Friday 21June

Term 2 concludes Prep - Year 12;
Year 12 QCS Practice;
Lower Primary Pizza Day;
Years 7 - 12 Performer of the Year winners announced;
Year 8 Kaleidoscope cast party | 3:30 - 5:30pm;
Music Support Group Jive into June | Cafe 45, 7:00 - 10:00pm.

Saturday 22 June

Years 10 & 11 Indigenous Immersion Program commences;
Years 2 - 6 Primary Girls Netball.

Sunday 23 June

Years 7 - 12 Symphonic Winds and Senior Stage Band domestic Tour commences.

Monday 24 June

BSRA Girls Rowing Camp commences;
Years 5 - 12 AIC Basketball Clinic | Gym, 8:00am - 1:00pm;
Years 5 - 9 Netball Clinic | Harts Road Courts, 8:30am - 3:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Volleyball Clinic | 1:30 - 4:30pm;

Tuesday 25 June

Years 5 - 12 AIC Basketball Clinic | Gym, 8:00am - 1:00pm;
Years 5 - 9 Netball Clinic | Harts Road Courts, 8:30am - 3:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Volleyball Clinic | 1:30 - 4:30pm.

Wednesday 26 June

Years 5 - 12 AIC Basketball Clinic | Gym, 8:00am - 1:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Volleyball Clinic | 1:30 - 4:30pm.

Thursday 27 June

Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Volleyball Clinic | 1:30 - 4:30pm;
Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics Clinic | 1:00 - 4:00pm.

Friday 28 June

Years 7 - 12 QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics Clinic | 1:00 - 4:00pm.

Saturday 29 June

9CD Ironbark Graduation | Ironbark, 10:00am - 2:00pm;.

Wednesday 3 July

Year 10 New Zealand Ski Tour commences;
Years 2 - 6 Code Camp Spark | 8:00am - 4:00pm.

Thursday 4 July

Years 2 - 6 Code Camp Spark | 8:00am - 4:00pm.

Friday 5 July

Years 2 - 6 Code Camp Spark | 8:00am - 4:00pm.

Saturday 6 July

German Exchange Program incoming students arrive.

Wednesday 10 July

Years 3 - 10 Business Camp | 9:00am - 4:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 Pre-season Cricket Clinic | 9:00am - 4:00pm.

Thursday 11 July

Years 3 - 10 Business Camp | 9:00am - 4:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 Pre-season Cricket Clinic | 9:00am - 4:00pm.

Friday 12 July

Years 3 - 10 Business Camp | 9:00am - 4:00pm;
Years 7 - 12 Pre-season Cricket Clinic | 9:00am - 4:00pm.

Monday 15 July

Term 3 commences.

“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:5

This week is the longest night of the year. The Winter Solstice marks the turning point where the days cease shortening and we begin the journey back to days of greater light. For early-risers this is a welcome milestone each year.  

The Winter Solstice is marked by various festivals.  In the Northern Hemisphere festivals of Yule, Midwinter, Yalda Night, Makar Sankranti, Sol Invictus, Saturnalia and Dong Zhi are just some of the names of observances of this occasion. Typically, observances include themes of rebirth, the coming of winter and light in darkness. 

The metaphor of darkness has been long used to describe the human experience of suffering and evil. A dark night of the soul is a time of suffering. The phrase originated with St John of the Cross who wrote 'The Dark Night of the Soul' in 1584, which describes the spiritual tribulations of our journey toward God. 

Darkness invades our lives in many ways – the heaviness of grief, the sadness of parting, the struggle of ill health, pain of loneliness, the brazen evil of violence, the disquiet of relationships gone wrong, the burden of responsibility, the emptiness of disappointment, the disturbance of injustice and so on. We all have times of the dark night of the soul. We all have times when it seems the darkness stretches on forever. 

Many spiritual outlooks suggest there is an equality between light and dark, an evenness of good and evil. This is a dualistic outlook.  The Christian story is different. It tells us of a God whose first act of creation was to create light. It tells us of God whose greatest act of redemption was to send Jesus to be the light of the world. 

The good news is the light shines in the darkness but the darkness did not overcome the light. Jesus experienced darkness – sin, violence, death – but these did not conquer him. Jesus rose from the dead and his light shines forever. His love overcame all else. 
Jesus’ light is brighter than the longest, darkest night. We need never think light is a mere temporary respite from darkness. Jesus’ light could not be put out, even by death. Jesus’ light will shine forever.  His light shines in our hearts now.  His light will guide us forever.

May Jesus light your way on your longest, darkest nights.

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Springfield Chaplain

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.

St Peters School Fee statements will be sent electronically, to your nominated email address*. Billing will occur at the start of the term break, so please look out for your account. Account details will also be available on myStPeters – Community Portal under the finance tab. The due date for payment is the first day of Term 3, Monday 15 July 2019. Credit Card payments (Visa/Mastercard) attract a surcharge of 0.75%.

*A printed statement will continue to be mailed where requested.

The Enrolments team is currently processing applications for new students 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. Please note that students currently attending St Peters Indooroopilly do not need to submit an application as their place is already guaranteed.

If you wish to enrol a child (not already at the school) 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. 

Shop 45 will be opened during the last week of the school holidays on the following days:

Tuesday 9 July: 9.00am – 3.00pm

Friday 12 July: 9.00am – 3.00pm

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.

Ms Schabe and Mr Rush have recently been informing students during Cawley House Meetings of the harmful impact of plastics on the environment - land, waterways and oceans for both humans and wildlife. It is terrifying how much plastic we are using and wasting. Walking around the St Peters campus we see plastic on the ground, in the garden beds and drains here as well. As part of their Service Learning Project, Cawley spent their meeting time cleaning up the College and accumulated so much rubbish. Thanks Mr Schabe and Mr Rush for their efforts.

Please read this note from Ms Schabe, Coordinator of the Environment Group, to help us with this Campaign. 

Please consider YOUR impact on the problem when you purchase single-use, throwaway plastics, and start being part of the solution. 

• REDUCE your purchases
• Choose REUSEABLE options. 
• RECYCLE your 10c refund bottles, cans and tetra paks in the BLUE BINS to keep them out of landfill.  
• Put all rubbish in the big SILVER crow-proof bins (or take it home in your lunchboxes to sort in your home recycle stations – soft plastics can go back to Coles and Woolworths) 
• Avoid the use of the little maroon bins, walk a few extra steps for the world.
• $5 St Peters Keep cups on sale (cash only) at Café 45 each morning this week. Or come and pick one up from the Science Department (SC7a).
• And STOP using straws…#StopSucking, and learn to sip instead. The Earth is your home too.  

A.Braby
Coordinator Service Learning

Congratulations to all students for working hard until the end of yet another busy term. Our Year 12’s are sitting their final QCS practice test today and tomorrow. Many thanks to parents and families who donated and volunteered for the Year 12 QCS practice breakfasts and lunch. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Reports

Reports will be available on Firefly for both students in Years 7 - 12 and parents, no later than 4pm Monday 1 July. These reports contain an end of semester grade and attitudinal grades. Our Senior students will receive their Pastoral Care reports at this time. 

Following from the introduction of continuous reporting, a ‘New Look’ Report will be available to our Year 11 students. This will provide students and parents with a summary and an overall report for each subject. The report will contain a subject description, provisional result and engagement in learning standards. Personalised comments can be found on each student’s individual tasks on Firefly and Community Portal.

Parent Teacher Interviews 

Parent teacher interviews for Years 7, 8 & 12 will be held next term on Thursday 25 July (Week 3) from 3.30pm – 7pm. Bookings will be open at 7pm on Monday 15 July and will close on Friday 19 July at 5pm. 

PLEASE NOTE: Year 9, 10 and 11 Parent Teacher Interviews will be held early Term 4.

Parents will receive further information on how and where to access Reports and Parent Teacher Interview bookings later this week via email.

Wishing all our students across both Junior High and Senior school a safe and blessed winter break and look forward to seeing you back in Term 3.

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

On Thursday 6 June, STEM ambassadors and Environment Club students Imogen E, Kate M, Molly G and Amelia G, accompanied by Ms Schabe, attended the final of the QLD Minister’s Climate Challenge at the Playhouse Theatre, QPAC. Here they watched five school finalist teams pitch innovative solutions to the climate crisis and current environmental issues in front of the judging panel, which included Damon Gameau (2040, Director) and was hosted by Craig Reucassal (ABC, War on Waste). They were all impressed with the technology focus including app development, plastic recycling machine for use with 3D printer filament, and personal energy collectors. We all came away with some great ideas to stimulate our thinking on STEM and environment projects here at St Peters Lutheran College and hope to enter a team next year. 

Cross Grade Activities 

One of the wonderful things about working in a Prep to Year 12 environment is the opportunity to see students grow and develop into fine young men and women over time. This has been highlighted in the last few weeks for our Primary students. 

Our Year 6 Captains have coordinated a range of activities for our buddy play sessions with our Lower Primary students to model social skills by being positive role models. These lunchtime buddy play sessions provide great opportunities, not just for our young students but also for those most experienced Primary students to give back to the younger grades. Mr Glass and Mrs Sabri, in their role as Deputies, has also had regular contact with the Year 6 Student Leaders and together they have come up with meaningful experiences for everyone.

Anzac Day services also highlighted the wonderful comradery of a P-12 environment. Students from all ages engaged in this commemoration with a single purpose.

The recent Mother's Day Breakfast was catered for by our Years 11 and 12 Hospitality students and was certainly memorable. Led by their teachers, the students excelled all expectations from the preparation and organisation to the execution and clean up. Purpose and authenticity was apparent for the students in all areas of the day.

The music offerings are also amazing, with our All Bands Concert and the All Strings Concert held this term. 'A Music Tale' was the latest event where the richness of a P-12 education was highlighted to me. Our youngest students, many of whom have only been playing their instruments for a few months, shared the stage with experienced and talented senior students as well as professional performers. What magnificent memories they will take from this event, and hopefully build on their skills and grow from the experience. 

To be a part of the wider community and to be able to tap into the extraordinary talent and depth of character that is evident in our College in these recent events, regularly reminds me what a privilege it is to work at St Peters.

Let’s Sing Together Choral Festival

On Tuesday, St Peters hosted the bi-annual Let’s Sing Together Choral Festival. This is a fabulous musical opportunity for Primary choirs to join under the tutelage of Mr Paul Holley, OAM, a well-respected local conductor to workshop new repertoire and learn new skills. Six other local schools joined Bella Voce and Forte Voce, our Upper Primary boys’ and girls’ choirs; and together there were approximately 350 students who attended.

The students came back in the evening to perform for the parents and friends. The Dron Auditorium was full to overflowing, as the audience listened to each school choir perform individually then heard the four new pieces learnt throughout the day as a massed choir. It was certainly an amazing experience for the students and the result was an entertaining event for all. Sincere thanks go to Mrs Christine Taylor who coordinated the event and offered this opportunity to our young choristers.

End of Semester

I wish you all a very well-deserved holiday break and hope that you all have some chance to rest, relax and rejuvenate over the three weeks. Whatever your plans for this time, I trust that they are filled with enjoyment as a family and you are all safe in your journeys. School will resume on Monday 15 July. I will be taking long service leave next term and will be returning on Monday 2 September. In my absence, together, Mr Cameron Glass and Mrs Lia Sabri will lead the Primary Years. I am confident that life will continue to be business as usual.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years  

Over the holiday break, students in the Primary Years will receive a formal written report card. This reflects a student’s learning over the semester in all their academic subjects. In the Primary Years, we believe that assessment is an ongoing practice of gathering, analysing, reflecting and acting on evidence of student learning and this report is one stage in that process.

As teachers, we use this point of reflection to help us understand not only what students know, but also their skills in communication, thinking, self-management, research and social situations. It helps us to frame our teaching going into the next semester and informs our practices to best meet the needs of the students in our classes.

When reading the academic content, there are some important considerations to keep in mind. Firstly, children do not necessarily maintain the same grade they received in the previous year. As students move from year to year, the work they encounter grows in complexity and difficulty, so what a student was producing at the end of the previous year may not yield the same results in the next year level. It is expected that student grades will vary over the course of the Primary Years. 

Secondly, it is important to understand the scale on which your child’s assessment has been graded. At St Peters, we do not use an E-A scale where a C represents a pass; rather our Achievement Indicators are a continuum of achievement ranging from 'Emerging' to 'Extending'. 

Emerging -  Developing - Demonstrating - Advancing – Extending

More information about this five-point scale can be found on the Reporting for Parents Firefly page.

Finally, student assessment is awarded these grades based on various evidence and observations that teachers gather over the semester. A grade is not simply the result of one test or piece of assessment. This is a point-in-time reflection of your child’s work when measured against the year level expectation for the end of each semester.

As you read through the report with your student, it is important to involve them in discussing their areas of strength and their areas for growth, even setting goals for the coming semester.

Some questions that might guide this conversation are:

• What achievement are you most proud of from this semester? 
• What was your personal best? 
• What makes you say that?
• Where could you improve? 
• What might this look like? 
• What will you do differently or more of next semester? 
• How can I help?

Reports will be available through the community portal in the second week of the holidays.

If you have any further questions about your child’s report, please feel free to ask their class teacher.

Simone Mitchell
Head of P-6 Curriculum

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending the Dale Carnegie Graduation. It was clear that all students who had committed to this six week program had grown through their experience, with each student clearly communicating their learnings with examples of real world applications in their graduation speech made to the audience.  

It was pleasing to see the synergies between the offerings of this course and our own Academic Care and Well Being program with a strong emphasis on working to your full potential, making the most of your opportunities and identifying your passions and purpose.  Some of the objectives and expectations of the course included:

• Smooth communication
• More confidence
• Flowing conversation
• Understanding of others
• In tune with others
• Fundamentals of speaking
• Confidence in new environments
• Public speaking
• Accelerated learning
• Meeting new people and making new friends

The program assists young adults in understanding  the skills they need to reach their goals and live their full potential – at school, home and in their future careers. Congratulations to our newest graduates!

Our Senior School Music students have been heavily involved in recent weeks showcasing their skills over a number of evenings.  The talent on display was world class and I am certainly in awe of their dedication, commitment and quality of performance.  As we come to the end of our first semester, we had a number of other sporting and co-curricular seasons conclude, with numerous standout performances and premierships. Whilst it is important to celebrate these wonderful achievements, I would also like to recognise the efforts of all students who represent their school each week in the diverse range of opportunities available. Our students represent themselves, their families and our College with distinction.

In the coming holiday period a large number of students are involved in numerous tours and camps, including the Year 10 Ski Trip, Indigenous Immersion Program, Symphonic Winds and Stage Band Tour, Girls Rowing Camp as well Basketball, Volleyball and Netball Clinics. We wish these students every blessing as they travel, participate and enjoy these enriching experiences.

David Rushmore
Head of Senior School

Congratulations to the following students who have won a Capture People’s Choice Award or a Capture Highly Commended Award.

Capture Semester 2 will be open on Firefly from Week 1, Term 3.

Take some exciting shots during the holidays and share your passion for photography with the college community!

Year 7 students have been madly rehearsing for their performances in week 9 of ‘Two Weeks with the Queen’. They have enjoyed the thrill of acting in role and posing for photos in their costumes prior to performing.

Congratulations to Molly J (7), Sophie H (7) and Delilah B (6) for their impressive performances in ‘Annie’. (QLD Musical Theatre, June)  

On Tuesday 18 June, St Peters hosted the combined Upper Primary Choirs Sing Together Festival 2019. St Peters Upper Primary Choirs, Bella Voce and Forte Voce, were joined by choirs from Brookfield State School, Good News Lutheran College, Graceville State School, Holy Family School, Indooroopilly State School, and St Peters Lutheran College Springfield.

During the day, the choristers developed their choral skills and learnt new repertoire in rehearsals led by the guest expert conductor, Mr Paul Holley OAM. In the evening concert, the individual choirs performed their own repertoire and then joined together in a massed choir of 363 voices to perform the music learnt during the day. It was a great opportunity for choirs to learn from, and perform for, each other in a non-competitive, supportive environment. 

Congratulations to Bella Voce, Forte Voce, and our guest choirs who all sang so well in the Festival Concert. It was a wonderful celebration of choral music. 

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

A big thank you to the Staff and Year 12 girls for their continued support in looking after their family groups. There have been many birthdays celebrated, brownies baked, travelling to places like Bounce and ice skating along with just a simple gathering to share a supper or play cards over this past term. The family groups comprise of girls from Years 7-12. The younger girls love being with their older boarder sisters and visa versa.

“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan

Primary Years Sport Update

Congratulations to those Primary Years boys who have recently completed their AIC sport commitments with Rugby Union, Football and Chess. It was wonderful to see these teams represent the college with such great enthusiasm and positive attitudes every Saturday at their respective matches. Year 4 boys also had the opportunity to train and play each week which certainly gave them valuable experience at this level and will only benefit them in the years to come wearing the maroon of St Peters. This is also the case with the upcoming season of AIC Basketball with Primary Years boys training every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30pm to 5:00pm on the outside gym courts. These sessions begin this week and also continue into Term 3 as the start of the season nears. Best of luck to all of our Primary Years athletes. 

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 3

The following sports are on offer in Term 3.

• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Years 4-6 AIC Boys Basketball
• Years 4-6 AIC Boys Tennis

Girls Club Netball

WDNA Training will continue throughout Term 3 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. 

• 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 Basketball Season 

The boys AIC Basketball Season will be played throughout Term 3. Years 4-6 boys are all invited to participate in the upcoming season. Training will be on the outside gym courts on Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm and Friday afternoon during Sport for Life 2pm to 3pm. These training sessions will begin on Wednesday 19 June. It will be great to see the Years 4-6 boys getting involved in St Peters Basketball. Friday evening games will start in Term 3.

Years 4-6 AIC Boys Tennis Trials

The AIC Tennis Season is in Term 3. Years 4-6 boys are invited to participate in the AIC Season. Training sessions/trials are held during Sport Development on Friday afternoon during school time from 2pm - 3pm on Lohe St courts. Year 5 players are especially needed to attend if they have had any prior tennis experience. 

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

AIC Basketball Training

• Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Outside Gym Courts
• Friday afternoon 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Outside Gym Courts

AIC Tennis Training

• Friday afternoon 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Lohe St Courts

Grant Carlson
Primary Health & Physical Education Teacher

Term 2 AIC seasons have now come to a close after having our Round 7 against St Patricks College over the weekend.  This round of AIC sport was particularly special with all Football, Rugby and Chess matches being played here at the College. It was great to see our boys all turn up to play a great round of sport in front of large crowds in both of our codes played on Saturday and we also had large numbers in Chess on Friday night.

I would like to thank our Coordinators, Coaches, Sports House staff, Parents and our boys for a great Term of sport.  Also a special thanks must go to our Music Department for their work with the Drumline and the Bands that played before our crowds on several occasions this term in Football as well as Rugby.

We must look forward toward our Term 3 sports and their respective preseasons that began in Week 7 for most teams. Please be sure to consult the St Peters App for trials as well as get along to the Basketball clinic and Tennis trainings in the first week of the holidays.

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 and trial 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 (Yrs 5-6 Coordinator) r.haug@stpeters.qld.edu.au)

The 2019 Rugby season is officially over. All teams fought courageously during the season. Trent and I are exceptionally proud of the effort put forth by the rugby community this year. We are excited about the potential for growth and development of our program and will be here to lead the charge into next season.

Congratulations to the St Peters team of the year, the Year 9A’s. They continue their winning ways overpowering SPC and claiming their fifth victory of the season, solidifying them as the 2nd place team in the competition.

We would like to improve the strength and athletic ability of all Rugby players and have included a Rugby gym program during Term 3, please check your emails with the confirmation of training dates. 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

Last Saturday was a celebration of St Peters Football. Throughout the day we hosted all matches against St Patrick’s College and finished the day with the Football Awards Dinner.

The 9Bs won their final match of the season 5-1 to win back-to-back premierships, and after St Laurence’s defeated Villanova in the 8A competition, our 8As were able to finish in a share of first place. A great result for both teams.

The 1st XI team finished a strong season with a convincing 3-0 win. Goals to Paddy C (Year 12), Ryusei C (Year 12) and Matthew S (Year 11) capped off a fine season for a young side, that said goodbye to Paddy and Ryusei for their last game of school Football. The 1st XI team blooded 9 Year 10 players in 2019. 

Look forward to seeing everyone again in 2020.

CHESS

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

What a season! Opens Premiership and Aggregate AIC Chess Championship (both first for over a decade)! The last game of the season at home provided the win the Opens needed to share the Premiership and for St Peters to secure overall Chess supremacy. The Intermediate A and B teams made up of Years 7-9 students just missed out as both finished 2nd by a point. Looking to the future, with only 3 boys in Year 12 leaving this year and the youngest Open team in the competition, it looks positive for St Peters Chess. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our coaches – Head Coach Nik Stawski, Tom Slater-Jones and Old Scholars Keon Poon and Riley Bygraves - for the work they have put in at training and on Fridays to improve not only our boys Chess knowledge but, their playing skills as well. Nik in particular has provided that chess acumen across boys from Years 3-12 during training and on match days. It would be remiss of me not to also thank our Chess Captain for 2019 Edward N for his efforts both before, during and after games. Boys – Congratulations particularly to the Opens and whilst there may be no 'training' in Term 3, please keep up your skills by playing on-line and soon the preseason for 2020 will begin. 

AIC BASKETBALL

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

Training commences this week for all boys in Years 5 and 6 for the upcoming AIC Basketball season. This also provides a fantastic opportunity for our Year 4 boys who are interested in training with their Upper Primary counterparts. The valuable experience that they gain from these training sessions (and matches where required) holds them in good stead for their future representation of the College for years to come. These training sessions are held every Wednesday in Term time on the outdoor gym courts from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. 

