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Saturday-Sunday 8:00am-2:30pm.

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local call : 5713 0003

TERM 4 2016 CALENDAR

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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14.11 15.11 16.11 Special Lunch Day

17.11 Cricket BVPS Vs

South West Rocks

18.11

Year 6 Dorrigo

L A S T W E E K O F S W I M M I N G L E S S O N S

8

21.11 22.11 Schools Spectacular

23.11 Schools Spec

24.11 Schools Spec

25.11

Schools Spec

Korean ConneXion

28.11

Prefect Speeches in the Hall

29.11 30.11

Year 5 Gold Excursion

1.12

Parent Helpers Morning Tea

2.12

4/5/6M Science

Display

Years 1/2 Gymnastics

9

5.12 6.12 Elected Prefects

Speeches

7.12 K-2 Celebration of

Learning

8.12 3-6 Presentation Day

9.12

GLENN HINDS DESIGN

Building Design& Drafting

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award winning Glenn Hinds Design. Beautiful

and functional new homes, commercial designs,

renovations or extensions, BASIX, site/building

analysis and more.

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ARMIDALE BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

Kids from the age of 5 will develop self confidence,

athleticism and learn self control techniques.

www.armidalebrazilianjiujitsu.com.au

Head Coach Felipe Faria: 0423 957 976

FRIDAY ONLY

Orders must be rung through by parents

6772 8528

Pizza

with Milk or Juice

$4.00

FOUND

Pair of glasses outside the KS classroom

BEN VENEWS Erskine Street, Armidale 2350

PO Box 398 Phone:02) 6772 4263

Fax:(02) 6771 2037 Email: benvenue-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Ben Venue Public School…

where great things are always happening!

Welcome to Week 6 Term 4 November 14 , 2016

Last Saturday I attended the matinee performance of ‘The Little Prince’ along with several students and their

families. This was a truly lovely performance with a great costumes and set design. Congratulations to Ethan Hinds,

Skye Vaughan, Jeanne and Manon Perrin on their performances. Thank you to the students who came along to

support their classmates.

Congratulations to the BVPS teams who competed in the Armidale Triathlon on the weekend. A special thank you to

Amanda Swain who organised the teams and to Anne-Marie Pattinson who gave up her time to ensure our students

had the chance to participate. I am continually amazed by the dedication of BVPS staff who go above and beyond

what is expected to provide wonderful opportunities for our students.

Wow, Wow Wow! Our cricketers are one of only 8 teams in the state left in the PSSA Knockout Competition after a

comprehensive victory over Soldiers Point last week. The boys will now host another home game against South

West Rocks thisThursday.

The on-line parent ‘Tell Them From Me’ feedback survey has closed and the data has been sent to me for

consideration. Thank you to the 20 parents who completed this survey, your opinions are appreciated. Unfortunately,

with less than 3% of parents completing the survey, there was insufficient data to make informed decisions about

future planning. I will continue to explore additional ways to gain feedback from parents so we can continue to

ensure we are meeting community needs and expectations with our future planning.

Planning for 2017 has begun. I would ask that if you are not intending to return to BVPS in 2017 that you please

indicate this in writing. Additionally, if you will be returning to BVPS at a later date, it is imperative that we know the

date you will be returning.

Presentation Days

There will be a slight change to the format for our Presentation Days this year. The number of class awards will be

reduced to more accurately reflect student achievement. There will be additional awards to recognise many of the

characteristics and skills that we value at BVPS including giving your best and trying your hardest at all times. I

believe that these changes will ensure a wider variety of students are acknowledged and recognised for their efforts.

In addition to this, students receiving Excellence Pins will be acknowledged for their wonderful achievement during

this celebration.

Armidale Race Day 2017

Despite objection letters sent to council on behalf of the Department of Education, I have received notice that this

day will be a half day Public Holiday. Schools will be closed from 12:00 noon. Please begin to consider

arrangements for students on this day and ensure you take any complaints to council. This is not a school

decision.

Busy times ahead!

We still have many exciting events to add to our calendar

December 7 Celebration of Learning

December 8 Presentation Day

December 15 Year 6 Farewell Assembly

December 16 Year 6 Farewell Lunch

Lou Moffatt

Winners of the Kidpreneur Guessing Competition

1st Julliann Porter

2nd Emily Wade

3rd Lynne Clarke

2nd

3rd

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS

1C The classroom is buzzing with activity this term, as

students engage in an array of learning experiences

across all curriculum areas.

Students are currently captivated by the story of

‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E B White. Everyone is very eager to

hear the ending of the story to see if Wilbur

will be saved. Last Monday we were

extremely lucky to have Mrs Toovey visit with

4 adorable piglets. Students were delighted in

the antics (and noise) of these week old

piglets. Students were able to watch them

drink from a bottle and feel the texture of their skin. It was

fantastic to be able to bring Charlotte’s Web to life in the

classroom with such a great hands-on experience. Thank

you so much Mrs Toovey and Polly.

