Friday 15 February

Years 7 - 12 AIC Swim Meet | 3:10 - 8:00pm
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Swim Meet | 3:10 - 8:00pm

Saturday 16 February

BWPI Water Polo
Scholarship testing for Year 7 (2020) and Year 10 (2020) | 8:00am - 12:00pm
Years 5 - 12 AIC Cricket & Volleyball

Monday 18 February

Prep - Year 6 'Let's Chat' Parent Information Session | 8:30 - 9:30am,Belfield Hall
Years 9 - 12 Dale Carnegie Student Course | 3:30 - 6:30pm, P&F Centre

Tuesday 19 February

Year 11 Art Workshop | 8:00am - 3:10pm, GOMA
Year 6 'Let's Chat' Sessions | 8:30am - 3:10pm, Classrooms
Robotics Parents Support Group Meeting | 6:00 - 7:00pm, MS07
Robotics Meet & Greet | 7:00 - 8:00pm, MS07

Wednesday 20 February

Founders Day
Founders Day Whole School Assembly | 8:15 - 9:15am, Chapel Forecourt

Thursday 21 February

Year 12 Art Workshop | 8:00am - 3:10pm, GOMA
Year 4 Mangroves and the Environment | 8:00am - 3:10pm

At the Junior High Academic Awards Ceremony earlier this week I took the opportunity in my address to the students to speak about Self-Discipline and the important role it would have played in helping those students achieve the awards that were about to be presented. 

One of the things that the College desires for each student is that by the time they finish here at St Peters they will have learnt what it means to be self-disciplined, and that in fact they will demonstrate strong self-discipline in their daily lives. Self-Discipline is Character in Action and ultimately you learn self-discipline by doing something over and over. Artistole once said ‘We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit’.

I remarked to the Junior High students that if they quit, if they give up, if they don’t persist, if they don’t give 100%, if they take the easy option, if they go for instant gratification, in other words if they are not self-disciplined, they’re never going to find out how good they really are. In the end if they’re going to reach their potential, if they’re going to achieve their personal best, it’s up to them to be self-disciplined.

Wayne Bennett, seven times NRL premiership winning coach, sums up self-discipline like this:

Do what has to be done; When it has to be done; as Well as it can be done; and Do it that way all the time.

Wayne Bennett’s understanding of self-discipline forms pretty good advice for our students as to how they can best develop self-discipline and achieve their goals at St Peters this year.

I love going to the Year 7 Fun and Friendship camp at Luther Heights Youth Camp at Coolum. The activities are well run, the food is good, and I enjoy seeing the excitement and wonder on faces after they have done something they were apprehensive about – zooming down the flying fox or getting around the medium ropes course. And the care shown by students. On the first night, as things were settling down, I was just sitting on the balcony by myself, quietly playing my guitar, when I was suddenly surrounded by lots of smiling faces who sang me ‘Happy Birthday’ very tunefully, before going off to their dorms.

Two learnings for me...

1. Residential care. In the past, I’ve resented the time it takes to get boys settled and sleeping. I needed to change my attitude. So, after lights out, I started with the biggest group, and invited each boy to share a high and a low from the day, which they happily did. I sensed that it was important to each one, to be heard by an adult, and the rest of their dorm section. Then they were soon asleep. Young bodies also wake early, especially with no curtains and the sun shining off the ocean below. Instead of resenting the 5am first whispers, and wishing they could self-settle, I got up, stayed up and quietly moved around until 5.42am, when the energy could no longer be held back. But I enjoyed that quietness.
2. This Christian thing. I’ve grown up in a church-going family, and while I sometimes felt Christianity constricting, I never went through a time of not believing. The questions arising from two conversations reminded me that coming to a Christian school can be very challenging and very new. As a school, we don’t force faith onto people. You do have to attend Chapel, and be present, but you don’t have to believe, or do or say things that are not right for you. The things that make St Peters a great school do grow directly out of the Christian faith and practice. Care, dignity and respect are anchored firmly in who we believe God is and how God deals with each one of us. I believe that the Christian message of a God who is real and closer to us than we are to ourselves, and who brings us new life, hope, forgiveness and direction, is absolutely vital. I hope that the experience of being here helps that.

Pastor Michael Mayer

• Monday 18 February 
• From 2:00 – 3:00pm, or as long as you can stay
• In The Ministry Centre, under Café 45 off Chapel Rd

All Welcome

St Peters Prayer Group is a group of parents and friends of St Peters who pray regularly for our school, staff, students and other relevant issues. We normally meet on the third Monday of the month during term time in the Ministry Centre underneath Café 45 from 2:00pm. 

Towards Christmas time we organise an annual Gingerbread House Making event and last year we sent over $700 to Anglican Aid for drought relief in Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.

