In some ways, the last fortnight has been an interesting juggle between the old and the new. This week saw the very last Queensland Core Skills Tests which have been an integral part of the lives of Year 12 students for the last 30 years. Our students were well prepared for the tests and tackled the tests calmly and confidently.

They now have a few days to complete assignments and revise for their end-of-term exams. At the end of this term, teachers will prepare and submit folios of student work for verification. In Term 4, the Year 12s will undertake a post-verification task and have their final levels of achievement confirmed.

However, for our Year 11 students, different academic rhythms are being established. They are coming to the end of their Unit 2 work and early in Term 4 will commence Unit 3 in each of their subjects. Unit 3 marks the beginning of their Year 12 studies and the associated assessment will contribute to their ATAR at the end of 2020.

Year 11 students will have very little assessment due at the end of the 2019 but, in most subjects, will have their first summative tasks due in the first half of Term 1, 2020. To guide parents and students through these new Senior schooling rhythms, an information evening will be held early in Term 4.

Everything old is new again goes the cliché and perhaps in the future the system we are fare welling in 2020 may be reinstated, just as the new system has returned us to the external examinations of earlier generations.    

Sue Grother
Head of Secondary School

Friday 6 September

Year 4 Camp, Brookfield
Year 11/12 Exam Block
Community Celebration – Wonderful World, 5pm games

Sunday 8 September

Year 6 leave for Canberra

Monday 9 September

Year 11/12 Exam Block
Year 6 Canberra

Tuesday 10 September

Year 11/12 Exam Block
Year 6 Canberra
P&F General Meeting, 6.30-8.30 pm

Wednesday 11 September

Year 11/12 Exam Block
Year 6 Canberra

Thursday 12 September

Year 11/12 Exam Block
Year 6 Canberra

Friday 13 September

Year 11/12 Exam Block
Year 6 day off

Monday 16 September

Year 11 exam block
JH Mental Health Day
Prep – Year 6 Arts morning

Tuesday 17 September

Year 11 exam block
ICAS English Comp
Year 1 Art Show, Hub, 5.30-6.30 pm

Wednesday 18 September

Year 11 exam block
ICAS Math Comp
Year 12 Formal

Term 3 Concludes

In this week’s video message Pastor Matt speaks about God as our loving father. God’s love is for everyone. Are you choosing to be a spiritual orphan, by rejecting God’s love?

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About Arise Lutheran Congregation
Arise is a Christian Community where people gather each Sunday morning at 9am in the St Peter’s Hub, to meet Jesus the Light of the World. "Arise, shine, your light has come!" Isaiah 60:1

A visitor in a recent review wrote, “It's an experience of warmth, welcome, acceptance … The messages are relevant to my everyday living … Hugely hospitable.”

All are welcome.

Walkin’ down the road

O stay by my side,
Jesus, you be my guide,
Don’t you know
   how I trust in you.
Show me where I should call,
Pick me up when I fall,
As I’m walkin’
   down the road with you.

One of my favourite activities with my husband is to go walking together. Whether it is a strenuous hike through a national park or just a stroll around our suburb, walks are an important part of our relationship. Walking is a time when we connect and talk. We tend to have big conversations on our walks - about dreams, goals and plans; about frustrations and disappointments. The movement of walking together helps us connect.

It’s probably no wonder that this song has become a perennial favourite for students of all ages. Robin Mann’s song 'Walkin’ down the road' imagines our lives as going on a walk with God. Life will always go through its ups and downs, so having God walk beside us helps us to weather the difficulties and to celebrate the joys. The song reminds us that there are times we stumble, times that we don’t know where which path to choose. Our walk in this world isn't about seeking perfection or expecting that life will always be happy and sunny. Rather we trust that God will walk alongside us, guiding us and supporting us through whatever happens. 

Dear Lord, we simply ask that you walk alongside of us through the joys and challenges of life. Thank you for being our constant companion as we journey through life. Amen.

Friday 6 September 2019, 5-7pm 

You are invited to join the St Peters community to celebrate the wonderful world God has given us to enjoy.  Come and enjoy games, worship, a sausage sizzle and time together as a community.  

