GHPS Life
INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Round 3: Friday 30th May 2025
Greenhills Gold VS Plenty Valley – AWAY
Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
9.30am-10.30am approx. | Aussie Football 9s | Plenty Valley CC |
Netball | Plenty Valley CC | |
Soccer | Plenty Valley CC | |
Softball Boys | Plenty Valley CC | |
Softball Girls | Plenty Valley CC |
Greenhills Green VS Apollo Parkways B – HOME
Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
9.30am-10.30am approx. | Aussie Football 9s | Greensborough Park |
Netball | Greenhills PS | |
Soccer | Greensborough Park |
DIAMOND VALLEY DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL
On Thursday 22nd May, the Greenhills Cross Country Team headed to Bundoora Park to take part in the Diamond Valley District Cross Country Carnival.
The team placed 4th overall out of 10 schools – a fantastic effort! All students should be very proud of their performances and the way they represented the school, consistently demonstrating our GREAT values on the day – especially Grit!
Congratulations and best of luck to the students below who qualified for next week's Division Cross Country Carnival by finishing in the top 10 of their event.
- Finn L (3JC)
- Sarah B (4DS)
- Arlo C (5ND)
- Chris W (5ND)
- Isabella A (5SM)
- Abigail PD (6JH)
- Annabelle Mc (6LB)
COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Chris W (5ND) for an outstanding season with Greenbriar Little Athletics Club! He was awarded 1st place in the U11 Boys and was also named Junior Boys Club Champion. These achievements truly reflect his hard work and dedication.
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.
DVE SWIMATHON
ELTHAM LACROSSE CLUB - PLAYERS WANTED
Thank you,
Jordan Daley
BOOK CLUB
Help Shape a Safer Journey to School
Banyule City Council wants to hear from you!
We're exploring how safe students feel on their way to school—and what could make the journey easier and more comfortable.
We’re inviting teachers, parents, carers, and students to take part in a short online survey to share your thoughts and experiences.
Your feedback will help the Council make informed decisions that support your school community and create positive change.
We’ve already received some fantastic responses, and we’d love to hear from even more of you.
The survey closes on Friday, 30 May 2025—don’t miss your chance to have a say!
https://forms.office.com/r/g5fCHA9Ten
CANTEEN
Wednesday Wonders are as follows:
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
If you have not yet re-allocated your School Savings Bonus from Uniform to School Activities and you are not planning to purchase any uniform in the next month – now is a good time to jump onto the portal and make the transfer.
At the end of the financial year any funds that remain allocated to Uniforms will automatically get transferred to the school for you to use on activities, however we have been told there could be a lag of at least four weeks until the funds are received by the school, due to the amount of processing that will need to happen for all the schools in the State.
We would like to recommend that the transfer is made prior to the end of the financial year if you are planning to use the SSB on school activities as we are unable to allocate it until we receive the transfer.
Just a reminder that if you would like to use your SSB for an activity please email:
greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au
With your child’s name and the activity you would like to use your fund towards.
ABSENSES
We currently have a lot of unexplained absences recorded on Compass, please check your child/ren’s absences on Compass and update:
If you have any queries regarding the absence, please email the office: greenhills.ps@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.
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 6 - Presented at Assembly on 13th June
| Estelle E | Prep AD | For asking for extra challenges in writing. I love how much grit you show Estelle! |
| Harry S | Prep AW | Harry, I am so proud of the way you work every day to stay focussed and connected. We love having you in Prep AW. |
| Callie | Prep SB | For showing courage during writing sessions and trying her best. Well done Callie! |
| Tom T | 1/2G | For always acting with courage during our class discussions and sharing amazing ideas and strategies. You are a superstar Tom! |
| Bonnie D | 1BH | For acting with courage in the way you always contribute to our class discussions and for thoughtfully including adjectives and verbs in your writing, creating such interesting stories! |
| Wolf | 1JR | For acting with courage and continued efforts to improve your reading. You should be really proud of how far you have come. Keep up the great work. |
| Oliver Y | 1KO | For being open to change when writing and taking on feedback to replace boring verbs with more powerful ones. Love it Oliver! |
| Vivian R | 2RB | For trying her best in writing her persuasive text on why dogs are the best pets. Keep up the great work!! |
| Joaquin S | 2TS | Well done Joaquin for your amazing contributions during our reading group discussions! You shared your ideas clearly helping everyone understand the story even better. |
| Emma D | 3JC | For an engaging introduction to your narrative. You captured my attention straight from the start. You are amazing! |
| Theo R | 3MH | For carefully explaining the strategies he uses, when adding in mathematics, to support others to learn. Amazing Work Theo! |
| Diesel B | 3TW | Diesel, I am very impressed with the effort you are putting in to improve your handwriting. It is really starting to pay off! |
| Tilly F | 4DS | For your courage in tackling multiplication with regrouping, your determination is helping you grow in confidence and skill! |
| Connor J | 4SH | For your passion and enthusiasm. We love listening to you read, whether it's the class novel or a book from the library, you truly know how to captivate an audience. Your love for storytelling shines through, and we absolutely love it! |
| Elvira P | 4SO | Congratulations Elvira on your exceptional courage when working with decimals and fractions - you absolutely shone with your understandings and belief in self, we are all so proud of you! |
| Issei L | 5ND | For his hard work and engagement with his learning. It's been great to see Issei so willing to share his ideas with our class. |
| Lily | 5RB | For the effort you put into all your learning – keep up the excellent work Lily! |
| Charlie B | 5SM | For acting with courage in our English blocks and sharing his suspense and action passages with the class. I love the way you included alliteration and onomatopoeia in the same passage! |
| Jude H | 6JH | For the grit and effort shown in your learning. You should be super proud of the work you're putting forward. |
| Francesca T | 6LB | Francesca is always putting her learning first by clarifying the task or asking for assistance when needed. She is an excellent role model for her peers. |
| Ev K | 6RM | For your love of reading! Ev has thrown herself in to her novel studies. They are thinking deeply about texts and author's techniques. Thank you for being such a G.R.E.A.T Greenhills kids and inspiring example to others. |
| Billy B 3JC | Art | For the positivity and enthusiasm that you bring to the Art Studio each week. Billy, you're a very talented artist and I love the way you express yourself creatively. Keep it up! |
| Jett K + Harry T | Performing Arts | For your fabulous Mystery Bag and Windy Day Mime performances! I loved your enthusiasm and how you worked together to experiment and try something new! Well done! |
| Harper T & Sophie W | STEAM | For their excellent design and presentation of their architecture project. Their dedication and organisation to complete the task to a high standard was admirable and showed that they are willing to embrace new learning and give things a go! |
| Florence B | PE | For showing connection by consistently following our PE routines with enthusiasm and a big smile. |