If you would like some more information or would like to stay in touch but can’t make meetings, please email Karen Smith jambilay@bigpond.comor Judy Rice rice.family7@bigpond.com

A reminder, when school has finished, day students are to leave the grounds by 3:30pm unless involved in an official school activity.

After 3:30pm, day students that are still at school must go to one of the following:

• the Langer Library;

• an organised co-curricular activity; or

• Extended Day Program (for Years 7 to 9 students).

Students should not wait in the vicinity of the Boarding Houses, classroom passageways, locker rooms, ovals or other isolated areas after 3:30pm. The College cannot accept responsibility for the care of day students during these ‘out of hours’ periods, if they are not attending one of the above activities. Should parents have an exceptional need for their student to be at College outside the hours of 7:45am and 3:30pm without being involved in any of the above-mentioned activities, either on one occasion or as a regular pattern, notification should be given to and acknowledged by the Head of Junior High so that specific arrangements can be made.

By 3:30pm, boarders are to return to their respective boarding environments and are not to loiter in unsupervised areas around school. Boarders may return to the library in either full uniform or clean, neat and modest plain clothes. Staff reserve the right to determine inappropriate or unsafe attire.

Students waiting to be picked up after 5:00pm are to use the College bus stop waiting area. The College bus stop waiting area has seating, is under shelter, is well lit and is on private property.

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St Peters Lutheran College brings you the Ladies Lunch 2019 at the Hillstone, St Lucia. Enjoy great food and great company with our inspiring guest speakers. Hear intriguing stories from Frances Whiting, one of Australia's best known and favourite columnists. For more than fifteen years her weekly Sunday Mail column has engaged readers in the highs, low and the wonderful of the every day. She is also an award-winning journalist and Senior Feature writer for Q Magazine in the Courier Mail.

FOR THE Q&A PORTION ST PETERS ALUMNI GUESTS INCLUDE ...

Social Commentator, Rebecca Sparrow, has worn many career hats including travel writer, television publicist, marketing executive, magazine editor, TV scriptwriter, radio producer, newspaper columnist and author. In her spare time Rebecca talks to thousands of high school students (and their parents) every year about friendship, resilience, giving back and how to have a more positive experience online.

Australian television personality Liz Cantor, avid surfer and busy mum, Liz is currently the weekend weather presenter for Seven News Brisbane. Liz also reports on a number of Seven Network Queensland lifestyle programs, Great South East and Creek To Coast; and presents the Golden Casket Lotto draw segments.

International plus size model and journalist, Bree Warren, spends most of her time working as a plus-size model in New York where she has been based for the past four years. Blessed with a body that doesn’t fit the traditional model stereotype, and with a growing social following, Bree has emerged as a go-to girl for body confidence.

MC for the event will be AFL Legend Richard Champion, or ‘Champs’ as most Queenslanders know him now. Champs is a Media Personality with an extensive sporting background. He's played in the AFL as a professional athlete for over 14 years, including 10 years with the Brisbane Bears/Brisbane Lions.

Great silent auction items and raffle prizes will be on offer. 

Thursday is Valentine’s Day and Australian Library Lover’s Day. This week we celebrated with a host of lovely library activities. We started by presenting a Movie and Popcorn event during lunchtimes. This year saw JK Rowling’s books being borrowed by a new generation – so we chose to screen the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone together with free popcorn. We organised a very popular scavenger hunt – the clues written on pink hearts and spread around the library. Upstairs, the shadow puppet theatre saw the creation of many stories and our photo frame booth was also a hit. It’s a week when we focus on sharing the love of all things related to libraries, books and reading….

Last week signified the first full week for the students and teachers. There were many tired faces by Friday, but it was exciting to see how much learning has already taken place. Essential agreements lay the foundation for respectful relationships and these have been worked out in each classroom between the teachers and the students as well as student to student. These are framed in a positive way and support the way in which we treat each other while we are together. Have a chat to your child to find out some more about the specifics of their class’s essential agreements. As a Primary Years we also have an overarching Essential Agreement which has been agreed to by everyone and looks after us all when we are at school. This has been discussed at both assemblies and posters have been hung around the school to remind us all of our responsibilities.

We were also very well supported by parents in our assemblies last week. Both assemblies were well attended and awards handed out to worthy candidates. Please feel free to attend either or both weekly events whenever you are able.

Parent Information Evenings 

Thanks to all the parents in the Upper Primary Years who took the time to meet their child’s classroom teacher last week. The message of building relationships and communicating effectively was strong throughout the evening and I encourage you to continue to do this as the year progresses. 
This week, the Lower Primary parent information sessions are taking place. All presentations will be uploaded to the appropriate year level pages on Firefly. 
The staff look forward to working with you during what will be an exciting year ahead.

