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children'seducationtous.Thisisaveryexcitingtimeofyear,butalsoapoiglamone.Wewelcomeyou,ournewfamilies,tothisconnnunitybutwealsogaduateourseniorsandexperiencearealsenseofloss.Soasfinalexamsandgfaduationloomlargefbrus,wealsoneedtomovefbrwardandbegintheprocessofmakingGreenhillsyoul:sChool.

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TheMiddleSchoolscienceprogramhastwoprimarypurposes.ThefirstgoalistofacilitatesmdemgunderstandingoffimdamentalscienceconceptsandscientifIcpracticeshrouJltheprocessofinquiry・Thesecondistoempowersmdemstoviewthemselvesasglobalcitizenswhohaveresponsibilitytotakepositiveactiontocontributetoasustainableearth.Our

classroomenvironmentsrenectthepracticesofexpertscientists,inparticularbyusinginquirythrouglcollaboration.Smdentsanswermeaningfillquestionsthatinvestigatephenomena,enablingthemtodevelopanmderstandingofthenamralworldmwhichtheylive.Weworktocreateasmdem-centeredclassroomcultureinwhichsmdentsareencouragedtotakerisksintheircollaboration,includingthecritiqUingofeaChother'swolkandideas.Asaresult,oursmdentsbecomemorethougltfillabouttheirownworkandmorerespectfillandsupportiveoftheirpeers・DuringtheprocessofinqUiry,smdentsaskandrefineqUestions;find,incorPorateanduseinfbnnation;designexperimems;collectandorganizedata;creategFaphsandprotocolsfbrdatainterpretation;andapplyresultstocreatescientificargumentsandexplanationstodefendconclusions.

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disciplines,includingphysics,chemistry,biology,earthscienceandenvironmentalscience.Assmdemsdevelopandcanyouttheirinvestigations,theydiscoverthatmanyPhenomenaaremostfilllyinvestigatedbyimegratingkeyconceptsftomseveralsciencedisciplines.

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Usinganactivity-based,ratherthanatextbookabasedcu㎡culum,thestudenteditionworkbookfimctionsmorelikeaportfblio,within-classactivitysheets,readings,andotherhomeworkassigmnentsassembledinonebinder.

Umtl:Liglt,itsroleinsiglt,anditsinteractionwithmatter:"SeefheLigMCq"IBe"eveA4ノ"es?''

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Unit3:Survival:Fromorganismstoecosystems:',P〃ereh"veα〃肋e〃e“”esgひ"e？'，

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ThefbllowingheeqUestionsareansweredhrouglprOjectsconductedthrouglouttheyear.TheseprOjectsreflectClassroomculmresmwhiChsmdentscollaborateandroutinelyusesciemificpracticesinordertoexplainphenomenaastheyfindsolutionstotheseauthenticquestionsthatrelatetotheirdailylives.

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PrOject#1:!'How〃"/"酌娩eWa彫'be""doz""schoo〃〃

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The8thgradecurriculumcontamshreeunitsthatcemeronthethemeofenergy.

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ConcurremwithourScience8curriculum,all8thgradesmdentsdevelopa"SustainabilityActionPrOject"(SAP).AssmdentsexploreandleamtoappreciatethecomplexitiessunPoundingenergy,itisalsoimportamthatsmdentsunderstandthesustainabilityissuesconnectedtoenergy.

FeelfifeetocontacttheScienceDeprtmemChairmanwithotherquestions.

RobertAuse

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GREENHILLSSCHOOLMIDDLESCHOOLINIERSCHOLASTICATRY,RTICPROGRAM

GreenhillsoffersaninterscholasticathleticprogramfOrgradessixthroughtwelve・Theprogramisdedicatedtoprovidinganexemplaryathleticexperiencethatchallengesanddevelopsstudents'skillstotheirfUllestwhilepromotingsportsmanship,ethicsandintegrity.

AtthemddleschoollevelGreenhillsoffersseventeensports,oftentimesfieldingtwoteamsinonesportwhennumbersdictate.Thesesportsaredividedintothreeseparateseasons:fall,winterandspring.Alistofsports,byseasonfbllows

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AnopenhousefbrallmddleschoolfallsportathletesandtheirparentsistentativelyscheduledfbrSeptember2ndat7:00pmintheTheater.Tentativemddleschoolsportsschedulescanbeaccessedatfromourschoolwebsiteorgfeenhouse.

