Schools around Australia, including St Peters are celebrating National Boarding Schools Week. Our boarders themselves, took ownership of the week and its activities proudly showcasing the many benefits of undertaking your schooling while living on campus.
Boarding occupies a unique and special place at St Peters. In part this is because St Peters began life as a Boarding School. In fact, the original 56 students who commenced way back in 1945 when St Peters opened were all boarders. On a personal level I feel a special connection to boarding because my mother was a boarder here at St Peters, in Ross Roy in the late 50s. In fact, my office used to be her bedroom – a story that I love telling visitors.
Up until the early 1970’s St Peters was predominantly a boarding school. Over the past 50 years various societal changes has seen St Peters, (and virtually every other school that offers boarding) become largely day schools with a relatively small boarding component. In 2022, we have 131 boarders who come from places near and far, ranging from metropolitan Brisbane, to regional Queensland, rural and remote Australia. Despite the challenges of a pandemic we still have young people from overseas including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, PNG, the Middle East and China. We are also the only Co-Educational Boarding School in Brisbane – meaning that brothers and sisters can be educated together. It is this diversity that gives boarding at St Peters a special character. It is in this diverse setting that our young people learn to live in community, building friendships that will last them a lifetime, whilst at the same time developing independence, resilience, character and values.
Some things about boarding at St Peters have undoubtably changed over the decades; and yet at the same time the essence of it has not. This is apparent as I move amongst the boarders - a sense of belonging and collective purpose is evident within an atmosphere of care, which helps to make St Peters Boarding ‘a home away from home’.
Head of College Leave
I will be on Leave effective from Friday 20 May until the beginning of July. During this period of leave I am looking forward to doing some further study and continuing to learn, as well as making some space for renewal ... and thinking and planning how we can continue to make St Peters even better. Lisa Delaney will be Acting Head of College, ably supported by the Senior Leadership Team during this period. I thank you in advance for your support of them. I look forward to returning to our wonderful community at the start of Term 3.
Ministry
‘Ask what I should give you’ (2 Chronicles 1:7)
That night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I should give you", (2 Chronicles 1:7).
Have you ever wondered what you would wish for if you were asked for three wishes? It’s tantalising, isn’t it? Would you want wealth, beauty, power, smaller feet, curly hair, world peace, an end to lockdowns and a cure for COVID-19? Stories about Aladdin’s lamp and wishes coming true have featured in fairy tales for generations, but Solomon hits the jackpot! God asks him what he wants and actually makes good on the request. And not only does Solomon get what he wished for, but God adds on riches, possessions and honour. Wow! That is an amazing response.
I ask God for a lot of things. There are many people who I pray for on a regular and irregular basis. I don’t keep tabs on how these prayers are answered, but I know God hears those prayers and some responses have been over and above what I could have expected.
If we fast forward to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, I find his reference to King Solomon most interesting. We have Solomon, who has wisdom and knowledge plus riches and possessions. Yet when Jesus tells us not to worry about life, he suggests that we ‘consider the lilies of the field … Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these’. And as I look at the lilies, freesias, bluebells, daisies, sweet peas and all of the other spring flowers blooming in my garden today, I have to agree that nothing made by humans can match them for colour, form, perfume and beauty! Jesus then suggests that we don’t need to worry as God is there looking after us. There is also the promise: "Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well", (Matthew 6:25ff).
Solomon is not the only one that God is going to shower with blessings. God will also look after each of us in every way – take time to look around and recognise those blessings he has gifted us.
Loving God, thank you for hearing our prayers and answering them so generously. Please strengthen our faith in you so that when we worry, we recognise that you are looking after us and that you will provide for all of our needs in ways far beyond what we can imagine. Amen.
Important Notices
Year 7 2025 Sibling Admissions
Families with children already at St Peters Lutheran College wishing to enrol a sibling in Year 7 2025 are reminded to submit an online application for your child if you haven’t already done so.
Please note that due to very high demand for places, applications for siblings should be received before the end of Term 2.