New staff in the Spotlight – Debbie King Year 1 Teacher

My name is Debbie King and I am teaching Year 1 this year. My family and I have recently relocated from the Gold Coast where I was a Prep-2 teacher at AB Paterson College for the last 21 years. Previously to that I taught at Helensvale State School for 7 years on a range of grades from Years 1-7 with a term stint as Deputy Principal for Preschool-Year 2. 

I am most passionate about the learning and growth of students in the Early Years and enjoy the rewards of seeing the children begin their learning journeys. From those tricky first moments when they leave their parents for the first time at school, to those confident steps as they leave on the last day of term. These are some of the most precious memories from and  during my teaching career. 

I look forward to working with the staff, parents and students of St Peters Lutheran College this year and being part of this wonderful community.

Chapel offerings

Each week there is an opportunity for families to offer a gold coin during our Chapel services. This applies to both Lower and Upper Primary Chapel. We would love to see this grow to continue the work that has been achieved in the past. Currently this money is collected each week and goes towards our sponsorship of two children through the World Vision program, but we will also be supporting areas of need such as Townsville and Western Queensland considering the aftermath of recent floods.  

This offering is purely voluntary but very appreciated. 

Diary dates | Friday 15 February

Year 5 – Within their UOI the Year 5 students  are investigating emergencies and will have a guest speaker Dr Peter Logan (current parent) speaking to them from 10:10 – 11:00am in the theatrette.

Year 6 – will begin their leadership journey with key leaders coming to talk to them including Mrs Carden, Mr Kotzur, Mrs Delaney and College Captains from 11:10 - 12:00pm in the theatrette.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

YEAR 7 CAMP

It was my absolute pleasure to attend the Year 7 Camp last week. As its name suggests the ‘Year 7 Fun and Friendship Camp’ provides an opportunity for students to get to know each other in a fun and friendly environment.  This is particularly important as we focus on creating cohesion between those students who have continued at the College from Year 6 and those students we welcomed in to our community this year.

Perhaps more importantly, from a teacher’s point of view a camp such as this offers an incredible opportunity to lay the foundations of a strong relationship with their students. Even after twenty-five years of attending school camps, I am still amazed by how much a teacher can learn about the young people in their care in just a few days at camp. It provides the perfect opportunity to observe their level of social confidence, independence, resilience, problem-solving ability and team work. It was a great week and I commend the ‘Class of 2024’ (scary isn’t it!) for their enthusiasm and participation.

JUNIOR HIGH LEADERS

This year Junior High will once again have Leadership positions for students in Year 9. We are in the process of shortlisting those students who have applied for Student Representative positions, with interviews to occur next week. We hope to be able to finalise the process and announce our new Student Representatives in Week 5. Captains will then be selected from the Representatives. An installation ceremony will occur as part of our Junior High Assembly in Week 7, with students then taking up their positions of responsibility as our 2019 Junior High Leaders.

INFORMATION EVENINGS

Thank you to all the parents who have attended our Junior High Year Level Information Evenings over the last two weeks. Hopefully, these evenings have provided you with the opportunity to fully understand the support networks we have available to you at the College as your child progresses through Junior High. Information presented on each evening has been placed on Firefly. We do recommend that if you were unable to attend on the night, that you make the time to read through the information provided and to connect with your child’s Form Class teacher or Year Level Coordinator.

ANTICIPATION GIVES WAY TO REALITY

As we move into Week 4 the level of energy, driven by the anticipation of all that the new year had on offer, quickly gives way to the reality of homework and routines.

Adjusting to the increased workload each year can be difficult. The amount of homework issued and time required for study and assignment preparation varies throughout the term and from subject to subject. If you feel your child is doing ‘too much’ or ‘too little’ homework and needs some support in managing their time and routine please:

• Spend some time with your child to look at how they are using their study/ homework time to see if there are any obvious issues of distraction, time wasting, trouble getting started etc. 
• Encourage your child to seek out their Subject Teacher or Form Teacher during a lunch time to discuss how they are travelling.
• If the concern is related to the amount of homework being given in a specific subject, making contact with the Subject Teacher is essential. Contact can be made via email, telephone, personal appointment or through the student diary. In cases where homework has been unable to be completed a quick note in your child’s diary will suffice.

STUDY TECHNIQUES

Study is different to homework. It usually involves students revising and learning material covered in class that will need to be recalled at a later time – usually during an exam. If your child finds it difficult to know ‘how’ to best approach studying, I recommend a visit to the following website www.vark-learn.com. After completing a brief questionnaire, students can discover which is their preferred learning style. Printable ‘SWOT – Study Without Tears’ sheets are available and great study techniques are listed, which you can encourage your child to use. 

