Last Saturday was our Open Day – the first we have been able to hold since 2019 due to COVID-19. We were blessed with record interest and attendance, with 2,100 people registering to attend and several hundred more walk-ups. From more than four hours the campus was a hive of activity bussing with people learning about St Peters. 

Open Day is an opportunity for people considering St Peters as a possible school for their child/ren to come along and see, hear and experience our wonderful College in action. Our visitors could not help but be impressed with what a St Peters education offers - our culture of learning and academic achievement, and of care and support combined with high expectations; the Learning opportunities; our Outdoor Education programs; the character development; the beautiful learning environment and facilities; and the quality of our students.

Thank you to the many staff, students and parents who assisted on the day – from setting up/packing away, to manning information stalls, cooking BBQs, organising student performances, answering visitor questions and just generally showcasing the College. Thank you also to our student volunteers who lead tours of the campus, and provided their insights and perspectives to our visitors about a St Peters education - they were superb ambassadors for their College. It was also wonderful to see a significant number of Old Scholars amongst the crowd, reconnecting with their old school as they toured the College with their children, telling them stories of their time as a St Peters student, and what they could look forward to when it becomes their time to join the College.

I am very grateful to our community for the positive manner in which you share the St Peters story with friends, neighbours and work colleagues.

Tim Kotzur
Head of College

As outlined in our Caring for the St Peters Community, I would like to remind parents, if your child is unwell for whatever reason, they must not come to the College.  

If you are unwell

• It is vitally important that anyone (students, staff and parents) who is unwell does not come to the College even after a negative RAT or PCR test. If you are unwell for any reason, please stay at home.
• If your child is unwell, please ensure you follow your sub-school attendance procedure
• If a student presents as unwell during the day, a parent/caregiver will need to collect their child immediately.

Managing COVID at St Peters

St Peters is using a range of COVID-19 prevention and health measures to limit the risk of transmission. Please take the time to read our Managing COVID at St Peters document which can be found here. This document outlines the following:

• When to stay at home
• RAT's
• Positive COVID Cases - click here for daily updates regarding positive cases
• Quarantine
• Who is a close contact?
• Isolation
• Caring for the St Peters Community

Please click here for the updated version of Caring for the St Peters Community.

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted* by the devil. Luke 4:1-2

* The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.

To say the last couple of years have been bewildering would be an understatement. Pandemic, bushfires, climate crisis, war, floods … all arduous experiences we just wish would stop. I keep hearing people expressing their feelings of bewilderment that there is one crisis, then another, then another without time to regroup and reset emotionally. They have not been able to process their disappointments, heartaches and even the traumas they have experience. How we long for some clear air to do the things we want and need to do. Just a little bit of boring old normality would be very welcome at the moment!

We are experiencing bewilderment. It’s an experience of being lost in a metaphorical wilderness and not being able to find our bearings or a way out. It’s disturbing. 

Bewilderment is a spiritual experience, simply because it is a human experience. Periods of disorientation, disillusionment, worry and sadness are all part of being human. 

The Season of Lent, the 40 days leading to Easter Sunday, echoes the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness.  There he was tempted by the evil one. As well as it being a time of temptation, it was a time of testing for Jesus. Indeed the Greek word for temptation also translates into English as testing. This wilderness experience tested Jesus and proved him worthy as the Son of God to complete God’s plan to save the world from sin. 

Throughout the bible there are stories of God’s people experiencing wilderness times – the Israelites’ wanderings in the desert, Elijah’s loneliness as God’s prophet, King David’s remorse over his sin, Paul’s suffering for the Gospel and so on. These were bewildering times, which led God’s people to trust him more fully for their every physical, spiritual and psychological need. 

Our wilderness times may bring temptations for bitterness, doubt and despair. But, our wilderness times also shape us and prove us capable of much more than we ever imagined. We would never have chosen to experience the difficulties of these last years. Nor would we say God sends disease or war to teach us something. Far from it.  But, out of the wilderness experience we are learning many things, with resilience and compassion at the top of the list. 

May you recognise your own bewilderment and see it as a time to trust in God. May you recognise Jesus as the one who overcame the wilderness, with its temptations and tests.  May you find in him the light for your path ahead each day. 

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Chaplain

Families with children already at St Peters Lutheran College wishing to enrol a sibling for 2024 are reminded to submit an online application for your child if you haven’t already done so.  

Please note that due to very high demand for places in some Year Levels, applications for siblings should be received before the end of Term 1 2022. Please find the online admissions form here. 

For further information, please contact the Admissions Office via admissions@stpeters.qld.edu.au or phone 3377 6236.

Effective from Monday 21 February, 2022 the TransportMe system will be active for students travelling on the Brisbane Bus Lines Bus.  

Students will be required to use their Student ID Card; students will need to both Tap On when Boarding and Tap Off when departing the Bus.   

Charges ($5.30 per trip) will be invoiced on a monthly basis to Parents/Caregivers. 

Please note: 10 Trip Manual passes still in circulation are still valid. The two systems will be running side by side until all 10 Trip passes are phased out. - Students are not to use their ID Cards when using a 10 Trip Manual Pass. 

Do not hesitate to contact the Finance Office if you have any queries.

The Queensland Government is conducting its annual statewide survey of all students who completed Year 12 in 2021. The Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey that gains a comprehensive picture of the employment, study and life choices made by Queensland school completers in the year after they finish Year 12. 

Between March and June, all our students who completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate. 

Thank you for your support of the Next Step survey in 2022.

Further information on Next Step, including results from previous years, is available online at www.qld.gov.au/nextstep or on toll free telephone 1800 068 587.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Chapter One launched their latest project in conjunction with the P&F Community Hub. Sanitary items are now available in each of the Senior girls' bathrooms. This initiative aims to provide students with the confidence that there will be sanitary items available at school if they are 'caught out'; and it will relieve female students of the stigma, anxiety and discomfort associated with asking others for sanitary items.

This project supports the physical and mental well-being of students' and there are plans to extend this project to the Junior High bathrooms next term. 

Each pack also includes a handwritten note from Chapter One with positive and inspirational messaging.  

Chapter One meets every Wednesday in TH5 - feel free to bring a friend and make a difference in our College community.

For more information about the P&F Community Hub, please refer to the attached link: https://www.facebook.com/stpeterscommunityhub

Isabella and Gabby
Chapter One Captains, 2022

It’s our birthday! We are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Langer Library all next week from Monday 21 to Friday 25 March. Come and join us during lunch. We have planned lots of fun activities. Have you got an idea of an item to add to the Time Capsule – the competition closes on Tuesday 22 March.

Nominations are open for 2022 for students to compete in the upcoming Techgirls Competition. Last year St Peters had three teams from Years 4 - 7 participate, with the Senior team being awarded a Highly commended for their app teaching sign language.

Information about Tech Girls 

Our vision is for a society in which girls confidently lead in STEM entrepreneurship and contribute to their community and the economy. We aim to champion Australian school girls using hands-on learning to transform their future and encourage equity in the technology industry. Our objectives are to help girls get excited and connected with technology in a way that is meaningful and life-changing and to give every girl the opportunity to participate in the Tech Girls Movement Foundation and realise their potential to lead.

Dates: The competition runs from 2 May until 29 July.

Commitment: The following is recommended as a minimum time commitment for each team:

• A weekly 1 hour team meeting with your coach 
• A weekly 1 hour team meeting with your mentor
• Extra time working on activities either as a group or individually

Cost: $50 per student. However, Robotics is subsidising so will only cost $25 per student.

Requirements: Each team will need a laptop, a smartphone or tablet. (we can use the school issued iPads for LP students)

Other details: Teams will all be allocated a coach from St Peters and will also have an external mentor who will be chosen and allocated through the program.

For students to register their interest, please complete this form by Friday 26 March or email Meg Foley with any questions.

At the end of February, as part of their CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service) lessons we had our Years 11 and 12 IB cohorts come together to participate in some creative activities. This was the first time the students had worked together, and it was an opportunity to get to know students in different year levels and also a chance to explore the strand of creativity in a different way.

In cross-grade teams, the students had to work collaboratively to design a school based on the IB learner profile attributes of being; inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. They were encouraged to think outside of the box but think deeply about the mission of the school, subjects and experiences on offer, the structure of the day and also how to make it inclusive for all.

The results saw each group take a unique spin on the brief, one group was so inclusive it catered to extra-terrestrial life and was built on a space-station, many schools were built in trees or heavily at one with nature, one group came up with a school which was simply a way of life and they not only went to school there but lived it every day. One school had a TOK (Theory of Knowledge) zip line connecting the pods in the different tree houses to each other in the way that TOK is embedded into all subject areas. Interestingly no school only offered traditional subjects and no school day began at 8am.

The ideas generated and shared, reflect the IB project-based approach to learning. This was a fun and novel way for our Years 11 and 12 students to work creatively together and was an experience embraced by all.

NAPLAN

Next term, students across Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will participate in the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). At St Peters, these tests will be held on the 10 - 13 of May. A more detailed schedule will be published early next term.

The NAPLAN tests assess a variety of skills essential for students: reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy. NAPLAN is not a test that children can prepare for in the same way they might prepare for an end of term test. NAPLAN tests skills that develop and improve over time. These are skills that should be continuously developed throughout the year and not just in the lead-up to NAPLAN.

This year, NAPLAN tests will all be conducted online, except for the Year 3 Writing test which will be completed as a paper-based test.  It is important that students are prepared and ready for this so that their technology doesn’t cause any stress. The table below reiterates information already shared

There is always an element of stress associated with NAPLAN so it is important to help students normalise this process. Our class teachers have been talking with students about this as just another learning experience. We have been encouraging students to do the best that they can and try their hardest, as we would expect with any task. Please rest assured that your child’s teacher will do their best to manage these days for the children; other than completing the tests each morning on these days, it will be business as usual.

