GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT 

Round 1: Friday 16th May 2025

Greenhills Gold VS Glen Katherine A – HOME

Greenhills Green VS Hurstbridge – AWAY

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Will Mc (2RB) who scored his first goal for St Mary’s Greensborough JFC and also earned Player of the Game honours!

Well done 💪🏼!

Congratulations to Ruby F (4DS) and Mae N (4DS) who celebrated a very successful Little Athletics season at the Greenbriar breakup!

Ruby finished with 29 PBs for the season—the most of all girls. She was awarded the Diamond Valley LAC 

Most Improved Award as well as the Greenbriar LAC Junior Girls Most Improved Award.

Mae finished with 28 PBs and received the Greenbriar LAC Junior Stinger Award for dedication and effort.

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.

COLLINGWOOD FC PLAYER APPEARANCE

Greenhills PS were lucky enough to have Darcy Cameron, Beau McCreary, and Jack Crisp from Collingwood FC visit on Tuesday.

Their visit included a Q&A session hosted by our Sport and House Captains, where we learnt about life as professional athletes and the values and qualities that helped them succeed.

This visit also ties in perfectly with the Bring a Friend session being run by our local Auskick and Superkick Centres this week. Check out the attached flyer for more information.

DVE SWIMATHON

ELTHAM LACROSSE CLUB - PLAYERS WANTED

Thank you, 

Jordan Daley

MOTHER'S AND SPECIAL PERSON'S STALL

A big thankyou to everyone In our school community who contributed their time, skills, and ideas to support our Mothers and Special Person's Stall.  As always, it was a pleasure to see the delighted faces and thoughtful shopping of our students. 

A shout out to:

Donna Anderson, Merike Bailey, Meiling Blackburn, Lynne Campbell and Jett, Prue Carr, Libby Egan, Adara Gouldthorpe, Victoria Harris, Sarah Leach, Melanie Lucas, Paige Macdonald, Hayley Madge, Catherine Maguire, Melissa Marson, Mills family, Mooney family, Oliver family, Nicole Pearson, Kiera Roberts, Amy Sedgwick, Nola Sexton, and Melinda Smith.

TEAM KIDS

TEAMKIDS 100 Hours Outdoors Challenge! 🌤️

We're going to have a TREE-MENDOUS adventure as we spend more time outside to tick off 100 Hours Outdoors. 

We’ll be DIGGING into all kinds of outdoor activities—from treasure hunts to cloud gazing and so much more!

Join us for an UNBE-LEAF-ABLE adventure and help your venue complete the challenge ✅

Book NOW – www.teamkids.com.au/venues

🚨 TeamKids Shop Clearance Sale!

TeamKids are offering up to 50% off a wide range of children’s products – from educational toys to school essentials! This limited-time sale is the perfect opportunity to score a bargain. HURRY – the clock is ticking! ⏳

🛒 Shop now: www.tkshop.com.au/shop/clearance

CANTEEN

Wednesday Wonders commence from 14th May 2025. 

These are as follows:-

21st May 2025                 Spiral pasta (gf, v)

28th May 2025                 Lasagne

4th June 2025                   Spaghetti (gf, v)

11th June 2025                 Ravioli (gf)

18th June 2025                 Mac & cheese

(gf - gluten free option)

(v - suitable for vegetarians)

Wednesday Wonders must be ordered no later than the Wednesday prior e.g. for fried rice it must be ordered by the end of Wednesday 7th May 2025, etc.

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

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

Any SB funds remaining after 30 June 2025, including online voucher amounts that have not been redeemed, will become a credit to use on school activities. However, the credit will not be available on your family account at our school until late July. To use any remaining SSB funds to cover the cost of school activities in July, please refer to the SSB online system and allocate the funds to school activities before 30 June 2025.  Here is the Link to portal

The Department of Education’s SSB contact centre will remain available until 30 June 2025. The contact centre can be reached by: 

· completing the School Saving Bonus enquiry form Enquiry Form

· calling 1800 338 663, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on weekdays.

After this date, please contact our administration team for any SSB related questions.

Reminder: If you wish to allocate your school savings bonus to a Compass event, please email the school on: greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au   Please enter the subject as SSB, let us know the event you would like it allocated to along with your child’s name.  Please allow 48 hours for this to be processed, we will respond to your email to confirm the allocation and to consent to the event.

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. 

CAMPS, SPORTS, 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 $154.

If you received CSEF in 2024 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 4th July 2025.  Here is the link to complete the form :

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 2 week 4 - Presented at Assembly on 30th May