UNIFORM REMINDER – HPE UNIFORm

• HPE uniform is to be worn to all HPE classes and sports practices unless otherwise advised by the teacher in charge. Bike pants are not to be worn throughout the school day – they are for training or games only.  Shorts must be worn.
• White SPLC sports socks are to be worn to HPE and when representing St Peters at sport, on and off campus.  Sports socks are not to be worn with formal uniform and vice versa.
• Unless a student has sports training before school, they should not be leaving home in their HPE uniform.
• Unless a student has sports training after school, they should not be arriving home in their HPE uniform.
• Students change into their HPE uniform in the break prior to their lesson and change back into their formal uniform at the next break.
• There is to be no mixing and matching of uniform and non-uniform clothing or formal uniform and sports clothing.

Trish Allen
Head of Junior High

This week was a big one in the Senior School. Our Annual Parent Information Evening was on Wednesday where important information for the year was passed on through respective Year Level Coordinators. The evening started with an opportunity to touch base with your students Form class teachers. In doing this it is hoped that parents can make a link to a staff member who will be in constant contact with students as they progress through the Senior School. This Year’s event was structured to align with the College Tagline “Challenging Minds, Nurturing Hearts, Building Futures” and provided focus on three pillars of our 'Core business' as a College - the Academic Care and Wellbeing of your students. A reminder that all slides presented on the evening are now available on The Senior School Page of Firefly.

Scholars Assembly was on Friday and we paid tribute to our top achieving students of 2018. On this formal occasion, we welcomed our OP 1 and 2 students along with our IB 39-45 students. It is always pleasing to see the students recognised for their hard work but it was perhaps most pleasing on the day to hear where these students are headed beyond St Peters. Each student was announced along with their chosen pursuits (usually University Course) for 2019. It never ceases to amaze me as to the diverse range of skills and areas of interest that our students have. I look forward to following their progress over the coming years and wish them every blessing in their journey. A big thank you to Mr MacDonald and the Academic Hub team for their coordination of this ceremony and their guidance of these students.

On Tuesday this week, the College held a Service Expo. Service is a key aspect of the Senior School and we work with students through the Academic Care and Wellbeing Program to challenge students to think and act beyond themselves. To use their strengths and skills to make a difference in the world. Our Service Groups provide an important outlet for this and through the: 

• 'Students 4 Students' Service Committee, 
• Social Justice Service Committee, 
• Multicultural Service Committee and the 
• Environmental Service Committee 

Student have avenues to make a difference. It is hoped that this Expo will continue to raise awareness of the tremendous opportunities the College offers and I encourage students to make use of these resources.

Finally, I commend all students on the start to the year. It has been great to witness the way all cohorts have settled into their classes with minimal fuss. It is important for students to establish strong weekly routines which make use of the opportunities and support available. I have spoken with cohorts in the first few weeks and urged students to get in good habits now - early in the term to reduce stress and optimise success later in the term.

Joel Butler
Deputy Head of Senior School

The Robotics Parent Support Group is a group of parents/caregivers that proactively supports the St Peters Robotics program. The group gets actively involved in Robotics sessions, fundraisers, competitions, College Open Day etc, supporting our wonderful students and staff. We meet once per term for our committee meetings and are actively involved with the Robotics program throughout the year.

We are holding our start of year Robotics Meet & Greet next Tuesday 19 February, from 7pm - 8pm in MSO7(The Robotics Room) in the Upper Primary/Junior High precinct. Come along and meet Meg Foley (Robotics Co-ordinator) along with many of the parents involved in the group and learn more about the program. Robotics families new and old welcome.

Upcoming Robotics PSG Events:

• Robotics PSG Committee Meeting - Tuesday 19 February, 6pm - 7pm MSO7
• Robotics Meet & Greet - Tuesday 19 February, 7pm - 8pm MSO7
• Robotics PSG Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 12 March, 7pm MSO7

Parent support at these meetings is incredibly important and a really enjoyable part of supporting our children with this exciting co-curricular program.  It is also a great way to get involved with the St Peters community.

For more information or to register your interest in the Robotics PSG, please email the Robotics PSG President at RoboticsPSG@stpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters Lutheran College Robotics Parent Support Group | Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019

The Annual General Meeting of the Robotics Parent Support Group is to be held in MSO7 (or adjacent room) on Tuesday 12 March 2019 at 7.00pm.  All are welcome.

In accordance with the constitution, all positions will be declared vacant at the meeting.

