One of our strategic initiatives is: “Develop and embed Inquiry-based learning within the primary years.” So what is inquiry learning and why is it important for our learners?
Inquiry learning recognises students as being actively involved in their own learning and taking responsibility for that learning. Instead of relying on memorizing content knowledge, inquiry-based learning encourages students to ask questions, conduct research, and collaborate with their peers to find answers. In this article, we will explore some of the benefits of inquiry-based learning and why it is a valuable approach to education.
1. Encourages Critical Thinking Skills
One of the most significant benefits of inquiry-based learning is that it encourages critical thinking skills. When students are actively engaged in exploring a topic or question, they are forced to analyse information, evaluate sources, and draw conclusions based on evidence. This type of critical thinking is essential for success in school and in life, as it allows individuals to make informed decisions based on evidence.
2. Fosters Creativity and Innovation
Inquiry-based learning fosters creativity and innovation. By allowing students to explore their own interests and questions, this method of learning encourages individuals to think outside the box and develop their own ideas. This type of creativity and innovation will help our learners navigate our rapidly changing world.
3. Develops Collaboration and Communication Skills
Inquiry-based learning develops collaboration and communication skills. When students work together to explore a topic or question, they learn to listen to and respect each other's ideas, provide constructive feedback, and work together to achieve a common goal. These skills are highly valued in today's collaborative work environments and are essential for success in many fields.
4. Builds Self-Confidence
Inquiry-based learning builds self-confidence. When students are given the freedom to explore their own interests and questions, they feel a sense of ownership over their learning. This sense of ownership can lead to increased engagement and motivation, as well as greater self-confidence in their abilities to learn and succeed.
‘Studies have continued to show a positive impact on learning when students participate in lessons that require them to construct and organize knowledge, consider alternatives, engage in detailed research, inquiry, writing, and analysis and to communicate effectively with audiences’(Newman, Marks and Gamoran, 1995 cited in Murdoch, K. 2015 The Power of Inquiry.”)
We look forward to developing our students' inquiring minds here at St Peters throughout the year.
Karen O’Neill Primary Years Curriculum Coordinator
What's On
2 March to 24 March 2023
2 March – Community Focus Day
4 March – Year 9 Ironbark Graduation
7 March - AIC Swimming Championships
7 March - P&F General Meeting
8 March - Upper Primary Swimming
9 March - Year 10 Welcome to Senior School Dinner
9 March - Upper Primary Swimming
15 March – Group Tour 4:00pm
16 March – NAPLAN UQ Showcase – Yr 11 & 12 - 1:00pm
17 - 24 March – NAPLAN
19 - 25 March – Year 10 Ironbark
21 - 24 March – Year 11 Exam block
24 March - P & F Parent Welcome Night - 6:00pm-8:00pm
24 March Yr 12 Y-LEAD Day
Ministry
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.
Are you a glass half-full or a glass half-empty person? The glass half-full focuses on what we have, which is surely better than focusing on what we don't have, right?
Positivity is good, but can only go so far. When faced with real trouble and strife that produces real suffering, a positive attitude can become a sign of denial. Don't worry, be happy doesn't cut the mustard. Trying to discern a purpose to our days of disaster can be ridiculous and even obscene.
The Season of Lent reminds us of how God deals with our dark days. It begins with Ash Wednesday, which reminds us that sometimes our lives will be reduced to ashes. Ultimately, we will die.
Sometimes our sin wreaks devastating consequences on others and ourselves. Lying, deception and meanness hurt others and destroy relationships. Even if no one notices and we think there are no significant consequences for our sins, that in itself is a consequence, because our moral compass has just shifted a bit further away from its true north.
But sometimes we are left powerless in the face of evil and suffering. Last week we passed the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war. The earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye remind us sometimes the brokenness of the world is beyond our ability to resist it. In the face of these tragic events, we can only lament and cry out to God for mercy. Lament is a legitimate response to suffering, and far better than pretending life is all good.
The cross of Jesus is the immovable testimony to the depth of God's love for his suffering Creation. Amid the wreckage and rubble of our lives God comes to us to dwell with us. Jesus shares our humanity, shares in our suffering, dies for our sin, and renews the brokenness of our world.
Ashes remind us not to trust our own ability to fix our lives and the world, but to trust Jesus and his dying and rising as God's solution to our problems. When we lament and despair of our own resources to deal with our suffering, we are ready to be filled up by God’s love. Only God can bring life out of death. Only Jesus can save us. In Jesus God pours out his love and our cup overflows.
The Bishop of the LCA, and St Peters Old Scholar, Rev Paul Smith, said recently he is neither a glass half-empty nor a glass half-full person. He is a glass overflowing person. Our God is so full of love, kindness, compassion, generosity, patience, and goodness, that our cup overflows. From forgiveness of sins to the abundance of life now, and the promise of life in God's presence forever, we have been blessed beyond measure.
In the Season of Lent, may the love of God in Jesus remind you that out of the ashes of our lives God brings the overflowing abundance of life, which is more than we could ever dare hope for.
Blessings
Pastor Matt Wilksch Springfield Pastor
Important Notices
Group Tour | 15 March 2023
St Peters Springfield will be hosting a Group Tour for all prospective families on 15 March 2023.
Wednesday 15 March 2023 4pm – 5pm – All Year Levels
Wednesday 15 March 2023 5pm – 6pm – Focused on Year 7 with a secondary flavour.
This is the middle of the term – the time where our students are starting to get tired.
People throw around the word 'stress'. As I often tell the students, feeling stress means you feel that you don’t have the capacity to undertake a task, or you don’t have the resources.
What kids are more often feeling is busy or nervous. And these feelings are very normal. Continuing to take care of our healthy platter of diet, sleep and exercise means that we can manage busy periods without resorting to stress or anxiety.
But sometimes, there is a problem. Anxiety occurs in every person – it’s our body’s survival system. Today I’m going to tell you some features to look for in children who may be having an issue in managing their anxiety – it is often in the best interest that these children see a doctor or psychologist for ongoing support.
Features of anxious children:
- Exceptionally well behaved but may ‘avoid situations’
- Asks questions
- They are upset by mistakes and routine changes
- Perfectionism
- They keep a ‘safe’ group of friends, usually 2 or 3
- They are often absent when assessment is required or due
- Children may tend to blush or mumble
- They have difficulty separating from parents
- They will tend to avoid unfamiliar situations (camps, excursions, friends houses)
Primary Aged Specific Behaviours:
- Attendance issues and school avoidance
- Separation Anxiety
- Shyness
- Social issues
- Friendship issues
- Difficulty speaking in front of the class
Secondary Aged Specific Behaviours:
- Performance in exams doesn’t match ability
- Social and relationship concerns
- Physical symptoms, headache, stomach ache
When Anxiety becomes a real problem you will often see the following:
Academic decline
Learning difficulties
Behavioural difficulties
Performance issues
Truancy
Left untreated, anxiety can have long term consequences for adult functioning, anxiety does tend to get worse over time, and leads to depression in 60% of cases. People with unresolved anxiety disorders tend to abuse substances and have poor social functioning.
They call anxiety disorder – the hidden disorder – because so much of the time well meaning people decide to underestimate the prevalence and severity of anxiety in children and adolescents. We know that children are now upwards of 1 in 3 diagnosable mental illnesses. Knowing this, it’s best to seek support if you are worried.
We are always only a phone call away here at St Peters.
Sarah Johnson Guidance Counsellor
Primary Years
Hour of Code – St Peters Springfield
Hour of Code is a global movement designed to empower every student in every school worldwide to embrace computer science. Since it’s inception in 2013, the Hour of Code initiative has reached tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries, and last week our Year 3 and 4 students were lucky enough to join in!
During the event, students were introduced to the basics of computer science, learning about coding, programming, and debugging through a variety of online coding games. Computer science opens more doors for students than any other discipline in today’s world. Learning even the basics will help students in virtually any career.
A highlight of this event was the participation of volunteers from Avanade, including Old Scholar Gabrielle W (2016), who not only introduced this initiative to the College but provided their time to assist the students throughout the event, answering their questions and teaching them about coding. Their participation was invaluable, and the students were grateful for their expertise.
Stephanie Wise
Building Leaders with Character
On Thursday and Friday of Week 5, the Year 6 students participated in a leadership program run by Character Builders. Students were to demonstrate the three types of leadership – step up, step back and encouraging. They started by attempting the Domino Challenge. Students had 1500 dominoes to stand on end to create a domino falling puzzle. Our Character Builders facilitators mentioned that only four schools in the last 100 visited had successfully completed this challenge.
Our students were up to the task and, after many positive words of encouragement from each other, the 30-minute challenge began. Even though our students worked well together, they were not able to complete the task. This provided a great opportunity to reflect on what could be done to improve their success if the challenge was done again.
After lunch, the Amazing Race was held around the school with students working together in small groups to complete a series of complex activities. This allowed students to practice their leadership, communication, and collaboration skills in a friendly and fun environment.
On Friday, students conquered the Kokoda Trek at Mt Coot-tha. With the support and encouragement from St Peters staff and Character Builders facilitators, students worked in teams to complete the very physically and mentally challenging walk. Each platoon had to trek up the mountain that was not only incredibly steep but was surfaced in loose gravel. It was inspiring to witness our students working together so that the motto of ‘no person left behind’ was not only spoken but demonstrated.
After the gruelling mountain climb, the platoons were re-assembled with stretchers made from bamboo poles and hessian bags which carried their teammates the final 1.5km to base camp where they enjoyed a self-made BBQ lunch. A hamburger never tasted so good after all that hard work!
Our Year 6 students should be so incredibly proud of their perseverance, resilience and leadership demonstrated over these two very demanding days.
Trudy Peterson 6T Teacher
Secondary Years
AI and Academic Integrity
Achieving your personal best is one of the key tenants of academic success at the College. Alongside instruction in the classroom, effective study habits help students gain a deeper understanding of the course content, build confidence, and increase chances of academic success. Additionally, incorporating technology, such as AI and other technology-based resources, into a study routine can be a useful tool to supplement learning and deepen understanding of course content.
We are all aware that the use of AI in education has been a topic of discussion recently, particularly the generative AI language model, ChatGPT. AI has, and will continue, to be used in meaningful ways to enhance teaching and learning at the College. However, it's important to note that there are boundaries and expectations that must be adhered to when using this technology. The College has already taken measures to block access to one such resource on campus, as its terms of use state that users must be at least 18 years of age to register for an account.
Using the ideas and words of others to support arguments is an important aspect of intellectual endeavour. Properly integrating these ideas into work and acknowledging sources is a key component of academic integrity. Students are expected to display this academic skill in all the work they produce. They must avoid the submission of work that has been copied or downloaded from the internet, including AI generated responses, without proper citation.
In classrooms, teachers employ a variety of authentication strategies in alignment with QCAA syllabuses and the National Curriculum to ensure student ownership at different stages of the development of an assessment response. These include but are not limited to:
Providing class time and teacher support for task completion.
Requesting staged documentation of assignment progress at checkpoints.
Using Microsoft Office tools such as OneNote to live track the development of a student’s assessment response.
Collecting and annotating an assignment draft.
Empowering learner agency by encouraging students to select assessment topics of personal interest for unique responses.
Expecting acknowledgement of all sources using APA 6th or 7th, including in-text referencing.
Using Turnitin and other assessment submission software (including AI detection tools) to ascertain originality.
Cross-marking student responses.
Should you have any questions about the College’s position on AI and Academic Integrity, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sarah Gunn Director of Studies and Pedagogy
The Arts
Term 1 | Week 6
Date Claimers
This year we are planning several Performing Arts events. Please reserve the following dates:
May 16 Semester 1 Showcase 7pm, JH Foyer
May 19-21 Evolution Dance Competition date and time TBC
July 25 A Night on Wellness Way 7pm, JH Precinct
August 21-24 Music Soloists’ Recitals details TBC
October 10 Semester 2 Showcase 7pm, JH Foyer
HABIT 3 – CLEAR PRACTICE TARGETS
This habit applies not only to music, but to homework, study, and whenever we seek to develop a new skill.
Having clear targets means much more progress in each practice session. The best time to establish your practice targets for each session is at the beginning of the week, or as soon as you get home from your lesson. Spending some time organising your practice while the lesson is still fresh in your mind will assist you in remembering what you covered, and your teacher’s advice for home practice until the next lesson. Whenever you practice or study, make sure that you:
set small, realistic, achievable goals
know exactly what you want to achieve in every session and don’t move on until your goals are realised
celebrate success when you learn new skills
Dr Bradley Voltz Coordinator of Performing Arts (Cocurricular)
Sport
QGSSSA Girls Sport
Anne-Marie Champion Girls Sport Coordinator 3377 6128 | a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au
QGSSSA Swimming Championships – 10 IN A ROW!
Congratulations to our 2023 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, Amelia W and Claveria J-T, and Vice-Captains, Alice H & Jaclyn B, 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 and Lara North - and our amazing Coaching team - Dean, Richard, Andrey, Mick, Catherine, Jacob and Sienna.
Congratulations to the 14, 15, 16 and Open Girls on winning their age groups.
The success of the girls would not be possible without the support of all parents with special thanks to the mums who helped with the lunch before yesterday’s Championships.
Further details of the amazing results will be published next week.
CONGRATULATIONS – QGSSSA OPEN SWIM TEAM
Jaclyn B, Alexis B, Poppy B, Michaela H, Alice H, Claveria J-T, Sienna O, Alana R, Grace R, Charli S, Amelia W, Telani W, Zoe K, Sophie K, Terangimarie M, Tiare R, Bianca V- Z, Ella H & Lillian K
Congratulations to our Swimming Captains: Amelia W and Claveria J-T and Vice-Captains: Alice H & Jaclyn B
Girls in Sport Health Information Evening
As a follow up from the successful Girls in Sport Health Information evening last week, our speakers have kindly answered some questions from the evening.
Dr Tiarna Ernst Obstetrician and Gynaecologist City Fertility Clinic
Please CLICK HERE and HERE for informative flyers provided by Dr Ernst.
Are there long-term fertility issues for the pill or other contraceptives?
If you have taken the combined oral contraceptive pill continuously for many years, it can sometimes take up to 6 months for regular ovulation to occur once you have ceased the pill. This may delay conception attempts slightly but does not generally have any long-term fertility implications. If you are concerned that you have not begun ovulation post ceasing the pill – seeing your GP would be important.
There has been research that suggests the contraceptive pill can cause women to put on weight and hinders muscle growth, would you recommend it to athletes?
There is actually a lot of evidence that the contraceptive pill does not have any significant impact on weight gain, and the literature is conflicting regarding impact on muscle growth.
Some brands of the combined oral contraceptive pill do have side effects of increased appetite and fluid retention – which in turn can possibly contribute to weight gain.
There are over 100 different types of combined oral contraceptive pills, many that do not have any of these side effects. My advice if you were concerned with these side effects – to have a chat to your doctor about finding the 'right pill for you'.
What are the implications of going too long without your period and the effect of excessive dieting or exercise on fertility long term?
Excessive dieting or exercise can lead to amenorrhoea (no period for >6months, in the absence of hormonal suppression). This results in a dysfunction of the messaging between the brain (hypothalamus and pituitary) and the ovary. There are many multi-organ negative implications of this. From a fertility perspective your body may not ovulated regularly, which will impact your ability to conceive.
If I had the Mirena, will this affect my ability to track my menstrual cycle?
Some people with the Mirena will have no menstrual bleed. This may make it a little tricky to track your menstrual cycles, but it is still possible. The Mirena will reduce or prevent menstrual bleeding, however your ovaries will continue to ovulate, and your oestrogen and progesterone will still continue to rise and fall within your body. These hormones are what causes some of the different symptoms in the follicular and luteal phase of the cycle. So it is still possible to track how you are feeling throughout the month and how you are performing, even without a menstrual bleed.
What are some good snacks to have before and after trainings? Are there certain snacks that are more beneficiary towards the body?
Before training athletes should be looking at ‘fuelling’ their bodies with carbohydrates, low fat and low protein options. Thins like fruit, rice cakes/corn thins, muesli bars, toast, cereal, fruit juice (if they physically eat before their session). Post-training it’s all about repair and recovery- ideally looking at protein rich foods that also contain some carbohydrates to help replenish glycogen stores; foods like smoothies, yoghurts, protein-based muesli bars, granola and yoghurt, eggs on toast or bread roll, breakfast, or dinner straight away (depending on time of their sessions).
What is your view on young athletes taking protein shakes?
A food first approach is ideal for young athletes rather than supplements. With any supplement intake there comes risks of banned ingredients or cross contamination which may lead to athletes being banned from their sport if drug tested. Food first approach using protein fortified foods like Rokeby farm smoothies, Up and Go’s recovery drinks, Protein nut/muesli bars, High protein yoghurts rather than a protein powder is ideal for this age group.
How do we empower our girls to speak up when coaches comment on their weight?
Really good question and is also a very sensitive topic. My advice would be to ask for only performance-based feedback, taking the weight focus off athletes is something as practitioners are trying very hard to advocate for. Performance based goals, training environment and loading, how a young body develops and how a body is fed daily will allow body composition changes in a positive light. As a young athlete asking the coach to have a formal sit down with the athlete, parents, strength and conditioning coach or any other allied health professional apart of the team would allow the conversations to start around maximising training adaptations and enhancing performance through performance related goals rather than focusing on body competition goals.
What is the best way to keep your iron levels normal?
Iron levels - aiming to eat 3-4 serves of red meat per week, iron fortified cereals and grains, white meat 2-3 times per week and consuming some vitamin C rich foods with these meals will enhance absorption (foods like red capsicum, broccoli, tomatoes, small glass of 100% orange juice, strawberries, oranges etc). Try not to consume dairy and tannin-rich drinks (like tea and coffee) with main meals as this will minimise the absorption of iron. Ideally getting an athlete’s iron medically checked yearly will help to understand your own athletes Iron requirements and considerations.
How can we encourage our girls to have a healthy attitude towards food, especially carbohydrates?
Focusing on fuelling and getting them to reflect off session when they have strategically used carbohydrates around sessions to see how their energy during session but more importantly post the session for school or studying has been enhanced. One big advantage of fuelling well with carbohydrates is the bodies response is immediate, energy is better, toilet habits are better, hydration status is better and recovery from training sessions is also better (reduced DOMS, fatigue, injuries and illness). Education and reflection are a great way to communicate this.
Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day?
During sleep, our bodies are busy recovering from the day that was, including both physical and mental load. When we wake up our bodies start using energy (in the form on glucose) immediately. If we don’t replace this fuel our energy levels can be negatively affected for the entire day. Eating within an hour of waking can help maintain a positive energy balance for the entire day and increase an athlete’s performance and ability to build lean muscle mass.
Are we not getting enough energy if you feel like eating more for lunch?
Hunger cues at any time of the day could indicate that your body needs more than what it has been given. For instance, if an athlete is starving before training in the afternoon that would reflect that the food, energy, they had eaten that day wasn’t enough. We have natural hinger cues around normal eating times i.e. lunch but ’starving’ hunger cues is an indication that the foods eaten potentially didn’t satisfy the athlete nor was it enough.
On long competition days is it better to eat lots of small carb meals with fruit during the day or is it better to stick to light foods for optimal performance?
Depending on the athlete, big competitions days may lead to either under fuelling due to times competing/available to eat or due to not able to eat from nerves etc. Ideally, small regular intakes of carbohydrates throughout a large competition day are my recommendation. Consuming energy (liquid or solid) before and directly after competitions is ideal plus any large breaks throughout the day would be when I would be aiming for more ‘main’ meal type foods like a wrap, rice bowl, sandwich etc.
Will we feel better is we do sport even if we feel sick?
If you’re feeling sick it could mean a few different things, 1. Dehydrated, 2. Not eaten enough that day and your body is going into a ’starved’ mode even though you may not be hungry, and 3. You are actually feeling sick because you are coming down with something. Every individual is different, but if you’re feeling unwell, nauseous, feverish, tingling, just ’not’ right then I would strongly recommend not to exercise. If you. Exercise in a ’stressed’ state you can do more damage than you can repair which puts you more at risk of illness and injuries. If it is a common theme in your day-to-day life, it would be good to go and see someone about that.
This Week in Girls Sport
What a week!
Our swimmers were amazing last night winning 10 in a row!
Our Senior Australian Rules girls are doing well and improving each week, 2 weeks to go!
Quarter finals time this Saturday for our Water Polo girls. Our U12 D1 team were unlucky to miss a spot in the top eight. Our Open team enjoy a week off as they progress straight to the semi-finals the following Saturday. All other teams play this Saturday, fantastic results!
The excitement is building for our Touch, Football & Basketball girls who play trial games against Somerville House this Friday afternoon/evening!
Now that swimming is over for 2023, Mrs Schreiber and her coaches will be cranking up the preparations for the QGSSSA Cross Country Championships!
Good luck to all our girls competing this Friday/Saturday, go Saints!
Cross Country pre-season training continues; 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 - join our Running Community on Friday mornings - meet at 6:30am at the St Peters Bus Stop.
DATE CLAIMER: QGSSSA Cross Country Championships – Saturday 20 May
Please CLICK HERE for the Term 1 Athletic Performance & Development Training Schedule.
The schedule can also be found on the St Peters App.
WET WEATHER SPORT CANCELLATIONS
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.
AIC Boys Sport
Mr Jeremy Lohe Acting Boys Sport Coordinator 3377 6234 | j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Pink Stumps Day
Congratulations to all involved in the Pink Stumps Day last Saturday. It was fantastic to see the College painted in pink in support of breast cancer and the Glenn McGrath Foundation. Well done to the Cricket Support Group, Cricket Coordinator Mr Gary Munday, Coaches, Parents and players on your fantastic support of this event.
Volleyball Orange Day – Focus Round
This Saturday 4 March will be our ORANGE day for Volleyball against Iona. This is a special day for our Volleyball community where we show support and raise awareness about blood cancer. The St Peters Volleyball teams are painting their home court in ORANGE for their games against Iona College.
All proceeds from the BBQ and bake sale will go to the Leukaemia Foundation to send a powerful message of hope and direct support to those facing blood cancer today. ORANGE is the colour of awareness for Leukaemia.
Students are able to show their support by wearing a ‘Touch of ORANGE’. Sports House will be providing any student who wishes to attend and support this wonderful day orange ribbon to wear and face paint to put on. Students must still be in formal uniform (no mix and match).Y
You can also donate to the Leukemia foundation by scanning this QR code
AIC Swim Meet – FINAL
The final AIC Swim trial will take place this Friday afternoon at the 50m Pool. This is a compulsory session for all members of the Swim Team. The team will be finalised at the conclusion of the meet so boys pushing for places on the team need to be in attendance. The meet will run from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. We look forward to seeing all boys there!
AIC Swimming Championships – Tuesday 7 March
We wish the 2023 AIC Boys Swim team all the best for next Tuesday 7 March as they strive for seven in a row. The boys have had a good season and are excited to see what they can achieve. Best of luck to all boys! GO SAINTS!
2023 AIC Swimming Championships – Years 7 to 12 Student Spectators
An email has been sent to all Years 7 to 12 students inviting them to sign up to attend the AIC Championships as spectators on Tuesday 7 March. It is very important that ALL students who are considering attending this event as a spectator understands that it is an academic school day which they will be missing, and that parental permission and agreement is important.
All students who intend on attending this event must also ensure that all due assessment is completed and submitted. This is NOT a compulsory attendance event and students must be mindful that their academics do take priority. A sign on form has been sent out and will close on Friday 3 March at 3:30pm.
2023 AIC Cross Country & Runners Club
I would also like to highlight this week the importance 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 (1) Cross Country session or Run 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 2023 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.
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 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 ASAP.
ST PETERS CROSS COUNTRY
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ST PETERS RUGBY
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ST PETERS FOOTBALL
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ST PETERS CHESS
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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:
