While Lockdown strikes again, the Olympic games has provided the perfect distraction and one I have found compelling. Knowing our very own Mollie was competing brought Tokyo 2020 closer to home. In these times of COVID-19 we watch world class athletes placing medals around each other’s necks with significantly more meaning than someone in a suit they’ve never met before and most likely, have not heard of. US Gymnast Simone Biles faced negativity as she stepped aside having qualified for her sixth final when she openly admitted she was doing so in the preservation of her mental health. US singer Pink offered to pay the fines of the Norwegian women’s beach volleyball team who defied the archaic misogynistic rule book in their uniform choice to try and desexualize their image and their sport. Our Aussie swimmer from Caboolture who made us all let out a collective gasp when she accidentally exclaimed those words on live television, the Aussie swim coach who stole the show by celebrating in the most unusual way. But then it was said that the New Zealand women’s rugby star Ruby Tui stole the show by being the happiest interviewee. Then there was an Italian high jumper and his rival from Qatar who stole the show with a handshake and most exuberant celebration who decided instead of having a “jump off” they would both share first place, and each earn a gold medal. Some countries stole the show winning their first gold medals ever and the whole world seemed to go crazy over it. I don’t think a single one of them minded that somebody else “stole the show”.
In my perspective, this Olympics has been very different. We’ve seen sportsmanship in the past, ecstatic celebrations, witnessed moments of great courage and gutsy determination. We’ve been awed by stunning wins and relished in endearing moments. But for some reason this time, it all seems a bit different. Perhaps it has been magnified. Perhaps as the world continues to face hurdles, courtesy of COVID-19, we have been forced to face our own mortality. Perhaps as countries, we have been separated for so long with no idea of when international borders might open again. Perhaps we’ve witnessed so much disunity within humanity over the last 12 months with protests over politics, wars, conspiracy theories, vaccination, and lockdowns, we long to see humanity joined in unity at its best. Perhaps not even limited to a sports point of view, but our best sportsmanship, our kindest selves, our funniest selves, our warmest selves, our honest selves, and our Christ-like selves.
Perhaps during this lockdown period when our homes are a little more chaotic, the internet runs a little slower, the fridge door opens and closes more often, and our patience is tested, we can be reminded of our own display of actions and words. Whether they are online or in person, may we carefully consider those who watch and learn from us. May we be reminded of our St Peters relationship responsibilities and the way we use technology while we interact online with one another. As a community, we need to extend care, dignity, and respect as we endeavour to achieve our motto Plus Ultra, ever higher.
Words from Hebrews 12:1-2 come to mind “…since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.”
On your marks
Kerrie Anglin Key Pastoral Care Teacher – Senior School, WHS and Compliance
What's On
Monday 9 August - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
** Please check your email regularly for communications relating to changes in the school calendar for the coming week.
Monday 9 August Year 4 Camp Brookfield
Tuesday 10 August Year 4 Camp Brookfield Year 1 Lone Pine Excursion
Ministry
Blessings
‘What blessing do you need?’
I sometimes ask that at the end of a caring conversation. There’s usually a smile, and one or two key things are named. Blessings are powerful. They anchor Christ’s saving presence right into our deep needs and worries. Blessings light a spark of hope within us. Blessings share God’s life with us. Blessings transform, change our whole way of looking at things, bring renewal.
When we do need to tap out, blessing taps us into the deep source of the Father’s loving mercy.
It’s at times like these, in the midst of uncertainty and worry, that we really want to know that we’re not alone, that we’re not left alone to deal with things as best we can. It’s at times like these that we yearn to be blessed. This is what God grants us – blessings each day eve in the midst of hardship and worry. The Holy Spirit joins our spirit to the loving kindness and gentle power at the heart of the Trinity and calls our spirits to abide in him, knowing that we are loved no matter what.
‘May we all receive blessing upon blessing. And may we realise our power to bless, heal and renew each other’ (John O’Dononhue Benedictus – a Book of Blessings p17)
So, what blessing do you need for the rest of this week? Ask, and receive.
