Last week, a parent whose child had graduated from the Year 9 Ironbark outdoor education experience in years past, commented to me that the Ironbark journey was a “rite of passage,” a pinnacle moment in their child’s development. They said that their “boy” had changed and become a “young man” who, from that point, had started to “help others” and had a “broader perspective on life”.

St Peters Springfield indeed offers many celebratory rites of passage for the students in our community, of which Ironbark is one. On Saturday, our current Year 9 students graduated from their five-week experience at St Peters Ironbark in Crows Nest, north-east of Toowoomba. This is a unique experience not experienced at every school. Ironbark is an educational adventure that teaches valuable life skills, resilience, independence and how to live in community. It allows our young men and women to develop personal skills and qualities beyond the development possible in the classroom environment.

It was a privilege to hear the stories from and watch the performances of our Year 9 students at the special Chapel on Saturday. The students talked of farm duties and interacting with the farm animals (they especially loved the piglets), cooking, climbing trees (and even eating lunch while they were up trees), scaling Jacob’s ladder, completing Solo and survival camp outs where shelters were built, personal development programs and many more experiences. It was evident that our students had built a sense of themselves, of family and community at Ironbark and we hope that they, as many who have gone before them, will in turn value themselves and their family and friends at home and school. We know that the perspective and skills our students have gained will serve them well in their transition from childhood into adulthood, helping them to be active, responsible people who want to make a positive difference through their lives.

In the past weeks, Year 6 students, the leaders of our Primary Years, have undergone their own rite of passage by undertaking formal leadership training and the annual Kokoda hike at Mt Coot-tha. They have developed their skills and dispositions while solving challenges collaboratively, encouraging each other and serving each other. I asked some of our Year 6 students what they had learnt and they said they were proud of their teamwork, adaptability and resilience. We can already see the great benefits of undergoing this rite of passage in the way our Year 6 students are interacting here at the College since their leadership development and we know that the Canberra trip will further develop their capabilities.

There are many rites of passage here at St Peters Springfield. Our Preps will soon enough celebrate 100 days of Prep, our Year 10s will receive their Senior ties this week at a special Year 10 Dinner, the Year 12s have received their jerseys and are wearing them with pride and the Formal is just around the corner. There are Bible presentations to our Preps and Year 7 students. And, in the blink of an eye, we will be at our Year 12 Valedictory Service.

Here at St Peters, we are excited and grateful to provide and celebrate the rites of passage of which your children are a part. We look forward to celebrating many more milestones for our fine young men and women with you in 2023.

Natalie Houston
Principal

• 9 March - Year 10 Welcome to Senior School Dinner
• 9 March – Upper Lutheran Primary Swimming
• 15 March – Group Tour 4pm-6pm
• 15 - 24 March - NAPLAN
• 16 March – NAPLAN UQ Showcase – Year 11 & 12 (1pm)
• 17 March - Prep Bible Presentation (9.15am)
• 19 - 25 March – Year 10 Ironbark
• 21 - 28 March – Year 11 Exam Block
• 21 March – Harmony Day
• 24 March - P & F Parent Welcome Night (6pm-8pm)
• 24 March – Year 12 Y-LEAD Day
• 27 March – Good Friday Service (8.15am)
• 27 March – Year 11 Exam Block
• 27 March – Noumea French Study Tour 2024 Info Night (5pm)
• 28 March - 4-12 Cross Country Carnival
• 29 March - Term 1 Concludes
• 29 March – Year 12 Formal / Year 12 Student Free Day

One of the things I love doing in my garden is composting.  After several months with a bit of patience, I can make rich compost from my kitchen scraps, garden trimmings and lawn clippings.  Then I have the pleasure of digging the earthy humus back into my vegetable beds or flowerpots.  It is extremely satisfying to reuse organic material from my household and with the help of decomposition, re-enter it into the environment through more fertile soil.  This enriched soil then helps me to grow more flourishing flowers, plants and vegetables.  Soil and compost are so important for our environment, our care of creation, and our food supply.  It is also important in teaching us how God acts in the world.

During this end of the term our community journeys through the season of Lent. Lent which begins with Ash Wednesday where people have the opportunity to have dirt placed on their heads, ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross.  This ritual act is accompanied by the words; “remember you are dust and to dust you will return.”  Ash, dust, dirt, these elements all remind us of how vitally connected we are with the soil and how all life that has been created by God will eventually decompose and return to the soil.  This was God’s message to Adam in Genesis 3:19 that he would return to the ground where God had made him.  Composting is part of God’s plan for the world and shows us that new life and new growth are coming.

