Friday 14 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 7 - 12 Performer of the Year recordings due;
Years 2 - 12 All Strings Concert | 6:30 - 8:30pm;
Years 5 -12 AIC Chess.

Saturday 15 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 5 - 12 AIC Rugby & Football;
Years 2 - 6 Primary Girls Netball;
Years 7 -12 QGSSSA Winter Fixtures trials;
Years 5 - 12 Football Presentation Dinner | Hillstone, St Lucia, 4:30pm.

Sunday 16 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 4 - 12 St Peters Rugby Lunch | Hillstone, St Lucia, 3:00pm;
VAPAr Drama rehearsals | PAC Drama Rooms, 12pm.

Monday 17 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 9 - 12 Dale Carnegie Next Generation Course | 3:30 - 6:30pm.

Tuesday 18 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Sing Together Festival Performance | The Dron Auditorium, 6:30 - 8:00pm.

Wednesday 19 June

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Upper Primary Pizza Day.

Thursday 20 June

Year 12 QCS Practice;
Year 11 IB Group 4 Project;
Year 12 IB QAS for High Altitude Simulation | QAS, Nathan, 8am;
Year 5A & 5B MEBS Final Concert | 4pm.

God will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in his care. (Psalm 91:4)

Kites are wonderful to watch in flight. When did you last go out to fly a kite? Have you done it recently? 

Isn’t it fun to watch the kite leap and dive – as they dip down really low until they almost ram into the ground, before suddenly swooping and climbing up higher than ever before. But have you thought about what restrains them? Rather remarkably, all that keeps them under control is a thin cord. Think of how it feels when you’re the one holding the cord. You can feel the enormous pressure that is exerted on the kite, as the cord jerks around in your hand you realise the kite is being buffeted around by all sorts of strong and maybe even destructive winds.

Sometimes, we’re a little bit like a kite. We, too, bravely strive to fly high and fast and as beautifully as we can. But large pressures can be exerted on us by all sorts of destructive or difficult situations. We can feel worried, or unable to cope with the things that are thrown at us and the situations that buffet us. Are we like a kite in that we, too, have a control line that we can rely on?

We are! God’s love for us is in Jesus Christ. God’s promise to us is that he has our safety line firmly in his hand, and he will keep a strong hold even in the dips and high swoops of our life. No matter what happens, he promises to keep a hold of us and protect us, and we know we can go to him if we’re feeling down or unable to cope.

If you feel down and unable to 'bounce back' (or swoop back up like a kite), talk to God, and let him know how you feel. Because as you talk to him, you realise that he has you safely in his hand, helping you to get up again.

Dear Jesus, Your promise to be with us is truly amazing. Thank you for always keeping a hold of us and helping us when we’re feeling down. Please help us to talk to you when things aren’t going well, and help us to look out for others around us too.

Amen

St Peters community (College and church) is participating in fundraising to build a school in South Sudan. So far we have raised over $1,400.

St Peters Lutheran College students and families are invited to join members of the congregation for a community walk on Sunday 28 July. The walk is at Mt Coot-Tha, from JC Slaughter Falls carpark to the summit. We will have lunch together and then walk back to the carpark area. The return walk is about 4 kms.

Donations of $2 and over, are tax deductible. The link below will take you to the team page for this walk with a link to register and/or 'donate'. It would be great to see a good group walking for South Sudan on that day. Thank you.

https://walkmyway.org.au/groups/st-peters-community-mt-coot-tha

Some congregation members are also planning to undertake a 25km walk from Noosa to Coolum on Sunday 4 August, as part of the ALWS Queensland 'Walk My Way' event. You can find this walk on the ALWS walk my way website, or talk to Pastor Thomas, if you’d like more information.

The Enrolments team is currently processing applications for Year 7 in 2021. If you have not yet applied for your child for Year 7 in 2021, you are urged to submit an Online Application as places are filling fast.

If you wish to enrol a child for entry in another year level for 2021, you would also be advised to submit an application, although interviews will not occur until next year.

If you are considering enrolment for a child for 2020, please contact the Enrolments Office (enrolments@stpeters.qld.edu.au) as some year levels are already at capacity. 

From the beginning of Term 3, Mayer Oval will be out-of-bounds to students at morning tea and lunchtime. Students will not be allowed on Mayer Oval at these times without a supervising teacher.

The first edition of Plus Ultra 2019 will be sent home to families over the next week. These are distributed to the oldest child in the family during Form class so please keep an eye out for it.

If you would like to read the digital copy, you can read it here now!

As the Semester holidays are fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about your holiday reading. Holiday fiction and non-fiction loans will commence nearer the end of term. Don’t forget we also have a selection of eBooks available 24/7. All eBooks will appear on our library catalogue. Alternatively look at our eBook web page http://libguides.stpeters.qld.edu.au/

Did you know?....Students who achieve at high level subjects in the IBDP can earn credits for undergraduate courses at university.

Here are a few examples from UQ (2019): 

2020 Examination Dates Released

The IBO has announced that from 2020 examinations will be brought forward to October and November. Subsequently, IBDP student results will be released in December, and both IB and QCAA will know their results before Christmas. Very merry, indeed!

Considering IBDP for 2020?

If you have a student entering into Year 11 in 2020 and would like to know more about the IBDP, we look forward to seeing you at the Senior Pathway Overview on Thursday 18 July (Week 1, Term 3). Please see the College calendar for more details. 

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 providing a breakfast and lunch on both of these days to show our support to the students. Thank you to the wonderful feedback and offers of support from the Year 12 parents. Students have received their latest QCS results and comprehensive feedback from the Mighty Minds team. We are all working together to maximise QCS lessons, QCS practices and individual support for the students. A team effort is required and we look forward to encouraging and supporting the students to perform their best. QCAA exams start this week – we wish all the Year 12’s the best in their exams.

Year 11 Students have completed their Unit 1 work. Across the subject areas, Unit 2 is underway with student embracing the challenges of the new system. A reminder that parents can access their child’s continuous reporting through the Community Portal and will also receive an End of Semester Report as in previous years. More information in next week’s Rock.

Years 7-10 Students are also approaching a heavy assessment time. Please be reminded that if a student is ill or absent for an assessment piece, they must apply through the Academic Hub for Special Consideration. Please note: Early family holidays does not come under Special Consideration and students must complete their assessment prior to leaving for the holidays. Please contact me if you have questions or concerns. 

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

Last week the Education Perfect World Series Science Competition closed. St Peters Students answered 142,010 questions as part of their homework and revision and achieved a total of 40 certificates. Congratulations to Kader O for achieving an Elite award and to 7J (19,040) who were the top scoring class, narrowly pipping 7C (18,649).

Year 7 have been exploring forces and machines, and have been safely landing plasticine with parachutes. Some Year 8 classes are studying chemistry and making elephant toothpaste. Years 9 and 10 students are completing their assessment for this term and Year 11 students have experienced their second type of assessment under the new QCAA syllabi.  

A special thanks to the Laboratory staff for setting up the open day display, and to Aaron T and Amelia G (STEM ambassadors) for showing the younger visitors how to use the equipment.

Behavioural Expectations

Even though we are now in our last couple of weeks of school and everyone is beginning to become tired, the expectations around behaviour and positive relationships with others remain consistent. The staff will be on the lookout for examples of these manners and behaviours throughout the week. Let’s catch lots of children doing the right thing!

Community Service

One of our Year 6 student who is also a Primary Leader for 2019, Matthew W, undertook a community service project this term which involved collecting old towels for the RSPCA. Below is Matthew’s account as the last of the towels was collected:

“I collected the last of the towels on Friday and counted them on the weekend. I am very pleased to let you know that we collected 148 towels! The original goal was 40, which we then revised to 100 when Lower Primary joined in so to collect 148 towels we well and truly beat our target.

On Sunday, we filled the back of the car up and dropped the towels at the RSPCA Wacol. The staff at the RSPCA were very grateful and assured me the towels will be very well utilised especially with the colder weather.

I wanted to thank you for giving me the opportunity to undertake this drive and my appreciation also goes to the St Peter’s Community who very generously got behind this and donated so many towels.”

Matthew W, Year 6 student

Assembly 

One of the highlights of my week is to present the Principal’s Awards to students who have achieved significant success in an area of their learning. This may be for working towards or achieving a goal that has been set, or the presence of a positive attitude or action towards others. Whatever the reason, these awards provide acknowledgement of the work that has occurred and students have every right to be proud of their accomplishments.

