GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT 

Round 7: Friday 4th April 2025

Greenhills Gold VS Apollo Parkways A – HOME

Greenhills Green VS Yarrambat B – AWAY

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Kai V (4SO) and Oakley V (6LB) on an amazing weekend in sport!

Kai and his U10 Eltham Wildcats teammates took out their basketball grand final, while Oakley and his Eltham Redbacks teammates were crowned Maccas City Cup Champions.

Well done 💪🏼

Congratulations to Fletcher Mc (5RB) who received the Bowling Award for his U/12 cricket team at the Greensborough Junior Cricket Club Presentation Night. Fletcher took 14 wickets throughout the season, with an impressive average of 10.38.

Well done 💪🏼

Congratulations to Olivia N (2TS) on a very successful first season of basketball! Her team made it to the Grand Final, finishing as Runners Up, and Olivia was also named the Most Improved Player of the season.

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.

Thank you, 

Jordan Daley

LOST ITEMS

We currently have a number of wallets and bags in our office that are lost property - if any of these belong to your child, please contact the office. 

We also have a large number of items in our lost property area located near the prep playground, many of these items are not named. 

Please check lost property for your child/children's missing items. 

BOOK FAIR

2025 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Thank you to all the parents, carers and students who visited our Book Fair on our Student Agency Conferences Day last week on Thursday 27th March.  Thanks to you, Greenhills raised over $2100 to go towards continuing to grow our library collection. From the Fair itself, we purchased 81 new books! These include the latest in the extremely popular Baby Sitters Club graphic novel series, several titles from The Bad Guys and Ella and Olivia collections, the Pizza and Taco series, the latest Disney Twisted tales, many new fiction chapter books, as well as an assortment of engaging picture fiction books including ‘When Jelly Had a Wobble’ by Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight, and the wonderful rhymes in ‘Happy Barry Capybara’ by James Foley.

Thanks again for your support with this fantastic fundraiser. 

TEAM KIDS

TeamKids has another amazing Autumn Holiday Program planned! 

Ready to discover the TeamKids difference?

•           Unique daily experiences 

•           Value-packed program

•           Screen-free FUN!  

•           Delicious and nutritious morning & afternoon snacks

•           CCS-approved care

📌 Check out what’s on at your nearest school à  https://downloads.teamkids.com.au/greenhills-primary.pdf

🔗 Book NOW à  www.teamkids.com.au/venues

MOTHER'S AND SPECIAL PERSON'S STALL

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! 

Thank you

Miriam

OFFICE NEWS

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Easter break!

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE PROTOCOL

We would like to respectfully remind parents and carers that the kiosk in the office area is for adult use only.  Please do not allow or encourage children to access the kiosk when signing in/out of school.

Students arriving late without adult supervision must visit the office to be signed as Late (unexplained) by a member of the admin team and collect a blue late pass from the office.

SCHOOL SAVING BONUS

If you wish to allocate your school savings bonus to a Compass event, please email the school on: greenhills.ps@education.vic.gov.au   Please enter the subject as SSB, let us know the event you would like it allocated to along with your child’s name.  Please allow 48 hours for this to be processed, we will respond to your email to confirm the allocation and to consent to the event.

If you have not yet received your SSB

You can complete the online enquiry form https://www.schoolsavingbonus.vic.gov.au/s/enquiry-form

Call: 1800 338 663

Or email: school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au

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 1 week 10 - Presented at Assembly 2nd of May