The American poet and farmer Wendell Berry says that soil is Christ-like.  Christ-like because it constantly welcomes death and turns it into new life.  That was God’s point in sending Jesus to us, to show us that his pattern for the world is to work through death to bring us resurrection.  New life and hope can sprout and flourish from what was decaying and dying.  One soil scientist, after years of research, concluded that our soil is unexplainably mysterious in how it keeps on turning matter into new life and feeds and nourishes the world.  Composting and connecting with the ground we live on is good for our gardens, our environment and for us spiritually.  Getting our hands and heads dirty is not such a bad thing.  It can be a God thing when it connects us with Christ who grows new life in us. 

Have a blessed Lent and enjoy a garden and composting if you can.

Pastor Tim Jarick
St Peters Indooroopilly 

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’d love for you to join us!

For more information contact College Chaplain Pastor Matt Wilksch: m.wilksch@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

You may like to view Sunday’s service on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ariselc/posts/?ref=page_internal

E:  arise@stpeters.qld.edu.au
M:  Pastor Matt Wilksch: 0447 656 793
FB:  @ariselc

The College is blessed to be experiencing unprecedented growth and interest in enrolment. 

Families with children already at St Peters Lutheran College Springfield wishing to enrol a sibling in 2024 or beyond are reminded to submit an online enrolment application for your child if you have not already done so.

Please note that due to the very high demand for places, applications for siblings commencing in 2024 should be received before the end of Term 1, 2023.    A link to our online enrolment application form can be found here - Enrol with Springfield.  Sibling interviews are anticipated to commence in Term 1 2023 and continue through into Term 3 2023.

For further information, please contact the Enrolments Team via s.enrolments@stpeters.qld.edu.au or phone 3470 3888.

Jade Cooper
Enrolments Registrar

The St Peters Springfield Parents & Friends Association invites you to the 2023 St Peters Springfield Parents & Friends Welcome Night on Friday 24 March from 6pm. 

This is a great opportunity to meet the new and existing parents in our community, the College Leadership Team, College Staff and the P&F Association members. 

Drinks and nibblies will be provided. Please RSVP via this link: https://stpetersspringfieldparentsandfriendswelcomenight.eventbrite.com.au

Kindly note this is an event for parents and caregivers only. 

Around the building, the students will be seeing this mental health continuum. The pastoral care staff are using this continuum to do daily check ins with our senior students. This model of care is from Be You, and they discuss that within this model are three tiers of care around mental health.

Tier 1 – US – Good For All

This tier is one in which we cater to in the school system. It’s best practice care for all people. This tier promotes a mentally resilient community and can be applied to anyone, from the going ok – to the flourishing.

This tier supports our whole community and has the following benefits when implemented:

• Family connections
• Foster resilience and embrace diversity
• Strong relationships
• Mental health awareness
• Foster positive learning environments

When we do work that is good for all, like teaching wellbeing and caring for our community, we benefit everyone and promote positive mental health.

Tier 2 – SOME – Necessary For Some

This tier is for those struggling on our continuum. This tier requires additional support and care and is aided by early support and intervention. The sooner we know that someone requires help, the sooner they can support them back to feeling ok. This intervention may look like counselling, or additional support in the academic space, with support by exceptional learners and our Director of Studies and Pedagogy. This intervention may also mean external partnerships, psychologists, OT’s and other support groups.

With the current diagnosis rate of 1 in 3 kids suffering with a mental health condition, this tier of support makes up quite a significant number of our school population, it is in this way that our wellbeing promotion and checking in on each other is ever so important.

Tier 3 – FEW – Essential For A Few

Within the mental health continuum, this is the most intensive support tier. This tier is about those students who are severely impacted by their mental health in their daily lives. These students need immediate support and intervention across all aspects of their lives.

Professional support looks different for different students, but positive school and home relationships and open communication can really help navigate these times for our community. A few members of our community will need strategies, support and safety to be able to move from severe struggle of mental health, as will their families.

This Universal Model of Care helps us to become aware that everyone at different stages of their lives will need different levels of support. The wellbeing teaching and care that we are developing here at Springfield is created to benefit all members of our community, while still maintaining capacity to help those few and some students who may need more. We are here to help everyone be their best, no matter where on the continuum that is.

Sarah Johnson
Guidance Counsellor

School TV is HERE

We are excited to launch SchoolTV. Essential information for modern day parenting SchoolTV offers parents a fresh approach to the growing issues and pressures faced by Australian youth. SchoolTV is a unique online resource delivering powerful and credible information to empower parents with the skills to address these issues and raise happy, well and resilient kids.

