Tickets available on Eventbrite.

Tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am.

The annual St Peters Golf Day is back in 2022 and tickets go on sale next Friday 2 September at 9am. Join us for a spectacular day on the green and support St Peters Service Learning projects. 

About our Golf Day

When: Sunday 6 November 
Where: Brookwater Golf & Country Club – 1 Tournament Drive, Brookwater
Cost: $140/player
Included: Motorised buggy, 18 holes of championship golf, breakfast, lunch & drinks
Type: Ambrose Competition 

All funds raised will go towards the College’s Service Learning Program. Each year, our students go above and beyond to support a range of causes close to their hearts—the 2022 St Peters Golf Day will provide a welcome boost to their efforts. 

You can register a team of four (4) or we can place you on a team.

Only 60 places available so to avoid disappointment ensure you book your place early.

Register HERE now.

Spring Lunch

Friday 14 October, 2022 at Hillstone St Lucia

Please join us in embracing the joy of Spring with some sunshine, a little bit of fashion and plenty of good company! 

The inaugural St Peters Spring Lunch will be a relaxed and informal social event with tables of 10 enjoying a glass of premium French champagne on arrival followed by light canapés and delicious fork food. Sit back to watch a short fashion parade before shopping at more than a dozen hand-picked retailers on-site including stunning racewear millinery, stylish earrings, gorgeous handbags and accessories. Spring really is the time to refresh and reconnect!

The Spring Lunch is open to all parents, but will be a special chance to celebrate and farewell our Class of 2022 Year 12 Mums. Tickets are limited and will go on sale at 9am on Monday 5 September - $100 each or $950 for a table of 10.

PRIZES PLEASE – Spring Lunch Raffle

To be drawn on Friday 14 October at the St Peters Spring Lunch.

The St Peters Spring Lunch Raffle will be raising money for a number of groups at the College.

Can you donate a prize? 

We are looking for contributions of any value from parent-linked businesses, or cash donations to help with the purchase of prizes. Please contact parent volunteer Melanie Stott via email: melanie@stottstructures.com.au or mobile 0419 648 616.

Plans for Swing into Spring, the Music Support Group’s major fundraising event of the year, are well underway. Swing into Spring is a fun event full of music and games provided by the St Peters Stage Bands, Jazz Combos and special guests the ‘Late Shift Big Band’, directed by Mr Mark Pradella. Please bring your own supper and drinks to share with your family and friends at Café 45. The music starts at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. All welcome!

Tickets cost $60 for a family, $25 for an adult and $10 for students. Performing students go free. Raffle tickets can also be purchased in advance. Please use this link to secure your tickets early - www.splcswingintospring2022.eventbrite.com.au

If you would like to support our raffle by making a donation in cash or goods, please contact Margaret Hammer at: MusicSupportGroup@stpeters.qld.edu.au Raffle prizes can be delivered to Reception at the PAC up until 8 September. 

The Primary Twilight at the PAC on Thursday 1 September will showcase cocurricular Music in the Primary years. In two short, show-and-tell concerts, all Primary Ensembles will share with their family and friends what they’ve been working on during rehearsals this term.

The evening will be divided into two concerts -

• 6.00pm - Lower Primary Concert
• 7.30pm – Upper Primary Concert

These concerts are free and there is no need to book tickets. Parents, friends, and families invited to find a seat in the auditorium upon arrival.

The PAC Servery will be open to serve hot and cold snacks and drinks from 5.00pm and during the interval between the Lower and Upper Primary Concerts.

We look forward to a lovely evening of music,

Christine Taylor, David Deacon, Grantley Sutch
Co-Directors of Cocurricular Music

Book Week has been celebrated since 1945, and is in its 77th year this year, the theme is ‘Dreaming With Eyes Open’.

‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’ means different things to different people. It can describe the thrill of escaping into another world when we read and inspire our students, and ourselves to dream big, to be curious, wonder and seek knowledge through reading. Reading helps us to be knowledgeable, principled, inquirers and the best thinkers we can be.

In Ephesians 1:18 Paul prays, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you.”

Hope is such an important part of our Christian experience and this theme of dreaming with our eyes and our hearts being open, or enlightened, also brings with it the opportunity to provide hope for others and to explore the concept of hope in literature.

On the CBCA shortlist this year we see the concept of hope explored in books such as ‘Stellarphant’ who hopes to change the way organisations consider diversity in those they employ, ‘Just One Bee’ is entirely about hope and the courage to dream, and not only underpins the plight of the bee and climate change but clearly emphasises the necessity of working together for the greater good, ‘The Boy and the Elephant’ is a tender, wordless picture book about hope for the world we live in, and our ability to change it.

As a part of our Book Week celebrations this week, St Peters Primary Years is sharing hope and the joy of reading, through raising money to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

The ILF provides culturally relevant books to remote indigenous communities and supports Communities to create books in First Languages and  St Peters Primary Years has been supporting the ILF for some years now.

Reading, and the opportunity to celebrate reading through Book Week, is such a privilege. Reading is dreaming with eyes open, and I hope that this week you are able to carve out some time for yourself to read and dream, and to perhaps share with the students you come in contact with this week what reading means to you, what reading have given you and your hope that all young people may have access to books and rich literature.

Let us pray.

Thank you for the gift of reading and the opportunity to celebrate this through Book Week. Thank you that we and our students have such ready access to books and the ability to dream with our eyes open through reading. We pray that our donation to the Indigenous Literary Foundation gives this same gift and hope to remote communities who need access not just to books, but to books in Language and to high quality literacy education. Amen

Megan Daley
Lower Primary Librarian

St Peters Lutheran Congregation invites families to:

BIG STORY SUNDAY

This Sunday 28 August, 2022 | 9am in the St Peters College Chapel

Join us as we share 'The Big God Story' and gift all the St Peters Prep Students --with their very own Children’s Bible--

(Those who are unable to attend on Sunday will receive their Bible at an upcoming chapel)

Class Photo Packs & Family/Sibling Photo Packs

Ordered Class/Portrait and Family/Sibling photo packs are expected to be delivered to the College by the end of Week 9.

Photo packs will be distributed to students by Class/ Form Class Teachers in Week 10.

Cocurricular Photo Order Envelopes

Cocurricular personalised photo order envelopes (Music, Sport, Debating, Duke of Edinburgh, Children of Old Scholars etc) will be delivered to the school early Term 4 with the online order date closing Tuesday 18 October.

Upcoming Photo Dates

Tuesday 13 September – Semester 2 Sport Photos

Monday 17 October – Semester 2 Primary Sport Photos

Contact

If you have any questions or issues with your order, please contact MSP directly on 3865 4291 or email admin.brisbane@msp.com.au  

Brisbane Bus Lines and Southern Cross Transit have a free-to-use app for parents and students to track their school bus.  

TransportMe™ is a vehicle tracking and software system designed specifically for Australian bus operations.

By downloading and using the TransportMe Passenger App, passengers can check the location of their bus in real time and a range of other functions.

Please click here to view the User Guide designed for Passengers and explains how the Passenger App works.

Please CLICK HERE for the latest Multicultural Committee Newsletter.

Last week, Year 5 spent three sensational days at Noosa North Shore, where they participated in a jam-packed itinerary that included team-building activities, bushcraft and survival skills, archery, mini golf, canoeing, bike riding, and a night hike. The students set some challenging personal goals which they achieved with encouragement from their teachers and peers. The teachers were most impressed by the students' overall behaviour and commitment to the tasks. 

Students and teachers alike returned home exhausted but with a sense of achievement and some wonderful, shared experiences and memories to look back.

Words of Wisdom from Dr Justin Coulson, challenging us to think differently about parenting:

Novak Djokovic said in an interview with the Financial Times that "I can carry on playing at this level because I like hitting the tennis ball."

The interviewer replied in surprise: "Are there really players who don't like hitting the ball?"

Djokovic answered, "Oh yes. There are people out there who don't have the right motivation. You don't need to talk to them. I can see it. If you can find the thing you do for its own sake, the compulsive piece of your process, and dial that up and up, beyond the imaginary ceiling for that activity you may be creating, my experience is the world comes to you for that thing and you massively outperform the others who don't actually like hitting that particular ball. I think the rest of career advice is commentary on this essential truth."

This may be career advice, but it’s also great parenting advice.

Some parents have moments, hours - and even days - when they don’t like hitting balls (that is, they don’t like parenting). At all.

But if we can find the joy in parenting - if we can find the stuff we like about it - and dial that up beyond the imaginary ceiling we might be creating for being a parent, you’ll massively improve your performance. You’ll find it a delight. You’ll find your kids a delight. And you’ll get more out of it.

Djokovic still works hard. Tennis makes him sweat. He gets injured. It taxes him. Parenting will do the same to us.

But when we like it, we’re happy to pay the price. And the rewards are inestimable.

International Baccalaureate Learner Profile – Inquirers

Students who are INQUIRERS are curious about the world.

They love learning and discovering new things and will carry this love of learning with them

throughout life.

How can parents help to develop students who are Inquirers at home?

• Encourage areas of your child’s interest by visiting the library to borrow books that explore these topics.
• Develop an understanding of the being responsible online citizens. Work with your son or daughter when the Internet is being used and try to develop the understanding that some information online is not always reputable. Teach them how to remain safe while online.
• Model being an inquirer. Admit when you do not know the answer to a problem or a question and seek out answers in front of your child.

I encourage you as parents to be on the ‘look out’ for these INQUIRING behaviours in your home, name them and talk about them. Drop into both Primary Years Administrations if you feel as though you would like to access our ‘inquirers’ card for use in your home.

Year 5 Camp

My thanks and gratitude go to the teachers and leaders who took our Year 5 cohort away on their Year 5 Camp last week. This activity, for many students, is a time of personal challenge. The warm, but tired smiles that greeted us on return is a testament to the relationships and care these staff have for our Year 5 students and their families.

Lisa Challenor
Head of Primary Years

How much technology is too much for children?  Can families ever find a balance in this new era of constant digital connectedness?  Not-for-profit organisation, Small Things, supports families to navigate this era of digital overwhelm for parents, caregivers, and most importantly, children.  

Small Things have offered to run a two (2) night workshop called Screen Sanity to St Peters Primary Years parents that raises awareness about healthy technology use.  Small Things have run a number of pilot programs in schools putting over 200 parents through their program with amazing feedback.

Conducted on Wednesday 5 October and Thursday 13 October this exciting and informative workshop unpacks one of today’s trickiest subjects – screens. Topics will include how much technology is too much, first phone age as well as how to ensure your home is e-safe. This workshop will give you an opportunity to get your head around your family’s digital plan. Please attend both nights. The sessions will run from 6.00pm – 8.00pm and be held the P&F Centre.

Due to the nature of the program this workshop is limited to only 48 people. Depending on the success of this workshop further workshops may be offered. 

Registrations open at 9.00am on Monday 29 August on Eventbrite.

To celebrate Father’s Day you are invited to join your Junior High student at the Junior High Father’s Day Breakfast on Wednesday 31 August from 6.45am – 7.45am. Enjoy Bacon and Egg rolls $5.00, Sausage on Bread $2.50, a Yoghurt Cup $4.00 - or buy a coffee from the onsite coffee van. 

For catering purposes, breakfast will need to be ordered and paid for prior to 10am Friday 26 August. To register your attendance please click on the link below and proceed to ordering your breakfast.

https://jhfathersday.eventbrite.com.au

We look forward to seeing you there!

Year 11 IB students organised a Sip and Paint fundraiser event in the Chandler Art centre on Friday evening to support Do it in a dress: One Girl.

A fun event with many healthy conversations!

The students produced 27 inspiring canvases.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the eight finalists who performed last weekend in the Performer of the Year Recital Competition –

• Theo A (Year 11)           Violin
• Michael C (Year 10)       Flute
• Tom H (Year 12)            Violin
• Panelo H (Year 8)          Piano
• Victor H (Year 11)          Piano
• Rebecca K (Year 10)       Cello
• Lana L (Year 11)            Harp
• Andrew Z (Year 8)         Piano

It was an amazing night of musical talent and was testament to the many hours of practice done by all performers to prepare works of this outstanding level (and to memorise them as well).

All finalists performed beautifully, communicating with a professional level of musicality and expression. Congratulations to all on your performance success and to Victor H who was selected by our adjudicators as Performer of the Year (Recital) for 2022. Congratulations also to Samuel W (Year 4) who performed spectacularly for the audience whilst the adjudicators were making their decision.

If you were unable to join us last weekend, highlights of the performances will soon be released on the St Peters Lutheran College Strings/Bands/Choirs Facebook pages. 

This weekend, Sunday 28 August, the Performer of the Year Concerto Competition will held in the PAC Auditorium commencing at 4.00pm and will be another sensational concert.

The four finalists who will perform with the St Peters Orchestra are –

• Sam C (Year 11)             Forsyth - Viola Concerto in G minor
• Aden G (Year 12)           Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor
• Kaden K (Year 12)          Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor
• Mulan M (Year 9)          Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor

Tickets are still available for Performer of the Year Concerto Final. The $5 ticket cost is donated to the winning performer’s chosen charity.

CONCERTO FINAL 28 AUGUST 4:00PM https://performeroftheyearconcerto2022.eventbrite.com.au

Christine Taylor, David Deacon and Grantley Sutch
Co-Directors of Cocurricular Music

“The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialised – and never knowing.” David Viscott

Primary Cocurricular Sport Term 3

The following sports will be on offer in Term 3

• AIC Basketball
• AIC Tennis
• Girls Club (WDNA) Netball
• Primary Track and Field (Draft Primary Years Track and Field only)

Primary Track & Field

Congratulations to all members of the Primary Track & Field Team who competed on Monday at the Primary Inter-Lutheran Track & Field Carnival. It was a great day of close competition with St Peters in a tough battle against Trinity Lutheran College. Trailing Trinity most of the day, St Peters came together in the final six relays to get across the line with a memorable win.

Well done to all students, the work you have done in training paid off at the competition. Thank you to coaches for your help at training and on the day. A big thank you to all the parents who came to QSAC to support the St Peters team.  

Boys Basketball

Years 4 - 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Basketball Competition. Training will be on Wednesday afternoon, 3:30pm – 5:00pm at St Peters Outside Gym Courts. Venue and game times for the AIC Basketball Season will be posted on the St Peters APP throughout Term 3. All AIC Basketball games will be played on Friday afternoons through to 9 September.

AIC Basketball Training will conclude on Wednesday 7 September. The final game of the AIC Season will be on Friday 9 September.

Boys Tennis

Years 4 - 6 boys will be playing in the AIC Tennis Competition. Training will be on Friday afternoon, 2:00pm – 5:00pm at Lohe Street Tennis Courts. Venue and game times for the AIC Tennis Season will be posted on the St Peters APP throughout Term 3. All AIC Tennis games will be played on Saturday mornings through to 10 September.

AIC Tennis Training will conclude on Friday 9 September. The final game of the AIC Season will be on Saturday 10 September.

Girls Club Netball

The WDNA Netball season continues throughout August each Saturday morning. The day season finals will be played in early September. It has been fantastic to see the improvement of the St Peters teams over the 2022 season. Round 1 of the Finals is on Saturday 27 August. Good Luck to all teams.

St Peters WDNA Netball Game Times – Saturday 27 August

• St Peters 3    12yrs Div 3    10:15am       Round 1 of Finals
• St Peters 6    10yrs Div 2    8:05am        Final round of Day Season Games
• St Peters 7    10yrs Div 4    8:05am        Final round of Day Season Games
• St Peters 8    10yrs Div 3    9:10am        Final round of Day Season Games
• St Peters 9    9yrs Div 3     8:05am        Final round of Day Season Games

All players are encouraged to check the WDNA website (https://www.westsnetball.org/) for game courts and Wet Weather updates.

Training Times

Primary Girls WDNA Netball

• Wednesday afternoon 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Harts Road Netball Courts

AIC Basketball

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

AIC Basketball Training concludes on Wednesday 7 September.

AIC Tennis

• Friday afternoon 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Lohe Street Tennis Courts

AIC Tennis Training concludes on Friday 9 September.

Primary Years HPE

Year 4, 5 and 6 HPE has moved into our exciting Hip Hop Dance unit which will culminate in the HIP HOP DANCE SPECATACULAR on Wednesday 14 September. The much-loved unit is back in 2022. All Year 4, 5 and 6 students are encouraged to practice their Hip Hop Dance at home.

HPE Dates Term 3

• Hip Hop Dance: Monday 15 August – Wednesday 14 September

Luke Donatini Boys, Sport Coordinator 
l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au

“I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan

Last weekend, St Peters competed against St Laurence’s College in both Basketball and Tennis. Overall, it was a successful and enjoyable day of sport for our boys.

This Saturday is Round 5 and St Peters will compete against St Patrick’s College. Junior Basketball and Tennis (Years 7 and 8) will play away at St Patrick’s College venues whilst our Senior Basketball and Tennis will play here at home at St Peters Lutheran College. Please ensure that you check the St Peters App for all game times and venue details.

Please CLICK HERE for Round 5 Basketball

Please CLICK HERE for Round 5 Tennis

The second of our AIC Track & Field Lead Up meets is scheduled for next Thursday 1 September at The State Athletics Facility (SAF), Nathan.  

We are so happy with both the attendance and performances of our 65 athletes who attended the first AIC Track & Field Lead Up Meet on Thursday 18 August at SAF. It was awesome to watch our boys enjoying themselves and giving it their very best on the track and competing in field events. These lead up meets offer a great opportunity for our boys in Years 7 to 12 to compete across multiple events whilst also experiencing the great camaraderie amongst our AIC Colleges.

The AIC Track & Field Championships will be held in Week 1 of Term 4. We strongly encourage all Years 7 to 12 boys to get involved and attend any of the Track & Field training sessions that they can as well as attending the AIC Lead Up Meets.  

Dress Standards at AIC Sporting Fixtures

An important reminder to all students about our college’s expectation surrounding correct dress standards at AIC fixture games for both players and student spectators:

• All students playing Basketball and Tennis must be dressed in the correct playing attire (including socks). If weather is cool, only the St Peters track top and track pants are to be worn.
• Footwear – Joggers are to be worn at all times by those students participating in AIC sport. No open footwear (eg. Slides or thongs etc) are to be worn at any time.
• All student spectators are to be dressed in St Peters winter formal uniform. Students who have played earlier in the day can be dressed in the sports uniform to support. Students attending AIC games who are not dressed in the correct St Peters attire will be asked to leave.

St Peters Track & Field Lead Up Meets

St Peters Track & Field training is now underway. We are extremely excited for the 2022 AIC Track & Field season, and we are sure it will not disappoint.

Our 2022 AIC Lead Up Meets for Track & Field are on the following days, please mark these dates off in your calendar:

• AIC T&F Lead Up Meet 2 – Thursday 1 September at SAF, Nathan (4.00pm to 7.30pm)
• AIC T&F Lead Up Meet 3 – Thursday 8 September at SAF, Nathan (4.00pm to 7.30pm)
• AIC T&F Lead Up Meet 4 – Wednesday 14 September at SAF, Nathan (4.00pm to 7.30pm)
• AIC T&F Championships – Thursday 6 October & Friday 7 October at SAF, Nathan

For further information about training and upcoming AIC Track & Field meets, please refer to the St Peters App.

Please CLICK HERE for 2022 T&F Calendar and Training Schedule

Term 3 Coordinator Contact Details

The below named Coordinators have already been communicating via email with all boys who have sign on and who have been attending training. We do ask that all boys please open and read these informational emails which pertain to their chosen sport for Term 3.

Our AIC Term 3 Boys Sport Coordinators for 2022 are:

• AIC Basketball – Mr Orhan Memedovski o.memedovski@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• AIC Tennis – Mrs Lija Marshall l.marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• AIC Track & Field – Mr Luke Donatini l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Wet Weather and Cancellations

With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App.

Girls Sport Coordinator – Anne-Marie Champion

“…Find out where joy resides and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.” Robert Louis Stevenson

BSRA – GIRLS ROWING HEAD OF THE RIVER

We wish the Rowing girls all the best as they head to Wyaralong Dam this Saturday for the 2022 Head of the River. The girls, with the support of their Coaches & the dedicated team led by Peter Hicks, have worked incredibly hard to prepare for this special day. We are very excited to see how they perform. To support the girls, please see below.

THIS FRIDAY IS PINK DAY FOR OUR GIRLS ROWERS!

ALL STUDENTS - pull on your PINK socks and tie up your PINK ribbons!   

CELEBRATION WAR CRY - The Rowers will join Bradman House at 10.15am in the forecourt!

• STAFF – Please put on your best PINK outfit for the day!

LET’S COME ALONG & SUPPORT THE GIRLS!

SPECTATOR BUS SIGN ON – Show your support and sign on for the Spectators Bus!

• Bus departs the St Peter Bus Stop @ 6.30am
• Return Bus departs after the final race arriving back to the Bus Stop    @ approx. 2.45pm
• FREE MORNING TEA & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Please see an email from Mr Nodwell to sign on.

Good luck Girls 😊

WINTER FIXTURES - NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY & TENNIS

Last Saturday we ventured to Brisbane State High School in what is one of the toughest challenges in QGSSSA Sport. It was a good morning of Girls Sport; our girls certainly gave their all.

Round 7 this Saturday we take on St Margaret’s at our home venues, we are looking forward to playing home for the last three rounds of the 2022 Winter fixture season.

Please watch for communication from your respective sport coordinators and keep an eye on the St Peters App for the weekly draws. Please ensure you arrive on time and in the correct uniform to prepare for your games. Good luck girls!

NETBALL

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Round 7 Draw v St Margaret’s: Saturday 27 August – Please CLICK HERE for the draw

DATE CLAIMER:  

RESCHEDULED Round 5 Netball Games v Somerville House – Open, Senior A, Senior C, 9B, 7A, 7B & 7C

THURSDAY 25 AUGUST @ 4.00pm (or as soon as Somerville House arrive)

OPEN, SENIOR A, SENIOR C & 9B

• OPEN – Indoor Gym
• Senior A, Senior C & 9B - Harts Road Courts

NEXT MONDAY 29 AUGUST @ 4.00pm (or as soon as Somerville House arrive)

• 7A, 7B & 7C – Harts Road Courts

HOCKEY

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

Round 7 Draw v St Margaret’s: Saturday 27 August – Please CLICK HERE for the draw

VOLLEYBALL

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman & Mr Josh Bjelke-Petersen – girlsvolleyball@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Round 7 Draw v St Margaret’s: Saturday 27 August – Please CLICK HERE for the draw

TENNIS

Coordinator: Mrs Lija Marshall– l.marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Round 7 Draw v St Margaret’s: Saturday 27 August – Please CLICK HERE for the draw

BSRA ROWING

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

Good luck to all the BSRA Rowing girls who are competing in the BSRA Head of The River this Saturday at Wyaralong Dam.  

We particularly want to wish good luck to and thank our year twelve rowers (Giselle G, Nimah B, Zoe M, Ailin L & Luella B) who for which this is their last race in the St Peters colours before they graduate at the end of this year.  Thank you girls for your service and guidance to the St Peters Rowing community over a number of years.   

All the Rowing girls have ben training hard over the past two terms and have endured having no rowing shed to call home and disruption due to sickness.  It would be fantastic if the St Peters community were able to come out and support the girls if available. Please see Mr Nodwell’s emails to the student body for details in regards to transport available. 

TRACK & FIELD

Coordinators: Mr Shaun Nodwell s.nodwell@stpeters.qld.edu.au, Mr Luke Donatini l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au & Mr Jeremy Lohe  j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au

It is fantastic to see so many girls committing to training and attending the meets. The countdown is on to the QGSSSA Track & Field Championships meaning all girls need to be attending the meet this week. Please sign on using the link in Mr Donatini’s email.

The meet for next week will be held on Wednesday 31 August with a second meet being held on Friday 2 September on the Student Free Day. Please ensure you read all information carefully as all girls will be required over the final weeks in the lead up. Any questions, please see Mr Donatini or Mr Lohe.

DATE CLAIMER – QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 15 September (3 weeks to go!)

Please check the St Peters App for the Term 3 training schedule.

TERM 4 SPORTS

Sign on for all Term 4 Sports is now complete.

REMINDER – GIRLS MUST COMPLETE THEIR COMMITMENTS TO THEIR IN-SEASON SPORTS, THESE TAKE PRIORITY OVER PRE-SEASON SPORTS.