• President
• Vice-President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Upper Primary Representative
• Junior High Representative
• Senior School Representative
• Special Projects Coordinator
• Robotics Polo Shirt Co-ordinator

Nomination forms can be requested by email from RoboticsPSG@stpeters.qld.edu.au.  Nominations will be accepted prior to the AGM via email, or at the AGM (hard copies of the nomination forms will also be available at the meeting).

I look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Darren Draper
President, Robotics Parent Support Group

A busy week for the Academic team and Senior School and Junior High as we celebrated the Academic achievements of our students at two very special awards ceremonies. Congratulations to all students receiving awards as your hard work and dedication to your studies has paid off. Our Scholars’ Assembly was a highlight with the 2018 Scholars returning to the College to celebrate their academic success. Our OP1 & 2 and IB equivalent students came to place their name of the now famous Scholars Wall in the Academic Hub. It was wonderful to hear the students sharing their stories of how they had been dreaming of where they would place their name in St Peters history. They set their goals and with their hard work and dedication, it became their reality. Now is the time for all students to be setting their academic and personal goals for the semester.

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

Year 9 students have been enjoying exploring the structure of atoms.

Mr Peter MacDonald enjoyed his first flame test. Yasmim and Austen demonstrated how the electrons in different metal ions produce different coloured flames.

Ryan and Ryan stripped the electrons from the balloon so they could bend water.

Constructing models of atoms helped Morgan and Stephanie visualise the structure of atoms. 

In Senior School a year 11 Biology class learnt about the organelles within a cell.

Griffith University is hosting NASA's Mission Discovery Space and STEM Programs; an out-of-this-world holiday program for Years 7-10 led by some of the world’s most brilliant minds. Participants team up with NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson, NASA Leader Sarah Murray, Chief Scientist Julie Keeble and local experts to develop a Science experiment. The winning team will have their experiment launched and tested aboard the International Space Station! The event is at the Gold Coast 1-5 July. Find out more and book at www.missiondiscovery.com.au

Attention Junior High and Senior School 

You are invited to attend Access Arts to hone your creative problem solving, art making and collaboration skills. Access Arts will meet on Tuesdays in Term 1, Weeks 4 - 8 from 3.30pm to 5.00pm in the Chandler Visual Art Centre. 

What to bring? 

• water bottle
• snacks
• visual journal
• device
• a winning attitude!

Register with Ms Elizabeth Perry / e.perry@stpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters Chorale began its year with an extended rehearsal on Sunday afternoon. This was a great opportunity to start to prepare music for their performances in Semester 1 and also a social time allowing the 23 new members of the choir to get to know the continuing members.

After being presented with nine new pieces of music, the Chorale worked with great concentration and focus preparing one work to a sufficient standard that they could perform it for their parents at the end of the rehearsal.

As 2019 is an international tour year for Chorale, the students and families were keen to learn about the performances for the year and the international tour. Whilst the tour details are still being finalised, the Chorale will definitely be travelling to England, Denmark and Germany.  One of the announcements which created the most excitement was that the Chorale has been invited to sing two Evensongs and a Eucharist Service in St Paul’s Cathedral, London!

Christine Taylor
Head of Choirs

On Tuesday 12 February, the St Peters Music Support Group met for the first time in 2019. An enthusiastic group of parents discussed upcoming events, fundraising, membership, contributions made to the Music Department in 2018 and many other topics. 

The Music Support Groups’ first major event for 2019 will be the Meet and Greet Evening on Friday 1 March in the PAC Amphitheatre commencing at 7:00pm. This event is a social, relaxed and informal gathering for new and old music families. It is an opportunity to meet the music staff and other families involved in the music program. Please bring a plate of food to share and BYO drinks. 

The Music Department warmly encourages parents involved in the music program to join this support group and to be involved in any way that they can - attending meetings, assisting in the servery, occasionally pouring a cup of coffee at a concert or being on the mailing list to be kept informed of MSG activities. Membership of the MSG is a valuable way in which parents can support their student’s musical endeavours whilst meeting other parents of students involved in the Music Program. 

Upcoming MSG Events:

For more information or to register your interest in the MSG, please email the MSG President at MusicSupportGroup@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Christine Taylor
Co-Director of Cocurricular Music

St Peters Lutheran College Music Support Group
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019

All are welcome at the MSG Annual General Meeting to be held in the St Peters Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday 5th March, 2019 at 6:30pm.

The following positions become vacant at the commencement of each year.

• President
• Vice-President 
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Publicity Officer
• Ensemble Co-ordinators: Choirs, Strings, Bands, Upper Primary, Lower Primary

Nomination forms can be collected from PAC Reception or requested by email from MusicSupportGroup@stpeters.qld.edu.au. Nominations will be accepted prior to AGM at PAC Reception or by email. Hard copies will be available on the evening of the meeting.