Year 1 are looking forward to their History excursion this

term. At present the Armidale Folk Museum is

undergoing renovations, so we have had to postpone this

visit until later in the term. However, more details will be

sent home once we have confirmed a date for this event.

Our History unit is certainly generating some interesting

discussion in the classroom as students look at the

similarities and differences of past and present lifestyles.

This week each student is presenting a speech to the

class in relation to their own special piece of family

history. We are very much looking forward to hearing

these exciting tales.

We are both extremely proud of the progress students in

1C have made this year. It has been an absolute delight

to share 2016 with such a fantastic group of students.

Thank you to all of our wonderful parents for your

ongoing support and assistance. Fiona Clayton and Lyn

Bourke

KP Kindergarten Penguins had a very enjoyable day at

Thalgarrah even though we did get a little WET! The

students learnt about the PAWS board: P = plants, A =

air, W = water and S = shelter. These are all the things

that animals need to survive. Matt, showed us Elsa the

lizard. It was very interesting to watch Elsa gobble up

watermelon, carrot and cockroaches. The students

played teddy bear tip and musical trees. They made a

colourful rainbow, went to a bush concert and had a whiff

party where they made bush perfume. There was great

excitement at the end of the day when Matt showed the

student a python snake. Many of the students were very

brave and patted the snake…….Mrs Porter where are

you? Is that you hiding under your pink jacket?

Last Wednesday all of Kindergarten had an exciting

excursion to the Fire Training Centre. Chris Ridley and

his team of fire fighters taught the students many fire

safety tips and the importance of having a fire escape

plan. Chris showed the students some of the tools on a

fire truck and then they climbed up into the cabin to have

a look at the inside. The highlight of the excursion was

when the fire fighters helped the students to squirt a

water hose until they knocked over a cone. Julliann

Porter

5W Can you believe it is already Week 6? The end of

term will be here before we know it! 5W students have

had an excellent first half of the term and are enjoying

learning about the discovery of gold in Australia. Students

were very surprised to find that gold is seven times

heavier than a rock the same size and it never rusts!

In our History lessons we weighed rocks and then using

the current gold prices found out how much they would

be worth if they were solid gold. Everyone agrees that

finding a small lump of gold would be a wonderful end of

year present! We are all hoping to strike it rich when we

go panning during our gold excursion to Uralla on

November 30.

Our English unit ‘Ned Kelly : Hero or Villain’ is proving to

be very popular and we are enjoying reading recounts

about the daring exploits of this infamous character. 5W

students would like to thank all parents and friends who

came to the assembly last week to watch our recital of

the poem ‘The Bushrangers’. We had a lot of fun

preparing for this item.

In Art lessons we have been learning about the amazing

art work of Vincent Van Gogh. Students have studied his

paintings and copied his techniques to create a mini Van

Gogh gallery in our classroom. Karen Watson

Notice to Parents

The last day for K-6 students will be Friday December 16, 2016

Years 1-6 students return on Monday January 30, 2017

Cricket Report

The Ben Venue Cricket Team played their quarter final match of the PSSA

Knockout Competition last Thursday November 17 against Soldier’s Point P.S

at Harris Park in Armidale.

Soldier’s Point won the toss and sent Ben Venue in to bat first. Ben Venue lost

an early wicket however, James Marshall and Nick Jackson put their heads

down and built a great partnership with James scoring 25 and Nick scoring 36.

Other contributors with the bat were Maurice Kelly (11) and Malakai Griffiths

(17 not out). Ben Venue completed their 25 overs with a total of 6 for 132.

Soldier’s Point got off to a shaky start with Ryan Harris taking 3 wickets in his

first 2 overs putting the opposition immediately on the back foot. He received

good support from Ben Heagney (1-13), James Marshall (1-7) and Hayden

Schumacher (1-3). Ryan Harris finished his bowling session with the fantastic

figures of 4 for 9 off 4 overs. Ben Venue displayed and almost faultless fielding

display not missing many chances including two runouts from Dougal Payne

and Malakai Griffiths and a stumping by Nick Jackson. Ben Venue dismissed

Soldier’s Point for a total of 47 runs.

They will now play South West Rocks P.S this Thursday November 17 for a chance to play in the Finals in Maitland

in December. Well done boys!!! Richard Cotter

Forcing Stress to Retreat

Stress and pressure always retreat when kids practise behaviours in low or no-stress situations.

We shouldn’t add stress by insisting kids do everything right. Close enough is good enough, as long an effort is

made. It’s a mistake to wait until kids do things (make beds, play musical instruments) really well before we give them

any positive reinforcement.

There are generally two reasons why a child can’t do something. One is lack of skill and the other is lack of

confidence. So kids will only practise things where they feel confident of success- and they measure success by our

feedback.

So be encouraging, patient and affirming and rest assured that kids will acquire competence- and confidence- with

practice. Sue Shaw