What do our Students Value about a St Peters Education?
This term I’ve begun hosting the Year 12s in small groups for lunch in Ross Roy. It’s always a highlight of my day to listen to and interact with our Seniors. The Class of 2021 are proving to be no different. At these lunches I always ask the Year 12s what they have enjoyed and appreciated about their time at St Peters. Over time there has been remarkable consistency in their responses, to the extent that it is possible to distil the top ten things our students’ value and appreciate about a St Peters Education. The top ten in no particular order are-
Our caring, nurturing, inclusive and diverse culture
Our tradition of academic excellence and a strong learning culture
The fact that we are co-educational
Our positive school culture is characterised by high expectations
Our values-based education with a focus on service to others
Our focus on the balanced development of each child through our extensive cocurricular, service learning and outdoor education programs
We have great teachers who care about their students
The multiple learning pathways that helps students get to where they need to go beyond school
Our beautiful, spacious campus with its amazing facilities
We have happy successful students
Tim Kotzur Head of College
Ministry
Parent Prayer Group
We meet on Monday 31 May, 8.15-9.15am (after drop-off) in the Ministry centre (underneath Cafe 45/Staff Common Room). All welcome. For more information please contact Pastor Thomas 0435 067 970.
Aflame with the Spirit of God
It is customary in our culture to decorate cakes with candles in celebration of birthdays, to give gifts, and to rejoice together with family members. Birthdays remind us of our origins and to whom we belong. This past Sunday was a birthday of a different type – the birthday of the church. Pentecost Sunday recalls the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the first followers of Jesus, who then went out with God’s power to preach to live the Gospel in the world (Acts 2). The church as we know it today, in all its various manifestations, is the product of God’s ongoing gift of the Holy Spirit.
There are some similarities between our birthday celebrations and the Pentecost event of old. When the Holy Spirit came, "what looked like tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them”. They were ‘lit up’ for Jesus! They were reminded of their fundamental status as God’s chosen and loved and people, forgiven and sent in Christ. They were a 'family' of believers who belonged together in Jesus. And with that gift of identity came a sense of purpose. They were empowered to be 'Christ like' in the world, shining out his love and grace in word and in deed.
In the children’s ministry approach Godly Play, candles are lit as a gathering ritual. When each time together ends, the candles are extinguished, but the flames is not spoken of as being extinguished. Instead, the flame has been ‘changed’. The Pentecost event of Acts 2 was unique in its outward characteristics. But although the Holy Spirit’s presence in the world is no longer associated with 'tongues of fire', the Spirit is nevertheless powerfully present and active. The flame of the Spirit has been 'changed' in acts of faith, love, mercy, compassion, justice and forgiveness. Birthed at Pentecost, God’s church journeys through history, year after year, changing hearts and touching lives in the power of the Spirit. What a reason to give thanks and celebrate!
Blessings, Pastor Greg Priebbenow (St Peters Lutheran Church, Indooroopilly)
Around the College
A New Service Learning Event!
Too often in our College community, we are stuck focusing on trying to fix what’s wrong in our community and the world rather than celebrating the amazing things we already have. Not to mention, 2020 was a difficult year for us all and it can sometimes be hard to find the positives in our lives. As Captains of the Students 4 Students Service Learning Group, we have noticed this within our College community and have decided to take action. We want a time for everyone to come together and celebrate who we are. That’s why Students 4 Students have come up with a new service learning event: the St Peters Celebration Month!!
The Celebration Month will take place throughout the entirety of June, the first month-long event in College history. Students 4 Students will be hosting a variety of activities throughout the month, from music concerts to sports matches. For each week of the school term in June, we will be celebrating a key aspect of who we are: Identity, Community and Culture.
Look forward to future editions of the Rock where we will talk more about each week’s theme and reflect on the week’s events. Thank you all and we hope you have an amazing June!
Vinesh N & Emma W 2021 Students 4 Students Captains
Primary Years
The Zones of Regulation
This term, all of our Primary Years students have been participating in the Zones of Emotional Regulation Curriculum ('The Zones' for short). These lessons have been designed by an Occupations Therapist and the program is used throughout the world in classrooms and therapy sessions to help children (and adults alike) recognise their emotions and have the tools to regulate them.
Emotional regulation is having the best state of alertness of both the body and emotions for the specific situation at hand. For example, when playing a competitive team game, you would expect a heightened state of alert, however, this heightened state would not be expected in the library. The lessons and learning activities that the students have been participating in are designed to help the students recognise when they are in the different Zones as well as strategies to help regulate within The Zones. In addition to addressing self-regulation, the students will gain an increased vocabulary of emotional terms, skills in reading other people’s facial expressions, perspective about how others see and react to their behaviour, insight into events that trigger their behaviour and calming and alerting strategies.
A critical aspect of this curriculum is that all of our teaching and support staff know and understand The Zones language. This creates a comfortable and supportive environment for the students to practice their regulation in and can be enhanced by reinforcement in the home too. You can support this process at home by:
Asking your child to explain The Zones to you and what each zone means.
Putting your Zone on show by telling your child that you are feeling like you’re in ‘the yellow zone’ and frustrated by (washing, traffic, chores, etc) and what you do to help regulate that emotion.
Validate what Zone your child is in by pointing out your observation or accepting their own emotional observations.
Showing interest in learning about your child’s triggers and Zones tools (strategies to help regulate).
Positively reinforcing your child for actively using The Zones, be it identifying emotions or drawing on their tools to help to regulate.
It is essential to note that we all experience all of The Zones (Blue, Green, Yellow and Red) and that The Green Zone is not the ‘good’ zone and that The Red Zone is not the ‘bad’ zone. All of The Zones are expected to be experiences by us all and acknowledging these in a non-judgmental way will no doubt go towards supporting their effective use of The Zones.
The Arts
Symphonic Winds & Concert Band 2 excel at QYMA
On Wednesday evening St Peters musicians from Concert Band 2 and Symphonic Winds participated in the Queensland Youth Music Awards (QYMA). This competition draws ensembles from all over Queensland to compete in a supportive and collaborative environment. St Peters play host to a vast majority of the sections including the Primary Concert Band and Senior Secondary Concert Band sections.
Concert Band 2, our youngest ensemble, competed in the Primary Concert Band section and for many members, this was their first major public performance. Concert Band 2 gave a spirited performance of 'Ozzie Mozzie' and 'Hang on Sloopy' and were awarded a Silver Certificate for their efforts. Adjudicator Mr Patrick Pickett congratulated all on a great performance and commented on the ensemble presentation and discipline on stage. Well done to Mr Pradella and his young musicians.
Not to be out done, Symphonic Winds competed in the Senior Secondary Concert Band section and took out first prize with a score of 98/100. Adjudicator Mr Patrick Pickett was impressed with the ensembles stunning performance, commenting on the exceptional level of individual and ensemble performance. Mr Pickett was so encouraged by the evenings performances that he gifted 10 free tickets to every competing ensemble to attend his next concert, 'Christmas in July' with the Queensland Pops Orchestra.
The St Peters Band program now shifts focus to our next event, 'An Afternoon at the Movies' on Sunday 6 June, 3:00pm in the PAC Dron Auditorium. If you would like to join us for an entertaining afternoon of movie music combined with film highlights and costumes, please register for your free tickets via Eventbrite. https://splcanafternoonatthemovies.eventbrite.com.au
Grantley Sutch Co-Director of Cocurricular Music Head of Bands
Spectrum!
A reminder to register! Come along and support the Artists and Film makers!
“New goals require different habits. Keep that in mind.” #6amsuccess
Primary Cocurricular Sport Term 2
***Please watch for emails concerning Term 2 Sport.
The following sports are on offer in Term 2.
Boys AIC Football
Boys AIC Rugby
Boys AIC Chess
Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
Years 4-6 Run Club
Boys Football
AIC Football training will run throughout Term 2 each Wednesday afternoon, 3:30pm – 5:00pm on Lower Primary (Stolz) Oval. Saturday games will be played each week, concluding on Saturday 12 June. Please check the St Peters App for up-to-date draws. AIC Football Training will conclude on Wednesday 9 June.
Boys Rugby
AIC Rugby training will continue each week on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, 3:30pm – 5:00pm on Mayer Oval. AIC Rugby games will be played each Saturday concluding on Saturday 12 June. Please check the St Peters App for up to date draws. AIC Rugby Training will conclude on Wednesday 9 June.
Boys Chess
Term 2 AIC Chess Training will continue each Wednesday afternoon in DO4 (top level Dohler Block Classroom) 3:30pm – 4:30pm. Chess fixtures will be played each Friday afternoon concluding on Friday 11 June. Please check the St Peters App for up to date draws. AIC Chess Training will conclude on Wednesday 9 June.
Girls Club Netball
St Peters WDNA Netball season is underway! Term 2 WDNA Training will continue each Wednesday afternoon throughout Term 2. It will be great to see the St Peters girls in the maroon and white at the WDNA courts again in 2021.
Years 4-6 Run Club
Term 2 Years 4-6 Run Club training will be offered twice a week on Monday and Thursday afternoons (3:30pm – 4:30pm). Students are to meet running coaches in the Lower Primary Undercroft prior to the commencement of training. The final Run Club training session will take place on Monday 31 May. All sessions will be run by St Peters Running Coaches. Training will start and finish in the Lower Primary Undercroft.
Monday and Thursday afternoons | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Meet at Lower Primary Undercroft
Primary Years Run Club concludes on Monday 31 May.
HPE Dates Term 2
Field Games: Monday 17 May – Friday 4 June
Athletics: Monday 7 June – Friday 18 June
Girls Sport
"Sometimes you will never know the VALUE of a moment, until it becomes a MEMORY." Dr Seuss
PINK SOCK SPORT DAY
This Friday 28 May for QGSSSA Touch and Basketball and, Saturday 5 June (Old Scholars Game) for QGSSSA Football, we are continuing our much-valued support to the McGrath Foundation.
Our aim is to raise funds to provide funding for the McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide invaluable support and care to women experiencing breast cancer.
The McGrath Breast Care Nurses bring you and your family peace of mind through expert knowledge, personal care and genuine compassion. They can help you create a time in your life not defined by breast cancer.
Many of our girls’ teams will be proudly wear PINK SOCKS on these days, this is to help raise awareness of the effects that breast cancer has on families.
We ask that if you wish to donate and support, please click on the link below and enter any amount you wish to donate, or you can do the same using the QR code on the brochure.
We also encourage all parents/supporters to wear something PINK at all the games on this day to support the cause.
All donations are greatly appreciated, and the St Peters Community has been acknowledged as a tremendous supporter of the McGrath Foundation personally by Glenn McGrath.
Thank you so much for your much-valued support.
Mr Gary Munday
2021 AUTUMN FIXTURES – FOCUS ROUNDS
What an amazing success the Football, Basketball & Touch Focus Rounds have been, a great initiative by our Girls Sport Captains Ashleigh S & Claudia L. Well done to our leaders and the many students that have come and supported our girls over the last 3 weeks, we look forward to building on this tradition and watching our school spirit continue to flourish.
Well done and thank you to all involved.
Springfield students joined the Touch Focus Round which made for a very special night.
Round 8 against St Hilda’s was our final home game of the season. The St Peters girls collectively played hard throughout their games, resulting in some great victories. Stoltz Court was buzzing, as our Years 7, 8 and 9 girls competed hard on both offensive and defence. Thanks to the families and friends who came out to support our girls. We look forward to our final game of the season this week in Ipswich.
Round 9 Games v Ipswich Girls Grammar School: Friday 28 May – Please click here for the draw.
GOOD LUCK FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021 SEASON – IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SEASON 😊
A fantastic finish to the 2021 QGSSSA Football season this week with wins across the board. The final round saw St Peters take on St Hilda’s with our girls looking to go out with a bang. The Open girls did just that with a whopping 14-0 score line. The Junior and Intermediate teams both finished their games with a 10-0 win over the opposition. The Junior/Intermediate B team played off against BGGS and came away with a 4-1 win. While we are still awaiting final calculations for all teams for the season, it is looking like all teams will end with a top three finish, with the potential for some top place finishes. Thank you and well done to all the girls involved in this season, it has been great watching you all play and develop. I look forward to seeing you back in future years.
DATE CLAIMER: QGSSSA FOOTBALL OLD SCHOLARS GAME: SATURDAY 5 JUNE Please click here for details.
Round 8 welcomed the inaugural Touch Football Focus Round and the girls revelled in the spotlight with wins to the Opens, Senior Bs, 9As, 8As and 7Bs; draws for the 10As, 10Bs and 8Bs and narrow loses for our Senior As and 7As. The atmosphere was electric, the camaraderie palatable and College spirit enviable with one of the St Hilda’s coaches commenting that we have amazing school spirit. Thank you to Ash S and Claudia L, our 2021 Female Sports Captains, for establishing this outstanding initiative and to all the students, parents and supporters who came alone, shook those pom poms, hoisted the posters and cheered until they were hoarse. Our final round for the season sees us play Ipswich Girls Grammar School at Ipswich. It’s also our Pink Sock round to support The McGrath Foundation. All the best girls!
Round 9 Games v Ipswich Girls Grammar School: Friday 28 May – Please click here for the draw
GOOD LUCK FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021 SEASON – IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SEASON 😊
Congratulations to the girls rowers who completed in the first Brisbane School Girls Rowing association event of the season last night – The Indoor Rowing Championships held at Somerville House.
There were some fantastic individual performances on the night, including the following podium finishes:
Year 8 individual: Olivia K – 4th by less than 1 second in a time of 1:49.0
Year 9 individual: Lucy F – 2nd in a time of 3:47.3
Year 12 Individual: Jessica G – 2rd in a time of 7:31.8
The girls also performed well in the teams events achieving
6th place in the Year 8 event 4th place in the Year 9 event, 7th in the Year 10 team relay, 9th in the Year 11 event 5th in the Year 12 team. 6th place in the all age relay.
Congratulation to the following girls who made up the teams and represented St Peters –
Year 8 – Olivia K, Eliza A, Poppy Y, Alex W, Alexa S Year 9 - Neve M, Laura K, Mackenzie B, Tiegan R, Lucy F Year 10 - Niamh S, Brie D, Robyn M, Bridget D, Miki F Year 11 - Giselle G, Zoe M, Niamh B, Emma W Year 12 - Ella H, Alice J, Sarah A, Lily M, Jessica G
DATE CLAIMER: ROWING CAMP – An important event on the Girls Rowing calendar is the Rowing Camp, this will be held on the first week of the school holidays at the end of Term 2, Saturday 19 June - Friday 25 June. Please mark these dates in your diaries.
This week at Rhythmic Gymnastics, we saw the girls take their gymnastics skills to the next level. It was wonderful to see everyone working hard on their routines to their chosen music!
Girls who have learned and practised their routines, will have the opportunity of picking their performance leotard for QGSSSA! Keep up the good work and keep practising - 👍 😊🤸♀️
Please Note - If you are a Year 9 student, have recently returned from Ironbark and are interested in Rhythmic Gymnastics, please email me. There are still a couple of spaces to be filled.
If you are a Year 8 student, I have one space currently to fill. It’s not too late to apply, we would love to see you! 😊
Remember - If you are sick or unable to attend Wednesday afternoon training, you must email me directly – n.maynard@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Well done to the many girls that attended the pre-season skills sessions that have been offered at both Springfield and Indooroopilly over the last three weeks.
Open and Year 7 trials have continued this week, all other team trials & training sessions will commence next week – details can be found on the St Peters App and please watch for an email from Mrs Champion.
PLEASE NOTE - Trials will be completed in your training times – There will be no Sunday trials this year.
Volleyball trials have continued this week for one session only per age group due to Autumn Fixture games. The full Term 2 training schedule will commence next week - please see the St Peters App for all the details.
Trials for all teams commenced this week and will continue next week.
Tuesday 1 June: 6.15am – 7.30am – All Junior teams @ Lohe Street Courts
Thursday 3 June: 6.15am – 7.30am – All Senior Teams @ Lohe Street Courts
The Pre-Season/Term 3 Training Schedule will commence in Week 8 (Tuesday 8 June & Thursday 10 June), this schedule can be found on the St Peters App.
Boys Sport
Luke Donatini Boys Sport Coordinator 3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Round 5 and Round 6 for AIC Boys Sport at important and relevant rounds for our St Peters sporting community. Not only are our 1st teams playing at home in both Round 5 and Round 6 but they also important focus weekends for the entire St Peters community.
This weekend we will be supporting the McGrath Foundation with a Pink Socks Day. Several of our boys’ teams will be wearing Pink Socks in support of the great work being done by the McGrath Foundation. In Round 5, St Peters will compete against St Patrick’s College in Chess, Rugby and Football. Please refer to below for further information about Round 5 details.
Round 6 will highlight the strong importance our Indigenous community have at St Peters and within the wider AIC sporting community. Across all AIC Colleges, Saturday 5 June is a very special day in our sporting calendar. All our Associated Colleges will pay tribute to our indigenous communities and their strong heritage. At St Peters, this will be highlighted with some special events to take place prior to our 1st Football and 1st Rugby games. Our 1st players will also be wearing special jersey in honour of our Indigenous community within St Peters.
The annual AIC Cross Country Championships will be conducted this coming Wednesday 2 June at Curlew Park, Sandgate. Our St Peters Boys Cross Country squad has trained extremely hard for this event and we wish them every success for Wednesday 2 June. We are very confident that Tom F (Year 12) and Ben S (Year 12), St Peters Cross Country Captains, will lead the way and be inspiring role models for our younger cross country runners both before and on the day of the Championships.
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!
AIC Chess Round 5 Games Friday 28 May
This coming Friday, St Peters Chess will compete away to St Patrick’s College in their fifth fixture of the 2021 AIC Chess season. Chess games will commence from 4.00pm in Theile House, St Peters Lutheran College.
Please refer to the St Peters App for details about training times and games for Term 2 AIC Chess.
St Peters Football Round 5 Games Saturday 29 May
This Saturday 29 May St Peters Football teams will compete against St Patrick’s College in Round 5 of AIC Football. Our Junior teams (Years 7 and 8) will be ‘away’ at St Patrick’s Playing Fields, Sandgate whilst our Senior teams (Years 9 to Opens) will play ‘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.
St Peters Rugby Round 5 Games Saturday 29 May
This coming Saturday our St Peters Rugby teams will also compete in rugby games against St Patrick’s College. All teams will play ‘home’ on Mayer Oval 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.
2021 AIC Cross Country & Runners Club
As mentioned above, the 2021 AIC Championships will be held on Wednesday 2 June at Curlew Park, Sandgate.
We request that all St Peters Cross Country boys ensure they are fully committed to attending all trainings and events in the lead up to the AIC Cross Country Championships on 2 June.
2021 St Peters Boys Rowing
The Boys Rowing program have their final Trophy Regatta (Head of the River) this weekend.
The boys have had a fantastic preseason with a number of outstanding results in all their lead up regattas over the past month.
This regatta sees the boys competing at Wyaralong Dam for the first time this season as well as competing for the best overall boys’ program within the Gold Coast Competition (GCC). In the lead up regattas they achieved second place overall in this point score division, only a few points of first place. We wish all our rowers the very best for this weekend and encourage them to strive for success as they compete to be the best overall Boys’ Rowing Program in the GCC.
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.
Chess
Round 5: Fri 28 May | SPLC v SPC Round 6: Fri 4 June | SPLC v ASH Round 7: Fri 11 June | IONA v SPLC
Rugby & Football
Round 5: Sat 29 May | SPLC v SPC Round 6: Sat 5 June | SPLC v ASH Round 7: Sat 12 June | IONA v SPLC
Note: Where SPLC appears first (eg. SPLC V PAD) – Year 6 & Senior Teams (Years 10 to 12) are playing at ‘Home’ venues and Year 5 and Junior Teams (Years 7 to 9) are playing at 'Away’ venues.
