Principal's Update
Student Leadership
2023 School Captains
Congratulations to our newly elected School Captains and Vice Captains
School Captains School Vice Captains
Ava Talia
Isaac (absent in photo) Zayed
I look forward to working with our new School Captains in 2023. Being selected as a School Captain is a rigorous process - sometimes more rigorous than when we, as adults, do to apply for a job! The students who applied were required to write a speech stating why they thought they would make a good School Captain and present this to the Year 5 students and teachers. I know that our new School Leaders will make us proud!
A huge thank you to our 2022 School Captains Cedar and Chris, and the Vice Captains, Elsa and Nour, who all year have demonstrated their amazing leadership skills.
Flying to Foundation
Over the duration of our Flying to Foundation transition program, parents have been attending information sessions in the staff room. At one of these information sessions parents were asked what qualities and strengths they would like to see in their children when they leave Greenvale Primary School in Year 6.
These were some of the responses.
- ‘Respectful – for themselves and others’
- ‘Resilient’
- ‘Confident learner and person’
- ‘Developed sport knowledge’
- ‘Environmental awareness’
- ‘Getting along with others’
- ‘Happy’
- ‘Show love and empathy’
- ‘Independent’
- ‘Honesty’
- ‘Emotional balance’ – ‘Well balanced’
- ‘Self Esteem’
- ‘Thankful to school for education’
- ‘Problem solving skills’
- ‘Can think for themselves’
- ‘Makes good decisions’
- ‘Not easily influenced’
- ‘Love of learning’ – ‘Literate and Numerate’
These are also the qualities and strengths we aspire to in our students. The partnership between school and home is an important factor in making these a reality. We look forward to working together with all of our families of our new Foundation students for 2023.
Stepping up to 2023
On Tuesday 13th December, our students who are in Years 1 to Year 6 next year, will spend some time with their new teacher and classmates for 2023 from 9:30-10:45am, Teachers have now been allocated to the year level they will be teaching, they are as follows:
| Foundation | Michelle Dodd (PLC Leader), Daniella Hadchiti, Marcel Pulo, Laura Doran, Violetta Mladenova |
| Year 1 | Madeleine Jordan (PLC Leader), Heather Stevenson, Michelle Barton 0.5 / Elicia Briggs 0.5, Rebecca Muldoon |
| Year 2 | Caitlin Cristallini (PLC Leader), Amanda Dawson, Megan Wong, Yongty Lav |
| Year 3 | Robert Rovetto (PLC Leader), Bianca Strangis, Emma Wilson |
| Year 3/4 & 4 | John Scollo (PLC Leader), Peta Law, Olivia Di Giorgio, Andrea Rudnickij |
| Year 5 | Bay Fikri (PLC Leader), Elisa Mirenda 0.5/ Brett McGinniskin 0.5, Nicola Dean, Fabio Cardona |
| Year 6 | Jessica Wynd (PLC Leader), Daniel Wardan, Joshua Anderson, Adriana Iacono |
Specialists
| Art – Emily Wilkes / Sarah Lord PA – Sonya Cunado, Gwen Hutchison Italian - Eleonora Schembri / Heather Foletta Phys Ed – Andreas Jordanidis / Antoinette Usai / Sujata Symons Science Specialist – Sujata Symons EAL – Jane O’Halloran / Sarah Lord PSD / Inclusive Learning - Trudy Williams Literacy Intervention – Linda Doig, Narelle De Young Maths Coaches – Elicia Briggs, Brett McGinniskin Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (MHWL) – Marija Jordan |
Welcomes and Farewells
It is that time of year again………
Welcome
We are delighted to welcome our new staff to Greenvale Primary School in 2023
Teaching staff – Laura Doran, Violetta Mladenova, Amanda Dawson, Yongty Lav, Emma Wilson, Andrea Rudnickij, Olivia Di Giorgio, Fabio Cardona, Adriana Iacono. It is seems that teachers across Victoria are scarce so we are really pleased that we could appoint and allocate teachers without impacting on other programs.
Farewell
A big farewell to both Marge Lang and Joyce Hickling who are retiring after many, many years of teaching at Greenvale Primary School. They have touched the lives of so many students and families across the years.
Before the school year ends, you might like to say goodbye to the following staff who are also moving on for numerous reasons. We thank them for their commitment to our students at Greenvale Primary School - Erika Borinaga, Shannon Carroll, Adrianna Kassavetis, Sheridan Costa, Ayhan Akin, Sophie Dimou, Jack Synan and Morgan Anstey-Sprigg.
Year 6 Graduation
I am looking forward to seeing our Year 6 students Graduate next week. This event is a celebration of their time at Greenvale Primary School and a farewell to the next stage of their schooling.
In advance, I would like to say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 students who have made us so proud. They have been an amazing group and have really demonstrated that “Greenvale Kids are Great Kids”! We wish them all the best for their secondary schooling and hope that they come back and visit us when they can.
As this is our last Newsletter for the year, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all our families a joyful Christmas and hope that you enjoy the holiday break. Look forward to seeing you all back safely in 2023!
Students in Year 1 – Year 6 return to school on Monday 30th January, 2023.
Foundation students begin on Monday 6th February, 2023. During the first week of school, every Foundation student will, however, have an assessment and interview time with their teacher.
REMINDERS
Curriculum Day - Monday 19th December
No students are required at school on this day. Teachers will spend the day planning the curriculum for 2023. We have invited all new staff to be part of this process to ensure that they are prepared for 2023.
Stepping up to 2023
On Tuesday 13th December, all Foundation to Year 5 students will spend time in their new classroom with their new class and teacher.
School Finishes at 1:30pm on Tuesday 20th December 2022.
Regards
Angelika Ireland