GHPS Life
INTERSCHOOL SPORT
The Winter Interschool Sport Program will begin from Friday 10th May 2024 (TBC). Permission and payment is due by Wednesday 8th May 2024 - NO LATE ACCEPTANCES.
COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Fletcher Mc (4DS) who, over the school holidays, attained his Green Belt in Karate.
Well done Fletcher💪🏼!
Congratulations to Francesca T (5JH) & Emily A (6TS), and their Eltham Redback teammates, who placed second at the U11 Girls Football Victoria Pre-Season Tournament in Bendigo.
Well done Francesca and Emily 💪🏼!
Congratulations to Felix R (5LB) who, over two days, completed the 60km ride (a personal best) from Tallarook to Molesworth along the Great Victorian Rail Trail.
Well done Felix 💪🏼!
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.
GREENSBOROUGH JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB - PLAYERS WANTED (U9’S & U10’S)
The 2024 Season is underway and the Greensborough Junior Football Club is recruiting girls & boys for our U9’s (born 2016 & 2015) and U10's (born 2014). It’s not too late to join so if you would like to play for the Mighty Boro please contact rego@gjfc.org.au.
Thank you,
Jordan Daley
TEAM KIDS
The catalogue has been distributed at school.
Online orders are preferred athttps://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/book-club/
The catalogue is also available to view at that link.
Orders will be delivered to your child – free of charge!
And 15% of sales are returned back to the school!
Issue 3
ORDERS CLOSE – FRI 3rd MAY, 5PM
MOTHERS DAY STALL - HELP NEEDED
CHOIR NOTES
This is just a reminder that the Recital Choir will be performing at the Salvation Army Greensborough Corps on Friday 3rd May at 1.45p.m and at the Choral@Montsalvat Festival on Sunday 5th May at 12.00p.m. Please consent on Compass for both of these events. Tickets for Montsalvat can be purchased online through tryBooking.
Rehearsals for the next 2 weeks are very important and it would great to have every student in attendance.
Kind regards,
Kate Stewart
OFFICE NEWS
Hats need to be worn until the end of April
Student Free Dates 2024
Term 2
25th April Anzac Day
17th May Curriculum Day
10th June Kings Birthday
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. Here is the link to complete the form :
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 2 week 2 - Presented at assembly 10th of May, 2024.
| Flynn H | Prep AD | For showing GRIT and putting your best effort when making your puppet! Keep up the awesome work. |
| Zach S | Prep AW | For demonstrating GRIT during writing sessions when you work so hard on forming your letters correctly. You are so funny with so much interesting knowledge and vocabulary stored in your head. How lucky we are to have you in Prep AW. |
| Lillian E | Prep SM | For the teamwork and care you showed during our inquiry session. I love how much pride you take in your work and your willingness to help our others as well. Keep up the GREAT work! |
| Jack D | Prep SO | Congratulations Jack on managing your big emotions and settling quickly at the start of each day ready to learn. You are just the best! |
| Soren D | 1BH | For an amazing start to Term 2. Thank you for showing GRIT and working so hard to set yourself up for success every day. Soren, you are so kind and caring. We are so lucky to have you in 1BH. |
| Hunter | 1JR | Thank you for your continuous effort to show a GREAT level of respect. I can always count on you to be such an amazing role model. Keep up the amazing work. |
| Tenace H | 1KO | Wow Tenace, what an amazing start to term 2! We love how focused you are on your learning and how you love being a role model to all in our classroom. Keep it up superstar! |
| Harper S | 2IH | For always being a kind and considerate member of 2IH. I especially love how you have been working on being focused during learning activities at your table. |
| Aavya C | 2LO | For a fantastic start to Term 2! Aavya, I have been so impressed with your ideas and determination during our writing sessions. Keep up the amazing work! |
| Emma D | 2LR | For being a friendly face, a positive learner and an inclusive classmate. Well done on your hard work and effort as well as your willingness to give things a go! |
| Parker L | 3JC | Parker, thank you for all your efforts you have put into your spelling this week. You are able to identify the long a graphemes in syllables to help you spell and read the words. Fantastic!!! |
| Ruby R | 3RM | Congratulations Ruby for your efforts in Maths. We are so proud of the how hard you working to read, write and use numbers. Keep up the great work. |
| Annabelle M | 4DS | Your ability to start quickly and use feedback to improve your work is impressive. Keep up the great work and continue to inspire us with your dedication to growth and excellence. |
| Isla T | 4SM | Isla, you radiate enthusiasm and approach every task with a fantastic attitude.I am so proud of the learner, student and peer that you are. Keep kicking goals. (It's not like the Roos are!) |
| Kayla G | 4TW | Kayla, I love the way you are gaining more confidence when asked to answer questions during whole class teaching. Keep having a go and your confidence will continue to grow. |
| Riley G | 5BC | Riley, well done on presenting to the class and sharing your knowledge. The class found it incredibly informative. |
| Henry H | 5JH | Henry, thank you for always showing focus and respect and for giving your best each day. You should be really proud of the way you have started Term 2. Keep it up! |
| Jack O | 6BS | For being a leader in student agency at Greenhills! I have been so impressed seeing you achieve your learning goals and I loved hearing your ideas during the wellbeing student focus group. You are one in a million Jack! |
| Lily M (4SM) | Music | Lily, I am so impressed with the positive and hard working attitude you display in Recital Choir and Classroom Music. You exemplify the Greenhills values. Keep up the GREAT work. |