What’s On
Details of the the following events may be subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, refer to the St Peters Indooroopilly online calendar…
Head of College
For the last few weeks, I’ve been going along to support our Open Debating Team. The team has had an outstanding season to date, having made it through the preliminary rounds undefeated; winning both the Round of 16, and then their quarter-final, to make it through to the semi-finals of the Queensland Debating Union competition…
Deputy Head of College
Unfortunately, the safety situation around the Harts Road 2 Minute Zones has reached a dangerous level. Please take the time to read the following article to help us keep your children safe. As you are aware, child safety and illegal parking around School Zones remains a concern for parents, children, local residents and schools alike...
Ministry
American poet Mary Oliver asks us that at the end of her poem ‘The Summer Day’. She claims she doesn’t know what a prayer is, but she does know how to be simply present, how to pay attention to nature around her, how to lose herself, strolling through the fields. Can’t pray? I don’t think so. She knows the gift of trusting that she belongs…
Around the School
Last Friday 17 August, St Peters hosted the inaugural Sports Lunch at Hillstone St Lucia. The lunch, designed to raise funds for St Peters Sport programs, featured a stellar line-up of guests...
Toward the start of Term 3, St Peters celebrated Multicultural Week. The week kicked off on July 30 and the theme, Unity in Diversity, was highlighted all the way through...
Parents are reminded of the importance of selecting their campus, when they are setting their preferences in the App. This will prevent you from seeing all Indooroopilly and Springfield events in your calendar view…
Important Notices
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Follow Us
Recently, St Peters launched the official College Instagram account: @splc.official.
This account provides another platform upon which parents, students, and staff can interact with the school. It is a great way to celebrate our students through images, and offers a unique insight into the daily goings-on around the College.
To follow St Peters on Instagram, search for @splc.official or visit: https://www.instagram.com/splc.official/. While you're there, make sure you follow our official sports and boarding accounts: @splcsports and @splcboarding.
Term dates for 2019 are now available. Read more to view or click here for a printable download…
Chess Club runs Thursdays term-time from 6:00–8:00pm at the P&F Centre and is open to students, parents, friends and community...
Tuckshop is a great way to meet other parents and caregivers. Volunteers are needed for our Primary Years, Grandstand and Cafe 45 tuckshops. Help on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or anytime at all...
Urgently needed - Second-Hand Summer/Winter Uniforms...
The Ladies Tennis Group meets Mark Lewis - St Peters Head Tennis Coach – on Mondays term-time from 8:00am at the Lohe Street Courts. All levels welcome. Hone your inner Federer! $20.00 for an hour of game set and match! For more information, contact Kathryn Lorraway - Community Liaison Officer...
The Community Hub Group welcomes parents, friends and community. Join us on Thursdays term-time from 8.00am - 12.00pm at the P&F Centre (top floor) for coffee and craft...
The Mahjong Group meets Thursdays term-time from 11.30am - 2.30pm at the P&F Centre (top floor). All abilities are welcome. Anyone interested in learning Mahjong please contact Nicky Hughes n.hughes@stpeters.qld.edu.au or 3377 6248…
Parents, Teachers and Years 7-12 students are invited to join St Peters' Community Run Club. Run Club will resume on Friday 2 February, 2018. Runners should meet at 6:15am at the St Peters internal bus stop.
Academic Matters
The Year 12 IB students are finishing off their Mock Exams tomorrow. The students are to be commended on the way in which they have handled themselves. Year 11 and Year 12 students have been sent a draft Exam Timetable for comment. The final Term 3 Exam Schedule will be available on Firefly on respective Year Level pages tomorrow...
Service Learning
St Peters wants to continue to empower through interactions with, and learning from, one of the world’s oldest living cultures, by offering students – from both the Springfield and Indooroopilly schools – an Immersion opportunity. Learning from, valuing and working with Indigenous Australians is part of St Peters’ history and present…
Primary Years
On Monday, our Primary Years Student Leaders hosted a High Tea in Woodrow Library to celebrate The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week, and to launch this year’s fundraising project for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF)...
Junior High
On Saturday, I travelled out to Ironbark, near Crows Nest, with Mrs Tetley-Jones to attend the latest graduation, that of our 9EF students. We were privileged to have been able to share this occasion with the students, their families and the Ironbark staff...
Senior School
An ongoing theme at Senior School Assemblies this year, which aligns with our Academic Care and Wellbeing (Positive Psychology) Program, is gratitude. At each fortnightly assembly, often with input from students, we recognise a member of our College community for the work that they do that often goes unnoticed...
This week is The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week and our celebrations are underway at the Langer Library. Book Week officially runs from 18 – 24 August. So far, we've had a range of visits from authors and media studies experts, plus there'll be special lunch time activities throughout the rest of the week...
Music
This Sunday at 2pm in the Performing Arts Centre, two senior ensembles from the St Peters Band program, Symphonic Winds and Senior Stage Band, will perform a concert with the Australian Army Band Brisbane. The concert is a fund-raising event for the Rotary Club Toowong...
On Friday 10 August, our St Peters choral ensembles welcomed Greta Bradman, celebrated operatic voice, to the College. Greta graciously took part in workshops with our Bella Voce, Forte Voce, Junior High Songmakers and St Peters Chorale groups and the result was something truly special...
Boys Sport
AIC Basketball and Tennis: Reminder to all players – AIC Basketball and Tennis fixtures return this weekend: 24–25 August. I hope everyone has returned to training, this week – after all Basketball and Tennis teams enjoyed a bye, last weekend – reenergised and motivated to play hard against Iona College, in the AIC Round 4 fixtures…
Girls Sport
Rowing: The 2018 St Peters-hosted Regatta will be held this Saturday: 25 August. This is always a great event, out at Wyaralong Dam; with our rowing community coming together, to orchestrate all facets of the race day. All parents involved in Rowing have been sent extensive information regarding how they can help this weekend…
Primary Sport
‘The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.’ – Henry David Thoreau. The following sports are on offer in Term 3: Girls Club (WDNA) Netball – 11 Years teams only for Finals; Boys Years 4–6 Basketball; Boys Years 4–6 Tennis; Primary Athletics (Primary Athletics Draft Team members only)…