GHPS Life

INTERSCHOOL SPORT - WINTER SEASON

Round 3: Friday 2nd June 2023

Greenhills A VS Plenty Valley – AWAY

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.45am approx.	Aussie Rules Football	Plenty Valley Christian College
	Netball	Plenty Valley Christian College
	Soccer	Plenty Valley Christian College
	Softball Boys	Plenty Valley Christian College
	Softball Girls	Plenty Valley Christian College

Greenhills B VS Apollo Parkway B – HOME

Time:	Sport:	Venue:
9.30am-10.45am approx.	Aussie Rules Football	Greensborough Park
	Netball	Greenhills PS
	Soccer	Whatmough Park
	Softball Boys	NA
	Softball Girls	NA

Congratulations to Jack O (2AD) who was awarded Player of the Day for Greensborough Junior Football Club last weekend! This is an impressive achievement, especially as this is his first season of playing football.

Well done Jack!

Congratulations to Leo K (2AD) who had a massive day while representing Greensborough Junior Football Club last weekend. Not only was he chosen as team Captain by his coaches, for his positive mindset, but he was also presented with the Best on Ground Medal.

Well done, Leo!

Congratulations to Claire L (6TS) and Ross L (4TW) who attended the Global Chinese Poetry Recital Competition (Melbourne). Claire won the Bronze Award for the Youth group (under 15), and Ross won the Silver Award for the junior group (under 11). Both now have the chance to take part in the global competition happening in Beijing, China.

Well done Claire & Ross!

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

RECITAL CHOIR NEWS

I would like to thank all the students who performed so amazingly on Friday afternoon at the Salvation Army. Greenhills put on a small concert which included a performance from the Recital Choir and 9 solo performances from our very talented Grade 6 students. These students sang, played the flute, violin, piano and classical guitar. I was extremely proud of them all. I would like to thank Robyn Murphy for accompanying the Choir, Lauren Richardson, Isabelle Hall and Jenny Cranston for their support throughout the afternoon.

One of the students who performed was Ella N. She has been made some wonderful achievements during the last month including receiving an A+ for her Grade 3 Violin Exam and coming 3rd in the Bendigo Eisteddfod for Piano. Congratulations Ella!

5 CENT FRENZY

Raid your money boxes, lift up your couch cushions, ask your grandparents, collect your spare change, 5c frenzy is here again.

Starting Monday 22nd of May and running for 5 weeks until Thursday 22nd of June.

Please send in your spare change to your child's classroom during the week (any coins accepted). The money will be collected and counted each week on Friday morning.

Weekly prize - 15 mins extra playtime for the class who collects the most money each week.

Grand prize - Fish and Chip lunch for the class who collects the most money overall during the 5 weeks.

This year we are raising funds for Classroom sports equipment (skipping ropes, basketballs, footballs, down-balls etc to use at playtime).

Let's make it bigger and better than last year.

From your friendly PA team.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN THE CANTEEN

The canteen relies on the help of parent volunteers to operate. Parent helpers are needed for a maximum of one hour, from 1pm - 2 pm (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). Helpers need to have completed the 2023 Volunteer OHS Induction.

To book in to volunteer, please go to ‘Care bookings’ http://www.carebookings.com.au). Access Code is JGU9L.

Thanks,

Miriam.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Term 2 Week 6 - Presented at Assembly 23rd June 2023

