Friday 1 March

Clean Up Australia Day;
Year 12 Geography Field Trip | Dutton Park and Kelvin Grove Urban Village;
Years 8 - 12 Cantique World Day Prayer Service| 9:00am - 1:00pm, St Augustine's Anglican Church;
Year 12 IB UQ Library Visit for EE Research | 9:45am - 1:00pm, UQ;
Years 7 - 12 AIC Swim Meet | 3:10pm - 8:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Swim Meet | 3:10pm - 8:00pm;
Music Support Group Meet and Greet | 7:00pm - 9:00pm.

Saturday 2 March

BWPI Water Polo;
Boarder Focus Weekend;
Years 5 - 12 AIC Cricket & Volleyball;
Years 3 - 6 Fuel2Fly Netball Clinic | 8:00am - 12:00pm, Harts Road Courts.

Sunday 3 March

Boarder Focus Weekend and Theme Park Visit;
Year 8 Kaleidoscope Auditions | 1:00pm - 5:00pm (OR audition on Tuesday 5 March).

Monday 4 March

Primary Years Parent Reading Information Session | 8:30 - 3:10pm, Belfield Hall;
Years 9 - 12 Dale Carnegie Student Course | 3:30 - 6:30pm, P&F Centre.

Tuesday 5 March

Primary Years Parent Support Group (PYPSG) Meeting | 8:20am - 9:30am, P&F Centre;
Years 8 - 12 Stage Bands Excursion | 10:00am - 1:30pm;
Year 8 Kaleidoscope Auditions | 3:30pm - 6:00pm (open for those who didn't audition on Sunday 3 March).

Wednesday 6 March

Year 12 International Womens Day Breakfast | 6:15am - 9:00am, Brisbane Convention Centre;
Junior High Parent Support Group (PSG) Meeting | 8:20am 9:30am, P&F Centre;
Years 8 - 12 QGSSSA Swimming Championships | 1:00pm - 9:00pm, Sleeman Sports Complex Chandler;
Years 8 - 12 Marching Band Rehearsal | 3:30pm - 5:30pm;
Boarder Parent Support Group (BPSG) Teleconference | 7:00pm - 9:00pm.

Thursday 7 March

Senior School Parent Support Group (PSG) Meeting | 8:15am - 9:30am, P&F Centre;
German Exchange Program Information Evening | 6:00pm - 7:30pm, Staff Common Room.

Last weekend the College Council held its annual retreat where the focus is very much one of strategic governance and planning for the long-term future of St Peters. 

As part of this, Council engaged in a series of activities and discussions around what the world might be like for our Prep students when they enter the world of work beyond St Peters in 20 years’ time. Council grappled with:

• what would be the biggest challenges they might face;
• how do we best prepare them for it; 
• what will our students need to learn in order to thrive in this possible future world; 
• what will we need to teach; 
• how will we teach it; and 
• what might schooling of the future look like. 

These are challenging questions, with no simple or easy answers. 

We are living in a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) where the rate of change is exponential. As the retreat progressed the importance of helping our children...

• develop a growth mindset and embrace change; 
• to develop resilience and persistence;
• to know themselves and their strengths and weaknesses;
• to be capable of being lifelong and life-wide learners;
• to be discerning users of information;
• to be effective communicators and problem-solvers; and
• capable of working in teams, emerged. 

It is interesting that much of what was felt would be important for our students to thrive on in the future centred around so-called ‘soft skills’. 

If the predictions around the percentage of jobs that our students will be doing in the future that haven’t been invented yet are correct (numbers anywhere between 30% and 80% are often cited) then knowledge and hard skills will become less important, and the soft skills will continue to rise in importance. 

The College already does many good things around developing the soft skills of students through programs such as Ironbark, the various student leadership development activities, and the IB PYP Program to name a few. However, as we move towards the development of our next Strategic Plan (post the College’s 75th Anniversary), the importance of intentionally structuring a St Peters Education so that fine young men and women are formed, equipped to flourish and lead and serve their communities in the world of the future will be among the foremost things in our planning. 

