn even more bleak, Speeding up the old dirt road, Quite frankly, disturbed Mr Toad! The local Grocer, happy to help, Soon gave out a great big yelp! For he had burnt himself with fire, While he had tried to climb higher. The creatures tried to help the good old mate, But sadly he had met his fate. It was sad times but none to mourn, For frequently more blaze was born. Finally, they found it out, The key to how this fire came about. ‘Twas mayor, the echidna, that knew the soil, And always seemed to have a boil. So maybe, just maybe, it was him that lit, The devastating inferno at Koala Pit. He always seemed to have a grudge, On all the birds that gave him a nudge. To burn the bush was a perfect plan, And that glider named Beverly Dan. Soon the animals confronted his tail, And bolted him, with a nail. Two weeks later, no more fire, And Mayors with terrible attire. That dirty rascal got what he deserved, And by the way, quite a nerd! Now the frogs hop about, So many, lots to count. Now everyone here at Crocodile Creek, Will never forget that echidnas rosy red cheek! By Joseph 5/6R
Australian Animals
Australian animals are a wondrous sight,
The brown snakes, they’re having a bite,
The kangaroos don’t mind to fight,
And the cockatoos, they laugh all night.
Australian animals really are a wondrous
sight.
By Georgie 5/6R
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Community Notices
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Congratulations to all our students listed below
YOU CAN DO IT— K-6 STAR STUDENTS
KF Lily Tombs KG Natasha Nair KC Archie Gray KB Jyarna Widders
1H Herbert Schmude 1D Zeliya Baker 1G Karley Randell 1/2S Darcey Morris
2L Jigme Tshering 2M Aleck Campbell 2B Clay Nixon 3E Amelia Duff
3L Ruby Krug 3/4F Amy Tremayne 4S Mia Follington 4G Oliver McNeill
5T Amy Zhu 5P Brayden Tinsey 5H Jake Inman 5/6R Taj Killen
6B 6W Lance Latham 6M Tyler Young
FRIDAY ONLY
6 Nuggets and Drink $6.00
Orders must be phoned through by parents
6772 8528
P&C News
Congratulations to the hard working and talented students and teachers for their amazing performances at the Creative Arts Evening on Tuesday last week. A big thank you to all the BBQ helpers and cupcake cooks for your fantastic support.
Thursday 19 September Supper for the Kindergarten Information Evening for 2020. If
you are able to bake a slice or help to prepare supper please call me on 0427 758 350.
Friday 1 November Parent Club Meeting in the staff room from 9.10am.
Wednesday 6 November General P&C meeting will be held at the Armidale City Bowling
Club.
Hannah Coddington
Save the Date
K-2 Athletics Carnival
Friday 27 September 2019
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TERM 3 2019 CALENDAR Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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16.9
Armidale Secondary
College Taster Day
17.9
PSSA State
Knockout Hockey
Competition Sydney
18.9
19.9
Ben Venues Got
Talent
Kinder Information
Evening
20.9
Ben Venues Got
Talent
PCYC Out of School Hours Care Ages 5 to 12 years
Child Care Scheme (CCS) available
Before School care 6:30am until school drop off.
After school care School pick up to 6:00pm.
Vacation care 8:30am - 5:30pm
To obtain an enrolment pack for you child/children, please contact Sarah at [email protected] or 6772 1023
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23.9
Year 4 Discovery
Van
24.9
25.9 26.9 27.9
K-2 Athletics
30.9 1.10 2.10 3.10 4.10
7.10 8.10 9.10 10.10 11.10