The purpose of SchoolTV is to provide a single resource for parents, about a specific topic, to streamline reputable information from leading specialists. Content is based around major topics of influence and are delivered via a series of videos presented by leading youth health specialist, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg. SchoolTV is accessible via mobile, tablet and desktop and is designed especially for Australian schools.

DIRECT LINK - https://springfield-stpeters.qld.schooltv.me/

You can also access SchoolTV through Firefly.

A new literacy program has been introduced at St Peters Springfield, MiniLit and MacqLit. MiniLit is an evidence-based, explicit and effective early literacy intervention program for teaching reading skills to children who are in the bottom 25% of the expected range for their age group in Year 1 or 2. MacqLit is an explicit reading intervention program for small groups of students who require additional literacy support in Year 3 to 6.

MiniLit and MacqLit, provide lessons that include all the key components necessary for effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Student progress is monitored through regular cumulative reviews built into the program.

Sam Jones and Stephanie Wise

The perfect practice space is easier to create than you may think. You should create a space that will serve your learning needs and inspire your creativity. When done well, you'll enjoy practising regularly, so you continue growing as a musician. Here are some things to think about as you develop your unique space for creating music. 

• Start by gathering the items you need for your practice time – your music, a stand, water bottle
• Choose a place that you can leave set up, and where you will not be distracted
• Make sure you are comfortable – it is difficult to concentrate when it is too hot or cold, or when you are sitting on an uncomfortable chair and cannot read your music properly
• Decorate your practice space so that it inspires you – a picture of your favourite musician, some bright colours perhaps
• Use technology to your advantage – record your practice, use backing tracks to play along with, view YouTube resources

If you take the time to set up a space that you like, practising becomes easier, more productive, and an enjoyable part of your daily routine.

Dr Bradley Voltz
Coordinator of Performing Arts (Cocurricular)

QGSSSA Swimming Championships

Congratulations to the QGSSSA Swim team who successfully defended their title last week at the QGSSSA Swimming Championships to make it a record 10 wins in a row. This is a significant moment in the history of the College and is the culmination of many years of dedication by the swimmers, coaches, coordinators and importantly parents.

St Peters claimed the win by 128 points over St Margaret’s and Moreton Bay College and also collected wins the Opens, 16 years, 15 Years and 14 years. Our 13 Years girls finished 2nd overall and 12 years 5th Overall. The following girls should be immensely proud of their achievements – Claveria J-T, Lilley K, Tiare R, Kaia S, Alexia S, Ruby-Jane K, Angel Yorke, Judy Y, Jillian F, Elailah R, Kate E, Olivia G, Sophie S, Penina J and Holly T.

Special mention to Olivia who along with her teammates, broke the 13 Years Div A 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Record on the night. We also acknowledge Claveria in her role as Captain of the QGSSSA Swim team and the fantastic work she did in leading the team.

Thank you to Mr Peter Dawson and Miss Lara North for their coordination throughout the season and to our brilliant coaches Dean, Mick, Richard, Sienna, Andre, Jacob and Catherine. Well done!

AIC Swimming Championships

Congratulations to the AIC Swim team who successfully defended their title on Tuesday at the AIC Swimming Championships to make it 7 wins in a row. This is a significant moment in the history of the College and is the culmination of many years of dedication by the swimmers, coaches, coordinators and importantly parents.

St Peters claimed victory by 39.75 points over Marist College and Villa and collected wins in the Open, 16 Years, 13 Years and 12 Years age groups. The 15 Years boys finished 2nd while the 14 years boys were 3rd. Our Primary boys also did a brilliant job to finish 3rd overall in the Primary division with the Year 5 boys finishing 5th and the Year 6 boys finishing 2nd overall.

Well done to the following students who were exceptional on the day – Ethan R, Aiden C, Riley Z, Fred M, Ansel J, Ethan S, Broc S and Charlie M. Special mention to Ethan R who along with his teammates, broke the 16 Years Medley Relay record and to Broc, Ethan and Charlie who were part of the Year 6 Div A Freestyle Relay that won!

As with the girls, we thank Mr Peter Dawson his coordination throughout the season and to our brilliant coaches Dean, Mick, Richard, Sienna, Andre, Jacob and Catherine. Well done!

