From the Principal 7 June 2012

Term 2 Issue 6

Newsletter

St Peters Lutheran School Blackwood

Principal: Mr Mark Rathjen

God in all things

Special points of

interest:

Tonight School Council

Meeting—7pm

Tomorrow 8/6 Toolbox Parenting

Group—9.30am

Monday 11/6 Public Holiday—

Queen’s Birthday

Tuesday 12/6 Principal’s Tour—

9am to 11am

Wednesday 13/6 Interschool (Girls) Chess Comp—9am to

1pm

Junior Chess League Interschool Comp—9am to

12.30pm

We share in [Jesus’] sufferings in order that we may also share in

his glory.

Romans 8:17

A REASON FOR SUFFERING

A man once came across the cocoon of an Emperor Moth. He took it

home. In time he began to see movement inside. The moth was

getting ready to emerge.

But there seemed to be a problem. The moth struggled and struggled,

but it appeared that the moth was having great trouble breaking

through the cocoon. The struggle continued, and still the moth could

not break through. Finally, the man had an idea. “I’ll save this moth a

lot of trouble,” he thought.

He took a scissors. And with the scissors he carefully snipped the

bottom of the cocoon so that the moth could get out. As soon as he

did, the moth slipped out easily.

But then, the man noticed something. He noticed that the moth had a

large, swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man thought, “No

problem. In a few hours the fluid will go from the body into the wings

and the moth will be fine.”

But the moth was not fine. Because the man had cut short the time of

struggle inside the cocoon, the wings never got a chance to get

strong. The wings remained withered. The moth never flew.

When the Lord allows us a time of suffering in which to struggle, he

does it for a reason. One of his purposes is to keep us close to him,

his Word, his love and forgiveness. For when we do, his Holy Spirit

strengthens us. He seasons our faith. He reinforces our bond with

Christ. And when that happens, our Christian lives can take flight. We

can touch the lives of others with the gospel. We can do the

wonderful things the Lord intends for us to do.

(Today's Devotion is from WELS and www.WhatAboutJesus.com)

Mark Rathjen

Principal

Inside this issue... Page

Parents & Friends ....... 2

LLL Banking .................. 2

Keep them home ....... 2

PYP ................................. 3

Scholastic Book Club 3

Pick-Up Procedures ... 4

SPLOSHC ..................... 4

Principal’s Tour / Future Enrolments .. 4

Prayer Team ................ 4

Toolbox Parenting

Hot Tip ....................... 5

Lost Property .............. 5

Upcoming Blue Light

Events .......................... 5

St Peters Sporting

Super Stars ................ 6

......................................... 7

School Holiday

Chess .......................... 7

Church news ............... 8

Diary Dates .................. 8

Attached…

Pedal Prix News

Page 2 Newsletter

P&F Meeting The mid-year meeting of the Parents and

Friends Association will be held at 7pm on

Monday 18 June in the Hall. A copy of the

Agenda for this meeting can be obtained from

the school office…..all welcome.

Cake Stall Thank you to the Room 10 families (Miss

Schutz’ class) who last week hosted the cake

stall, raising another $260 (approximately) for

our school. Next week (Week 8) it is Room

9’s turn (Mrs Jakube’s class) to bake for us.

Guide to Ethical

Supermarket Shopping The Guide to Ethical Supermarket

Shopping 2012 is a handy pocket-sized guide

designed to help you match your shopping

habits with your values. It’s the ideal size for

keeping in your bag for quick reference, so

every time you shop in a supermarket, you can

make an informed decision about where your

money goes. When you purchase a product,

the money you spend endorses a company and

its activities, whether you are aware of it or

not. In easy to understand language, The

Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping

2012 offers you a practical way to make a

positive difference through your everyday

purchases. This revised edition contains

information addressing contemporary issues

such as food miles, palm oil, overfishing, animal

welfare, child labour, genetic engineering,

multinational ownership and packaging.

AVAILABLE FROM THE FRONT

OFFICE FOR $7 ($2.80 from each booklet

sold going to the St Peters Parents & Friends).

