Without a doubt, the connectivity provided by technology has eased the challenges thrown at us by a pandemic where words and phrases such as ‘lockdown’, ‘isolation’ and ‘working from home’ have entered the everyday language of us all. This has been particularly so in schools where meaningful and authentic teaching and learning has continued to occur. It has been a powerful tool, allowing students struggling with a homework problem to access instant help from classmates and has provided channels for our young people to make contact with friends having a tough time.
However, this universal acceptance of technology as an integral part of our daily lives must be tempered with caution where our young people are concerned. The proliferation of social media platforms makes it difficult for students to find the time to be alone, to escape the constant interaction with classmates. Online friendship groups frequently expect all members of the group to stay connected to one another twenty-four hours a day.
This constant connection allows playground arguments to simmer as slights and grievances are carried from the classroom to the bedroom. Disagreements between two classmates can move from the private to the public arena when bystanders choose to become involved. No wonder that, sometimes, we nostalgically look back to a time when a child’s technological communication was confined to the family phone positioned in the living area of the house.
However, social media is here to stay and the challenge is to guide our children to use technology wisely and safely. At St Peters, students are given regular reminders in their Pastoral Care classes and at Assembly about staying safe online. Junior High technology classes reinforce the need for caution when communicating online.
The following advice from the Australian Government Office of the E-Safety Commissioner provides an excellent foundation for online safety:
Limit your friend list — don't 'friend' random people or allow people you don’t know to ‘follow’ your social media accounts.
Adjust your privacy settings — make sure your accounts are private so that only friends you know face-to-face can see what you post.
Your personal information is valuable — don't share it.
Protect your digital reputation — think before you share something and ask yourself, would you want anyone to see this in five years’ time?
Once you share something you lose control of it — remember that once a message, photo or video has been shared online, you may not be able to control where it goes or how long it stays online.
Be careful who you trust — not everyone online is who they say they are.
Look out for things that don’t add up — such as another user whose online profile is not consistent with what you see and hear when you talk or chat with them.
To support parents, The Office of the eSafety Commissioner also has a section for parents which can be accessed at: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents
At St Peters, we endeavour to ensure that students understand the expectations of responsible digital citizenship founded on a Christian perspective and framed by College policy (found in Firefly) and the law.
Any time, students have concerns about social media issues, they are encouraged to talk to their Pastoral Care Teacher, Mrs West-McInnes (Primary), or Mrs Grotherr (Secondary).
Sue Grotherr Head of Secondary Years
What's On
2022 Girls Day Out in STEM Event: The GDOS Sustainability CryptoQuest!
We are encouraging the participation of this unique online event for girls aged 10-14 to develop skills through opportunities in STEM.
Sign up to get access to the SECRET code that will be revealed on Sunday, March 6th at 9:00am AEST when the FUN begins!!!
You have one whole week from March 6-13, 2022 to do the 6 sustainability cryptography challenges during which your participation is needed in helping to save the world. You can be a winner each and every day during the quest and go on to be your own sustainability hero long after our quest has come to an end.
SLAPS Swimming Meet Community Focus Day / Free Dress, Baby Give Back Year 10 Dinner
Friday 11 March Year 12 Biology/Geography Field Trip
Ministry
Dusting off Jesus
It has been such a crazy and, also strange, start to the year; When I pulled out the cross last week for the first time this year, to be the centre point of the stage for worship, the lights revealed a thick layer of dust. Of course, it wouldn’t look good on the screen and perhaps point to a questionable message of our college, so I had to dust it off before we went ‘live’- and the thought hit me: 'dusting off Jesus' was a great image for the situation we have found ourselves to be in; as confusing and different the start of the year has been, we now have to take the dust off to refocus again and rediscover, what it was we were dreaming of last year and hoping to achieve this year: every one of us in our individual lives on our personal journeys or here at St Peters. What did you wish to gain or to achieve, which areas did you want to allow yourself to be challenged and grow in during this year?