What do the Danish Kroner, Fijian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen, Malaysian Ringgit, New Zealand Dollar, Papua New Guinean Kina, Singaporean Dollar, South African Rand, Russian Rubel, Swiss Franc, American Dollar and Turkmenistan Tenne have in common?

These belong to the collection of foreign currency coins given in Chapel Offerings at St Peters Springfield!

This is a snapshot of the global nature of our College community.

At Springfield we have 31 different nationalities represented in our student population of 565 students.  

There are 63 students in Primary School who speak English as a second language.  

I understand that at St Peters, Indooroopilly, there are 72 nationalities represented – hence the stunning collection of flags that grace the Chapel walls from time to time.  

Our common humanity is precious, especially in a world where patriotism and nationalism threaten to pit 'us' against 'them'.  Where race, colour, nationality, language and religion are often used to divide us, St Peters offers an opportunity for a coming together, for understanding and enrichment.  

The Gospel is for all people. All humanity is made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27). God’s house is "a house of prayer for all nations" (Isaiah 56:7, Mark 11:17). In God’s kingdom “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). No one is excluded from God’s love in Jesus.

The wonder of this all-inclusive love of God in Jesus is that it means we too are loved and set free to love all others, regardless of who they are or where they are from.  

The best news of all is that God’s love is free. It can’t be bought or sold for all the money in the world, no matter what country it is from!

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Springfield Chaplain

This week, our Year 7 students were treated with a visit from our Senior Prefects and Captains who led a Study Skills Seminar. Hannah W, Oliver J, Daniel S and Imogen W shared their journey and tips on how to achieve academic success, managing stress and balancing many commitments. A huge thank you to the team - we look forward to the Seniors sharing their wisdom with each cohort throughout the year.

If students miss an assessment item due date or exam due to illness or extenuating circumstances, please ensure you fill out a Special Consideration form and submit with supporting documentation to the Academic Hub or via email to r.turnbull@stpeters.qld.edu.au. The forms are available in hard copy from the Academic Hub or on Firefly via both the Junior High and Senior School curriculum pages. In in instance of an assignment, students are to hand in what they have completed on the due date and await further advice, depending on the outcome of the Special Consideration request. Please be reminded that students should not assume that an extension or that an alternative arrangement will be granted.

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

Year 7 have been busy passing their bunsen burner licences and practicing their new skills with the flame test. The flame test is used in Year 7 to practice skills, and in Year 9 to see the different energy levels of electrons.

Half the Year 8 students played with dry ice to experience changes in states of matter, including sublimation. The remainder of the cohort will have this experience later this term. Year 11 Chemistry students didn’t miss the opportunity to also play with dry ice, however, their focus was intermolecular forces.

Year 11 students (left) explored the properties of dry ice. 

Year 8 students (right) were investigating the heating profile of water.

Parent Sessions

Last Monday a very successful volunteer session was held in Belfield Hall. At the conclusion of this, our newest volunteers were inducted to work with children in classrooms and throughout the Primary Years. Thanks to those parents who came along to commit to being a part of the St Peters community in a volunteer capacity.

Next Monday a reading session will be held in Belfield Hall from 8.30 – 10.00am. Topics include:

• Reading Acquisition
• How to be a facilitator in guided reading activities
• Troubleshooting – What do I do if……? 

I look forward to seeing you there.

Community Support

In the Primary Years, we are constantly looking for ways to help people who aren’t as fortunate as ourselves. An opportunity has arisen to partner with a St Peters family who have made a connection with villages in both Indonesia and Fiji. 

To help with the removal of rubbish from the oceans in Indonesia, we are collecting swimming goggles. This will help the children of the village not only collect rubbish from within the water but also identify with the natural beauty of their oceans and become more involved with helping to preserve them for future generations. 

We are collecting preloved football boots to donate to the local children in the Nabila village in Fiji. They love all football codes and we are hoping the children can give these boots a second life. If your child tries on their footy boots and realises that they no longer fit, please send them in.