Date Claimers

Thursday 9th March: Lutheran Primary Swimming @ St Peters Indooroopilly
Tuesday 28th March: Year 4 – 12 Inter-House Cross Country @ Springfield Sports Complex

QGSSSA Swimming Championships – 10 IN A ROW!

TEN IN A ROW – WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FROM OUR 2023 QGSSSA SWIM TEAM

To recap on last week’s QGSSSA Swimming Championships, congratulations to all the girls who were led and inspired by captains Amelia W & Claveria J-T, winning the Mollie Gould Cup by 128 points over St Margaret’s & Moreton Bay College.

This was St Peters' tenth win in a row which breaks the record held by Brisbane State High in the 80s, what an incredible achievement!

St Peters won the 17 years & over, 16 years, 15 years & 14 years age groups and placed 2nd in the 13 years age group. St Peters also won the Open & Junior Brockway Cups. 

Congratulations to the following girls for their record-breaking swim in the 13 years 4 x 50m Freestyle relay, well done to Olivia G, Chelsea G, Illy D & Isabella L.

As the Swimming season draws to a close, we thank our Coordinators, Shaun Nodwell, Peter Dawson, Jeremy Lohe, Team Manager Lara North, and our amazing coaches for all their work. Special thanks also to our Swimming parents, your support of your child’s swimming is very much appreciated.

Congratulations QGSSSA Basketball, Touch & Football Open Teams & Captains

On Monday afternoon it was once again an honour to welcome Mr Kotzur and Mrs Delaney to present the Open uniforms to our 2023 QGSSSA Open Touch, Football & Basketball teams. It was great to have parents attend the presentation as we celebrated this great achievement of the girls.

When presenting the girls their uniforms, Mr Kotzur spoke about the honour of representing St Peters at the highest level and the role models they are to our younger students. He also spoke about our motto Plus Ultra and striving ever higher to give their all to inspire others to do their personal best.

We thank Mr Kotzur and Mrs Delaney for joining us and inspiring our girls.

QGSSSA Basketball

Amelia R, Anna B, Ella M, Toby S, Sophie B, Naya T, Aldora T and Kayla G
Well done also to the 2023 training partners – Mia C and Edie R.
Congratulations to our Basketball Captains Isla L and Kayla G.

QGSSSA Football

Mimi B, Cassie B, Lily D, Gabby E, Lila F, April F, Rose J, Sophie M, Bonnie Mc, Emmilia Mc, Natalia M, Isla M, Savannah N, Sienna O, Halle P, Gabby S, Summer T and Ellie S-S
Congratulations to our Football Captain Ellie S-S and Vice-Captains Natalia M and Isla M.

QGSSSA Touch

Addie M, Alex M, Charlize D, Chloe B, Chuva M, Emily C, Jadey C, Jessica H, Lauren G, Megan B, Sachiko M, Sophie M, Tayden T and Zara L-R
Congratulations to our Touch Captains Jess H and Megan B and Vice-Captains Lauren G and Charlize D.

Girls in Sport Health Information Evening

To view the recording of the Girls in Sport Health Information Evening, please click here.

A big thank you again to our wonderful Events Department for all their work to put on this evening, this Netball Parent Support Group event would not have been possible without their support.

We have received wonderful feedback from the evening, if you were unable to attend, Mums and Dads, please take the time to sit with your daughters to watch the recording.

This Week in Girls Sport

It has been another busy week in Girls Sport!

Sign on for BSRA Girls Rowing and QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics has been emailed to the girls this week.

ROWING IS FOR GIRLS IN YEARS 8 - 12

Girls cannot row and play a Winter Fixture sport (Netball, Volleyball, Hockey or Tennis) - they must choose one.

St Peters is a part of the BSRA Rowing Association.

Training for Rowing will commence in Week 1, Term 2 – details are being finalised.

Regattas commence in Term 3 with the Head of the River on Saturday 26 August.

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS IS FOR GIRLS IN YEARS 7 - 12

The QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships will be held on Friday 4 August (Term 3, Week 4).

Training for Rhythmic Gymnastics will commence in Week 1, Term 2 – training sessions will be on Wednesday afternoons (2 sessions) in the Indoor Gym, you must be available for these sessions to participate. An addition morning session will be offered closer to the Championships, further details will be provided.

Once signed on is completed, a welcome meeting will be advised for later in Term 1.

I went to support all three Senior Australian Rules teams last Saturday and was impressed with what I saw. The improvement in the girls over the season has been impressive. With one game left for each team this Saturday, the 2023 Senior Australian season has been as great success. Well done Girls!