Year 7 2025 admission interviews are anticipated to commence in Term 3 & 4 2022.
Please find the Application for Admission Form here.
As we move towards the midpoint of Term 2, I remind you of the College subscription to Justin Coulson’s Happy Families website.
EVERY FAMILY now has access to their own Happy Families Premium Membership. These memberships contain a library of parenting resources to offer calm assurance, vision, direction, and solutions you can trust.
Get help with common parenting quandaries such as:
If you found this tip useful and would like to see more of Justin's parenting tips and strategies, remember that the College is subscribed to Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families School Membership.
The membership offers monthly live webinars and Q&A sessions with Justin, online programs, weekly inspirational emails and blogs around parenting support, positive psychology methodologies to support children and get them to thrive, tips on managing kids and tech, getting them to get along with their siblings, raising resilience and many more!
As part of their professional service, teachers often volunteer to host trainee or pre-service teachers in their classrooms. St Peters teaching staff support student teachers from a wide range of local, interstate, and overseas universities. At first glance, the benefits of this relationship might appear one sided, as our pre-service teachers gain professional insight and experience from some of St Peters outstanding classroom practitioners, as well as becoming a temporary part of our wonderful St Peters learning community.
Benefits of this association are, however, considerably more collaborative. Host teachers, school students and pre-service teachers all reap the advantages of this relationship. When teachers host a preservice teacher, they reflect regularly on their daily practice as they are observed and questioned by the trainee teacher. This serves as a source of continuous professional development which highlights and encourages best quality practice for classrooms. Pre-service teachers also bring to the table, fresh perspectives and a familiarity with latest research.
Pre-service teachers begin their professional experience with many days of observation, note taking and questioning. This is followed by supported planning and teaching where the host teacher is ensuring the classroom program and operation continue at a high level. Towards the end of the experience, pre-service teachers often take the class for a whole session or a whole day under the direction and supervision of their host teacher. While the host teacher is heavily involved in observing and guiding their mentee, this situation also gives the opportunity for the class teacher to observe their own students in a unique way, providing more depth to their understanding of students.
At St Peters, we are fortunate to have staff and systems in place that support our host teachers and pre-service teachers, and we look forward to many more years of productive relationships with universities and pre-service teachers, that benefit our children and staff in unique and immeasurable ways.
UNDER 8S WEEK
Throughout this week, all around Australia, young children and their teachers/caregivers will celebrate Under 8s Week.
The Primary Years will celebrate Under 8s Week with a variety of activities specifically designed for the youngest of our students at St Peters next Friday 27 May, when we will host a morning of fun for students from Prep to Year 3. Operating under the umbrella of ‘Play in a changing world’ I am confident there will be much fun and frivolity on this morning in the Primary Years.
Lisa Challenor Head of Primary Years
Senior School
Year 10 Parents
Welcome to our first Year 10 Parents update. We have taken on the task of being the Year 10 Parent Liaisons for this year, and our hope is to organise a casual social gathering once a term, as well as send you one email per term to remind you of some upcoming events around the College.
We would love you to join us for drinks at The Regatta Hotel on Saturday 28 May, from 7:30pm. It will be a great opportunity for Year 10 parents to get together. We will meet in the area between the main bar and restaurant areas. This will just be a pay as you go evening. No requirement to register your attendance or prepay for food or drinks.
Other events coming up this year that you might be interested in are as follows:
Sip & Scarf Workshop - 2 June
Mother / Son Breakfast - 19 July
Sip & Sculpt Workshop - 26 July
P&F and SPOSA Trivia Night - 30 July
Sports Lunch - 26 August
Spring Lunch - 14 October
Carols Under the Stars - 27 November
We hope you find this information useful. We welcome any feedback/suggestions so feel free to get in touch with us any time. We look forward to seeing you soon.