Lost Property

If your child is missing a piece of uniform clothing, please remind them to check the lost property bins located in the Administration areas of the Primary Years. There are also a large number of jackets and hats sitting at OSHC. Hopefully all of these items of clothing are labelled so that we can return them to the owner, but often this can’t be achieved as the items are nameless. It would be ideal to have all pieces of clothing returned to their rightful owners before the holidays.

Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Battle Royale is a computer game that many people, especially children, have become absorbed by. It is a free, multiplayer shooter game where 100 players battle to be the last player standing. What makes it appealing to younger children is the cartoonish nature and less gore. Whilst you don't see blood players do die. It can be played on PC, Playstation, Xbox, iPhone and iPad. 

Risks:

• Free initially, but there are in game purchases which significantly help your game
• Online chat and associated risks
• Can be addictive. These types of games are designed to be addictive. Fear of being considered the ‘odd one out’ by peers if not playing the game
• Exposure to violence
• Age appropriateness - Listed as 12+

• Learning how to work collaboratively with others

• Communicate and engage with your child - ask them to show you what they are doing 
• Disable settings for in game purchases
• Consider whether you allow your child to chat within the game
• Set time limits

This game is not condoned by the College for Primary age students and will not permit the playing of this at school. Please access our Firefly page on Digital technologies for further information regarding this and other cyber safety measures.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

As we come to the end of Term 2, I would like to remind parents and students of a number of expectations to ensure we finish the Semester off on a positive note.

Students are required to be in attendance at 8am each day to attend classes, assemblies, and Chapel. The College has a duty of care to contact a student’s parent and establish the whereabouts of a student during any unexplained absence. When a student is known to be absent from school for any reason, it is important that they inform the College by email (attendance@stpeters.qld.edu.au) or SMS (0428 937 348) no later than 9am on the day of the absence. Students who arrive after 8am must report to Senior School Reception and sign in. In the case of an unexplained late arrival, parents will be contacted by either phone or text. Regular lateness is viewed as a serious matter that will be followed up on by Year Level Coordinators and parents will be notified if the problem persists.

Our Year 12 students commenced their exam block this week. A reminder that during exam blocks there are no regular classes. Students may attend school as normal and spend time studying between exams. The Study Centre will be open 7.50am to 3.10pm every school day. With parental permission students may attend school only for exams, signing in and out as required. During the exam block, students needing to come to school for any reason during normal school hours (e.g. to see a teacher, hand in an assignment or access their locker) must sign in and out at Senior School Reception. Uniform requirements are as any normal school day for every student coming onto school during normal school hours. All normal school rules apply during exam block with regards to conduct and appearance.

We have started preparations for the upcoming Student Leadership application process. This will begin on the first day of Term 3. Students will be emailed nomination forms and timelines to ensure they are able to meet deadlines. A number of leadership breakfasts have been organised to assist students through the application process. These will occur on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and whilst not compulsory interested students are encouraged to attend. Further details will be provided to parents in upcoming editions of The Rock.

Finally, it is always wonderful to receive emails from parents that celebrate student successes. If you have any exciting news relating to student achievement that may occur outside of the College please don’t hesitate to let me know. It is always wonderful to acknowledge students for their efforts both at school and in the wider community. Cleary we have a wide variety of talented students who are making valuable contributions to society and act at terrific ambassadors for St Peters Lutheran College.

David Rushmore
Head of Senior School

Congratulations to Molly J (7K) and Sophie H (7A) (pictured left) who performed in The Queensland Musical Theatre production of ‘Annie’ on 5-9 June at the Schonell Theatre.  Both students were outstanding in their dedication to their roles: Molly playing the lead Annie and Sophie supporting her as July. Mr Tim Stoll (7A Form teacher) and Ms Kerri Mecklem (Drama teacher) were thrilled to attend and watch these students confidently sing and dance in a very professional show. 

During the June school holidays Julia S (12) will be starring in ‘The Trial’ by Franz Kafka from the 5-7July at the Queensland Theatre Company. Julia is a long-standing member of the Young Artists’ Performance Ensemble which is part of the Queensland Theatres Youth Program. 

VAPAr – Sunday rehearsals have started for ‘Away’ (pictured right). After our first reading of the play on 26 May, students will be rehearsing in smaller groups to really concentrate on their scenes. Mr Trethan will begin to put the play into order after the June holidays. The Fairies and Lovers from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ cast are excited at the prospect of performing outside as pre-show entertainment prior to their scenes in ‘Away’.

The Choirs in the Cathedral Concert last Friday night was a very special evening for the St Peters Choral Department. Audience and choristers alike wondered at the impressive architecture, beautiful stained-glass windows and wonderful acoustics of St John's Anglican Cathedral. What a magnificent space for Junior High Songmakers, Cantique, Saints & Singers and St Peters Chorale to have the opportunity to sing in!  Some of the most special moments in the concert were actually after the choir had finished singing as we listened to the sound as it continued to echo around the cathedral.

Dr Phillip Gearing’s solo pipe organ performance of Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach showcased the might and majesty of the newly refurbished St John's pipe organ. The massed choir’s performance, accompanied by the pipe organ, of Herbert Parry’s Jerusalem was a spectacular and fitting end to the concert.

Congratulations to all the performers! Thank-you to the conductors and accompanists who prepared and supported the choirs for this lovely evening choral music! 

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

“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to PLAY!” | Mike Singletary

Primary Years Inter-Lutheran Cross Country

Congratulations to all of our Primary Years Cross Country athletes on winning the overall points aggregate shield for Division 1 schools at the Inter-Lutheran carnival for 2019 held on Monday at Redeemer Lutheran College sports fields. In beautiful sunny conditions, our students all strived to perform to the best of their abilities which resulted in St Peters Indooroopilly not only claiming the overall shield but also Division 1 pennant flags for 9 Years Boys, 10 Years Boys, 10 Years Girls and 11/12 Years Girls. These results are a credit to the level of commitment in training that a considerable number of students have shown in Run Club outside of school hours. The focus now shifts to Track & Field for Term 3. Watch this space for details regarding upcoming training after school for primary years students. 

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 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. 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 in Term 2. Years 4-6 boys are invited to participate in the AIC Season. Training throughout Term 2 will be on Stolz Oval on Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm and Friday mornings 6:45am – 7:45am.

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

Round 6 saw our AIC boys meet St Laurences College on the weekend with our Chess and Senior Rugby and Football teams traveling away. Our Chess boys met with an unexpectedly tough opposition and on Saturday, our Rugby and Football teams had some great aggregate team victories. Both of our 1st Rugby and Football matches were hotly contested and our boys showed courage under fire narrowly losing in the Football and working hard to the final siren in the Rugby.

With our final round of Term 2 sport happening this weekend against St Patricks College, I would like to wish all of our boys the best of luck and I thank you for your work this season.

Looking forward to our Term 3 AIC sporting season, it is important to understand that our Tennis trials and Basketball training has already started. I need to see more numbers attend our Basketball training sessions as our Coaches need to be able to start making team selections. There have been a handful of boys who have contacted me already saying that they aren’t available to train in the next week and those boys have been managed on a personal basis. All other boys who play Basketball and Tennis are simply expected to be at their training sessions unless they have contacted their coordinator or myself.

AIC RUGBY

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

Congratulations to the Year 9 team who continue their winning ways overpowering their opposition to claim a 27-19 victory over SLC. Their fourth victory of the season secures them a top three finish in the competition. Their opponents on Saturday will be coming into this round with only one win under their belts, so we look forward seeing a good finish to the season from these boys.

The mighty St Peters 3rd XV went down in a heartbreaking encounter this week. We fought valiantly and should be exceptionally proud of the effort put forth by our team. These boys have really pulled themselves up by their bootstraps this season and considering we nearly didn’t have a second open team this year, this group of young men have not only got a team together and have trained and played hard, but they have certainly exceeded expectations managing to get a couple of upset wins along the way.

The 1st XV displayed patches of brilliant play, ultimately going down to a strong SLC team. Jimmy S showcased his speed intercepting a speculative pass and returning it 80m to score under the posts. After sustaining injuries to key positions, the replacements stepped up and they can be proud of the efforts shown on the field. Another try by Clayton G kept our opposition honest. 

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.

FOOTBALL

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

We had a solid weekend of Football against SLC on Saturday, with five wins, three draws and four games being lost by only one goal.  Well done to our 9A, 9B, 7A, 5A and 5C teams on their wins on the weekend.  

Our First XI had two wins on the trot leading into Saturday’s match. With four of our boys playing away at the Queensland Schools Championships over the weekend, our Coach John McCain, did a lot of shuffling and decision-making leading up to Round 6 in order to put our best team on the paddock. The match was a 50/50 battle and was anyone’s game. Well done to Zane P (Year 10), on his first goal as a 1sts player. Our opposition put a lot of pressure on our Captain Paddy C and he often found himself in physical contests throughout the game – something that Paddy is certainly no stranger to. With the scores level at 2-2, Paddy found himself on the ground after a tackle which could have been called either way by the referee. In this instance, play on was called and SLC went on to score not long after that. An offside call against us sealed our fate and our boys were on the losing side finishing the game down 2-3. It was a great effort.

This weekend sees our 9Bs have an opportunity for a premiership and our 10A, 8A and 8C teams, a possible top three finish for the season. Good luck to these boys and all of our Football cohort for their final round of the season this weekend against St Patricks College, here at home.

CHESS

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

A short trip to perennial powerhouse SLC on Friday afternoon proved a tough afternoon for the St Peters AIC Chess squad. The Opens, after leading at halftime, dropped their first game of the year to set up a last round tilt at the Open Premiership – win, and they will share the prize. The closest Chess game came again to the Seniors with some hard fought matches but both Sen A and Sen B teams went down. The Intermediate A and B teams continued their strong form with good wins against strong competition. This week sees the last round against St Patricks at home and with both Opens and Intermediate A in contention.

AIC BASKETBALL

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

Pre-season training is underway and our teams are preparing for the upcoming AIC Basketball season. One of the great strengths of our program is the wealth of expertise and knowledge that our coaching mentors are providing to our teams and their respective team coaches. Brian Kerle, Kirron Byrne and John Dean are our mentors for this season, with our coaches and players being able to take full advantage of their knowledge and experience with the game at the highest levels. One of the main philosophies of St Peters Basketball is that excellence is achievable through gradual improvements and our teams are utilising this mindset towards preparing themselves for some significant achievements in their AIC matches during Term 3.

The St Peters Basketball Clinic 2019 is scheduled over three days from 24-26 June in the St Peters Gymnasium. This clinic is open to all boys in Years 5-12 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm each day. Cost is $65 per student and includes a basketball for each participant to take with them. This clinic is a fantastic opportunity for St Peters Basketballers of various ages to take part in numerous skill based games and player specific drills and coaching from our coaches and mentors. Please don’t hesitate to make contact if you have any queries regarding this clinic or 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.

Lastly, Brian Kerle who is one of our Coaching Mentors, is conducting several Basketball clinics over the school holidays. These clinics are another great opportunity for boys (and girls) to get some extra work done over the school break. See flyers attached.

ROWING

Head of Rowing: Mr Peter Hicks – p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au

It was a wonderful day at Lake Wyaralong last Saturday when the St Peters Rowing program took to the water to complete in the Gold Coast All School Rowing Association Trophy Regatta. This regatta is the culmination of many months of hard work for the boys Rowing program and there were some outstanding results on the day including the following Division One medals: 

Gold Medals

• Open Boys Double Scull: Oliver G & Oscar N
• Year 8 Boys Coxed Quad Scull: Archie C, Adam S, Dominic B, Thomas B & Joe F

Silver Medals

• Open Boys Single Scull: Oliver G
• School Boys Year 10 Double Scull: Oscar N & Angus M

Bronze Medals

• Year 9 Boys Coxed Quad Scull: Samuel G, Oscar M, Archie M, Jack U & Joe F
• Year 8 School Boys Single Scull: Adam S

Overall St Peters achieve a fourth place on the medal tally.  Congratulation to the Open Boys from St Peters who for the first time won the Champion School.  

Other year level results include:

• 2nd Place in the Year 8 Boys
• 4th in the Year 9 Boys
• 4th in the Year 10 Boys

Congratulations to the boys for a wonderful season.  

Yours in Sport,

Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

Welcome to this week in sport and, as usual, as we come to the final weeks of Term 2 it is not surprising to reflect and acknowledge how rich and active sport has been this semester. Preseason is well under way for all the term 3 sports in our calendar. We cannot thank enough the work that is done by all our coordinators of the sports that our school is committed to both in the QGSSSA program and for the other club affiliated sports. Below is a list of term 3 sports coordinators.