It is Semi Finals time this Saturday for four of our Water Polo teams, our Open, U16 D2, U15 D3 and U13 D2 teams. The Open team enjoyed the week off last Saturday after qualifying to go straight to the Semi Finals but the U16 D2, U15 D3 and U13 D2 teams all had fantastic wins last Saturday. Our remaining teams, U18 D3, U15 D4, U14 D1 and U13 D4 were all defeated but boy did they put up a fight! What a great season for St Peters Girls Water Polo, 4 teams through to the semis is a great result!

Round 1 has arrived for our Touch, Football and Basketball girls who play St Margaret’s this Friday afternoon/evening. Thank you to Ms George, Mr Edwards and Mr Allen-Ankins and all our coaches, a lot of work goes into setting a season and we can’t wait for the games to commence.

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!

Term 1 Girls Sports

QGSSSA Senior Australian Rules

Coordinator: Mr Peter Hicks – p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The fifth and final week of the 2023 QGSSSA Senior Australian Rules season is scheduled for this Saturday 11 March.

Week 5, Saturday 11 March – Please click HERE for the draw

BWPI Water Polo (continuation from Term 4)

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

Semi Finals are scheduled for this Saturday 11 March.

The Semi Finals draw will be on the App as soon as it is finalised.

Autumn Fixture Sports – Basketball, Football and Touch

Please see the St Peters App for training details.

DATE CLAIMERS:

ROUND 1 v ST MARGARET’S (A) – Friday 10 March

ROUND 2 v MORETON BAY COLLEGE (H) – Friday 17 March

ROUND 3 v CLAYFIELD COLLEGE (A) – Friday 24 March

QGSSSA Basketball

Coordinators: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au and Mr Matt Allen-Ankins – m.allen-ankins@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Date Claimer: Old Scholars Game – Friday 24 March, further details to follow

Basketball Round 1 v St Margaret’s, Friday 10 March – Please click HERE for the draw

QGSSSA Football

Coordinator: Mr Nathan Edwards – football@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Football Round 1 v St Margaret’s, Friday 10 March – Please click HERE for the draw

QGSSSA Touch

Coordinator: Ms Anne-Marie George - a.george@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Touch Round 1 v St Margaret’s, Friday 10 March – Please click HERE for the draw

QGSSSA Cross Country

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber – k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Cross Country pre-season training continues, all details including the St Peters 2023 Cross Country calendar can be found 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 Claimers: 

BSHS Invitation Meet: Tuesday 21 March

UQ Sport Cross Country Meet: Date TBC

BGGS Invitation Meet: Wednesday 26 April

St Aidan’s Invitation Meet: Thursday 4 May

St Peters Cross Country Camp: Saturday 29 April – Monday 1 May

QGSSSA Cross Country Championships – Saturday 20 May

Athletic Performance and Development

Coordinator: Mr Leigh Smith – l.smith1@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Please click HERE for the Term 1 Athletic Performance & Development Training Schedule.

The schedule can also be found on the St Peters App.

Schedule as per past week's.

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.

Anne-Marie Champion
Girls Sport Coordinator

7 in a Row

The St Peters 2023 Boys AIC Swimming Team can proudly and confidently hold their heads high after once again performing amazingly at this year’s AIC Swimming Championships. Setting the platform from the first event of the day, our swimmers all dug deep right until the very last event of the day. On aggregate points St Peters won the day, 39.75 points ahead of second place Marist College Ashgrove.

AIC Swimming Top 3 Places

1. St Peters Lutheran College – 661.5 Points
2. Marist College Ashgrove – 621.75 Points
3. Villanova College – 440 Points

This 2023 win makes it seven consecutive years in a row for St Peters Boys Swimming, a magnificent feat and a real credit to all involved in the Swimming program.

I would like to acknowledge all the hard work, guidance and expertise that takes place each day, week and month in the lead up to these events and make special mention of our St Peters Swimming Coaches: Dean, Mick, Richard, Andrey, Jacob and Sienna who guided our team to victory.

Likewise, a massive thank you to our Swimming Coordinator, Peter Dawson, who worked tirelessly in organising, cross checking, comforting, motivating and communicating with every swimmer before, during and after the day of the Swimming Championship. Equally as important were the roles played by Shaun Nodwell. Over the years, his knowledge of every swimmer and their swim times and the communication of this knowledge to all involved within St Peters Swimming has been a significant factor in St Peters' 2023 success. 

Seven consecutive AIC Swimming victories is a testament to a successful and growing Swimming program which has been developed by a proud and enthusiastic Swimming community. On behalf of St Peters Boys Sport, I thank everyone involved. Your College is extremely proud of you!

New Records Achieved

• Boys 16 Years 200 Metre Medley Relay Div 1 – 1:50.35 – Kai G, Liam V, Thomas D and Ethan R
• Boys 13 Years 200 Metre Medley Relay Div 1 – 2:05.42 – Jacob S, Luke A, Kasey G, Cael E
• Boys 13 Years 200 Metre Freestyle Relay Div 2 – 1:59.32 – William T, Oliver K, Jonathon K and Sam N
• Boys 12 & Under 50 Metre Breaststroke Div 1 – 35.95 – Tom B
• Boys 13 & Under 50 Metre Butterfly Div 2 – 30.25 – Jacob S
• Boys 15 & Under 50 Metre Butterfly Div 2 – 27.22 – Seamus C

Age Group Placings

Senior AIC Team:

• 12 Years – 1st
• 13 Years – 1st
• 14 Years – 2nd
• 15 Years – 2nd
• 16 Years – 1st
• Opens – 1st
• Overall – 1st

Junior AIC Team:

• Year 5 – 5th
• Year 6 – 2nd
• Overall – 3rd

Orange Day Celebrations

A massive thanks to the St Peters and Iona College Volleyball communities for their generous support of our Orange Day last Saturday to raise awareness about blood cancer! Well done to all involved on a great day of volleyball and inspiring community spirit!

Special mention to:

• Coles Jindalee for their generous donation of food for our BBQ
• The Norton family for the sliced onions
• Our St Peters Volleyball community for their amazing donations of cakes and baked goods

We raised $2,360 for the Leukaemia Foundation – there is still time to donate via: https://bit.ly/stpeters-volley...

A message from the Leukaemia Foundation: 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! St Peters Lutheran College Volleyball team on raising wonderfully $2,360 from your Orange Day! Thank you for the generous support, with the $2,360 raised and donated to the Leukaemia Foundation will help to:

• Fund an important research program for a day. This program allows researchers and clinicians to push breakthrough therapies and diagnostics from the lab into clinics faster.
• Cover over 2 weeks of city accommodation for a regional family needing to relocate for life-saving treatment. This is one week of precious relief so they can focus on solely on getting better.

This Week in Sport

We now move towards Round 6 this weekend. St Peters will compete against Padua College in Australian Rules, Cricket and Volleyball on Saturday. Most of our senior teams (Years 10 to 12) will be competing home at St Peters, whilst most of our junior teams (Years 7 to 9) will be away at Padua College venues.

With St Peters Open Day taking place this Saturday 11 March parking and access to the College will be restricted. Please ensure that you arrive at the College with enough time for your warm-up and games.

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

2023 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 Year 7 to 12 boys who will be playing Term 2 Sport (Rugby & Football) to consider attending at least one Cross Country session or Runners Club to enhance their overall fitness level in preparation for Term 2 Sport.

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. More details about Cross Country can also be found in the weekly sport email sent to students.

Mrs Schreiber has also sent out an expression of interest for Cross Country Camp. This will be held on the weekend of Saturday 29 April to Monday 1 May and will take place on the Sunshine Coast. Please contact either Mrs Schreiber or Mr Lohe for more information.

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

Over the past weeks several emails were sent to all boys in Years 7 - 12 regarding signing on for the Term 2 Sports of Chess, Rugby and Football.

We strongly encourage all boys who intend to participate in a Term 2 Sport to please check their emails and sign on via the links provided.

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:

• Training – all St Peters AIC Volleyball players must wear their St Peters sports uniform to Volleyball training.
• Games – all St Peters AIC Volleyball players must wear 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:

• Training – all St Peters AIC Cricket players must wear their ‘program shirt’ to their first training session of the week. The second training session you are to wear your sports uniform.
• Games – all St Peters AIC Cricket players 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 game days:

• Any St Peters student attending a St Peters sporting event/game outside of normal College hours are expected to be dressed in St Peters uniform.

Term 1 & 2 AIC Sport Coordinator Contacts

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

• St Peters Cricket Coordinator: Mr Gary Munday – g.munday@stpeters.qld.edu.au  
• St Peters Volleyball Coordinator: Miss Laura Buckby l.buckby@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: Mrs Kerry Schreiber – k.Schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au  
• St Peters Chess Coordinator: Mr Wolf Stuetzel – w.stuetzel@stpeters.qld.edu.au

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. 

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: