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Over the last two years the College Council and Senior staff have been working on developing a new Masterplan for St Peters. The new Masterplan is an exciting development that will guide the physical development of the campus for the next 20 years. The objective of the Masterplan is to ensure cohesive campus development over time that maximises the capacity of the built environment to realise the Vision for and Strategic Intent of the College. Whilst high-level in terms of detail, the Masterplan identifies opportunities to enhance, maintain, or configure the built environment in a way that facilitates student learning and development. In terms of the overarching philosophy that guided the development of the Masterplan it was to reimagine the entire campus as a ‘Learning Landscape’ – a continuous, immersive environment that stimulates and supports student learning and development everywhere. The Masterplan aims to capitalise on the physical attributes of our current beautiful 55 acre site so that the campus is an inspiring place and space where students, staff and other members of our community want to be. It will feature exemplary and engaging learning and teaching spaces that demonstrate leadership in education. The campus centre will be reinvigorated as an inviting, interesting, and activated campus heart, that becomes an iconic learning hub for the College. A feature of the Masterplan is that it offers a rich and interconnected mosaic of precincts (e.g. sub-schools, Boarding, the Arts, Sport) that build on existing strengths to develop visually coherent places built around principles of high quality design. Within each of the precincts exemplary and distinctive public realm spaces and landscapes such as amphitheatres and café style social gathering places will be created. Spaces to learn, meet, eat, relax or be active.

In practical terms, the Masterplan, when fully realised, will deliver among other things:

Contemporary first class learning facilities that reflect the very best about what is known about how students learn;
Improved sporting facilities;
A consolidated Primary Years precinct;
The development of a campus-wide system of convenient, comfortable informal learning places to study and relax before and after class;
A consolidated Boarding Precinct;
An increase in parking spaces across the College;
Improved Drop Off/Pick Up at the College;
A pedestrian friendly campus that results in improved pedestrian safety whilst improving traffic flow.

The College has lodged the proposed Masterplan under the Planning Act 2016 in order to gain Ministerial Designation. Ministerial Designation is a relatively new process introduced by the current State Government, which is aimed at providing schools with greater agility and surety in their planning for facility development, and endeavours to reduce much of the red tape and burden of the traditional Development Application. You can read more about the College’s application for Ministerial Designation for its Masterplan under 'Around the School' in this edition of the newsletter.

Tim Kotzur

Head of College

As we are moving into Term 2 and changeover of uniform, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the uniform requirements for Years 7 to 12. Mrs Pam Carden has outlined the requirements for Primary Years students in her article.

Blazers

The wearing of College Blazers will be compulsory from Week 2 (Monday 29 April).

Uniform Requirements

Please ensure there is no mixing of current and new uniform pieces.

Current Uniform – Years 7 to 12

Girls Winter (Terms 2 & 3)	Boys Winter (Terms 2 & 3)
Grey SPLC skirt - no shorter than the base of the knee	Grey trousers
Blouse	Short sleeve shirt
SPLC socks	Black belt
Blazer - must be worn to and from school	SPLC grey short socks
Tie	Blazer - must be worn to and from school
Formal hat	Tie
Optional: Black opaque tights / SPLC Pullover	Formal hat
	Optional: SPLC Pullover

New Uniform - Years 7 -12 (compulsory from 2020 for all Years 7 - 12 students)

Girls - all year round	Boys ( Terms 2 & 3)
New grey SPLC skirt - no shorter than the base of the knee	New trousers
New grey SPLC pants	New short sleeve shirt with crest embroidery
New blouse with crest embroidery	Black belt
SPLC formal socks (with the skirt)	Tie
SPLC grey socks (with the trousers)	SPLC short grey socks (with trousers)
Tie	SPLC knee-high grey socks (with shorts)
Formal hat	Formal hat
Terms 2 & 3: Blazer - must be worn to and from school	Blazer - must be work two and from school
Optional: Black opaque tights / SPLC Pullover	Optional: SPLC Pullover

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” Ecclesiastes 3:1

My duties as a cricket dad finished last weekend with my son’s last game for St Peters. That he drove me to the game highlighted the passing of time. It won’t be the last game of cricket I’ll watch him play, but it is the end of an era.

This weekend we pick up our daughter from Ironbark, the fourth and final time we’ll make this trip as parents. We won’t again go through the excitement and nervous anticipation of preparation, the wondering how they are going during the program, and the looking forward to the homecoming. Again, it is a time in life that has passed.

It is such a joy to see our children seize the moment and embrace these opportunities. These opportunities are where lasting memories are made. There is also a touch of sadness as these wonderful moments in our children’s lives pass by and we know we cannot get them back.

But what is far sadder than one part of life finishing is clinging to the past. The letting go and moving forward to the next opportunity is essential for our children to grow and mature. It is essential for parents to let go and move forward also. It is tempting to live as though the best is behind us, rather than live with the expectation that there is a greater joy yet to come.

The writer of Ecclesiastes knew this well:

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” Ecclesiastes 3:1

God has given us things to do each day, each year, and in each season of our lives. It is fitting and right that we do them in season.

The secret to fulfilment and joy is to recognise the time and season we are in and to appreciate this for what it is. Every day is a gift for which we thank God. Every moment is a celebration of life if we choose it to be.

In the days and weeks to come we have opportunity to celebrate the foundation of all faith and hope, and the source of all true joy, in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Jesus seized the opportunity to do what was his to do – to defeat sin and evil, and rise to eternal life. In the coming Easter season, may Jesus help you to make the most of every opportunity in your life and to live your life to the full, trusting that there is more joy ahead of you than behind you!

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Springfield Chaplain

St Peters Lutheran College (the ‘College’) is proposing to further develop the school in accordance with a Masterplan and undergo numerous improvements. To facilitate the proposal, the College is requesting a Ministerial Infrastructure Designation under the Planning Act 2016.

The College is requesting the premises is designated for:

educational facilities
facilities at which an education and care service under the Education and Care services National Law (Queensland) is operated.

If the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation is approved, it will acknowledge and reflect what we use our land for today, and it will help us to achieve the College education's objectives and aims. Maintaining a student population at or around the anticipated student population at the year 2020 will assist the College to foster a high-quality learning environment. The proposal has not been designed to cater for an increased population, with the anticipated student population at 2020 being less than in the past.

The proposal is to facilitate the efficient allocation of resources and enable the timely supply of the community infrastructure, whilst also affirming the existing use of the subject land. The proposed Ministerial Infrastructure Designation has been designed to provide modern, up to date facilities to enable Australian Curriculum to be delivered whilst also meeting College needs. The student population will be maintained at or around the anticipated student population at 2020 (being approximately, 2050 students) and will:

improve onsite parking, circulation and access arrangements (increasing formal car parking spaces from 340 spaces to 428 spaces)
upgrade existing facilities, including boarding facilities, specialist learning and sports facilities (including new buildings)
consolidate sub school precincts across the campus.

Projects proposed as part of the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation are provided within the Environmental Assessment Report.

To find out more about the Ministerial designation and the proposed buildings, please visit https://planning.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/id-consultations.

Community consultation for the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation will start on the 29 March 2019. This consultation period will end on the 1 May 2019.

During this time we are also advertising in the Westside News, and advertising signs have been placed on the land frontages.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the consultation process, please visit the https://planning.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/id-consultations or call the Head of College Office on 07 3377 6231.

Primary Years' Captains Announcement

At last Thursday afternoon's Upper Primary Assembly, the 2019 Primary Leaders were announced. Thank you to all the students who nominated for the various positions and congratulations to those who were successful. I look forward to working with all our Year 6 students, and in particular with the leadership team this year. These students are listed below and were formally inducted during our Primary Years' assembly, which also featured a number of Primary Years’ ensembles.

Primary Leaders Co-Captains	Faith and Service Captains	Music Captains	House Captains
Madeline M	Alexandra W	Delilah B	Kate N and Ben P (Mitchell)
Hannah R	Lexie R	Amelia T	Chloe C and Frank C (Leichhardt)
Lars S	Paul D		Porsha N and Noah A (Cunningham)
Leo H	Matthew W

Harmony Day – Primary Years Celebration

Last Friday we celebrated Harmony Day as a Primary Years however, classes were engaged in activities based around respect for others and inclusiveness all week. Students wore orange to symbolise the Harmony message. Being such a global community, our students are well versed with meeting and including students from new countries and differing cultures, so our harmonious environment is encouraged and nurtured every day. One concept that was introduced a number of years ago was our Harmony Tree located in the Lower Primary area, which was generously decorated by a number of parents. Students who are feeling alone or sad at any playtime can sit under this tree and be confident that any of their peers who pass by will ask them how they are feeling or include them in their game. It is used on a daily basis and is just one small example of how inclusive we are as a community here at St Peters.

A reminder of the uniform requirements for Primary students

Shoes

Black leather lace up shoes are required for the formal uniform while predominantly white sports shoes are the prescribed footwear for all other times. Multi-coloured sports shoes do not form part of the uniform and should be used only for sporting occasions.

Winter uniform Girls in Upper Primary.

The summer dress is worn throughout the year. In addition the blazer will be added as the winter uniform.

The blazer is optional until Week 2, unless students are representing the College in a formal capacity.

Winter Uniforms for Boys in Upper Primary

Boys winter uniform is as follows: Grey dress trousers, short sleeved white with maroon pin stripe shirt, worn tucked in and buttoned neck with tie. A black belt (Regulation belt with silver buckle. No studs or large buckles allowed.) Short grey socks with trousers as well as the tie in Terms 2 & 3 including Blazer — Maroon with College crest and SPLC buttons. Pullover is optional.

The blazer is optional until Week 2, unless students are representing the College in a formal capacity.

Sports uniforms remain the same. Included with the sports uniform is the tracksuit top and bottoms.

Winter uniform for girls and boys in Lower Primary.

Students in Lower Primary continue to wear their regular uniforms for Term 2 & 3 with the inclusion of:

Sports track suit jacket and pants (if required) for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Yrs 1—4) and all days for Prep students). Wednesday the students in Years 1-4 wear their formal uniform with the inclusion of the woollen jumper for the girls. Woollen jumper and trousers are also added for the boys on formal day.

Shoes

Black leather lace up shoes (no Mary Janes or patent black shoes for girls) are required for the formal uniform while predominantly white sports shoes with white laces are the prescribed footwear for all other times. Multi-coloured sports shoes do not form part of the uniforms and should be used only for sporting occasions.

Staffing News

Mrs Ally Harris in Year 5A is having a baby and will be leaving us at the end of this Term. We wish Ally and her husband Chris all the very best in the coming weeks and we look forward to advising the community the good news once Ally’s baby is born. Mrs Harris will be on parental leave for the rest of 2019.

We also farewell Mrs Helen Slipper who has worked in the Exceptional Learners Department with our students in Upper Primary. We thank Helen for her care and assistance with our students and wish her all the best in her future endeavours.

Closing Easter Service Wednesday 3 April, 1.30pm for 1.45pm start – Dron Auditorium

As has become tradition, we will be concluding our term with our Easter service. This is a fitting way to celebrate the wonderful message that Easter brings and a reminder to us all of the true meaning behind this special time. All Primary Years students will be involved throughout the service which will be led by Chaplain Kirstin. We anticipate that our students will reflect on this message throughout their holidays, and appreciate the real meaning of Easter.

End of Term thanks

As the term draws to a close, I would like to reflect on an incredibly busy yet very rewarding commencement to the 2019 school year. All staff have worked diligently to ensure the needs of our students are being met in the Primary Years have been met and will continue to ensure there is great quality of education happening every day.

I would also like to thank you for your continued support and wish you all every blessing for Easter, with a safe and fulfilling holiday period. I hope that this break gives you time to rest and recharge wherever that may be and look forward to beginning of Term 2 with vigour and enthusiasm which have become the hallmark of our Primary Years.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

WRAP UP OF TERM 1

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students on the way they have conducted themselves throughout Term 1.

