Principal's Update
Angelika Ireland

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the 2024 school year! I hope all families had an enjoyable holiday break with their children.

What an exciting, busy start we saw at Greenvale Primary School last week with our students from Year 1 to Year 6 returning to school on the Tuesday. They were excited to be back, happy to meet up with their friends and looking forward to another challenging year in 2024.

The Foundation students started school one week after the other students to allow each student to take part in the mandatory assessment in the first week for all Foundation students across Victoria. We had 75 new Foundation students starting with us this week for 2024. We welcome these children and their families and know that they will love their schooling at Greenvale.

I look forward to meeting our new families and to continue building the partnership with all of our current families at Greenvale.

Holiday Happenings........

It was great to come back to the school and see it in such good presentation. With our maintenance person Joe’s care, the grass on our oval is looking great!! The holiday period was relatively. We had tree specialists come in to prune and remove some trees after a storm came through the school grounds during the break. We also had 2 new split system air conditioners installed in the main building, whole school cleaning, general maintenance, Testing & Tagging of all our electrical equipment and resurfacing of the Gym floor. Many thanks go to Joe, our maintenance person for overseeing these works and contractors.

School Council Elections 2024 - Parents in Partnership

All schools are required to conduct annual elections for School Council during the February/March period.

There are three different categories of members on School Council – Parents, Department (DET) employees and Community Members.

At our 2024 election, we have 4 parent vacancies. The term of office for these vacancies is two years. Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can help shape the direction of the school. Parents who become active on a school council find their involvement satisfying and may also find that their children feel a greater sense of belonging. You do not need any special experience to be on School Council. What you do need is an interest in your child’s school and the desire to work in partnership with others to help shape the school’s future.

School Council meets about two times each term i.e. 8 times over the course of the year. School Councillors are also required to be on a sub-committee of School Council – Finance, Buildings and Grounds or Community Links.

Can I encourage parents who would like to be part of School Council to ensure that they are nominated. Parents may be nominated by another parent or they can nominate themselves. Nominations open today, Thursday 8 February and close on Thursday 15 February. Nomination Forms will be available at the Office.

Please see the school website at https://greenvaleps.vic.edu.au/school-council/ to find out more parent information and the School Council election timeline.

Morning School Drop Off

Parents and carers, a reminder that in the morning there is NO PARKING allowed on the street on the school side right around the perimeter fence of the school. From 8:00am to 9:00am the parking areas / bays are 2 minute Drop Off Zones, only to allow a flow of traffic as cars pull in, unload and then drive off.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK AND LEAVE YOUR CAR IN THE DROP OFF ZONES.

The school car park is for staff cars only. There is NO parent parking in the school car park.

If you want to leave your car to accompany your child into the school you will need to find parking in the surrounding streets. Please be considerate and safe.

Meet and Greet - Parents in Partnership

This year, families will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher at the beginning of the year in a Meet & Greet session. This is scheduled for Thursday, 15 February, from 4:00pm until 6:00pm. The Meet and Greet session is not a one-on-one meeting with your child’s class teacher but rather an open classroom and an opportunity for you to speak with the teacher and see your child’s classroom. There will be an information session for each year level outlining details for the year. Students are expected to attend also. If you have more than one child attending our school, you will be able to visit each of your children’s classrooms.

This early meeting is intended to strengthen the ties between the classroom teachers and parents, in that both get a chance to meet each other with the student present. Building better links between our school and your homes encourages positive learning experiences for students. The more you as parents know about our school, the more likely we will be able to support your child’s learning in partnership.

The Meet & Greet is not a typical Parent Teacher Interview where the teacher talks about your child’s academic progress. This will occur mid-year.