Friday 7 June

SPYGT Auditions;
Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
Year 11 & 12 Hospitality Lunch;
Years 7 - 12 Choirs in the Cathedral | St Johns Cathedral, Ann St, City, 6:30 - 8:30pm;
Years 7 - 12 MDA Luminous Lantern Parade | Southbank, 4:30pm - 8:30pm;
Years 5 -12 AIC Chess.

Saturday 8 June

St Peters Open Day | 10:00am - 2:00pm
Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
Years 5 - 12 AIC Rugby & Football;
Years 2 - 6 Primary Girls Netball;
Years 7 -12 GCRASRA Trophy Regatta | Wyaralong Dam.

Sunday 9 June

Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
Year 5 Debating Workshop | Brisbane Grammar School, 10:00am - 2:45pm.

Monday 10 June

Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
Years 4 - 6 Inter-Lutheran Cross Country Carnival | Rivermount College;
SPYGT Auditions;
SPOSA Committee Meeting | SPOSA Centre, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Years 9 - 12 Dale Carnegie Next Generation Course | 3:30 - 6:30pm;
Years 5 - 12 All Bands Concert | PAC, 6:30 - 8:30pm.

Tuesday 11 June

Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
SPYGT Auditions;
Prep Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Excursion| 8:30am - 1:15pm.

Wednesday 12 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
SPYGT Auditions.

Thursday 13 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
SPYGT Auditions.

We are rapidly approaching the business end of the semester in terms of assessment and exams, particularly for our older students. Like many things in life being well prepared and well organised is a critical key to success. With this in mind I offer a few simple practical suggestions for our young people:

• Have a study and revision plan- and follow it
• Regularly and methodically revise your work - making use of techniques such as reading and memorising notes; rewriting or summarising notes; developing flashcards; answering revision questions; doing practice questions; putting notes into summary notes, tables, and mind maps; quiz yourself; and use memorization techniques like mnemonics
• Get sufficient amounts of sleep – it is during sleep that the brain processes learnings and helps to store it for retrieval appropriately
• Maintain regular routines around study, eating, exercising and sleeping. Stay hydrated. 
• Make use of peer tutoring and study groups
• Ask your teacher for help/clarification if you are unsure
• Study and revise in spaces free from distraction  
• Make sure exam and assessment dates are entered clearly in your diaries
• Organise the correct equipment the night before exams
• For exams make sure you know the practical details such as venue, time, format, length etc so that you are not rushed
• If you haven’t already start now

I wish all our young people the best during the upcoming assessment period. 

Tim Kotzur
Head of College

Queensland Lutheran Asian Congregation (St Peters, Indooroopilly) Asian Family community Tea Gathering 

昆士兰信义会亚洲教会 圣彼得书院亚裔家长茶会 

Time: 10:30am to 12pm , Monday
时间：星期一，上午，10时 30分- 12时

Date: 10/June , 2019
日期：6月10日 , 2019年

Venue: Ministry Centre (Church Office)
地奌：教会办公室
主题：美食交流分享会
Speaker：Lily Tam (Lay Worker, Queensland Asian congregation, Indooroopilly)
Assistant parents : Jenny, Kenny Chen
讲员：蔡美枝传道, 圣彼得书院， 亚裔联络主任
协助分享家长：秋枫， 陈先生

Content : Australia food? Chinese food?
内容 ：选择食材来源， 澳大利亚的呢？中国的呢 

All welcome, bringing your plate to share, 竭诚欢迎带你的美食参加分享！

联系Contact
信义会圣彼得书院，亚裔家长联络主任
Lily Tam 0421 822 018

At last week’s Qld Lutheran Pastor’s Conference, I heard from three Lutheran pastors working in different chaplaincies. J works in a country congregation, and when his beeper goes off during the week in his little town, he has five minutes to be at the fire station, fully dressed, ready to go. He is one of only two who are generally available in the little town during the working week. He’s not just a trained auxiliary firefighter, he is also the Emergency Services Chaplain for the whole region. When he turns up to visit the regional city firies on his big motorbike, they know that he is one of them – he’s done the training, he’s attended fires and accidents; he is a safe and understanding person to talk with - and they do.

H is Police Chaplain for the Townsville and Mt Isa regions. When he does a road trip to visit the outlying police stations, it’s over 4,000 kms drive. He is a visible sign that the system cares about them and how they are, not just how they are performing.