Parents and Friends

As the cold weather comes, so too the coughs

and colds.

Could I encourage all families not to send your

children to school if they are sick. Children

have an amazing capacity to pass on their

unwanted bugs to others.

In the interests of keeping our community as

healthy as possible please do not send your

children back to school until they are well

again.

Keep them home...

LLL Banking

Please remember to send your child/ren’s

passbooks to the office, so they can be sent off

to the LLL office in North Adelaide to have

interest added.

Special Food Day Thank you to our fabulous Special Food Day

Coordinators and all their fantastic helpers for

our chicken subs for lunch today. The children

really enjoy these special food days and we

very much appreciate the effort that goes in to

organising such events. Thank you.

St Peters Cookbook

The P & F are putting together a St Peters

cookbook for 2012 and need each families

favourite recipe to contribute to it. The

categories are as follows…

Breakfast (savoury muffins, crepes, mueslis

etc)

Lunch (light meals, omelettes, bruschetta

etc)

Afternoon Tea (cakes, biscuits, muffins etc)

Salads, Soups and Starters (this can include

sauces, marinades, dressings etc)

Dinner

Dessert

Kids & Cake Stalls (play dough, cake stall

ideas, party food etc)

P l e a s e e m a i l y o u r r e c i p e t o

blake@sasurveys.com.au (no hand written

recipes please) and please double check them

as we won’t be able to test the recipes before

we go to print! Also, if your recipe is ‘allergy

friendly’ in any way, please indicate in your

email.

7 June 2012 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)

Inquiry Learning

An important part of inquiry learning is sharing knowledge with

others. On Friday, the year 4/5’s shared their knowledge of

“Exploration has changed lives and influences the ways

people interact with each other, the environment and

resources” with the school community in the form of a

Gallery walk in the Big Room. The students chose a form of

exploration that interested them and had the opportunity to

ask their own questions, as well as some questions from the

teacher, and find out the answers. What resulted was an array

of posters, dioramas, banners all addressing the central idea.

The students used their creativity to present their answers and

initiate action with costumes, book marks, poems, model and

slogans. Well done to everyone involved. The standard was

extremely high and the students showed they are very

knowledgeable and great little inquirers. What fantastic

preparation for the year 6/7 Exhibition!

Bronwyn Wilson

PYP Coordinator

Scholastic Book Club Book Club order forms went home on

Tuesday and are due back at school no later

than Tuesday 12 June.

Please note—any orders received after this

date are not guaranteed of arriving at school

before the school holidays.

Year 4/5 Gallery Walk

If you haven’t already done so,

please remember to collect your

plates, serving platters, containers

etc left from Grandparents’ Day

recently. The remaining items are

in the Church kitchen.

Thank you.

Newsletter Page 4

School Car Parks can be very dangerous places and, to keep all of our students as safe as we possibly can,

we have procedures in place for parents to follow. All of these procedures are clearly outlined in

Attachment B of the Parent Information Handbook 2012, which all school families have received.

These procedures are in place not only to minimise cars reversing and pedestrians in the car park at this

very busy time, but also to make the process as efficient as possible for those people collecting their

children at this busy time.

Please abide by the procedures in place, being respectful of others at all times.

Detailed below are a few reminders in relation to the pick-up procedure:

It is imperative that you are on time. Please do not come early or late.

Displaying your family name on the left hand side sun visor assists teachers to have children ready to

get into the car when you come along.

Pick-ups will be in batches of six cars. The first six will line up nose to tail, parallel to the school

path. (Signs designate the six car zone.)

Once the cars have stopped, students are to move quickly into their car, preferably using the left

hand side doors and without the driver getting out if possible.

Once all six cars have moved on, the next six need to drive into the drive-through zone with the

lead car ensuring they move all the way to the front, and the procedure repeats.

It is vital that students are ready to leave and are in their family groups. Please encourage your

children to realize the importance of this.

We also remind you of the following Rules we have in place for picking up students:

The drive-through zone is not to be used for waiting for students. If your child has not arrived, you

can either:

move on with your batch of six cars (without your children) and line up again at the end of

the line; OR

park in the parking bays facing Trevor Terrace.