A reminder that this week we have guest speakers visiting the Senior School during the Academic Care and Wellbeing lessons on Thursday. As part of the Year 10 program, the students will be participating in a workshop delivered by Unleashing Personal Potential on the topic of developing positive relationships. This is the first session of two workshops and aims to help students strengthen connections with others in the cohort as well as building on the skills for understanding the value of relationships. Under the PERMAH model, capacity for 'relationships' is regarded as an integral factor for happiness, mental and physical health, and improved performance at school. A second workshop will be delivered to the cohort in June, and the material covered in the workshop will be discussed in upcoming pastoral care lessons and Year Level Meetings.
Year 11 students have received their invitation to the semi-formal this week. Payment and RSVP information will be emailed home to parents later this week also. Please contact Mr Meurant with any questions regarding this event. A special thanks to the students and staff who have been involved in the committee tasked with organising various elements of the event.
The Year 12 cohort will hear from Michelle McGuinness from You Choose - Youth Road Safety on Thursday. Students and parents have been emailed information about this talk which aims to raise awareness of personal responsibility and accountability for safe driving decisions. Students will have the opportunity to extend on the lessons learnt in this session by choosing to participate in a defensive driving course on Friday 2 September. Information for this optional course has been provided to the cohort and parents, and expressions of interest are being collated by Ms Jamieson.
The Arts
Spectrum | Art Exhibition and Film Screening
Year 8 Kaleidoscope 2022 'Camp Fortitude' | Performances are next week!
Next week is performance week for Year 8 Kaleidoscope! The cast are very excited to bring their show to life and to perform for a live audience.
On Friday 27 May and Saturday 28 May, more than 100 students in the cast and crew will present Camp Fortitude - a week away at a camp before school starts. It’s going to be the best week of their life! Students old and new must work together to complete a series of challenges for a chance to win the Camp Fortitude flag! The competition is on! As they face their fears, learn to work together, stand up to bullies, and make new friends they realise that the world is a whole lot bigger than just themselves. We follow the students as they build resilience and have a good time exploring the camp and persevering through the challenges the week holds. The students try everything to succeed, and rise to the challenge of listening to each other, supporting their groups strengths and weakness and working as a team to achieve their goal.
Tickets for Kaleidoscope performances ($15/$10 concession) are now on sale through Eventbrite and will be available at the door.
Please come to support these enthusiastic and talented group of young performers and enjoy a great night of entertainment. The servery will be open for drinks and snacks from 6.00pm.
“The most sincere compliment we can pay is attention.” Walter Anderson
Primary Cocurricular Sport Term 2
The following sports will be on offer in Term 2, emails will be sent out with any new details for the sports below.
AIC Football
AIC Rugby
AIC Chess
Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
Years 4-6 Cross Country Training
Boys Football
Years 4 - 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Football Competition. Training will be on Wednesday afternoon, 3:30pm – 5:00pm on Stolz (Lower Primary) Oval. Venue and game times for the AIC Football Season will be posted on the St Peters APP throughout Term 2.
Term 2 AIC Football Training will conclude on Wednesday 8 June.
Boys Rugby
Years 4 - 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Rugby Competition. Training will be on Wednesday afternoon, 3:30pm – 5:00pm on Mayer Oval. Venue and game times for the AIC Rugby Season will be posted on the St Peters APP throughout Term 2.
Term 2 AIC Rugby Training will conclude on Wednesday 8 June.
Girls Club Netball
St Peters Netball is underway in the 2022 WDNA Season and it was great to see the St Peters teams on court on Saturday. Round 2 (second week of grading) continues Saturday 14 May. WDNA Netball Games will be played throughout Term 2 and Term 3.
St Peters WDNA Netball Game Times – 2022 Season
St Peters 1 12yrs Div 2 11:20am
St Peters 2 12yrs Div 3 10:15am
St Peters 3 12yrs Div 3 10:15am
St Peters 4 11yrs Div 4 8:05am
St Peters 5 11yrs Div 4 8:05am
St Peters 6 10yrs Div 3 9:10am
St Peters 7 10yrs Div 4 8:05am
St Peters 8 10yrs Div 4 8:05am
St Peters 9 9yrs Div 3 8:05am
All players are encouraged to check the WDNA website (https://www.westsnetball.org/) for game courts and Wet Weather updates.