K is a long time Armed Forces Chaplain, who’s been to Afghanistan and many other places. He is proud that constant reviews of army chaplaincy reveal that no one else can replicate what chaplains offer. They are a force multiplier, because they care for body, mind, and soul. They hear people’s stories and pain. They help people through grief and loss, birth and death. They have a ministry of influence, not control.

Chaplaincy here at St Peters is a little different, because a major part of our work is helping with the regular chapels. But the same principles apply – chaplains listen well, and know what life is like for children, youth and adults. Because of that, their message and approach is credible, in chapel and personally, and people find strength and help through that. All of that is a sign that God is with each one of us - in our failures and our successes, our disasters and our dreams, and in our becoming who we are meant to be – people who are unique, and reflect something special and precious of God.

Pastor Michael Mayer

Supporting Venezuela 

The socioeconomic and political crisis that began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez, has continued into the presidency of Nicolás Maduro. It is marked by hyperinflation, hunger, disease, crime, high death rates as well as massive emigration from the country. The situation is the worst economic crisis in Venezuela's history and the worst facing a country that is not experiencing war since the mid-twentieth century. 

Students in the Social Justice group initiated by some Venezuelan Year 9 students have been raising awareness about the situation in Venezuela through presentations at assemblies and displaying posters. On the Community Focus Day they promoted this through asking student multiple choice questions and by raising funds from a bake sale. They raised over $300.00 for the organisation Asoprogar. The link is: http://www.asoprogar.org.ve/

Guide Dogs Queensland

Ms Benfield has raised awareness and funds for a number of years at St Peters for Guide Dogs Qld. Her contribution to this cause has meant a big difference; assisting Guide Dogs Queensland to provide vital services, including incredible Guide Dogs, to people with low or no vision right across Queensland. Last week on the Community Focus Day we had a stall to inform students about the organisation and fundraising that will start in Term 4. Ms Benfield also had some information about the  GDQ Youth Ambassador program for interested students. 

A.Braby
Coordinator Service Learning

YEAR 12

The Queensland Core Skills Test 

The QCS Test is the tool QCAA (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) uses to compare the achievements of OP-eligible students studying different subjects at different schools across Queensland. 

The test contributes scaling data for the calculation of Overall Positions (OPs) and Field Positions (FPs) for tertiary entrance. It also provides an individual result for each student. 

The QCS Test is developed and administered by the QCAA, and is held over two days in Term 3 at schools across the state. Most students sit the test at their own school.

To help St Peters students achieve the best possible results for this very important test they have already sat two practice tests. 

The final practice test will take place on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June. All OP eligible students are expected to participate. Instructions will be emailed to all families regarding the timings and equipment.

If you have any questions, about the test or the practice, please contact Simeon Milner.

QCS Breakfast and Lunch - Volunteers and Donations 

Our QCAA students in Year 12 will have their final QCS practice test on the last two days of school, 20 and 21 June. We are looking forward to providing a breakfast and lunch on both of these days to show our support to the students. In previous years, this support has been much appreciated by the cohort (both QCAA and IB students). Parents have been invited to assist and show support via an email from the Year 12 Coordinator, Miss Bronwyn Jamieson. Please check your emails for details.

YEAR 10

Pathway information for students entering Year 11 in 2020 is underway. Parents of current Year 10 students will have received an email this week outlining the key dates (listed below). Subject Selection information will be distributed to families in Term 3, but please start the conversations with your child now.

KEY DATES

• 18 July, 6.30pm | Week 1 - Parent and Student Information Evening, held in the PAC – Dron Auditorium. Overview of IB, QCE (Queensland Certificate of Education system), VET and the St Peters SET Plan process.
• 29 July | Week 3 – Parent and Student Information Evening. This follows the session held on 18th July. Attending both sessions (18th July and 29th July) would be beneficial.
• 29 July | Week 3 – New QCE/QCAA/VET pathway session 6.30pm, PAC – Dron Auditorium
• 29 July | Week 3 – IB Pathway session 7.30pm, PAC Theatrette
• Now through to Week 3, Term 3 – Curriculum Leaders will address students during the school day to give a small preview of senior subjects.
• 5 – 8 August | Week 4 - Year 10 SET Plan Interviews during this week. It is compulsory for students to submit a SET Plan by Friday 9 August, 5.00pm. SET Plans may be submitted (hardcopy) to Mrs Turnbull at the Academic Hub without an interview if desired. SET Plan interviews are available for students and parents if they wish (5 – 8 August, Theile House, 3.30pm - 5.30pm) to discuss pathways and subject options. Interviews are not compulsory this year; however, parents and students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Subjects are not allocated on a ‘first in’ basis, therefore no advantage will be gained by submitting before others.
• 9 August – Web Preferences will be closed at 5.00pm. 