Check out The Blessing – a song that our Primary Years knows well from our previous lockdowns.
And please know – our Chaplaincy Team is there for all members of the community – Students, family & Staff. If you’d like us to contact you, send through an email with your contact details to one of us and we will be in touch:
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)
The ICAS competitions are being conducted at school on the following dates:
Science – Tuesday 24 August 2021
Mathematics – Monday 30 August 2021
Each of the sessions will be conducted as follows:
Years 6-10 | 8:30am-9:40am
Years 3-5 | 11:00am – 12:15pm
Science
ICAS Science does not test knowledge of science although the questions may assume some knowledge appropriate to the students’ age. All the information that the students need to respond to the question is provided in the stimulus. The papers cover content on:
Earth and Beyond
Energy and Change
Life and Living
Natural and Processed Materials
Students are assessed across the key scientific areas of:
Observing and measuring: Noting and measuring features of items and phenomena
Interpreting: Interpreting data in diagrams, tables and graphs
Predicting and concluding: Inferring information from data
Investigating: Experimental design, use of controls and notion of ‘fair test’
Reasoning and problem solving
Mathematics
Students are assessed across five key skill areas:
Algebra and patterns: Patterns of numbers, relationships between numbers and the use of symbols to stand for unknown or variable numbers
Chance and data: Mathematical treatment of data and statistics
Measures and units: Properties of the physical world that can be measured, the units used to measure them and the process of measurement
Number and arithmetic: Types of numbers, their properties and number operations
Space and geometry: Properties of two-dimensional and three-dimensional space
ICAS competitions will be undertaken online. Students in Years 4 – 10 will access the web-based platform using their devices, while Year 3 will be provided with access to a device. Please note, the iPad mini is not supported by the ICAS testing platform. Prior to testing, compliance tests will be conducted on devices. Students may find it helpful to familiarise themselves with the testing platform using the Practice Interaction Test:
Students who have elected to participate will be supervised by Ms Susan Levitt. They are to bring the following to each of the competition sessions:
A compatible device
Pen/pencil for working out
Please note, students are not to bring a calculator or other electronic devices, such as translators or dictionaries. If a calculator is permitted, students must use the online calculator provided within the testing platform.
Further information, including past papers available to download, can be found on the ICAS website: https://www.icasassessments.com/icas-past-papers/ Please note: there is a cost to purchase past papers.
Susan Levitt Prep-Year 6 Curriculum Leader: Assessment and Reporting
School Photos - Postponed
Primary Years
100th Day of School Celebrations
The Preps enjoyed a very special event on Friday 30 July, we celebrated our 100th Day of School! The Prep classes came together for a range of fun, number-related activities. Since the start of the school year, the Prep students have been counting the number of days at school on a 100 number chart, eagerly awaiting the 100th day.
For our special celebration, Prep students came to school wearing some fantastic number-inspired outfits and brought a zip-lock bag of 100 items from home to compare. Creative juices were flowing, with popular activities like making Cheerio necklaces, ‘100’ day puzzle pictures, bookmarks, ‘100 Days Smarter’ crowns and icing biscuits with 100s & 1000s. We had a dance party at lunch time and sang number to 100. Some challenges of the day was to build a pyramid using 100 plastic cups and find the hidden numbers in the Prep area and record the numbers they found. It was a fantastic 100th day!
The Arts
Term 3, Week 4, Music News
Ipswich Junior Eisteddfod
Recently, many Speech and Drama students participated in the Ipswich Junior Eisteddfod, with remarkable success. Some students competed for the first time, in front of a large audience, overcame nerves, and remembered their words without being prompted. Mrs Wilson was a very proud teacher.