Major events for Junior High in Term 1:

Yr 7 Orientation Program
Yr 7 Camp
Founders’ Day
Academic Award Ceremony
Inter-house Swimming Carnival
Community Focus Day
AIC & QGSSSA Swimming Carnivals
Kaleidoscope Auditions
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
Junior High Week

The attitude of Junior High students towards their studies and co-curricular involvement has been very pleasing. I hope that all students have the opportunity to enjoy a well-earned rest over the Easter break and return refreshed on Tuesday 23 April.

LOCKERS: A reminder for all students to please make sure their lockers are left free of anything that will spoil over the holidays. This is especially important for 9A/B who will have 7 ½ weeks away from their lockers.

Don't forget: Term 2 marks the change over to WINTER Uniform

PARENTING IDEAS

This week’s character strength is Perseverance. It can be argued that the key to being able to persevere and not give up when faced with challenges is dependent on two things: 1) how resilient a person is, and 2) how well a person copes with anxiety. Below are some great links to assist parents in supporting their child in these areas.

Developing a Resilience Mindset (6 mins) https://vimeo.com/301526452/2f607fa0d3
Four critical tools for kids’ anxiety management (7mins) https://vimeo.com/284667879/b81e8dfde0
Four reasons why your child or teen may be anxious (6mins) https://vimeo.com/273640126/24ecd34c58

FAREWELL 9A & 9B

I’d like to wish students in 9A and 9B all the best for their coming Ironbark experience. These students will depart on the first day of Term 2 (Tuesday 23 April). A reminder that students need to be at the Internal Bus Stop by 7am for a 7:30am departure.

END OF TERM EXPECTATIONS

It’s great to be excited about the coming break but this excitement can sometimes lead to poor choices being made.

Fatigue and anxiety over assessment can also cause young people to ‘act out’. All students have been reminded to keep behaviour standards high as the holidays approach.

It has been a huge term and I wish everyone a safe and restful holiday.

Trish Allen
Head of Junior High

As Term 1 comes to a close, I wanted to share with Senior School parents an excerpt from a Devotion that Year 10 Coordinator Mrs Amanda Huxham presented to her cohort. The message shared at this week's Year Level Meeting is a timely one as we encourage all members of our school community to finish the term off well.

End of term is fast approaching, but we’re not done yet. There is still a lot going on, including assessment, Cross Country and learning in each lesson. As people are getting tired, some of the positive behaviours from the beginning of term have started to slip. Mr Kotzur introduced the 1% idea a few weeks ago, and it’s timely for us to pick up on that concept. While the 99% is a good start, it’s the last 1% that is going to make the difference. Most of you wear your uniform well, but if you don’t have your shirt tucked in and socks up, or you are wearing two sets of earrings, then you are not yet giving that last 1% that makes you great. If you aren’t doing the little things like wearing your uniform, responding to emails politely, cleaning up after yourself at lunch and morning tea and using your phone appropriately then you’re not yet giving the 1% that we are all about here at St Peters.

The benefits of that 1% are fantastic - it means we will work and learn in a community that is supportive, proud, inclusive and working towards a common goal. When we let the 1% slide, we see cracks beginning to form and people’s attitudes overall will reflect a carelessness that will spread into other areas - the areas that take a bigger toll on how we are feeling.

These are the big things that we should strive towards. We can do this by being empathetic towards others. This means putting yourself in someone else’s shoes before you speak or act. It means being kind even when you are tired yourself. At every stage it means that respect is shown. Over the last week we have reflected in Chapel and in some Rite Journey classes about the Christchurch shootings and many of our students have shown true empathy and respect for the way that lives have changed so dramatically and in such awful circumstances. Others though, have not used good judgment and have chosen to watch and share footage and the live streaming of the incident, showing no respect or empathy for the people who have been impacted. It is not ok to watch or share this footage, and if you stand by and let it happen you are complicit in saying that it’s ok. If you can put yourself in the position of the victim or their families you will better understand why your actions on this are important and they do matter.

This is also true for the way that you are interacting with each other. Where there have been mean words spoken, cruel and heartless social media posts meant to cut someone down, you are choosing to bring the whole community down rather than building us up. These things are not ok, and they don’t reflect the values that we share here at St Peters.

If we decide, as a group that we will be a cohort who go the extra 1% and we do the little things well, we show we care about each other and ourselves. If we engage empathy, kindness and respect before we act and speak, we will ensure that everyone can learn, work and enjoy the very best aspects of our school. I am asking you today to reflect on your behaviours: have you worn your uniform properly, have you cleaned up after yourself, have you spoken kindly and with respect? Have you shown empathy towards how others are feeling? With the term coming to a close - please finish the final week off strongly and come back after a well-deserved break and do the little things that will show you care about the 1%.

A Night at the PAC was certainly an extravaganza for the senses. This collaborative event between the cocurricular Music and Art Department's was a continuous night of music, art and food. In three consecutive performances; which took advantage of the professional level sound, lighting and projection facilities of the Auditorium and the open-air performance opportunities of the Amphitheatre; 18 music ensembles from Junior High and Senior School delighted audiences with a diverse and captivating range of performances.

In the Intermediate Ensembles Concert, ensemble performances were enhanced by projections of still images created by students in curriculum art classes as responses to the music. During the Intermission performances in the Amphitheatre, the audience had the opportunity to wine and dine whilst listening to stage band and percussion performances. The Senior Ensembles Concert showcased the very high standard of performance achieved by St Peters most senior ensembles - St Peters Soloists, Chorale and Symphonic Winds - and concluded with a performance of the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 by our new Symphony Orchestra. All performances across the night were greeted enthusiastically by the large audiences.

In each concert, and across the evening, Senior students from the Art Department worked collaboratively to create artworks inspired by the music performed and the atmosphere of the event. The standard of the artworks created in such a short time was fabulous. These artworks were bid for competitively by members of the audience through an online auction with the proceeds from the final sales going to help support St Peters Chorale’s international tour at the end of the year.

Thank you to all the staff from cocurricular Music, Art, Events and Café 45 for large amounts of time, creativity, enthusiasm, support and effort they contributed to ensure that the evening was a great success. A new St Peters tradition has been created!

Christine Taylor
Co-Director of Cocurricular Music

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” - Chinese proverb

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 2

The following sports are on offer in Term 2.

Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
Years 4-6 Run Club
Years 4-6 AIC Boys Rugby
Years 4-6 AIC Boys Football

Girls Club Netball

WDNA Training will continue throughout Term 2 on St Peters Harts Road Courts; Wednesday afternoon (3:30pm – 5:00pm) and Friday afternoon (3:30pm-4:30pm).

Please check game times using the following pathway. To access the court allocations for weekly games, please follow the steps below.

Western District Netball Association Website
Go to the COMPETITIONS tab at the top of the page
FIXTURES AND RESULTS
Selecting the correct age and division from the GRADE drop down menu

Years 4-6 Run Club

Years 4-6 Run Club 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 bought back to the Lower Primary Undercroft where they are to be picked up by parents.

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Rugby Season

The boys AIC Rugby Season will be played throughout Term 2. Years 4-6 boys are all invited to participate in the upcoming season. Training will be on Mayer Oval on Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm and Friday morning, 6:30am – 7:45am. These training sessions will begin on Wednesday 24 April. It will be great to see the Years 4-6 boys getting involved in SPLC Rugby. Saturday AIC games will start on Saturday 4 May.

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Football Season

The AIC Football Season is coming up in Term 2. Years 4-6 boys are invited to participate in the AIC Season. Training throughout Term 2 will be on Stolz Oval on Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm and Friday mornings 6:45am – 7:45am. Term 2 training will begin on Wednesday 24 April with team selections taking place in week 1 of Term 2.