Students are not permitted to walk unaccompanied to or from a parked car. Drivers will need to

leave their car and walk over to get their children.

Cars will not be able to pass each other if they are using the drive-through zone. Each car must

wait for the car in front to move forward.

Please respect the instructions of teachers who are managing the pick-up area and, remember, the drive-

through pick-up is not the time or place to be having conversations with a teacher or another parent.

Pick-Up Procedures

Vacation Care

Yes, the School holidays are fast approaching

and once again SPLOSHC will be offering

Vacation Care to our students, we have a

fantastic program organised with Cultural,

Horrible Histories, Crazy Science, Circus (with

a visit from Circus Elements) and Sports days...

just to name a few.

Want to know more?

Pick up our program and booking sheet from

the front office or SPLOSHC.

Bookings must be in by Friday 22 June 2012.

The SPLOSHC Team

Ros, Siobhan, Craig, James, Jane, Claire and Sian

SPLOSHC

Our next Principal’s Tour is scheduled for

9am—11am next Tuesday 12 June.

If you know of any friends, family, neighbours,

colleagues etc who may be looking for an Early

Learning Centre and school in this area, please

encourage them to contact the school to book

a place on this tour.

We remind our current families that they, too,

should ensure they have submitted the

required paperwork for siblings as early as

possible to make sure their names are on our

forward enrolment list.

Principal’s Tour /

Future Enrolments

Newsletter Page 5

Toolbox Parenting

Hot Tip

Let the choices do the work

Nagging, pleading, and reminding a child very

rarely gets results. Let simple choices do the

work for you. Don’t get frustrated; just get a

plan. If it’s battles over bringing out the

lunchbox and notices after school, then make

sure afternoon tea is only served to those who

have done it. Perhaps older children aren’t

picking up their clothes and belongings around

the house? Deduct a small amount of pocket

money for each item and they will probably get

a lot tidier very quickly.

The key is to present these choices simply.

Try, “You can choose between bringing your

lunchbox out to the kitchen, and then we can

have afternoon tea. Or you can choose not

to.” A harsh or vengeful tone will undo the

positive atmosphere really fast. Let the power

struggles go and children will learn to make

good choices.

After all, our main role in parenting is to help

our children learn how to make healthy

choices as they become more and more

independent.

God bless your parenting.

James Ziersch (Chaplain)

Prayer Team Next week (Wk 8), St Peters’ Prayer Team

will be praying for –

School staff: Chris Smith (Maintenance)

Mary-Ann Mickan (LSO) and Angela

Graetz (LSO)

The following students from Room 6, their

families, and their Year 4/5 teacher Cassie

Williams:

Eduard & Annika (Rm B) Van den Berg

Elyse Smith

Mitchell & Ben (Rm 9) Wallis

Maddison & Mitch (Rm 9) Masters

St Peters’ Prayer Team

(James Ziersch, Cathy Tighe, Angela Graetz,

Sam Smith, Liz Bird, Bronny Meynell, Paula

Griffiths & Pastor Ben Pfeiffer.)

Lost Property The following items have been in lost property

since last term (none of them have been

named!):

Jumpers - size 16

- size 12

- 2 x size 10

New sport jacket - size 10

Rugby tops - 2 x size 6

There are also numerous lunch boxes and

small containers. These will be given to charity

if not clamed by end of Term.

Upcoming

Blue Light Events

Friday 15 June

We are running a Blue Light Event for

children aged 5-12 yrs

at Event Cinema Westfield Marion.

The event starts at 6.30pm

and finishes 9.30pm

It is preferable for parents to pre buy the

tickets but if they don’t they can buy tickets

via Event Cinema on the night.

To purchase tickets,

phone the Cinema 8377 8588

The movie is “Brave”

Entry is $15 which includes the disco and

movie and lots of give aways.

It is a Lock-in supervised by Police and Blue

Light volunteers. The young people have

their own toilets and can purchase food and

drinks within the event, there is no access by

the public.

