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Round 2: Friday 27th February 2026

Greenhills Gold VS Diamond Creek East – AWAY

Greenhills Green VS Laurimar C – HOME

DIAMOND VALLEY DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL 

On Wednesday 18th February, 28 Greenhills PS students represented our school at the Diamond Valley District Swimming Carnival held at WaterMarc.

The Greenhills Swim Team finished 3rd overall out of 10 schools, which is a fantastic achievement. All students, regardless of their results, should be extremely proud of their efforts and the way they demonstrated our school values throughout the day. A compliment we consistently receive from other schools and members of the community is how impressive our students are — and this event was no exception.

Congratulations to the students who qualified (by finishing 1st or 2nd in their events) for next week’s Division Swimming Carnival. We wish you the very best of luck!

Charlie B - 6RM

Arlo C - 6LB

Ash H - 5ND

Callum H - 5RC

Tomas I - 5ND

Jacob - 34H

Jett K - 6LB

Issei  L - 6LB

Acacia L - 34C

Luca - 34J

Perry - 34J

Special thanks to Lynsey B, Sam H and Merinda C who assisted on the day.

COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Asher P (6SM), who recently competed in her first showjumping competition with her new horse, Candy, at the Mountain District Horse & Pony Club Showjumping Day.

In their very first competition together, Asher and Candy achieved an outstanding result, finishing Reserve Champion on the day — only just missing out on Champion by four seconds! What a fantastic achievement.

Asher will also be representing the CLC Equestrian Team this year, with plenty of exciting competitions and adventures ahead.

Well done, Asher! 💪🏼

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

High Impact Learner Agency Trait - Being Persistent

We are very excited to learn about our new High Impact Learner Agency Trait that is going to help us be the best learners we can be — Being Persistent! 

Being Persistent links to our other agency traits of Acting with Courage and Being Open to the New. We have to act with courage to keep persisting, and we have to be open to trying new strategies and ideas if what we are doing doesn’t quite work. Being persistent means having a can-do attitude and not giving up when things get hard. It means being curious, asking questions, and staying determined in your desire to learn. Being persistent is using grit and determination to keep working toward your goals, even when you make mistakes or face challenges. When we develop persistence, we begin to push past limits we once thought were impossible and focus on learning and growth rather than failure. This helps create a cycle of “success upon success. "In our classrooms, we are reflecting on how we can move through the continuum — from a directed/diligent learner, to a , to a self-regulated learner, to an extended learner, and finally be that unbound learner — the rocket ship!

We are learning that when we have that can-do attitude, we can achieve so much in our learning. The Year 1s recently learned about Thomas Edison and how he invented the light bulb. He tried 1,000 times before he was successful. He didn’t think of those 1,000 attempts as failures, but as 1,000 ways that wouldn’t solve the problem. What a wonderful mindset for us to think about as learners.

We might try to spell a tricky word 10 times before it is correct. What we are really learning is not just how to spell that word, but the strategies we can use to help us spell it. Each attempt helps us grow.

We have loved hearing about how our students have been persistent at home. Some examples have included riding a bike without training wheels, trying something new at a gymnastics party, and reading a book at home with tricky words. Being reflective about our successes helps our children understand that persistence is at the heart of achievement.

To help your children be persistent at home, you can look to the language of the Extended Learner. Ask your child what they are finding challenging at school or what they are excited about and how you can work together at home to persist and help them climb that ladder of success.

Some examples might include:

• In Maths today we had to count backwards. I am finding this challenging — can we practise counting backwards at home?
• Today we learned about being organised. At home I want to practise packing my own bag and being responsible for remembering what I need to bring to school.
• I am finding reading at home tricky. Can you listen to me read and encourage me to break up those tricky words?
• Today I learned about figurative language. Can you help me understand some of the figurative language you use and what it means?
• Today we learnt about persuasive writing. I am really excited. Can I try to convince you of something tonight to help me come up with persuasive ideas?

The Learner Agency Traits are at the heart of what helps our students learn. We look forward to how you can use our HILAT language at home so we can continue to develop your children’s confidence as learners.

Things might be tricky but remember - Be Persistent!

TEAM KIDS

Get ready to POUNCE, SPLASH, and SOAR! 🐾TeamKids is celebrating World Wildlife Day on March 3rd with jungle adventures, roaring games, and wild fun for everyone. Book now - https://www.teamkids.com.au/venues/ to join the WILD side and make a roar-some day to remember! 🐒🌿

CANTEEN

An Easter Special will available on Wednesday 25th March 2026.  There is a choice of hot cross bun and a drink which will be ready at recess.  Please order by Wednesday 18th March 2026.

We are having our first Sushi Day on Thursday 26th March 2026.  Please order by Thursday 19th March 2026.

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

CAMPS, SPORTS and EXCURSIONS 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 excursions, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or support an out of home care student, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.

The allowance is paid directly 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 student is $400 for eligible school students.

If you applied for CSEF last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstance, eg; new Prep enrolled.

New applicants should

Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or print the attached, these are due by 26th June 2026.  Click here for application form 

Further details contact the office or go to: https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund

ATTENDANCE NOTES

Please remember to enter absences onto Compass.  If you have any unexplained absences to ensure they are updated as soon as possible.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 1 Week 5 - Presented 20th of March.