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Chess

Chess is a Term 2 sport played on Friday afternoons/evenings against the other AIC Schools on a home and away basis - with the school providing transport to and from the games. Games are 20 mins per player with two matches being played each week.

Junior A and B Chess teams are made up of four students per team who are in Years 5 and 6. If your son is interested in playing Chess for St Peters, training is on a Tuesday afternoon from 4:00pm to 5:30pm in BB2 (next to the Senior Library) with our qualified Chess coaches. If your son is interested in playing Term 2 AIC Chess, please contact Mr Gil Bygraves G.Bygraves@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Training Times

Primary Girls WDNA Netball

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

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.

Term 2 AIC Rugby Training

Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Mayer Oval
Friday morning 6:30am – 7:45am | Mayer Oval

Term 2 AIC Football (Soccer) Training

Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Stolz Oval
Friday morning 6:45am – 7:45am | Stolz Oval

Primary Years HP

Cross Country: Monday 18 March – Wednesday 3 April

It was another busy and exciting week in Girls sports with fantastic wins for the two semi-finalists teams at the WaterPolo; unbelievable skill in all the girls football teams in our first games in Round 2 of Autumn Fixtures against Somerville; strong wins for all the Opens teams for Basketball Football and Touch, and amazing running skills particularly for our 13 Years age group in our second Interschool Cross Country meet held at the Sherwood Arboretum on Monday afternoon.

Water Polo

Coordinator: Jenny Pavlides

On Saturday, last week the U18 Girls Water Polo team and the U14 teams played their semi-finals to make it to the grand finals. They were outstanding in their defence and control of both games with both teams coming away clear winners. Well done to both our teams and good luck for the final on Saturday. They would love your support. Please check the App for all details of the grand finals being held this Saturday.

Good luck to our two Water Polo teams playing in the Grand Finals this weekend. The games will be at the Valley Pool so please come along and support.

14B team: 30 March ,1.15pm at the Valley Pool
Opens team: 30 March, 3.00pm at the Valley Pool

The Water Polo Break Up is being held on Sunday 31 March at 4.45pm - 6.30pm at the 50m pool. We look forward to celebrating the 2019 season with all girls and coaches then.

We’d once again like to thank Elaine Ripamonti, our Water Polo Coordinator for the last five years, as well as all our coaches and team managers for their hard work this season.

Cross Country

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber and Mrs Kelli Rodman

The final meet for Term 1 was held on Monday 25 March, hosted by St Aidan’s Meet at Sherwood Arboretum, Jolimont Street, Sherwood. We had over 45 girls compete and some solid performances.

If girls have not been able to attend a meet yet in Term 1 they are strongly encouraged to do so next.

Next week we are holding a two-day challenge cross country clinic training events on the 4 and 5 April (Thursday and Friday mornings) from 8am - 9.30am both days for Years 7 to 12. Information is emailed out to the girls. Holiday training will also be available to all teams. Please check the app for details found in the Cross Country calendar.

The QGSSSA Cross Country Championship is on 11 May (Term 2, Week 3) and so it isn’t very far away. Girls who would like to be considered for the 2019 team must also do their best to attend the following meets in Term 2:

Wednesday 24 April - BGGS Cross Country Meet at Figtree Pocket
Thursday 2 May - Rivermount COMPULSORY Cross-Country Meet (it runs the QG course)

The full 2018 Cross Country season calendar on the St Peters App.

Equestrian

Over the weekend both Alyssa and Sienna competed in the Wide Bay Regionals Championships at Queensland State Equestrian Centre. Overall it was a successful weekend! Sienna rode in the combined training on Friday and the Show Jumping on Saturday. Successfully qualifying for 2019 States held in July for 60cm combined training. While at regionals she also competed in the Showing Jumping AM5 and Speed phase placing 2nd in the AM5 for the Juniors. Alyssa competed on her horse Idea’s Man on the Saturday in the AM5 and Speed Phase for Show Jumping Placing 2nd in both rounds for Secondary. She also competed in the Dressage 1A and 1B having two well-performed dressage tests. Over the holidays a few girls will be competing in the Pryde’s EasiFeed South East Queensland Regional Championships at Gatton showgrounds. Well done girls and good luck for all upcoming events.