13 - 15 years Items
Adam V - 1 First Place, 2 Second Places,1 Third Place, and 2 Highly Commended, Trophy for Most Humorous Verse or Prose Taashya P - 3 Highly Commended, Encouragement Award for 13 – 15 Years William V - 2 First Place, 2 Second Places, 2 Third Places and 2 Highly Commended, Central Presbyterian Church Award for Bible Reading
9 and 10 years
Ivreen B - 1 Highly Commended Tejas B - 1 Second Place, 1 Highly Commended Sanvi DR - 2 First Place Shanaya D - 2 First Place, 2 Second Place, 2 Highly Commended Siddharth N - 1 Highly Commended Joshua S - 1 Highly Commended Jacob T - 1 First Place Maxim V - 2 Third Place, 2 Highly Commended
7 and 8 years
Jasper B - 1 Third Place Anvi D - 1 First Place, 1 Second Place, 3 Third Place, 1 Very Highly Commended Jonathan R - 1 First Place, 1 Third Place and 1 Highly Commended Aadit S - Second Place and 1 Highly Commended Ruhika S - 1 First Place, 2 Second Place, 1 Third Place Callum V - 1 Highly Commended
6 years and under
Cooper W - 2 Second Place, 1 Third Place and 1 Very Highly Commended, Encouragement Award for 8 Years and Under
Congratulations to our Speech and Drama Tutor, Mrs Kathy Wilson, on achieving such remarkable success with her students. Mrs Wilson is not only a supportive teacher for the Speech and Drama section of the Ipswich Junior Eisteddfod, but is also the Co-Convenor of this eisteddfod, and devotes many volunteer hours to bringing this event to fruition. Thank you, Mrs Wilson, for all you do at St Peters, and the many opportunities you provide for your students and many others.
Sport
Springfield Sport
Secondary Inter-House Track and Field
Congratulations to all secondary students who participated and represented their houses at the Secondary Inter House Track and Field Carnival. It was a fantastic day of competition, fun and colour – the best carnival we have had! Congratulations to Leichardt who won the carnival over Cunningham and Mitchell. Cunningham took home the House Spirit Award for 2021. We also acknowledge our individual year group champions:
Year Level
Girls
Boys
Year 7
Aiyana P
Vasili M
Year 8
Catherine T
Xander P
Year 9
Ella-Jaye H-L
Treyvon P
Year 10
Toby S
Riley S
Year 11
Sydney D
Kadin P
Year 12
Laylani V
Zane P
I would like to congratulate the House Leaders on a wonderful day of leadership. They set high expectations and lead by example throughout the day! Thank you also to staff for your efforts throughout the day!!
Central District Track and Field
Congratulations to all students who competed at the Central District Track and Field trials last week. With over 55 students competing there were some great results from many students. St Peters Springfield had multiple students who had their events over the 2 days. Thank you also to our senior students who lead the team brilliantly!
Out of the trials, 32 students have been selected to represent the College and Central District at the Met West Trials on the 31st August and 1st September. Selected students will be notified of their selection and events this week. All paperwork will need to be printed, filled in and returned to Mr Lohe for signing by Friday 27th August.
Representative Sport
Congratulations to Ethan R in Year 9 and Dalhair N in Year 6 who recently represented the College and Met West at State Championships. Ethan played at the 15 Years Rugby Union Championships where individually played well with Met West winning a number of games and finishing 6th overall. Dalhair played at the 12 Years Football titles where he and Met West had a great few days winning 6 games, drawing 1 to finish with a Silver medal. Well done to both Ethan and Dalhair!
We also congratulate Isaac K in Year 7 who has been selected to represent Central District at the Met West 12 years boys Cricket trials. We look forward to seeing how Isaac goes!
