GHPS Life

lINTERSCHOOL SPORT 

Round 8: Friday 25th July 2025

Greenhills Gold VS Laurimar A – AWAY

Greenhills Green VS Diamond Creek – HOME

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Mila C (1/2G), who has completed a hat-trick by receiving honours for the third year in a row in her ballet tap exam.

Well done! 💪🏼

Congratulations to Rhyda H (3JC) & Tenace H (1/2G), along with their Greenhills Basketball Club teammates, who won their Under 10s Grand Final on Saturday 5th July! It was a close game from start to finish, and they came away with the win by 2 points!

Well done! 💪🏼

Congratulations to Gemma M (5SM), Grace P (5SM) and Addy L (6RM), along with their Greenhills U/12-1 teammates, who won the Diamond Valley A Grade U/12 Girls Grand Final! The team went undefeated all season and capped it off with a Grand Final victory. A special shoutout to Grace, who was also awarded MVP for the game!

Well done! 💪🏼

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.

GREENILLS PS AUSKICK & SUPERKICK CENTRE

NAB AFL Auskick & Superkick are fun-packed, accessible 5-week programs for all students Prep to Grade 6, introducing AFL and developing fundamental physical literacy (evasion, jumping, catching) through our various non-contact games, skill-based activities! AFL Victoria qualified staff are excited to deliver the program safely & conveniently based on school grounds, immediately after school on Tuesdays!

The program is available for all girls and mixed groups and able to be modified for all students regardless of their background or previous experience. Non-contact modified match play is available through Superkick for participants regardless of previous AFL experience and a great way for students aged 7-12yo looking to advance their existing skills. The program consists of a $55 cover charge for 5 sessions per participant, including a free football and pump with registration! The program is also able to be paid in four instalments.

AFL Victoria looks forward to welcoming all Greenhills PS families commencing Tuesday August 12th after school!

Greenhills PS Term 3 Auskick Centre | Register (modified skill games & activities, recommended ages 4-8yo)

• https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/b87ec2

Greenhills PS Term 3 Superkick Centre | Register (modified non-contact games, aged 7-12yo)

• https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/34d416

Thank you, 

Jordan Daley

PARENTS ASSOCIATION

ICAS

Greenhills Primary is participating in ICAS 2025! We know our students are amazing, so we’re giving them the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their talents in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year.

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Spelling.

Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals.

How to participate in ICAS  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:  

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/)  
2. Read the Privacy Collection Statement below.
3. Read the terms and conditions here: (icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Schools-TsCs_S2023.V6-1.pdf) 
4. Go to the Parent Portal to sign up to chosen subject areas here: (shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps)  

Online payment closing dates are available at icasassessments.com

                 Enter our Greenhills school’s access code – RUZ765 

Enter your child’s details, select the subject areas your child would like to participate in, then proceed to payment.  Please note that the ICAS subject areas shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  

It is the final week to register your child for ICAS via the parent payment system. Please finalise your PPS payments before entries close on Monday 28th July.

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.  

Roslyn Mackie – ICAS Coordinator

LIBRARY

This term, come and visit The Kirsty Stule Library every Tuesday from 

3:30pm – 4:15pm for our Open Library Afternoon!

Starting on Tuesday 29th July the library will be open after school from 3:30pm until 4:15pm for parents and carers to come in with students and enjoy our library space. 

You’re welcome to choose a book from the shelves to read together or choose one of the Premiers Reading Challenge books from our collection so you can keep adding to your tally. Come on in, choose a book and find a nice little nook to sit in to enjoy your book together.

You can also borrow and return books during this time, so feel free to bring along books that are ready to be returned, so you can choose another to take home.

 Jen Ellis will be in the library during this time, so if you have any library questions or just need a book recommendation, she will be very happy to help you. 

Hope to see you there to share in our library joy!

BOOK CLUB

CANTEEN

Hot chocolate is now available in the canteen - $2 with a choice of plain milk or soy milk.

Wednesday Wonders for Term 3 will be as follows: -

Fried rice                13th August 2025

Spiral pasta              20th August 2025

Lasagne                 27th August 2025

Ravioli                   3rd September 2025

Mac & cheese            10th September 2025

Orders for Wednesday Wonders must be placed by the end of the previous Wednesday.

There is a Sushi Day on Thursday 7th August 2025.  Orders must be place by the end of Thursday 31st July 2025.

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! 

Thank you

Miriam

OFFICE NEWS

SCHOOL SAVINGS BONUS UPDATE

Dear all,

The School Savings Bonus online system is now closed, you are no longer able to make purchases for uniform or allocate funds to school activities.

Unspent/unallocated funds will be transferred to the school during August/September.  Families will not be able to access these funds until the school receives the balances.  We will let families know when this has happened so you will be able to use these funds for activities.

Please remember to email the school (greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au)  in plenty of time before an activity is due (allow 48 hours) to enable to office time to process allocations.

ABSENCES

We currently have a lot of unexplained absences recorded on Compass, please check your child/ren’s absences on Compass and update:

If you have any queries regarding the absence, please email the office: greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au