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From the Principal
6 November 2014
Term 4 Issue 4
Newsletter
St Peters Lutheran School Blackwood
Principal: Mr Mark Rathjen
God in all things
Slow it Down
Does the year just seem to get faster and faster from this point? I
read this the other day. It reminded me that in the business of life why
we need to sometimes just slow it down..
"Have you ever noticed that Jesus never seemed to be in a hurry. We never
see him hustling from place to place or doubling up his schedule. He was
never running behind. In fact we never seeing him running anywhere for that
matter. But we do see him walking. We see him sitting down by a well or
teaching his disciples. We see him reclining at meals and sleeping in storm-
tossed boats. When you think about it, hurrying is not Christ-like at all.
More often than not, hurry is the enemy of spiritual intimacy. It is also
seldom conducive to good relationships, marriages, families, work and to
anything that ultimately matters to us. So, it's not surprising - though a world
apart from the harried, breathless mindset we so often exhibit - to learn that
the Lord would want to lead us to 'green pastures' and 'still waters'. For like
sheep we don't always know when to rest. Left to ourselves we keep on
going until we are exhausted. And yet the more hurried our pace, the less
we will truly experience our 'shepherd'. He knows we can't cultivate good
character and affections when we are constantly on the run, in the red and
at high RPMs. Intimacy with God, and others, requires time, stillness, waiting
and focussed attention.
So expect him to take you to those restful places, not to make you less
productive but to renew your perspective, remind you what really matters,
refresh your soul, slow down your racing pulse and send you out to serve
with joy. Even with all the things we have to do, there are green pastures
and still waters within reach. Let him lead you there today."
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still
waters - Ps 23:2
From "The Quiet Place" - by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Mark Rathjen
Principal
Inside this issue... Page Parents & Friends ........... 2 Last Day of Term—
Christmas Lunch .......... 2 Family Service .................. 2 Working Bee ................... 2
SMS Test Message .......... 2 BYOD Info Night ............ 2 Uniform Committee ...... 2
PYP—Perspective ........... 3
PE Week........................... 3 PYP—Evaluation Survey 4 Concordia College
Scholarships ................... 4 Ride for Faith ................... 4 Playgroup .......................... 4
St Peters Sporting Super Stars .................... 5 Church News .................. 6
Diary Dates ...................... 6
Attachments:
PYP Survey (link to
Google doc included in
today’s newsletter email)
PE Week Programme
Sturt District Cricket
Club Inc U12
Carnival
Ride for Faith—Sponsorship Form
Special points of
interest:
Tonight 6/11 School Council
Meeting—7pm
Sunday 9/11 Family Service
(Rooms 9 & 10)
—10am
Monday 10/11 to
Friday 14/11 PE Week
Tuesday 11/11 Playgroup—9am
Wednesday 12/11 BYOD Parent
Information Night—
7pm
Please note—there will be no Friday chapel service next week
(Friday 14 November) as we will be off-site for our St Peters SPLASH
Day. Normal Friday chapel will resume on Friday 21 November.
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The St Peters Lutheran Parents and Friends
Annual General Meeting will be held on
Wednesday 26 November 2014 at the
School at 7pm. We would like to strongly
encourage all interested persons to attend this
meeting.
Nomination forms for executive committee
positions are available at the front office and
any enquires can be directed to Narelle Adams
at [email protected], or
0408 089 947.
Come along and have your say in the activities
and events the Parents & Friends will hold in
2015 and beyond.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.
Last Day of Term
Xmas Lunch
Advance Notice:
A shared special food day lunch will again be
held in 2014 on the last day of the school year,
Tuesday 9 December. Order forms with
further information will go out shortly and we
would like to encourage all students and
families to join us in this special event.
Parents and Friends
Working Bee The Term 4 Working Bee
will be held on
Saturday 15 November
Rostered families this time are from Rooms 7
and 8, together with others who have been
unable to attend their previously rostered
working bee.
Working bee reply slips have been sent home
today!
As you are aware, as part of our Bushfire
Action Plan, we have a system of notifying
parents and caregivers by text message of
impending school closure due to catastrophic
fire day conditions, as well as sending advice
and updates in the event of reaching Phase 2
(or beyond) of the Bushfire Action Plan. This
texting system is also used to forward urgent
and important messages to families at other
times, if required.
To test this service, we sent a ‘test text’
yesterday (Wednesday 5 November) to ensure
this system is operating effectively.
Please notify the front office as soon as
possible if your family did not receive a
text message or if there were any
problems with the communication.
Thank you.
SMS Test Message
BYOD
Information Night
A reminder that on Wednesday
12 November, we are holding an Information
Night around our BYOD programme.
Although the session is intended for the
families of students moving into Year 3 next
year, it is also open for any parents to attend.
We will meet in the School's Resource Centre
from 7.00 until about 8.00pm.
Please come along if you would like to!
Committee Members
Next year the school is seeking two or three
willing volunteers to look after the school's
second-hand uniform shop.
Some of our long serving members are moving
on as their children are completing their time
here at St Peters.
If this is a way you feel you could serve our
community please contact Mark to discuss
what is involved.
It would be great to get a new committee in
place before the year is out so we can
transition more successfully.
Uniform Committee Family Service Everyone is warmly invited to attend this
Sunday’s Family Service at 10am, where
Rooms 9 & 10 (Mrs Jakube’s/Mrs Holmes’ and
Miss Davies’ classes) will have special
involvement.
6 November 2014 Page 3
IB Learners
strive to be
Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective
IB Learner Profile
Primary Years Programme (PYP)
Perspective
Perspective – What are the points of view?
Teaching perspective to students means asking them to step
outside of their own worldviews, which by nature is very
egocentric, and see the world through other people's eyes.
Perspective is the understanding that knowledge is moderated
by perspective, that different perspectives lead to
interpretation, understandings and findings and that perspective
may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary. Making the PYP
happen pg. 19
Reading a novel or a well-chosen picture book is a great way
to help students develop an awareness of other peoples'
perspectives because it allows for conversations about the author's perspective, narrator's
perspective, and other characters' perspectives. With a great novel, students will immerse
themselves in the world of the characters, and can compare how they would react to a
situation versus how the character reacts to the situation which will further help them
understand perspective based on circumstances, background and influences.
(www.ehow.com.au)
The following questions may be helpful for you as parents when reinforcing the concept of
PERSPECTIVE at home.
What is my point of view?
What is it based on?
Are there other differing opinions?
Does my point of view differ from that of others?
Are these points of view supported by evidence?
Could you interpret that information in any other way?
Can you see what the others person’s perspective might be?
Room 5 and 6 in their 'How we express' unit this term are focussing on perspective
through media and advertising. This unit will be a great opportunity to ask some of these
questions and more!
Bronwyn Wilson
PYP Coordinator
PE Week Next week is Physical Education Week!
A brochure explaining all the exciting events planned for the week is attached to today’s
newsletter.
Please remember—students will need to wear their PE uniform every day during
PE Week (except Dress-Up day on Wednesday 12 November).
Our very exciting (and active!) week will culminate in St Peters SPLASH Day at
Unley Swimming Centre next Friday.
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Primary Years Programme
—Evaluation
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Concordia College
Scholarships
Concordia is currently inviting scholarship
applications from students entering Year 8 in
2016.
Details of scholarships for 2016 and how to
apply can be found on Concordia College’s
website www.concordia.sa.edu.au.
Please note that online registration for Open
Entrance Scholarships (ACEP), offering part
remission of tuition fees for five years, closes
on Tuesday 20 January 2015 at 11.30pm.
Students must sit the ACER Scholarship Test held
at Concordia College on Saturday 7 February
2015 to be considered for an ACEP scholarship
for Year 8 entry in 2016.
Applications for other scholarships for 2016,
including Music Scholarships, close on
Friday 6 February 2015 at 4.00pm.
Dear Parents
Next year (2015), we are undertaking our
second Evaluation of the Primary Years
Programme (PYP). As part of this process,
we are conducting a thorough review of
everything we do here at St Peters relating to
the delivery of the PYP. As a part of this, we
are asking for your feedback. Attached to
this newsletter is a survey about the PYP
curriculum at St Peters. We welcome your
feedback and ask that you spend 10 minutes
filling out the Google form. The
questionnaire asks you to rate your response
to each statement as:
Low—If the practice is not evident at the school
Middle—If the practice is being developed in
the school
High—If the practice is evident and embedded
in the school.
Don't know—if you don't have the
information to rate the practice.
If you are unsure, please just mark the
question 'don't know' and move quickly to
the next statement.
Sincere thanks for your ongoing support.
Mark Rathjen and Bronwyn Wilson
Principal and PYP Coordinator
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Overdue Sport Fees
When paying at the front office please ensure
staff know your child’s name and sport.