Basketball

Coordinator: Alex Wilson

Well done to all our Basketball teams on a great Round 2 v Somerville House. Five of our Basketball teams had wins and one drew, which is a fantastic result. We are now looking forward to our toughest opponents of the season, Brisbane State High School.

The full Round 3 draw for all basketball games is on the St Peters App.

Football

Coordinator: Mr Ben Innes

We always have a great rivalry with Somerville and last week this continued in our Round 1 games. A great start to the season for the coaches and the teams with a whitewash. Well done girls.

On Friday 29 March, we play BSHS games at Taringa Rovers Football Club. We encourage all football fans to come and support our teams.

The full Round 2 draw for Football is on the St Peters App.

Touch

Coordinator: Miss Annie George

Our Touch teams showed some great results especially our Open team. The girls enjoyed their first round of Touch for 2018 and are now looking ahead to Round 3 v BSHS on Friday.

The draw for Friday 29 March is on the St Peters App.

Rowing

Coordinator: Mr Peter Hicks

The 2019 sign ons for Rowing have been advertised and girls have been signing up. Please make sure your daughter signs up for rowing by this time to receive the necessary information ahead of the season starting in Term 2. For your information, the Term 2 training schedule for rowing is already on the St Peters App.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

All girls wanting to sign up for Rhythmic Gymnastics this year need to do via the email link in the Girls Sport email this week. Training will start in Week 2, Term 2 on a Wednesday afternoon/evening so any girl wanting to be involved in Rhythmic Gymnastics this year needs to keep Wednesday afternoons free. Saturday afternoon training clinics will also be run again in 2019 as needed with the first one on Saturday 27 April. Wednesday afternoon training starts on Wednesday 1 May.

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. Run Club is every Friday, meet at the St Peters bus stop at 6.30am.

We hope you have a great week in sport,

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

AIC Volleyball

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

The final round for the season was our most successful one for our AIC Volleyballers with 12 wins and 9 losses including 8 aggregate wins and 5 aggregate losses. Victories were recorded by our 1st VI, 3rd VI, 11A, 11B, 10A, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 8A, 8B and 8C teams against St Patricks. Well done to our Senior teams on finishing their time with St Peters Volleyball with such a successful performance. After several weeks of games going to five sets, our first proved that perseverance is key and winning that fifth set on the weekend was a great way to round off the season. Well done gentlemen!

With the AIC aggregate results now finalised, St Peters AIC Volleyball finished fifth in our competition. This result is down from our 2nd place last year, however, the brand of Volleyball that we are now playing will set a firm foundation for improvement in the future. A main focus point for this season has been on our court positioning and transitioning between defence to offence and vice versa. With these improvements in place, our ability to attack improves which will be one of our 2020 points of focus. A measurable improvement has been made with our number of Premiership teams. Well done to our 9A, 9B and 8As on their premiership season. These teams were coached by Mr Mike Rickerby, Mr Brendan Wingett and Mr Shane Van Beest respectfully. Well done to our 8As on their second premiership in a row and an unblemished 'no sets lost' season. Special mention must go to our 9C team for their 2nd place in their respective division.

Thank you to our players and coaches for the season.

Reminder: QAS Emerging Talent Trials are being held at QSAC (Nathan), starting over the Easter Holidays. It is highly recommended that our keen Volleyball players think about their availabilities to trial. Please see the attached flyer for details.

AIC Cricket

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

Congratulations to all students who have participated in Cricket for not only in Term 1 but, also Term 4, 2018. A special mention goes to Sam B (Year 9) who won Cricketer of the Year and Jono S (Year 9) who won, for the first time, Spirit of Cricket. A massive achievement for both those young men.

We celebrated our season last Sunday at Hillstone with over 230 people at the event. Congratulations goes to the 7As who went 4 wins and 3 losses and also 8As, 9As who went 3 wins and 3 losses.