More information will be provided in The Rock over the coming weeks and early next term.

For any further questions:

• Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) Subjects – Students choosing an ATAR pathway.  For further details please contact Mrs Rachael Turnbull (r.turnbull@stpeters.qld.edu.au). 
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.  For further details please contact Mrs Ros Midgley (r.midgley@stpeters.qld.edu.au). 
• Vocational Education and Training – Nationally recognised qualifications recognised by TAFE and industry.  For further details please contact Ms Julie Walker (j.walker@stpeters.qld.edu.au).  
• Mrs Jacqui Estevao (Career Counsellor) is also available to assist students and parents with career pathways. For further details, please contact j.estevao@stpeters.qld.edu.au. 

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

I would like to recognise some of the amazing things that have been happening in the world of business at St Peters.  

Firstly I would like to congratulate our team Pitch Consultancy made up of Zara G, Isabelle T and Samuel V who made it to the finals of the Blueshift Business Case competition just recently. Can you please join me in congratulating these three students who challenged themselves by entering this competition and were great ambassadors for our college at the final presentations. Congratulations Pitch Consultancy!

Secondly I would like to highlight some amazing achievements of some students involved in the ASX Schools Sharemarket game. Thanks to all who were involved - either through their Finance classes or voluntarily – nearly 100 syndicates from St Peters took part. Nationwide there were 19,000 syndicates that took part in the 10-week investment competition where they receive a virtual $50,000 to invest in any of 200 chosen companies on the ASX. The average final portfolio balance was $50,307, with the All Ordinaries making only a 0.42% gain during the 10 weeks. This knowledge makes the following results even more amazing:

• Audrey W finished the game with a Final portfolio balance $57,615.86, making her 71st in the nation and 16th in Queensland. 
• The Tre Amigos – William Y, Rabee L and Josiah R, were 26th in the nation, 7th in Queensland with their balance of $59,432.40. 
• Alexander H – 7th in the nation, 3rd in Queensland, making over $10,000 in a 10 week period.  
• And lastly, and certainly not least, I would like to recognise the achievement of Portia Fi who achieved a ranking of 2nd in the nation and 1st in Queensland who ended the 10 weeks making 28.4% on her original investment.  For her achievement Portia receives $900 prize money - $500 for being 2nd in the nation and $400 for being 1st in the state. Well done to you Portia but also to all who were involved. 

I hope you learnt a lot by the experience.  We will be in contact again later in the year as the second round game commences.

Olivia Larney

On Friday 31 May, 39 Years 11 & 12 Chemistry students went on an excursion to UQ’s Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) which is located adjacent to the Princess Alexandra Hospital at Woolloongabba. PACE is a state-of-the-art, purpose built facility that is home to UQ’s School of Pharmacy. The School of Pharmacy is a leader in pharmaceutical research, education and commercialisation. Students started with a short presentation on the Pharmacy degree program and relevant jobs in the industry. Students visited a mock Pharmacy where university students practice dispensing medicines, consulting with patients and can give feedback to their peers. They then took a walk through the library and its facilities. Finally, students went to the laboratory to compound some medicine, student’s learnt how to compound powdered sulfur in aqueous cream. The excursion was a great opportunity for students to learn about the various aspects of Pharmacy and its real-world applications. 

The Year 9 extension Science class completed their STEM project; designing towers to survive and earthquake, as well as designing the machines to simulate an earthquake. These will be on display in Science block on Saturday.

Year 6 Canberra Tour

Last week our Year 6 Students had the privilege of undertaking an educational tour of our national capital. Students were given many opportunities through this experience to participate in educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their History as well as Civics and Citizenship education. Added to these experiences, the students also had to be self-reliant, independent problem solvers when new and unknown situations arose. They certainly should be proud of their growth in this area. They were fine ambassadors for the College!

A very special thank you must also go to all the staff who supported this tour. It is an exhausting but rewarding week for everyone, and the dedication to be on call every day and night for five days is much appreciated!

WELCOME

A very warm welcome to our new students Liam 3A & Ethan 5A and their family who have joined our Primary Years community this week. We wish the boys all the very best with their learning journey at St Peters.