If the girls choose more than one sport, communication is the key, please advise the respective Sport Coordinator at the start of the season.

JUNIOR AUSTRALIAN RULES

Coordinator - Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

To continue from the introduction year in 2021, the QGSSSA Junior Australian Rules Competition Days will be held on the following days.

Competition Days

• Round 1 - Saturday 22 October
• Round 2 - Saturday 29 October
• Round 3 - Saturday 5 November
• Round 4 - Saturday 12 November

MATCH CONDITIONS SUMMARY 

• 12 a-side on field and 3 interchange players 
• Half field ground size 
• 15-minute halves, 5-minute break 
• Size 3 leather football (match balls supplied by AFL Queensland)
• Modified tackling, bumping permitted 
• Bouncing the ball (two max)
• No kicking off the ground 
• Mouth guards are compulsory 
• Scores are recorded, internal ladder published in QG Sports hub, no pennants awarded

Further details re trials/training to follow.

JUNIOR SOFTBALL

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman – n.holman@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Years 7-9 Girls Only - St Peters play in the QGSSSA Junior Softball Competition in Term 4.

There are four game days played in the afternoon at Downey Park in Weeks 3 & 4 next term (game times are approx. 1.00pm - 5.00pm). Bus transport will be provided.

Trials will commence next week on the following days @ Hart Road Oval | 6.15am - 7.30am

• Thursday morning 1 September
• Tuesday morning 6 September
• Thursday morning 8 September
• Tuesday morning 13 September

Game Days in Term 4

• Round 1 – Tuesday 18 October
• Round 2 – Thursday 20 October
• Round 3 – Monday 24 October
• Round 4 – Wednesday 26 October

Training will then continue after the holidays in Week 1 of Term 4 - further details to follow.

BADMINTON

Coordinator: Ms Laura Buckby – l.buckby@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Badminton training commenced last week for the Year 10 & Senior girls & this week for the Years 7 - 9 girls, and it has been great to see good numbers in attendance.  

Please check the St Peters App for the Term 3 Training Schedule.

• One Day Tournament - Open, Seniors & Year 10 – Saturday 8 October
• One Day Tournament - Years 7 - 9 – Saturday 15 October  

BWPI WATER POLO

Coordinator: Mrs Tracey Bruce – waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

The 2022 – 2023 BWPI Water Polo Season trials will be held during training times in Weeks 9 & 10, further details will be advised (no Sunday trials this year).

It is important for selection that all girls attend all training sessions/trials.

Year 5 (born in 2011 only) & Year 6 girls are invited to trial, please check for an email from Mr Dawson.

A few key points to consider before signing on to Water Polo

• The season runs for Term 4 2022 & Term 1 2023 – THE COMMITMENT IS FOR BOTH TERMS.
• Training sessions are held in the 50m pool in the evenings.
• There is a fee associated to playing Water Polo for St Peters – further details to follow.
• Training details and times to follow once you have signed on

TOUCH ALL SCHOOLS

Coordinator: Mrs Belinda Byrne – b.byrne@stpeters.qld.edu.au

To follow on from last year, St Peters will again be entering an U13 and U15 teams into the ALL-SCHOOLS TOUCH COMPETITION to be held in Term 4 down the Gold Coast.

The next training session for all girls competing will be this Sunday 28 August @ Harts Road Oval, 11.00am – 12.30pm.

DRESS CODE FOR WEEKEND SPORTING FIXTURES

When attending/watching other sporting fixtures, girls are asked to ensure they are wearing their St Peters Formal uniform or if they are playing, their St Peters playing uniform is allowed. (PE Uniform or casual clothing is not allowed).

WET WEATHER

Please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1.30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5.30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.

Reunion Weekend is three weeks away! If you haven’t bought your tickets, you still have time. From an intimate evening at Hillstone to the traditional graduates lunch there are a number of events to choose from.

Register now at  Eventbrite.

Other Peer Year Reunions planned: Class of 2012, 2011, 2002, 1992, 1981, 1972, 1967, 1962, 1952. Please contact the SPOSA office for more details. sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au or 3377 6592.

An extract from the first Review, published in 1945. The year our school motto and colours were decided upon and the boys’ dorms received showers.