I look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Jeff Shaw
President
Music Support Group

The girls went to Sebel Twin Waters at the Sunshine Coast where they were put in family groups of seven and the year 12 cohort were the 'mums' of the group.

The day began with our House of Origin dodgeball game on the beach. Cameron were victors again which means 4 in a row.

Friday evening we went to the Novotel for a dance on the green and had everyone up doing the Nutbush and the Macarena.

Saturday started the day with breakfast in the girls' rooms and on to cable skiing and Bli Bli Water Park. 

In the afternoon, the girls could choose between surfing or Segway and archery. The girls who chose Segway were entertained by the Melbourne AFL club, the Demons, as they were there at a training camp.

Saturday was dinner in their apartments and then on to skit night. Finger House did musicals and Cameron did animal cartoons. Great skits and great costumes.

Sunday was clean up and home. When the girls got off the bus you couldn’t tell the new boarders from the old boarders.

“Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.” Yousuf Karsh

***Please watch for emails concerning Term 1 sport.

The following sports are on offer in Term 1.

• Boys and Girls Swimming
• Girls Touch
• Boys Cricket
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Year 4/5/6 Run Club

Boys and Girls Swimming

The Primary Swimming Squad (Year 4/5/6 Boys and Girls) will have training on Wednesday morning (6:00am - 7:30am) at the SPLC 25m Pool. All confident swimmers are welcome to come to Primary Swimming Training and compete at the lead up meets. A team will be selected to compete at the Inter Lutheran and AIC Boys Swimming Carnival. Training is on Wednesday mornings, 6:00am – 7:30am (25m Pool) starting on Wednesday 6th February and concluding on Wednesday 6th March. A reminder that this is swimming training and all students must be able to comfortably complete and race lengths of the 25m pool.

Girls Touch

Year 4-6 Girls will be emailed the information regarding the upcoming Primary Girls Touch Competition. The Competition will be played on Monday 25 February at Ambiwerra, Corinda. In preparation for this, training will be on the Lower Primary (Stolz) Oval (Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm-5:00pm) beginning on Wednesday 6th February

Boys Cricket

Year 5 and 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Cricket Competition. Training will begin and on Wednesday 6th February (3:30pm-5:00pm) at the cricket nets and during Sport for Life time on Fridays.

Girls Club Netball

SPLC will be entering teams in the Western Districts Netball Association (WDNA) again in 2019. The St Peters WDNA Netball is open to all girls in Year 3/4/5/6. Sign-on information will be sent to students and parents. This is an exciting prospect for the college and something that all girls are encouraged participate in. It would be great to have as many teams as possible playing in the competition. Girls will be able to play both Primary Touch and Club Netball. WDNA Training begins on Friday 15th February (3:30pm-4:30pm) at Harts Road Courts.

Year 4/5/6 Run Club

Year 4/5/6 Run Club will start later in Term 1. Training will be offered twice a week on Monday and Friday afternoons. The sessions will be run by SPLC Running Coaches. More details will follow in coming weeks.

Swimming

• 15 February – Boys AIC Year 5-12 Meet (Centenary Aquatic Centre
• 19 February - Primary Girls Grade 4/5/6 (SPLC 25m Pool)
• 21 February – Boys AIC Year 5-12 Meet (Chandler)
• 27 February – Met West Swimming Trials (Chandler)
• 1 March – Boys AIC Year 5-12 Meet (run as part of QGSSSA meet at SPLC 50m pool)
• 8 March – Boys AIC Year 5-12 Internal Time Trial and Relay Practice (SPLC 50m Pool)
• 11 March – Boys AIC Year 5-12 Swimming Championships (Chandler)
• 12 March – Primary (Year 4/5/6) Inter Lutheran Swimming Carnival (SPLC 50m pool)

Training Times

AIC Cricket – Training begins on Wednesday 6 February

• Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 5:00pm |  Mayer Oval Cricket Net
• Sport for Life (Period 7 and 8) 1:50pm – 3:10pm | Mayer Oval Cricket Net

Primary Girls Touch – Training begins on Wednesday 6 February

• Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Lower Primary (Stolz) Ova

Primary Boys and Girls Swimming – Training begins on Wednesday 6 February

• Wednesday morning   6:00am -7:30am | 25m pool

Primary Girls WDNA Netball – Training begins on Friday 15 February

• Friday afternoon 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Harts Road Netball Court

Primary Years HPE

All students will be involved in swimming during Term 1. Students are required to wear the St Peters swimmers, the St Peters rash shirt, St Peters cap (if required) and goggles. Students have also been asked to bring along fins (flippers). These are required to assist with drill work in developing the stroke of the students. A towel is also required. Any student, for any reason unable to participate in swimming will be required to bring a note. If they are unable to participate for multiple HPE lessons they will require a doctor’s certificate. Students have also been reminded that they are to bring a water bottle and are required to wear their hat to and from lesson

Following the Swimming Unit students will begin a Cross Country Unit for the remainder of the Term.