At home you can support by doing the following:

1. Maintain a positive attitude toward the assessment program and reassure your child that testing is a normal part of schooling
2. Encourage your child to “give it a go” and “try your best”, reinforce that your expectations are for your child to do their best
3. Discuss feelings/concerns- let your child know that feeling anxious is normal, listen to their fears and reassure them of your expectations
4. Prepare your child- a good night’s sleep, a healthy breakfast, plenty of water and being prepared with any equipment they need will assist
5. Keep perspective- this is just a test in time, it is one form of assessment that is used in schools
6. Remind your child that the room may look a little different on the days of the tests, posters in classrooms may be removed or covered and desks will be separated, but teachers will talk students through this in the days closer to the tests.

If your child is sick on any of the days of NAPLAN, please do not send them to school. They are unlikely to perform at their best if they are unwell. Catch-up assessments will be run, so please ensure that they are well enough to attend school before they return.

If you have any further questions or concerns about NAPLAN please speak to your child’s teacher or send an email to  s.mitchell@stpeters.qld.edu.au.  You can also read more about it here.

Simone Mitchell
Head of P-6 Curriculum

HARMONY DAY

Schools across Australia will ‘stand together’ in the coming weeks as two awareness days of significance come to our attention. Friday 18 March is the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence and is known across Australia and the upper year levels of St Peters as Bullying. No way! Day. Harmony Day, another event on the same date, is an important celebration that focuses on Australia’s diversity. We acknowledge the importance of creating a school environment that is safe and supportive, where diversity is valued, and where all members of the school community feel respected and included. Therefore, the key messages taken from each of these awareness days, ‘Everyone Belongs’ and ‘Respect Others’, will be the focus of our wellbeing lessons across the Primary Years. In the Primary Years, we refer to this event as Harmony Day, as it reflects the language, positive and restorative approach taken with young children.

Harmony Day is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. Belonging is what makes us want to be a part of something greater than ourselves.

As part of our Harmony Day celebrations, we will conclude the week with an Assembly on Thursday 24 March to acknowledge the positive work of the students. This Assembly will be held in the Dron Auditorium. At this Assembly we will highlight activities from throughout the week along with a performance from the Presto Players and our first round of Head, Hands and Hearts Ambassadorships. All welcome!

We look forward to reflecting on the valuable messages garnered from celebrating Harmony Day with our Primary Years students in the coming weeks.

To show our unity in support of the message 'everyone belongs’, children in the Primary Years are invited to wear an orange item of clothing on Friday 18 March. This might be an orange shirt (predominantly orange with minimal print appearing on the shirt), an orange hair tie, orange socks or the likes. Please remember that children must continue to wear sun safe clothing, their normal school shoes for that day and their college hat.

This event is awareness raising, rather than fundraising, therefore no gold coin donations are called for.

Lisa Challenor
Head of Primary Years

STUDENT LEADERS’ INSTALLATION

At our Junior High Assembly next Wednesday, eighteen Year 9 students will be installed as the 2022 Leaders of Junior High. The ceremony will be attended by parents, invited guests and the Junior High Captains of 2021.  Congratulations to the following students:

Captains: Jaydn N and Leo H
Vice-Captains: Amelia R and Ben P
Representatives: Lucy A, Harrison B, Grace D, Sylvia D, Chloe E, Mia H, Michael J, Madeline M, Luca K, Hannah R, Lexie R, Sophie S, Oscar S, Zane S..

To become a great leader students need to learn from great leaders. We encourage our aspiring Student Leaders to look around them for positive role models in their family, in the school, in their sporting clubs, music or community groups. We ask them to take opportunities to get involved, because leadership skills have to be developed, both by trying and succeeding, and by trying and not succeeding. Every success or failure provides the opportunity for individuals to grow and learn - and that doesn’t happen by passively sitting on the sidelines. We encourage our students to put up their hand and to become involved in College life – to take advantage of the many opportunities at St Peters where they can step up and lead others. By doing this, their leadership skills will invariably grow and develop.

We look forward to working with our Student Leadership team throughout 2022 as they represent the nearly 800 Junior High students in a variety of capacities, assist in a number of key College events, and work closely with staff to make Junior High a supportive and caring environment.

THE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE

On Friday 18 March, Junior High will participate in the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. We encourage students to support this day by wearing orange. 

Students in Chisholm are permitted to wear their HPE shorts to and from school with their Chisholm House shirt, all other Junior High students are able to embellish their formal uniform with orange eg. orange socks, orange ribbons etc.  Parents and students are encouraged to visit the website https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/

Parents and students are also encouraged to familiarise themselves with the website of the eSafety Commissioner, where a great deal of helpful advice and information regarding reporting cyberbullying is available.  https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

PARENTING IDEAS WEBSITE

If you haven’t already subscribed to Michael Grose’s Parenting Ideas website, I would encourage you to do so.  Michael publishes information sheets with great ideas to support parents with the difficult job of parenting. 

We often put links to his ‘INSIGHTS’ articles on the Junior High Parent Information section of Firefly. Firefly → Resources → Secondary Indooroopilly → Secondary Parent Information → Junior High Parent Information → Parenting Resources

This week we’ve uploaded three ‘INSIGHTS’ articles:

• Establishing digital boundaries for the screen generation
• Strategies to deal with cyberbullying
• That’s Leadership Thinking

Patricia Aishford
Head of Junior High

Saturday 26 March sees the return of the annual College event – A Night at the PAC. This evening is a collaborative event between the Music and Art Departments and incorporates Soundscape. Our vision for this event is an extravaganza for the senses, sight and sound.  

Art students are involved through the Soundscape component, with still artwork prepared by art classes being shown during the Concert #1, along with artworks that will be created live in both Concert #1 and Concert #2.  These live paintings will also be offered for purchase through silent auction in both concerts.

Concert #1 & Soundscape

Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm

Ensembles (in order): Wind Ensemble, Sinfonia, Chamber Sinfonia, Intermediate Percussion Ensemble, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Vox Camerata, Junior High Songmakers, Saints & Singers, Cantique

Art: Artworks created by art classes inspired by the music will be projected to enhance the ensemble performances. A live artwork will be created on stage and auctioned.

Food: Servery open prior to the concert for hot food, snacks and drinks

Intermission Entertainment in Amphitheatre

Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm

Ensembles (in order): Intermediate Stage Band, Intermediate Jazz Combo, Senior Jazz Combo, Senior Stage Band

Food: Servery open for snacks and drinks/Bring your own picnic dinner

Concert #2 & Soundscape

Time: 7:30pm – 8.30pm

Ensembles (in order): Chorale, Chamber Chorale, Chamber Soloists, Soloists, Symphonic Winds

Art: Live artwork being created during the stage and auctioned.

This exciting event is a free evening for the St Peters community.  To ensure your seat, tickets should be pre- booked at

Concert # 1 - https://2022nightpacconcert1.eventbrite.com.au
Concert # 2 - https://2022nightpacconcert2.eventbrite.com.au

Please come along and join us for a great night of music and art. I look forward to seeing you there,

Christine Taylor, David Deacon, Grantley Sutch
Co-Directors of Cocurricular Music

“The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.” James Dean

Primary Cocurricular Sport Term 1

***Please watch for emails concerning Term 1 Sport.

The following sports are on offer in Term 1.

• Boys Cricket
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Years 4-6 Run Club

The following sports will be on offer in Term 2

Emails will be sent out with any new details for the sports below.

• AIC Football
• AIC Rugby
• AIC Chess
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Years 4-6 Cross Country Training
• Boys and Girls Swimming

Primary Years Swimming Team

Congratulations to all members of the Primary Years Swimming Team who competed at the Inter Lutheran Swimming Carnival on Thursday 10 March. It was a great day of very good competition. The St Peters Boys and Girls excelled across the age groups with strong performances in relays and individual events. When the points were tallied, St Peters came away with the Division 1 Champion School trophy. A fantastic effort by all swimmers! The win shows the wonderful depth of the St Peters swimming program.

Boys Cricket

Years 4 - 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Cricket Competition. Training will be on Wednesday afternoon, 3:30pm – 5:00pm and Friday afternoon, 1:55pm – 3:00pm. Venue and game times for the AIC Cricket Season can be found on the St Peters APP.

AIC Cricket Training will conclude on Friday 18 March.

Girls Club Netball

St Peters will be entering teams in the Western Districts Netball Association (WDNA) again in 2022. The St Peters WDNA Netball is open to all girls in Years 3-6. Sign-on information has been sent to parents. This is an exciting prospect for the College and something that all girls are encouraged participate in. It would be great to have as many teams as possible playing in the competition. WDNA Netball Training is on Wednesdays (3:30pm-5:00pm) at Harts Road Courts.

Years 4-6 Run Club

Training will be offered once a week on Monday afternoons in Term 1 and this will increase to twice a week in Term 2. The sessions will be run by St Peters Running Coaches. Information regarding the sessions has been emailed to parents.

Training Times

AIC Cricket

• Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Mayer Oval Cricket Nets
• Sport for Life (Periods 7 and 8) 1:50pm – 3:00pm | Mayer Oval Cricket Nets

Primary Girls WDNA Netball

• Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Harts Road Netball Courts

Primary Boys Preseason Rugby Training

• Monday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Stolz Oval (Lower Primary)

Primary Years Run Club

• Monday afternoon 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Sessions start and finish at Lower Primary Undercroft

Primary Years HPE

With the conclusion of the Term 1 Swimming Unit, Primary Years HPE will start to focus on Cross Country running. The unit will include running drills to improve running efficiency and also some basic endurance running.

HPE Dates Term 1

• Cross Country: Monday 21 March – Wednesday 30 March

Primary Years Inter-House Cross Country Carnivals

Years 4-6 Inter-House Cross Country Carnival

• Monday 28 March
• 1:30pm – 3:00pm
• Robertson Park

Prep–Year 3 Inter-House Cross Country Carnival

• Tuesday 29 March
• 1:30pm – 3:00pm
• Robertson Park

Luke Donatini | Boys Sport Coordinator 
3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au

With less than two weeks until the end of Term 1, and only one round of Term 1 Sport remaining for Cricket, Volleyball and Australian Rules, it is more pertinent than ever to stress the importance of finishing well. With many great results over the past seven weeks in St Peters Boys Sport, we forget sometimes that it is easy to become complacent and start to focus on the next thing. I would encourage all St Peters boys to really work hard on finishing off Term 1 well. Whether it be on the sporting field, off the sporting field or, most importantly, in the classroom, please focus on finishing off well and without complacency. Stay focused and enthusiastic until the very end. 

We often speak about and hear dialog surrounding commitment and honouring our commitment to the tasks at hand. This is so truly within the sporting realm. A sign of good discipline is the ability to finish well. This also brings with it the satisfaction that you have completed the task (the game at hand, the season to the end) to the best of your ability. From this sense of satisfaction comes the feeling of success and accomplishment which I find is so very important leading into your next task (or sporting endeavour). 

This Week in Sport 

This Saturday sees our last round of AIC Term 1 Sport. For Round 7, St Peters will compete against Iona College in Australian Rules (Open’s on Friday afternoon), Cricket and Volleyball on Saturday. Our Junior teams, Years 7 to 9, will be competing home at St Peters and our Senior teams, Years 10 to 12, are away at Iona College venues. 

We wish each St Peters team the best of luck and encourage them to lift and live up to our College’s motto of Plus Ultra. 

Please ensure you check the St Peters App. for both venue details and time of games. 

2022 AIC Cross Country & Runners Club 

A reminder that training has commenced for all our boys who are wishing to be part of the St Peters Cross Country program. 

Not only are we wanting boys to compete competitively for St Peters in Cross Country but we are wanting all Years 7 to 12 boys who will be playing in Term 2 Sports (Rugby & Football) to strongly consider attending at least one Cross Country session or Runners Club so to enhance their overall fitness level as they start to prepare for Term 2 Sports. 

Cross Country at St Peters has traditionally been well received and very competitive at both AIC and QGSSSA. Let’s work hard in 2022 to maintain this high standard and consolidate on past years participation and performances. Training times for Cross Country can be found on the St Peters App. Boys can also find more details about Cross Country from the weekly sport email sent to them. 

Term 2 AIC Sports – Sign On (Chess, Rugby and Football) 

Over the past weeks several emails were sent to ALL boys in Years 7 to 12 regarding ‘Signing On’ for the Term 2 Sports of Chess, Rugby and Football. We strongly encourage all boys who are intending on participating in a Term 2 Sport to please check their emails and sign on via the links within the Sign On email. 

Wet Weather and Cancellations 

With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App. We will endeavour to keep everyone updated on both training cancellations and game day changes as the week progresses. 

Dress Standards at St Peters AIC Sporting Training and Games 

A reminder that all our boys do need to be dressed correctly at both AIC training and games. 

AIC Volleyball 

Correct Training and Playing Uniform Requirements – 

• At Training – All St Peters AIC Volleyballers are to be where their St Peters Sports Uniform to Volleyball training. 
• At Games – All St Peters AIC Volleyballers must be wearing their numbered volleyball shirt and maroon PE/Sports Shorts. 
• NO sports/PE shirts are to be worn at AIC games. WHITE SOCKS ONLY are to be worn at AIC Volleyball Games. 

AIC Cricket 

Correct Training and Playing Uniform Requirements – 

• At Training – All AIC Cricketers must wear their ‘Program Shirt’ to their first training session of the week. The second training session you are to wear your ‘Sports Uniform’. 
• At Games – All St Peters Cricketers are to arrive to their game wearing their ‘Program Shirt’ and then get changed into your playing whites just before the start of play. 

St Peters Student Spectators on Gamedays 

• Should any St Peters student be attending a St Peters sporting event/game outside of normal College hours, it is expected that they be dressed in St Peters apparel whilst attending these events. 

Term 1 & 2 AIC Coordinators Contacts 

If the sport specific information you are looking for cannot be found on the St Peters App, please contact the below sport specific coordinators directly, 

• St Peters Cricket Coordinator: Mr Gary Munday – g.munday@stpeters.qld.edu.au 
• St Peters Volleyball Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au 
• St Peters Swimming Coordinator: Mr Peter Dawson – p.dawson@stpeters.qld.edu.au 
• St Peters Australian Rules Coordinator: Mr Mark Holman – m.holman@stpeters.qld.edu.au 
• St Peters Cross Country Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au 
• St Peters Chess Coordinator: Mr Wolf Stuetzel – w.stuetzel@stpeters.qld.edu.au 

Anne Marie Champion
Girls Sport Coordinator

“The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.” Thomas Merton

Swimming

Congratulations to our 2022 QGSSSA Swimming team, all girls were fantastic last night and raced exceptionally well. The overall result was a team effort, and every girl played their part on the team. We would like to thank our Captains Ely P and Ella R and Vice-Captains Semra O, Amelia W, Claveria J-T & Bridget D for their leadership, they were amazing. Our Open girls are to be commended for their support of the younger girls and for instilling a great winning culture amongst the team. On behalf of the girls, we thank and acknowledge all the hard work of our Swimming Coordinators Peter Dawson, Shaun Nodwell, Jeremy Lohe and our amazing coaching team, Dean, Maxie, Richard, Andrey, Scott and Jacob.

The success of the girls would not be possible without the support of all parents with special thanks to the Mums who help with the lunch before yesterday’s Championships.

Further details of the amazing results will be published next week.

CONGRATULATIONS – QGSSSA OPEN SWIM TEAM

Alexis B, Alex C, Mia C, Bridget D, Zara F, Joy F, Meg H, Claveria J-T, Lillian K, Elke L, Mollie O’C, Semra O, Grace P, Jaimie P, Ely P, Ella R, Leilani R, Kaia S, Bianca VZ & Summer F

Congratulations to our Swimming Captains: Ely P & Ella R and Vice-Captains: Semra O, Amelia W, Claveria J-T & Bridget D

WET WEATHER

With further rain on the forecast, please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1.30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5.30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.

Basketball

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion– a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

It was great to see the girls back on court last week for their Round 1 fixtures v IGGS. Some amazing results and incredible how well the girls did with such an interrupted pre-season.

This Friday all teams are playing internal games as Clayfield College do not have Basketball teams. The internal games will be followed by the OLD SCHOLARS v OPEN TEAM game, we invite all girls to stay after their game to support the teams. Please CLICK HERE for the Old Scholars v Opens flyer.

ROUND 1 v IGGS Results

Open: Win 80-11
Senior A: Bye
Senior B (1): Bye
Senior B (2): Bye
10A: Win 70-8
10B: Bye
9A: Win 56-16
9B: Win 34-20
8A: Win 50-14
8B: Win 40-12
7A: Loss 20-24
7B Maroon: Draw 20-20
7B White: Week off

Please CLICK HERE for details of the internal games this Friday afternoon/evening – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.

PLEASE NOTE – Our Senior B2 team playing in the St Aidan’s Draw will travel to Northside Indoor Sports Centre to take on St Margaret’s, bus details can be found on the St Peters App. GOOD LUCK GIRLS!

Football

Coordinator: Mr Tim Arnold – t.arnold@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The girls have been hard at work preparing for a big opening match against IGGS. Unfortunately, due to flood damage, the decision was made to cancel all Football games for the round. Well done to all teams for their hard work and preparation in the weeks prior. It will be an exciting day on Friday to see the St Peters talent on display against Clayfield College in Round 2. Good luck girls!

Please CLICK HERE for the Round 2 draw.

Touch

Coordinators: Ms Anne-Marie George - a.george@stpeters.qld.edu.au and Mrs Belinda Byrne – b.byrne@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The 2022 Touch Football season has been an on and off again adventure, so it was only fitting that the Round 1 fixture against Ipswich Girls Grammar School emerged from the rain-bomb devastation as a trial match, rather than our season opener.  The Senior As, 10As, 9As and 7Bs sampled the sweet delights of victory; the 8/9B composite team shared the chocolates with their opposition, while the Opens, 8As, 8Bs and 7As provided food-for-thought for their training sessions this week.  Unfortunately, our Senior Bs will need to wait until this Friday for a game.  Despite the challenges this term, the girls have shown impressive resolve and commitment.  We congratulate Sophie T and Stephanie B, our 2022 Touch Captains and Maddie v d M and Jess H our Vice Captains on their appointments and look forward to evidencing the contribution they make to the program and the students they encourage and inspire.  We also celebrate Stephanie B, Sophie T, Maddie v d M, Jess H, Jess T, Shaniqua E, Renee C, Zara L R, Tayden T, Charlize D, Lauren G, Jazelle D and Ella-Jaye H-L selection in this year’s Open Team and welcome our Year 7 students to Touch Football at St Peters; your enthusiasm, joy and willingness to learn is infectious and an encouragement to all.

Please CLICK HERE for the Round 2 draw.

AUSTRALIAN RULES (Year 10 - 12 only)

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The fourth and final Gala Day was a huge success last Saturday at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast. Congratulations to all the girls, they represented St Peters outstandingly well and the improvement across the short and interrupted season was fantastic to see.

Thank you to the coaching staff for their professionalism and special thanks also to all the parents that got behind the girls.

Gala Day No 4 Results

Open: SPLC 1.2.8 v BSHS 3.2.20
Open: SPLC 7.5.47 v BGGS 1.2.8
Senior: STH3 0.3.3 v SPLC 6.5.41
Senior: SPLC 4.5.29 v Som Hse 0.1.1

WATER POLO (continuation from Term 4)

Coordinator: Mrs Tracey Bruce – waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Good luck to the Open Girls and the U14C girls for the SEMI FINALS this Saturday 19 March.

• Open (U18B): 11.20am – Valley Pool - Polar Bears St Rita’s v St Peters
• U14C: 2.40pm – St Rita’s Pool – Barra Black v St Peters

GO SAINTS!

Round 13 BWPI Wrap

U18B v St Margaret's (WIN 13-5)
A big congratulations to Zoe K who returned from an ACL injury in today’s game.  Zoe has stayed engaged with our team throughout this injury, always at trainings, doing land work and recently she has been in doing game like drills. Today’s game was a great team effort! Special mention to “Abi W” for scoring a great goal and in her own words “that doesn’t happen very often”!  Sian F brought her super hyped pregame talk to the pool playing an absolute blinder.  Emmie Mc was great in front of the cage scoring a few of our goals as well.  Thanks to Peter for coaching the team in Amelia’s absence.  Finished up 4th out of 11 team competition.

U17C v AHS White (WIN 11-3)
A big thank to Tily and Bree for filling in for this team after playing for U16B. Great effort today from Chloe, Isla, Grace, Summer F, Abbey and Sophie combining together to finish the Water Polo Season with a great win. Special mention to Maizy who scored a goal in the last 10 second of the game from goals!!! Sophie had a sensational game scoring many goals and getting up and down the pool in both attack and defense.  Finished up 5th out of 11 team competition.

U16B v BGGS White (LOSS 1-12)
With 10 minutes to game time this team had four team members at the pool.  Stand in coach Holly was most stressed! Finally, 7 showed up so with no subs this team played out the whole game.  This team has had a really great season especially in the first half, the move up to B division has been tough but we have definitely seen some fantastic Water Polo from this group.  6th place out of 9 team competition.

U15B v UQ Barras (LOSS 3-5)
With the Swimmers away at a swim meet and only 1 sub this team fought extremely hard. Our prize winners Elsie saved a couple of good shots and Eva was dangerous in front of the cage with her strong arm. Amelia was very busy in attack and defense.  Coach Jane was exhausted giving instructions trying to get them over the line. Mads M turned and burned the opposition with a great attacking roll and drive.  Finished up ninth out of 11 team competition.

U15C v St Margaret's (LOSS 3-5)
Coaches Holly and Claudia have done a fabulous job with this team all year!  Whenever I turned up to St Margaret’s Pool you could feel the positive vibes coming through the group.  With game time clashes we were missing several players however the girls played very hard showing some great Plus Ultra Spirit. 8th out of 8 team competition. (The forfeit put us from third to out of contention)

U14B v Brigidine (LOSS 1-4)
At a new venue (Langlands Park Memorial Pool) these girls gave the game their everything, right up to the last quarter they were in the match.  We needed to win this match to get into the finals.  Although it was a disappointing ending on a loss this group of girls have shown to be super talent and I am sure 2022/2023 will be the year of the St Peters U15s. Coach Peter was awesome with instructions from the bench.

14C v AHS White (WIN 12-6)
A great win to our super U14C team. Going into today’s game they were sitting in 3rd position so we will definitely be going into finals next week!!!  Charlotta was awesome in defense!

13B v River City (LOSS 3-7)
This bunch of girls and their parents are a positive, fun and organised team.  You can see the girls and coach Soph are always interacting and enjoying being together and playing the game of Polo.  It has been a pleasure watching this team play this season: they move the ball around and in defense, they are always helping each other out. Finished up 6th out of nine team competition.

U13C (Div 1) MSM (WIN 9-6)
This team was down 2-0 early but in true St Peters spirit they fought back. The team we were playing were bigger and stronger, but we showed great grit to wear them down.

Sicily really turned up to play winning the awards for her efforts.  Julia scored a great 5m, we saw a great shot from Lily & once again, the two Georgia’s were outstanding.  Coach Nacole gave instruction to Eliza to defend Number 11 from MSM and Eliza did a great job of carrying out her orders. This team has been outstanding in the 2021/22 season.  Special mention to coach Nacole, the improvements from Week 1 to now is amazing. Finished up 4th out of 8th team competition.

12B v AHS White (WIN 12-3)
What a great finish for our U12’s!!!  This team has also shown huge improvement from Week 1 to now. The most notable thing is their teamwork, and you can see they are starting to understand the game a little better.  Ara waited to the last game to score her first goal of the season and it was a beauty. Finished up eighth out of a 12-team competition.

Date Claimer: Water Polo Break-Up – Details including the date will be advised very soon.

CROSS COUNTRY

Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Cross Country pre-season training continues this week, there are many training sessions to choose from – all details are on the St Peters App. Do your best to attend as many of these sessions as you can, with Wednesday sessions being a priority.

Community Run Club is off & running also - Join our Running Community on Friday mornings - meet at 6.30am at the St Peters Bus Stop.

DATE CLAIMERS: 

• BSHS Invitation Meet: Tuesday 22 March
• St Aidan’s Invitation Meet: Wednesday 30 March
• St Peters Cross Country Camp: Friday 1 April – Sunday 3 April
• QGSSSA Cross Country Championships: Saturday 14 May

Rowing

St Peters is excited to offer the 2022 BSRA (Girls) Rowing Program sign on. St Peters has a rich history in rowing with a number of highly successful rowers graduating.  St Peters prides itself on ensuring that students that participate in rowing throughout their college life are encouraged and supported to find balance between their academic and rowing pursuits.  Rowing is a unique sport within the context of the college and if you want to be part of something very special, with a rich history that not many people get to take part in, Rowing is certainly the sport for you.

Please see the following video which promotes the 2022 Rowing Season - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YTrxS8MP_JR41KAB66Mof0Iy7peQXO8G/view?usp=sharing

For More information or to sign on please email the head of Rowing, Mr Peter Hicks via p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au 

Year 2 Tours of Ross Roy

This week we welcomed our new Year 2s to Ross Roy. They were amazed to know the whole school was once taught in the building and that Mr Kotzur’s mum used to sleep in the room which is now his office. They enjoyed their visit to the SPOSA Office where they got to try on the old uniforms and see the history and how much the college has changed since our beginning.