PhVsicalExams-PriortoparticipationinatryoutorpracticeeverystudentmustsubmtastatementfromanMD,DO,

NursePractitionerorPhysician'sAssistantthattheyarephysicallyabletocompeteinathletictryouts,practicesandcontestsandalsoprovideconsenttodiscloseinfbrmationotherwiseprohibitedbyHPAAandFERPAlaws.ThesestatementsmustbeonfileintheathleticofficeandmustbefOrthecurrentschoolyear,notnecessarilyincolljunction

withtheinsuranceyear.TheearliestdatethataphysicalcanbedatedfOruseinthecomngschoolyearisthepreviousAprill5.GreenhillshasthesefOrmsavailableintheathleticandmainofficesaswellasonourwebsite.

Age－An8th-g･adestudentwhocompetes油anymterscholasticathleticcontestlimitedto8'''gl･adersmustbeunderfiireen(15)yearsofage,exceptthatastudentwhose(15th)birthdayoccul･sollorafterSeptemberlofacurrentschoolyeariseligiblefOrthebalallceofthatschoolyeal･.Any8th-gl･adestudentbombefOl･eSept.1,1999isineligiblefOr

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SDOrtPhvsicals-WegenerallyhaveanathleticphysicalclinicatGreenhillsatthebeginningofJuneandagainAugust12thPleasechecktheschoolwebsiteformoreinfOrmation.A$25donationtotheGreenhillsBoosterClubissuggested

ASG(AfterSchool@GreenhinS)

3:30-6:OOPm.

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Wrorkonhomework,socialize,qUiettime,lisizentomusic,wal二chvideos,

outsideactivil二ies,etc.

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feeisnotproratedforlesstime.

Latepick-upfeeswinbeassessedafter6:OOp.m.

QUestions?Pleasecanore-mailKrisTopper(205.4072or）

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May13,2014

DearFamilies,

Welcometo6thgadeatGreenhills!Wearelookingfbrwardtogettingtoknowyouandyourchildinthemonthsahead.ThisisareallymomentoustimeinyourChild'slifeastheymakethemovefifomelementarytomiddleschool.Oneofthemostexcitingthingsthatyourchildrenwillexperienceisgettingtheirclassschedules.Inorderfbrustocreatethatschedule,weneedsomeinfbnnationfifomyouandyourchild.

WehaveincludedtwoimportantcourseselectionsfbnnsinthispaCket:1)fbreignlanguageand2)musicselectionsheets.PleasecompletethesefbnnsandremrnthemtotheadmissionsofficebyJune5,2012.Prioritywillbegventothosewhogettheirfbnnsinontime.Therearelimitedslotsinfbreigllanguageclasses,sothosewhomminthefbnnslatemaynotgetoneoftheirchoices.

Youalsohaveinfbnnationenclosedaboutmathreadinesstesting・Recommendationsfbrmathplacementaremadebasedonteacherrecommendation,studemimerest,andohjectivemeasuresincludingperfbnnanceonthereadinesstest・Therearethreelevelsofreadiness

testingavailable・YouwillbeaskedtoindicateWhichtestyouwouldlikeyourmiddle-sChoolsmdenttotakewhenyousignherorhimupfbrthetest.PleasesignyourchildupfbroneofthesCheduledtestdatesonthesigl-upsheetstodayorcontactRuthMilleratrmiller④負reenhillsschool.orgassoonaspossible.

All6thgadesmdentsarerequiredtotakeEnglish,science,socialsmdies,computer,drama,artandwellnessclasses.Eachoftheseclassesisthesamefbreach6thgrader・Althoughtherewillbemultiplesections,theteaChersandthecontentofthecoursesisthesamefbreveryone.

Pleasecontactuswithanyquestionsorconcerns.

Thankyou,

BridgetQuinnMaldonadoTeamLeader

bmaldonado④直reenhillssChool.org

NicoleBurrouJIsTeamLeader

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DearParentsandStudents,

WelcometoGreenhillsSchool!lamlookingfbrwardtomeetingyouinSeptembel;andlameagerlyanticipatingourworktogetherinl0English6』'Thissummel;eachincomingsixth-gmdestudentisrequiredtoread711eWestingGqme,byEllenRaskin・ThisbookwonRaskinaNewberyMedalinl979.lrememberreading7heWestingGomewhenlwasinsixthgrade;itwasmyfavoritebOOkthatyealgltismyhopethatstudentswillfindthisbookinteresting,imaginative,andhighlyamusing.Hereisabriefsynopsis:

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Students,bethinkingaboutthesethingswhileyouarereadingthisbook:

WhodoyouprediCtkilledWesting?Why?Whoisthebookie?Whoistheburglar?Whoisthebomber?Whoisthemistake？HowdoyOuknOw？Whatsensecanyoumakeofthecluesthattheheirsaregiven?WhatstrategiesdidyOuusetOmakesenseoftheseclues？BeyondidentiｳinghiskillenwhydoyOuthinkV恥stingarrangedthisgame？

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Eventhoughstudentswillnotcompleteanyfbrmalassignmentsoverthesummel;inthefalltheywillbeexpectedtoparticipateinclassdiscussions,activities,andquizzesthatrelatetothisbook.InSeptember;allstudentswillneedtobringacopyof7heWestingGtImetoschool.lnthepast,studentshavefbundithelpfUltoreadtheirsummerreadingbooktowardtheendofthesummel;ortoreviewitatthistime,asdoingsohas"pt

thenarrative什eshintheirmindsfbrthebeginningoftheschoolyealg

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Michiganlawrequiresthatallseventhgradersimmunizationstatusbeassessed.Priorto

血旦_血昌皿旦…Q1parents/guardianSmustprovideanimmunizationrecordthat

documentsthatthechildhasreceivedalloftherequiredimmunizationsoratleastone

doseofeachrequiredimmunizationandisnotyetduefbrthenextdose.

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SixihGradeCourseSdectionSheet

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Ration21e:

OurMiddleSchoolLanguageProgramisathree-yearseqUenceofsmdythatstartswithbeginninglevcoursesinthe6thgrade.Oursmdemsbeginwithonelanguagein6thgradeandfbllowitthroughtotlaendof8thgrade.AtGreenhillsSchoolwebelievethattheskillsleamedineachofthefburlanguagesareasimportamasthelanguagesthemselves,anyoneofwhichwillbebeneficialinthefilmre.The

firststageoftheplacementprocesswnltakeplacewhenyoucompletethispreferencefbnn・OnthisfOnn,youwillhavetheopportunitytoindicatelwoprefrencesfbrlanguagefifomFrench,Latin,Spamsh,orChinese,knowmgthatoneofthesewillbethelanguagesmdiedfOrthreeyears.

1.Pleaselisttwolanguagesyourchildwouldenjoysmdymgfbrthreeyearsinournddleschoollanguageprogram.(Twolanguagesm"rbelisted)

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2．Ifyourchildisopentotakinganyofthelanguagesweofferhere,pleasecheckhere.

3.Ifyouhaveanyfilrthercommentstomakeinregardtoyourpreferences,pleasefeelfreetowritethemhere.

PARENTISSIGNATURE:

PIEASERETURNCOMPLErEDFORMBYJUNE5,2014

**WecannotguarameethateitherofyourpreferenceswillbemetifyouhandmyourfOnnaiterJune5,2014.

**PleasecontactDepartmemofModernamClassicalLanguagesChairJeffAlleniallen@2reenhillsschool.orgifyouhaveqUestions.

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INFORMATIONFORPARENTSOFNEWSIXTHGRADESTUDENTS

OVERTHESUMMER

a・ClassPlacements

i・Math今PleasesignupfOroneofthethreeavailableplacementtest

dates.PlacementSwillbesharedwithyourchildinAugust.

1.Saturday,May17th(12:OOp.m.－1:30p.m.)

2．Monday,May19th(4:30p．m｡-6:00p｡m.)

3.Wednesday,May21st(6:30p．m.-8:00p．m．）

4.SaturdaV,June7th(12:00p.m.-1:30p．m｡)*Studentswhotakethetestonthisdaymaynotreceiveplacementinformationuntiljunel5th.

ii.ForeignLanguage->Pleasecompleteandreturnyoulanguagechoice

formbyThursday,june5th.NoPlacementtest.iii.Music->Pleasecompleteandreturnyoumusicchoiceformby

Thursday,June5th.NoPlacementtest.

b.Summerreadingprogram(Informationincludedinpacket.)

c.Onlinebookstoreordering->Familieswillneedtopurchasebooks.lnformationabout

ourbookservicecanbefoundinthepacket.

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TheFamiIVHandbook->Eachfamilywilireceiveafamilyhandbookcontaining

informationabouttheexpectationsofandinformationforGreenhillsfamilies.Youcan

alsofindinformationaboutdresscode,academicmatters,anddiscipline.

MiddieSchooILockerNight->Tuesday,August26th

Studentswillbeabletoorganizetheirlockersandcubbiesbeforethefirstdayof

school･Westronglyencouragethemtobringasturdyshelffortheirlockers.

Advisory今Eachstudentwillbepairedwithoneofthesixadvisors・Anadvisoris

anotherroleofthecoreteachers(andtheartandSpanishteachers).Eachstudentwill

beassignedoneadvisorwhowilllookafterhis/heracademic,behavioral,socialand

emotionalgrowththroughouttheyear.Thisisalsoamentorwhomyoursonor

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daughtercangotowithquestionsandconcernsnotrelatedtoclass.

｡、CommunityBuilding->Friday,Septemberl9thStudentswillgetanopportunitytomeetandconnectwithindividualsfromtheirnew

6thgradeclassduringteambuildingactivitieswithinthefirstmonthofschool.

e・Back-to-School-Night->Tuesday,Septemberl6thParentswillgettoexperienceadayinthelifeoftheirchild・Theywillgothrougha

shortenedscheduleandwillgettomeeteachoftheirchild'steachers.

Sports-COMPLETEPHYSICALS今TherearemanysportsavaiIabIetothestudents

throughouttheyear・Pleaseseetheattachedlist.Weencourageallstudentsto

participateinourextensiveathleticsprogram.Therearenocutsandnoprevious

experienceisneededtojoinaspoIt.

f.

9．ActivitiesandClubs9Greenhillsoffersitsstudentsavarietyofclubs・Clubswillmeet

eitherduringlunchorafterschool・Someclubsrequiremorecommitmentthanothers.

StudentscanlearnmoreabouteachclubduringtheMiddleSchooIActivityFairatlunchonthefirstorsecondweekofschool.

h.PiCtureDay->Friday,Septemberl2th

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■■■■Ｉ COMMUNICATION

a・Therearemanywaystocommunicatewiththesixthgradeteachersbothoverthesummerandduringtheschoolyear・Thefirsttwomethodsarethemostefficient,and

wewillbepromptlyrespondingtomessagesonaregularbasisinthefall・Duringthesummer,responseswillbespreadout.

i.E-mail

ii.GreenhouseiRespondtoma"胴gpmmptsintheん〃

iii.Phone(weroだ〃uSeノ

b.WhotoContact:

i.TeachersSsubjectconcernorquestion

ii.Advisor->behavior,social,orpersonalconcernorquestion

AIISchoolGreenhouseCalendar9Youwillhaveaccesstothiscalendaronceyou

createyourownpersonalGreenhilIsaccount・AlleventSwillbepostedonthiscalendar.

C、

d.Parent-teacherconferences->(October)Parentswilluseanonlineprogramtosign-upforconferencesafewweekspriortotheconferencedates・Westronglysuggestyousignupassoonastheschoolsendsbrmal

informationregardingsign-upprocedureS・Thiswillheipensureyouwillmeetwiththe

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IV.

teachersVouwantinthetimeslotsyouwant・TheschedulewillfillupFAST!

e.ElectronicgradesandCommentreporting->Studentswillearngradesthreetimesandwillreceivecommentstwicethroughouttheyear・ThesixthgradeteamwillgradestudentworkandperfOrmancethroughouttheentireyear,butstudentsdonotreceivefOrmaigradesontheirreportcardduringthefirstmarkingperiod.Weusethefirstmarkingperiodasatransitionperiodtoallowstudentstomakemistakesanddeveloproutines.

i・MarkingPeriodl(MP1):Detailedcommentsii.MP2:Grades

iii.MP3:GradesandDetailedComments

iv.MP4:GradeS

OTHER

a・Lunch9approximately30minutes

StudentscanbringtheirownlunchortheycanbuylunchfromthePoIoCa槌.Please

seeasamplemenuontheGreenhillswebsite.Thecafewillacceptcashoralunch

punchticketcanbepurchasedinthefrontoffice.

b.DresscodeandSpecialdress->ThedresscodecanbefOundintheFamilyHandbook.

Specialdressdaysareschooldayswhenspecialeventsoccur,andstudentsneedto

wearnice,non-casualclothes・Boysareexpectedtoweardresspants,abuttondown

shirt,atieandnon-sneakers(suitjacketsareoptional).GirIsareexpectedtowearthe

sameastheboysoranicedressorskirtandblouseandniceshoes.Noflip-flops,

please.

c.TripsSWewillgoonmultipletripsthroughouttheyear.Teacherswillsendhomea

permissionslip2-3weekspriortothetrip・Eachtripwillvaryincostandparentsare

encouragedtotalkwiththeteamleaders(NicoleBurroughsandBridgetQuinn

Maldonado)iftheyareinneedofsupportinpayingfOraschoolexcursion.Wewant

toensurethataIIstudentshavetheopportunitytoexperiencealltrips・Afewofour

tripsarelistedbelow:

i・Bowﾉ伽gPqrty

ii・Wq"edLokeCDmp

iii・Ro"mgH"IsWqterPo旅iv．Others

d.Latestartdays->WehaveXYZdaysabouteveryotherweek.OntheWednesday,Y

Day,studentsdon'tstartclassesuntil9:10am.Duringthistimestudentsarestill

welcometoarrivetoschoolearly,andareexpectedtousethistimeasastudysession.