HPE Dates Term 1

• Swimming: Monday 4 February – Friday 15 March
• Cross Country: Monday 18 March – Wednesday 3 April

Over the weekend, our boys faced Marist Brothers Ashgrove for round one of AIC competition. Due to some rain on Friday night, our 7B and 7C Cricket matches were called off however, other matches went ahead as planned. We also hosted the first AIC Swim meet for the season which was well attended by other schools.  Overall, we had a great start to the year and our respective AIC seasons.

Volleyball

Coordinator – Darren Grose |d.grose@stpeters.qld.edu.au

After a successful round against Marist in 2018, our boys and coaches backed ourselves to have another strong day against these formidable opponents. Well done to our 2nd VI, 11B, 10A, 9A, 9B, 9C, 8A and 8C teams on their wins over the weekend. This totalled a 5-7 aggregate result. We also had five of our teams go down in their deciding sets showing how competitive our teams are and how much depth we have coming through out program. There were many memorable performances including Oscar K of the 11Bs who dragged his team by their bootstraps over the line to win 2-1; our 8As (whose only loss last year was to Marist), losing a match point in the second set, then being down a set point two points later, making the decision that a third set isn’t an option and closing out the set and the match 28-26 and 2-0; our 10As trailing 8-15 in the first set to come back and win the set 25-23 and the match 2-0; as well as other teams who closed large score deficits to win sets and matches. Perhaps the most memorable match was the mighty 2nds who after losing the first set, were trailing 1-12 in the second set, clawing their way back to not only win the second set, but win the deciding set in a convincing manner with a very large and vocal Marist crowd meters away from the St Peters sideline. It really does go to show that no matter what external influences are present, a team can perform at their best if they “control the controllable” and do their jobs on the court no matter what other distractions are present.

Congratulations to the following boys on their selection into the 2019 First VI team: Ben K (Captain), Jack B, Kaya B, Mitch E, Lachlan F, Justin A, Noah S, Matthew C, Michael O, Max N and Wilson L.

Well done to our Volleyball boys and their coaches on an excellent weekend of sport.

Cricket

Coordinator – Josh Sing | j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Saturday turned out to be a hot and sweaty start to the AIC Cricket season. Our boys had prepared for this day since day one of term four 2018 and we were prepared as we would ever be to play Marist for round 1. In 2018, we had a tough round against Marist and in 2019, we had a big win in the 8As and some solid performances from some individuals such as: George B of the 9As notching up 55 runs; Oscar F and Harry B scoring a 96 run partnership in the 8Bs and; Theodore B of the 5As taking 2/8 off 3 overs, taking 3 catches and scoring 44 runs not out off 32 balls – all whilst captaining his boys to a close 26 run loss.

Our Team of the week with their successful opening match was the 8As. Bowling first, the tone was set by Seb S and Lachlain R, who both executed the team plan and were backed up in the field. Despite a slight dip in energy and performance through the middle overs, a strong finish resulted in bowling Marist out for 100. After a poor batting effort in the trial match the top order were keen to prove themselves and that they did. Nick T was effective in seeing off the opening bowlers and assisting Matt H and Matt R to put on a brilliant 82 run partnership. Both young men displayed maturity as well as class in their respective knocks, implementing the work done on building their innings. Hopefully plenty more to come from this group.

Congratulations to our First XI team and to those boys playing their first match for a St Peters 1st XI team: Thomas S (Co-captain), Eashan N (Co-captain), Ethan B, Vedit C, Lachlan D, Daniel D, Ben M, John R, Ben R, George T and Benji W.

Well done to our Cricket boys and best of luck for Round 2 this weekend.

Swimming

Coordinator – Peter Dawson | p.dawson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Well done to all of our boys who swam at the first AIC Swim meet for 2019 which we hosted in our 50m pool. With the AIC Swimming Championships being only four weeks away, it is important that we continue to knuckle down at training and attend our swim meets between now and the big day. The meet last week certainly demonstrated how well we have prepared up to this point and I look forward to seeing more good results coming from our hard work and the time an effort our coaches put into our swim program.

Please be sure to follow the swim calendar (on the SPLC app), for details regarding swimming and meet times.

Cross Country

Coordinators – Kerry Schreiber | k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.auKelli Rodman | k.rodman@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Further to the sessions that have been put in place (including the Friday morning Run Club), in order to accommodate those athletes who are involved in multiple sports, extra sessions have been made available to give more choice to our runners so they can fit sessions into their already busy schedules. Please consult the St Peters App for the updated Cross Country training schedule.