Invoices for non payment were sent home
last Thursday
with 10% surcharge added for
accounts not paid by the end
of Term 3 2014.
Term 4 Sport fees are
due Attention all parents of players
Term 4 fees are now due!!
Cricket is $20 for the term
Basketball is $6 unless you have
already paid $20 for the year in Term 1 2014
Netball is $60 for the Summer Season
Payment must be in by the end of
Week 4. We have to order trophies early Week 5 to
ensure they are here by the end of term.
Unfortunately, all non financial players will not
receive their end of year/season Participation
Trophy until full payment has been made.
Yr5 Basketball
On Friday we played basketball against
Belair. The final scores were around 6–
30. We didn't win but we sure did improve
our skills and teamwork. Everyone played
well. We made sure that everyone got the
ball in the game.
Dustin G
Yr6 Basketball-Blue
Last week we played against the Devils
(Scotch College). We lost 19-22 but we
played very well given they are the best team
in our league. Jacob played well because he
kept steal ing the bal l of f our
opponents. Eduard and Nik played well
because they charged down the court and
took great shots to keep the score close.
Ben
Yr6 Basketball-White
Last week we played Our Saviour Saints. We
all played exceptionally but Our Saviour Saints
ended up winning by 3 points. Some people
who played well were Joel & Henry.
Harry P
8 & Under Netball
We played Rosefield. The score was 2 to 1
and we won. Olivia Anderson got the goals.
Olivia and Molly played really well. It was a
close game.
Tara G
11 & Under Netball
We lost 31 to 1. I played wing defence and
goal shooter. Emily played really well and we
all tried our best.
Sarah W
13 & Under Netball
We lost, the score was 10-13. We all played
really well. Especially Chloe and Ella.
Bec B
Year 6 Basketball - Change of game time
Players please remember your game
tonight is at 5.30pm on Court 1.
All players were notified of the change on
Tuesday via the classroom.
St Peters Sporting Super Stars
St Peters Lutheran School,
where the message of Jesus Christ
is communicated and celebrated,
is a caring, supportive learning
community
that encourages global
consciousness, responsible action
and life-long learning.
Diary Dates Term 4
(for your calendar!)
71 Cumming Street
BLACKWOOD SA 5051
St Peters Lutheran School Blackwood
Week 4 (Monday 3/11)
Mon 3/11 Junior Primary Swimming
- Fri 7/11
Thu 6/11 School Council Meeting—7pm
Sun 9/11 Family Service (Rooms 9 & 10)
Week 5 (Monday 10/11)
Mon 10/11 PE Week
- Fri 14/11
Tue 11/11 Playgroup
Wed 12/11 BYOD Parent Information Night
Fri 14/11 St Peters SPLASH Day
Sat 15/11 Working Bee (Rooms 7 & 8)
Sun 16/11 General (Election) Meeting—11am
Week 6 (Monday 17/11)
Tue 18/11 Playgroup
Wed 19/11 New Parent Orientation Evening
Week 7 (Monday 24/11)
Tue 25/11 Playgroup
Wed 26/11 P&F Annual General Meeting—7pm
Fri 28/11 Second Hand Uniform Shop Open—
after Chapel
Phone: 8278 0800
Fax: 8370 0414
Email:
We’re on the web…
www.stpeterslutheran.sa.edu.au
These dates are subject to change so please make sure you check them each week.
St Peters Lutheran Church
Services each Sunday at 10.00am
ALL WELCOME!
Coming up…
9/11 School family service 10am followed by
Longest Lutheran Lunch. All welcome.
16/11 All Saints service with candle lighting rite
30/11 Advent Evening service and BBQ 6pm
Any enquiries please contact Pastor Ben:
82782322 or [email protected]
Jesus says, ‘So always be ready, because you don’t know
the day or the hour the Son of Man will come’
(Matthew 25:13)
Week 8 (Monday 1/12)
Tue 2/12 Playgroup
PYP Exhibition
Wed 3/12 Surf Life Saving (Years 4-7)
- Thu 4/12
Thu 4/12 Year 7 Graduation Dinner
Fri 5/12 Term 4 reports go home
Week 9 (Monday 8/12)
Mon 8/12 ELC Christmas Service
Tue 9/12 Last day of Term 4 for all students
(ELC—Year 7)
Playgroup
End of Year Service—7pm
Wed 10/12 Staff PD
- Fri 12/12