Our School Leaders of 2022 will have to dust off the list of ideas they put together last year and revisit, yes, re–acquaint themselves with what may seem a lifetime ago: with what they actually wanted to pursue this year to initiate change, to mark a difference, to leave a legacy as cohort 2022. As College community, in our different roles it is time to reset. And 'dusting off Jesus' is actually a great start to the process as it is joyfully acclaimed in the words of Psalm 100:
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.
Like a song where every single member of our College is the one note, that together makes the song be heard and enjoyed by all who join and sing along!
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Taking the ‘dust off Jesus’ is something you are encouraged to do in your personal lives, actually allowed to rediscover God's promise to you every single day that God will be with you every step of your life, be at your side, holding on to you, enabling you to stand tall and be confident in yourself; reminding you that you are deeply loved! And calling you to share this joyful message by sharing God's love and song with those you meet during your day!
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Like God being faithful – you are invited to embody that message in a way that others get it, what we are on about: sharing life, sharing the joy, celebrate and also being there with and for one another in challenging times.
Go out, joyfully, sing yourselves into God's presence, so that you together become that song that gives thanks to the one who grants it all!
Pastor Silke Moolman St Peters Indooroopilly
Community Focus Day 10 March 2022
Uniform Free Day - Baby Give Back
The first Community Focus Day for 2022 is Thursday 10 March, supporting Baby Give Back, a charity helping babies and mothers in the early days of a baby’s life.
Students may wear non-uniform items for a gold coin donation.
Baby Give Back is a charity helping babies and mothers in the early days of a baby’s life. It is managed by former St Peters teacher Ms Carly Lovell. Students are invited also to contribute an item for baby or mother. Suggested items include:
Baby wipes
Bibs
Face washers
Baby wraps
Toiletries for adult or child (eg toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, deodorant etc)
Items will be collected in PC Classes.
Arise Lutheran Community Church
Arise is a Lutheran community that meets at St Peters, Springfield. It’s a place where you can come to know God’s love through Jesus, and find light and hope for your life, and connect with other families from St Peters and the wider community.
In our service you will hear God’s word, sing, pray and share in Holy Communion if you want to. There’s a message for the kids too.
We would like to introduce our Student Leaders for 2022. This year our Student Leaders will be focusing on building and strengthening the St Peters community. (Click on images for a full preview).
St Peters OSHC has 5 new Educators joining its team in 2022
Annie Lotter, Melissa Mossley, Angelina Slebos, Lachlan Brindell and Renieke van Jaarsveld.
Lachlan and Renieke are past students of St Peters, and it is lovely to have them back.
We welcome you all to our OSHC family and can’t wait to see the amazing things you get up to. Make sure you come down and say Hi.
Clean Up Australia Day
As you know Clean Up Australia Day is on again. The school’s Annual Clean-up Day is held on Thursday 3 of March. The community Clean-up event is held Sunday 6 March with the meeting point in Discovery Parkland at 7.30 am. The local Landcare group – Springfield Lakes Nature Care Inc. will hold a special event for families who want to work together to keep our community litter free. We are particularly inviting families who own a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard to paddle for plastic to help remove the plastic litter that washes down our drains & enters the lakes & large sediment ponds around our community.
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind Regards, President
In Year 4 the students focus on sustainability and how to care for the environment and our dependence on a healthy natural environment. The students learn about the responsibility humans have to care for the environment at a local, national and global level. The students inquire about the diversity of natural environments and the ways that humans use and interact with them. Clean Up Australia Day is another way the students from St Peters can be involved in helping to care for their local environment.
The Arts
How do artists communicate journeys and a sense of place?
Ahead of their Outdoor Education experience Ironbark, 9T have been investigating the inquiry question: How do artists communicate journeys and a sense of place? The students have been developing small works in response to visual stimulus from Ironbark in anticipation of their journey.
Sport
Springfield Sport
QGSSSA Leadership
Congratulations to the following students who have been announced as leaders of their respective sports. These include Ella R in Year 12 as a QGSSSA Swimming Captain, Claveria J-T as a Vice-Captain of QGSSSA Swimming, and Julianna G in Year 11 as Vice-Captain of QGSSSA Football. These girls have demonstrated many years of service to their respective sports and we are proud of the contribution they will make throughout the year to their sports.
QGSSSA Australian Football
Last Saturday saw the first round of QGSSSA Australian Football take place in the inaugural season of QGSSSA Australian Football which was played at the Springfield Sporting Complex fields. It was a wonderful morning of the competition for all girls who represented their Colleges. Well done to Tiare R in Year 10 and Elkie G in Year 11 who represented St Peters as part of the Senior team. Tiare kicked 5 goals while Elkie played well through the middle. The girls had a great time and are looking forward to Saturday and Round 2!
QGSSSA Swimming Championships
On Wednesday 2nd March, St Peters QGSSSA Swim team will aim for 9 Championships in a row. The team will be led by QG Swim Captain Ella R, Vice-Captain Claveria J-T and Olympian Mollie O. Congratulations also to the following students who have been part of the team – Leilani R, Lilly K, Kaia S, Tiare R, Izzy P, Ruby-Jane K, Alexa S, Jillian F, Israiel T, Kate E, Shelby P and Addy F. We wish the girls all the best as they strive for 9 in a row!
Representative Sport
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved individual success in their respective sports. Kaito N in year 12 won the 13 – 19 Years Met West Tennis trials and will attend the State Titles as the number 1 seed for Met West. Kaito went through undefeated. Well done Kaito.
Jade H in Year 9 competed at the Queensland State All Schools Triathlon in Hervey Bay over the weekend. Jade performed brilliantly to secure 15th place overall in the Intermediate age group. This is an outstanding performance by Jade as she was competing against girls older than her. Well done Jade!
St Peters Springfield will also have 28 swimmers compete at the Met West Swimming Trials on Wednesday looking to gain selection in the Met West team to compete at the State Titles later this term. We also have a number of students who will represent the College and Central District at the upcoming Met West Trials including Aldora T, Jazelle D, Leilani F, Ella M and Aiyana P in Netball and Sophie K and Julianna G in Football.
QGSSSA Girls Sport
Girls Sport Coordinator – Anne-Marie Champion
“The mind has a way of limiting what’s possible when you give it permission. The world is your stage. Use it all.” Dave Cenker
WEEKEND WRAP
Last Friday night, 95 of our amazing swimmers attended the swim meet hosted by St Margaret’s/Clayfield College at the Valley pool. Unfortunately the storm arrived, and the meet was abandoned. With less than a week to go before the QGSSSA Swimming Championships, we hope all girls will attend the St Peters invitational meet this Friday afternoon/evening.
Saturday morning history was made with the first bounce of the QGSSSA Inaugural Senior Australian Rules Competition. The morning began with the season launch, with all teams gathered, many Senior Leaders (thank you Mr Kotzur for coming), members of the AFLQ, the Brisbane Lions & Gold Coast Suns all in attendance showing great support. Special mention to the QGSSSA Executive Officer, Amy Anderton, for her work behind the scenes putting this competition together. The competition, with 16 teams, 240 girls from QGSSSA schools, will take part in the four-week round-robin competition. It is an honour to be a part of the introduction of this great game and the girls representing St Peters did us proud.
On Saturday our Senior Softball girls ventured to Downey Park for Week 2 of games. The girls played hard, competing with such enthusiasm & spirit and came away with great results, well done to the Open team who won two from two & the Senior A team played hard for a good win also.
Round 10 for our Water Polo girls saw mixed results but our girls certainly competed hard. As we head into the back end of the season with 3 minor rounds to go, we have teams fighting to earn a place in the finals.
CONGRATULATIONS
Volleyball Queensland have announced the Queensland teams to play in the Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships in March. Congratulations to Poppy B (Year 11), and Daisy M and Maisie P (both Year 10) for their selection in the U17 team.
Another amazing performance was by Year 10 student, Sienna O who performed outstandingly well in the U16 Water Polo Summer Slam and has been selected in the Australian Youth & Cadet squads. Good luck Sienna as you continue to train & play hard, we wish you well for selection in the team to go to the FINA World Championships.
WET WEATHER
With wet weather predicted for this week, 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. Students will also receive an email.
REMINDER
On behalf of the Coaches & Coordinators of our sports, can we please remind parents to be mindful of picking your daughter up from trainings or games on time.
AUTUMN FIXTURES – BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL & TOUCH
Please note, students can only play ONE of the Autumn fixture sports but they can do both Cross Country & Swimming, along with one Autumn fixture sport.
DATE CLAIMERS:
Trial Game Round v Somerville House – Friday 4 March
Round 1 v Ipswich Girls Grammar School – Friday 11 March
St Peters will host the final QGSSSA Swim Meet this Friday afternoon 25 February at the 50m pool (please see attached or the St Peters app for the program of events).
REMINDER - it is a requirement to wear St Peters togs when representing the College at a swim meet. Another compulsory part of the St Peters swimming uniform is the grey St Peters swimming shirt. This shirt must be worn to and from swim meets and the QGSSSA Championships (with HPE shorts) and also when not swimming at the meets (e.g. waiting in the stands). Grey shirts can be purchase for $17 via the St Peters portal and once you have a receipt, you can collect the shirt from Sport House.
Trainings will continue next Monday morning & afternoon as we prepare for QGSSSA Swim Championships next Wednesday 2 March – further details can be found on the St Peters App. Please also note the extra school sessions conclude next Monday 28 February.
2022 QGSSSA Swimming Championships – Less than a week to go!
We are commencing the last week of preparations for our QGSSSA swimmers before they compete at the annual QGSSSA Swimming Championships next Wednesday 2 March at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Sleeman Sports Complex. The girls have trained hard for this event, and we are getting excited in anticipation for winning for the 9th year in a row! The Twilight Championship Carnival commences at 3.30pm and finishes at 8.15pm.
Student Spectators: There are no student spectators allowed at the year’s event.
Parents & Supporters: Parents, caregivers and supporters are welcome to attend the event, we would love to see you are there, dressed in MAROON & WHITE to support the girls.
Tickets: The QGSSSA Swimming Championships is a private ticketed event hosted by Eventbrite. Details of how to purchase tickets can be found on the St Peters App.
Live Stream Production: This year's event will be live streamed with an enhanced production and commentary team, for details of how to access the live stream, please check the St Peters App.
A very exciting game for our U12B Team v BGGS coming up with an 8 – 8 draw! The team had a few girls away and they welcomed Labella for her first game of Water Polo! These girls all turned up to defend. Coach Ellie was super impressed with the defensive effort of every player. Special mention to Emma Woods for the ‘’Lob shot of the Year!” Sicily M was sensational in defense, she played an awesome quarter in goals as well and was awarded the “Hitting one straps Award”.
MET WEST WATER POLO TEAM
Congratulations to Emmi M (Open Team) and Eva H (U15B Team) for being named into the Met West 19 years & Under Water Polo Team. Also, Amelia R (U15B Team) and Remaya B (Open & U17C Teams) were named as shadow players.
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 CLAIMER: QGSSSA Cross Country Championships – Saturday 14 May
AIC Boys Sport
Luke Donatini | Boys Sport Coordinator 3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Last weekend’s AIC Round 3 fixtures verse St Edmund’s College (and Ambrose Tracey College) truly highlighted how much St Peters Sport has grown over the past few years in terms of skill acquisition, attitude, and resilience. With our First XI Cricketers, Open AFL and First VI Volleyballers overcoming the previous week’s disappointment and loss, they all displayed great grit, determination and skill execution to achieve success in all three sports. To witness the excitement and adulation surrounding these wins truly highlights how hard our boys have worked to overcome adversity and achieve success. This confidence and tenacity will stand them in a good position as they prepare for this weekend’s Round 4 games against St Laurence’s College.
St Peters Round 3 First Results
St Peters 1st XI Cricket 8/284 def St Edmunds 167
St Peters 1st VI Volleyball 3 def St Edmunds 0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-20)
St Peters 1st XVIII Aust. Rules 28 def Ambrose Treacy College 26
This Week in Sport – AIC Round 4
This week in AIC Sport, St Peters compete against St Laurence’s College in Volleyball, Cricket and Australian Rules.
St Peters Years 10 to 12 teams are playing away at St Laurence’s venues whilst our Years 7 to 9 teams are once again at home at St Peters venues. Our Australian Rules team will play against St Laurence’s College on Friday afternoon (1st XVIII) and Saturday morning (Year 8 team) at Coorparoo AFC grounds.
Please ensure you check the St Peters App for both venue details and time of games for Round 4 of St Peters AIC Boys Sport.
This week’s AIC Invitational Swimming Meet on Friday 25 February will be held at St Peters 50m Pool in conjunction with our girl’s QGSSSA invitational swimming meet. We ask all students to check both their emails for information sent out about this swimming lead up meet.
The AIC Swimming Championships will be held at Chandler Aquatic Centre, Chandler on Tuesday 8 March.
The grey AIC Swimming Team Shirts are now available to buy online. Please go to the St Peters payments (on the St Peters website) and follow the pathway QUICK LINKS | PAYMENTS | ACTIVITIES – INDOOROOPILLY | St PETERS SWIM TEAM SHIRT 2022. The shirts cost $17. Once you have paid for the shirt, please bring the receipt into Sports House and pick up your Swimming Shirt. All members of the AIC Swim Teams must be wearing a St Peters Swimming Shirt to Friday afternoon meets and the AIC Swimming Championships.
St Peters Students Gain National Level Success
We would like to both congratulate and acknowledge the sensational performances of some of our young men of St Peters Lutheran College.
Recently, Water Polo Australia has announced their Australian Youth and Cadet Squads for 2022. Congratulations to St Peters Year 10 student Harrison C who has been selected in the Cadet Men’s Squad. Well done, Harrison!
Also recently, two St Peters brothers travelled to Tasmania to compete at the Australian Mountain Bike Down Hill Championships. Liam M (Year 7) claimed the title of National Champion in both the Pump Track and Down Hill. His older brother Callum M (Year 9) competed in the Australian Under 19 age division and secured eighth in the Pump Track and third in the Down Hill. Overall, an outstanding performance from both Liam and Callum. Congratulations!
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.
AIC Cross Country Training and Runners Club
Training for Cross Country has commenced. We encourage all students who are interested in running Cross Country for St Peters or are just keen to get their fitness up for other sports to get involved and participate. We have experienced coaches who are enthusiastic and happy to assist all runners of every ability level. 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.
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 2 AIC Rugby, AIC Football, AIC Chess, AIC Cross Country Sign On
All boys in Years 7 to 12 have now been emailed on several occasions regarding signing on for AIC Term 2 Boys Sport. We ask all boys who wish to participate in one or more of the above-mentioned sports please sign on no later than Friday 25 February.
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,
Information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Springfield Sport program will be communicated through a range of modes including email, St Peters App and Cornerstone. Students and parents will primarily receive information from the Head of Sport at Springfield but at times may also receive information from the Girls and Boys Sport Coordinators or individual Sport Coordinators. Parents and students are encouraged to download and use the St Peters App for information regarding the Sport program.
St Peters APP
Please download the St Peters ‘app’ today!!
All information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Sport program including sport training times and venues, draws, coordinator details and wet weather arrangements can be found on the St Peters App.
*Please ensure that you update your preferences in the Settings> Subscriptions section of the app so that you only receive information from your appointed Campus or area of interest that are relevant to your family e.g. Springfield or Sports.
The app can be downloaded free through iTunes or Google Play, please search for St Peters:
