Today the College Prefects for the coming 12 months were installed into their office at a special ceremony in front of their peers and parents in the Dron Auditorium. Thirty-three young people were commissioned to serve as Prefects.
In my remarks to the students I reminded our newly installed Student Leaders that the College’s philosophy and model of leadership is focused on Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership can be best expressed as using your gifts and talents to meet a need in our community, and in doing so make a difference to our College and the students and staff of it. This will take many shapes and forms, and will depend both on the context in which our leaders are serving, and their different gifts and abilities.
Leadership at St Peters is also about Leadership through Teams in a spirit of service, teamwork, and community. This is reflected in the fact that 33 young people were appointed to lead as Prefects. Whatever they achieve, whatever difference they make, they will do it together. The anthropologist Margaret Mead was right when she said; ‘Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’
I also had the opportunity to make a link with our past and remind our student leaders of the legacy they take over from those that have gone before them by using the words of the College’s second Headmaster Mr Bill Lohe from 1965 when he installed the Prefects for that year - a group of hopeful and hope-filled young men and women just like the 2022 Prefects – "In installing you as Prefects you have an important responsibility. The tone of the school, the pattern of behaviour is largely set by you. Your conduct, your dress, your speech, your devotion to duty, your loyalty to the school and to all it stands for, will be accepted as the standard …. yours is a position of trust, of responsibility, of service, of work, of duty …. every rule and regulation and every service required of the smallest boy and girl in the school is required of you – to an even greater degree."
The expectation of leadership is not restricted to those students who were installed as a Prefect. Not everyone can be in a formal leadership position, but every one of our students can influence and make a difference; each student has the opportunity to show the fine qualities that they have. Their different strengths mean that all bring something very special to St Peters, and together they can have a profound impact on our community.
I wish all of our student leaders God’s richest blessing as they serve our community, and I look forward to seeing the difference they make as together we strive to make St Peters a place where each member of our community can flourish.
Tim Kotzur Head of College
Ministry
Doesn’t a bishop move diagonally?
At the end of this year, I will be moving to Adelaide to take up the role of the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand. On Friday 1 October, the tri-annual gathering of Lutheran Church delegates from both sides of the Tasman elected Pastor Paul Smith to be the Church’s new Bishop. This is the first time that the Lutheran Church has elected their Bishop from a school ministry. In that decision, I see a significant confirmation of the importance of Lutheran Schools in the work of the Lutheran Church in Australia. It is a great privilege to serve in this role.
So, what does a Bishop do? The chess players would keenly say, moves diagonally! In the Lutheran tradition in Australia and New Zealand, the Bishop has responsibilities as the Chairperson of the governing Board of the Church, he represents the Lutheran Church in various forums, and he has oversight of the communities of the Church. These communities include congregations, schools, camping and youth ministries, early learning centres, aged care communities, disability services, social support centres, a tertiary education facility, first nations indigenous communities, archives and publishing, financial services, administration support, multicultural communities and overseas liaison. Outgoing Bishop, John Henderson, has reached retirement, having served eight years in the role.
I like to think of the work of the Bishop in the Church, in terms of the New Testament story of an unnamed woman in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 14. Just before Jesus is crucified, she pours precious anointment on him. People ask Jesus about what he thinks about what she has done. He explains, “she has performed a good service for me.” A Bishop seeks to provide a good service the Lord of the Church as he serves people from all walks of life.
This decision of the Lutheran Church means that I will finish up my duties as Senior Pastor at St Peters. My call was for an initial six-month service. Our College Council understood that if I was not elected as Bishop then I would be eligible for the full-time role at St Peters. The Council is now proceeding with the call for that position.
My wife, Heidi, and I have received a tremendous welcome from the people of St Peters in our six months stay. Particularly, I am grateful for the leadership and fellowship of Head of College, Tim Kotzur. Also, Chaplains Kirstin, Silke and Matt has been a tremendous team to work with and I thank God that these three have been called to serve amongst the people of St Peters.
