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Masterplan Update

I am delighted to advise our community that the College has received correspondence from the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning advising that Ministerial Designation has been granted in relation to the College’s Masterplan. This is simultaneously exciting and a relief. It marks the culmination of two years of consistent work in relation to getting the Masterplan to this point - we began the process in October 2017. The granting of Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) means that the College can now move forward with certainty in relation to the development of the campus. Thank you to the many members of our community who expressed their support for the College as it undertook consultation with our adjoining neighbours during the MID process.

As previously communicated the new Masterplan is an exciting initiative that will guide the physical development of the campus for the next 10 years and beyond. The overarching objective of the Masterplan is to ensure cohesive campus development that maximises the capacity of the built environment to realise the timeless Mission of the College – ‘Excellence in Christian Co-education’.

Whilst high-level in terms of detail, the Masterplan identifies opportunities to enhance or configure the built environment in a way that facilitates student learning and development. It aims to capitalise on the physical attributes of our current beautiful 55-acre site so that the campus is an inspiring and vibrant place and space where students, staff and other members of our community want to be.

In terms of the overarching philosophy that guided the development of the Masterplan it was to reimagine the entire campus as a ‘Learning Landscape’ – a continuous, immersive environment that stimulates and supports student learning and development everywhere.

Most importantly it will feature exemplary and engaging learning and teaching spaces that demonstrate leadership in education and will give learning the necessary focus and priority. The new or repurposed learning spaces contained within the Masterplan will reflect the very best of what we know about how students learn – such as agile learning environments, vertical writeable surfaces, ubiquitous technology, flexible furniture and different zones to reflect a variety of approaches to learning.

In practical terms, the Masterplan when fully realised will deliver among other things:

Contemporary first class learning facilities including a signature Learning and Innovation Centre that reflect the very best about what is known about how students learn;
Improved Sporting Facilities;
A consolidated Primary Years precinct;
A reinvigorated Junior High Precinct;
The development of a campus-wide system of convenient, comfortable informal learning places to study and relax before and after class;
A consolidated Boarding Precinct;
Improved parking on campus;
Improved Drop Off/Pick Up at the College; and
A pedestrian friendly campus that results in improved pedestrian safety whilst improving traffic flow.

You can view the Masterplan by clicking here. Details of the first major project in the roll out of the Masterplan will be shared via ‘The Rock’ this term.

‘Finishing Well'

At Junior High and Senior School assemblies in the next couple of weeks I will be speaking to students about the importance of finishing the year as positively as they began it. I will be emphasizing that it is important that we work with the same endeavour right to the end; that it is important to ‘finish well’.

At sporting events such as the Olympics or Commonwealth Games we constantly see the importance of ‘finishing well’, of competing right to the end. Whether it is in swimming, athletics, cycling or rowing, the athletes that are able to sustain their performance right to the end, that are able to ‘finish well’ are the ones that produce their personal best performances. ‘Finishing well’ is the difference between a gold and a silver medal. It is the difference between a medal or no medal at all. It is the difference between a personal best and just another performance. We can learn a lot from those Olympic and Commonwealth Games Athletes who’ finished well’ in their events.

Just like athletes who achieve personal bests by ‘finishing well’, we need to ensure that we achieve personal bests this year by ‘finishing well’. So, what does ‘finishing well’ mean at St Peters in Term 4:

To ‘finish well’ is to-

Continue to apply yourself fully in class. Stay focused, ask questions, complete the set work.
Do your homework. Use homework as an opportunity to consolidate your learning in your various subjects.
In addition to homework have a study plan where you are regularly revising your work. Don’t leave it to the last minute.
Do your very best on assessment tasks, tests and exams. And finally;
Continue to do all the little things right, like arrive for class on time and wear your uniform correctly. It’s amazing what a big difference the little things make.

To all of our students, now is the time to ‘finish well’.

Tim Kotzur
Head of College

Welcome to Term 4, the home run for the school year, and the last term for our Year 12s. I hope the school holidays allowed you some time to be refreshed and rested for this home run for the year.