Years 4-6 Run Club
Years 4-6 Run Club will continue in Term 2 until Monday 30 May. Training will be offered twice a week on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Following the completion of the Primary Inter Lutheran Cross Country, Primary Years Run Club will be open to all interested runners. All members of the Years 5 and 6 AIC Boys Cross Country DRAFT Team are strongly encouraged to attend one or both sessions each week.
Training will be on Monday and Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 4:30pm. All Sessions will start and finish at Lower Primary Undercroft.
Term 2 Primary Run Club will conclude on Monday 30 May.
Monday and Wednesday afternoons 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Sessions start and finish at Lower Primary Undercroft
Primary Years HPE
Following the completion of the Cross Country and Running Technique unit, students are now enjoying the commencement of the Term 2 Field Games unit. The unit will focus on foundational skills in complex game situations.
HPE Dates Term 2
Field Games: Monday 9 May – Friday 27 May
Track and Field: Monday 30 May – Friday 17 June
Boys Sport
Luke Donatini | Boys Sport Coordinator 3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au
As we now approach the midway mark of our Term 2 AIC sports, it’s been pleasing to see our boys showing such resilience given all the poor weather we have experienced and so many cancelled training sessions and games. St Peters has achieved some great success across all our sports to date and it is vitally important that all teams remain focused on completing the next four rounds of AIC sport strongly and with commitment and enthusiasm.
For most of our teams, this Saturday we will play St Laurence’s College at home at St Peters Lutheran College. Traditionally, competing against St Laurence’s College has always been very competitive and displaying a high level of energy from both Colleges. This weekend will be no different.
We encourage all our St Peters community to come along and support our sporting teams this weekend as we are confident that there will be some exciting games of AIC Chess (Friday 21 May, evening), AIC Rugby, and AIC Football.
We wish all our teams and students every success this coming weekend as they don the St Peters maroon, white and gold to uphold our Plus Ultra!
Congratulation on Australian Selection
We are super excited to announce that Robbie T (Year 12) has made selection into the Swimming Australia Open Team to compete at the FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022, Paris, France. Robbie will depart Australia for Paris on 30 June and will compete on 9 and 10 July. We wish Robbie every success in Paris as he represents both St Peters and Australia in July.
AIC Chess Round 4 Games Friday 20 May
This coming Friday, St Peters Chess will compete away to St Laurence’s College in their fourth fixture of the 2022 AIC Chess season. All Chess games verse St Laurence’s College will commence from 4.00pm at St Peters Lutheran College.
Please refer to the St Peters App for details about training times and games for Term 2 AIC Chess.
This Saturday St Peters Football teams will compete against St Laurence’s College in Round 4 of AIC Football. Years 8 to 12 (Open) teams will be ‘home’ at St Peters whilst our Year 7 teams will play ‘away’ at St Laurence’s College Playing Fields, Runcorn. We request everyone to please check the St Peters App for game times and details. Please also check the App for any cancellations.
This coming Saturday all our St Peters Rugby teams will also compete in rugby games against St Laurence’s College at ‘home’ at St Peters Lutheran College. We request everyone to please check the St Peters App for game times and details. Please also check the App for any cancellations.
The 2022 AIC Championships will be held on Wednesday 1 June at Curlew Park, Sandgate. St Peters will be attending one (1) AIC Lead Up Cross Country meet in the final weeks preceding the AIC Championships. This final preparation Lead Up Meet will be conducted on Thursday 26 May at St Patrick’s College Playing Fields, Curlew Park, Sandgate.
We request that all boys ensure they are fully committed to attending both training and the one (1) lead up race prior to the AIC Cross Country Championships on 1 June 2022.
We still welcome all boys from Years 7 to 12 boys to get involved in our Cross Country program or the social Runners Club.
Training times and our Cross Country Calendar can be found on the St Peters App.
Term 3 AIC Sports – Basketball, Tennis and Track & Field
All boys from Years 7 to 12 have now received emails about signing on for the AIC Term 3 sports of AIC Basketball, AIC Tennis and AIC Track & Field. We strongly encourage any boy in Years 7 to 12 who has not signed up of a Term 3 sport, and wishes to participate, to do so ASAP. Term 2 preseason training for boys’ Basketball and Tennis is set to commence from Monday 30 June.
Term 2 Track & Field pre-season skill development has already commenced, please check the St Peters App for times and venues.
Wet Weather and Cancellations
With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App.
Term 2 AIC Sporting Coordinators – St Peters Boys Sport
If the sport specific information you are looking for, in relation to Term 2 AIC sports for St Peters, cannot be found on the St Peters App, please contact the below sport specific sports representatives directly.
Please see below the AIC Sporting Calendar for 2022.
Girls Sport
Girls Sport Coordinator – Anne-Marie Champion
“Life is to be enjoyed, not endured.” Gordon B. Hinkley
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to the following girls on their outstanding achievements.
Renee C (Year 12) – 2022 Queensland School Sport 16–19 years Netball Team (Renee is pictured second from the left with fellow St Peters team members, Aldora T, Annie I & Milly T.
The Met West 16-19 yrs team enjoyed a great tournament and came away with a silver medal from the State Championships, congratulations Renee and well done girls.
Sienna O (Year 10) - 2022 Queensland School Sport 13-19 years Water Polo Team (Sienna is far left with fellow St Peters team members, Poppy B, Meg H, Remaya B, Emmilia McL & Eva H.
This team also enjoyed a great tournament winning a bronze medal. Congratulations Sienna and well done girls.
Sienna has also been selected in the Australian National Youth Water Polo squad, two teams will be selected from this squad, the Australian A team will go to the World Championships in Greece in August and the Australian B team will go to NZ in July. Congratulations and good luck Sienna for the final stage of selections.
GOOD LUCK - Many of our swimmers are in Adelaide competing at the Australian National Swimming Championships this week, we wish them well for a successful week of competition.
IMPORTANT AUTUMN FIXTURE RESCHEDULE UPDATE
Round 3 - 8A & 9B BASKETBALL rescheduled games v St Aidan’s: - CANCELLED, not to be rescheduled Round 3 - 10A & 8A TOUCH rescheduled games v St Aidan’s: Monday 23 May, 4.00pm @ Ambiwerra Round 3 - SENIOR A & 8/9B TOUCH – CANCELLED, not to be rescheduled due to venue availability Round 6 – ALL TOUCH TEAMS rescheduled games v BSHS: Tuesday 24 May @ UQ. Round 9 – JUNIOR FOOTBALL v St Hilda’s – has been rescheduled back to Friday 27 May Round 9 - 8A TOUCH v St Hilda’s – CANCELLED due to Kaleidoscope, not to be rescheduled Round 9 - 8A & 8B BASKETBALL v St Hilda’s: Proceeded as scheduled with 2 great wins by our girls!
WINTER FIXTURES - NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY & TENNIS
Pre-season training sessions for all our winter fixture sports has commence this week. Numbers are amazing in Netball, Volleyball & Tennis and Hockey is looking for a few extra sign ons so they can make three teams, please contact Mr Glass for further details.
All pre-season training schedules can be found on the St Peters App. Training schedules for the remainder of Term 2 will commence in Week 7, these schedules will be on the St Peters App as soon as they are finalised.
Last Thursday our teams travelled to the amazing facility, the Northside Indoor Sport Centre to take on St Margaret’s. It was a great round of Basketball with victories in eight of the nine games, well done to all involved, the girls certainly enjoyed the experience of playing on the inside courts. Well done also to the 7B & 8B girls who enjoyed the opportunity of playing an internal game in our St Peters Indoor Gym.
By the Numbers.
58 - Number of points our Open girls scored 25 - Our 7A girls won by 25 points. 2- A close, two-point loss for our 9B girls. 46 - The number of points our 10A girls scored
Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 8 Draw v Moreton Bay College for this Friday afternoon/evening – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.
Would you like to be a Basketball Referee?
Please see below for details of two Referee Development Courses being offered at Brisbane Basketball.
The Beginner Course (28 May) is aimed at training new referees and setting the foundation for basketball referees. We teach the basic mechanics, communication, and administration that referees need to service the game. This is a great opportunity for new and existing individuals who are looking to expand their knowledge for the game.
The Development Course (18 June) is aimed at training existing referees and prepare them for the more intricate sides of the game, in game management, play calling and communication. This is to service older junior levels as well as the bottom age of representative basketball. This is a great opportunity for existing referees looking to sharpen their own skills to prepare for older junior age groups or prepare for U14 and U12 representative basketball/state championships.
Round 7 Wrap - All games cancelled due to unplayable fields
Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 8 Draw v Moreton Bay College for this Friday afternoon/evening – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.
Congratulations to Sophie K & Lila F who were part of the undefeated 13-15 years Met West Football team who won a gold medal at the recent State Championships, well done girls.
DATE CLAIMERS
Opens V Old Scholars Game – Sunday 29 May. Please CLICK HERE for details.
2022 Football Dinner – Sunday 12 June. Please CLICK HERE for details.
Round 7 Wrap - All games cancelled due to unplayable fields
It seems like our Touch teams will never get a game, with yet another drenched week. The incessant rain last week saw the entire QGSSSA Round washed out, so these games won’t be rescheduled. This week the Open, Senior A, 10A, 9A, 8/9B, 8A, 7A and 7B teams are due to play Moreton Bay College at White’s Hill Reserve, Camp Hill, with the Senior B and 8B teams playing St Margaret teams at Windsor Park, Windsor. With more rain forecast, though, please watch the St Peters App for Notifications and Cancellations. Next week is our final week for the season. We are planning rescheduled games for the 8A and 10A teams against St Aidan’s on Monday 23 May at Ambiwerra Sports Fields, Corinda; a rescheduled Round against Brisbane State High on Tuesday 24 May at the University of Queensland and then our final games on Friday 27 May against St Hilda’s at the Gold Coast (due to Kaleidoscope, the 8As will have already played this game and 8Bs have a Bye). Please note, that, due to the rescheduled games, there will be no training for the 8A and 10A teams on Monday, and no training for the Opens and Senior As on Tuesday of next week. We are praying that the girls will have the opportunity to play a few more games before the final whistle is blown for a very soggy, Season 22.
Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 8 Draw v Moreton Bay College for this Friday afternoon/evening – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.
Tuesday evening saw the first of the Brisbane School Girls Rowing Association competitions for 2022. The girls travelled to Somerville house to compete in the Indoor Rowing Championships. Congratulations to Jess M who achieved a second place in the Year 10 individual 1000m event.
On Water training resumption
On water training has resumed this week for all rowers as per the weekly schedule. Saturday will also follow the previously published schedule.
Ergometer and Sculling Trials
Trials, within the context of the Rowing Program, are undertaken based on three factors: ergometer times, sculling times, and attendance/attitude to training. These trials are completed at the BSRA regattas, which are held on a Saturday in Term 3, each age group is divided into divisions (i.e. Year 8, Division 1, 2,3 etc). The goal of these trials is to place each girl into appropriate crews that will be competitive within these divisions at regattas.
Upcoming trials -
Saturday 21 May, the girls will complete their first sculling trial on the Brisbane River. All girls will complete these trials within their normal scheduled Saturday training times – can I please ask families to ensure that girls are present to complete these trials.
If girls are absent and do not complete these trials, it makes it impossible to correctly place girls into appropriate crews. As always if there are unforeseen circumstances, these will be taken into account.
Boys Season Celebration and Girls Season Launch | New Rowing Boat fleet Blessing – Saturday 21 May
Between 4pm-6pm on Saturday 21 May the Rowing community is invited to the 2022 Boys Season Celebration, Girls Season Launch and the New Boats Christening.
