GHPS Life
lNTERSCHOOL SPORT
Greenhills Gold VS Greenhills Green – HOME
Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
9.30am-10.30am approx. | Aussie Football 9s | Whatmough Park |
Netball | Greenhills PS | |
Soccer | Greensborough Park | |
Softball | Greenhills PS |
COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
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.
GREENILLS PS AUSKICK & SUPERKICK CENTRE
NAB AFL Auskick & Superkick are fun-packed, accessible 5-week programs for all students Prep to Grade 6, introducing AFL and developing fundamental physical literacy (evasion, jumping, catching) through our various non-contact games, skill-based activities! AFL Victoria qualified staff are excited to deliver the program safely & conveniently based on school grounds, immediately after school on Tuesdays!
The program is available for all girls and mixed groups and able to be modified for all students regardless of their background or previous experience. Non-contact modified match play is available through Superkick for participants regardless of previous AFL experience and a great way for students aged 7-12yo looking to advance their existing skills. The program consists of a $55 cover charge for 5 sessions per participant, including a free football and pump with registration! The program is also able to be paid in four instalments.
AFL Victoria looks forward to welcoming all Greenhills PS families commencing Tuesday August 12th after school!
Greenhills PS Term 3 Auskick Centre | Register (modified skill games & activities, recommended ages 4-8yo)
Greenhills PS Term 3 Superkick Centre | Register (modified non-contact games, aged 7-12yo)
Thank you,
Jordan Daley
VICTORIAN STATE SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR
We are proud and excited to have some of our Grade Six students participating in the 2025 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: On Air!
Students from across the state are working together and soaring to new heights with On Air - where dreams take flight, friendships shine, and every young voice is heard.
This live show – involving amazing lighting, music, dance, and circus– will be performed twice to an audience of around 12,000 people at John Cain Arena on Saturday 13 September at 1pm and 6:30pm.
For a wonderful, family entertainment experience, and to cheer on our students from the audience, be quick to secure tickets when they go on sale at:
11am Wednesday July 31st via www.ticketek.com.au/spectacular
Adult: $40
Child Under 15: $20
Concession: $30
ICAS
Registration for ICAS tests have closed
Greenhills Primary ICAS 2025 Testing Dates:
English 14th August
Science 20th August
Spelling Bee 21st August
Mathematics 26th August
Roslyn Mackie – ICAS Coordinator
LIBRARY
This term, come and visit The Kirsty Stule Library every Tuesday from
3:30pm – 4:15pm for our Open Library Afternoon!
Starting on Tuesday 29th July the library will be open after school from 3:30pm until 4:15pm for parents and carers to come in with students and enjoy our library space.
You’re welcome to choose a book from the shelves to read together or choose one of the Premiers Reading Challenge books from our collection so you can keep adding to your tally. Come on in, choose a book and find a nice little nook to sit in to enjoy your book together.
You can also borrow and return books during this time, so feel free to bring along books that are ready to be returned, so you can choose another to take home.
Jen Ellis will be in the library during this time, so if you have any library questions or just need a book recommendation, she will be very happy to help you.
Hope to see you there to share in our library joy!
TEAM KIDS
MISSION POSSIBLE: STEM CLUB ADVENTURE SERIESThis term will be OFF THE CHARTS with our STEM Club Adventure Series 🧪🔬🧬💡Join us as we EMBARK on an EPIC four-part mission, where we'll ACTIVATE new STEM realms by CRACKING codes, SOLVING puzzles and INVENTING clever ways to SUCCEED in each mission 🕵️♂️Our ADVENTURE starts HERE – www.teamkids.com.au/venues
BOOK CLUB
CANTEEN
Thankyou to our 2025 Art Captains - Maddie M and Maddie L for our fabulous new Canteen Sign 👌
Hot chocolate is now available in the canteen - $2 with a choice of plain milk or soy milk.
Wednesday Wonders for Term 3 will be as follows: -
Fried rice 13th August 2025
Spiral pasta 20th August 2025
Lasagne 27th August 2025
Ravioli 3rd September 2025
Mac & cheese 10th September 2025
Orders for Wednesday Wonders must be placed by the end of the previous Wednesday.
Parents of Grades 3 and 4 please remember that there are no lunch orders on Fridays during their swimming program.
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
Dear all,
The School Savings Bonus online system is now closed, you are no longer able to make purchases for uniform or allocate funds to school activities.
Unspent/unallocated funds will be transferred to the school during August/September. Families will not be able to access these funds until the school receives the balances. We will let families know when this has happened so you will be able to use these funds for activities.
Please remember to email the school (greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au) in plenty of time before an activity is due (allow 48 hours) to enable to office time to process allocations.
ABSENCES
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
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Term 3 Week 3 - Presented 15th August
| Zara O | Prep AD | For always being so helpful and ready to lend a hand with the biggest smile! I'm so lucky to have you in my class! |
| Airlie A | Prep AW | Airlie, well done on the courage and focus you have shown in our writing sessions. Your writing has improved so much! |
| Emmi E | 1/2G | For trying your best and helping others during our time lessons. Emmi, you should be proud of your awesome start to Term 3! |
| Ethan F | 1BH | For the amazing effort you are putting into your learning. I loved reading your story about the treehouse! You are a superstar! |
| Darius | 1JR | For your fantastic efforts in Maths! I love how you always act with courage in your learning and celebrate mistakes as opportunities to grow |
| Jaden | 1KO | For carefully thinking about the descriptive language you are including in your writing. Keep it up superstar! |
| Presley | 2RB | For trying his absolute hardest in our non fiction unit. Go Pres! |
| Jett M | 2TS | For showing incredible grit by tackling new and challenging learning tasks with determination and a positive attitude. Well done Jett! |
| Eden L | 3JC | For your outstanding contributions to our discussions about the world. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for encouraging and supporting your peers’ ideas and learning. |
| Frankie A | 3MH | For the amazing effort you put into your learning, especially when learning about our world. Your reading and note taking skills have been most impressive! Excellent work Frankie! |
| Patrick B | 3TW | Well done Partick on a fabulous start to term 3. It's great to see you making good choices and working hard on all your learning tasks. Keep up this awesome work! |
| Charlie M | 4DS | For finding the missing value in equations by rewriting them as subtraction, your mathematical thinking is strengthening your problem-solving skills! |
| Maaziyar S | 4SH | For showing grit by pushing yourself in mathematics, it's been wonderful to see you tackle new challenges! |
| Alexa B | 4SO | Congratulations Alexa on your amazing work ethic. You are always ready to learn, with your thinking brain on and whole body listening. Your application and focus is spectacular! |
| Chris W | 5ND | For his consistent enthusiasm and clever thinking during numeracy this term. He is always looking for a challenge and is happy to share his ideas and help others. Keep it up Chris! |
| Declan H | 5RB | For your thoughtful and specific feedback on a peer’s writing, helping them improve their ideas and structure. Excellent job in engaging in dialogue! |
| Emily B | 5SM | For your willingness to always help others! Great work Emily for being a team player |
| Lana N | 6JH | For making excellent progress toward your Engaging In Dialogue goal by sharing your thoughts with the class. |
| Charlotte D | 6LB | For Acting with Courage to raise your hand during English and share your response. I know this is a big step and I'm so proud of you! |
| Yat W | 6RM | For her wonderful creative attributes, Yat is an inspiring artist and accomplished violinist whom we greatly admire. She puts a great deal of effort into practising her craft and is to be congratulated on her achievements. |
| Chloe L | 6RM | For being a focused and engaged learner. Chloe is trying her best and demonstrates her curiosity by asking questions and joining in class discussions. |