I will pray God’s ongoing blessing on the people of St Peters, Indooroopilly and Springfield as the staff continue to provide extraordinary educational journeys for the young people in our care.
Cheers, Pastor Paul
Important Notices
Primary Years Semester 2 Sport Photos
Primary Years Semester 2 Sport Photos will be taken next Friday 15 October outside of Theile House.
The photo schedule will become available in the coming days and can be viewed HERE.
Students are to be dressed in their Sport Uniform (PE shorts and PE Shirt) – Canberra polo shirts are not permitted.
Cocurricular (Sport) personalised order forms will be printed and distributed to families in the coming weeks. Please follow the instructions on the envelope.
Thank you to our teachers, students and parents who attended the Parent Teacher Interviews on Tuesday evening for Years 9-11. It is always wonderful to connect with families and discuss ways of best supporting our students and their learning. It was fantastic to see the Years 9 and 11 Leaders assisting families on the night. Well done and thank-you.
Year 12 QCAA Students
The QCAA External Exam Block starts in Week 3, Friday 22 October. Exam schedules, equipment lists, Student Guides, helpful hints, directions and rules and AARA provisions have been published to the students and can be found on the QCAA website here or Firefly here.
REMINDER: Year 12 QCAA students will be on Study Leave in Week 3, Monday 18 October – Thursday 21 October. Students are able to access their subject teachers during their scheduled class time. The library and study centre will be available for use for students as per exam block procedures.
Both QCAA and IB students finish their classes tomorrow after 13 years of schooling. We wish them well in their exam preparations and ask that they work diligently to the end of exam block and finish strong.
Rachael Turnbull Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students
Primary Years
Primary Years News
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
This year World Teachers’ Day will be recognised on Thursday 28 October and presents school communities with an opportunity to acknowledge teachers and say thank you. This special day, celebrated in more than 100 countries, has wider aims of recognising the importance of motivated teachers, professional development and devoting a day of due respect to teachers.
At St Peters we will be acknowledging this day as a staff group and our students will be encouraged to offer their simple and heartfelt thanks to their teachers who devote endless energy, emotion, time and professionalism to the children under their care.
PREP 2021 ORIENTATION MORNINGS
The first of our Prep Orientation mornings was held this morning as we welcomed our students for 2022 and their parents. The last orientation session will be held next Thursday 28 October. If you know of anyone who has a Prep age child for 2022, please let them know there are limited vacancies for next year.
DEPUTIES COLLEGIATE
It is a privilege and pleasure for the Primary Years to host the Term 4 meeting of the Deputies Collegiate tomorrow, Friday 15 October. Twenty five Deputies from Independent Schools around the south east will gather for a day of collegiality, networking and professional growth. This network of leaders is an excellent source of new perspectives and ideas while offering support in this challenging time of education. Exchanging information on challenges, experiences and goals is a key benefit allowing the growth of new ideas, different perspectives and a growing confidence.
Thanks to Lia Sabri and Cameron Glass for their organisation and hosting of the Queensland branch of the Deputies’ Collegiate.
Lisa Challenor Head of Primary Years
Senior School
Year 10 Abyss activity as part of The Rite Journey Program
On Wednesday 13 October, the Year 10 cohort completed the Abyss activity as part of The Rite Journey Program. The aims of the day are self-reliance, decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork and communication. The students work in groups of three or four and follow clues around Brisbane and must work out how to get themselves from one venue to the next (five-six venues in total). By the end of the day, they should have travelled at least once by train, bus and City Cat/Kitty Cat. They are not to use family members or family friends to solve the problem(s) for them. Each team is given maps, the Translink app and google maps to address all the challenges they face on the day.
Some of the problems they have faced and conquered are (quotes from students):
“I realised I can get myself around Brisbane without relying on my parents.”
“So that’s where QUT is.”
“I dropped/lost my Go Card, but we solved the problem.”
“Our bus stopped at 52 stops before the destination; we took a different mode of transport to the next venue!”
Students to teacher at venue: “I’m starving” Teacher: “It’s 1.30 why haven’t you eaten?” Students: “Forgot as no one was there to tell us.”