Top 10 cyber safety tips

1. Care about the Share
Social media wants you to share as much as you can! But the share should be rare. NEVER share: passwords, private/personal information, your location.

2. Privacy Matters
If you care about the share, you’ll protect your privacy, no matter what. Regularly check your privacy settings on social media, and always think before you post. It’s amazing where data ends up.

3. Respect the Privacy of Others
Treat others’ privacy as you would your own. Ask for your friends’ permission before uploading photos and videos of them. 

4. Keep Everything Updated
Be vigilant about updating software, including apps, anti-virus and even the humble browser.

5. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spammidy-spam
Even with the best anti-spam and malware software – that’s up-to-date – spam is the modern version of junk mail. Learn how to tell the difference between real emails and messages, and dodgy things with dodgy links. Sometimes they don’t look so dodgy...always be suspicious of hyperlinks in emails.

6. Control the Troll Within
There be trolls out there – beware! Don’t feed them, don’t give them what they want: an angry response. Block/Report the trolls. But also: resist the inner troll. If you’re not adding something to the debate online, don’t bother. Don’t be part of the problem.

7. Cyberbullying and Harassment
If you’re being targeted by this kind of behaviour, know what you can do, and where you can get help. You can let your Pastoral teacher know at school or Mrs Johnson. Visit the National Centre Against Bullying website and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner's website.

8. Keep Your Friends Close and Strangers at Arm’s Length
How many true friends do you have? Those four thousand and fifty-two Facebook ‘friends’ are a combination of acquaintances, people-you-met-once, people-you-can’t-remember-meeting-once, and probably, some ‘randoms’. They don’t need to know everything about you, do they?

9. Feel the Flow – Keep Your Life in Balance
Technology is incredible. Gaming, networking, apps…online shopping! But make sure you take time out and find the right balance for you. Too long on technology can create problems at school and home.

10. Have Fun, Friend
Always remember to chill out and keep things in perspective. There’s too much information online to take it all in! Focus on each moment, and enjoy.

The ICAS competitions are being conducted at school on the following dates: 

• Science – Monday September 2nd 2019
• English – Tuesday September 17th 2019
• Mathematics – Wednesday September 18th 2019

Each of the sessions will be conducted as follows:

• Years 3 – 4        8:15-10:20am
• Years 5 – 10      11:00–12:30pm

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

English

ICAS English assesses reading and language skills in a range of contexts. The following aspects of texts are assessed and reported:

• Text comprehension
• The writer’s craft in selecting particular text types, vocabulary and techniques
• Vocabulary

The questions require students to locate, identify, sequence, explain, interpret, analyse and infer information in and about texts. Students read a variety of texts which narrate, describe, explain, argue, persuade and review. These include extracts from picture books, novels, poems, play scripts, transcripts of interviews, letters, diary entries, advertisements, web pages, feature articles, opinion pieces and comic strips. These texts cover a range of topics and may include tables, diagrams, maps and other visual information.

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

In 2019, ICAS competitions will be undertaken online. Students in Years 4 – 12 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: https://unswglobal.janisoninsi... 

Students who have elected to participate will be supervised by Ms Susan Levitt, Miss Lauren Head and Miss Samantha Fulcher.

Further information, including practice tests, can be found at the UNSW Educational Testing Centre website: https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/

Susan Levitt
Prep-Year 6 Curriculum Leader

Last week our Dance Troupe students travelled into South Bank to watch the Queensland Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Based on Sir Kenneth Macmillan’s original choreography, the students were wowed by the majestic sets, elegant costumes and skilled dancers. The matinee performance was also followed by a post-show Q&A session with the show’s creative directors, including Artistic Director of the QLD Ballet, Li Cunxin. As the students in Year 10 recently studied Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in English, they were able to compare Macmillan’s interpretation of the storyline to the traditional stage play.  

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The words of Goethe, a 19th century German writer, capture the range of creative activities that students and teachers have been busy working on and rehearsing to showcase their learning and abilities.

