Surprise mural for GHPS

We had a special surprise to show the Prep to 2 kids on Monday morning!
Hayley Kringas and Ross Donnan devised a plan for a series of large scale typography murals. Both Hayley and Ross are graphic designers and parents at the School and could see the potential for design to transform the space where morning assembly occurs.
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Hayley and Ross worked with the School Leadership team to develop the inspirational messages with input and voting from the student voice (captains and vice captains of the school houses). With paint donated by Manfax Paint & Hardware, the mural was painted over a weekend with the big ‘reveal’ unveiled for the kids at Monday morning assembly.

It’s a wonderful result that transformed a brick wall into a positive message for the kids, a constant reminder of mindfulness. The finished mural is a testament to the power that design and large-scale typography has on the audience – in this case students from Prep to Grade 2 who will be constantly reminded to work hard and most importantly, dream big!

Note: More murals are currently in production on the Grade 3 to 6 side of the School. Stay tuned!

Ross and Hayley are also available for hire if you’d like a large-scale mural at your school/workplace… or any other graphic design/digital/web projects.

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Imogen Commended at ‘My Brother Jack Awards’

At the recent My Brother Jack Awards 2017, a part of Glen Eira Council’s Story Telling Festival,  Imogen Matthews (Grade 4R) received a Commendation in poetry.  Primary School Poetry Award.

Her winning poem in the Primary School Poetry Award section is entitled ‘A New Land’, and is inspired by her love of poetry and history. Well done Imogen!

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GHPS in VicGov’s anti-racism campaign

The Victorian Government has launched an anti-racism campaign that will include television commercials, action plans and a digital engagement campaign.   A number of our students were fortunate to be a part of this great campaign, featuring a former student teacher at GHPS Anita Robi.

GHPS are very proud of our diversity, and humbled by any contribution we could have played in celebrating that message further.

We are all Victorian. And proud of it.

Also see Anita Robi’s story here:

More details can be found on the government’s website: https://proud.vic.gov.au/

We also made it onto the official printed Multicultural Policy Statement which you can read in full here.

 

 

 

#Dis! Resilience at GHPS

On Wednesday, our Year 1 to Year 6 students took part in The Resilience Project. Students where excited and amused by Martin Heppell, who worked with the students on building their resilience skills. Resilience is having the ability to learn from your experiences and to bounce back and beyond (posttraumatic growth), resilience leads to happiness, therefore increased cognitive capacity, and it fosters a growth mindset and increased confidence and self-belief. Please talk with your child about their experience at the Workshop. Teachers are looking forward to using the workbooks throughout the year with the children so that we can continue to build resilience in all of our students. The Preps will attend on Tuesday, 21st February.

The parent night presented by Martin on February 16 in the Wendy Wilson Hall was very well attended and we thank our school community for once again showing their commitment to their childrens’ learning and that wellbeing matters.

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GHPS are number one nationally!

Domain.com.au have released their annual school zones report featuring school catchment zones across Australia and rising house prices, indicating a relationship between the rate of housing price growth and the quality of state schools in the catchment zone.

Though we’re sure there’s a few other factors involved in housing prices we’re happy to have been mentioned as the “top performing national primary school” by Doctor Nicola Powell, with Glen Huntly leading the national rate of growth.

But of course you already knew we were pretty awesome.

We got a mention on the the Today show this morning and keep an eye out on Ten News tonight for someone you might recognise.

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Here’s a photo of Principal Libby Alessi with the Channel 10 news crew.

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*Update* Here’s the video courtesy of Ten News.

And here we are too, via 7 News (1:18 minute mark).

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Certificate of Appreciation

At assembly recently, a special presentation was made to the school from the ADC organisation for our wonderful work in promoting diversity through Click Against Hate. This recognised our valued participation and promotion of the values of tolerance and respect.

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Thank you to Mr John Jacobs for organising our students to be involved in learning about this initiative.

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To see a video about Click against hate please see below

We’re an esmart school

An eSmart school is a school where the smart, safe and responsible use of information and communications technology is a cultural norm. Students, teachers and the wider school community are equipped to embrace the best these technologies can offer, while being savvy about the pitfalls. eSmart Schools is a behaviour change initiative designed to help schools improve
cybersafety and reduce cyberbullying.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

The Victorian Government have unveiled a new initiative to ensure all Victorian students can take part in school trips and sporting activities.  Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or foster parents are eligible to apply.

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a Victorian Primary School MUST hold a Pension or Concession Card or Centrelink Health Care Card eligible from 11th April.

This form must be filled out each year.  For more information contact the office.  Forms are available from the office and must be returned to school by 3rd June, 2016