Reunions

Finger House boarder Reunion for 1992. CLICK HERE to see the invitation.

Springfield Collections

SPOSA is looking for past copies of the Springfield Review and Plus Ultra for our archives. If you or anyone you know has any copies of these please contact the SPOSA office at sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Old Scholar and Duke of Edinburgh Volunteers

The SPOSA office is always looking for volunteers to assist with organising the archives. If you are a current parent who is an Old Scholar or a current Duke of Edinburgh student looking for volunteering opportunities we would love to see you. The office is open till 4pm three days a week, drop in before school pickup and see if you recognise any of the memorabilia from your year. Maybe you recognise someone in one of the many photos to filed.

If interested, please contact the SPOSA office on 3377 6592 or sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters Mater Chicks in Pink Fun Run (IB CAS event)

On Sunday 13 March, the St Peters community came together at Robertson Park to hold our annual Mater Chicks in Pink Fun Run, raising money for breast cancer research. Even with the change of date, this was a well-attended event and a wonderful morning of our community coming together to raise money and awareness for a great cause.

The St Peters team raised $15,050 for breast cancer research, placing fifth on the overall event leader board for teams and second in schools fundraising efforts. Considering 54 women are diagnosed with breast cancer everyday in Australia, we know that this is a worthy cause, and the money will be put to good use via the foundation.

A group of IB students organise this event as part of their Service CAS Project each year. This is an important component of the IB Diploma Program, and the students once again did a great job organising all aspects of this run. Thank you to our 2022 CAS organising committee of: Ailin L, Alanna X, Cassie H, Clarinda H, Declan M, Emily G, Emily S, Hien P, Isabelle M, Jessica L, Liam D, Luella B, Matteo G, Meg H, Niamh B, Thalia S and Vanina N. Well done on the difference you have helped make in our wider community.

We would also like to acknowledge our award winners, including: Cameron G who won the race, Genevieve W who was our top fundraiser raising $1,390, and Lexi B who was our runner up fundraiser with $801 raised. Finally, Will V and Grace P were our best dressed award winners with their fabulous outfits.

Thank you to everyone who was part of our team this year, whether you raised money and raced virtually or came out in support on Sunday. We look forward to seeing you for our community event again in 2023.

P&F Support Groups

Community Hub & Second Hand Uniforms
Open every Thursday during Term (7:45am – 11:30am) | P&F Centre

All parents and friends of St Peters are welcome to come to the P&F Centre to buy second hand uniforms, donate old uniforms or just stop by for a coffee and chat.

Community Grants Program

Round 1 P&F Community Grant applications are now open. More information and the application form is available on Firefly here.

P&F Events

2022 Chess Tournament – Supported by the P&F

The P&F (in conjunction with Sports House) are working on the inaugural St Peters Chess Championship. The event will be held in Term 3 and will be open to boys and girls – Years 7 to 12.  

The assistance/support of Parents, Friends and Old Scholars is welcome as we plan for this event. 

Contact Rob Barber (P&F President) if you would like to get involved:  president.pfindooroopilly@stpeters.qld.edu.au or 0458 254 488.

The P&F Committee are once again looking forward to engaging with the college community to host the following events in 2022.

P&F Initiatives & Meetings

2022 P&F College Forum

What is it?

It's like getting the College neighbourhood together - a gathering of parents, friends, caregivers, & staff. Community is at the very heart of St Peters.

By hosting the College Forum, the P&F wants bring our community together so that we can share with you the amazing things that happen at the College.

What should I expect?

An informative laid-back evening where we show-case what's going on at the College and in our local community. Speakers to be announced in Term 2.

Find Your Future Program | Work Experience

The P&Fs Find Your Future Program complements the current St Peters Career Development Program by assisting our students in making informed decisions about their future.    

To date our focus has been on establishing a library of Q&A videos that provide our young people with a richer understanding of different roles and career paths.  The Q&A sessions can be accessed on the FireFly Careers page:

https://stpeters.fireflycloud.net.au/careers-ind/st-peters-find-your-future-program---snapshots-from-industry-professionals

In 2022, we are committed to further developing this program by producing more Q&A sessions, as well providing opportunities for students to obtain work-experience. Work experience provides:

• an opportunity to explore possible career options,
• an understanding of the work environment,
• an increased motivation to continue study and/or undertake further training,
• an introduction to workplace recruitment practices,
• the opportunity to include the work experience in future job and course applications,
• opportunities to develop work-related competencies and acquire skills, and
• the chance to 'try out' a workplace.

If you are able to provide a work experience placement in your organisation, please contact Kathryn Lorraway (Community Liaison Officer) (07) 3377 6155 or email K.Lorraway@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Sub-School Parent Support Group Meetings

The three Sub-Schools (Primary Years, Junior High and Senior School) hold a Parent Support Group Meeting each term to which parents & caregivers are invited to attend. This is an opportunity for parents to engage with the respective sub-school leadership teams.

Senior School Parent Support Group Meeting
Thursday 10 March | P&F Centre

The Term 1 Senior School Parent Support Group Meeting Minutes will be available on Firefly shortly.

Thank you to our Football sponsor - Tabrizi Home Builders.

Thank you to our Silver sponsors: