Message from the Principal 

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL CONNECTION WITH GREENHILLS NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE

Our Junior School Council Leaders have really started to step up and connect with our local community. Last week, they visited Greenhills Neighbourhood House. They had a great experience learning about all the services and support the group provides to our Greenhills community. The students unpacked donated food and sorted it into boxes for families who are in need. They have decided Greenhills PS will help with the collections for their Reverse Advent Calendar Boxes which you can find out more about in this newsletter.

GETTING READY FOR 2025

Even though it is only the second week of Term 4, we are very much focussed on planning for next year and our Transition program is a big part of that. This program has many different elements all designed to provide a positive experience for students, families and our staff team as well. Just a few relevant examples of this include: 

Student Request Process: To help prepare our students for the next phase of their schooling we allow students in Prep through to Year 5 to select up to four other students in no preference order. We then use this information to inform and assist with the building of classes for the following year. This will happen over the next few weeks. 

Parent Request Process: Our parents are also able to make requests as outlined in previous newsletters, these close this Friday 18th October. 

Prep Information Night - Wednesday 23rd October 6.30pm – an evening for our 2025 Prep parents to find out more about our school and get organised for the first few weeks of 2025 and beyond. This will be held in our Library.

Year 6 High School Day – Thursday 14th November: This is where we set up a high school day with classes in various locations around the school, teachers with specific high school style subjects to teach and our students even get the opportunity to wear their new high school uniforms. 

Mid-Term 4 Meet with the Principal Team – Wednesday 13th November from 7.30pm via Webex. Our focus for this session will include information about school structure, classes, class size and other organisation for 2025.

As you can see there are lots of ways for students and families to participate when it comes to making a smooth transition into 2025. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to outline these and keep you informed along the way.

SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

Based on our recent 2024 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey we know that 90% of 111 families responded positively to the statement “I am able to get the information I need through the school’s regular communication channels”. These include our:

• Two Minute Tuesdays released every week via Compass Newsfeed & the official Greenhills Primary School Facebook Page 
• Weekly newsletters
• Compass Newsfeeds
• Compass Calander
• Team Newsletters sent two or three times a term.

As always, we continually strive to improve and if there is anything you need more information about or would like to see more of, please contact me: james.penson@education.vic.gov.au

James Penson,

Principal.