If you have any goggles or football boots that you would like to donate please drop them at Lower or Upper Primary Administration between now and the end of Term 1.

Assembly Photos

Congratulations to the students who received an award on Assembly last week.  Well done to you all.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

JUNIOR HIGH CAPTAINS 

As a College we aim to foster the personal development of students in a nurturing, vibrant and non-discriminatory environment - where God’s love is lived out with hope and confidence in service to others.

With this in mind the aim for Student Leadership in Junior High is to provide deliberate and planned opportunities where students can discover, explore and develop their leadership skills and potential.

Since the beginning of the year we have been working through the process of selecting Junior High Leaders and this week we formally announced our Junior High Leaders for 2019.  From this group we will select our Captains and Vice-Captains. 

Junior High Representative Team 

Jiya B, Stevie C, Sam B, Thomas J, Matilda B, Meg H, Hugo C,& Josh M (Boarding Captain), Stephanie B (Boarding Captain), Kate N, Jacob D, Sam P, Amelia C, Zoe W, Charlie H, Keegan S.

QGSSSA SWIMMING CARNIVAL – WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH

A reminder that attendance at this event is compulsory for all Year 7 Girls. Please note the Junior High students will return to the College at 8:15pm. They can be collected at the College Internal Bus Stop. An information letter was emailed home to parents last week and is available on Firefly.

https://stpeters.fireflycloud.net.au/parent/junior-high-parent-information

COMMUNICATION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

If you haven’t already done so I would ask that you discuss with your child how you can communicate with them during the day if needed. Asking Reception staff to deliver an individual message to a student during the school day should only occur in the case of an emergency. Please discuss various scenarios with your child and have a variety of plans in place with how to deal with them. This will give you peace of mind and improve your child’s confidence in dealing with various situations. Some suggested discussion points include:

Does your child know emergency numbers from memory? It is surprising how many of us rely on our mobile phones for contact numbers but don’t know how to access important numbers if the battery is dead. Please make sure your child knows a few emergency numbers from memory.

Our desire is to support your child in developing the skills to lead a productive, healthy, independent and happy life.  If your child leaves an item at home which they need for the school day such as HPE gear or their device, please don’t bring it to school for them. Consequences for not being organised are an important part of the learning process and as they move towards more independence and accountability we encourage you to support them in accepting those consequences.

Trish Allen
Head of Junior High

Last week Mr Rushmore wrote about motivation in our students. Building upon this notion, I would like to add my own research and observations in the area of resilience. My position regularly has me dealing with students who have made a mistake (big or small). St Peters is an incredibly supportive environment and I'm always sure to discuss mistakes as an ‘opportunity to learn’. Never have I gone a week in my own life without making a number of little mistakes. So it would be inappropriate of me to expect our students to not make mistakes also. It is my observation however, that the students who adopt a 'growth mindset' to failures, are the ones most likely to display resilience - an important quality that is needed throughout our life to 'thrive'.

Resilience is our ability to respond to disruptive life events and stressors. It can be defined as: “The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness; the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.” (Oxford Dictionary 2018). Psychological resilience is the ability to successfully cope with a crisis and to return to pre-crisis status quickly (de Terte & Stephens 2014).

However, I believe it is possible to do more than just spring back into shape. It is possible to positively adapt through certain disruptions in our lives.

Taking it a step further - Resilience Plus (+)

Resilience Plus is a notion I first heard from Author Luke McKenna. It recognises that there are times when we rebound from adversity as a strengthened and more resourceful person.

Resilience is a process of positive adaptation that is developed as we “experience small exposures to adversity or some sort of age appropriate challenges” (Yates, Egeland & Sroufe 2003). McKenna calls this process of adaptive change and growth in our lives 'resilience plus'- and reminds us that in some moderately difficult situations, rather than simply bounce back (to where we were), it may be possible to bounce forward, as we learn, adapt and become better. I see this every day when I deal with students who have made a mistake in some way; if they are willing to own the mistake - as hard as this can be at times.

