Mrs Michelle McDonnell - Principal

• Mrs Kathy Hollis - Coordinator of Students (Pre-Kindergarten - Year 2)
• Mr Troy Calnan - Coordinator of Students (Years 3 - 6)

• Mrs Lindsay Connell - Coordinator of Teaching and Learning (Pre-Kindergarten - Year 2)
• Mrs Heather Brown - Coordinator of Teaching and Learning (Years 3 - 6)

It is with sadness that I have accepted the resignation of Mr Joey Stockinger, who will be leaving us at the end of 2023 to pursue new teaching opportunities. Mr Stockinger has been a valuable member of our teaching and middle leadership team for the past 7 years, and we are deeply appreciative of his contributions to our school, both in the classroom and through co-curricular activities such as Public Speaking and the Poetry Competition. We wish him the best as he departs at the end of the year.

I am excited to spend the evening with our school community as we begin the Christmas celebrations early with our Christmas event tonight.  We encourage pre-registered families to bring a picnic blanket or chairs, enjoy a picnic dinner or purchase food from one of the food trucks available and enjoy family fun as we consider the birth of our Saviour with Miss Burns and community carol singing.  It is sure to be a wonderful night!

• Thursday, 16 November 2023
• Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Our annual Student Led Conferences will take place on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 commencing at 3.30pm until 7.00pm for students in Kindergarten to Year 6.

Student Led Conferences are not Parent Teacher Interviews. Teachers will stand back to allow students to take resposibility in sharing their learning.

This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to step into the classroom with your child/ren, and share in aspects of their learning.

Information regarding bookings for these will be emailed to families early next week.

Please be reminded that the Staff Professional Development day advertised in the hard copy calendar for next Friday 17 November is not taking place.  School will continue as normal for St Peter's Anglican Grammar and St Peter's Heart students.

Mrs Nerida Hadfield - Deputy Principal

What an amazing fortnight we have had in our school. It has been full of opportunities, challenges and celebrations. We have had the pleasure of hosting students who will attend our school next year and showing them what a wonderful place St Peter’s is. Our students are great at making them feel welcome and I am proud of the care they have shown to them.

Last Friday night was the Fisher’s Ghost Art Awards. Rui S (SPACE) was one of 3 winners of the Primary division. There were more than 1400 entries and over 650 entries in the primary and secondary divisions. This is a prestigious award with $50,000 awarded to the winner of the Open category. Congratulations to Rui for his amazing sketch shown here.

Congratulations to Lachlan C (SPACE) who has trialled over 2 weekends and was selected in the Under 12s NSW Futsal team to compete at Nationals in January 2024. This is an amazing achievement. Well done Lachlan!

During the Month of October and November Guy C (SPACE) was part of a team that competed in a range of events for the NSW State VexIQ Robotics Competition. This involved building a robot and coding it so it could complete a range of tasks, including collecting blocks and placing them in a goal.  Congratulations to Guy and his team who have won the NSW State Championship. In December they will be off to Adelaide to compete in the National League. We wish him all the best.

Last Monday night was an amazing opportunity to be entertained by our incredible Musical groups. The Primary Choir opened the evening and sang with gusto and set the scene for a delightful night. The strings performances were impressive with students from Kindergarten to Year 6 taking us on a journey during their pieces. The Year One and Two Choir was very cute and kept us wanting more. The band has grown in both numbers and ability, and continue to perform with great enthusiasm. Our Vocal Ensemble sang with sweetness and the joy on their faces was wonderful to see. The performance of our orchestra (combining the band and strings) concluded the evening. This was spectacular and a credit to all students involved. 

A massive thank you to staff involved who helped run the evening. A particular huge thank you to Mr Stoi for all his organisation and Mr Connell for the supportive role he played along with his technical abilities.

Our students have participated in a water safety week and teachers have reported they have seen a growth in their confidence during these 5 weeks. All students were a pleasure to take to the pool each visit. For those who don’t have swimming lessons out of school you are encouraged to consider this leading up to Summer.

Please be aware that there are occasions when buses need to come in to drop students off from various activities prior to 3pm. Cars should not be coming through the driveway prior to this, as this is less safe for our students disembarking.

Mrs Kasie Bingham - Sports Administrator

Congratulations to Woojin S and Ela E the St Peter’s Singles Tennis Champions for 2024. 

The Doubles Competition will continue right to the end of the term. We are praying the good weather will persist. The amount of interest this year has been outstanding, and we hope all players have enjoyed their opportunities.

On Wednesday, 2nd November, 15 students travelled to the Sydney Gymnastics and Aquatics Centre to compete in the IPSHA Gymnastics competition. We had a range of competitors in four different levels, each performing on different apparatus. Many students achieved personal best results and all displayed great sportsmanship with the other students across the different schools. 

Congratulations to Sophia, Alison, Everly, Sophia N., Olivia, Remy, Emma, Sophie, Amelia, Isobel, Imogen, Nate, Liam, Oliver and Alexander for their outstanding effort at the competition.

Team Results

Overall Individual Results

Congratulations to the following students for their individual placing overall:

Week 4 v. Broughton Anglican College (Away)

Week 5 v. Macarthur Anglican School (Away)

Term 4 IPSSO Draw (subject to change).

Congratulations to the Junior Basketball team for achieving the top spot in the IPSSO Summer competition South Draw, undefeated and securing the title of minor premiers.

As a result of their outstanding performance, the students in the Junior Basketball team have earned the opportunity to compete at the IPSSO Finals day, which is scheduled for Wednesday, 22nd November at St Gregory’s College. Parents/guardians of students involved will receive an email with further details.

Students have the opportunity to trial for mixed school state sports teams throughout the year. 

If you have a child who will be in years 3-6 in 2024, who is already involved a Club Sport Representative or Development team/workshop, please email me to let me know sport@stpeters.nsw.edu.au There are many other opportunities for State Team Trials in Terms 1 and 2 that include:

• Cricket

• Tennis

• Boys Basketball

• Girls Basketball

• Boys Touch Football

• Girls Football (Soccer)

• Boys Football (Soccer)

• Girls Netball

• Rugby Union

• Boy’s Field Hockey

• Girls Field Hockey

• Rugby League

• Golf

• Boys and Girls Softball

• Gymnastics

In your email, please inform me of their representative / development team they play for and their preferred playing positions. Entries are limited, so school trials may need to take place.

This Christmas, we’re collecting food and gifts for those who are doing it tough. Our partnership with Anglicare’s “Toys ‘n’ Tucker” aims to share the joy of Christmas with families who would otherwise go without.  Last year Toys ‘n’ Tucker delivered 4,000 toy hampers and 5,000 gift hampers directly into the hands of our local community.

Even the smallest donation can make the biggest impact!

Drop off your donations at the office and let’s come together as a community, reflecting God’s love and generosity to those who are most vulnerable.

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions in our school

Current Position(s) vacant for 2024

• Teacher (K-6)

Position Description - Teacher (K-6)

Application Form - Teacher (K-6)

• We thank God for a great Year 1 and 2 Day camp today. We had lots of fun, and the students had a great experience. 
• Please pray for our Year 6 students as they prepare to finish up their time with us. We pray that they finish well. 
• We pray as well for all the end-of-year activities that are happening. We pray for strength and rest for staff as they prepare for these. 

Term 4

Monday, 9 October 2023 - Tuesday, 5 December 2023