1 Phone 6772 4263 – Email [email protected]Website – Facebook – School Stream Ben Venews Principal’s Message Week 11 Term 1 As the term draws to its conclusion I would like to thank the staff of Ben Venue for their dedication and commitment to the learning and wellbeing of all students. From the office staff who are so very caring in their approach to unwell students to the teachers who provide such exceptional opportunities for their students, the staff are second to none. I thank the school community for your continued support and wish everyone a safe and happy Easter. Students return to school on Tuesday 30 April 2019. Congratulations Well done to the Ben Venue Netball Team who competed in the Armidale Gala Day last Friday. The team won all four of their games and now move to the next round of the competition. Thank you to Mrs Swain who provided this opportunity for the students. Congratulations to Millie Lehman, Lucy Diederick, Jeanie Inglis, Sophie Parsons, Denman Abbo, Archie Clark, Luke Whitty, Jared Frost and Elijah Love who were who were selected in the North West Hockey Team. Congratulations also to Byron Kollosche, Austin Johns, Jared Frost and Sophie Parsons who were selected to represent Ben Venue Public School in the North West Soccer Team. This is a fabulous achievement for the students and our school. Go for Gold Day Thank you for the generous support for this event. $566.60 was raised and will go towards the Tour de Rocks bike ride. We wish Mr Portell good luck as he participates in this ride at the end of the week. Anzac Day Thursday 25 April We will once again be participating in the Anzac Parade and service. Students will be required to meet teachers outside the police station in Moore St at 10:15am wearing full school uniform including a school broad brimmed hat. The parade will commence at 10:30am and the Commemoration Service will begin at 11:00am in Central Park. Students can be collected from Central Park at the conclusion of the service at approximately 12:00pm. UR STRONG This exciting event is only a couple of weeks away! The Language of Friendship workshop is on in Week 2 of next term. 120 tickets have already been sold. I encourage anyone who is considering attending the workshop to order their tickets online soon. There is no opportunity to purchase tickets on the night. To register for the parent/child workshop please follow the link. The Language of Friendship Workshop, Friday 10 May. Year 5 Opportunity Class 2020 If you would like to have your child considered for the Year 5 opportunity class (Armidale City Public School) entry in 2020, you will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address. The application website opens on Tuesday 30 April 2019 and closes on Friday 17 May 2019. You must apply by the due date. Notes will be sent home in Week 1 of next term. Ethics Education Currently at Ben Venue, students participate in either Special Religious Education or attend the non-scripture group. From next term, we may have the capacity to offer, in some year levels, Special Education in Ethics as
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Year 2 Folk Museum Excursion “WOW!” I said as I looked at all the old and fascinating things. There were telephones in all different
shapes and sizes and there was also everything else an old telephone would need.
The next room was the transport room. There were all sorts of carriages big to small, little toy carriages
to big grand ones.
The next room was an old bedroom. There was a four-post bed in the corner and a mirror in the corner
and a chamber pot with blue patterns.
The next room was a kitchen. There was a table on one side and all types of things including a set of
candles. On the other side of the room there was a set of shelves with all types of bottles and packets
with food still in them. There was even a honey jar!
The last room was with suits for the women in the Army who were nurses. One lady was a nurse in
World War I, the other two women were nurses in World War II. One of the women died in the war while
one of the other woman came back very sick and the last woman came home fine. The lady’s name that
showed us around the Museum was Mrs Ward and that was the end of our Folk Museum trip.
By Henry
Bruuuuuum! Bruuuuuum! Bruuuuuuuum! Ruuuuum! Ruuuuuuum went the bus. My class and I went to
the Folk Museum. First we saw the old telephones. In the next room we went to the cart room and in
there was a BIG CART! I wish I could have the big cart. Next we went to the camera room and the cam-
eras were so big and so cool. Next we went to an old bedroom. The bedroom looked so different from
the
bedrooms we have today. Next was a lounge room. It was very different to the one I have. It had a piano
in it and people don’t really have a piano in their lounge room. Then we went to the old kitchen. They
were very different! Lastly there was a nurses uniform. The uniform was cool then it was time to go back
to school. Bruuuuuum bruuuuumm! The bus was here. Bye Bye Folk Museum!
By Darcey
Mebby McClelland
6W What a fabulous term we have had! 6W students have been extremely busy both working hard in class and taking advantage of the wonderful opportunities on offer. Students have been involved in sporting trials, cricket matches, the School Swimming Carnival and cross country, Opera House Choir and marimba group auditions, dance group rehearsals, a Colour Run, a Science and Engineering challenge at UNE and an excursion to Thalgarrah. There is always something exciting happening at Ben Venue! During our recent trip to Thalgarrah we participated in the ‘Scientist for a Day’ program. Heath, a scientist from the university, came and talked to us about trapping and tracking wild dogs, the use of technology in mapping animals through the landscape and using 700 camera traps for surveying native and feral animals. We also discovered how to set up fair tests when conducting scientific investigations and set up a test to determine which light bulbs are most cost effective to use. Our Geography lessons have been focusing on our connections with Asia and how Australia is connected to other places in the world. Students now have a better understanding of terms such as trade, export and imports, goods and services, international trade and embargo. In research lessons we have been investigating what life is like for children in different Asian countries and also the types of aid Australia provides to its neighbours. Thank you to all parents who came to the recent interviews, it was lovely to meet you all.
There have been many excited faces in the Music room this term as we have been joined for various sessions by Briana Merritt, a drummer with 11 years experience. Briana has been sharing her talent and sense of rhthym with students in Stage 3 in particular. Students have certainly gained a lot of knowledge and experience in the area of drumming since she first joined us in the classroom. Students can name parts of a drum kit, use drum sticks correctly and have been practising the 4/4 Rock and 2/4 Half-Time beats. Briana also treated us to some spectacular drum solos and various drumming styles, including jazz, waltz and African drumming on the djembes and bongos! The photos speak for themselves! Thank you Briana, you are a star and we have loved your funky lessons! Meanwhile, the Piccolo Choir in addition to the Junior and Senior Choirs are well into rehearsals for their Eisteddfod songs - performance dates to follow so stay tuned. Turns out these singers are also excellent whistlers and students are adding some percussion to make our songs more fun! The amazing accompaniment on piano of Robyn Bradley continues to inspire us to greater and greater singing.
The Opera House Choir has been selected for 2019 and students have also been rehearsing and listening to our CDs in preparation for our big trip to Sydney in early September. We can't wait to actually sing inside such a famous building and see some of the sights of Sydney while we are there. More information to come next term.
Professionals Armidale have 3 major Easter Hampers to be won.
Colouring in can be collected at the school front office and all details are included on
the back.
Winner will be drawn 18 April 2019.
BVPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Ben Venue Cross Country Championship was our second major sporting event for the year. The course proved challenging for many runners, through the mud and water, yet some very impressive overall results were posted on the day. Individual Champions Congratulations to:
From this carnival, the top 6 runners have been selected to represent our school at the 2019 Armidale Zone Cross Country Championship to be held on Friday 3 May at Bellevue Oval UNE. From there a squad of Zone Representatives will compete at the North West Cross Country Championships.
8/9 Girls 1st Brooke Moran
8/9 Boys 1st Jacob Finlay
2nd Maggie Gray 2nd Archie Tonkin
3rd Emma Swadling 3rd Connor Marshall
4th Lydia Sewell 4th Joshua Clee
5th Hunter Armstrong 5th Fletcher Toovey
6th Macy Bolt 6th Lachlan Taylor
10 Girls 1st Kairi Takayama 10 Boys 1st Arthur Schmude
2nd Lucy Deiderick 2nd Connor Lewis
3rd Lillian Meredith 3rd Jake Inman
4th Helene Groger 4th Curtis McLennan
5th Antonia Glos 5th Myles Langenbaker
6th Ruby Johns 6th Cahill McIntyre
11 Girls 1st Sophie Parsons 11 Boys 1st Brodie Meredith
Netball Gala Day Last Friday, our Ben Venue Netball Team played in a Gala Day at Lynches Road. With a big day ahead of them the team knew they would have to work hard with 4 games at 40 minutes each and that they did. The team won the first game, which was a knockout, against Guyra, 25-0. The next few games were for experience and fun but the team did well wining all these games. Our team won against Sandon 22-0, Armidale City 8-7 and Newling 18-4. I would like congratulate all the team on their team spirit, sense of fair play and work ethic. I am very proud of you all!