Friday 29 June

Sturt Blue Light will be running an

Under Age Rage at the

Marion Cultural Centre – Domain Theatre

on Friday 29 June

287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park.

Lock-in and fully supervised by Police.

Age – 9 – 17 years. Cost - $7.00.

Tickets available from the

Domain Theatre Box Office

Great Prizes and Giveaways!

Limit – 400 tickets.

For more information please contact the

Sturt Police on 8207 4820.

Newsletter Page 6

St Peters Sporting Super Stars

Yr 6 Basketball - White

Year 4/5 Football We played against Aberfoyle campus and we

won. The best players were Sebastian, Nik and I.

The score was St Peters 10-6 (66) defeated

Aberfolyle Campus 3-2 (20).

Henry Smith

Year 4 Basketball Last week we lost by 1 point. We played against

Belair. We are going to win tonight though we

are playing against Craigburn.

William, Nik and Lachlan

Year 4 Netball On Saturday we played Westminster and they

were really fast and they got 18 goals and we got

7 goals. It was a home game which was good.

Micaela played really well doing defense and I

was in goal keeper which I had never played

before. Bec Barry

Year 2/3 Netball We played against Belair. We lost but not by too

much and we all had a lot of fun. I got to play my

favourite position which is centre. I played the

tallest girl in the team in my second position

which was GA. Emily Hutchinson played really

well. Mary Forbes

Soccer U11 We played in a carnival. We played against 3

teams. Westbourne park and 2 others. We won

the first game and lost the two other games. The

first game it was 1-0. The second game was 2-0

and the next one was 2-0.

Daniel and Josh both played well.

Gabriel Beier

We played against Hawthorndene and we drew.

Chloe and Lachlan played really well.

Maggie Evans

Yr 6 Basketball - Navy

Volleyball We won 75-63. After we won we found out that

the other team were undeafeated and we beat

them. We were tired but then we had a burst of

energy and we won. Lauren, Aisha and Ariane

Lacrosse We played Woodville and we won 22-5. Jake

scored 8 goals, I scored 3 and Ben scored 2.

Everyone scored a goal except Cooper and Cole

because Cole is our goalie and Cooper was

playing in defence. Everyone played really well.

Jonathon Jones

We won 18-14. In the first half we got 12 points.

At half time we made a goal to double the score

which we didn’t quite do but we did a good job.

Tasman Dixon

Yr 6 Basketball - Blue

We played against Belair and we lost. We all

played really well. Seb scored the most goals.

Jackson Parsons

Year 5/6 Netball We played against Belair and won by 1 point.

The scores were 21-22. The Belair team hasn’t

lost in two years so we have come really far.

Izzy and Lil played really well.

Maddie Masters

Soccer U10 We lost by 6 goals. We played really well. I’m

guessing the best players would have to have

been Eben and Nejar. We were very close to

getting 3 goals. Duncan was about to kick the

goal but it went off to the side and missed the

goal and we lost the game.

Christopher Evans

Year 2/3 Football We played against Belair and we lost three

quarters and we only won one quarter. Tyson,

Mitchell Fisher, Lily and Mitchell Masters all

played well.

Cameron Gray

Newsletter Page 7

On Sunday we went to Victoria Park and we

raced in the pedal car. The race went for 6

hours. Jackson rolled the car but he was okay

actually he was laughing. Everyone raced well.

We came 25th out of 72 which is way better

than last year.

Lewis, Josh and Matt

Pedal Prix On Thursday our fastest long distance runners

trekked out to Oakbank to compete in the State

Cross Country Championships. All runners did

extremely well. Each race had over 200

competitors. Claudia Lombardi finished in 24th

position.

Well done.

Cross Country

Elyse Smith, Claudia Lombardi, William Hammerl

and Liam Markham.

The Sunday Mail City-Bay fun run is the biggest

race of the year. Thousands of people participate

in the run from the City of Adelaide to Glenelg

(12km/6km/3km).

This year the 40th City-Bay run will be held on

Sunday 16 September.

We currently have a squad of dedicated runners

who have just begun their training. Training is on

Monday and Wednesday mornings before school.