It is in reverse when SPLC appears second. This may change at times dependent on circumstances
If the sport specific information you are looking for, in relation to Term 2 AIC sports for St Peters boys, cannot be found on the St Peters App, please contact the below sport specific coordinators directly.
Next Meeting: Wednesday 2 June, 6.30pm at the P & F Centre
The AGM for the Netball Parent Support Group is next Wednesday 2 June at 6:30pm in the P & F Centre. We would love to see as many parents there as possible. We are hoping to have another busy year, supporting the Netball program and building on our first two years as a Parent Support Group.
If you would like to nominate for the position of President, Secretary or Treasurer please email Anne-Marie or Di A-Izzeddin - di_aizzeddin@yahoo.com.au
Football Dinner
Community
Code Camp
Our winter camps will be launched on the website yesterday.These holidays we’ll be running:
YouTube Creators: 5-7 July DJ Camp: 5-6 July Little Heroes: 5-6 July Spark: 7-9 July Blast: 7-9 July Animation Camp: 8-9 July
We would like to offer all St Peters students 10% off the camp fee. Please mention you are from St Peters (in the comments) when enrolling online to receive the discount.
Indooroopilly Riverwalk Launch Event | Sunday 6 June
P&F News and Events
P&F EVENTS
St Peters P&F Biggest Morning Tea & Kokedama Workshop
The P&F Committee has proudly supported the Cancer Council and the Biggest Morning Tea for several years. The Kokedama, Sip & Scarf and Sip & Sculpt workshops are a P&F initiative to bring our community together and raise awareness and funds to support the Cancer Council’s vision of a cancer free future.
On Friday 21 May about 30 people met at the P&F Centre, enjoying a chat and morning tea. Our guest speaker, Patricia Aishford (Head of Junior High at St Peters), shared her experience with breast cancer. She gave us an insight into her journey and advised us not to be complacent with regular health check-ups. Patricia explained the value of donations to fund research into cancer which changed the type of treatment she had compared to, say, 5 years ago. We all appreciated the practical information that she shared and were inspired by her courage. Thank you Patricia!
This was followed by Alison from Kokedama by Alison, who explained how to make the Kokedama. The experience was enjoyed by all with some attending for the second time after last October’s workshop. Everyone took home their beautiful creations with advice on how to look after them. Thank you to Alison from Kokedama by Alison for inspiring us with her passion to make these gorgeous Kokedama plants.
Thank you to Councillor James Mackay (Councillor for Walter Taylor) for donating a fantastic lucky door prize.
Many thanks to Kathryn Lorraway (Community Liaison Officer) and all the staff from St Peters Events, Catering and Publications departments.
Thanks also goes to all who supported the event by attending and donating online.
Hope to see you at the Sip & Scarf workshop on 3 June at 6pm.
Sip & Sculpt Workshop | Tuesday 27 July Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm Venue: Chandler Building, Indooroopilly Campus Cost: $55.00 per person Tickets on sale Friday 28 May, 9am via Eventbrite
You can still donate here to help us reach our fundraising goal of $1,000.00. Thank you to the wonderful donors that have already helped us. Proceeds from all P&F Workshops will go towards supporting the Cancer Council.
COMMUNITY HUB
The second-hand uniform shop is open every Thursday during Term from 7:45am until 11:30am in the P&F Centre.
P&F Meetings & Support Groups
The Term 2 Junior High Parent Support Group video update is available on Firefly here.
SPOSA news
Did you see the old photo of Ross Roy from 1944? Check it out on our Facebook page and Instagram.
Plans are well underway to celebrate our 75th year of St Peters Old Scholars Association. We will be having a cocktail party to celebrate this occasion on Friday 17 September on the Chapel Forecourt and would love to see our Old Scholars attend, especially those of you still involved with our school.
Thank you to those currents students who attended the Photo of Old Scholars last Thursday - we had over 130 in the photo which was a fantastic turn out.