Agata T	Prep BH	For doing an amazing job with your writing. Agata, I love how you try really hard to sound out words. You start your sentence with a capital letter and always remember to put a full stop. You are a superstar!!!
Henry	Prep BZ	Henry, I love how you are always trying your best and put lots of EFFORT into your work! Keep up the amazing job. I am so proud of you!
Harry W	Prep SM	For the amazing effort you are putting in with your learning! I love how you are joinging in with class discussions and challenging yourself in your descriptive writing pieces. Keep up the great work Harry!
Toby W	1GC	For being a place value superstar! You are doing amazing work during our targeted maths sessions and always trying your best to find the place value of a number. Superstar!
Emrys D	1JC	For being an amazing Wild Explorer at the Melbourne Zoo. You were so happy to explore the zoo and see the different animals. You are a superstar!
Jacob K	1KO	For your enthusiam with sharing amazing knowledge about living things and what they need to survive. Thank you Jacob for sharing with us - you are a Science Expert!
Sophie S	2AD	For working through tricky emotions. Sophie, I am so proud of the way that you carry yourself. You are smart, brave, kind and amazing!
Ruby F	2JM	Ruby has been working very well in all her math lessons this term. She is working outside her comfort zone on open ended problems and building her confidence with using different strategies and recognising patterns. Well done Ruby.
Bella B	2SH	For the lovely improvements we are seeing in your handwriting. Bella, it is wonderful to see you thinking about the neatness of your writing and challenging yourself to do this more consistently. Keep up the pleasing effort Bell, you've got this!
Kayla G	3AK	Kayla, your effort towards your learning, especially developing your automatic recall of number facts along with addition and subtraction strategies have enabled you to become a more confident maths problem solver. Keep practising those maths skills.
Anna T	3MH	For being such a ray of sunshine who brings so much happiness to our classroom. Your positivity, kindness and enthusiasm are contagious! Thank you for being such a motivated learner, wonderful role model, and lovely friend to your classmates. You really are GREAT Anna!
Alyssa	3RM	Alyssa, for always demonstrating the G.R.E.A.T values in our classroom. You are a wonderful caring student and classmate with a smile that lights up our room every day! Keep it up.
Jim M	4DS	Jim, I was truly impressed by the dedication you put into crafting informative paragraphs. Your factual sentences were GREAT, and the concluding sentence tied everything together nicely. Well done!
Annabelle	4IH	For listening and working hard during our maths sessions. I have been really impressed with how you have been focussing and showing our school value of GRIT.
Tully	4JR	For your participation in our science lesson on magnets. You did such a great job in your discovery and making connections to the real world. Keep it up.
Sophie M	4TW	Thank you for being such a wealth of knowledge in the classroom. It's great the way you share your knowledge of science with everyone.
Jasper S	5BC	For always willing to challenge his learning and sharing his thinking with his peers. Keep up the great work, Jasper!
Dean G	5SM	Dean, thanks for being such a wonderful member of 5SM. You are so inclusive towards others and I love how you tackle every activity with a positive attitude. I am so proud of you!
Noah B	6BS	For the grit you are displaying towards your maths! I have been blown away by the challenges you are taking on and the growth in your understandings. You are an absolute legend and I am very proud of you!
Lily Ts	6LR	For being a confident learner who shows agency in all she does. Well done on the continued focus and maturity you show to your learning.
Grace G	6TS	Grace, I have been so impressed by your continued ability to challenge yourself, particularly during maths and our Reader's Notebook sessions. You are such an incredible role model and we are lucky to have you in 6TS!
Amelia B 1JC	ITALIAN	Congratulations Amelia! Thank you for always paying attention and trying your best. I love listening to you learning the language. You are a delight to have in class. Bravo!
Eden L 1JC	ART	Eden, I love the energy and positive attitude that you bring in to our Art Studio each week. Your talent and creativity continues to shine!
Hudson M 2JM	MUSIC	Hudson amazed everyone by using incredible musical terms such as pitch, dynamics and tempo to describe character themes from Peter and the Wolf.
Celeste J 2LO	STEAM	For her wonderful work reconstructing a T-Rex tooth! Celeste measured accurately and added interesting details to her fossil which showed great creativity. Well done Celeste!

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

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 student is: $125 for primary school students.

HOW TO APPLY

New applicants should complete the attached form or contact the school office to obtain a copy. If you applied for CSEF at GHPS in 2022, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

new student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools this year.
changed family circumstances, such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

Check with the school office if you are unsure. Applications need to be submitted no later than 23rd June 2023. Any queries, contact the office.