We meet in the front office at 8am. If you are

interested in joining our training squad feel free

to come along or see Mrs Rawinski for more

information.

If you are planning to do the City-Bay but are

training elsewhere or are not able to join us for

training sessions we invite you to register as part

of the St Peters team. Last year we had over 20

members in the St Peters team. Registering with

the team just means you are running as part of

our community you still run your own race as

normal (we won’t be holding you back).

Members of the St Peters team are able to

purchase a City-Bay running top to wear at

training and on the day. Shirts are available to try

on in the front office and orders need to be in by

Friday 22 June.

Information on how to register as part of the

St Peters team will be coming soon.

So dust off those sneakers and get moving.

Penny Rawinski

City-Bay Running

Squad

St Peters Sporting Super Stars

See the latest news from St Peters Blackwood

Pedal Prix team—attached. Includes all the

news and pics from their exciting Race 1 held

recently at Victoria Park Racecourse.

Also—check out their blog:

bluesaintpedalprix.wordpress.com

School Holiday Chess

St Peters' Chess Coach, David, is running

School Holiday Chess Coaching at St Marks'

Lutheran Primary School, Hampden Road, Mt

Barker on Wednesday 4 July. Doors open at

9.30am and close at 12.30pm. Morning tea will

be provided. Early bird fee $12.50 with

additional child $7.50. ($15 if paid on the day)

Contact David for bookings or other

information 0433693990 www.chesslife.com.au

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 2 (for your calendar!)

71 Cumming Street

BLACKWOOD SA 5051

St Peters Lutheran School Blackwood

Phone: 8278 0800

Fax: 8370 0414

Email:

admin@stpeterslutheran.sa.edu.au

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...

10/6 Baptism of Georgia Adams

24/6 School and Family Service. Followed by St

Peters YOUTH AMAZING RACE. Register

your interest with Sarah Smith or Pastor Ben.

Any enquiries please contact Pastor Ben:

82782322 or pfeiffer241@gmail.com

Jesus said, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother

and sister and mother” (Mark 3:35)

Week 10 (Monday 25/6)

Wed 27/6 Prayer Group—9 to 10am

Class-Support Coordinators Meeting—

9 to 10am

Thu 28/6 Playgroup—9am

Special Food Day

School Council Meeting—7pm

Fri 29/6 Closing Chapel—8.45am

Cake Stall and After Chapel Coffee

(Room 8—Mrs Rathjen)

Uniform Shop Open—after Chapel

Class-Support Coordinators Meeting—

9 to 10am

Last day of term

Week 7 (Monday 4/6)

Thu 7/6 Playgroup—9am

Special Food Day

School Council Meeting—7pm

Fri 8/6 After Chapel Coffee

(Room 6—Miss Williams)

Toolbox Parenting Group—9.30am

Week 8 (Tuesday 12/6)

Mon 11/6 Public Holiday—Queen’s Birthday

Tue 12/6 Principal’s Tour—9am to 11am

Wed 13/6 Interschool (Girls) Chess

Competition—9am to 1pm

Junior Chess League Interschool

Chess—9am to 12.30pm

Thu 14/6 Playgroup—9am

Fri 15/6 Cake Stall and After Chapel Coffee

(Room 9—Mrs Jakube)

Toolbox Parenting Group—9.30am

Week 9 (Monday 18/6)

Mon 18/6 P&F Meeting—7pm

Wed 20/6 Interschool Chess Competition—

9am to 1pm

Thu 21/6 Playgroup—9am

Fri 22/6 After Chapel Coffee (ELC)

Reports go home

Toolbox Parenting Group—9.30am

Sun 24/6 Family Service (Rooms 9 & 10)

Entertainment Books

Still great value at $65 per book. If you have

purchased a book before, you will know the

great value and savings that it gives. You would

only need to use the book three times to get

your money back and then after this you save,

save, save. A great gift idea. Ask your friends,

relatives, work colleagues! Books are available

now at the School Office Reception. If you

want to know more, contact Olive Fairclough

on telephone 8278 7947.