GHPS Life
INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Round 12 - Friday 19th August 2022
Greenhills VS Laurimar B – AWAY
| Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
| 9.30am-10.30am approx. | Aussie Rules Football | Laurimar PS East Oval |
| Netball | Laurimar PS | |
| Soccer | Laurimar PS West Oval | |
| Softball Boys/Mixed | Laurimar PS | |
| Softball Girls | Laurimar PS |
Green Parkways (GHB) VS Sacred Heart - HOME
| Time: | Sport: | Venue: |
| 9.30am-10.30am approx. | Aussie Rules Football | Whatmough Park |
| Netball | N/A | |
| Soccer | Partington’s Flat | |
| Softball Boys/Mixed | Partington’s Flat | |
| Softball Girls | Greenhills PS |
Last Week’s Results
Greenhills VS Plenty Valley
| Sport | Result: |
| Aussie Rules Football | Lost |
| Netball A | Won |
| Netball B | Drew |
| Soccer Boys/Mixed | Won |
| Soccer Girls | Lost |
| Softball Boys/Mixed | Won |
| Softball Girls | Won |
GRADE 3 & 4 HOOP TIME
A great time was had by all Grade 3 & 4 students who participated in last week’s Diamond Valley Junior Hoop Time.
Quick shout out to all the parents, and our Grade 6 Sport Captains, who came along to encourage the students, score, coach and even referee. The day wouldn’t have been able to go ahead without this support – so THANK YOU!
COMMUNITY SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Marlow P (5JR), Ella B (5JR), Josie E (3MH), Zoe A (5RE), Tilly A (3MH) and Ivy B (5JR), who played their last game of the YJFL season on Sunday, for St Mary’s Greensborough Junior Football Club. The Greenhills influence didn’t stop with the players - the team was also coached by ex-Greenhills student, Matilda E, who is such a positive role model for the girls.
The team enjoyed a very successful year, winning 7 games - a great effort given only 6 out of the final 25 girls had played footy before.
Keep on kicking goals, girls!
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.
REBEL COMMUNITY KICKBACKS PROGRAM
Greenhills Primary School is involved in the Rebel Community Kickbacks Program
What can you do to help Greenhills primary School benefit from this program?
Staff, family and friends can link the school to their Rebel Active Loyalty Program account and instantly start earning credits.
Thank you,
Jordan Daley
Our PA are holding a Father/Special Person's Breakfast on Thursday 1st September from 8am on GHPS Basketball court.
Orders can be placed via QKR and are now open. When ordering, please order under one child's name.
Please note ORDERS CLOSE FRIDAY 26th August at 4pm.
On the day you will be directed to collect tokens for your breakfast order from our wonderful Parent volunteers.
The menu consists of Cheese/Ham Toasties, Coffee and a choice of Danish/Muffins.
We would love some helpers from 7am on the morning - if you are willing to help and have completed the 2022 OHS induction and have a valid Working with Children Check please book via Care Bookings HERE (code JGU9L).
Our PA look forward to seeing you on Thursday 1st September.
5 CENT FRENZY
CONNECTED SCHOOLS
3 strategies to build and encourage listening in our children
by Dr Justin Coulson
#1 Gentle Reminders
Call your child by name. Look at them and quietly remind them of the issue that’s requiring focus. The fewer words you use the better. Two is ideal. For example, "Your bedroom", "Your stinky socks", "The dishes", and so on. Say please, and smile kindly.
#2 Work on it together
Being told to go and carry out a task alone can feel both isolating and punishing. Often the tasks we ask our children to complete can also feel overwhelming, even when it’s within their capability to complete. You’ll often find that you don’t need to do much while you’re "working together". Sometimes simply being present, talking, and offering gentle guidance (like humorously saying, "what are the first three things you’re going to put away in this catastrophe of a bedroom?") is enough to get them going.
#3 Context
Your child might be perfectly capable of going to bed on time most nights, but on a sleepover night (or some other major event), the context changes. Demanding perfect behaviour at a funeral might make sense and be a sign of respect, but if they’re grieving and confused, or if all of their cousins are there and they’re excited, we might need to adjust our expectations. Requiring our children to listen to us the same way in every context is akin to expecting our children to act like robots. Be mindful of context.