The St Peters Basketball Clinic is scheduled over 3 days from 24 - 26 June in the St Peters Gymnasium. This clinic is open for all boys in Years 5-12 from 8am-1pm 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. See the Clinic flyer attached to this article.

Click here for the Volleyball Clinic details.

Yours in Sport,

Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

Winter Fixture Trials Overview

Last week we discussed the value of preseason trial games including the opportunity for coaches to trial positional play, and for the athletes to engage in competition, circumstances to learn and understand strategies and provide fitness and technical feedback. Well done to all our teams that played trials last weekend v Somerville. We hope that all the girls enjoyed their first hit out of the 2019 season. 

The QGSSSA Round 1 competition season will commence on the first Saturday in Term 3 and we remind all parents and students that all fixture details are emailed to the girls on the Monday of each week and that fixture details are placed on the school app by Tuesday afternoon.

Holiday Clinics

Holiday clinics that are being held next week during Teachers Week!

Volleyball Clinic – Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (24-26 June) from 1.30-4.30pm in the St Peters Gym.

RG Training – Thursday & Friday (27 & 28 June) from 1.00-3.00pm in the St Peters Gym.

Athletics

Throughout all of Term 1 and 2 we have been advertising the date claimer. It is important to put this date in your diaries if you will be involved in the QGSSSA Track and Field team for 2019. This year the QGSSSA Track and Field carnival will be brought forward and is on the student free days in Term 3. This is particularly important to note if you are planning holidays. 

This week over 70 athletes competed in the regional athletics competition to qualify for states and for some athletes to enjoy the experience of running at QSAC for the very first time. Congratulations to many of our students who have qualified for states in Cairns later in the year. Special mention also to Gabby S who not only broke the Met West record for the 1500m 13 years by over 11 seconds but, also ran the fastest time of any girls all ages for this event on the day. Good luck also to those students who continue to train for the state cross country championships held at Highfields near Toowoomba early in Term 3. We have close to 10 girls competing in this event – an outstanding achievement. 

COORDINATOR INFORMATION 

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

If you have any queries re any of the above-mentioned 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

Rowing

Coordinator: Mr Hicks p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Last weekend many of the rowing community both boys and girls gathered together at the boat sheds to celebrate the outstanding results and closure of the boys season and welcome and celebrate the start of the girls season with a very special event – the launch of their new boat – the Kate Rowan. Kate, an Old Scholar, was at the launch with her family to celebrate the occasion and share with the rowers her experience competing in World junior teams. Good luck to all the girls as they prepare for the competition season and head off to their rowing camp in the coming weeks.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Coordinator: Phoebe Anderson rhythmicgym@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Training is underway on Wednesday afternoons. Please remember that girls are committing to a team sport. Their non-attendance affects the whole team.

Save the date for the student free days when EXTRA training sessions are going to take place – Thursday 27 & Friday 28 June from 1-3pm.

Winter Fixtures (Netball, Tennis, Hockey & Volleyball)

Netball

Coordinator: Mrs Champion a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Springfield Girls will do their SKILLS session at Springfield. Indooroopilly Girls will do their SKILLS session at Indooroopilly. ALL Team training sessions are at Harts Road Courts.

Tennis

Coordinator: Mrs Wilson d.wilson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Training for Term 3 will commence back on Tuesday 16 July. 

Hockey

Coordinator: Mr Glass – c.glass@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Hockey trials and training have started. Please note that Tuesday sessions are down at the St Peters Cricket nets and Thursday are out at UQ Hockey field. Please note re Thursday training at UQ: we supply a bus to take girls to UQ, but parents are required to pick up from UQ at 5.30pm.

Trial & training information:

Volleyball

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

Trial & training information:

Girls Sports Squad Gym Session 

‘Girl Sport Squad’ sessions are being offered on a Tuesday morning 6.30-7.30am, Thursday and Friday afternoons 3.30pm - 4.30pm in the school gym. A junior girls squad has also commenced on a Wednesday afternoons for Years 7 and 8 athletes.

If you are interested in starting or continuing your athletic development and would like to sign up to attend any of these sessions please email Mr Hacking t.hacking@stpeters.qld.edu.au to help him manage numbers.

Run Club

Run club for ALL students is back up and happening. Enjoy this community based activity where you can get fit and healthy whilst having fun.

Every Friday morning | 6.30-7.30am | Meet at the bus stop.