Perhaps you watched some sports during the holidays and you may have noticed some unexpected results, like GWS being severely beaten by the Tigers in the footy Grand Final, Japan beating Ireland in the Rugby World Cup or the Sydney Roosters beating the Canberra Raiders in the controversial NRL final last Sunday. It appears things don’t always go as planned or expected, whether that is in sport or our own lives.

I am sure most of you, just like me, have goals for this term, and plans for the time beyond. But the reality is that things don’t always work out as planned. It is easy to get discouraged or question what is going on, if our plans are thwarted.

What helps you cope, deal with these realities? How can you grow in resilience, the ability to bounce back when things don’t work out as hoped?

There are a couple of things that have helped my perspective over the years.

The first is this: We always only see part of the whole picture in terms of our lives. What seems like a plan thwarted, a failure, a loss, might turn out to be an opportunity, a door to something else, something new, something not even dreamt of. I realise that someone else has oversight, and through Christ I know that someone else as someone good and loving. This can help me to keep going, and to see failure or thwarted plans as a possibility for new things.

The second thing is best summed by this quote from the prophet Jeremiah: "I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jer 29:11).

As you go through Term 4, which no doubt will bring its challenges and successes, its joys and struggles, may you be able to look to the one who loves you and holds and has promised that there is a good plan for you and your life.

Pastor Thomas

Welcome back to Term 4

I trust that you and your family have had a relaxing and rejuvenating break wherever that may have been, and that you are ready for a new school term. The children have spent today discussing their highlights of their Spring holidays, and also looking at what learning experiences in which they will be involved throughout the course of this term’s studies.

The Primary Years’ parent calendar outlines the major events happening for our families so please use this as a guide throughout the term. Obviously updates and other date claimers will also come through as the term progresses, but hopefully the major events have now been noted on this document. As it is shaping up to be a very busy term for everyone, we ask that you keep this as a reference guide handy for you and your family. I look forward to seeing you at the many upcoming events that take place throughout Term 4. This will be emailed home as well as posted on Firefly for your convenience.

Today we welcomed five new students and two staff members to our community. Miss Tiffany Byrne commences as our Year 2A class teacher and Miss Katrina Hill commences on Year 3B as the class teacher. We also welcome our new students Alani in 1B, Erin in 3A, Leylana in 3C, Ava in 5B and Alexander in 5C. We trust that everyone settles well and feels that they are genuinely a part of our community quickly.

Year 6 Exhibition

What is the Year 6 Exhibition?

The International Baccalaureate describes the Exhibition as follows:

In their final year of the PYP, students, carry out an extended, in-depth, collaborative project known as the PYP exhibition.

This involves students working collaboratively to conduct an in-depth inquiry into real life issues or problems. Students collectively synthesise all of the essential elements of the PYP in ways that can be shared with the whole school community.

It also provides teachers with a powerful and authentic process for assessing student understanding.

The exhibition represents a unique and significant opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the IB Learner Profile developed throughout their engagement with the PYP.

It also provides schools and students with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the transition of learners to the next phase of their education.

Our Year 6 students have been working diligently for the last six weeks or so and are very close to sharing their learning with the community. They should be very proud of this time, having risen to the challenge admirably. We look forward to experiencing this culmination next Thursday evening.

St Peters is a SunSmart School

As Summer approaches quickly, it is important that we make sure that we protect children from the harshness of the Queensland sun. We are a SUNSMART School, so it is vital that we ask students to have their hats with them every day and these are worn when children are outdoors. We also ask that students have sunscreen applied prior to beginning the school day and this is packed into their school bags and swimming bags for re-application as necessary. This is the case all year round, but certainly an imperative for the heat of Term 4.

Please note: Monday 21st October is a pupil free day. The Primary Years staff will be involved in a professional learning day here on campus. OSHC will be operating.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

Welcome to Term 4, which promises to be a busy and action-packed end of year.

Important Junior High date claimers

Week 2B

Parent Teacher Interviews Years 9-11 - Tuesday 15 October (3.30pm-7.00pm)
Year 7 Immunisations – Thursday 17 October
Junior High Parent Support Meeting – Wednesday 17 October (Social) 6:30pm P&F Centre

Week 3A

Student Free Day – Monday 21 October
Day for Daniel – Friday 25 October
AIC Athletics - Friday 25 October – All Year 9 boys plus volunteers from Year 7 & 8 boys

Week 4B

Brisbane City Council – Graffiti Presentation for Year 8s – Wednesday 30 October

Week 6B

9L/M departs for Ironbark – Tuesday 12 November
JH Parent Support Group Meeting – Wednesday 13 November

Week 7A

Junior High Cocurricular Awards Presentation Ceremony – Thursday 21 November
Junior High Welcome Morning (Year 7 2020) – Friday 22 November
Carols Under the Stars – Sunday 24 November

Week 8B

Last day of school for Junior High – Friday 29 November

YEAR 9 IRONBARK DEPARTURE

On Tuesday morning we farewelled 9 J & K as they left on their Ironbark adventure. A reminder that an Indooroopilly staff member usually travels to Ironbark each week so if you have any items that needs to be delivered for students currently at Ironbark, please drop them into Junior High Reception.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

As you are aware, next Tuesday 15 October we will hold our Parent-Teacher Interview Evening in the Dohler classrooms. These interviews are a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet with their student’s teachers and discuss progress, areas requiring attention and strategies for ongoing improvement. These evenings are an important and effective way of parents meeting numerous teachers in a short time. We acknowledge that not all families will be able to be catered for in the one evening and remind parents that they are also able to contact teachers at any time throughout the year via email or telephone should they have any questions or concerns. Please direct any queries to Academic Operations (a.operations@stpeters.qld.edu.au).

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

A number of Junior High classes will have pre-service teachers attached to them this term. Gaining work experience ‘in the field’ is a mandatory part of teacher training and involves a number of stages or blocks of time. Pre-Service teachers work through stages from spending time purely observing classes up to ‘internships’ where they are given provisional teacher registration and are able to teach, assess and report on units of work. Throughout all of these stages pre-service teachers are supervised, monitored and work closely with experienced teachers. Should you have any queries or concerns please contact the supervising teacher involved.

Uniform reminder

Shop 45 has sock garters available for purchase for $4.75 and all boys are asked to purchase a pair. Alternatively, they could make their own from elastic. This is the easiest way to ensure their socks remain up and tidy throughout the day.

Friday 25 October is ‘Day for Daniel’

The ‘Day for Daniel’ is a National Day of Action to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention. It is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives. It aims to help empower our children to ‘Recognise, React and Report’ if they feel something is not right. Day for Daniel is also an opportunity for Australians to make a statement that crimes against children are not acceptable in modern Australia.

The objectives of Day for Daniel are:

To raise awareness about child safety and protection; and to promote a safer community for children.
To educate children regarding their personal safety and empower them to ‘Recognise, React and Report’.
To educate and equip individuals and communities with knowledge and skills to understand child safety and protection requirements and empower them to take action.
To provide FREE safety and educational material.
To honour the memory of Daniel Morcombe.

All students in Junior High will have the opportunity to wear red in recognition of the importance of child safety – this includes to and from school. This is not a free dress day but a ‘themed’ day. Examples of what students can wear includes

Red embellishments with their normal uniform such as ribbons, socks etc.
HPE shorts or red shorts with a red shirt

If students are unsure of what to wear they should check with their Year Level Coordinator.

AIC Athletics Carnival - On Friday 25 October (Week 3)

All Year 9 boys will attend the QGSSSA Athletics Day as supporters. Boys from Years 7 & 8 will also have the option of signing up to attend as supporters. Acting as supporters on these days is extremely important as this is part of a student’s co-curricular requirement and reflects the quality of their school spirit. It means a lot to the athletics team to have supporters cheering them on. Students wear their formal summer uniform on this day, along with their formal hat. Boys will need to take water bottle, sunscreen, snacks and lunch with them. A canteen is also accessible on the day. All supporters should head to Mayer Oval at the first bell and line up in their Form Classes where rolls will be marked. If parents need to contact their child during the day please do so through Junior High Reception. Attendance for Year 9 boys is compulsory and attendance will fit into the normal school day.

Patricia Aishford

Head of Junior High

Term 4 has begun and students have had to quickly settle into classroom work and assessment. The break has allowed both teachers and students the opportunity to recharge the batteries in order to finish the year off in a positive manner.

Parents and students are reminded of Term 4 uniform expectations. With the warmer weather arriving, both boys and girls return back to the summer uniform (for the final time as we transition to the new uniform). Please note that boys are still expected to wear ties this term, and hats are an integral part of the school uniform and the schools sun safe policy. Students are expected to wear their hats at all times whilst travelling to and from school. Please ensure that your student has a formal hat that is in suitable condition.

To complement the uniform, the students personal grooming will be monitored throughout the term. For boys, their hair should be neat, tidy and off the face, ears and collar. Our young men must also be cleanly shaven. Girls must have all of their hair tied back with no strands over the face. Makeup of any kind is not to be worn to school with the exception of skin coloured foundation.

Students have been continually encouraged to use their lockers effectively, to enhance their organisation skills and protect your investment of expensive text books and materials. Enabling works around the College has resulted in our Years 11 and 12’s sharing a locker space. I would like to commend the students on their understanding and patience. It is, however, alarming that a number of students still do not have a lock on their lockers. These are available at Shop 45 and are a worthwhile investment for not only the remainder of this year, but future years at the college.

Over the holidays, parents will have received mid-semester reports. These reports offer wonderful feedback to students and parents on progress being made academically, and a clear indication of classroom behaviour and attitude towards their studies. Parents are encouraged to talk over these reports with your students. Should you have any concerns please make an appointment to see the relevant teacher or Year Level Coordinator at Parent Teacher Night next Tuesday 15 October.

Term 4 is an exciting time to be at school. The warmer weather and upcoming summer holidays result in a wonderful atmosphere to learn and enjoy each other’s company. There are numerous activities and opportunities this term to celebrate our school year with the highlight being the end of year presentation mornings and Rite of Passage for our Year 12 students. Presentation mornings are a wonderful opportunity to recognise excellence within each year level. More information on presentation mornings including award winners will be available in the near future. For Years 10 and 11 students their presentation morning will occur on Friday 8 November, whilst the Year 12 students will have their special day on their last day of school, Friday 15 November.

With thanks for your continued support,
David Rushmore and Joel Butler

“I never fall apart, because I never fall together.” Andy Warhol

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 4

The following sports are on offer in Term 4

Years 5-6 AIC Boys Athletics Training – selected students only
Years 4-6 Girls Basketball
Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football
SPW Squad Swimming Training
Primary Years Rugby
Master Blaster Cricket
Years 4-6 Pre-season Cricket Training

Years 5 and 6 AIC Track & Field Training

All boys on the DRAFT team are invited to attend training on Monday and Wednesday afternoons 3:30 – 4:30pm. Students are to meet coaches at the Lower Primary Undercroft at 3:20pm. Following training all boys will return to the Lower Primary Undercroft. AIC Track & Field Training will combine with Primary Track & Field training until the Inter Lutheran Track & Field Carnival. Parents of selected boys have been sent an email concerning the AIC Training and AIC Track & Field Time Trial meets.

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball training will be run in Term 4. While there will be no games, the sessions will provide girls with a great foundation to play Basketball in future years in the QGSSSA Seasons. Sessions will be held at the St Peters Outside Gym Courts, 3:30 – 5:00pm. Training will start on Wednesday 16 October and continue through to Wednesday 27 November.

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football training

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football training will be run in Term 4. While there will be no games, the sessions will provide girls with a great foundation to play Touch Football in future years. Sessions will be held at Harts Road Oval, 3:30 – 5:00pm. Training will start on Wednesday 16 October and continue through to Wednesday 27 November.

SPW Squad Swimming training

With the warmer weather approaching, St Peters Western Squad Swimming training will be in swing throughout Term 4. An information email will be sent to all Prep – Year 6 parents regarding the training offered and requirements for all swimmers looking to participate.

Primary Years Rugby and Cricket

An email has been sent to all parents regarding the Term 4 Primary Years Rugby and Cricket Sessions. It would be great to have big numbers at the sessions learning the skills required to play Rugby and Cricket. The Rugby and Cricket sessions in Term 4 will be part of the Primary Years paid sports program and there will be a cost for the activities.

Years 4-6 Preseason Cricket

All Years 4-6 boys interested in improving their cricket skills are welcome to attend preseason Cricket training at the cricket nets throughout Term 4. Training will be held on Wednesday afternoons, 3:30 – 5:00pm starting on Wednesday 9 October. There is no need to sign on, just come along to the sessions.

Training Times

Years 5 and 6 AIC Track & Field Training (selected students only)

Monday and Wednesday afternoon | 3:30 – 4:30pm, Stolz Oval

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football Training

Wednesday afternoon | 3:30 – 5:00pm, Stolz Oval

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training

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

Years 4-6 Boys Preseason Cricket Training

Wednesday afternoon | 3:30 – 5:00pm, St Peters Cricket nets

Primary Years HPE

Swimming: Tuesday 8 October – Friday 29 November

Save the Date

Primary Years Inter House Swimming Carnivals
St Peters 25m Pool
Friday 8 November

So much has happened in Girls Sport since the last instalment of the sports Rock article, the mind boggles.

Over the holidays and in the crux of the end of Term 3, Girls Sport busily flourished and competed in many and various sporting activities. Perhaps one of the most exciting events could arguably have been the QGSSSA Track & Field Championships whereby St Peters finished an incredible overall third position only two points shy of second and with coordinators noting many top athletes missing for a variety of reasons. A very impressive achievement it was as the girls fought hard to throw, jump and run against what is said to be the most talented collection of female school athletes in the state across many disciplines.

At the end of Term 3 our Winter Fixtures for 2019 came to an end with some very pleasing final results. Our 7A, 10B and Opens Volleyball team and our 10B Netball team won Premierships, with our 7A and 10B Volleyball team remaining undefeated all season. The 8A, Senior A and 10A Volleyball teams also placed second which, is a fantastic result. Special mention must also go to our Opens Tennis team, who narrowly lost to St Aidans in Round 9 to finish an admirable second.

Over the school holidays we had many things happening in sport. A big thank you to Mrs Anne-Marie Champion for taking our netballers to the state Vicki Wilson Cup. Mr Peter Hicks also guided our rowers to great performances at the State Rowing Championships over the holidays. Our Tennis teams also competed in the Rockhampton QLD Secondary School Team Tennis. Our girl’s teams were runner up in this championship. Congratulations also to Isabelle P who competed in the national Track & Field QLD Team and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100m finals. Finally, Mrs Jenny Pavlides for all her work in selecting and training our Water Polo teams in readiness for their first round of competition this weekend. Without such dedicated staff, our sporting programs would not be able to enter such competitions outside of school time and we greatly appreciate their efforts and the girl’s dedication to take up such opportunities.

Rowing

Coordinator: Mr Peter Hicks

Congratulations to all the girl rowers that participated in the 2019 QLD School State Championships Regatta which was held over the first weekend of the school holidays. St Peters had over 50 students take part, which is the most the college has entered. Congratulations to the following crews who placed in their respective events.

Metropolitan West Under 16 Girls Quad – Giselle G – Silver
Championships School Girls’ Year 9 Single – Giselle G – Silver

If you would like to participate in the Rowing program in the future, please contact Mr Hicks via p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au or come to sports house to have a discussion. This term there is a Learn to Row program happening, which you will be able to sign up for.

Track & Field

Coordinator: Mr Shaun Nodwell

Congratulations to all girls involved in our 2019 QGSSSA Track & Field team, who competed on the first day of the holidays last week. The St Peters team performed extremely well placing third overall, and only two points off second place, a fantastic result and a significant improvement from seventh in 2017.

All girls in our 2019 Athletics team, the volunteers who offered to help us run the QG Carnival and the supporters who came out on the first day of their holidays and for staff the biggest day of reporting, need to be congratulated for the way they conducted themselves and enjoyed the day. All students in attendance are to be commended for the outstanding way they represented the College, there have been multiple emails from other QGSSSA schools congratulating our students. Well done to all students on a wonderful representation of St Peters.

Finally, a big thank you to Mr Shaun Nodwell and Mr Jeremy Lohe for all their hard work this season and Mr Mark Holman and all of the coaching staff. Track & Field is a large sport involving over 100 girls and we couldn’t achieve such success in Girls Sport without a big support network.

Well done girls and we hope you can keep your motivation up for a great 2020 season. To girls competing at State Championships over the next two weeks we wish you the best of luck.

Water Polo

Coordinator: Mrs Jenny Pavlides, email: waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Water Polo games for the 2019 -2020 seasons start this weekend. The St Peters App will be updated towards the end of each week with the game details for the weekend ahead. Please always check the St Peters App for the most up to date game and training information.

Good luck for the first game for all of our Water Polo teams!

Badminton

Coordinator: Mrs Jenni Gagen

The Term 4 training timetable is now on the St Peters App. Please check it carefully and ensure you turn up to all the relevant session for your team.

Badminton is a short season and so attendance at every training sessions is important.

Junior Softball (Years 7 - 9)

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman

The 2019 Junior Softball teams have now been named and are on the door of Sports House. Training continues as normal on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 6.15 - 7.30am on Harts Road Oval.

Softball is a short season and so attendance at every training session is important.

Netball

Coordinator: Mrs Ann-Marie Champion

Vicki Wilson – Final Series Weekend

Well done to all our girls that represented St Peters at the Vicki Wilson Final Series weekend.

Our Senior team played amazingly well to finish eighth, the competition was very strong and we had awesome games against both MBC (who won the competition) and Somerset College (who won the competition last year).

Our Junior team – What an experience for our girls, they did very well against much bigger & older opposition. We saw lots of improvement over the weekend and they fought hard to the end in all their games.

WELL DONE GIRLS – WE WERE VERY PROUD OF YOUR EFFORTS ACROSS THE WEEKEND

In the coming weeks of sport, we look forward to participating in Junior Softball and Water polo.

Girls Sports Coordinators

Kerry Schreiber and Kelli Rodman

Welcome back to the final term of AIC Sport for 2019. There is never a dull moment in St Peters sport and certainly, the remaining weeks of the year will be no exception. This term will see our AIC Track & Field Championships; AIC Water Polo; AIC Golf as well as several sporting tours and preseason trainings for 2020.

Term 3 Tennis and Basketball wrap-up

Well done to our Tennis boys on winning their eighth Aggregate AIC Premiership in a Row! Credit must go to the coaches and staff in particular our Coordinator Mr Stuart Delaney and Head Coach Mr Mark Lewis. Since these two gentlemen have been at the helm of St Peters Tennis, our program and results have flourished and continued in strength which is reflected in our number of Aggregate Premierships. Special congratulations must go to our 1st IV, 11A, 11B, 10A, 10B, 9B, 8A, 8B, 7A and 7B teams on their division premierships also. Well done all!

Our Basketball boys finished with a solid round against St Patricks College with the highlight being our 1st V team coming within a few points of one of AIC’s top teams. Sports House still needs to ensure that all our Basketball singlets are returned. Any Basketballer who hasn’t returned their singlet to Sports House must do so ASAP.

Track & Field

Coordinators: Mr Jeremy Lohe j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au | Mr Shaun Nodwell s.nodwell@stpeters.qld.edu.au | Mr Darren Grose d.grose@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Well done those boys who trained hard over the holidays and attended the UQ Holiday meets. For the rest of our athletes, you would have received emails from our Sports staff regarding training expectations for the next two weeks leading into our Championships that are being held on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October (Week 3), trainings are a non-negotiable at this late stage in the season.

Lastly, we have two more Meets (Friday 11 October and Thursday 17 October), so we really need to make sure that every single boy is in attendance at these meets – again, this is mandatory for all of our Track & Field team members.

DATE CLAIMER: On Monday 21 October, which is a Student Free Day, we will have a Track & Field Clinic at UQ on this date for all athletes, in particular our sprinters and relay runners.

Water Polo

Coordinator – Mr Alex Lawn a.lawn@stpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters will be taking part in the short but intense three week invitational AIC Water Polo Competition commencing this term. We will be fielding a combined Year 7/8 team, a Year 9/10 team and an Open team to verse other Colleges within the AIC Competition. In 2019, the games will be condensed to a single Gala Day on Sunday 27 October. Our boys will train on the Friday afternoons of Weeks 2 and 3 in our 50m Pool.

Any further enquiries can be directed to Mr Alex Lawn as Water Polo Coordinator.

Cricket & Volleyball

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

Volleyball Coordinator: Mr Darren Grose d.grose@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Over the holiday break, many of our boys and girls competed in various tournaments and trained for our up-and-coming Track & Field Championships. Kye V and Thomas G in Year 8, attended the National Volleyball Championships in Canberra representing Queensland in the Under 14 Boys division. Not only did these boys play in the Division 1 Queensland team, but they managed to come away with a silver for this National tournament.

Preseason trainings are underway as of this week. Both Cricket and Volleyball have sporting tours and trial games coming up this term so training for these events need to be well attended providing that there aren’t any clashes with our Athletics programs. Training for MSW Cricket, AVSC Volleyball and the New Zealand Cricket tour are well underway also and these boys have received all the information they need at this stage.

Please refer to the St Peters App for training details.

Rowing

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

Congratulations also to all of the boys that participated in the 2019 QLD School State Championships Regatta which was held over the first weekend of the school holidays. St Peters had over 50 students take part, which is the most the college has entered. Particular congratulations must go to the following boys crew who placed in their respective events.

Championships School Boys Year 8 Quad Scull - Dominic B, Thomas B, Hugo B, Adam S, Olivia A – Silver, well done!

If you would like to participate in the rowing program in the future, please contact Mr Hicks via p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au or come to sports house to have a discussion. This term there is a Learn to Row program happening, which you will be able to sign up for.

Well done Kye and Thomas, and well done to all our other boys who competed and trained over the holidays.

I look forward to another great term of Boys Sport everyone.

Yours in Sport,
Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator

THE ROCK

The Rock Term 4, Week 1: 10 October 2019

In This Newsletter

What's On

What's On | 11 October - 17 October

Friday 11 October

Saturday 12 October

Sunday 13 October

Monday 14 October

Tuesday 15 October

Wednesday 16 October

Thursday 17 October

Head of College

A very warm welcome back to Term 4

Masterplan Update

‘Finishing Well'

Deputy Head of College

Uniform requirements

2020 | Compulsory Girls Formal Uniform

2020 | Compulsory Boys Formal Uniform

Ministry

The Home Run!

Queensland Asian Congregation

St Peters Parent Prayer Group

Important Notices

AIC, QGSSSA & Primary Sport Semester 2 Photos

Academic Matters

From the Academic Hub

Science

Primary Years

Head of Primary Years

Welcome back to Term 4

Year 6 Exhibition

St Peters is a SunSmart School

Junior High

Junior High News

Important Junior High date claimers

YEAR 9 IRONBARK DEPARTURE

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

Uniform reminder

Friday 25 October is ‘Day for Daniel’

AIC Athletics Carnival - On Friday 25 October (Week 3)

Senior School

Senior School

The Arts

Congratulations to the IB Art students!

Sport

Primary Sport

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 4

Years 5 and 6 AIC Track & Field Training

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football training

SPW Squad Swimming training

Primary Years Rugby and Cricket

Years 4-6 Preseason Cricket

Training Times

Primary Years HPE

Save the Date

Girls Sport

Rowing

Track & Field

Water Polo

Badminton

Junior Softball (Years 7 - 9)

Netball

Boys Sport

Term 3 Tennis and Basketball wrap-up

Track & Field

Water Polo

Cricket & Volleyball

Rowing

Community

Free workshop – Are you teaching someone to drive?

Golf Day 2019

Join us again for a great morning on the greens!

The Mango Fundraiser - Rowing Program

P&F Annual General Meeting

Dale Carnegie Gen Next

Sponsors and Supporters