Cross Country

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

Cross Country training is in full swing for the boys and there has been some solid training taking place by a core group of boys who are showing great strength and fitness. We will be encouraging more boys to join the trainings now that Volleyball and cricket has finished and on Monday there was certainly a larger showing by the boys.

There are limited meets for the boys so we encourage as many as possible to take advantage of the training available during the holidays. Please check the Cross Country calendar which is displayed in the school APP and outlines all meets and training times.

If boys have not been able to attend any training as yet they strongly encouraged to do so.

Next week we are holding a two-day challenge cross country clinic training events on 4 and 5 April (Thursday and Friday mornings) from 8am - 9.30am both days for Years 7 to 12. Information will be emailed out to all the boys. Holiday training will also be available to all teams. Please check the app for details found in the Cross Country calendar.

The AIC Cross Country Championship is on 13 May (Term 2, Week 4) and so it isn’t very far away. Boys chosen for the AIC team will be expected to attend the following meets in Term 2 as race practice is a vital component to preparation:

Wednesday 1 May – AIC XC meet COMPULSORY Cross-Country Meet (it runs the AIC course)
Wednesday 8 May – AIC XC meet at Runcorn

The full 2018 Cross Country season calendar on the St Peters App.

AIC Rugby

Coordinators: Mr Trent Hacking, t.hacking@stpeters.qld.edu.au | Mr Juan Gouws, j.gouws@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Date Claimers:

Saturday 30 March – Internal Training day
5-7 April – SPLC Holiday Rugby Clinic – Years 4-10 (Please see the attached flyer here)
3-13 April: Senior Rugby Camp – Open Rugby Squad
Saturday 25 May: VIP and Old Boys Day – SPLC vs Villanova College
Sunday 16 June: Annual Rugby Lunch

Football

Coordinator: Mr Nathan Edward, n.edwards@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Date Claimers:

Saturday 30 March – A Team trials vs BSHS
8-19 April: - European Football Tour

Chess

Coordinator: Mr Gil Bygraves, g.bygraves@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Yours in sport,
Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

THE ROCK

The Rock Term 1, Week 9: 28 March 2019

In This Newsletter

What's On

What's On | 29 March - 3 April

Friday 29 March

Saturday 30 March

Sunday 31 March

Monday 1 April

Tuesday 2 April

Wednesday 3 April

Head of College

A New Masterplan for St Peters

Deputy Head of College

Uniform requirements

Current Uniform – Years 7 to 12

New Uniform - Years 7 -12 (compulsory from 2020 for all Years 7 - 12 students)

Ministry

Time for everything

Important Notices

Term 2 school fees : Electronic Billing

Blazer pockets

Around the College

Easter services in the Chapel at St Peters

Langer Library

Proposed Development of Premises

Academic Matters

Science

Brisbane Science Festival

From the Academic Hub

Reports

Parent Teacher Interviews

Primary Years

Head of Primary Years

Primary Years' Captains Announcement

Harmony Day – Primary Years Celebration

A reminder of the uniform requirements for Primary students

Staffing News

Closing Easter Service Wednesday 3 April, 1.30pm for 1.45pm start – Dron Auditorium

End of Term thanks

Junior High

Junior High News

WRAP UP OF TERM 1

PARENTING IDEAS

FAREWELL 9A & 9B

END OF TERM EXPECTATIONS

Mother's Day - Save the Date!

Senior School

The extra 1%

The Arts

Soundscape and A night at the PAC

Music Support Group in action

Year 12 Music Extension and Year 11 IB Performance

A Night at the PAC – A Night to Remember!

Boarding

Good Luck Imogen!

Sport

Primary Sport

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 2

Girls Club Netball

Years 4-6 Run Club

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Rugby Season

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Football Season

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Chess

Training Times

Primary Years HP

Girls Sport

Water Polo

Cross Country

Equestrian

Basketball

Football

Touch

Rowing

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Run Club

Boys Sport

AIC Volleyball

AIC Cricket

Cross Country