So with this in mind, it may be quite helpful for our students to actually make a mistake or fail at something – not everyone wins a prize in all aspects of life. Michael Jordan (one of my most admired sportsmen) famously said “I’ve failed over and over again in my life - and that is why I’ve succeeded.” It’s not that he succeeded despite lots of failure - he’s succeeded because of i t- because of what he learned from it, because he changed as a result. He didn’t just put it behind him and forget about it. He stood on top of it. That’s resilience plus.

How can we help to cultivate resilience plus in the lives of St Peters students?

Helping by not helping

Parents and teachers are helpers – we want to help our students. But sometimes that gets in the way of our kids being able to experience the 'small exposures to adversity' that they need. In our culture today of time constraints, instant results and perfection, there is a huge temptation to 'swoop in' to help and take the short term pain away. We should instead consider allowing small mistakes, adversity and setbacks for students. Resilience is, after all a dynamic two-way process between a person and their environment.

In the Senior School- we should consider 'helping by not helping' because:

1. The more we do for them, the less they learn to do for themselves.
2. The easier life is for them, the less able they are to cope when challenges arise.
3. The faster their solutions come, the less they tend to take time searching for answers.
4. The more resources we give them, the less resourceful they become.

Keep in mind that the adversity should be developmentally appropriate, as children do better when not exposed to high levels of risk or adversity. So if they can struggle and meet the challenge, great – help by not helping. But don’t stand back while kids struggle with no pathway forward.

The point is that because many young people seem fragile and ready to give up at the first sign of setback, we tend to rescue them. As well as helping those in their time of greatest need, I suggest we focus on proactively equipping all students with tools to ride out challenges and manage their wellbeing. We need to build resilience before the stressful events - like building immunity to a disease with a vaccination. That’s why wellbeing practices are so important. So what skills do they need?

The ingredients of resilience

The American Psychological Association (2014) suggests ‘10 Ways to Build Resilience’, which are:

1. to maintain good relationships with close family members, friends and others
2. to avoid seeing crises or stressful events as unbearable problems
3. to accept circumstances that cannot be changed
4. to develop realistic goals and move towards them
5. to take decisive actions in adverse situations
6. to look for opportunities of self-discovery after a struggle with loss
7. to develop self-confidence
8. to keep a long-term perspective and consider the stressful event in a broader context
9. to maintain a hopeful outlook, expecting good things and visualising what is wished
10. to take care of one's mind and body, exercising regularly, paying attention to one's own needs and feelings

Joel Butler
Deputy Head of Senior School

Year 7 and 11 Drama students saw the performance Our Place on Wednesday 20 February. Our Place used multi-media and miniature models to explore our diverse country through a collage of poetry, narrative and song.

Musicians from Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band and Drumline met together last weekend at the QCCC Campsite in Brookfield for the St Peters annual Band Camp. Students ate, slept and played music for the three-day camp, preparing repertoire for the busy performance schedule ahead including the Brisbane City ANZAC Day March.

Marching Maestro, Grant Mason, joined the camp to assist the Marching Band preparations and we were very honoured to have Mr Kotzur join us for some marching practice. Drumline were very fortunate to work with special guest, Expo 88 and Sydney 2000 Drum Master, Mr Darryl Bowers. 

This year we were delighted to be joined by several students from our Springfield campus. Students performed a short post camp concert in the PAC Auditorium on Monday afternoon for parents. A huge thank you to Ms Saffery, Mr Pradella, Mr Jacobson, Mr Rich, Ms Hill, Mr Prout, Mr Harwood, Ms Tetley-Jones and Mr Cujes for their amazing support and assistance. 

Grantley Sutch
Co-Director of Co-Curricular Music
Head of Bands

On Friday afternoon the boys went fishing and by all accounts had a great time.

Friday night in Girl’s and Boy’s boarding, they did 'build your own nachos'. A big thank you to the kitchen for providing the supplies.