STAFF NOTICES

Mrs Kim Leigh has resigned her position as our Upper Primary Administration Officer, effective of tomorrow. I know you will agree that we will miss her bright, friendly smile and positive approach to staff, students and families each day. Mrs Leigh has decided to embark on a new area in her career, and we wish her well in this new journey.

Mr Andrew Wheeler has also decided to take a career change and will be finishing up at St Peters on Friday 14 June. Mr Wheeler has taught in both Years 4 and 5 for almost eight years here, and is highly regarded for his nurturing disposition, his wry humour and his genuine desire to develop a love of learning in the children he teaches. He will also be truly missed but we know that he is very excited to be taking up the reins in a slightly different role at Griffith University.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

Year 11 Art students had an inspiring workshop day with Artist Kay Wanatabe on Friday 31 May.

The focus was on printing intaglio and dry point prints with some creative imagery developing to start the new unit ‘Art as Code’.

The Kaleidoscope exhibition is currently on display in the Performing Arts Centre until Friday 14 June. It features the art work of Junior High students and show cases the amazing creativity that has been nurtured in the Visual Arts.  

The Finalists entries for the 75th Anniversary Logo competition are also on display. Voting closes next Monday.

Last Thursday students of the Contemporary Music Course visited the Qld Conservatorium’s Music Technology Course, headed by Mr Matt Hitchcock.

Matt presented the students with a dazzling insight into what is on offer after high school, their 7.1 surround sound composition and mixing course being of particular interest. The course offers a three-year Bachelor in differing areas of music technology, and Matt kept the students spell bound with his presentation.

Kerry Jacobson
Course Presenter

Come to hear St Peters Choirs on Friday 7 June as they present Choirs in the Cathedral. The Junior High and Senior School Choirs - Songmakers, Cantique, Saints & Singers and St Peters Chorale - will perform in the wonderful acoustic of St John's Anglican Cathedral accompanied by the might of the newly refurbished St John's pipe organ.

Tickets for this special evening of choral music are $15/$10 (concession). For reserved seating towards the front of the Cathedral, purchase tickets through Eventbrite -  https://choirsinthecathedral.eventbrite.com.au . Tickets will also be available at the door.

Parking is available at Secure Parking – Cathedral Square Car Park, 410 Ann Street, Brisbane City 4000 for $10. The car park closes at 10pm.

Christine Taylor
Co-Director of Cocurricular Music/Head of Choirs

Some of our boarder girls were treated to Kai Kai Chicken on the last night of their Touch game. Annie George, St Peters Touch Coordinator, combined an Adopt a Boarder outing with the end of Touch season for our boarder girls. It was such a treat to see so many smiling faces! Thank you Miss George!

Stuart Delaney and Kim Holman are currently attending the Isolated Children and Parents Association (ICPA) State Conference in Charters Towers. The Honourable Governor General Paul de Jersey opened the Conference. Nikki (Joyce) Mahony, ‘92 Old Scholar, stopped by the St Peters stand to say hello. Also attending the Conference are current parents Natalie Kenny and Anna Radel.

“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” Jerry Rice

Primary Years Rugby, Football & Netball

The season continues to roll on for all primary years participants in AIC competition for Rugby Union, Football and also our girls Netball players playing in the Western District Netball competition this term. There are two more weeks of fixtures for our Rugby and Football boys. It has been wonderful to see the commitment from all players especially in Years 5 and 6 who have defied any fatigue from their recent school camps and still performed to their potential during their Saturday games. Our St Peters Netball teams competing in the WDNA fixtures this season have displayed some wonderful teamwork and positive attitudes each week against quality opposition and produced some fantastic results along the way. This season continues into Term 3 and our primary years girls are well placed for a strong second half or their fixtures. Best of luck to all of our St Peters Primary Years sport representatives this week and beyond. 

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 2

The following sports are on offer in Term 2.

• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• 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).

Following the WDNA Grading Rounds at the end of Term 1 all teams have now been placed in permanent Divisions for the WDNA Season. Some teams have changed Divisions since grading and this has meant their weekly game time has also changed.

• St Peters 1       12 Div 2          10:10am
• St Peters 2       12 Div 4          10:10am
• St Peters 3       12 Div 5          10:10am
• St Peters 4       12 Div 4          10:10am
• St Peters 5       11 Div 2          9:05am
• St Peters 6       11 Div 4          10:10am
• St Peters 7       11 Div 5          9:05am
• St Peters 8       10 Div 1          9:05am
• St Peters 9       10 Div 3          9:05am
• St Peters 10     10 Div 3          9:05am
• St Peters 11     10 Div 4          8:00am
• St Peters 12     9 Div 2            8:00am
• St Peters 13     9 Div 3            8:00am           

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

1. Western District Netball Association Website
2. Go to the COMPETITIONS tab at the top of the page
3. FIXTURES AND RESULTS
4. 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 St Peters 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 St Peters Rugby. 

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Football Season

The AIC Football Season is coming up in Term 2. Year 4/5/6 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. 

To celebrate a successful 2019 Football season, all players and parents of Years 4-6 Footballers are invited to the Awards afternoon on Stolz Oval on Wednesday 19 June from 3:30-5:00pm. Please see more detail here.

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 HPE

• Athletics: Friday 21 June

Grant Carlson
Primary Health & Physical Education Teacher

St Peters AIC sport met with St Edmunds College and we celebrated one of the better rounds for the season. Well done especially to our Chess boys on their continued dominant performances.

I just want to make all boys and parents aware that preseason training and trials for Basketball and Tennis started this week and will continue for the remainder of the term.

AIC RUGBY

Coordinators – Mr Juan Gouws j.gouws@stpeters.qld.edu.au) | Mr Trent Hacking (t.hacking@stpeters.qld.edu.au) | Mr Russel Haug (Yrs 5-6 Coordinator) r.haug@stpeters.qld.edu.au)

Congratulations to the Year 7 team who continue their winning ways overpowering their opposition to claim a 48-7 victory. 

The Mighty St Peters 3rd XV remain a dominant force, this week beating the SEC 2nd XV 47-24. I believe the remarkable leadership shown by our captain Ben R is the direct cause of this recent success.

The 1st XV went down in a heartbreaking encounter, losing by 1 point. They fought back bravely from a large deficit at the half to be tantalizingly close to victory.

Training and game times can be found on the St Peters App, if you have any further questions please feel free to contact one of the Coordinators listed above.

SPORTFIRST Kenmore and Pizza Capers Chelmer Players of the Match Awards: SPLC V SEC

Our recipients are awarded a SPORTFIRST Kenmore voucher for $25.00 and Traditional Pizza voucher to the value of $15.95 by Pizza Capers Chelmer.  Please support these businesses and mention their valued support of our program.

FOOTBALL

Coordinator: Mr Nathan Edwards – n.edwards@stpeters.qld.edu.au 

Round 5 of the AIC Football season saw our boys play against St Edmund’s and Ambrose Treacy. Some excellent results this weekend as the 7Bs won their fourth game in a row, our 9Bs remain undefeated and the 10As won 1-0 after scoring a goal in the last five minutes. 

The 1st XI were outstanding this weekend as they ran out 4-1 winners over St Edmund’s. Two early goals from Paddy (Year 12) set the tone for the match as the boys lead from the front. Leading 2-1 at halftime, a goal to Josiah (Year 10) settled the nerves as the boys extended their lead again. Defensively the boys were excellent for the entire 80 minutes, led by Zeke (Year 10) and Andrew (Year 11), who snuffed out any attack St Edmund’s threw at the team. The win was completed by Paddy’s third goal late in the second half.

With only two rounds of AIC Football left, all parents are reminded that boys need to be at games 30 minutes before kick-off, to ensure coaches have the time to prepare the team for their matches. See you all next weekend for games against St Laurence’s.

Details for the 2019 Football Awards Dinner can be found here.

CHESS

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

A trip to Ipswich on Friday afternoon proved fruitful for the SPLC AIC Chess squad – the Opens continued on their winning ways and are now 5-0 on the season. The closest Chess match came in the Seniors with some hard fought matches including a come from behind draw in the Senior A games and the Senior B drawing their match after being down 2-6 at halftime. The Intermediate A and B teams continued their strong form as the boys look to challenge for premierships and the overall aggregate title. A shorter trip to play St Laurences on Friday with all teams up including the Juniors (Years 5 and 6).  

BASKETBALL

Coordinator: Mr Grant Carlson - g.carlson@stpeters.qld.edu.au 

Pre-season training for all boys AIC Basketball teams officially begins this week. Please refer to the 2019 training schedule available online via the St Peters App for all training times and venues. As well as the training sessions for each year level, there are extra skill sessions running all of Term 2 on Monday and Thursday evenings inside the Gymnasium court. These sessions are for all players in Years 7-11 and run from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The purpose of the skill sessions are to compliment team trainings by consolidating general skills and fitness throughout all participants within our basketball program. It is not too late to join at any stage this term and it has been great to see a high level of engagement and participation so far during these sessions.

Our 1st V squad for 2019 have completed their pre-season trials against some very high-quality opposition this term. The players who have been training and playing in pre-season competition since the beginning of Term 2 are improving their skills and teamwork gradually each week and are certainly leading by example with their attitude and commitment to performing to their potential this upcoming AIC season. The intent is that these characteristics will filter down to all year levels both during training and games and it has certainly been a promising start in this regard. 

Please don’t hesitate to make contact if you have any queries regarding anything within the St Peters Basketball program, and keep an eye on The Rock Newsletter and also the St Peters App for vital updates and calendars.

Yours in sport,

Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

2019 QGSSSA Basketball

Congratulations to all 11 Basketball teams that contributed to the 2019 QGSSSA Basketball season. It was an outstanding season with great development and spirit, which was celebrated at the breakup on Tuesday. Well done especially to our Opens Team and 10B who were tenacious at every game and deserved BASKETBALL PREMIERSHIPS. The Opens, under the professional guidance of coaches Mike & Mitch secured their first premiership in over a decade. Opens success is the pinnacle of QG sport and what all teams aspire to.

Overall St Peters QG Basketball program performed brilliantly. As mentioned overall, Opens and 10B were 1st, Senior A, 10A, 8A, 8B, and 7A all placed 2nd, Senior B were 3rd, 9A fifth, 9B sixth and 7B, 8th. Thank you to Ms Alex Wilson our 2019 Basketball Coordinator for all the work that she has done behind the scenes with the coaches and students to achieve such success in our program this year. We had an amazing base of coaches particularly the Opens coaches and staff member Mr David Rushmore who finds time to coach our teams amongst their busy schedules. Finally, thank you to our Captain Grace E and Vice-captain Zoe P for the work they have done as role models for this sport. We hope all girls enjoyed basketball this season.

2019 QGSSSA Football

Our five Football teams for 2019 combined in the QGSSSA competition this year to produce some competitive games. Our Opens team ended up in shared 2nd spot while our Senior team placed outright 2nd. The Intermediate team were very consistent finishing 3rd on the ladder and our huge Junior squad of 20 girls placed 3rd. Well done to all girls who played football this season, it was evident from every game that you had a great time. We hope you enjoy celebrating your season at the Football Dinner on Saturday 15 June at Hillstone, St Lucia. 

Thank you to Mr Ben Innes, our 2019 Football Coordinator, Opens coach Liam Murphy, Senior coach Olivia James, Intermediate coach Rob Kirby, and Jnr A coach Ms Danielle Appleton. It was also fantastic having old girls back in Assistant Coach roles so thank you to Jemilla Duffy, Amy Thompson and Charli Wood. Finally, thank you to our Captain Hannah C and Vice-captain Maia T for all their leadership this season. 

2019 QGSSSA Touch

In 2019 our Touch program has seen great improvement. Congratulations to our Open team as they finished strongly placing 2nd. Senior A and Senior B were 5th. Other results included 7A and 9A, 4th; 10A, 9B, and 8A were 5th, 7B were 7th and 10B and 8B were 8th. Well done to all of our award winners from the breakup on Monday, this is a great recognition of your contribution to your teams. 

Thank you to Ms Annie George for being involved in the 2019 Touch program once again. Thank you to all of our coaches who support our girls, with special mention to counsellor Jess Mason for supporting Annie in her coordinating role with split venues. The improvement in the Touch program over the last couple of years is due to the hard work of Paul Treschman, in our coaching mentor role so we thank him for his time and efforts.  Finally, well done to our 2019 Touch Captain, Natalie W and Vice-captains Nina Z & Annabelle B for all their hard work promoting the sport of touch and leading by example.

ROWING

BSRA Indoor Rowing Championships Results

Congratulations to the girls that attended and competed in the 2019 BSRA Indoor Rowing Championships last week. We would make mention that ALL of the individual competitors achieved personal best results on the night – what an achievement! Well done to Lara F, Giselle G, Ella H, Alex S & Jessamy Z.

Bundaberg Rowing Camp Information and Permission Forms

Preparations are nearly complete for the 2019 Rowing Camp travelling to Bundaberg. Please check email for information and permission forms for this Camp. As previously mentioned this is an important event in the calendar in preparation for the racing season. These forms are to be returned to Mr Hicks no later than Thursday 13 June.  

Season Launch/Celebration and Christening of Boats – Saturday 15 June

On the evening of Saturday 15 June the St Peters Rowing community is invited to celebrate the beginning of the BSRA Season and the end of the Boys Rowing Season, and to also christen the new Quad scull. Further information and details will come out next week regarding this, though please mark this date in your diaries. Start time will be approximately 5.00pm. 

Round 2 of Selections 

This week sees the rowers complete the second round of the trials process to be put into crews. Can I please reiterate that attendance at each training session is vital from this point forward in the season. Rowing is a crew sport and come regatta season it is critical that the girls have been training together as crews.  

Winter Fixture TRIAL – Saturday 15 June v Somerville House

Preseason trials are taking place for all our QGSSSA Netball, Volleyball & Hockey teams next Saturday 15 June v Somerville House at venues to be confirmed. Trials are a great way to get the girls in the swing of the season, and to make final team selections. 

Please check the St Peters App for full details.

QGSSSA Tennis

Coordinator: Deb Wilson

Girls QGSSSA Tennis is off to a great start this year, despite being a little later than usual.  We have had some strong contenders for the Opens team and the commitment to trials from all girls has been very positive. Last week we were able to resume playing on the newly refurbished Lohe St Courts which was exciting.  We have one more week of trials before resuming our usual Tuesday/Thursday training sessions. Please refer the St Peters APP for trial and training information.

QGSSSA Volleyball

Coordinator: Josh Singh

Date saver: QG Volleyball Clinic during the student free days – Monday 24, Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 June from 1.30-4.30pm.

QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics

Coordinator: Phoebe Anderson

Date saver: RG extra training sessions during the student free days – Thursday 27 & Friday 28 June from 1-3pm.

Run Club

Run Club is still happening. Please come along and enjoy the value of staying fit and running in a community. Meet at the internal bus shelter above Harts Rd Oval for a 6.30am start.

We hope you have a great week in sport,

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

Tickers on sale Monday 3 June via https://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/school-hub/events

We are very excited to announce that It's Rocket Science Adventures will be holding Space Camp for students at Aviation High School during the school holidays from 9-11 July, 2019. 

SPACE CAMP – REGISTER NOW!

Register online at Space Camp Junior Program (8-10 yrs)

Register online at Space Camp Senior Program (11-15 yrs)

FLIGHT - SPACE SCIENCE - SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Held in the school holidays and targeted to students from 8-15 years, the immersive STEM program is designed to build capability, innovative thinking and STEM skills in a lesser explored subject area, sparking curiosity and creative problem solving.

ENGINEERING DESIGN - PROJECT BASED CHALLENGES

Aligned to the Australian Curriculum, content is designed and delivered by industry specialists, sharing their knowledge, skills and subject passion directly with students.  Perfect for those budding engineers, space fanatics and junior scientists.

AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL - JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Held at Aviation High School and proudly supported in partnership with Aerospace Gateway to Industry Schools, choose from the full day camp experience on either 9, 10 or 11 July 2019, from 09:00am - 3:30pm daily.  

Our junior and senior programs explore STEM based concepts, facilitating spectacularly fun project-based STEM investigations to introduce children to the basics of rocketry design, structures, propulsion and flight principles through engineering design projects and challenges. Students will design, build and test their own inventions, including our popular project to build and control the launch of your very own water propelled rockets to altitudes over 60 metres high … all from a simple soda bottle!

COST -$125

Early bird pricing of $125 is available until Thursday 13 June 2019.

For more information please email bookings@itsrocketscience.com.au or call 0401 217 052.

Early Bird Discount

These winter holidays Code Camp are returning to St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly to teach your child to code, or to help them continue on their coding adventure! 

Code Camp has already taught more than 50,000 students in Australia and is a great way to spend time over the holidays as kids have lots of fun with friends while learning important new skills including logic, creativity, problem-solving, app development and game building. It’s fun and engaging, and gets them prepared to take on the digital world of the future.

This season from 3-5 July we will be hosting Spark, 2D Game Makers and 3D Web Hackers!

Book now to take advantage of the 10% Early Bird discount (automatically applied at checkout when booking before the 27 May)! Bookings can be made via this link: www.codecamp.com.au/stpeters