The Rock - St Peters Lutheran College

The Rock
Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and
on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades
shall not prevail against it.”
Success at National RoboCup Competition
WEEK 1 TERM 4, 8 OCTOBER 2015
WHAT’S ON
Please check the online calendar for the most
up-to-date details
Friday 9 October
4:00pm-7:30pm AIC Track & Field Meet, QSAC,
Nathan
Simon Canfield, Exceptional Learners
Saturday 10 October
8:00am-5:00pm MSW Cricket
6:00pm-9:00pm Boarder Invitational Dance, Cafe 45
Sunday 11 October
Boarder Invitational Touch Football Carnival,
Mayer Oval
Monday 12 October
6:00pm-8:00pm SPOSA Committee Meeting, Ross Roy
Boardroom
7:00pm-8:30pm P&F Committee Meeting, P&F Centre
– top floor
Tuesday 13 October
8:05am-8:45am 2016 Student Leaders Installation,
PAC Auditorium
8:20am-9:30am Middle School Parent Support Group
Gathering, P&F Centre – top floor
8:30am-2:00pm Year 4 - Commissariat Store, 115
William Street, Brisbane
8:30am-4:00pm Years 10 to 12 - The Integrity
Symposium, Queensland Conservatorium, Southbank
Congratulations to the Senior Robocup team for placing second at the Australian National RoboCup
Challenge in Adelaide over the holidays.
The St Peters team comprised Years 10 and 11 students: Alyssa Pang, Lachlan Teale, Joshua Robinson,
Declan Kemp and Mack Salisbury. The challenge included 36 teams in the Secondary Rescue
competition and comprised teams from Australia, China, Korea and Croatia.
In their first National Competition, the St Peters team managed to keep in the top few teams through
each of the five preliminary rounds of competition and made it through to the grand final round.
They had to complete three more courses against the top teams, which tested the team’s design,
strategy and programming. Overall, they placed second, an outstanding achievement.
The team received positive feedback from judges about their outstanding teamwork and meticulously
detailed journal. They were also praised for their mentorship of younger students.
The team have their sights set on the RoboCup International Competition in Leipzig, Germany
next July.
10:30am-3:10pm Year 11 - Art Workshop, St Peters
and Queensland Art Gallery, Southbank
3:30pm-7:00pm Parent Teacher Interviews, Years
7–10, Dohler Building
Wednesday 14 October
8:10am-3:10pm Legal Court Visit, Year 11, Supreme
and District Courts, Brisbane
3:30pm-7:30pm AIC Water Polo
6:00pm-7:45pm Year 10 - Inter-School Reader’s Cup
Competition, Stuartholme
Thursday 15 October
7:45am-12:00pm Community Hub Group, P&F Centre
– top floor
8:05am-9:15am Year 9 Brainstorm Presentation -
IN THIS ISSUE
Cheap Thrills
8:20am-9:30am Senior School Parent Support Group
Gathering, P&F – top floor
// Head of College...................................2
// Ministry...............................................2
// Around the School...............................3
// Boarding..............................................3
// Junior School.......................................4
// Middle School......................................5
// Visual Art.............................................5
// Junior High ..........................................7
// Senior School.......................................7
// Music ..................................................8
// Senior School.......................................7
// Boys Sport (Years 8-12)........................9
// Girls Sport (Years 8-12)......................10
// Primary Sport....................................12
// Directory............................................12
10:45am-12:45pm 2016 Prep Orientation Day, Prep
Centre
4:00pm-7:00pm MLTAQ Year 10 Immersion afternoon,
Theile Building
6:00pm-7:45pm Year 8 - Inter-School Reader’s Cup
Competition, Corinda State High School, 46 Pratten
Street, Corinda
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HEAD OF COLLEGE
At this time in the cycle of any school, we are engaged with finishing off one
school year and beginning the next. These last few months are no different
– timetabling, budgeting, enrolments and staffing for 2016, and more
importantly, working with every student as they successfully finish off this
year at St Peters. To our parents, many thanks as you support the school in
the activities that help us celebrate as a community. To our staff, thank you
for your tireless energy and work – you are truly appreciated.
In recent days, Ms Jenny Winn (Director of Teaching and Learning) has
accepted the role as Head of Moreton Bay College. This is wonderful news
for Jenny and for her future career, but it is an announcement tinged with
sadness for our immediate St Peters Lutheran College community. On your
behalf, I wish Jenny every blessing for the future and I thank her for her outstanding service to
St Peters over many years. I know that there will be ample opportunities for us to farewell Jenny in
the coming weeks and months. A national advertising campaign will commence this weekend to find
a suitable replacement.
Leave in Term 4
In Term 4, College Council has granted some extended leave to me after four years at the St Peters
helm. In quick succession, I will be attending the International Baccalaureate Heads Conference in
The Hague, celebrating with old scholars at their 70th Anniversary Reunion weekend in Hamburg, and
visiting our three St Peters Indooroopilly and Springfield sister schools in Germany and France. Once
these commitment are over, my wife and I will be taking personal leave prior to returning for the
beginning of the 2016 school year.
During my leave of absence, Deputy Head of College Mrs Lisa Delaney will be Acting Head of
College. All activities of my office will continue unabated – including the strategic planning and
budgetary processes. My leave begins on 21 October and a return to work is scheduled for Monday
11 January 2016.
Adrian Wiles, Head of College
DATE CLAIMER
QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 7.30PM
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
ST PETERS INDOOROOPILLY
an initiative of Toowong Rotary Club
supporting Hummingbird House, a hospice
for terminally ill children
Book at: www.trybooking.com/hevh
Community Grants Program
All groups who applied for the
Community Grant Round 2, 2015 will
have received an email to notify you of
the outcome of your application.
Please contact me if
you have any queries
[email protected]
Nicky Hughes
Community Liaison Officer
Thursdays, 7.45am – 12.00pm, P&F Centre
This group meets every Thursday term. All parents and
community are welcome to join us for a coffee, chat
and craft.
Warm welcome to the new families to
St Peters Lutheran College.
Please contact Sandie
Fraser on sanrobfraser@
gmail.com or Jo Potts on
[email protected]
for further information.
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MINISTRY
Building Faith in Children and Teens Four Ways
What sort of a young person do you want to help
your daughter or son to be? Our children actually
pick up very clearly what they see modelled in
us – thoughts, actions, feelings, fears, strengths.
They’ve picked this up from the womb onwards.
How you see the world and deal with things
impacts your children.
How do we consciously build up a good faith in
our children? How do we show that life is good,
that there is a way through, that they are loved
no matter what, that God cares for them and has
good plans for them?
1. Caring Conversations. Be alert and sensitive
to the questions or comments that come up in
the car, or at the dinner table, or just before bed.
Those little questions are very important. Take
the opportunity to respond. Our values and faith
are passed on to the next generation through
supportive conversations.
2. Family Rituals and Traditions. How do you
celebrate birthdays; the end of the week; what
do you do together that connects you with
extended family and friends and with God?
Practices and traditions communicate meaning,
values and relationships that exist between
people and with God.
3. Serving others together provides an
opportunity for the children to see their parents’
gifts, faith and values in action. How does your
family reach out to help others?
4. Devotions. A simple family practice could
include the Faith
5. Sharing a high point and a low point from the
day, a Bible reading, talking about what that
might say to our highs and lows, brief prayers
and a blessing.
Pastor Michael Mayer, Indooroopilly Chaplain
St Peters
MARKETPLACE
An online forum for announcements,
items for sale (with the exception of
second hand School uniforms and
text books), wanted ads, give-aways
and carpooling.
Bus Tickets
Gap/Ashgrove Brisbane Bus Lines Run
10 trip, 20 trip and Term passes are now
available at St Peters' Business Office.
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AROUND THE SCHOOL
News from
P&F General Meeting
Monday 12 October, 7.00pm P&F Centre
(top floor)
We welcome all parents and friends of
St Peters Lutheran College.
Email agenda items to Catherine Burnie
[email protected]
Nicky Hughes
Community Liaison Officer
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Shop 45 will be closed next Monday
12 October and Tuesday 13 October
for stocktake. We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause. We will
reopen on Thursday 15 October and
trade as normal from 7:45am – 4:00pm.
Please note that in term 4, Shop 45 will
also be open each Friday during term
time, for your convenience.
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
OF ST PETERS EVENTS &
ACTIVITIES
St Peters thanks our sponsors and supporters.
These sponsors generously support St Peters
to provide the best education possible to our
community. We ask you to show your appreciation
by supporting them.
GOLD SPONSOR
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of St Peters’ website.
BOARDING
Congratulations to our Year 10 boarders Jangala, Mel, Murray and Sharnell for making the finals in
the Year 10 Dance Off! You rocked!
Jeyakumar and Vidya Janakaraj
All Clear Printing
Terry and Glenys Donohue
f45 Photography
The Social Justice Group
Book Drive
Kim Holman, Girls’ Boarding Coordinator
Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
is a charity in Australia dedicated to raising
national language, literacy and numeracy
standards, especially in remote and marginalized
communities.
St Peters students showed their support by
donating large number of books which will help
close the indigenous literacy gap.
Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Twelve boxes of books for young people will be
delivered to the organisation in Sydney. A special
thank you to Ms Foley for the organisation of this
Book Drive.
Angela Braby, Teacher
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JUNIOR SCHOOL
Bush Dance Thanks
What an amazing evening our annual Bushdance, held at the end of last term turned out to be.
The threat of rain earlier in the day did not dampen spirits as the parent volunteers soldiered on to
ensure all was well set up. The students were adorned in checks, denim, hats and boots, and it was
fabulous to witness the sea of dancers all enjoying themselves in presenting to their parents the
fabulous skills they have learned and later dancing with mums and dads. I hope that everyone had a
great evening, not only watching your children dancing, but also being involved yourselves in a few
favourites including Boot Scootin’.
The staff, particularly Mrs Hannah for her work this term ensuring the children’s dance skills were
polished and ready to present, Mr Glass for his work during the evening as our MC, Mrs Ripamonti for
the everyday communication between home and school and work that was so necessary behind the
scenes, must be commended for their efforts. Thanks must also go to Ms Nicky Hughes, Community
Liaison Officer who assisted in the coordination between the College and the parent community.
Thanks to our Junior School Parents
Pupil Free Day:
Monday 19 Oct
Monday 19 October is a pupil free day.
The Junior School Staff will be involved
in a professional learning day with
other teachers from Lutheran schools
in our Brisbane West cluster. OSHC
will operate.
Welcome 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 Junior School parent calendar outlines
the major events happening for Junior School
families so please use this as a guide throughout
the term. Obviously updates and other date
claimers will 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.
Staffing
For more photos of the Junior School Bush Dance, see p.12 of the October
issue of Plus Ultra, out on Friday! *images by f45 Photography
The support from a wide range of people enabled everyone to enjoy the
evening. Members of our fabulous Junior School Parent Support Group
worked tirelessly and humbly to bring the evening together, led by each year level representative
who ably co-ordinated the activities in their particular area. The generosity of our community always
amazes me. Not only was everyone willing to participate, but the donations of food, drinks, prizes
and most importantly time and effort really highlighted the true nature of the event.
The success and positive culture of any school is largely dependent on the people that it is made up
of. In the St Peters Junior School we are lucky to have the dedication and support of so many of our
parents who are involved in the school on a daily basis. The success of our annual bush dance is just
one example of how the power of generosity, spirit and enthusiasm from our parent body is alive
and well in our Junior School. There have been many, many hours spent behind the scenes to ensure
the evening ran smoothly, was fun-filled, safe and inclusive, and well catered for. To everyone who
contributed to the organisation and involvement in this event, we say THANK YOU!
Each and every day, parents in the Junior School show their support by offering their time to help in
classrooms, organising sausage sizzles and pizza days, preparing and serving at Mother’s and Father’s
Day stalls, attending chapels and assemblies, taking photos, attending Support Group meetings, and
the list goes on. We acknowledge that our school is a better place because of your commitment and
continued support.
Over the holidays our HPE teacher, Mr Cameron
Glass was married. If you see Cameron over the
next few weeks, please congratulate both he and
Jess on their wedding.
We welcome Mrs Lisa Wyatt to the Junior School
for Term 4. Lisa has returned from maternity
leave and will be assisting Mrs Dew in the
Learning Support area three days a week.
Swimming is the major focus for our PE lessons
this term, commencing this week, so the children
will need to bring their swimming gear. A letter
outlining specific days was sent home at the end
of last term.
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Pam Carden, Head of Junior School
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
Year 5 News
Wow! We have already reached Term 4. We
hope that everyone has enjoyed a relaxing
break with their families and look forward to a
productive end to the year.
Thank you to all family members who attended
the student portfolio conferences at the end of
Term 3. It was fantastic to see students taking
such pride in their achievements and to hear
such supportive comments from parents. We
look forward to helping students with their
learning goals again this term. If you missed
the opportunity to see your child’s portfolio,
please feel free to contact your class teacher to
arrange this.
This term we will be wrapping up our unit
on How We Organise Ourselves in response
to bushfires and floods by putting together
emergency kits and plans for our families.
Our next Unit of Inquiry will be about How
We Express Ourselves with a focus on poetry
and dramatic performance, so start looking
for poems that inspire, amuse or evoke an
emotional response in your reading!
Our current Mathematics focus is area and
perimeter. We’ll be doing further investigation
into spatial mathematics including the use of
scale, co-ordinates and manipulating shapes as
the term progresses. In Christian studies we will
investigate Christian values and ethical decision
making. Our Science focus will be on states of
matter, something that we will relate back to our
flood and fire inquiries!
Middle School
Parent Gathering
Tuesday 13 October and Tuesday
10 November, from 8.00am,
P&F Centre.
Information on social gatherings for year
levels to follow next term.
VISUAL ART
Congratulations to Rachel Abrahams (Year 8) who
is a finalist at the Silk Cut Awards, Melbourne.
This is a national competition that promotes the
use of silk cut products and relief printing.
Year 5 Teachers
Year 6 News
The students in Year 6 have returned back to school with enthusiasm to begin their final term as
Middle School students! The finish line is now in sight for them, and with a busy, fun-filled term
ahead, it is important that everyone comes to school each day organised and ready to do their
best. For the first few weeks this term, we will be finishing off our “Sharing the Planet” unit, which
will culminate in the Exhibition Showcase early in Week 4. The children have all been hard at work,
researching issues within their chosen country since last term, so it will be wonderful to see their
research and ideas continue to develop over the coming weeks. We also have the Canberra Tour
coming up, so this term is certainly shaping up to be great. More information regarding the tour will
be given out in the coming weeks. We look forward to working with you this term to ensure it is a
successful one.
Art Workshop
Year 6 Teachers
Woodrow Library
Year 6 Literature Circles
Starts Tuesday 13
October and runs for
four weeks
Tuesdays, 3.30 - 4.30pm,
CVC 6. To register email
[email protected]
Year 6 students have just begun their Literature Circles unit as part of their English classes. Five titles
have been chosen and it is very exciting to hear so many students excited about starting their novels.
Each week, students from all classes who are reading the same text come together and discuss
many elements of the novel, allowing them to share their insights and questions. Once finished, we
encourage students to try one of the other titles in the program as they’re all excellent reads.
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have been helping each other select amazing fiction. Congratulations! We’ll see you at Morning Tea
on Wednesday for a ‘Hot Chocolate and Hot Books’ Morning Tea!
Happy reading!
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JUNIOR HIGH
Head of Junior High
Welcome to Term 4, it promises to be a busy and
action packed end of year. There was a great
deal of excitement and energy in the air on
Tuesday morning as students caught up on their
holiday adventures.
Year 7s were also excited about brand new
lockers that arrived over the break and three
of our Junior High classrooms have brand new
furniture. We are very appreciative of the hard
work of our Works Department for overseeing
the deliveries and instalments and we look
forward to settling in over the next few weeks.
Term 4 Date Claimers:
Week 2
• Parent Teacher Interviews: Tuesday 13
October;
• Brainstorm Productions ‘Cheap Thrills’:
Thursday 15 October – Year 9 only; and
• QGSSSA Athletics: Friday 16 October – Junior
High girls attend as supporters. Normal
lessons for boys.
Week 3
• Student Free Day (Verification Day): Monday
19 October; and
• Semester 2 AIC / QGSSSA Photo Day: Thursday
22 October.
Week 4
• AIC Athletics: Wednesday 28 October – boys
attend as supporters.Normal lessons for girls;
• Inspire Program for Years 8 and 9 girls:
Thursday 29 October – Normal lessons for
Years 8 and 9 boys;
• Parent Symposium: Thursday 29 October,
7:00pm, Chapel. Parents encouraged to
attend;
• Odyssey Program for Years 8 and 9 boys:
Friday 30 October – Normal lessons for Years 8
and 9 girls; and
• Junior High Familiarisation Day: Saturday 31
October, 9:00 -11:00am – Junior High Captains
and volunteers required.
Week 5
• Year 8 Immunisations: Wednesday
4 November; and
• 9JK Ironbark Graduation: Saturday
7 November.
Week 6
• 9LM Ironbark Departure: Tuesday
10 November.
Week 8
• Junior High Presentation Morning: Thursday
26 November, 8:30am.
Week 9
• Last day of school for Junior High: Tuesday
1 December.
Year 9 Ironbark Departure
On Tuesday morning we farewelled 9J and 9K as
they left on their Ironbark adventure. A reminder
to parents that, generally, an Indooroopilly staff
member travels to Ironbark each week so if you
have any items that need to be delivered please
call or drop them into Junior High Reception and
we might be able to deliver them.
QGSSSA Athletics
Friday 16 October
On Friday 16 October, Junior High girls will
attend the QGSSSA Athletics Day as both
supporters and competitors.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
on the day. Non competitors wear their normal
summer dress on this day along with their
formal hat. Girls will need to take a water bottle,
sunscreen, snacks and lunch with them. A
canteen is also accessible on the day but should
not be relied upon as the only source of food.
Attendance for students is compulsory - if your
child is unwell on this day they will require a
medical certificate.
More information will be provided by the Sports
Department. Junior High Boys will have normal
lessons on this day.
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 without the
presence of a supervisor. Throughout all of these
stages pre-service teachers are supervised,
monitored and work closely with experienced
teachers. Your child will be able to tell you if
they have a pre-service teacher and should you
have any queries or concerns please contact the
supervising teacher involved (i.e. your child’s
subject teacher).
Uniform Reminder
It appears that many of our girls have grown a
number of inches since first term and it is now
time to check hem lines of dresses. Girls’ dresses
should be worn at knee length and we ask
parents to assist us by having the hems lowered
where necessary. Also, I would like to remind
girls that in order to avoid embarrassment
and to maintain the ‘conservative & modest’
nature of our uniform they are required to wear
appropriate coloured underwear under their
white dresses.
Parent Teacher Interviews
Next Tuesday 13 October we will hold our
Years 8-10 Parent-Teacher Interview Evening
in 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
Junior High
Parent Gathering
Thursday 29 October, 8.00am,
P&F Centre
Information on social gatherings for year
levels to follow next term.
Year 8 morning tea date set for Friday
16 October, 100 Acre Bar from drop off
to last coffee.
RSVP to Catherine Burnie
[email protected]
via email or telephone should they have any
questions or concerns.
Brainstorm Productions ‘Cheap Thrills’
Next Thursday, Year 9 students will view the
production ‘Cheap Thrills’. This is part of our
Pastoral Care program and is educational theatre
that tackles the consequences of risk taking and
substance abuse.
Cheap Thrills Educational Theatre covers
• Risk Taking;
• Substance Abuse;
• Alcohol;
• Drugs;
• Cigarettes;
• Safe Partying;
• Choices; and
• Consequences.
Trish Allen, Head of Junior High
Inspire for Girls
In-School workshop for Adolescent Girls
Thursday 29 October
Click here
for full program details
Odyssey Program
In-School workshop for Adolescent Boys
Friday 30 October
Click here
for full program details
from Junior High
Year 8 news on page 7…
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JUNIOR HIGH
8A Fundraise for Guide Dogs Queensland
During October, 8A will raise money for Guide
Dogs Queensland. There are many items for
sale and every dollar donated going directly to
Gudie Dogs Queensland.
ST PETERS PERFORMING
ARTS CENTRE
IS ON FACEBOOK
Did you know… it costs more than $30,000
to train and place each Guide Dog? GDQ’s
mission is to equip, empower & educate
blind or vision impaired Queenslanders. GDQ
receives no Government funding towards
their Guide Dog training program so every
dollar helps.
8A students will be selling merchandise at morning tea and lunch times throughout October.
Merchandise can also be located at JH reception. Please help support 8A in their efforts to
raise awareness and money for this great cause.
Visit www.guidedogsqld.com.au to find out more.
Like the St Peters PAC on Facebook to
find out what’s happening
facebook.com/stpeterspac
Thank you for your support!
8A students
Open Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays 7:45-4pm.
SENIOR SCHOOL
Head of Senior School
Leaders Installation and Year 12 Pre-Valedictory
Function
Next Tuesday, new Year 11 Captains and Prefects
will be installed and will take over formal
leadership from the Year 12’s. This allows Year 12
students time to finish their year without the
extra responsibility that comes with formal
leadership positions. The new Year 11 Captains
and Prefects will be presented their leadership
badge in a ceremony at the Performing Arts
Centre. Parents should have received an
invitation to this event last term. The ceremony
will begin at approximately 8.10am and will be
followed by a morning tea for parents and new
leaders in the servery outside the PAC.
Our new leaders will have their first taste of
responsibility on Saturday October 17 at the
Year 12 Pre-Valedictory Dinner Function, when
they assist guiding vehicles through the College
into the Chapel Forecourt. There, the Year 12
students will alight from their vehicles to attend
the pre-function in Café 45, to which Year 12
parents and their guests are invited to attend.
All others who are interested are welcome
to watch the arrivals parade from the Chapel
Forecourt area.
Athletics Championships and Girls/Boys Day
The Associated Independent Colleges (AIC)
and Queensland Girls Senior School Sports
Association (QGSSSA) Athletics Carnivals are
held annually in Term 4. Year 10 students must
attend these carnivals as supporters and as such,
transport will be provided to and from the venue
during regular school hours. The QGSSSA carnival
is on Friday 16 October. All Year 10 girls are
expected to attend, whilst all Year 10 boys attend
school as usual to participate in ‘Boys Day’; a
program of activities organised and coordinated
by Year Level Coordinator, Mr Manson. The AIC
carnival is on Wednesday 28 October. All Year 10
boys are expected to attend, whilst all Year 10
girls will attend school as usual to participate in
‘Girls Day’; a program of activities also organised
and coordinated by Mr Manson. Should your
son or daughter not be able to support either
of their sport days for any reason, please advise
Attendance via phone (3377 6562) or email
[email protected].
Karl Langer Library
There are lots of exciting things happening
during Term 4, but we will start with the October
Inter-school Reader’s Cup Competitions. We
have two teams competing in the Open event:
Years 11 and 12 in the first week, closely
followed by the Years 7–10 events. We will again
host the Year 9 competition.
Over the holidays, we added over 100 new
eBooks to our OverDrive system for general
reading and assignments. Check them out here:
http://libguides.stpeters.qld.edu.au/ and click on
the eBook tab.
Dr Adam Forsyth, Head of Senior School
Senior School Parent Gathering
Thursday 15 October, from 8.00am, P&F Centre.
Year 11 Parents
Year 12 Parent Dinner
Calling for volunteers to assist with the
Year 12 Dinner on Saturday 17 October at
the Performing Arts Centre. Please contact
Nicky Hughes [email protected]
Saturday 17 October
Click here for more information
Jan Lewis, Langer Library
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MUSIC
Director of Music
This break has been busy for many music staff
and students. Mr David Deacon directed the
symphony orchestra in Southern Cross Soloists’
9th Music School. Several St Peters students
participated in the one week intensive musical
training that brought together over 70 regional
Queensland and Brisbane musicians at the
Performing Artcs Centre.
Ms Jenny Flottmann was involved in the
Australasian Double Reed Society national
conference and competition that took place
at the Performing Arts Centre. This high
profile annual event gathered double reed
enthusiasts for two days of workshops, concerts
and competitions.
Ten St Peters musicians attended State
Honours Ensemble Program at the Queensland
Conservatorium. Nicola Robinson, one of our
new music prefects, has written a report sharing
with us her experience in this exciting camp. The
music department has been very active over the
past two weeks!
Ms Garrett and I attended the biennial
Australian Society for Music Education in
Adelaide. Altogether there were around 300
delegates coming from all over Australia, New
Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and
Asia. The overarching theme this year is “Music
– Educating for Life” and there is a strong
emphasis on music advocacy in all the keynote
speeches. Dr Anita Collins from Canberra
presented a compelling case for why music
is vital in our lives. I strongly recommend our
parents to watch Dr Collins’ TEDx Talk on “What
if every child had access to music education
from birth?”
Review of Mahler’s Rückert Lieder and his
Sixth Symphony
Throughout our music calendar, there are
numerous performance opportunities for
students to share their music with others as
a team. Our Eisteddfod offers a platform for
students to practice how to perform as a soloist
in front of a supportive audience. Students can
build on their self-confidence and learn how
to overcome fears through performance. It is
also good preparation for students who are
sitting their AMEB exams or who would like to
present what they have achieved this year in
a public forum. I warmly encourage students
to participate in this rewarding event. For
booking information, please click here
Applications close on Friday, 16 October.
As a part of the 50th anniversary of Toowong
Rotary Club celebration, Queensland Pops
Orchestra, featuring soloists Jason Barry-Smith
and Katie Stenzel, will present a concert in our
PAC on Saturday, 24 October. Their conductor,
Mr Patrick Pickett, has invited some St Peters
instrumentalists and singers to perform
alongside with their professional musicians
on this special occasion. This is an invaluable
opportunity for our aspiring youngsters to play/
sing with an established professional ensemble.
This Gala variety show will feature the winner of
our Performer of the Year Concerto Competition,
Nicholas Margarit, playing the first movement of
Schumann’s Piano Concerto Op. 54 and will
conclude with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture.
Please come and support our musicians! Tickets
can be purchased here
Southern Cross Soloists National Youth
Music School
Concerto Competition
Recital
Thursday 8 October, 3:30pm, St Peters
Auditorium
David Deacon, Head of Strings
For many, Mahler is an acquired taste due to
the complexity of his works. However, anybody
who attended the night’s concert as their first
ever symphony experience would have become
an immediate fan of the great composer. The
symphony consists of four movements, the first
being likened to a funeral march. The second
and third movements are livelier with the third
movement, scherzo, bringing a lighter feeling
to the piece. This lesser known work features
three fff hammer blows towards the end of the
final movement which rival the cannon blasts
in Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture. The symphony
showcased marvellous solo playing, particularly
from principal horn, Malcolm Stewart, principal
clarinet, Irit Silver and tuba, Thomas Allely.
Fortunately, Simone Young will return to Brisbane
in July 2016 to conduct Mahler’s 4th symphony
with Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Review of SHEP
Dr Nelson Wu, Director of Music
St Peters Music Students attended the Southern
Cross Soloists Music School during the holidays
which was held in our very own Performing
Arts Centre. The new building was the perfect
venue for the intense camp which included 7-8
hours of rehearsals, musicianship classes, body
percussion and team building exercises each day.
Students enjoyed boarding on campus and also
the great food organised in the school dining
hall. The camp concluded with a Finale Concert
which included performances from the String
Orchestra, Concert Band, Choir, Stage Band and
Symphony Orchestra.
On 12 September, 2015, world renowned
Australian conductor Simone Young came
together with fellow Australian and St Peters
alumnus, soprano Lisa Gasteen and the
Queensland Symphony Orchestra to present
Mahler’s Rückert Lieder and his Sixth Symphony.
Playing to a capacity crowd in QPAC’s Concert
Hall, Young and Gasteen were welcomed by an
exuberant audience. The five poems by Friedrich
Rückert set to music by Mahler allowed Gasteen
to highlight her vocal prowess, particularly in the
softer passages. The orchestral accompaniment
of the five pieces was brilliantly executed by the
musicians and the hypnotic conclusion of the final
song left the audience wanting more. It wasn’t
until the house lights were turned on that the
crowd reluctantly left for interval.
Each year, St Peters hosts a recital held by some
of the National Youth Concerto Finalists. This
free concert is always inspirational and is open
for all to attend. Violinists Sarah Chang and
Emmalene Huning will be performing a variety
of challenging repertoire so please bring along
family and friends.
David Deacon, Head of Strings
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870 high school students from all across the
state arrived at the Queensland Conservatorium
of Music on 1October for four days of intensive
music rehearsals and concerts as part of the State
Honours Ensemble Program. The program is an
annual event. School music and instrumental
teachers from all across the state are encouraged
to nominate students to be selected for this
program.
Ten St Peters students were selected to
participate: Laura Davis (clarinet, Year 11), Sam
Doherty (trumpet, Year 12), Benjamin Haselgrove
(oboe, Year 10), Liam Hinde (euphonium, Year 10),
Jonah Jacobsen (French horn, Year 10), Jack Payne
(tuba, Year 11), Nicola Robinson (French horn,
Year 11), Tarja Walsh (Flute, Year 10), Tomas
Williams (Trumpet, Year 12), and Hannah Wilson
(voice, Year 12). The students participated in a
number of instrumental and vocal ensembles.
Of the 13 ensembles, two required an audition namely the Tommy Tycho Big Band and the Peter
Sculthorpe Symphony Orchestra. I was fortunate
to have successfully auditioned for a place in the
inaugural Peter Sculthorpe Symphony Orchestra.
Participants worked under world renowned
conductors from the USA, Canada and Australia.
Each ensemble presented a concert consisting of
three to five pieces to showcase the work they
had completed over the last three days. It was
great to work alongside so many talented students
in such a great venue as the Conservatorium.
Nicola Robinson, Music Prefect
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BOYS SPORT (YEARS 5–12)
Boys Sport Coordinator, Matt Bradforde phone: 3377 6234 mobile: 0434 072 059 email: [email protected]
Welcome to the final term of AIC Sport in 2015. Before we look forward, it would be remiss if we
did not acknowledge the close of the AIC Basketball and Tennis seasons that wrapped up in the final
weeks of Term 3.
St Peters Basketballers finished the season with some close and competitive results, in fact a number
of exciting games came down to the final shots! Well done to the 1st V, 3rds and 10A teams who all
secured a win against Padua in the last round. In terms of overall results, a special congratulations to
our 1st V team who finished tied second in the AIC Basketball aggregate for 2015 – an outstanding
achievement to the players and coaches Josh Culverhouse and Charlie Brown. To all other players and
coaches, well done and thank you for your efforts this season. We hope you enjoyed the Basketball
breakup on Wednesday, and look forward to inviting all boys back to St Peters Basketball next year to
build on our results.
AIC Water Polo
Due to limited availability of pools across
the Colleges of the AIC Competition, it is
disappointing to announce that the AIC Water
Polo competition will no longer be going ahead
for 2015. This is sad news for those boys looking
to represent St Peters this year, but it is hoped
that the situation will be rectified so that the
competition can resume in 2016.
Rowing State Titles
St Peters Tennis players, and their coaches and supporters, continued their run of success in the
final week of the competition to finish as the Overall Aggregate AIC Tennis Champion College for the
fourth year in a row! Congratulations to all our players and coaches, in particular Head Coach Mark
Lewis, Assistant Head Coach Brett Jones and Coordinator Mr Stuart Delaney – a fantastic reward to all
for your hard work and hours devoted to training. In addition to St Peters’s overall aggregate result,
congratulations must also go to the 1st IV, 2nds, 3rds, 11A, 9A, 9B and 8B teams who were successful
in securing Premierships in their respective age groups. These young men will be acknowledged on
assembly later this term. Well done boys, you have done the St Peters community proud and we look
forward to another strong tennis season in 2016.
Athletics
The AIC Athletics coordinators are Mr Matt Bradforde [email protected] and
Mr Andrew Carey [email protected]
The AIC Athletics season continues this Friday evening (9 Oct) with the second practice meet for
Years 5 – 12 at Queensland State Athletic Centre (QSAC) on Kessels Road, Nathan. With only three
more practice meets until the AIC Championship, attendance and this event (and scheduled training
sessions) is vital if students are hoping to make the final AIC Athletics Squad. All details for this
Friday’s practice meet, including event times and rotations, can be found on the St Peters portal and
app. Transport for students will be provided to and from the event, and students can also be picked
up after the conclusion of their final event from QSAC if desired – please notify a staff member or
coach if this is the case. Please refer to the calendar of important dates below for specific training
times, locations and other upcoming meets:
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5 October
LABOUR DAY
HOLIDAY
Tuesday
6
7
Athletics Training
UQ Track
3:30-5:30pm
(transport
provided)
8
Athletics Training
St Peters
3:15-5:00pm
9
AIC Boys Meet 2
QSAC
(Years 5-6:
2pm-5pm)
(Years 7-Open
3:30-8:30pm)
12
Athletics Training
UQ Track
3:30-5:30pm
(transport
provided)
13
14
Athletics Training
St Peters
3:15-5:00pm
15
16
AIC Boys Meet 3
QSAC
(Years 5-6:
2pm-5pm)
(Years 7-Open
3:30-8:30pm)
19
Student Free Day
Athletics Training
UQ Track
9:00-11:30am
20
21
Athletics Training
St Peters
3:15-5:00pm
22
23
AIC Boys Meet 4
UQ Track
(Years 5-6:
2pm-5pm)
(Years 7-Open
3:30-8:30pm)
26
AIC Athletics
Championships
DAY 1
QSAC
2:00 – 6:00pm
27
Relay Practice &
invited athletes
UQ Track
3:30 – 4:30pm
28
AIC Athletics
Championships
DAY 2
QSAC
(all day)
29
30
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Congratulations goes to Lachlan Bridge, Wilson
Conn, Liam Bridge and Morgan Hodgson who
represented St Peters Lutheran College at the
State Rowing Championships in Rockhampton
during the September Holidays. For a full wrap
up of the Championships please see the article in
the Girls Sport Section and the attached photos
of the boys in action.
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GIRLS SPORT (YEARS 7–12)
Girls Sport Coordinators, Susannah Treschman and Kerry Schreiber phone: 3377 6218 email: [email protected]
Our final QGSSSA Athletics competition will take place over the coming weeks. This is the last big
sporting event of the year. Well done to all girls who have kept their training up over the holidays. We
look forward to our final practice competition this Friday evening, Friday 9 October. Please remember
that this meet is compulsory if you wish to be considered for our final team to compete at the
championships on Friday 16 October.
During the holidays, selected rowers participated in the State Championships in Rockhampton. They
represented the college with pride. Congratulations to those who competed. Thank you to Jon Trovas,
Monique Fulcher and all parents who helped our students have such a rewarding experience.
This Saturday is the start of our 2015-2016 Water Polo season. We hope all girls enjoy their first
round of games, particularly those of you who might be playing for the very first time. Thanks to our
Water Polo Coordinator, Elaine Ripamonti, who has been working throughout the holidays to ensure
that we are ready for the start of our official season.
The other main sports on offer to girls in Term 4 are Badminton for all years and Softball for
Years 7 – 9. Both sports have started training this week and have a few competition days coming up
later in the term. We hope all girls have been getting back into the swing of training this week and
please check the St Peters portal and App for confirmation of all training times.
Whilst some girls at St Peters may not be directly participating in ‘sport’ this term we sincerely hope
all girls are being physically active. This is particularly important when it comes to exam time. Physical
activity is extremely good for mental health and for concentration.
Finally, it is great to see so many of our senior girls involved in coaching sports and we hope this
continues for many years.
Thank you to all coordinators, coaches, girls and parents for your support in Term 4 and may you all
enjoy your sport this term.
Rowing
Coordinator: Mrs Lynne Rech [email protected]
While all St Peters students were enjoying a well-earned break selected rowers were representing the
College at the State Championships in Rockhampton. Taylor McCarthy Smith was one of the athletes
of the regatta with four wins from five events; Brisbane U16 quad, U16 single, Year 10 double and
Year 10 four. So a huge congratulations to Taylor for such an outstanding championship.
Overall St Peters placed fourth in the school rankings with the following students/crews gaining finals
berths and places:
Girls
1st Place
• Year 10 single scull: Taylor McCarthy-Smith;
• Year 10 double scull: Taylor McCarthy Smith,
Genna Fulcher; and
• Year 10 four: Zoe Meredith, Caitlin Hildebrand,
Phoebe Lawrie, Genna Fulcher, Taylor
McCarthy-Smith.
Other placings
Year 10 four: second: Laura Robinson, Laura
Blazek, Isabelle Furrer, Anneka Smith, Jemima
Lockie;
Year 9 quad scull: sixth: Abbey James, Jessica
Korganow, Phoebe Fleming, Ebony Seabrook,
Toyah Robinson;
Open 8: fourth: Zoe Meredith, Caitlin
Hildebrand, Phoebe Lawrie, Genna Fulcher,
Taylor McCarthy-Smith, Isabelle Furrer, Anneka
Smith, Jemima Lockie, Sam Petrie
Boys
Athletics
Coordinators: Mrs Kerry Schreiber
and Mrs Susannah Treschman
[email protected]
Our final warm up meet for the 2015 QGSSSA
Athletics season is on Friday 9 October. It is
compulsory. We will make final team selections
and nominate our team based on this meet
(taking into account results from Term 3) for
the Championships next Friday 16 October. If
you cannot make this meet you must email
[email protected] and discuss this
with us at Sports House.
All meet details are on the St Peters portal and
App. The event is at 4.00pm until approximately
8.00pm (the last event starts at 7.50pm) at the
UQ Athletics Track. Buses will leave the St Peters
bus stop at 3.20pm and parents can collect
students from the track. A bus will be provided
for boarders.
All girls in the 2015 team (including reserves)
will receive a letter with all details on Friday
afternoon at the final meet. On QGSSSA day, a
bus will leave the St Peters bus stop at 6.15am
and our return to school at approximately
4.30pm. Please remember to bring nutritious
food, water and sun protection. Girls need to
wear the St Peters Athletics singlet (no. 11 is on
the front and back). Please bring any equipment
you need, such as running spikes. Our coaches
will attend to assist with warm up and events.
Finally, our team will be cheered on from the
stands by girls in Years 7 – 10.
St Peters is one of the host schools for the
QGSSSA Athletics competition and so we will
ask some girls from Year 10, as well as our 2016
leaders, to assist. Selected students will receive
letters with the information and there will be a
6.30am departure from St Peters bus stop next
Friday for these students. Thank you in advance
for all of the help provided by these students and
please remember to wear your formal school
uniform with pride.
Finally, we would like to thank our Athletics
Captains for 2015: Ivie Vallance and Kathleen
Mallyon, and our Vice-Captain: Natasha Innes
and Georgia Mehmet for their leadership and
ability to inspire the girls in our Athletics team.
We wish all girls competing the best of luck for
the final weeks of the 2015 season.
Open single scull: fourth Lachlan Bridge;
Year 10 Single scull: fifth Wilsen Conn;
Year 10 double scull: eighth Wilsen Conn, Liam
Bridge; and
Open double scull: eighth Lachlan Bridge,
Morgan Hodgson.
Girls who want to be in our 2015
4x100m relay teams need to attend
change over practice on Thursday lunch
(12.30– 1.05pm) at Mayer Oval.
Lynne Rech, Rowing Coordinator
Girls Sport
Find more Girls Sport on page 11…
Friday 9 October is our final and
compulsory Athletics warm up meet at
UQ Athletics Track 4.00–7.30pm.
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GIRLS SPORT (YEARS 7–12)
Girls Sport Coordinators, Susannah Treschman and Kerry Schreiber phone: 3377 6218 email: [email protected]
Badminton
St Peters
Coordinator: Mrs Evelin Cutts [email protected]
Badminton training is now underway. Please check the St Peters portal and App for all training times.
It is extremely important that you do your best to attend your allocated sessions and particularly
make use to the lunchtimes provided as we know that this is a busy time of term after school.
Competition days for Badminton are Saturday 24 October and Saturday 31 October.
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Water Polo
Coordinator: Mrs Elaine Ripamonti [email protected]
Welcome to the Girls Water Polo Season. Over the school holidays all girls and parents have been
emailed relevant information including training times and changes to pool venues.
Please find the draw for this week. A reminder to all girls to be punctual for your game and ensure
you arrive at the game/venue 30 minutes prior to the schedule game time. This is an important time
for you to meet with your coach for your team talk and warm up. All the best to all our girls this week
as training commences and for their first game this Saturday. Go Saints!
Team
Opponent
Cap Colour
Time
Venue
U12A
Mermaids
White
8.00am
Stuartholme 2
U12B
Mermaids
Burgundy
9.20am
Stuartholme 2
U13B
Moreton Bay College - MBC
Burgundy
12.00pm
Stuartholme 2
U14B
Barracudas
White
4.40pm
Musgrave
U15B
Somerville
White
8.40am
St Ritas
U15C
Mt St Michaels - MSM
Burgundy
10.00am
Musgrave
U16B
Moreton Bay College - MBC
White
2.00pm
Somerville Pool
U18B
Open
Somerville
White
4.40pm
Somerville Pool
U18C
Somerville
White
2.40pm
Stuartholme 1
Mrs Elaine Ripamonti, Girls Water Polo Coordinator
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Junior Softball (Years 7 – 9)
Coordinator: Mr Jeremy Lohe [email protected]
Congratulations to all girls who have made our Junior Softball teams in Years 7 – 9. Training is now
underway so please check the St Peters portal and App for all training details. For your information
games are played in Term 4 on Tuesday 27 October, Thursday 29 October, Wednesday 4 November,
Friday 6 November from 3:00 – 6:00pm. Buses will be provided to and from the venue, Downey Park
on these competition days.
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PRIMARY SPORT
Primary Sport Coordinator, Peter Dawson phone: 3377 6584 email: [email protected]
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Anon
Term 4 Sport
As term 4 progresses the sporting focus will turn to 2016. Opportunities for Years 4–6 boys and girls
to become involved in sports that will be played in Term 1 2016 will be presented. This is particularly
relevant to current Year 6 boys who will be entering the 12/13yrs AIC Boys Competition and the
Year 6 Girls who will be entering the QGSSSA Competition.
As always, all students are encouraged to play as much sport as possible. Emails with all the details
will be sent to students and parents.
St Peters Western (SPW) Swimming Squad
All boys and girls interested in swimming training are welcome to attend SPW squad training (this is
not school training) after school Monday-Thursday. Students will be placed into a training group at
their first session. With four ability groups available, all students will be catered for.
Primary Girls Basketball Summer Season
The Primary Girls Basketball Summer Season is underway. Training will be on Wednesday afternoon,
3:30pm – 5:00pm at Harts Road Courts.
Training Times
• Primary Girls Basketball Summer Season: Harts Road Courts, 3:30pm – 5:00pm.
Middle School HPE
HPE Dates Term 4
• Swimming: Tuesday 6 October – Tuesday 1 December; and
• Years 4–6 Swimming Carnival: Friday 13 November 1:15pm – 3:00pm.
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Sport for Life!
The Sport for Life! program was
developed and implemented in 2006
for students in Years 5-7. The focus
of the program is for all individuals to
participate and have fun in sporting
based activities. The Recreational
Sport Program will enable students to
learn new skills in a particular activity.
Students will take part in a different
activity for each of the first four weeks of
Term 1 and Term 2.
In addition to this, structured Sport
Development activities will run
throughout the year. This will be done
during the last four weeks of each
term and allow students to practice
fundamental sporting skills, including
kicking, striking, throwing and catching.
This program encourages students
to be active, have fun and improve
coordination skills, further building their
confidence. These sessions are organised
to supplement AIC and Primary Girls
Sporting competition that is available for
students in Years 4-6.
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Reception 3377 6222 • [email protected]
Years 10-12 3377 6562 • [email protected]
Enrolments 3377 6236 • [email protected]
Years 7-9 3377 6503 • [email protected]
Finance Office 3377 6277 • Shop45 3377 6209
Years 5-6 3377 6123 • [email protected]
Boys’ Boarding 3377 6100 • Girls’ Boarding 3377 6900
P-4 3377 6565 • [email protected]
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