Saturday night started with a chocolate fondue and then the reception was turned into a dance studio. Khushbu K and Jahnavi K taught the girls how to do some Bollywood moves. Amy Grace K taught them how to do island dancing. Nenie K and Madi B taught traditional Thai dance with Mrs Holman joining in and teaching the girls country swing. By the end, the reception was filled with girls dancing to familiar songs and singing their hearts out!!

“To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

The following sports are on offer in Term 1.

• Boys and Girls Swimming
• Boys Cricket
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Years 4-6 Run Club
• Preseason Years 4-6 AIC Boys Rugby

Boys and Girls Swimming

The Primary Swimming Squad (Years 4-6 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 6 February and concluding on Wednesday 6 March. A reminder that this is swimming training and all students must be able to comfortably complete and race lengths of the 25m pool.

Boys Cricket

Years 5 and 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Cricket Competition. Training will begin and on Wednesday 6 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 Years 3-6. 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. WDNA Training is on SPLC Harts Road Courts; Wednesday afternoon (3:30pm – 5:00pm) and Friday afternoon (3:30pm-4:30pm).

Years 4-6 Run Club

Years 4-6 Run Club will start on Monday 4 March. Training will be offered twice a week on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The sessions will be run by SPLC Running Coaches. Students are to meet at the Lower Primary Undercroft at 3:20pm on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Training will conclude at 4:15pm on both days and students will be brought back to the Lower Primary Undercroft where they are to be picked up by parents.

Preseason Years 4-6 AIC Boys Rugby

In preparation for the AIC Rugby Season in Term 2, Years 4-6 boys are invited to participate in Preseason Rugby Training. Starting on Friday 1 March, training will be on Friday mornings for the remainder of Term 1, 6:30am – 7:45am on Mayer Oval. It will be great to see the Years 4-6 boys getting involved in SPLC Rugby.

Swimming

• 1 March – Boys AIC Years 5-12 Meet (run as part of QGSSSA meet at SPLC 50m pool)
• 8 March – Boys AIC Years 5-12 Internal Time Trial and Relay Practice (SPLC 50m Pool)
• 11 March – Boys AIC Years 5-12 Swimming Championships (Chandler)
• 12 March – Primary (Years 4-6) Inter Lutheran Swimming Carnival (SPLC 50m pool)

Training Times

AIC Cricket 

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

Primary Boys and Girls School Swimming Training – Training concludes on Wednesday 6 March

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

Primary Girls WDNA Netball – Training begins on Friday 15 February

• Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Harts Road Netball Courts
• Friday afternoon 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Harts Road Netball Courts

Years 4-6 Run Club – Training begins on Monday 4 March

• Monday afternoons 3:30pm – 4:15pm
• Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 4:15pm

Training will start and finish at the Lower Primary Undercroft. The training sessions will take place on Indooroopilly High Ovals and Robertson Park. 

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. If any student, for any reason, is unable to participate in swimming they are 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 lessons.

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
• Years 4-6 Interhouse Cross Country Carnival - Wednesday 27 March | Indooroopilly High Oval and Robertson Park

Weekend Wrap-up

QGSSSA Softball

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman 

Unfortunately, due to the predicted extreme weather, softball was cancelled for last weekend. Just a reminder therefore that our WET WEATHER DAY will now be applied. Please see the date claimer as round three cancelled games will now be held in week 7.

QGSSSA Swimming

Coordinator: Mr Peter Dawson

Last Friday the girls swimming team spent some quality time together doing some final time trials and relay practice. It was great to see the team spirit and the girls come together for a vivacious war cry. 

This Friday 1st March is our final swimming meet for 2019. This is a compulsory meet for all girls named in our 2019 QGSSSA Swim Team. Final changes to our QGSSSA team and the events girls are swimming in will be made after this meet so it is very important that all girls are there. This is also the final time relay teams will get to practice their changeovers ahead of the championships. The meet is being held at the St Peters 50m pool and is expected to run from 3.30pm - 6.30pm. Official warm up begins at 4.00pm when other schools are arriving. All information for this swim meet is on the St Peters App.

The final team squad will be announced on Friday. Every reserve named in our final team needs to come needs to come prepared to swim on the night.

