GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Round 7: Friday 21st June 2024

Greenhills Gold VS Apollo Parkways A – AWAY

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.45am approx.	Aussie Rules Football	Diamond Hills Reserve
	Netball	Apollo Parkways PS
	Soccer	Elder Street Reserve
	Softball Boys	Apollo Parkways PS
	Softball Girls	Apollo Parkways PS

Greenhills Green VS Yarrambat B – HOME

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.45am approx.	Aussie Rules Football	Greensborough Park
	Netball	Greenhills PS
	Soccer	Partington’s Flat

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Bella M (PAW), and her teammates, who finished in first place at last weekend’s gymnastics competition. This special event involved children working in teams through various activities, with medals awarded from 1st - 8th place.

Well done 💪🏼!

Congratulations to Patrick T (PAW) who was presented with the Player of the Week award at Auskick last week. This was something he really wanted to achieve and since starting Auskick, has shown real grit, effort and perseverance which has helped him reach his goal! Patrick won it for great kicking, listening well at each station and for putting in lots of effort.

Well done 💪🏼!

Congratulations to Sophie M (5BC) who had her first training session at the Preston Cricket Academy. This involves coaching sessions for talented young cricketers in the northern region.

Well done 💪🏼!

Shout out to Elijah K (2LR) & Amiya K (1JR) who were part of the Western Bulldogs Guard of Honour before their match against the Fremantle Dockers. To make this occasion even more memorable, they were invited to the clubrooms after the victory to meet some of the players.

What a fantastic experience!

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.

EXCEL MOVEMENT

Thank you,

Jordan Daley

PA FUNDRAISING

ICAS

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools

OFFICE NEWS

Student Free Dates 2024

Term 3

26th July Curriculum Day

11th September Student Agency Conferences (Variation to School Hours Day – students just attend for conference).

Term 4

4th November Curriculum Day (Assessment & Reporting)

5th November Melbourne Cup Day

19th December Professional Practice Day

Camps Sport Excursion Fund (CSEF)

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per primary school student is $150.

If you received CSEF in 2023 you do not need to apply again, however if you are new to Greenhills and have a valid concession card or have an additional child (eg Prep) that commenced, please complete the attached form (available from the office too) and hand into the office with a copy of your concession card. Any queries please don’t hesitate to contact the office. Applications close 28th June 2024. Here is the link to complete the form :

CSEF

CANTEEN

Dear Greenhills Families,

After many years without any price increases to our canteen menu, School Council have recently reviewed our pricing and have identified the following items to be increased from the start of Term 3, 2024.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes but the canteen has been making a growing loss for some time and to turn this around we are implementing these price changes. We do not look to make a profit on canteen, but merely make it a cost neutral program of the school.

Menu Item	Old Price $	New Price $
Meat Pie	4.50	5.20
Corn on the cob	1.00	1.50
Strawberry and Chocolate milk	2.00	2.80
Slushies	2.00	2.50
Zooper Doopers	0.50	0.80
Juice cups	0.50	0.80
Moosies	1.50	2.00
Yogurt and topping	1.50	2.00
Potato stix	1.00	1.20
Wednesday Wonders	5.50	6.00

Over the next couple of months School Council in conjunction with Miriam will be looking further at the canteen operations and menu.

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!

From,

Miriam

TEAM KIDS

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 2 week 10 - Presented at assembly 28th of June, 2024.

Amity Z	Prep AD	Amity, I'm so proud of the way that you are showing ADVENTURE in your learning. You are putting your hand up more and having a go at tasks, even if they are tricky. Keep it up, superstar!
Josh G	Prep AW	Well done Josh, with the way you have taken off with your learning. You are showing so much grit with your reading and writing and I am impressed by the way you can explain your reasoning in maths.
Timmy R	Prep SM	For the GRIT you showed in your writing this week. I love that you are having a go and creating new ideas. Keep up the great work!
Ethan F	Prep SO	Congratulations Ethan on your developing confidence and calm on entering the room. It has been spectacular seeing you being ready to learn more often. I am super proud of you GRIT and effort each day!
Helio T	1BH	For the amazing effort you are putting into your writing. I loved reading your retell of The Very Brave Bear. You used amazing adjectives and lots of Vivid Verbs. Keep up the wonderful effort.
Alby	1JR	Alby, you have become such a valuable class member, and your peers have noticed. I love how every time we do a shout-out to fill our buckets, your name is mentioned multiple times. Well done on an amazing first semester.
Zaydee F	1KO	For working on your learning goal of putting effort into your handwriting with amazing success. What we also love is how proud you are of your efforts Zaydee and your huge smile says it all!
Luna D	2IH	For the effort you have been putting into our free write sessions. You are always so focused and I love the way you use your imagination to develop your characters.
Ava M	2LO	For your amazing determination during our maths sessions, particularly when using the split strategy to solve addition problems. Ava, you should be so proud of your achievements, keep up the amazing effort!
Sebastian F	2LR	For showing some excellent mental calculation skills in addition and subtraction. Well done on mastering the split strategy!
Harry C	3JC	Harry, thank you for being a wonderful participant at the Athletics Carnival. You tried your best with all the activities but most of all you looked like you had so much fun.
Jackson G	3MH	For being such a sports superstar at our Athletics Carnival! It was very impressive how you displayed all our Greenhills G.R.E.A.T. values and had a go at so many events! Well done Jackson!
Cooper L	3RM	For showing enthusiasm at the Athletics Carnival. Cooper participated in every event and demonstrated his sporting qualities of giving everything his best effort and being supporting and encouraging of others. Cooper finds the fun in all sporting events as is evidenced by his big wide smile!
Arlo C	4DS	Arlo, thank you for becoming such an integral part of our class in 4DS during your first term at GHPS! Your engagement and involvement make our learning environment more dynamic.
Pierce S	4TW	Pierce you are doing a super job with your persuasive writing. You have come up with some great arguements that match your opinion and you are backing them up with examples and evidence. Super Work!!
Tully S	5BC	I have been so impressed with the effort you have shown in division, Tully. Keep up the great work!
Ava T	5JH	Ava, I've been so impressed by your adventure and grit when learning about division with decimal remainder. You are challenging yourself and smashing it! Keep it up!
Zoe A	5LB	Zoe, you are such a hard worker. I love that you are always trying to challenge yourself by asking questions and taking risks with your learning.
Max R	6BS	I have been so impressed by the hard work you are showing towards your learning. You are rising to the challenge of Maths Olympiad and I look forward to the weekly editions of "Diary of a School Kid". Keep it up Maxxy!
Ryan L (6BS)	Music	Ryan, you have surprised me yet again with your excellent Musical Representation of a painting of your choice. I was thoroughly impressed with your choice of music, the way you played it and how it matched your painting.