Preseason Term 2 Sport

Preseason training for Rugby and Football will begin over the next few weeks and continue until the end of week 9 of this term.  Until then, a registration sign-on google doc will be emailed to boys later this week. Be sure to sign up so you don’t miss out on a spot like some boys did with Volleyball this term. Keep an eye on your emails for this sign-on doc, gentlemen.

Well done on a great weekend of sport and best of luck for Round 2 versus Iona College.

Yours in sport,
Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

Trials commenced this week for all girls Autumn fixture sports and we were delighted with not only the turn up, but the sheer volume of girls participating. Good luck to all the girls with the trials with strong numbers in all the sports. We do however have more spots available from Years 7 - 9 for the second Basketball teams and would love to see more girls at these trials. 

QGSSSA Softball

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman 

Last Saturday 9th February was the first round of Senior Softball. It was a fantastic morning. All the All teams won all games except two which were lost by only one run. The development and interest in softball has grown over the past several years. The atmosphere is spirited and very enjoyable. Next week we will be introducing two young coaches to our girls. These women have a great knowledge of the game and have competed at a high level in the sport. Training continues each Tuesday and Thursday mornings on Harts Road Oval. The draw has slightly changed from last week so please check the updated draw for game times and all training times.

QGSSSA Swimming

Coordinator: Mr Peter Dawson

Congratulations to the girls who remain dedicated to the SPLC Swim team. Last week 55 girls attended the first invitational BGGS swim meet at Centenary Pool. These meets are very important as this is where we gather times of girls for all events. Whilst numbers were low in the 12 years age group, the 13 and 14 years was well represented with over 32 girls competing. A wonderful effort. Training will continue for all interested swimmers on Monday and Wednesday mornings at the 50m pool.

Autumn Sports - Basketball, Football, Touch

This week also sees the start of our Basketball, Football and Touch seasons with trials or training for all teams in these sports starting. Girls who signed on were sent information last week and they should now simply turn up at the age appropriate training session for their chosen sport. All training schedules are on the St Peters App. We also encourage girls to come in to Sports House if they have any questions regarding any of the sports on offer at the College this term. 

Basketball

Coordinator: Ms Alex Wilson

Football

Coordinator: Mr Ben Innes

Touch

Coordinator: Ms Anne-Marie George 

Cross Country

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber & Girls Sport 

Updated Term 1 Training Schedule | Training commences Friday 1 February 2019 (Week 1)

Meet at the Harts Road Bus Shelter for all Cross Country training sessions. 

Run Club | Join our Running Community - Meet at 6:30am at the SPLC Bus Stop.

Cross country training is well underway and we have had a steady flow of runners attending. With trials and many other sports clashing with the training times we had posted we are happy to announce that an additional TWO MORE AFTERNOON SESSIONS are now available. All the girls’ years 7-12 were emailed this information via our weekly girls sports email. The updated training schedule has been put on the school app.

Run Club

Join the St Peters running community by coming along to ‘Run Club’ a fun way to improve fitness for all sports, meet new people and start training for our QGSSSA Cross Country season. On Friday 2nd February meet at the St Peters bus stop at 6.30am. We have had terrific numbers attending run club over the past two weeks with up to 45 runners hitting the pavement.

Girls Sports Squad Gym Session

Remember if girls are interested in starting or continuing your athletic development program please email Mr Hacking t.hacking@stpeters.qld.edu.au. You can check the gym roster on the St Peters APP to confirm training times. 

Water Polo

Coordinator: Jenny Pavlides

The water polo season is into its final half and the girls have been competing with confidence. We have had several inquiries regarding girls joining water polo. The water polo at SPLC is affiliated with club water polo and the season runs over term 4 and term 1 each year. The water polo schedule can be found on the school app. 

We hope you have a great week in sport,

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber  

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中國新年鬧元宵慶祝活動
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival
日期Date: 二月十五日，15/February,2019
時間Time: 3:30pm - 7pm地點
Venue: St Peters Lutheran College, P & F Centre, Lohe St Indooroopilly.

節目內容Program content:
書法Calligraphy
猜謎語Riddles
套圈 Ferrule
剪紙Paper cutting
小合唱Small chorus
包湯圓，包包子Make Soup dumplings and buns

竭誠歡迎，闔家光臨，一起來鬧元宵過年！

We sincerely welcome you to visit us and come to Lantern Festival for the New Year!

God Bless,
Lily Tam, Lay Worker of Queensland Lutheran Asian Church | St Peter’s Lutheran College Indooroopilly | Liaison, Asian Community

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