The last training session for our QG swimmers is next Monday 4th March at the 50m pool.

Finally, we would like to wish our 2019 swim team every success. Under the leadership of our Head Coach Dean Boxall and the rest of the coaching staff and our 2019 Swimming Captains; Shikira-Lee M & Holly S and Vice-Captains Olivia C and Jenna F and we are confident it is going to be an exciting night. Go Saints!

Autumn Sports - Basketball, Football, Touch

As trials end we would like to thank the coordinators and their coaches for the processes. Once teams have been selected and we approach the start of our 2019 Autumn Fixtures season, girls need to ensure they have the correct playing uniforms. All uniforms (except Open uniforms) can be purchased from Shop 45.  

Autumn Sport TRIAL GAMES (Years 7-9 only) – Friday 8 March

There will be a trial game for all Autumn Sports for girls in Years 7-9. These trials will be played against Somerville House on Friday 8th March. The venue and draw will be distributed soon. Trial games act as a final preparation before Round 1 fixtures v BGGS the following Friday.

Basketball

Coordinator: Ms Alex Wilson

We are excited that the numbers have stayed solid during the trials and we can enter two teams in each age group.

Football

Coordinator: Mr Ben Innes

Numbers for football over grown immensely over the past three years and our teams are loaded. Thanks again to the work of our coordinator Mr Ben Innes as he finalises the teams this week. 

Touch

Coordinator: Ms Anne-Marie George

Trails have been completed for touch and the teams are in the final stages. Teams will be announced shortly. 

Cross Country

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber & Mrs Kelli Rodman

A steady group of girls has been attending training regularly. Please note that our inter house carnival is fast approaching and our preseason is in full swing. 

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. 

Water Polo

Co-coordinator: Mrs Jenny Pavlides

There were some solid performances by the girls last weekend and it is great to see the improvement and development of many of our young players who started the season in term 4 2018 with limited experience. 

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.

We hope you have a great week in sport,
Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

Over the last week our boys have been very busy continuing with Cricket, Volleyball, Rowing and Cross Country and also moving into preseason training for Term 2 sports and activities. All Rugby teams kicked into preseason work last week and our Footballers and Chess boys are all starting this week. Our 1sts teams for these sports have been training for quite some time now, however all other teams are gearing up for Term 2. Amongst this, our Boy Rowers have been on the water preparing for our Term 2 Regatta season. This means that our boys are being spread very thin with their workloads as well as juggling their academic work, so it is very important that our boys are organised and communicate any clashes with their Sport Coordinators promptly rather than later.

Over the weekend, our boys battled against Padua College for Round 3 of the AIC Cricket and Volleyball seasons.  It was great to see that the predicted inclement weather stayed away and all our boys could get our scheduled games in.

Cricket

Coordinator – Mr Josh Singh j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Over the weekend, it was great to see the 3rd XI, 9A and Year 6 Indooroopilly team chalk up victories. A special mention goes to Kesh M (9A) who scored 70 not out with the bat to steer his team home in the last over. Most teams are batting their overs which is a massive KPI ticked. This week we are looking to back up our batting performances but trying to bowl one side of the wicket and reducing our wides. The team of the week goes to Year 6 Indooroopilly who managed to also win a close game.

Game of the Week – Year 6 Indooroopilly

On Saturday, our Year 6 Indooroopilly team battled in a blockbuster match where the result of the game came down to the last over. It all started with the skipper, Ben, winning the toss and declared the saints will take the field to bowl first. Our opening quick bowler “destructive Dylan” went on to frustrate the Padua batsmen with his consistent line and length outside off stump, giving away no free runs finishing with very tidy figures of 0/7 from three overs. The boys knew they would have to bat very well to win the game after Padua got a total of 116 from their 20 overs. They all went out there and held their nerve with no one throwing away their wicket and making the Padua bowlers work hard to get a wicket. Thomas’ expert batting, nudging the ball around for brilliant singles earned him the high score out of the St Peter’s boys of 32, unfortunately caught in the last few balls trying to get the much-needed runs for the team to win. Once Tom was out, big hitter Ben was sent back out in an intense atmosphere, needing almost two runs a ball to win. His running between wickets with Chester was great and ended up winning us the game. Turning around from his 5 ball duck last week, he put in a great shift to earn 28 not out.

