GHPS Life
INTERSCHOOL SPORT - SUMMER SEASON
Round 13: Friday 29th November 2024
Greenhills Gold VS Hurstbridge – AWAY
Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
9.30am-10.30am approx. | Basketball | Hurstbridge PS |
Cricket | Ben Frilay Oval | |
Hot Shots | Hurstbridge PS | |
Rounders | No Game - School Based Training Session | |
Volleyball | Hurstbridge PS |
Greenhills Green VS Laurimar B – HOME
Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
9.30am-10.30am approx. | Basketball | Greenhills PS |
Cricket | Greensborough Park | |
Hot Shots | NA | |
Rounders | Greenhills PS | |
Volleyball | Greenhills PS |
MERUKA CUP
Last Wednesday, we held our Prep to Year 2 Lapathon, where each House competed for the Meruka Cup.
Students from Prep, Year 1, and Year 2 had 20 minutes to complete as many laps as they could around the Tiger Turf. Whether they chose to walk, jog, or run, every lap helped earn valuable points for their House!
After tallying up all the laps, the final placings for the Meruka Cup were as follows:
4th place: Bunjil - 547 laps
3rd place: Waa - 602 laps
2nd place: Buliyong - 664 laps
1st place: Bulen Bulen - 738 laps
COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Pippa M (2LR) on a fantastic game of cricket, capped off with the North Eltham Wanderers Coaches Award! Pippa earned this award for taking her first wicket and showing great focus and determination while batting.
Well done, Pippa! 💪🏼
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.
GREENHILLS BEAVERS BASKETBALL CLUB - COME & TRY SESSIONS
Thank you,
Jordan Daley
BOOK CLUB
GREENHILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL
The annual Greenhills Music Festival is taking place on Wednesday 4th December at Eltham High School commencing at 7.30p.m.
This Festival is a showcase of the wonderful musical talent we have at Greenhills. Included in the evening will be the Recital and Training Choirs, the School Band, the Grade 3 students, Steve's guitar students, Danielle and Kianna's singing students plus an array of small group and solo items.
Tickets can be purchased for $25 Adult and $10 students. Participating students do not need to purchase a ticket.
Bookings can be made through tryBooking using this link https://www.trybooking.com/CWVKM
I look forward to seeing you there.
Best Wishes,
Kate Stewart.
OFFICE NEWS
Parent and carer School Saving Bonus code distribution
The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.
From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code.
The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more.
If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure to check your spam/junk email folder.
Parents and carers can use the School Saving Bonus code in store at school-nominated suppliers. Parents and carers can also choose to access the School Saving Bonus online system, where they can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities. To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit School Saving Bonus | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au). A step-by-step user guide will be available on the webpage on 26 November.
If you have not received your School Saving Bonus code via email by Friday 29 November, please contact the Department of Education by emailing school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au
Unsure how to make a 2025 Parent Contribution? Here’s how……
1.Login to your Compass portal (mobile app or web) and view your home page. When parent contributions are available to pay, a notification will appear here. You can also click on the shortcuts button and select pay for an event.
2. Selecting this link will redirect you to your Course Confirmations/Payments page. Simply click on 2025 Family Contributions to begin the payments process and click on “Continue”.
3. You will be Presented with a list of contributions, all contributions listed are amendable, simply type in the amount you would like to pay or click on “remove” not to include it on this payment.
4. Review your payment summary, and fill-in your Credit Card details.
5. Click Pay Now for the payment to be processed.
6. You will be able to enter the payments centre as many times as you like, enabling you to choose what you would like to pay.
Friendly Note: Currently, only VISA or MasterCard payments are accepted by Compass.
If you are having any problems/issues, please don’t hesitate to contact the office team for help.
2024 TRIVIA NIGHT WRAP UP
A tidal wave of gratitude is washing over the school in the wake of our 2024 GHPS Trivia Extravaganza. Not only did we unearth Greenhills’ preeminent paper plane pilot, learn some satisfying answers to obscure Bluey trivia, and even indulge in a little dancefloor merriment, we also raised close to $8,000.
Colossal thanks to everyone who attended, helped or donated, in particular:
- Our very own MC and Trivia Master Sam and Scorer Extraordinaire, Natalie.
- All the teachers for coming out to party with the GHPS community on their day off (and for all their help and support in the lead up to the event). James maintaining his title as the greatest coin-toss-at-a-bottle champion.
- Our amazing decorators Prue and Danni.
- Extra helpers, PA, and especially Meiling, who was the friendly face you saw at the door.
- Zac B from Grade 3 for creating our Wheel of Answers.
- Every person at the event who showed up, bought a raffle ticket, spun the wheel, paid their fine when Sam caught them on their phone, threw a gold coin in the bowl to play a game, or cheered on their table.
- And with over $7K of donations and in-kind support received to make this night a success, some of our most enthusiastic appreciation goes to the amazing local businesses in our area - especially St Helena Place(Satterley’s) and Comp Now who gave us the opportunity to silent auction 3 ipads and raffle off another iPad!
Thanks again - look forward to doing it next year.
Hayley and Jess
Your very proud and happy Trivia Co-Captains
We couldn’t have done it without these awesome rockstar businesses:
| St Helena Place (Satterley's) |
| Comp Now |
| UBX Greensborough |
| Rosanna Golf Course |
| Were St Trading |
| PSW |
| Motivate Me Fitness |
| Cos Stationary |
| Navigator (Sedran Family) |
| Bunnings |
| Simon George and Sons |
| Chef in a Box |
| The Healing Academy |
| Brewmanity |
| Kate Thwaites |
| MSP Photography |
| Funfields |
| Echo Balloons |
| Eltham Leisure Centre |
| Allawah |
| Proud Poppy |
| St Helena Pharmacy |
| Stone's Throw |
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Term 4 week 8 - Presented at assembly 6th of December, 2024.
| Jaden J | Prep AD | For putting your hand up in class discussions more. Keep it up! |
| Caoimhe M | Prep AD | For being a leader in Prep AD. You consistently show our school values and expectations, and help others do the same. Well done! |
| Fred O | Prep AW | Fred, you continue to impress us everyday with the respect you show towards other students and teachers. You are such an important part of Prep AW. |
| Oscar C | Prep SM | For the outstanding Effort you have been applying to every learning task. You bring such a positive mindset which is encouraging for the rest of your class. Well done Oscar! |
| Louis M | Prep SO | Louis I continue to be impressed with your ability to share how you feel the way you do, and why you do. This is super helpful when we are working through bumpy days - TOP EFFORT!! |
| Anjana | 1BH | For the Powerful writing devices you are including in your writing to persuade your readers. Keep it up Anjana! You are a superstar! |
| Niah | 1JR | For your efforts during our maths groups. You did an excellent job using diagrams to show your thinking and organise your understanding. Well done and keep up the amazing efforts. |
| Eddie M | 1KO | For always having a kind word to say about everyone in the class and keeping us on track with our learning goals. Eddie your positiveness is amazing! |
| Finn L | 2LO | For working hard during our free write sessions and always trying your best to write a detailed narrative. Finn, you blow me away with your writing, you should be proud of yourself! |
| Nieva B | 2LR | For adding a friendly enthusiasm to our class dynamic. Nieva, you make a real difference to our day with the way you show acceptance and friendship. Thank you. |
| Ruby R | 3RM | For giving everything 100% effort, whether it is school work, singing or friendships, Ruby is committed to being her best. Congratulations Ruby for displaying grit and determination. |
| London K | 4SM | For being so organised and always using your time so efficiently. You are so ready for year 5, London! |
| Seb C | 4TW | Seb, I am so impressed with the way you are improving in the amount of writing your are doing. It is so lovely to see what you can achieve. |
| Emma T | 5BC | For the way you encourage and empower your peers. You are such a respectful member of the classroom! Stay awesome! |
| Isabella Z | 5JH | Thank you for being such a respectful class member—you are always so considerate of others! Keep it up! |
| Emma S | 5LB | Your commitment to your learning is fabulous. I am so impressed with how hard you have been working, especially in our English blocks to link your poetry to your novel. |
| Stella K | 6BS | You are a leader in the agency, maturity and grit you show towards your learning! What a year you've had Stella, I am so proud of you! |