COORDINATOR INFORMATION (Netball, Tennis, Volleyball, Hockey, Rowing & Rhythmic Gymnastics):

If you have any queries regarding any of these Sports, please email the coordinator.

• Netball – Mrs Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• Tennis – Mrs Wilson – d.wilson@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• Volleyball – Mr Singh – j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• Hockey – Mr Glass – c.glass@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• Rowing – Mr Hicks – p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• Rhythmic Gymnastics – Mrs Anderson - rhythmicgym@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Winter Fixture – Pre-Season Purposes

Preseason training and games has many purposes. For the athlete - it allows the athletes a chance to lay down some solid fitness foundations for some sports; the games are useful for new players who are not used to playing in game conditions; who have not necessarily played on astroturf as is the case for hockey; and provides a “real” simulated environment as close to a scoring in game competition unlike that you can achieve in a training game session. For the Coaching staff - preseason games often are used to evaluate newly competing players and ‘test’ their knowledge of how players will perform under pressure and in a more competitive environment. It will also highlight to both players and coaches the strengths and weaknesses of such things as fitness levels, physical attributes of each player and real knowledge of strategies throughout the game play. Finally, trial games allow the teams to come together and bond prior to the competition season. 

This weekend our winter fixtures teams are competing in trial games against Somerville. All Volleyball and Netball games will be played at St Peters, whilst Tennis is split between Somerville and St Peters, and Hockey is played on the astroturf fields at UQ campus. Parents and guardians are reminded that we do not provide bus transport to winter fixtures and it is their responsibility to transport the girls to and from venues.

Please check the St Peters App for the full draw of games at the following venues:

• Hockey: University of Queensland, Field 4 and 5
• Netball: St Peters, Harts Road Courts
• Tennis: St Peters, Lohe Streets Courts – for Opens, SNR A and SNR B; AND Somerville House tennis Courts – Junior A, B and C
• Volleyball: St Peters, Health and Well Being Centre indoor courts

2019 QGSSSA Athletics

Coordinator: Mr Shaun Nodwell

DATE CLAIMER: 2019 QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD

The 2019 QGSSSA Track & Field Championships will take place on the student free day at the end of Term 3 – Thursday 19 September.

Congratulations and good luck to all the students who have qualified for the Met West Athletics competing next week at QSAC. We have an impressive 75 students competing for St Peters. Term 3 always sees the official start of the QG Athletics season. More details will be advertised at the start of Term 3.

We look forward to seeing lots of the girls involved in the 2019 QG Athletics program. Well done to all those who have already started training at UQ track during term 2.

Equestrian

Coordinator: Girls Sports Coordinator

Equestrian is an all year-round sport and this year we have had one of our largest group competing in the many and varied Equestrian Events offered. Not much competing has been done in the last couple of weeks however on 2-6 July Sienna, Evie and Alyssa will be competing in the Interschool Schools QLD Equestrian titles in Maryborough. Sienna is competing in the 80cm show jumping primary and Evie and Alyssa are competing for the Secondary Prelim dressage. On 6 and 7 July, Alyssa have Eventing (Cross Country, Dressage and Show Jumping combined). Good luck to these girls and their horses.

We hope you have a great week in sport

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

What an amazing day at the P&F Community Fun Day on Sunday 26 May!

Nearly 400 students, families, friends, and staff made our day such a success! We enjoyed perfect weather, live music from the Undercurrents, Curious Caravan coffee, Pinkis ice cream, a sausage sizzle (hosted by the Robotics Parent Support Group), drinks stall hosted by Pastor Thomas’ Congregation, novelty games organised by girls boarding, plenty of Dunk Tank fun, Football match ups (thanks to the Brisbane Roar), Wipeout challenge, bungy run and velcro wall fun thanks to Brizzy Jumping Castles and, a colour fun run as a finale to a great day!

Thank you to Tim Kotzur (Head of College), Lisa Delaney (Deputy Head of College), and Nicola Hile (School Nurse), for your support on the day.

A special mention and big thank you to our sponsors: Indooroopilly Family Practice and Station Road Bar & Kitchen. 

Thank you to the prize donors, The Brisbane Wheel, Eldorado Cinema, Endotoa Day Spa, Pizza Capers (Chelmer) and Deep Grey Photography.

Finally, we thank our dedicated and fabulous volunteers without whom the day would not be possible.