Well done to everyone and hopefully you boys can sing the school war cry plenty more times this season.

First XI Report

The St Peters boys on the weekend found out the hard way that when the game is in the balance, it only takes one spilt moment to change the momentum. Certainly a bitter pill to swallow when the boys were all over Padua early in their bowling innings. Sent in to bat, once again the openers did their job with getting the score to 0/57 before both left the crease in the space of 6 balls. The rest of the boys worked out on a slow outfield to get the score to 8/135 after their 50 overs. The boys came out pumped up which caused 2 quick wickets and had Padua in trouble 2/19 after 10 overs. Special mention to John R who took a ripper of a catch and Eashan N (VC) who needed to hit the stumps to cause a run out. Padua then started to turn our slightly over pitched deliveries into bad balls in which the score start to get away from us. Full credit goes to Padua who dug deep and manage to pull out in the win only 4 down. 

Volleyball

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

Our Volleyballers have had a tough start to our season matching up against some large schools very early. On Saturday, our boys came away with 5 aggregate wins and 7 aggregate losses which was down from our 8-4 from 2018. Congratulations to our 10A, 9A, 9B, 8A, 8C, 8D and 7B teams on their victories in the Volleyball. Many of our coaches reported boys getting solid runs of serves meaning that our boys are now hitting targets with their serving and delivering a more attacking and strategic serve which is something that our coaches have been working on at training. Honourable mentions must go to Cooper R for his consistent serving and positional play; Matt Hall for serving 6 unreturnable serves early in the third set to set up our 8Bs to take the final set (not deciding set, however); Xavier B’s 8 serve streak in the 7Cs and; Max N and Mitch E stepping up to play pivotal roles in our 1st VI. 

There were many exceptional performances over the weekend and our 10As were no exception. After earning a win against Marist College and suffering a defeat against Iona, the grit of the boys shone through against Padua – something that has served our boys well so far this season. The boys started the game confidently and were able to pull away late in the first set to win 25-20. After a tight start to the second set, Padua snuck away to a 5 point lead and were in front 24-21 before St Peters staged a great comeback to level the scores at 24-24.  Unfortunately, we threw an error our next two points and the set finished up 24-26 bringing about a deciding third set. The third set was never in doubt with our boys serving well and building pressure on Padua with strong blocking at attack. We finished the deciding set 15-8. Currently our 10As sit with two wins and one defeat knowing what we are capable of and confident that we have what it takes to finish the season strong.

Well done boys and good luck this weekend against Villanova.

AIC Swimming

Coordinator - Mr Peter Dawson p.dawson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Don’t forget that this Friday sees our boys participate in a in-house St Peters boys and girls time trial as we have done in the past. Best of luck to our swimmers competing at the Met West Swim trials this week.

Cross Country

Coordinators - Mrs Kerry Schreiber k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au | Mrs Kelli Rodman k.rodman@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Numbers have been excellent over the past couple of weeks for Run Club on a Friday morning. Run club is for the whole community and we encourage parents and friends to attend every Friday morning at 6.30 till 7.30am. Please meet at the internal bus shelter above Harts Road Oval. 

Recently many boys were emailed updates for AIC Cross Country. This year the season is very different as we now have the major championships ON MONDAY 13 MAY. Whilst there is a lot on it's really important to try and get a session in at least once a week. There are many sessions available as per the schedule below. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Kerry Schreiber.

Rowing

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

Our Years 8-10 boys are looking for 1-2 Coxswain Rowers to join our crews. This is a very important position so if any boys are interested in this position of Rowing, please contact Mr Hicks for details. Our Term 2 Regatta season is fast approaching and we are looking forward to entering some strong teams this year.

Yours in sport,

Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

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