Therewillbesupervisionintheirgrade'sforum・Teachersandfacultywillbein

meetingsduringthistime,butwillbeaccessibleinthebuildingifneeded.

e.HomeworkSInthesixthgradewetrytolimitthedailyhomeworktoabout20

minutesperclass・Someteachers/classeswillgivemoreorlesshomeworkthanothers.

WespendalotoftimewithourstudentshelpingthemtoutilizetheirplannerstobeSt

managetheirhomeworkloadsandtheirtime・Homeworkassignmentswillbeposted

onGreenhouseontheclasspages.

f、 MissingSchoolforapre-plannedreasonS

i・Coordinateeventsandappointmentsaroundtheschooldayifpossible.

ii・CompleteaPre-PlannedAbsencefOrmfOr%-fulldayabsences.These

formscanbefOundinthefronto什iceandyourstudentwilltakeitto

eachofhis/herteachersandMr.Schwartzbeforeitcanbesubmitted.

iii.StudentswillworkoutmissedlessonsandaSSignmentswitheach

teachereitherpriortoleaving(preferred)oruponreturningtoschool.

g・HomeworkClub->Thisisadrop-inclubforstudents・Amiddleschoolteacherhosts

thisclubafterschoolfrom3:15-4:15pm・ThedaysfOrtheclubwillbedeterminedat

thebeginningoftheyear.

h.AfterSchoolatGreenhilIs(ASG)->3:30-6:00pmEveryday

Studentswhocannotbepickedupbetween3:00-3:30pmorarenotparticipatingina

cIub/sportafterschoolmustsignintoASG.ltcostsasmallfee,studentsaregivenasnackandtheycanworkonhomework,talkwithfriendsandworkinthecomputerlab.

TO:6THGRADEMUSICIANSFROM:GREENHILLSSCHOOLMUSICFACULTY

RE:2014-2015MUSICSIw｣ECTIONFORM

Pleasemakeyourchoicefomthefbllowingt粒eeselections・Thiswillbeyourmusicselectionfbrthe2014-2015sChoolyear.Thenextopportunitytoswitchmusicgroupswillbeduringcourseregistrationfbr7ihgradePleasetaketli6timet6askqUestionssojbu6anfeelcomforgblemakingyourselectionfbrtheyear.Don'tbeafifaidtoask-we'reheretohelp!

Band(woodwinds,brass,percussion)

Choir(smgersandpianists)

StringOrchestra(violin,viola,cello,bass)

Haveyouplayedmamusicalensemblebefbre？YesNo

Ifyes,fbrhowmanyyears？

Haveyoutakenprivatelessonsmthepast？

Ifyes,fbrhowmanyyears？

Whatinstrumemdoyouplay？

Yes No

PLEASERETURNCOMPLETEDFORMBYJuneSth,2014’

AllqUestionsarewelcome.Pleasefeelfifeetoaskanythingwhilemakingyourdecision.

We'fealllookingfbrwardtoaverymusical6thgradeyearatGree血ills!

NeilDonato

BenCohen

JohnGoodell

Name(pleaseprint):

Studentsignature:

Band

Choir

Orchestra

Parem/guardiansignamre:

ndonato⑳良reenhillsschool.org

bcohen○虹eenhillsschool.ol･g

igoodell④艮reenhillsschool.or2

TO:6THGRADEMUSICIANS

FROM:GREENHILLSSCHOOLMUSICFACULTY

RE:2014-2015MUSICATGREFNHwI｣I｣s

WelcomeClassof2021tomusicatGreenhillsSchool!AsasmdemmtheMiddleSchool,youare

requiredtoselect丘omoneofhreemusicalensembles:Band,Choir,orStringOrchestra.YouarenotrequiredtohavepreviouseXperience;however,itwouldbehelpfilltoustoindicateyourpreferenceandanypreviousexperience・We'regladtoanswerqUestionsandhelpyoufindtherightgroup・AmusicselectionsheetisattachedfbryoutofilloutandretumbyJune5111,2014.

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We'relookingfbrwardtomeetingallofyousoon,answeringyourquestionsandhavingagreatyearofmusicatGreenhills!Ifyouhavequestions,pleasebeintouch!

NeilDonato

BenCohen

JohnGoodell

Band

Choir

Orchestra

ndonato⑳2reenhillsschool.org－

bcohen④且reenhillsschool.orQ

igoodell@Qreenhillsschool.or2一一