Parents Partnerships Leader Roslyn Mackie
The catalogue has been distributed at school and can also be viewed online
Online orders are preferred:
https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
Orders will be delivered to your child – free of charge!
Issue 6
ORDERS CLOSE – WED 31 AUG, 5PM
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Term 3 Week 5 - Presented at assembly Friday 2nd September 2022
HERE ARE THE SUPERSTARS FOR THIS WEEK!
STUDENT | CLASS | COMMENTS |
| Paddy B | Prep SM | For your brilliant work in our maths sessions. I love how you are subitising numbers on a tens frames to solve addition problems quickly. Keep up the fantastic work Paddy! |
| Celeste J | 1JC | This week you have been a fantastic contributor to all class discussions. Thank you for also putting so much effort into all of your work. You are a super star! |
| Clara M | 1KO | For being such a wonderful sound detective when reading. Clara, we love how much you love reading and sharing any new sounds you notice. Your enthusiasm is infectious and keeps on helping us learn! |
| Vanessa E | 1TS | For your infectious enthusiasm when reading. Vanessa, we love how excited you are when sharing a story you have just read and how you are also including some of these ideas into your writing. Keep it up superstar! |
| Jayden H | 2LO | For your fantastic researching this week! Jayden, you have impressed me this week with the awesome facts you have found out about snakes for your information report. Keep up the great work! |
| Alana J | 2SH | Alana, you could absolutely be Student of the Week every week! The way you set off to do your work with a quiet confidence, the way you always put your best effort into all you do, the way you treat your classmates with respect and fairness, the way you show beautiful manners to all your teachers- these are qualities that make you a very well- deserved Student of the Week. Keep on being you, because you are awesome! |
| Abigail PD | 3AK | Abi, you are to be commended for your enjoyment of reading. It is a pleasure to listen to your responses and explanations of the texts you read. Keep up your enthusiasm for books! |
| Darcy S | 3MH | For being so enthusiastic and inquisitive when exploring Wurundjeri Country and native wildlife during our excursion to Healesville Sanctuary. You are ALWAYS such a wonderful role model who displays excellent conduct and a positive and caring attitude. You really are GREAT Darcy! |
| Lucinda | 3RM | For making the most out of the excursion to Healesville Sanctuary. You demonstrated respect for the workers, animals and the grounds of Healesville Sanctuary and listened carefully to all the information shared with you. Lucinda you are a GREAT Greenhills kids and we are so proud of you, knowing that you can be relied upon to be the best version of yourself wherever you are. |
| Aariya C | 4BJ | For the amazing EFFORT you put into our Writing sessions. Aariya, I loved the way you showed GRIT and challenged yourself to change an element of the story when creating a script from Pig the Pug. You did such a wonderful job and I am so proud of you! |
| Emily H | 4DS | For the GRIT and EFFORT you out into creating your Pig the Pug script. Em, it was great to see you implementing feedback and setting goals to complete your work. Keep it up! |
| Buddy C | 5BC | Buddy gets along with all students in class and displays respect and kindness to others. It's been great to see him look out for his peers. |
| Summah | 5JR | Summah, you've been showing incredible efforts in your Literacy and Numeracy learning. It has been so great watching you bump up your information report, as well as your knowledge of fractions and decimals grow. Keep up the great work. |
| Owen G | 5RE | For your amazing mathematics work. I love how you have tackled the challenge tasks offered on Google classroom to extend your thinking and knowledge. Keep up the fantastic work. |
| Jayden W | 6BS | Jayden, I have been so impressed by how you are embracing every challange that comes your way. The way you are pushing yourself not just in maths, but also in literacy is blowing me away. I am very proud of you! |
| Xavier T | 6LR | Xavier, I am so proud of the way you have immersed yourself in your learning this week. You are kicking goals with your confidence by regularly joining in with class discussions and you are recognising where you need more assistance with your learning. Congratulations! |
| Oli M | 6SM | For always pushing yourself in maths. I have loved watching you challenge yourself to achieve your best. Thank you for always lifting those around you too. Proud of you mate! |