Principal's Update

Angelika Ireland

Stepping up to 2026

On Tuesday, 9th December, our students from Foundation to Year 6 next year, spent time with their new teacher and class, and had chance to meet their classmates for 2026.

Teachers have been allocated as follows:

WELCOMES AND FAREWELLS!

It is that time of year again………

Welcome

We are delighted to welcome our new/returning staff members to Greenvale Primary School for 2026

Teaching staff – Sophie Gauld, Talia Yalim, Beyza Caliskan, Catherine Hannah, Joshua Howarth, Isabella Grech, Daniel El-Nabbout, Ayhan Akin, Aaron-Joshua Toos.

Administration - Briohny Romano has picked up a Business Manager position at another school - Congratulations.

Farewell 

Before the school year ends, you might like to say goodbye to the following staff who are leaving us. We thank them for their commitment to our students at Greenvale PS. To Marija O’Riordan, Peta Law, Sara Nelson and Megan Wong who are all taking a year’s leave and will be returning in 2027. 

To Korey Mehmet, who has found work at another school, and to Keith Te, our Technician, who will continue to pursue his studies,

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

I am looking forward to seeing our Year 6 students Graduate this week. This event is a celebration of their time at Greenvale Primary School and a farewell to the next stage of their schooling.

In advance, I would like to say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 students who have made us so proud. They have been an amazing group and have really demonstrated that “Greenvale Kids are Great Kids”! We wish them all the best for their secondary schooling and hope that they come back and visit us when they can.                                       

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT GREENVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

2026 School Captains

I congratulate our newly elected School Captains and Vice Captains 

School Captains:                                     School Vice Captains                         

Madina 56W                                             Vivienne 5DY

Emir  5DY                                                   Burhan 56W   

I look forward to working with our new School Captains in 2026. Being selected as a School Captain is a rigorous process- sometimes more rigorous than when we, as adults, apply for a job! The students who applied were required to write a speech as to why they thought they would make a good School Captain and present this to the Year 5 cohort, approximately 100 students and teachers. Selected students were also interviewed by teachers and the Principal. I know that our new School Leaders will make us proud!

Children Left in Hot Cars

As temperatures begin to rise, so too do the dangers of leaving kids alone in cars on hot days. 

On hot days, the temperature jumps as soon as the car door closes. Within minutes the temperature in the car can double, which can be extremely dangerous – even fatal – for children left inside. Although it is never the intention to leave children alone for long, many parents do so while making a quick stop at the newsagent, chemist, or corner shop. 

A quick stop to pick something up can take much longer than expected.

Research shows that one in three parents admit to leaving children alone in the car, with one in five believing it is acceptable for less than five minutes. 

Young children are particularly at risk as their body temperature can reach dangerous levels more quickly than expected. A young child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s does, placing them at greater risk of life threatening heatstroke, dehydration and other health risks. 

When it’s 30 degrees outside, children could be suffering in up to 60 degree heat. When travelling with a child, parents need to make sure they take their child with them.

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Regards

Angelika Ireland

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Angelika Ireland