Why is Creativity Important?

1. Assists with emotional development – helps students explore the world around them, test boundaries and gather evidence to make sense of their surroundings.
2. Fosters communication with others, and creates a sense of empathy and understanding through shared experiences. 

3. Boosts self-esteem – by trying and mastering something new, students develop confidence in their abilities and appreciate that their “voices” are heard by others, thus creating a sense of secure acceptance.

4. Innovation and ‘thinking outside the box’ are desirable attributes in our ever-evolving workplaces, so students who are taught to be creative will be advantaged.

The students and teachers look forward to welcoming parents, family and friends to our Showcase on Monday 16 September.  Displays in classrooms will be open from 8.00am, with the Concert commencing at 8.30am on the Concourse.

Mollie O – World Junior Swimming Championships

Congratulations to Mollie O in Year 10 who recently competed at the World Junior Swimming Titles as part of the Australian Junior Swim Team. Mollie performed exceptionally well over the week of competition. Mollie swam personal best times in most of her swims. Mollie swam in 5 events including the 100m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay and 4 x 100m Medley Relay. Mollie made the final in all events and achieved the following results:

• 4th 100m Freestyle Final
• 4th 50m Backstroke Final
• 4th 100m Backstroke Final
• 2nd 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final – Silver Medal
• 5th 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final

This is an outstanding achievement by Mollie as a 15 year old competing against 18 year old swimmers. Congratulations Mollie on the rewards you have received from all your hard work!

Lutheran Primary Track and Field

Well done to all students from Year 3 – 6 who represented St Peters Springfield at the Lutheran Primary Track and Field Carnival last Wednesday. It was an outstanding result for the College with fantastic performances by everyone. St Peters Springfield won the Division 2 Schools Percentage Trophy and were only 5 points off winning the Division 2 Schools Aggregate. St Peters also scored more points than it has ever done and won the following Age Groups – 10 Year Girls, 11/12 year Girls and 11/12 Year Boys. 

There were many outstanding performances on the day by our students in their events. Congratulations to Israiel T in year 5 and Felix Y in Year 6 who were awarded the Most Outstanding Athletes for St Peters Springfield. Thank you to Mr Brayne, Mr Kelly and Marty Stolberg who have spent many hours coaching our students throughout the Track and Field season. 

WDNA Primary Girls Netball

As the WDNA Primary Girls Netball season has now finished, we wish to congratulate all girls and coaches on another outstanding season. The St Peters 7 team narrowly missed winning their Grand Final last Saturday going down by a few goals and to the St Peters 4 team who made the finals. 

We wish to also sincerely thank the coaches Miss Fulcher, Mr Kelly, Mrs Braiden, Miss Fartch and Mrs Horrigan for another outstanding season coaching and guiding our girls. Most importantly, our girls have further developed their skills throughout the season as well as having lots of fun along the way. Thank you to parents who have supported your daughters participation in the 2019 season and we look forward to another exciting Primary Girls Netball season in 2020. 

QLD Tennis

Last Thursday, St Peters Lutheran College Open Girls and First Boys Tennis teams competed at the Met West Region Schools Team Tennis Competition. Sophie J in Year 11, Hayley J in Year 9 and Allya N in Year 8 represented the College as part of the Open Girls team while Michael K in Year 9 played as part of the First Boys team. Both teams played well throughout the day and won their respective competitions. This is the first time this has been achieved by any school and the teams will now represent the region at the State titles in a two weeks time in Rockhampton. Well done to Sophie, Hayley, Allya and Michael. 

Nitro Athletics

Last Saturday, St Peters entered 6 teams into the Queensland Schools Nitro Track and Field Competition. It was a successful day across the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Girls and Boys Competitions. The following students represented teams throughout the day:

Congratulations to the Junior Boys who won their division and were crowned Queensland Champions while our Junior Girls finished equal 4th. Well done also to our Intermediate Girls who placed 2nd overall. This is an exceptional achievement as this is a 16 year old division with 3 of the St Peters athletes only 13. Our Senior girls finished 4th while our Intermediate and Senior Boys finished 6th respectively. Both the Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls have qualified to represent Queensland at the National Titles in Perth in December. Well done to all students involved!

Water Polo

Coordinator: Mrs Jenny Pavlides, email:  waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

We have had some great turnouts to the waterpolo season trials so far and are heading for record breaking participation with over 130 girls currently trialling. All girls who signed up for the 2019/2020 season are in the final stages of trials with the last trials scheduled for this coming weekend. Once teams have been structured, girls will be emailed further information regarding training and schedules. Please refer all queries to our Waterpolo Coordinator – Jenny Pavlides.

Track & Field 

Coordinator: Mr Shaun Nodwell

All girls were sent an email earlier in the week asking them to sign on for the second last QGSSSA Warm Up Meet of Term 3 – meet #5, which is being held this Friday 6 September at UQ. It is extremely important that girls attend these meets for valuable race practice and team selection. We have seen some great performances by many girls lately and are looking forward to the final part of the season as we head to the major championships day on Thursday 19 September.

Last weekend a large portion of our Track & Field both boys and girls competed in the Nitro Series Athletics Meet held at UQ. All girls in our Junior, Intermediate and Senior teams had a big day with many participating in the last round of Winter Fixtures in the morning. We thank these girls for their wonderful contribution to the co-curricular life of the College. We had some outstanding team results with the Junior and Senior girls placing 4th in the state and the Intermediate team placing an incredible 2nd. The Junior boys team placed 4th overall.

The QGSSSA Athletics Championships are being held on Thursday 19 September, the first pupil free day in Week 10 but also THE FIRST DAY OF STUDENT SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS. Whilst this day has been advertised since July 2018, please again be aware that if your daughter is in the QGSSSA athletics team that this day is left aside for one of the biggest core sports days of our school calendar for QGSSSA. 

Hockey 

Coordinator: Cameron Glass

It was another quite successful weekend on the hockey field for the Hockey girls. Juniors had their best win of the season beating IGGS 6-0. Coach Tara couldn’t even pinpoint a particular player who stood out, stating that it was the best TEAM performance of the year. Seniors battled hard once and again and managed to come home with the chocolates winning 1-0. Opens unfortunately went down 2-1 after dominating huge parts of the game. We had a heap of scoring opportunities and whilst some chances were squandered by ourselves, the goalkeeper for IGGS was outstanding and thoroughly deserved to be Player of the Match. 

Rowing – Head of The River

It was a fantastic Saturday for the Rowing girls at Wyaralong. Rowing is a unique sport that encompasses so many valuable sporting traits – strength in team work, individual knowledge, connections to the environment, an understanding of energy requirements to performance and quite simply – guts. 

Congratulations to our amazing Rowing Coordinator, Peter Hicks, who was able to extend the girls of all abilities to their best and achieve a strong sense of community/school spirit and passion to the dam. The day was a great result from this perspective. Now the girls have completed the season we also congratulate the crews who will go on to state championships held in Bundaberg in the first weekend of the September holidays. This Sunday is the Rowing Lunch and we hope that the rowing community can enjoy the day and celebrate their achievements for 2019.

If you would like to know more information about the St Peters Rowing Program, please contact Peter Hicks, Head of Rowing via p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au. 

Winter Fixtures

Good luck to all our Winter Fixtures teams playing their final weekends of fixtures for 2019. This weekend we will be playing Clayfield College in various venues across all the sports. All the information is found on the St Peters App.

Netball

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion

Round 7 WRAP UP V Ipswich Girls Grammar School

What a great round of fixtures! Well done to the nine teams that enjoyed a win, special mention for the great sportsmanship shown by the 7C Team, you did us all proud. 7B, 8B, 9B & 10B all had impressive wins, Senior B enjoyed their first win for the season, 9A were dominant in great display of Netball and the Opens fought hard to get across the line by five. A big well done to our 10C team who finished a tough game with a draw and to our amazing Senior C girls who turn up each week and give their best, scoring ten goals was a great improvement. Well done Girls 😊

INTRODUCING PATTI FARRELL 

St Peters Netball has been fortunate enough to welcome Patti Farrell to our coaching ranks in 2019.

Patti has been an amazing addition and has joined Trace as our Opens team co-coach and the 8A coach. Patti also currently coaches Brisbane North Cougars Ruby Team where her team members include Martina from our Opens team, Sariah, our Senior A2 coach, and Maddie, our Senior A1 coach. The Cougar Club is the most successful club in the Qld Premier Netball competition history.

SPECIALIST COACHING WITH CLARE FERGUSON (McMENIMAN)

Clare Ferguson (nee McMeniman) is a former Australian Diamond and Queensland Firebird Netballer. Playing a majority of her career at Goal Defence, she was a member of the Firebirds' three ANZ Premiership victories and debuted for the Diamonds at the age of 28, playing ten tests, five as Captain. Clare was involved in the Diamonds recent Netball World Cup campaign as the Specialist Defence Coach.

Clare will be working with the girls in their Skills sessions on Friday 6 September | 6.30am – 7.30am AND Wednesday 11 September | 6.30am – 7.30am. Girls please arrive on time in your St Peters Sport uniform. SPRINGFIELD GIRLS WELCOME TO JOIN ANY SESSION.

ROUND 8 v CLAYFIELD COLLEGE this Saturday, Hart’s Road Courts.

We also welcome five teams from Brisbane Girls Grammar School and one team from Brisbane State High School.

Our Senior A2 team will play St Margaret’s at Windsor Park at 10.00am. 

PLEASE NOTE: Due to injuries the friendly game between 8A & 9A teams has been cancelled.

Please Note: Girls, please arrive a minimum of 30 mins prior to start time to allow plenty of time to find your team and commence warm up. Please also ensure your nails are cut, all jewellery is removed and you wear your full St Peters Netball uniform, this includes St Peters bike pants. 

Tennis

Coordinator: Mrs Deborah Wilson

The QGSSSA Tennis girls played some excellent games last weekend against Ipswich Girls Grammar School.  We recorded wins for all the teams for the first time this season.  A special mention to the Junior B teams who fought hard for their win and it’s their first success this season – well done girls, your sportsmanship and encouragement of each other is impressive.  Our Opens team remains undefeated and the quietly confident way the girls go about their games shows their amazing focus and a fantastic commitment to the sport.

Volleyball 

Coordinator: Mr Joshua Singh

For the second week in a row, our girls have clean swept our fixture school. This week it was IGGS. Congratulations to 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, Snr A, Opens and our 10B teams who recorded wins over the weekend. Our 7B, 8B, 9B didn’t have any games. It was great to witness the 10B v Senior B1 game on Saturday. You could clearly tell that the girls wanted to play their best and they didn’t want to lose to their fellow St Peters mates. Special mentions go to Ally M (10B) for her ability to keep calm under pressure with her back court passing, Jess P (10A) who focused hard on her serve reception/ defence and attacks, Lauren (Snr A) for her amazing back sets and Audrey L (10 C) for her serving and passing. 

Badminton

Coordinator: Mrs. Jenni Gagen

All Badminton teams are being finalised after the last couple of trials. Thank you for the hard work of our coordinator in this process. We are looking forward to the season ahead. All information regarding training and trials is placed on the St Peters App.

Junior Softball (Years 7 - 9)

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman

Well done to all our girls who have been trialling for our Junior Softball teams. Teams will be announced by the end of term. All girls still interested in joining Softball are asked to come to Sports House and speak to one of the Girls Sport Coordinators. Training continues in Term 4 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 

We hope you have a great week in sport,

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

Term 3:

QGSSSA Track and Field Championships: Thursday 19th September (Student Free Day) @ QSAC

Term 4:

St Peters Semester 2 Sport Photos: Friday 11th October @ St Peters Indooroopilly
AIC Track and Field Championships: Thursday 24th October @ UQ Athletics
AIC Track and Field Championships: Friday 25th October @ UQ Athletics

Please download the St Peters ‘app’ today!! 

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