GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Round 10: Friday 3rd November

Greenhills A VS Apollo Parkways A – HOME

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.30am approx.	Basketball	Greenhills PS
	Cricket	Greensborough Park
	Hot Shots	NO GAME - Apollo Parkways team at Regional Finals
	Rounders	Greensborough Park
	Volleyball	Greenhills PS

Greenhills B VS Hurstbridge – AWAY

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.30am approx.	Basketball	Hurstbridge PS
	Cricket	Ben Frilay Oval
	Hot Shots	NA
	Rounders	NO GAME - Hurstbridge don’t field a Rounder team
	Volleyball	Hurstbridge PS

TEAM COLOURS DAY

Earlier this year, Heidi K (5SM) was selected to represent Team Vic at the National Cross Country Championships in Canberra. She will also be doing the same again at the upcoming National Track & Field Championships in Tasmania. This is an amazing achievement and great reward for all the hard work Heidi puts in to reach her goals.

Participation in Team Vic is self-funded – the cost for each student to attend each School Sport Australia Championships is approximately $1000, which includes uniforms, host state levies, transport, accommodation and meals.

To assist the family in raising funds, we will be having a Team Colours Day on Thursday 30th November, for a gold coin donation. On this day, come dressed in your favourite team’s colours – this can include, but not limited to, Aussie Rules Football, Soccer, Netball, Basketball or Cricket. Fun sports rotations will also be held through the day, run by some of your Year 6 Leaders.

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

If your child achieves something special (grand final win, most valuable player award, best and fairest etc.), please email me (jordan.daley@education.vic.gov.au) through photos and an overview of the achievement to post in Contact. It is important to celebrate and recognise such successes with the school community.

Thank you,

Jordan Daley

OFFICE NEWS

2024 Family Contributions

Are now live on Compass. To Access them simply click on the “Payment Centre” located on the home page and select Contributions. Each amount can be adjusted to allow you to choose how much you wish to pay or simply chip away at each amount, when it suits you.

Your contributions make a difference to Greenhills Primary School, they enable us to supply quality resources to our students to enhance their learning. We received 57% of curriculum consumables and online subs in 2023, we would really like to increase this back to the 80% mark received in previous years.

Thank you for your continued support—it is appreciated.

If you would still like to make a payment for 2023 this can be done via QKR under 2023 Misc Payment.

Order your Booklists by 3rd December, 2023 for free Delivery.

parentportal@cos.net.au * Username:greenhillsprimary@cos.net.au * Password: Parents-24

The Cabinet of Curiosities is back for Term 4

Now the days are warming up and we are starting to spend more time outdoors. Why not look for something that interests you or sparks your curiosity to add to our growing mini natural history museum located in the office area.

Ensure you check with a grown up before you pick something up to make sure it is safe. It doesn’t have to be an item - it could be something you have drawn or taken a picture of. Please don’t remove any critters from their habitat for this project.

If you have something you would like to add, collect a specimen card from the office to fill out to present with your item.

* No valuable items please *

* Have fun and enjoy the sunshine*

Thankyou,

Victoria Harris.

CONNECTED SCHOOLS

Parents Partnerships Leader - Roslyn Mackie

GREENHILLS ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

It is that time of year where if you venture near the Music Room, you will hear students practising and rehearsing for the Music Festival. This year's Festival will be held on Wednesday 29th November at the Nalleijerring Performance Centre at Eltham High School, commencing at 7.30p.m.

The Recital and Training Choirs will be performing alongside Danielle's singing students, Steve's guitar students from Grades 3 - 6, the violin ensemble, and an array of solo items. Grade 3 students will also be presenting an item.

The Music Festival promises to be a great night of musical entertainment. Tickets can be purchased through tryBooking from 1/11/23 using the following link https://www.trybooking.com/CMSRV

I look forward to seeing you there.

Kate Stewart.

COLOUR RUN

Get your Colour on, Greenhills Parents Association is hosting a Colour Explosion Fun Run!

Colour Explosion Fun Run Fun will be on Wednesday 8th November from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.

Not only are we hosting an awesome Colour Explosion Fun Run, Students can order up to a total of 5 prizes based on their donations received. They can even mix and match!

Students have received a sponsorship book with instructions on setting up their cybersafe, online fundraising profile at www.australianfundraising.com.au. This is an entirely online fundraiser; all cash donations must be converted to online donations to redeem your prizes.