“Got on the bus, realised we were going the wrong way, got off and found the correct bus. Pretty funny!”
“What do you mean we’re in the wrong place?... Oh, we didn’t read the card properly”
The big thing was that each student relished the independence of the day and all seemed to enjoy themselves (at least this is what they told the staff at the venues).
The Arts
VAPAr 2021
VAPAr 2021 this Friday and Saturday
A Midsummer Night's Dream
“The course of true love never did run smooth…”
Shakespeare’s most enduring comedy, reimagined for a modern audience, tells the story of 4 runaway lovers who, in a forest outside Athens one midsummer night, find themselves in the middle of a dispute between the powerful fairy queen and her impetuous prince. If that wasn’t enough, a troupe of amateur actors led by a hapless director and bombastic leading man, have also become embroiled in the supernatural feud. Between these unlikely groups flies Puck, servant to the fairy queen, armed only with a wicked sense of humour and a love potion capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon. What could possibly go wrong?
Girls Boarding had their annual House day/night where the Year 12 girls are honored for their accomplishments and contributions along with celebrating their time in boarding.
Old Scholar talks to the boarders
Over the years the Boarding Coordinators are able to catch up with Old Scholars when out promoting boarding in the regional areas. It was such a treat to meet up with Virginia Flynn (1971) in Mackay and hear her stories of days gone by. Virginia was in town for the Old Scholars reunion which made it possible for her to attend dinner with the boarder girls last Tuesday and afterwards talked to them about her days in boarding. My how things have changed! A big thank you to Virginia for speaking to the girls and sharing her life at St Peters.
Sport
Girls Sport
Girls Sport Coordinator – Anne-Marie Champion
“Time moves slowly but passes quickly.” Alice Walker
Queensland All School Touch Tournament
Last week a selected U13 & U15 St Peters Touch teams ventured to the Gold Coast Performance Centre at Runaway Bay for the Queensland All School Touch Tournament. With over 170 teams competing over the five-day tournament, it was great to see the Maroon and White of St Peters competing for the first time. The U13 team, lead by Chris Mahony, continued on from the Brisbane All Schools Tournament and won three of their four games on Day 1. Day 2 proved to be more challenging as they came up against some schools with Touch Excellence Programs but certainly held their own. The girls left the best for last and finished with a 5-1 win over Cannon Hill to complete a great two days of Touch.
The U15 team, lead by Scott Nolan, and due to Ironbark and injury, had a more challenging preparation. With a depleted team the girls did a great job and the improvement over the two days was pleasing to see. The exposure to this level of Touch can only improve our girls as we look forward to the next QGSSSA Touch season.
Players of the tournament as voted by the girls was
U15 – Isadora M
U13 – Addie M
Congratulations girls.
Special thanks to our coordinator for this tournament Belinda Byrne whose organisation and communication was fantastic and to our coaches Chris & Scott, thank you for all you did to give the girls this opportunity.
Badminton
Well done to our Years 10 -12 girls who played Badminton last Saturday in the one-day competition. Thanks to our Badminton Coordinator, Laura Buckby, and our team of coaches for all their work in preparing the girls with such a short lead up due to the lockdown.
Water Polo
Round 1 of Water Polo was also a huge success and a promising start to the 2021/2022 season. A big thank you to our Coordinator, Tracey Bruce, and our coaches who have done a great job in the pre-season with trials and all the behind the scenes work to get the girls in the pool for Round 1.
Good luck to all our girls playing Badminton and Water Polo for St Peters this weekend.
Well it has finally arrived. This Friday afternoon/evening will see the first of the two QGSSSA AFL Skill Development Sessions. These two skill sessions followed by the two Gala Days of mini games are being run by AFL QLD as an introduction and a great way to learn the fundamentals of AFL.
Girls will be emailed further details including bus departure times.
It is important to note, AFL will be offered for Years 10-12 girls in Term 1 next year, The GIRLS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY SOFTBALL & AFL, they will have to choose one.
Years 7-9 AFL will be played in Term 4 next year.