Drinks will be available to purchase for a gold coin donation, as well a small number of pizzas for the students to enjoy. Families are asked to please bring a plate of finger food to share for this occasion.
We look forward to celebrating together with the whole community at this event.
Girls Rowing Camp
The Rowing Camp is an integral event for the girls in a number of ways. Firstly, as a shed and community building event, the time spent away at these camps is generally a highlight as it a fantastic team bonding time where girls are able to spend time and develop lifelong friendships, not only within their year level but from all year levels. Secondly as an important fitness and technical foundation for the crews which leads into the BSRA regattas which start a few weeks after.
Camp this year is between the 18-24 June in Bundaberg.
All transport, accommodation and food will be organised for the girls with forms and costs are currently being finalised. Could I please ask families to put these dates in the diary for the girls to attend.
Thank you girls! Another fantastic week of RG training!
Group A, Group B, Yr8 and Yr7 Groups all worked on learning their routine sequence (to music) with both Hoop and Ball apparatus. The Hoop is a difficult apparatus, so the girls should be proud of all their efforts – well done girls 😊
There were a few absences this week, so we’ll now announce performance groups at next week’s training.
Please be mindful of keeping the same time each week for training. This will help with coaching and team routines.
Date Claimer: QGSSSA RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – FRIDAY 5 AUGUST (Week 4, Term 3). The 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics Calendar can be found on the St Peters App
As always, keep up the great work, keep practising and keep smiling.
I’ll see you at training…Mrs Maynard 😊🤸♀️🤸♂️
DRESS CODE FOR WEEKEND SPORTING FIXTURES
When attending/watching other sporting fixtures (eg Basketball, Football or Touch), girls are asked to ensure they are wearing their St Peters Formal uniform or if they are playing, their St Peters playing uniform is allowed. (PE Uniform or casual clothing is not allowed).
WET WEATHER
Please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1.30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5.30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.
Community
Mother Son Breakfast - Save the Date
Save the date! Tickets on sale Monday 6 June here.
P&F News
P&F Support Groups
Community Hub & Second Hand Uniforms | Open every Thursday during Term (7:45am – 11:30am) | P&F Centre
All parents and friends of St Peters are welcome to come to the P&F Centre to buy second hand uniforms, donate old uniforms or just stop by for a coffee and chat.
Tickets on Sale now via Eventbrite. Tickets are limited.
Scarf Workshop | Cobweb Scarf (updated)
Come along with a friend and have a great night learning a new skill. This workshop applies the simple cold felting process using wool (No knitting involved!). The scarf is designed using colour as the wool is prepared for a hand rolling technique. The scarf is light with a transparent quality depending on and your application of the cobweb technique. This results in a very suitable scarf for a Queensland winter! If you attended the previous workshop and would like to come along again, we will offer a new weaving skill, so you have a different scarf outcome.
P&F Initiatives & Meetings
Sub-School Parent Support Group Meetings
The three Sub-Schools (Primary Years, Junior High and Senior School) hold a Parent Support Group Meeting each term to which parents & caregivers are invited to attend. This is an opportunity for parents to engage with the respective sub-school leadership teams.
Junior High Parent Support Group Meeting | POSTPONED NOW Thur 26 May | P&F Centre 8:30am
The Term 2 Junior High Parent Support Group Meeting is being held Thursday 26 May in the P&F centre. If you have any topics or questions, you would like included on the agenda, please send them through to community@stpeters.qld.edu.au by Friday 20 May.
SPOSA News and Events
VIP Rugby Day - this Saturday
SPOSA Tennis Competition
P&F and SPOSA Trivia Night
Reunion Weekend and Peer Year Reunions
Our Reunion Weekend planning is well underway for the weekend of 16-18 September. With the annual Long Lunch and College tours, it is a wonderful weekend celebrating our Old Scholars.
We currently have several peer year reunions being organised. Please check our Facebook page or contact the SPOSA office for more details on sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au or 3377 6592.