Extra Incentives to Fundraise!

Online Golden Coins – complete fun online tasks to redeem an extra $75 towards your prize credit.
Monty the Monstar’s Bonus Prizes – achieve milestones to unlock Monty’s bonus prizes.
$10,000 JB HI FI Spending Spree for one organisation’s highest fundraising student – it could be you!
Our school will win an extra $5,000 if we have the highest average fundraised amount per student in 2023.
A Play Station 5 Gaming Bundle – see your child’s sponsorship booklet for more!

For more information, please contact Sarah Leach at sarah.leach@education.vic.gov.au.

Happy fundraising!

CANTEEN

Helpers Needed

If you have a spare hour on a Wed, Thurs or Fri between 1pm and 2pm, come along and help in the canteen. There is no food preparation involved, it's very simple and the kids love seeing parents there!

You need to have completed the Volunteer Induction, and sign up through CareBookings - www.carebookings.com.au - access code is JGU9L.

Helpers get a canteen voucher for their kids to use for their next lunch order!

Thanks,

Miriam.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 4 Week 5 - Presented at Assembly 17th of November 2023

Teo N	Prep BH	For working really hard to be a 5 STAR writer. Teo you now edit your writing independently ensuring you have spelt all your star words correctly. Well done superstar.
Lola N	Prep BZ	Lola, you always put so much care and effort into everything you do, especially your writing! Keep up the amazing work. You are a superstar!
Anjana J	Prep SM	Anjana you have been working so hard during our reading and phonics sessions. I love they way you are blending sounds together and reading digraphs. Keep up the amazing work!
Toby W	1GC	For being an excellent classmate in 1GC. Toby, you should be so proud of how kind you are and that you constantly look after all your friends. We love having you in 1GC!
Darcy R	1JC	You are an absolute superstar! You always try your best with everything you do. Your friends are so lucky to have you because you always offer to help and you are so kind to everyone. Keep on being you. You are awesome!
Jacob	1KO	For how enthusiastically you have taken on your next writing goal of using 'show don't tell' in your writing. Jacob, you are definately showing the emotion of the characters by the vivid verbs you are selecting. We are looking forward to reading more of your powerful writing.
Levi M	2LO	For your hard work when breaking up words during reading. Levi, it has been great watching you try your best every reading session, well done!
Lachy P	2SH	For your wonderful ideas and reasonings in your persuasive writing. Lachy, it's great to see your enthusiasm in your topic and the strong examples you are able to give to back up your arguments. How fantastic it is to see you believing in your own abilities as a writer- keep up the awesomeness, buddy!
Henry H	2SH	For your outstanding positive attitude in Target Maths! Henry, I love to see your enthusiasm in learning new strategies and the confidence you show. You have such an "I can do" attitude in these sessions and it is definitely contagious to everyone around you! Well done Henry!
Chris W	3AK	Chris, you are to be congratulated for all your hard work and dedication in improving your skills. Your enthusiasm for learning creates such an exciting learning vibe in our classroom. Keep up the positive attitude!
Jackson L	3MH	For showing kindness to classmates when they need assistance and a willingness to help around the classroom. It was especially great when you read a story to the class during our Library session! This is what we love to see at Greenhills – Keep it up!
Andy Y	3RM	For your excellent choice of vocabulary in the story 'In the Zone' and for improving your writing with your thoughtful editing.
Hunter M	4DS	Hunter, you were a fantastic camper at ADANAC, seizing every opportunity that came your way. Keep embracing opportunities and making the most of every adventure!
Maddy B	4JR	I was blown away by your ability to show all of our GREAT values at camp Adanac. What a fantastic job. Well done.
	4TW	Well done Kristina on trying so hard with all your work. I'm delight with how you are improving and putting in lots of effort. Keep it up!!
Aidan K	5BC	Thanks for always being a polite, considerate and respectful individual, Aidan. You are such an asset to our class!
Matilda A	6BS	Tilda, you are such an incredible role model in how you approach your learning. Your growth this year has been incredible to see and I have no doubt this will continue next year at CLC. Keep being the awesome person you are, I am so proud of you!
Zara M	6TS	For your persistence and effort in maths. Zara, I have been blown away with your positive attitude and your ability to use your reasoning to explain your working out. Keep up the awesome work!