Please note you are committing to the following Skill Development Sessions and Gala Days this term.
Skill Development Sessions
Friday afternoon/evening 15 October
Friday afternoon/evening 22 October
Gala Days
Friday afternoon/evening 5 November
Friday afternoon/evening 12 November
Please CLICK HERE to read the media release from the AFL QLD & the QGSSSA.
Years 7-9 Girls Only - St Peters play in the QGSSSA Junior Softball Competition in Term 4.
Game Days commence next week at Downey Park, the draw & bus details will be on the St Peters App as soon as they are finalised.
Training Days - Hart Road Oval | Tuesday & Thursday mornings - 6.15am - 7.30am.
Game Days
Round 1 – Tuesday 19 October
Round 2 – Thursday 21 October
Round 3 – Monday 25 October
Wet Weather Day – Wednesday 27 October
We have not had much luck with wet weather this week, fingers crossed for some fine weather for both training and game days next week. Training will be offered in the mornings of game days as an extra preparation to help the girls.
Congratulations to the girls from Years 10-12 who competed in their QGSSSA competition on Saturday, it was a fun day across all three venues. Good luck to the Years 7-9 girls who will be competing this Saturday. Go Saints!
Round 1 saw us with a beautiful warm day. Great for our girls as the pool is the best place to be even if it requires lots of wrestling to hold your position and fighting for the ball. Parents and Coaches, we had the hard job of firstly getting a car park and secondly waiting for an odd splash from a bouncing ball to cool us down. In true St Peters spirit, we powered through Round 1 with the following results:
18B (Open) Lost 7 – 5 to St Rita’s Polo Bears. A really close game and we walked away saying our team has big things to come. Our mushroom set up and being aware of passing the ball around to move the goalie will definitely be something that will be worked on this coming week. Ellie S-S came away with the team award for her numerous defensive steals.
17C Lost 5 - 6 to Brigidine College. This team went into the last quarter down three and showed great fighting spirit and came home really strongly. Eva H was totally awesome in goals stopping many attempts. Zara F was outstanding in the field and came away with the team award for the game.
16C Won 21 - 1 to Polo Bears. A big thank you to the four 15B players who played up today to help with team numbers, it was greatly appreciated. Our team showed great skills particularly the quick passing. Our strong defense put us on the counterattack which lead to the big score. This award could have gone to all team members however Alice H did shine the brightest.
15B Won 5 - 3 to Loreto. A close game saw the 15B have to dig really deep in defense to hold out Loreto especially in the last quarter. Beth S won the team award for her great play. It was pleasing to see the mushroom set up. Defensively everybody pressed well and continued to defend hard to help out the goalie.
15C Drew 10 - all to Loreto. This team jumped into the water and finished the game one player down and with no subs. The six girls played absolutely amazing and showed great St Peters spirit. TEAM OF THE WEEK!! Gwen D got the team award for her efforts.
14B Won 9 - 5 to AHS White. Willow P was the team award winner this week for showing strength at Goalie and in the field. This team was down at half time and powered home with great team defense to take the win. Nia D showed good speed on the counterattack and scored a few cracking goals. Amelia S went into goals at half time. This team has got a lot of exciting times ahead!
14C Won 14 - 2 to AHS Blue. Jess B lead from the front to take out the team award. The defensive pressure we applied paid off gaining many turnovers and providing us with plenty of scoring opportunities. A great start to the season.
13B Lost 6 - 9 to AHS Blue. A tough first game saw a narrow loss. Some great defense and Lara N at Goalie was a standout. Lara stopped many attempts and took out the team award this week. Coach Sophie will be working on their attack play and set up in the coming weeks. This team showed a lot of courage and we look forward to seeing their improvement throughout the season.
13C Won 12 - 9 to MSM. This was a tough game with referees warning both teams to stop grabbing in the first half. A couple of girls in this team are new to Water Polo and we also had four of our 12B’s backing up playing their second game of the day. Coach Nacole was extremely pleased with the girls and is looking forward to working on improving skills. Mackenzie B was awesome showing lots of speed and scoring many goals.
