GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT - WINTER SEASON

Round 14: Friday 6th September 2024

Greenhills Gold VS Apollo Parkways B - 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 Diamond Creek - HOME

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.45am approx.	Aussie Rules Football	Whatmough Park
	Netball	Greenhills PS
	Soccer	Whatmough Park

DVPSSA DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

On Thursday 29th August 29th, 54 students from Greenhills Primary School participated in the DVPSSA District Athletics Carnival at Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium.

The Greenhills Athletics Team performed exceptionally well, finishing 2nd overall out of 10 schools. All students, regardless of their individual results, should be incredibly proud of their efforts and how they embodied the school’s GREAT values. Who knows? We might even have some future Olympians among us! 💪🏼

Best of luck to the students who qualified for next week’s Nillumbik Division Athletics Carnival!

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Mitch O (5JH) for ending a fantastic season with the Greensborough Junior Football Club by earning the Most Improved Player Award for the U12 White team. What makes this achievement even more impressive is that he accomplished this as an underage player.

Well done, Mitch! 💪🏼

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.

PLENTY CRICKET CLUB

FOOTY STAR ACADEMY - HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Thank you,

Jordan Daley

DIARY OF A SCHOOL KID

SCHOOL PRODUCTION

Greenhills Primary School is proud to present The Jungle Book, a whole school musical production based on Kipling’s famous classic. Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli must leave the only home they’ve ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan unleashes his mighty roar. Guided by a no-nonsense panther and a free-spirited bear, the young child meets an array of jungle animals. Along the way, Mowgli learns valuable life lessons as their epic journey of self-discovery leads to fun and adventure.

Show Information:

Wednesday 18th September: 12:00 pm & 7:00 pm Performances

All Year 5 & 6 students + A - K surname Prep - 4 students

Thursday 19th September: 12:00 pm & 7:00 pm Performances

All Year 5 & 6 students + L - Z surname Prep - 4 students

Limited tickets are available for purchase: www.pracc.com.au/tickets/

OFFICE NEWS

Dear parents and carers,

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government schools for Term 1 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.
Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. Please check your Compass records to ensure this information is correct, if not contact the office with new details.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

in October, to verify your email address
in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers sent out via Compass tomorrowor visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.

We will provide further information via the newsletter in the future weeks.

LinC -Community Emergency Support

We have Food/Pantry bags on offer from LinC (Love in the Name of Christ)

If you wish for a bag of pantry items to help with the day to day running of the house, please email greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au and we will let you know when they are available for pick up from the office.

Attendance

If your child is not present in class and we have no explanation, then an email will automatically be sent to all family members at 10am. If you receive an email, it is important that you explain their absence ASAP (click the link in email). If your child is going to be away for a full day or more, please notify the school by entering the absence on Compass, rather than email the teacher. You can do this easily in Compass.

If your child is going to be absent for a family holiday or other long period of time, an email should be sent requesting this leave to James Penson prior to the event: james.penson@education.vic.gov.au

Student Arrival/Departure

If you need to collect your child early for an appointment, please come to the office to sign them out. We are unable to have students waiting in the office, so please allow time to sign out and collect from the classroom (the office will advise if they are in a Specialist class). Please collect your child before or after recess and lunch times as they may not hear the announcements during these times.

Recess time 10.55 - 11.25, Lunch time 1.30-2.20pm.

If your child arrives at school after 9.00am (after the morning bell has finished) you must come to the office with them to be signed in for a late pass.

Please do not send students straight to their classroom after 9.00am.

If you have any questions at any time about the above information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

FAMILY POTRAITS FUNDRAISER

TEAM KIDS

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!

From,

Miriam

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 3 week 8 - Presented at assembly 13th of September 2024.

Logan M	Prep AD	For the energy and enthusiasm you bring into our classroom. I love your love for learning! You're awesome, Logan!
Ruby L	Prep AW	Ruby, I was so impressed by the way you presented your cultural diversity share and learn information to the grade this week and even more excited about how much you had been looking forward to it. Well done.
Erin L	Prep SM	I love the way you are showing Adventure in your learning and sharing your ideas. You should be so proud of what you are achieving in class, always challenging yourself. Keep up the amazing work Erin!
Elka C	Prep SO	Elka you have consistently demonstrated - safety, responsibility and connection in the classroom and also in the playground. What a superstar, who continues to achieve at a high standard. We are so proud and grateful that you are with us in PSO!
Charlotte M	1BH	Charlotte, you are a wonderful friend who is kind and caring. Congratulations on displaying respect to others and setting a good example for your classmates. I am so proud of you!
Max	1JR	Max your increasing activity in the classroom is fantastic! I love your contributions to class discussions and the way you share your thinking, especially during our maths enrichment sessions. Keep up the amazing efforts!
Amy S	1KO	For the enthusiasm you show during our phonics session. Amy you have come so far and we can't wait to see what you can do. Keep up your enthusiasm.
Jacob K	2IH	For the effort you put into making your 'My Special Place' poster during our inquiry session. Keep up the great work Jacob!
Leila C	2LO	For always showing our GREAT values, especially when learning new things like poetry! Leila, you are such an amazing role model in 2LO, keep it up!
Elijah K	2LR	For showing so much grit and effort in his learning. When he comes into school, he is ready to get in and join in on all our tasks and discussions. Keep up the great work Elijah! You're a star!!
Isla K	3JC	For being a wonderful friend who is kind and caring. Congratulations on displaying respect to others and setting a good example for your classmates. I am so proud of you!
Ruby F	3MH	For being a ‘Super Scientist’ when conducting experiments both in the classroom and at our ‘Hands on Science’ incursion. You have shown great curiosity and teamwork skills. The effort that you’ve put into your ‘Think Boxes’ and recording of experiments following our scientific explorations has been most impressive!
Henry	3RM	Henry, for your enthusiasm for procedural writing. Now you know how to make your own lemonade! Keep up the GREAT learning.
Chloe S	4SM	For your fantastic effort with your Inquiry project. Not only did your diorama engage the class, but your information on dressage was very impressive! Well done superstar!
Oliver F	4TW	For always showing respect towards his teacher and classmates during whole class discussions. Oliver is an attentive listener who does a wonderful job tracking the speaker. Well done!
Abby W	5BC	For your amazing writing piece. Well done Abby, you should be really proud of the enthusiasm you show in your learning! Keep up the wonderful work!
Clara W	5JH	Showing outstanding Agency in her learning by actively setting, monitoring and achieving her Writing goals. I can't wait to see your published piece!
Emma S	5LB	Thank you for being inclusive. You are respectful of your peers and teachers and treat people fairly always. Well done on being connected so well at school.
Dempsey T	6BS	We are so lucky to have such a talented author and poet at Greenhills! I can't wait to see your work published. Keep being you Demps, your creativity is inspiring.
Claire M	6TS	Well done Claire for sharing your ideas and demonstrating grit during your learning. I am very impressed by you!
Agata T 1JR	Music	I love the way you always try your best in Music lessons. You are a quiet but focussed and hard working member of the class. Congratulations!