Mollie O @ Tokyo 2020
Congratulations Mollie O – St Peters Springfield’s 1st Olympian! Mollie completed an exceptional Olympics as part of the most successful Australian Swimming Team at an Olympics ever. Mollie has achieved so much while in Tokyo –
17 Years Old – Youngest member of the Australian Olympic Team
1st Australian Senior Swim Team
1st Olympic Team
Personal Best Time – 100m Freestyle 53.08
Personal Best Time – 200m Free 1.55.11 making her the 3rd fastest Australian female ever over 200m Freestyle
GOLD Medal – 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
GOLD Medal – 4 x 100m Medley Relay
BRONZE Medal - 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
WORLD JUNIOR RECORD – 200m Freestyle 1.55.11 (lead of swim in the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay)
Tokyo 2020 Olympian
Mollie has managed the pressure and expectations of competing on the international stage brilliantly and spoke very well when interviewed after each of her races. We also acknowledge the guidance, support and determination of Mollie’s coaches Dean Boxall and Maxine Seear as without them Mollie would not have been able to achieve what she has!
Mollie, we are so proud of you and cannot wait to see what the next part of your journey will be!
QGSSSA Girls Sport
Girls Sport Coordinator Mrs Anne-Marie Champion
What a challenging week we are all experiencing, I do hope you are all keeping safe and well during these very unsettling times.
During this time, it is important we all maintain regular exercise and develop a routine for study and learning. We encourage all students participating in Sports running at the moment to maintain some level of training, grab a ball, go for a run and do your best to maintain your fitness where possible.
CONGRATULATIONS
As our Australian Swim Team touched down on Aussie soil again this week. We must celebrate as a community current Springfield Year 12 student, Mollie O and Old Scholar, Ariarne Titmus (2018), for their outstanding achievements at the Tokyo Olympics. Please see below for their incredible achievements and it would be remiss not to acknowledge the guidance, support and determination of our St Peters Western coaches Dean Boxall and Maxine Seear, without them the girls would not have been able to achieve what they have!
Mollie @ Tokyo 2020
See Springfield Sports article.
Ariarne @ Tokyo 2020
Congratulations Arnie! Your battle with Katie Ledecky has been watched by all of Australia and you are such an inspiration to many of our students who were cheering you on all the way from Brisbane. To come home with four medals in your first Olympics and be a vital member of the most successful Australian Swimming Team at an Olympics ever, is unbelievable. Arnie, a role model for all both in and out of the pool, we are super proud of you!
First Olympic Team
GOLD Medal – 200m Freestyle 1:53.50 and the Olympic Record
GOLD Medal – 400m Freestyle 3.56.69 and the Australian and Commonwealth Record
SILVER Medal – 800m Freestyle 8:13.83 in a Personal Best time and Commonwealth Record
BRONZE Medal – 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Tokyo 2020 Olympian
OPEN TEAM CELEBRATIONS
In a new tradition to Girls Sport in 2021, we welcomed Mr Kotzur and Mrs Delaney to present the Open uniforms to our 2021 Netball, Volleyball, Hockey and Tennis teams as well as our 1st VIII Rowing crew. The presentations including parents who were able to attend was a celebration of the girls and an opportunity to come together before the season commenced.
When presenting the girls their uniforms, Mr Kotzur and Mrs Delaney spoke about the honour of representing St Peters at the highest level and the role models they are to our younger students. They also spoke about our motto, Plus Ultra and striving for ever higher to give their all to inspire others to leave the sport in a better place than they found it.
We thank Mr Kotzur and Mrs Delaney for joining us and inspiring our girls.
WINTER FIXTURES
Round 3 of the QGSSSA Winter Fixtures last Saturday saw our Tennis and Hockey fixtures completed before the announcement of the South East Qld Lockdown. Netball and Volleyball unfortunately did not complete their fixtures and the remaining rounds were cancelled. Further details of the rescheduling of these fixtures will be advised once the current COVID situation is under control. We thank both the St Peters Community and the Brisbane Girls Grammar School Community for their understanding of this situation.
Round 4 v Somerville House has been deemed an ‘abandoned round’ – Please CLICK HERE to view the statement from the QGSSSA.
Round 3 of the Netball fixtures was always going to be tough as we welcomed Brisbane Girls Grammar School to St Peters. The first round saw a dominant display and wins posted by the St Peters 9A, 8A, 7A & 8B. This was the first time the 7A team had played this season, so it was great to see them fight hard to come away with the win and ensure a clean sweep of the first round. The Open and Senior A teams picked up where they left off last week and left no doubt that they were the better team on the day. The 10A secured the remaining win in their first game of the season before the last round of fixtures was cancelled. We were never going to have it all our own way against the depth of BGGS, however it was a testament to the fighting spirit of the girls that most losses on the day were by very small margins. Winning an overall seven matches to BGGS’ six matches, was well deserved and a pleasing result.
Finally, last Friday afternoon after two weeks of rain we saw the first game for our Year 7 Development girls in the Saints Challenge Cup. Our Year 7 girls took on the WDNA SPLC1 team in a close game filled with lots of fun and learning as many of our girls have never played Netball before. We thank Coach Alanah Miles and the WDNA girls for joining us, we wish them well for the remainder of the season, they are currently sitting on top of the table!
In what was a special presentation at the end of the game, one of our QGSSSA Captains Olivia R (Larika M was unable to join us as she was on court) presented all the girls with a scrunchie which is a symbol of the ‘Pride & Honour’ we feel when representing St Peters on the Netball Court.
We thank the Roberts Family for donating the scrunchies for every member of our QGSSSA Netball Program.
Below is a photo of the girls receiving their scrunchies with our Development Squad Coaches Erin Condon (Year 6 Teacher), Amy Thompson (2018), WDNA Coach Alanah Miles (Year 5 teacher), our St Peters Umpire (an Old Scholar Parent) Marie Moore and Captain Olivia R.
It was exciting for us to see how much it meant to the WDNA girls when all of them wore their scrunchie to play the following day. We can’t wait for them to join our QGSSSA Program next year!
ROUND 3 - Player of the Round, the ‘ON COURT GEM’ – awarded to the player who gives their all and has a ‘GEM’ of a game!
Year 7 Development Squad – Madeline G & Nikki S
7A – Summer F
7B – Gabby F
7C – Shannae C
8A – Grace D
8B – Georgie W
8C – Chloe E
9A – Leilani F
9B – Lauren G
8/9 C – Sophie S
10A – Jess H
Open – Kiara C
Senior A – Anna K
Senior B – Charlotte L
10B, 10C, Senior C (1) & Senior C (2) – games to be rescheduled
PLEASE NOTE: ALL RESCHEDULED ROUND 2 GAMES v ST AIDAN’S & ROUND 3 GAMES v BGGS WILL BE ADVISED AT A LATER DATE.
7A, 7B & 8A games scheduled for Monday 9 August have been cancelled.
In Round 3 our girls played good consistent Tennis against tough competition from Brisbane Girls Grammar School. A shout out to Junior players Misa T and Maddy J. Misa made her singles debut and took home a solid win. Maddy also won her singles with consistent shots, she was in control of every point and finished strong to take the win. And a big congratulations to the Junior A Team taking a 30-15-point win! Well done Girls!
A huge THANK YOU to the coaching team for their continued efforts in making Tennis fun and competitive. A special shout out to Coach Nina for her creative Tennis Bootcamp this week.
To all players and families, I hope that you are safe and healthy during this lockdown, and I am hopeful that we are back on court next week! Take care.
Unfortunately, with the current COVID-19 situation the QGSSSA have postponed the Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships scheduled for Friday 6 August. Please CLICK HERE to view the statement from the QGSSSA.
Please also note the full-dress rehearsal has also been postponed. Further details of when training can commence will be advised once we receive a further directive from the Head of College.
In the meantime, we would like to thank you for all your support during the Rhythmic Gymnastics season. It has been wonderful to see the girls training so hard and enjoying themselves. We will do everything we can to ensure they compete at the rescheduled Championships.
Congratulations to all girls who represented St Peters at the Northern Eagles and Central District Track & Field trials over the last few weeks. There were some great results from many of our girls! Girls selected in their respective District teams will be notified in the coming days with all District information and events by Mr Donatini, Mr Nodwell and Mr Lohe. We look forward to seeing you all back at training once the lockdown lifts!