12B Won 15 - 7 to Loreto. Only a handful of these girls have played Water Polo before. They started with an amazing 4-0 lead in first quarter. Georgia P’s communication and game play earned her the team award this week. This team is coached by Nacole and Ellie together and we can definitely see improvements from the first week they jumped into the water for trials.
Swimming sessions are offered at the 50m pool for any girl playing Water Polo or wishing to do pre-season QGSSSA swim training. These sessions will be held on:
Monday afternoon 50m pool: 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Thursday afternoon 50m pool: 3:30pm – 4:15pm
There is no need for girls to sign on for these sessions, simply turn up to the pool for the sessions you can make.
Boys Sport
Track & Field results
Wow! What a great weekend for St Peters Sport. On Friday 8 and Saturday 9 October, St Peters Boys Track & Field Team competed at the annual AIC Track & Field Championships, QSAC, Nathan. Our athletes really stood up and lifted for the occasion across all events areas. The final results was our best ever aggregate result. St Peters finished in overall second place by 29.5 points behind Marist College.
We, as a College community, could not be prouder of our boys, both those who competed across the two days of the championships, and those who were reserves and supported us so strongly.
Overall Aggregate Place
1st MCA (716.25)
2nd ST PETERS (686.75)
3rd SEC (568.75)
4th IONA (526)
5th PAD (499.50)
6th VILLA (455.50)
7th SPC (422.25)
8th SLC (402)
St Peters Overall Year Level Place
12 Years – 2nd Overall
13 Years – 4th Overall
14 Years – 3rd Overall
15 Years – 1st Overall
16 Years – 1st Overall
Opens – 2nd Overall
Congratulations St Peters Division 1 Athletes:
Addison S (12 Years) – 1st Javelin, 1st 400m
Tristan B (13 Years) – 1st High Jump (New AIC Record - 1.76m)
Theodore H (13 Years) – 1st Long Jump, 1st Triple Jump
Treyvon P (14 Years) – 1st Triple Jump
Brodie W (15 Years) – 1st Shot put, 1st Discus
Lachlan K (15 Years) – 1st 100m, 1st 400m
Jacob D (16 Years) – 1st Shot Put
Jirra T (16 Years) – 1st 100m
Max K (16 Years) – 1st 400m
Kadin Pritchard (Opens) – 1st Long Jump
Zane P (Opens) – 1st High Jump
Ethan F (Opens) – 1st 400m
12 Years 4 x 1000m Relay – 1st
16 Years 4 x 100m Relay – 1st
I would like to also take this opportunity to thank our awesome St Peters Track & Field Coaches. Their expertise, enthusiasm and high energy all season was fantastic and greatly appreciated.
Water Polo
Our St Peters Boys Water Polo players are training hard in readiness for the 2021 AIC Water Polo Gala Day to be held on Sunday 24 October at Somerville College Aquatic Facility, South Brisbane.
Should any boy wishing more information about getting involved in St Peters Water Polo, we ask that you please contact Mr Alex Lawn (Coordinator) – a.lawn@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Cricket, Volleyball, Swimming and AFL
This term (Term 4) we will see the commencement of our preparations for our 2022 Term 1 sports of Cricket, Volleyball, Swimming and AFL.
All boys from Years 7 to 11 have now been emailed information regarding ‘sign on’ for 2022 Volleyball and AFL.
We do ask all boys to keep checking their emails for more important information pertaining to 2022 Term 1 Sport and when all specific pre-season training will commence over the course of Term 4 this year.
For further information about what is happening with 2022 Term 1 pre-season sports, please contact one of the below St Peters Coordinators:
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.
Community
Carols Under the Stars | Sunday 28 November
P&F Meetings and Events
P&F Forum & Support Groups
P&F Annual General Meeting
Please be advised the P&F Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 25 October at 6:30pm in the P&F Centre.
Nominations are open annually for Office Bearers;
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
And up to six general committee members (committee members can also be office bearers).
The College Forum, hosted by the P&F, is scheduled on Monday 15 November. If you have any presenters you are keen to hear from within the College or specific topics, please send an email to community@stpeters.qld.edu.au.
Primary Years Parent Support Group Meeting | DATE CHANGE – Tuesday 19 October – 8:30am P&F Centre
The Term 4 Primary Years Parent Support Group Meeting will be held next week. All parents and caregivers of Primary Years students are invited to attend. This is an opportunity for parents to engage with the Primary Years Leadership team.
If you have any topics or questions you would like included on the Agenda, please send them through to community@stpeters.qld.edu.au by 3:00pm Friday 15 October.
P&F Events
P&F Melbourne Cup Function | Tuesday 2 November
Time: 11:45am – 2:45pm Venue: P&F Centre Cost: $65.00 per person | limited tickets remaining Tickets on Sale via Eventbrite.
Includes:
Nibbles on arrival & three hour beverage package
High Tea consisting of a substantial variety of savoury and sweet treats
LIVE Telecast of the Race
Sweeps and Prizes
Prep Hat Parade with Senior Fashion Students
Robotics Parent Support Group News
Robotics Meet & Greet and Robotics Parent Support Group AGM
Tuesday 19 October
The Robotics Parent Support Group is a group of parents/caregivers that proactively supports the St Peters Robotics program. The group gets actively involved in Robotics sessions, fundraisers, competitions, College Open Day, etc, supporting our Robotics students and staff. We meet once per term for our Committee Meetings and are actively involved with the Robotics Program throughout the year.
We are holding a Robotics Meet & Greet on Tuesday 19 October, from 5.30pm - 6.30pm in MSO7 (The Robotics Room) in the Upper Primary/Junior High precinct. Come along and meet Meg Foley (Robotics Coordinator) along with various parents involved in the group and see what the Robotics students have been working on this year. Robotics families new and old welcome.
Immediately after the Meet & Greet, we will hold a short Annual General Meeting of the Robotics Parent Support Group, starting at 6.30pm in MSO7 (see more information below).
Parent support at these meetings is incredibly important and a really enjoyable part of supporting our children with this exciting co-curricular program. It is also a great way to get involved with the St Peters community.
St Peters Lutheran College Robotics Parent Support Group
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the Robotics Parent Support Group is to be held in MSO7 on Tuesday 19 October 2021 at 6.30pm. All are welcome.
In accordance with the constitution, all positions will be declared vacant at the meeting.
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Upper Primary Representative
Junior High Representative
Senior School Representative
Special Projects Coordinator
Robotics Polo Shirt Co-ordinator
Nomination forms can be requested by email from RoboticsPSG@stpeters.qld.edu.au. Nominations will be accepted prior to the AGM via email, or at the AGM (hard copies of the nomination forms will also be available at the meeting).
We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.
Darren Draper President, Robotics Parent Support Group
SPOSA News
Reunion Weekend
We hosted the condensed version of our Reunion Weekend at the College on Sunday 19 September. A great time had by all as we gave thanks and appreciated our freedoms and the opportunities our time at St Peters has provided us.
Tim Kotzur with his mum, Anne
Trivia Night
This week saw the inaugural Trivia Night SPOSA hosted with the P&F Association. Put it in your diaries for next year, as you can see from the photos above it is a great night!
AGM
The SPOSA AGM was held on Monday night. A new committee was appointed for 2022. The final meeting for the year will be held on Monday 8 November.
Carols Under the Stars
SPOSA will be hosting a stall selling Christmas goodies such as jams, chutneys, fudge, rocky road and rum balls. Any donations of these goods would be appreciated. Please contact the SPOSA office sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au
P&F and SPOSA Trivia Night
Sean Connery’s first job was a coffin polisher – True or false? Name the animal which is born but cannot reproduce? Alas, two of the many thought-provoking questions from the inaugural P&F and SPOSA Trivia night last Saturday.
The night was a true celebration of the College community with 15 teams coming dressed as their chosen decade. 1340’s team, the St Plaguers brought up the chronological rear, with teams from 20s, 30s, 40, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90’s all being well represented. 'Pac Man Posse' won the prize for best dressed table (which may have been aided by their tables performance of classic 80s dance moves). 'Love, Peace & Mungbeans' came a close second.
It was great to see members of the St Peters Leadership Team at Trivia Night - Mr Kotzur, Mrs Delaney, Mr Delaney and Mrs Aishford - who were hosted by Llewellyn Jones (President of SPOSA) on the SPOSA table. After a challenging year it was great to them all relaxing and having some fun.
Competition was fierce with 1970s group 'Let’s Get Quizzical' taking out the prize of trivia champions with $1,000 going to their chosen charity – Elorac Place Community Centre.
Highlights of the night included the Dad Joke segment where there was opportunity to earn extra points.
Kat Feeney did a sensational job as MC – funny, entertaining, and full of energy. The perfect host for such an event.
Thank you to the St Peters teachers and staff who took the time to record trivia questions – especially Mr Chris Chapman who took it to the next level! Thank you also to Councillor James McKay for his support.
This is the first time the P&F and SPOSA have collaborated in putting together an event, and we look forward to working together in the future.
Robert Barber (P&F President (Indooroopilly)(AKA Slash from GNR)
A chance for you to win a Queensland Rail family getaway!
Queensland Rail is excited to share an opportunity for a member of our school community to win return travel for a family of four on Queensland Rail’s Spirit of Queensland from Brisbane to Cairns in RailBeds valued at over $3,000!
To promote our latest safety campaign, Stay level headed at level crossings, Queensland Rail developed a short level crossing safety quiz, open to students, teachers, parents and guardians to test their knowledge of level crossing safety. Answers to the questions can be found by visiting qr.com.au/levelheaded
Entrants who answer all questions correctly will be eligible to win. The competition is open now and will close at 3pm on Friday 5 November 2021.
Community Hub | Assistance Needed
A Very Hub Christmas
T’was the term before Christmas And all through the Hub Was the need to give presents To not miss a child, not even a Bub.
Bobbie’s stockings were made And ready to fill. Meg’s sacks had been sewn Of quilting and drill.
The books had been purchased, The toys had been bought. The teddy’s were stuffed And the balls were all caught.
So what then was missing What on earth could it be? Hub needed a workforce - Like you and like me!
So if on a Thursday, You have time to spare Help us fill, wrap and tie up Our parcels of care.
We will smile and we’ll laugh And carols we’ll sing For Christmas at Hub Is a Wonderful Thing! 🎄
Any help this term greatly appreciated. Thursday am 7.45-11.30 (pop in anytime). Top level of P & F Centre.
Generation Next - Dale Carnegie Course for Young Adults | January 2022 - Bookings Now Open
St Peters is once again delighted to host Generation Next for Years 9-12 students in 2022. Generation Next is an adaptation of the world-famous Dale Carnegie Course. Specifically designed for teenagers, Generation Next runs globally and is an interactive and hands-on program designed to prepare young people for the real world. As featured on the Channel 7 news, Generation Next will give students the skills they need to reach their goals and live up to their full potential – at school, home and in their future careers. This will be the 5th program that has successfully been run at St Peters since 2018. Please watch this short 2 minute video.
Generation Next focuses on five key areas and teaches students skills that will last a lifetime:
Building Self-confidence
Enhancing Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skill Development
Teamwork and Leadership Skills
Effective Attitude Management & Stress Control
There are no examinations. Guided discussion, group work, role playing, verbal report back and awards for outstanding contribution are used. These methods ensure students graduate the program with knowledge and real skills. Upon completion, participants will receive an internationally recognised certificate which will enhance their school leaving testimonials and CVs. In addition, Generation Next counts towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award skills section.
What a great way to kick start 2022 and motivate your teen for a successful year! Please note that only one Generation Next program will be running at St Peters in 2022 which is during the January school holidays (17 - 19 January) and there are strictly limited places available. To receive a Generation Next program flyer and for all enquiries please contact Emma Henry from Dale Carnegie on 0407 862 359 or emma.henry@dalecarnegie.com