DATE CLAIMER – QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 16 September
In Round 3 our girls played good consistent Tennis against tough competition from Brisbane Girls Grammar School. A shout out to Junior players Misa T and Maddy J. Misa made her singles debut and took home a solid win. Maddy also won her singles with consistent shots, she was in control of every point and finished strong to take the win. And a big congratulations to the Junior A Team taking a 30-15-point win! Well done Girls!
A huge THANK YOU to the coaching team for their continued efforts in making Tennis fun and competitive. A special shout out to Coach Nina for her creative Tennis Bootcamp this week.
To all players and families, I hope that you are safe and healthy during this lockdown, and I am hopeful that we are back on court next week! Take care.
A massive congratulation to the girls for their performances last Saturday as St Peters hosted the second of the 2021 Brisbane School Girls Rowing Association regattas. There were improvements from all crews across the shed. Particular congratulations to the Year 9 Second Quad (Maya C, Tiare R, Neve M, Lara A-Z and Alice C) who achieved a second place (for the second week in a row) and to all the year level single scullers;
Year 12 Single – Ella H – 1st
Year 11 Single – Giselle G – 1st
Year 10 Single – Robin M – 4th
Year 9 Single – Jess M – 2nd
Year 8 Single – Poppy Y – 5th
Please support Rowing - Tickets for the raffle are still available to purchase (scan the QR code to the right) with some great prizes up for grabs!
Unfortunately, with the current COVID-19 situation the QGSSSA have postponed the Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships scheduled for Friday 6 August. Please CLICK HERE to view the statement from the QGSSSA.
Please also note the full-dress rehearsal has also been postponed. Further details of when training can commence will be advised once we receive a further directive from the Head of College.
In the meantime, we would like to thank you for all your support during the Rhythmic Gymnastics season. It has been wonderful to see the girls training so hard and enjoying themselves. We will do everything we can to ensure they compete at the rescheduled Championships.
Congratulations to all girls who represented St Peters at the Northern Eagles and Central District Track & Field trials over the last few weeks. There were some great results from many of our girls! Girls selected in their respective District teams will be notified in the coming days with all District information and events by Mr Donatini, Mr Nodwell and Mr Lohe. We look forward to seeing you all back at training once the lockdown lifts!
DATE CLAIMER – QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 16 September
AIC Boys Sport
Luke Donatini Boys Sport Coordinator 3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Well what a challenging week we are all experiencing! I do hope that you are all keeping well and staying positive during this lockdown period.
Round 2 of AIC Basketball and Tennis commenced positively with enthusiasm and some good success until we had to call it off early due to Brisbane’s Covid lockdown. We wish to thank both the St Peters community and the Villanova community for their support and understanding of this situation.
This Saturday’s Round 3 of AIC has also been cancelled and we are hoping that we will be able to resume all AIC sport leading into Round 4 on Saturday 13 August. We do ask that all students please check their emails for updates and information.
During this time, it is vitally important that all our students please settle into a regular and positive daily routine of study and learning. We also ask that they also extend this routine to their sports training as well (at home). We encourage all students participating in Basketball, Tennis and/or Track & Field to still maintain some level of training and sport specific exercise. Try to do this within the same training times and days as per a regular week when you would normally be training.
On an exciting and positive note, it was great to be officially notified that 86 St Peters students have been selected into the Northern Eagles District Track & Field Team to compete at the up and coming Metropolitan West Regional Track & Field Trials on 31 August and 1 September. We wish all 86 athletes the best of success and encourage them to keep up the great work at training and stay focused over the coming weeks.
For more information pertaining to game times and venues of all Boys Sport fixtures for this coming weekend, please check the St Peters App.
For further information pertaining to any AIC Term 3 sports, please check the St Peters App or contact the respective sporting coordinator listed below:
Our AIC Term 3 Boys Sport Coordinators for 2021 are:
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.
Communication of Sport Information
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:
