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Enews – Term 3, Week 6 2015

Issue no. 26 

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From the Head of Middle School

RichardLisle_webLast week I was privileged to speak at the 9th International Adolescent Success Conference on the Gold Coast. This organisation is dedicated solely to the education and development of young adolescents, and the conference attracts delegates with a passion for schooling in the ‘Middle Years’ from around Australia, as well as some international visitors from South East Asia and America. The theme for the conference was ‘Bright Futures for Young Adolescents’, with sessions in the four areas of Curriculum, Well-being, Pedagogy and Leadership.

It was my pleasure to be able to share some of our practice here at St Peter’s Girls with a wider audience. My main theme was about the need to give young adolescents the space to develop creative and critical thinking skills, whilst encouraging them to use these attributes to make a positive impact upon others. I found it affirming that a number of other speakers shared this goal, and fascinating to see how similar schools around the country approach similar aims in different ways.

This notion of young people embracing their creative talents to lead change was also central to the recent Anglican Schools Leadership Workshop held at Walford. This annual event is attended by students from Years 6, 9, 11 and 12 from all 12 Anglican schools around Adelaide. This year, having been inspired by examples of current Adelaide students acting as ‘change agents’, as well as an excellent and well received talk from our own Melissa Bray about how to embrace social media and internet tools to enable change, students were challenged to take the first steps toward leading change in their sphere of influence.

As part of the day, I asked our students to reflect upon their experience of the sessions. As one of the organisers of the workshop, I was delighted that the sessions had clearly resonated with many of our students.

“The Anglican Schools Event was very enjoyable and I learnt a lot about how we can make a change to improve society for the better.” – Holly Wallman-Craddock, Year 6

“The best leaders LOVE their people and their cause, are INNOVATIVE in their ideas and have COURAGE in their actions.” – Madison Bateman, Year 11

“After listening to people’s inspirational speeches, I am more inspired to be an agent of change.” – Amira Shahin, Year 9

“Today provided insight toward the fundamentals behind leadership. For me, finding out what qualities a good leader possesses requires asking yourself why… why… why… is (the idea) so important, what is the change you want? More importantly, what do you want to leave behind? How can you better people’s experience in what you lead? These are all ideas that I have been left to think about, which is much more refreshing than ‘a good leader needs to be organised, a good leader needs to be charismatic, etc., etc.’ Instead of thinking about what a good leader is, today challenged us to think about how a good leader is and how we can achieve this instead of admiring potential qualities.” – Sophie Schultz, Year 11

“It was an inspiring day and a great chance to bounce our ideas around with like-minded people from the Anglican Schools Community. It was also motivating to learn from, and listen to, the stories of leadership from the presenters and the girls and boys we were working with.” – Anna Cross, Year 11

“It was refreshing and motivating to hear the work that different people had done to make a difference on the things they are passionate about. It definitely inspired me to take more risks, to step outside my comfort zone, and to become a leader for change.” – Anna Bi, Year 9

Hearing from young compassionate people with creative minds and the desire to enact change, such as these, fills me with hope and confidence. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers, was keen on the notion of ‘making a dent in the universe’ – embracing creativity, enthusiasm, resilience (and often technology) to leave a useful legacy. I urge our students to engage with each other in an effort to make a positive change for the community of their choice, and I urge parents to help their children to take risks, to think big, and in so doing, help them make their ‘dent’.

Richard Lisle

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NAPLAN Results

In May 2015, the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy tests were administered to all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 throughout Australia. The tests covered reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy.

Your daughter’s individual NAPLAN results were sent home this week, and we are pleased to confirm the School’s continued outstanding success in this assessment and congratulate our all students on their results.

It’s my pleasure to report that the School’s results across all year levels and assessment areas were above the national average. Particularly impressive statistics include:

  • Year 3 students achieved 1-2 proficiency bands higher than the national average across all testing areas
  • 100% of our Years 3 and 5 students scored above the national average across all testing areas, with grammar and punctuation a particular strength
  • Years 7 and 9 students achieved consistently high results, with particular strengths in the writing and grammar and punctuation assessment areas

It should be remembered that these results have been obtained from a limited testing situation. They provide a snapshot of your daughter’s achievement in specific areas on a particular day. However, the NAPLAN results along with other assessments and professional judgement will be used by your daughter’s teachers to further develop literacy and numeracy pedagogies and learning in the classroom.

If you would like any further information or clarification please contact me on 8334 2254 or at mbeck@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au

Meredith Beck
Director of Teaching & Learning

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Kilburn girls are golden

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Week 5 brought another chance for us Kilburn girls to stand out in the school corridors instead of on the stage or athletic field with each Kilburn girl sparkling as a result of the golden ribbons in their hair. Seeing this small symbol of House spirit made me a very proud House Captain, knowing that I was a leader of such a high-spirited and dedicated team that to this day continue to reflect Kilburn’s motto, Non nobus solum, (Not for Ourselves Only). Therefore, during Kilburn’s Spirit Week Chapel service, I conveyed the history of Kilburn house to reassure that, “Stories have to be told or they die and when they die we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” It made me realise how great a connection the Kilburn girls have to the school by involving themselves in extracurricular activities and thus upholding Kilburn’s motto in their own personal values.

With our spirit week coming off of the back of a successful Winter Interhouse, it ended with Friday night’s Kilburn House dinner, themed ‘Channel Kids’. As students, or should I say Children’s TV show characters, entered the doors of the Arts Centre, it felt as though they entered into their characters’ corresponding TV shows with the Arts Centre representing a very colourful and cartoonesque world. The night featured Bill and Ben the Flowerpot men, the Scooby Doo gang, Barbies from Life in the Dreamhouse, and our best dressed teacher, Ms Dickson, as Francine Frensky from Arthur. The Year 12s boogied with all the younger Kilburnites, enjoying their last house dinner, and the girls were also entertained with games, quizzes, photos and food throughout the night, with the highlight being the flop of ‘finding the Fru Choc in the Maltesers’ game. Borrowing the game idea from Patteson house, after many rounds of passing round the box of round chocolate balls, no one was fortunate enough to find the Fru Choc and win a prize!

I would like to thank the parent helpers serving the food on the night, the Year 11s and 12s for setting up the decorating and especially Mrs Alderson, Josephine Dalpra and Georgina Sarah who were more than happy to step up and organise such a big event and not let me worry about anything. It really took so much stress off my shoulders! Also, a big thank you to Focus School Photography for capturing the memories of the Years 12’s last Kilburn House dinner!

Julia Vosnakis
Kilburn House Captain

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Maths challenge proves rewarding

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As educators we are looking for activities that develop thinking skills and the repertoire of strategies and techniques to become better problem solvers. Activities that stimulate and excite students are much desired, with a delicate balance between stretching students and them feeling it is too hard.

One activity which achieved this aim was the Maths Challenge for Young Australians conducted by the Australian Mathematics Trust. This year 62 girls from Years 7 to 10 participated in the problem solving exercise run over three weeks. There were four problems for Year 7 and six for Years 8 to 10 students. The questions required thought and explanations to justify any solution. Having an extended period to wrestle with these questions was valuable in developing resilience and persisting with complex questions, which did not have a quick solution or answer. One dimension of these questions was not just finding an answer, but also checking that the student had considered all possible valid values.

It was very exciting that five girls achieved a High Distinction, nine students achieved a Distinction and twenty students achieved a Credit award.

High Distinction
Year 10: Emily Murdock
Year 8: Zhijun (Amy) Li, Nicolette Miller, Isobel Tan, Amelia Wood

Distinction
Year 9: Ava Loechel
Year 8: Ruoyu (Helen) Han, Anabelle Langley, Ebony Lohe, Rose Pittman, Amy Rice, Aditi Tamhankar, Isabella Villani, Charlotte White

Credit
Year 10: Sophia Casanova Clarke, Mikaela Georgiadis, Qianna (Nancy) Huang, Tina Vo
Year 9: Anna Bi, Grace Edwards, Nicola Jones, Charlene Lee, Felicia Mi, Thandi Murada
Year 8: Cheryl Wang, Rachel Banham, Hannah Brown, Sarah Carrodus, Ankita Rajbhoj, Zoe Vine Hall, Jiayi Wang, Zoe Wilmshurst
Year 7: Charlotte Bleby

More pleasing than these awards was the learning that happened as all of the girls pitted their wits against the challenge of solving each problem. Some reactions from the Year 9 girls who participated included:

  • “I really enjoyed the Maths Challenge – it was frustrating at times but it felt like a real achievement to finally get a question out.” – Grace
  • “I found the Maths Challenge to be quite hard but also very challenging in a good way. I could look at the questions from different angles and challenge my mind to think more critically.” – Georgia
  • “Though it was very challenging, the Maths Challenge was the most fun Maths competition I’ve ever participated in. Whenever you answered a question, the satisfaction you get from it was amazing.” – Katie
  • “The Maths Challenge allowed me to practise problem solving that does not usually come up in our class work – which was a welcome challenge.” – Antonia
  • “The Maths Challenge was a fun and different way to apply what we have learnt over the past few years. Problem solving is a challenging and enjoyable way to use Mathematics in a practical sense.” – Bethany

It is very gratifying that the work of students and the Maths teachers involved resulted in the ongoing development of higher order thinking skills, with an increased realisation that not everything is simple or easy. Congratulations to all girls who took part in the Maths Challenge.

John Leydon
Head of Mathematics

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Carmella Finds Out

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A world of rigid order
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The Cast

On Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August the Years 11 and 12 Drama students presented their emotionally-charged and highly professional production, Carmella Finds Out. Written by Mr Butler-Wills and workshopped by the class, the play was received with great acclaim by audiences who were inspired, frightened, and made to think! Drawing upon traditions of symbolism, the play was set in a forest of hanging bamboo through which stark spears of light penetrated, complementing the bland colour palette of costumes. It told the story of Carmella who, in this world of brown and grey and black, dreamt of colours and beauty. Ostracised and oppressed, Carmella gradually found out about her own past in a dramatic fable that was both tragic and hopeful.

Thenu Herath played the titular character, sustaining an emotional journey that was nuanced and powerfully moving. Julia Vosnakis played the antagonist – vicious, cruel and manipulative – a character that audiences were glad to hate, contrasting with Theodora Galanis’ subtle and compassionate portrayal of a Leader torn between duty and sympathy. Similarly emotional, and delivered with convincing punch, was Amelia Long’s exploration of Carmella’s adopted mother, a character often working in ensemble with Carmella’s two sisters: catty, conniving girls played most ably by Rachel Simmons and Georgia Wilson. Completing this class of Year 12 students was Grace Brown who created an imaginative and appropriate publicity design that most obviously worked for the nights, which were well supported by the school and wider community. Assisting this class of seven were eight Year 11 students who all provided engaging performances and contributed invaluably to the ensemble. Together the cast created an alternative world with its strange cultural practices, rigid hierarchy and restrictive beliefs. It was a world into which a solitary character brought light and colour and thereby allegorically suggested that we all should give careful consideration to the things we value and the structures that give life meaning.

Michael Butler-Wills
Drama Teacher

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Success at ABODA

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Last week Saints Girls Music Department participated in the ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Festival at Westminster. This year we entered three tuned percussion ensembles, our Senior and Junior String Ensembles and our Concert Band. We came away with two silver medals and a bronze for our percussion ensembles, silver medals for both String Ensembles and a gold medal for the Concert Band.

The girls were extremely well prepared and represented the School at the highest level. Every year our contribution to this festival continues to grow and as we performed and then watched other schools it was wonderful to reflect on our past performances and just how far we have come as a school from entering in novice sections five years ago to achieving silver and gold in intermediate and advanced sections this year.

Congratulations to all our Ensemble Directors, Nick Parnell, Elsa Lee and Fiona Patten, who put in extra time to ensure the girls performed at their best.

Sally Rounsevell
Director of Music

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Book Week in the ELC

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As educators we value not only the learning opportunities that books provide, but also their ability to act as a means to building the strong relationships necessary for successful learning. You will often find us in the mornings reading in quiet corners to help settle our youngest friends, and we regularly come together as a group to share and delight in our favourite books and we carefully select books that will enhance the children’s learning experiences. During our Unit of Inquiry we have been using books to support our Central Idea that books are an ideal way to introduce children to new concepts and vocabulary in meaningful ways.

This week we will have a wonderful reason to share even more wonderful books with your children as we celebrate Book Week. This special week has come at the perfect time for us as we have just received the most amazing collection of beautiful new books thanks to The Friends of the ELC and our generous grandparents, families and special friends who donated a book at our recent Art Exhibition.

Book Week is an annual celebration of Australian books, authors and illustrators organised by The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). This is a very special year for the CBCA, as they celebrate their 70th birthday. You can find out more and discover which books have won awards at www.cbca.org.au.

Occasions such as Book Week are not only fun for children, but also they can support both educators and families in discovering wonderful new books to share with our children. To discover Australian children’s book news and reviews, check the new CBCA website at www.readingtime.com.au.

Another resource that I regularly use, both at home and at the ELC, is www.storyboxlibrary.com.au. Story Box Library features engaging Australian stories read by some of Australia’s finest storytellers. This online library does require an annual subscription; however, I find it a very cost effective way of sharing new engaging and entertaining stories with children.

We hope you keep up to date with the books we are sharing with your children through our program. We would love to hear about some of your family’s favourite books and we invite your children to bring one in for us to share.

Leanne Williams
ELC Educator

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Interschool Leaders’ Quiz Night

On 14 August prefects and school leaders from six Adelaide single sex schools came together at Wilderness and enjoyed a charity quiz night in aid of Kickstart for Kids. Kickstart for Kids is an Australian charity established to provide breakfast and mentor support for underprivileged Australian students. Leaders from St Peter’s Girls, St Peter’s Boys, Prince Alfred College, Wilderness School, Walford School and Seymour College attended and together raised over $1000 for the worthwhile charity. It was a very successful night and an excellent experience for all six schools to strengthen connections with other student leaders. For the Saints girls the night was also an excellent way to conclude a year of leadership at school. The event was entirely student run, and is the result of months of planning from Head and Deputy Head Prefects from all six schools. All leaders thoroughly enjoyed the mixed school quiz, song contest and raffles, providing an opportunity to meet new people and have discussions with other school leaders. Thenu and I hope that the connections made on the night will be strengthened by other interschool activities in years to come, as we believe it is important for leaders to liaise and connect with other like-minded students.

Lucy Brown
Head Prefect

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Chess report

On 19 August the St Peter’s Girls Chess Team played Round 11 against Mercedes Green as well as Nazareth. Unfortunately, we lost all four games against Nazareth who proved to be strong opponents, resulting in some very close matches. We played our second round against Mercedes Green and won 3-1. Congratulations to Glenda Hanson, Tam Nguyen and Elin Michel. A big thank you to all the girls who were a part of chess this year; you have all been a pleasure to play with. There is also a need to extend a special mention to our chess coach, George, for his invaluable expertise and advice; he gave us the mentoring that was necessary to build and develop our strategies in regards to the game of chess. Additionally, both Mrs Coulter and Mrs Moore have demonstrated their unwavering support throughout the season, whether it be by giving up their classroom every Monday for our weekly practice, or being our sideline cheerleaders every match. Overall, I am proud to announce that this year St Peter’s Girls is in the standing of 15 out of 34 teams. What a great achievement! Well done, girls. The results have shown our hard work and concentration, proof of the Friday ‘knights’ we have given up to represent Saints in a competitive tournament against the schools of Adelaide. Well that’s it for now, until next year, just check-ing out, mate.

Glenda Hanson
Chess Captain

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Relive Choral Night

A number of Choral Night DVDs are still available.

This year the Friends of the Arts community group have copies of the Choral Night spectacular available on DVD. This is your chance to relive the magic, or perhaps catch up if you couldn’t make it on the night.

DVDs cost just $20, and proceeds will go towards supporting the School’s Arts and Music programs.

Copies are available from the School Shop.

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Props wanted for Year 5 production

PeterPanJR_4CThe Year 5 production this year will be Peter Pan Junior. The girls are already busy planning and preparing for this special event in the Junior School calendar.

As part of our set, we would love to hear from anyone who has a tallboy chest of drawers, at least 1m high. We would preferably like one that is light and is no longer wanted. Our aim is to paint it and put wheels on it.

We are also on the hunt for an Indian chief headdress.

If you think you may be able to donate an item, please let me know at shampton@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au.

Shelley Hampton
Year 5 Teacher

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ELC Fathers’ Day Breakfast

ELC Fathers Day invitation Enews

In celebration of Fathers’ Day, all dads and special friends are warmly invited to attend an exciting breakfast with their child at the ELC.

When: 7.45am, Wednesday 2 September 2015
Venue: ELC

To assist with catering, please RSVP online at www.trybooking.com/IVIX

We wish all our dads a very happy Fathers’ Day.

Kate Mount
Director of Early Learning

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Year 12 Dance Production: Moved 3 – Pulse

Yr 12 dance production Enews

 

On Tuesday 1 September, the Year 12 dancers will present Moved 3 – Pulse, the SACE 2 Performance Exam for 2015. The evening will feature a variety of dances, predominantly in the contemporary genre, but also including a number of jazz works.

Choreography by myself, a number of students and guest artist Alison Wilton will feature in the performance, the works linked by the inevitable and pulsating rhythms of movement, music and life, be they confronting or beautiful.

For the first time, we have invited the Years 9-10 dancers to also participate in the program, along with two of our more accomplished pianists, from Year 11. The evening promises to be an intense and exciting showcase of performing arts.

The performance is worth 30% for the SACE 2 Dance students, so a lively, enthusiastic and engaged audience will really assist the students to perform at their best.

I hope to see you there!

When: 7.30pm, Tuesday 1 September 2015
Venue: Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls’ School
Tickets: Adults $10, Concession $5

Book tickets online at www.trybooking.com/IUCV

Amanda Kimber
Dance Teacher/Head of Arts

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Ladies’ Golf Day

OSA Golf Day invite

The annual St Peter’s Girls’ School Ladies’ Golf Day and Lunch is on Friday 11 September at Kooyonga Golf Club.

It’s a stableford competition with a one tee start commencing at 8.30am. The day promises to be great fun with prizes on offer, including ‘Nearest the Pin’ as well as the Perpetual Trophy for the 18 hole golf champion.

Play 18 holes or just join us for lunch at 1pm.

Tickets for Golf and Lunch: $80
Tickets for Kooyonga Golf Club members and those attending for lunch only: $25

All are welcome so bring a friend!

Contact the Development Office on 8334 2239 for more details.

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Mothers’ Club raffle: Build a barbecue

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Have you got your sausages sizzling on the Mothers’ Club barbecue?

Get them in to win!

Can we build it? Yes we can! We just need some cash to buy a few bricks and pieces.

We’ve lined up some stellar prizes for our Fathers’ Day Raffle – so here’s your chance to win dad an awesome present and help us throw a snag on the new barbie!

Return the tickets with your payment to the Front Office and we’ll pop the sausages on to cook on our display near the School Shop.

The more tickets you buy, the more chance you have of winning!

Each sausage has a chance to win one of many prizes, kindly donated by our school community.

The prizes include:

  • A 2005 Irvine Royale Merlot ($285)
  • Signed Adelaide Strikers 2015 guernsey
  • Cornes Toyota car service
  • Golf for 4 people at Oakbank Golf Course
  • Plus many more!

The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 3 September. Good luck and thank you for your continued support of the Mothers’ Club.

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The Golden Ticket Raffle has arrived

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Have we got an offer for you!

The Parents’ and Friends’ Association is pleased to launch the much-anticipated Golden Ticket Raffle. The first prize is a whopping $15,000 off your 2016 school fees. Who wouldn’t be pleased with that?

But you’ll have to be quick, as there are only 300 tickets for sale, at a cost of just $100 each.

Get ready – tickets go on sale from 9am on Monday 31 August – log on to www.trybooking.com/155850.

Enquiries can be directed to the Development Office at events@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au.

Lottery Licence No. M12992

Ed Parker
P&F President

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Would you like to try rowing?

If you’ve ever wanted to give rowing a go or think this could be your sport, you’ll be more than welcome at Saints Rowing.

There will be a free Come and Try day from 11am – 1pm on Sunday 30 August for students in Years 6 – 10 at the Scotch Boatshed, Victoria Drive, Adelaide (behind the Convention Centre). Rowers will have access to a modern fleet of boats and excellent coaching staff.

Girls may also be interested in taking on the role of coxswain (cox). The cox plays an important leadership role by taking charge of the crew and supporting the rowers through their training program as ‘the coach on the water’.

The sport of rowing assists girls to develop lifelong skills including leadership, health, nutrition, fitness and how to work as an effective member of a team.

Come and Try: 11am, Sunday 30 August at Scotch Boatshed, Torrens River

Official training commences for Years 7-11 students in Week 8 this term. The Learn to Row program for Year 6 students commences in Term 4.

Ben Flannagan
Director of Rowing

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Join us for a movie!

FOR movie Enews

Get your family and friends together for an action packed afternoon at the movies to see the latest instalment in the Maze Runner series: The Scorch Trials!

The maze was just the beginning… Having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles.

When: 3pm for 3:30pm start | Sunday 13 September 2015
Where: The Regal Theatre, 275 Kensington Rd, Kensington Park
Tickets: $20 | Book now at trybooking.com/IVRY

Bookings through Trybooking will receive exclusive entry for great lucky door prizes including an Encounter Bay Holiday House Weekend, 1 month EFM Gym membership and magazine bundles… plus a tasty treat on arrival! Tickets can also be bought at the door on the day for the movie and treat – but you’ll miss out on the lucky prize draw.

A fundraising event for the St Peter’s Girls’ School Friends of Rowing.

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Sports Day: Friday 4 September

A reminder that the Years 4 to 12 Sports Day will be held on Friday 4 September.

> Download program of events
> Overview of events by year level

The carnival will be held at SA Athletics Stadium (previously SANTOS Stadium). The day will begin at 8.30am and conclude by 4pm. This day is to be treated like a normal school day; therefore, attendance is required for the whole day.

Students who travel to school on school buses will automatically be taken to the Athletics Stadium in the morning and will depart from there in the afternoon. All other students will need to be dropped off at the Stadium in the morning and picked up in the afternoon, as the girls will be dismissed directly from the venue.

Girls are reminded to wear their complete PE uniform with a House top and hat (Year 12s have separate standards). We encourage the girls to display their House Spirit on the day, but please be aware body paint is not permitted in the SA Athletics Stadium. Girls are able to wear spikes up to 7mm in length.

The Saints Sport Group will be running a raffle throughout the day, with excellent prizes on offer. They will also be selling House tattoos, which students can purchase at the gate on the day (1 for $1 or 3 for $2). (Please note that these can be removed with tea-tree oil or acetone free nail polish remover. It is not permitted that the tattoos are visible outside the winter school uniform the following week.)

With the ease of parking and close proximity to the city, we encourage you to come along and support your daughter/s and be involved in events that can assist your daughter’s House, have fun and win some prizes.

  • To start the day we would like to invite parents to join their daughter’s House in the first event of the day at 9am, the House Scramble. The objective is for each House in turn to get as many participants as possible across the line over a distance of 300m in 75 seconds.
  • The Parent Rowing Challenge will be held from 12.30-1.30pm. This competition involves a gold coin donation, with prizes donated from Ben Flannagan and EFM for the furthest distance rowed in 2 minutes (male and female).

Students can either bring their recess and lunch on the day or the canteen will be open to purchase food and drinks. Water bottles should also be brought. Despite being just out of winter, we encourage people to prepare according to the forecast and that will mean applying sunscreen early in the day. This will be available at the First Aid station.

Daniel Searle
Head of PE, Health & Outdoor Education

Neil Fuller
Director of Sport

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Sports News

Water Polo

Congratulations to Carys Jones (Year 9) who has been selected for the South Australian Under 16 team to go to the National Club Championships in Perth from 29 September to 4 October.

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Sports Results

Junior Basketball – Wednesday 19 August

Year 6 Blue – Saints 40 defeated Wilderness 15
The girls had their first win and our efforts over the past month in practice culminated in our best team display by far. The significant improvement has been a highlight in all seven girls in our team. Our collective goal shooting skills stood out in this game – with 40 points. Harriett Gilroy was amazing, shooting the maximum allowed 12 points in the first half as our best player. Other good players this week were Jordan Berry and Keeley Fahey. Darren Berry (Coach)

Year 6 White – Saints 24 defeated Pembroke 18
The game was played in great spirit, and it was very exciting to watch. The score remained very close each quarter. The girls played as a team, with great passing and working together. Player of the week was Keely Flannagan, who scored three goals, her first points for the season. Tammy Flannagan (Coach)

Year 5 – Saints 4 defeated by Seymour 34
Coming up against a very experienced side, the girls showed their hard work and determination. The girls were able to dribble down the court and pass with confidence. I encourage all the girls to keep giving their all. Special mention goes to Gracie Ganzis who played her best game yet. Jo Dalpra and Ella Robinson (Coaches)

Junior Netball – Wednesday 19 August

Year 4 Blue – Saints 18 defeated Wilderness 3
The girls again played a great game, working well together. We have been working on getting in front of players and focussing on precise passes. It is clear from the work and drills we are doing at training that the girls are improving. Each girl has been playing each position to her best ability. The girls should be very proud of their work – undefeated so far this season. Georgia Naughton (Assistant coach)

Year 4 White – Saints 14 defeated St Andrew’s 1
All girls played extremely well, getting in front of their opponent and passing into the goal ring. They moved the ball well the whole way down the court and intercepted the opposition’s passes brilliantly. Montana Melisi played extremely well in centre with strong leads and intercepts. Ruby Richards also worked hard in the goal ring, shooting goals and jumping for the rebounds. Well done to the whole team. Eve Habel (Assistant Coach)

Soccer – Wednesday 19 August

Open B – Saints did not play

Middle A – Saints 1 drew with Seymour 1
The game started well, and although we conceded a goal late in the first half, the girls came out fighting in the second to control the game and create a lot of good opportunities. Our defence was also very strong and Ruby Oliver made some fantastic saves in goal. Saints finally equalised in the second half with a great goal from Sara Possingham. Tom Maricic (Coach)

Middle B – Saints 0 drew with Pembroke 0
The girls did an amazing job applying techniques and skills learnt during the season. Unfortunately, the team was unable to score and secure a win. It has been a pleasure coaching the girls this season and I encourage them all to continue soccer in the future. Best player: Chloe Deieso. Alisha Dhillon (Coach)

Junior Soccer – Friday 21 August

Year 6 Blue – Saints 4 defeated Walford 2
It was a fast, free flowing game, with our dependable defensive structure including Gigi O’Halloran, Harriett Gilroy and Lucy Steele-Scott. Georgia Davidson enjoyed a run on the field in the second half although the team really missed her reliable contribution in goals. The defence set up many plays, allowing the forwards to control the majority of the game. Angela Mourtzios was creative through the midfield, even scoring a long range shot. Sophie Barr continued her amazing season by securing two more goals to add to her season tally. Mark Routley (Coach)

Year 6 White – Saints 0 defeated by Seymour 2
The girls suffered their first loss of the season. The team put in a good performance but could not convert their chances at goals. The girls kept trying throughout the game. Charlie Capogreco (Coach)

Year 6 Silver – Saints 0 defeated by St Andrew’s 1
The game started very evenly. Saints made some crucial tackles to keep the score 0-0 at the end of the first half. The second half was very open until late in the second half when an amazing long range shot from a St Andrew’s player put them 1-0 ahead. Best players: Evangeline Peek-Basso, Asha Krywanio and Ebony Morelli. Thomas Maricic (Coach)

Year 4/5 – Saints 2 defeated by Loreto 6
It was a tough game for the girls. After the half-time break, the girls came out firing and netted two goals almost immediately. Unfortunately, we couldn’t continue and Loreto gained another two goals towards the end of the game. Thanks to Madison Harrex and Molly Johnson for playing a half in goals once again and thanks to all the girls for another good performance. Vincent Talladira (Coach)

Badminton – Saturday 22 August

Congratulations to our A and B teams who finished in the top two for the season. Good luck to both teams this weekend as they contest the A and B grade shields against Wilderness. B team are aiming for four in a row!

Thank you to our Year 12 badminton captains, Josephine Liu and Sabrina Chou, for their leadership this season and for their commitment to badminton. I would also like to congratulate Year 12 student, Freya Markwick-Smith, on her dedication and enthusiasm towards badminton.

Open A – Saints 4 defeated Walford 2
A well fought match by Emily Murdock and Kritika Mishra in their doubles.

Open B – Saints 4 defeated Wilderness 2
Best players: Qianna (Nancy) Huang, Alice Powell and Laura Sivewright

Open C – Saints 5 defeated Wilderness 1
A well contested game by the girls, with best player going to Charlene Lee

Open D – Saints defeated Wilderness
A fantastic win from the girls against Wilderness, with excellent performances from Kate Landon and Maddy Glynn

Open E – Saints 7 defeated Wilderness 2
Keep up the great effort, girls! Best players were Lola Dimond, Zhijun (Amy) Li, Jiale Hu, Freya Markwick-Smith, Sophia Casanova Clarke

Open F – Saints 3 defeated by Wilderness 6
Best players: Yanran (Nicole) Ma, Michelle Yeoh

Hockey – Saturday 22 August

Open A – Saints had a bye

Open B – Saints 0 defeated by Trinity 1
The Bs played a fantastic game on Saturday, controlling the game throughout, but could not convert on the scoreboard. The girls played much of the game in their attacking half but good goalkeeping and an inability to finish with powerful shots cost us in the end. Best players were Rachael Disney, Emily Keough and Grace Packer. Dan Searle (Supervisor)

Open C – Saints 3 defeated Trinity 1
The Open Cs had a convincing win, thanks to some superb attacking plays down the right side before flicking the ball infield to open players. Some lovely 1-2s in the midfield allowed the girls to bring the ball forward with time, resulting in better opportunities for the attackers. Goal scorers: Jade Leyden 2, Emma Carrodus/Amelie Eaton 1. Best players: Renee Lawrence, Amelie Eaton and Carys Jones in goals. Dan Searle (Supervisor)

Lacrosse – Saturday 22 August

Under 15 – Saints 14 defeated Burnside 11
The score was very close throughout the match but in the second half the girls played really well as a team and won the game. Isabella Di Matteo (Year 10) was the goalie for the whole match and managed to save many goals. Alice Petchey (Year 10) and Portia Reppucci (Year 10) both did a fantastic job by making sure the ball was always moving. Kate Reade (Year 7) and Olivia Compare (Year 9) transitioned the ball from defence into mid-field very well, which helped create several attacking opportunities. Goal scorers for the match were Alice Petchey, Portia Reppucci, Millisent Wilkin (Year 7), Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) and Chelsea Walls (Year 7). All the girls played a fantastic team game. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 1 – Saints 21 defeated Sturt 3
This was a fantastic win for the girls. Working well in defence, Kate Reade making it hard for Sturt to get a shot off. The midfield performance was shown greatly through the whole game from Harriet Maerschel, Millisent Wilkin, and Chelsea Walls setting up passes to create great goals. The girls were all involved together and made sure everyone had a part to play. There was no struggle to keep possession of the ball and everyone was in front and prepared for the next step. It was an excellent game and well-deserved win due to the skills displayed. Goal scorers: Fiona Lethbridge 1, Harriet Maerschel 4, Portia Maerschel 2, Chelsea Walls 11, Millisent Wilkin 3. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Netball – Saturday 22 August

Open A – Saints 37 defeated by Seymour 39
Despite a great game, the Open A team was unable to secure a win. Focussing on the positives, the whole team gave 100% for the entire game and this was evident in our tight one-on-one defence. Sophie Freeman and Lucy Cleggett should be commended for their fantastic game in defence – they managed to get some great intercepts and turnovers. Overall, well done to all girls; it was a great effort and, despite the score, the improvement the team has shown has been incredible. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open B – Saints 17 defeated by Seymour 47
The Open B team had a challenging game against Seymour this week. The team focussed on their own skills, putting in place the set plays learnt at training and worked hard to ensure that there was cohesive play down the court. Unfortunately, the score did not reflect their determination and the improvement the team has shown. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open C – Saints did not play

Year 9A – Saints 31 defeated by Seymour 39
The girls played the best game all season this week! Everyone worked very hard on court and played a great game, with particular mention to Emily Webb and Holly Cunningham in the mid-court, who continuously backed up their teammates and created space for the team. Also, down in defence Lucinda Tierney improved greatly throughout the game, working incredibly well with Charlotte Kelly who was making intercepts left, right and centre. All shooters had a great game, especially Olivia Harby and Ava Loechel who are always on fire and Jessie Rundle never missed a rebound. Ella Robinson and India Deere also made a huge difference to the game by creating great leads and options for everyone. Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 9B – Saints 7 defeated by Seymour 39
The Bs focussed on improving our passes and gaining more intercepts as every quarter progressed. We started the first quarter well with Ally Reade as the star performer with her great centre lead passes and clear determination. Most importantly, the number of intercepts throughout the entire game were some of the best we have seen from the team for the season, especially by Willow Fowler and Holly Steer in the last quarter. Ava Loechel also displayed some fantastic defensive skills in goal defence, zoning her player in the goal circle. We had a large number of turnovers throughout the game, and all girls should be really proud of their efforts! Looking forward to another exciting game to finish up the season. Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 8A – Saints 25 drew with Seymour 25
This was the most exciting game of the season so far. We were down by three goals for the majority of the game, until the last quarter where we had some brilliant turnovers and fought back to lead by two. When Seymour got the ball into their goal circle, they didn’t miss, so our girls had to work hard defensively all the way down the court to prevent the ball from getting into their goalies’ hands. Amelia Wood and Sarah Matheson worked hard continuously in defence and often snatched those loose balls and lobs. It must be acknowledged, however, that every player on the court worked hard this week and contributed to a hard fought game. The girls had much better communication than in previous weeks, and played with competitiveness and a drive to win. It was unfortunate that we were just one goal short of the win! With next week being our final game of the season, I am hoping that the girls will come out with the same commitment and produce a win to finish up on. Vanessa Brooks (Coach)

Year 8B – Saints 29 defeated Seymour 22
The 8Bs played one of their best games of the season when they came up against school rival, Seymour. The focus for the girls this game was to put pressure on the opposition down the court and that they did! Rachel Kameniar and Sarah Carrodus were a strong combination in defence, working well together to achieve many turnovers, and the attacking line worked hard to get the ball into the goal circle easily. Shooting from all girls was extremely consistent, capitalising on the team’s many turnovers. Sarah Miller (Coach)

Year 7A – Saints 37 defeated Seymour 6
The A team played a brilliant game against Seymour, with all players contributing to the high score, and they should be proud of their personal and team efforts. The ball moved well through the court, with accuracy and improvement in passing being extremely noticeable and targets being met. From defenders all down to the shooters the girls worked incredibly strongly as a team and held the opposition to a small 6 goals. Best players were Isabella Bernardi and Hannah Freeman. Emily Wishart and Corinne Dyer (Coaches)

Year 7B – Saints 19 defeated Seymour 8
The B team had an incredible win over Seymour this week. The work in the attack ensured the team had maximum chances of scoring and the defenders prevented many goals by the opposition. The girls should all be extremely proud of their efforts and it was by far one of their best games all season. Best players were Zara Stefani, Stella Clark and Emily Downie. Emily Wishart and Corinne Dyer (Coaches)

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Enews – Term 3, Week 5 2015

Issue no. 25 

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From the Director of Teaching & Learning

Introducing our new EDGE

MeredithBeck_webSt Peter’s Girls is proud to announce that EDGE, our Gifted and Talented education program, will commence from the start of 2016.

This year a steering committee comprised of Junior, Middle and Senior School teachers has been working to investigate best practice in this area of education and develop a proposal for the School. Recently, the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Governors accepted the recommendations of this steering committee and the School will take immediate action to implement this exciting and innovative program.

I am delighted to share with parents our vision for the EDGE program – Extended Differentiation & Gifted Education.

First, why introduce a Gifted and Talented program into a school that has a proven record of high academic and personal achievement and a focus on the individual growth of the student?

This is a great question and the response aligns with our approach to teaching and learning. We strive to support each girl to realise her potential. However, sometimes potential may be hidden, or within one of the recognised domains of human ability (intellectual, creative, social and physical) and not apparent in the others. It is incumbent on us as educators to discover and nurture the talent as well as provide an excellent and holistic education. In doing so, we also acknowledge that raising outcomes for gifted and talented students is a very effective way of raising outcomes for all students.

In Term 2, all teachers from ELC to Year 12 were involved in after-hours professional learning to enhance our understanding of giftedness, identification and appropriate interventions. Additional workshops are also available this term.

Overseen by a new Gifted and Talented Coordinator, the program will address gifted and talented students’ learning needs in the following ways:

  • Develop and implement the EDGE program
  • Develop in-class documented differentiation for identified students
  • Introduce Mathematics ability groups in Years 5 and 6

EDGE is a semesterised, vertically grouped, withdrawal program that has a Science/Mathematics and English/Humanities focus. Students from Reception to Year 10 who receive an offer to participate in the program may be withdrawn from regular classes for two lessons per week. Each semester, the student group may be different, depending on the nature of the student’s giftedness. Vertical grouping will be in two-year intervals. Participation in the EDGE program will be based on an identification process incorporating formal testing, observation, and teacher and parental recommendations.

The steering committee also documented over 30 programs, competitions and initiatives that are currently available to our girls. These range from the Primary Maths Challenge to the Year 10 elective subject, High Performance PE.

We recognise that early identification and intervention are crucial to the realisation of potential and that a gifted program is a necessary component of meeting the needs of our students. However, sustained development of the talent is also important in order to maintain curiosity, inquiry and the love of learning. We look forward to welcoming students to EDGE and nurturing the many talents of our girls.

NAPLAN results for 2015

Next week, the NAPLAN  National Individual Student Report will be sent to parents/guardians of students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 who undertook the tests this year.

NAPLAN provides information on your child’s literacy and numeracy achievement and summarises information for all children at a School, State and National level.

To discuss your child’s progress or NAPLAN results, pease contact your daughter’s class or Home Group teacher, or the relevant Head of Sub School.

Meredith Beck
Director of Teaching and Learning

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New bench seats thanks to SRC

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This term, the Middle and Senior School students involved in the SRC were excited to unveil the installation of five new benches, located alongside the courts on the corner of Hallett and Stonyfell Roads.

As part of a joint venture with the Mothers’ Club, these benches were installed as part of an ongoing renovation to the Hallett Road court area, which has also included the Friendship Seat. The Mothers’ Club hopes to also raise funds for the installation of a permanent barbecue. These renovations are an exciting addition to the grounds, and will improve the sport experience, thus ultimately strengthening our School community.

For those interested in supporting the fundraising initiative to install a permanent barbecue, raffle tickets can be purchased from the Front Office.

Dana Spajić
SRC Chairperson

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Debating report

Week 2 – Round 4 Debates

We started the term off with a bang, where the girls participated in yet another spectacular round of debates, despite the short preparation period. All the teams addressed current issues prevalent in our society such as the shortcomings of the Federal Government, the promotion of alcoholic beverages at sporting events and Australia’s preparation for future natural disasters. In particular, the junior teams discussed more local topics, for instance the issues of school canteens.

All girls were well prepared and presented flawless debates. I am proud of the progress made by our girls this year, which has significantly lifted the profile of debating in our School. As such, many teams will be guaranteed a position in the debating finals. I wish all the debaters good luck for the next few rounds.

Helen Bui
Debating and Public Speaking Captain

Results

Junior (Year 7)

St Peter’s Girls I – defeated Scotch by 2 points
Debaters: Isabella Bernardi, Paris Robinson, Jessica Stratton-Smith (Chairperson: Charlotte Stratton-Smith)

St Peter’s Girls II – defeated Woodcroft College by forfeit

St Peter’s Girls III – defeated St Dominic’s by 4 points
Debaters: Hannah Keough, Renee Lawrence, Isabelle Norman (Chairperson: Amelie Eaton)

Intermediate B (Year 8)

St Peter’s Girls I – defeated St Peter’s College by 2 points
Debaters: Hannah Brown, Shunem Josiah, Asha Short

St Peter’s Girls II – defeated by Seymour College by 2 points
Debaters: Teegan Lindsay, Ankita Rajbhoj, Isobel Tan

St Peter’s Girls III – defeated St Mary’s by forfeit

Intermediate A (Year 9)

St Peter’s Girls I – defeated St Peter’s College by 3 points
Debaters: Lucy Cox, Ava Loechel, Emma Bleby

St Peter’s Girls II – defeated Mercedes College by 1 point
Debaters: Nicola Jones, Georgia Bowden, Ziyi (Michelle) Yeoh

St Peter’s Girls III – defeated by Concordia College by 2 points
Debaters: Anna Bi, Grace Edwards, Kate Landon (Chairperson: Mila Loechel)

Senior B (Year 10)

St Peter’s Girls I – defeated Walford Girls’ School by 1 point
Debaters: Aanchal Chandiramani, Sophie-Louise Shearwood, Han (Hazel) Huang (Chairperson: Carys Jones)

St Peter’s Girls II – defeated by Concordia College by 3 points
Debaters: Olivia Habel, Alice Petchey, Grace Callen

St Peter’s Girls III – defeated by Immanuel College by 2 points
Debaters: Sarah Richards, Qianna (Nancy) Huang, Sophia Casanova Clarke (Chairperson: Emily Keough)

Senior A (Year 11/12)

St Peter’s Girls I – defeated St Ignatius by 4 points
Debaters: Madeleine Tan, Jaida Bouhamdan and Mila Loechel (Chairperson: Kritika Mishra)

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Parents’ & Friends’ Association update

P&F Logo_BlueWhilst the weather may be wet and cold, it hasn’t stopped the Parents’ and Friends’ Association from planning new fundraising and community building activities.

Hopefully, you will have seen in a previous edition of the Enews that St Peter’s Girls has been playing host to Thomas the robot. Thomas has been working with children from the ELC and Junior School students, helping them to develop computational thinking and problem-solving skills. St Peter’s Girls has been one of only two schools selected to take part in this AISSA initiative this term. Thomas offers a wide range of educational possibilities, from introducing the girls to computer programming to building an awareness of empathy and interpersonal skills. While Thomas is only with us for a term, the P&F have resolved to support the School’s aspiration to buy their own NAO humanoid robot.

Later this term the P&F will launch a golden ticket lottery. The lottery will be limited to just 300 tickets, at $100 each. The main prize will be school fees to the value of $15,000, with two runner-up prizes of $500 vouchers for the School Shop. The remainder of the money raised by the lottery will be directed towards purchasing a NAO humanoid robot just like Thomas for the School. Please show your support for this unique and cutting-edge initiative by buying a ticket when they go on sale. You never know, you might just get lucky!

The Mothers’ Club have done a fantastic job in creating the amphitheatre area beside the tennis courts. Congratulations to all involved with the Mothers’ Club in this initiative. It is great to see the Mothers’ Club helping to enhance the visual aspects of the School as well as provide more usable space for the girls and their parents.

Over the coming months the P&F will be using the funds raised through the Quiz Night, Twilight Cinema and Buzz Book to revitalise the Sisters’ Garden, which lies between the Gym and Chiverton. In consultation with the Old Scholars’ Association and Friends of the Founders, we are looking at redeveloping the garden to be an inviting area for the girls to enjoy. I look forward to sharing further plans with the community once they progress.

On Sunday 20 September the annual City to Bay fun run will be held and the P&F will again be hosting a marquee in the City to Bay Village. Come and meet other participants, swap stories, enjoy a massage and a bite to eat.

New members to the P&F committee are always welcome. Meetings are held from 6.30pm on the first Thursday of the month. The 2015 AGM is scheduled for Thursday 12 November, when the 2016 executive committee will be appointed. If you would like to become more involved with the School and have a skill to offer, particularly in the area of finance, please contact Ed Parker on 0400 236 099 or Director of Marketing, Communications and Development, Tim Wilson, on 8334 2213 or twilson@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au.

Ed Parker
P&F President

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Relive Choral Night

A number of Choral Night DVDs are still available.

This year the Friends of the Arts community group have copies of the Choral Night spectacular available on DVD. This is your chance to relive the magic, or perhaps catch up if you couldn’t make it on the night.

DVDs cost just $20, and proceeds will go towards supporting the School’s Arts and Music programs.

Copies are available from the School Shop.

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Sport in the teen years leads to a longer life

Sport Group logo_ColourThe Medical Observer recently published the following article, which may be of interest to families.

In a study with apparent lessons for female adolescents worldwide, researchers in China have shown an association between regular exercise in the teen years and reduced risk of mortality from all causes later in life.

The US National Institutes of Health funded study crunched data on 75,000 women aged 40-70 from Shanghai, reviewing their self-reported exercise participation when aged 13-19 and their later socioeconomic and health status.

They found those participating in more than 1.33 hours a week of exercise as adolescents had a 38% reduced risk of cardiovascular death and a 29% reduced risk from all causes. Participation in sport in the teen years was inversely associated with cancer mortality among the women.

– Medical Observer, 7 August 2015

Jacquie Simpson
Saints Sport Group

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Transition Parent Information Evening for Year 7 2016

Year 6 parents are warmly invited to attend the Transition Parent Information Evening for Year 7 2016. Making the transition from Junior or Primary School to Middle School effects students in many different ways.

This event will provide parents with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the curriculum, philosophy, practices and expectations of the Middle School at St Peter’s Girls.

The evening will also provide an opportunity to meet key members of the Year 7 teaching team, as well as for parents of new students joining us in 2016 to meet current parents and other new families.

2016 Transition Parent Information Evening
Wednesday 26 August, 7-8pm
Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls’ School

Please RSVP at www.trybooking.com/ITAZ

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Props wanted for Year 5 production

PeterPanJR_4CThe Year 5 production this year will be Peter Pan Junior. The girls are already busy planning and preparing for this special event in the Junior School calendar.

As part of our set, we would love to hear from anyone who has a tallboy chest of drawers, at least 1m high. We would preferably like one that is light and is no longer wanted. Our aim is to paint it and put wheels on it.

We are also on the hunt for an Indian chief headdress.

If you think you may be able to donate an item, please let me know at shampton@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au.

Shelley Hampton
Year 5 Teacher

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ELC Fathers’ Day Breakfast

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In celebration of Fathers’ Day, all dads and special friends are warmly invited to attend an exciting breakfast with their child at the ELC.

When: 7.45am, Wednesday 2 September 2015
Venue: ELC

To assist with catering, please RSVP online at www.trybooking.com/IVIX

We wish all our dads a very happy Fathers’ Day.

Kate Mount
Director of Early Learning

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Year 12 Dance Production: Moved 3 – Pulse

Yr 12 dance production Enews

 

On Tuesday 1 September, the Year 12 dancers will present Moved 3 – Pulse, the SACE 2 Performance Exam for 2015. The evening will feature a variety of dances, predominantly in the contemporary genre, but also including a number of jazz works.

Choreography by myself, a number of students and guest artist Alison Wilton will feature in the performance, the works linked by the inevitable and pulsating rhythms of movement, music and life, be they confronting or beautiful.

For the first time, we have invited the Years 9-10 dancers to also participate in the program, along with two of our more accomplished pianists, from Year 11. The evening promises to be an intense and exciting showcase of performing arts.

The performance is worth 30% for the SACE 2 Dance students, so a lively, enthusiastic and engaged audience will really assist the students to perform at their best.

I hope to see you there!

When: 7.30pm, Tuesday 1 September 2015
Venue: Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls’ School
Tickets: Adults $10, Concession $5

Book tickets online at www.trybooking.com/IUCV

Amanda Kimber
Dance Teacher/Head of Arts

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Ladies’ Golf Day

OSA Golf Day invite

The annual St Peter’s Girls’ School Ladies’ Golf Day and Lunch is on Friday 11 September at Kooyonga Golf Club.

It’s a stableford competition with a one tee start commencing at 8.30am. The day promises to be great fun with prizes on offer, including ‘Nearest the Pin’ as well as the Perpetual Trophy for the 18 hole golf champion.

Play 18 holes or just join us for lunch at 1pm.

Tickets for Golf and Lunch: $80
Tickets for Kooyonga Golf Club members and those attending for lunch only: $25

All are welcome so bring a friend!

Contact the Development Office on 8334 2239 for more details.

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Mothers’ Club raffle: Build a barbecue

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Have you got your sausages sizzling on the Mothers’ Club barbecue?

Get them in to win!

Can we build it? Yes we can! We just need some cash to buy a few bricks and pieces.

We’ve lined up some stellar prizes for our Fathers’ Day Raffle – so here’s your chance to win dad an awesome present and help us throw a snag on the new barbie!

Return the tickets with your payment to the Front Office and we’ll pop the sausages on to cook on our display near the School Shop.

The more tickets you buy, the more chance you have of winning!

The raffle will be drawn on 3 September. Good luck and thank you for your continued support of the Mothers’ Club.

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Would you like to try rowing?

If you’ve ever wanted to give rowing a go or think this could be your sport, you’ll be more than welcome at Saints Rowing.

Join us for an information evening to learn more about the Saints Girls rowing program, how you can be involved, and why rowing is such a great sport. The evening will be held at 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre.

There will be a free Come and Try day from 11am – 1pm on Sunday 30 August for students in Years 6 – 10 at the Scotch Boatshed, Victoria Drive, Adelaide (behind the Convention Centre). Rowers will have access to a modern fleet of boats and excellent coaching staff.

Girls may also be interested in taking on the role of coxswain (cox). The cox plays an important leadership role by taking charge of the crew and supporting the rowers through their training program as ‘the coach on the water’.

The sport of rowing assists girls to develop lifelong skills including leadership, health, nutrition, fitness and how to work as an effective member of a team.

Info night: 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre

Come and Try: 11am, Sunday 30 August at Scotch Boatshed, Torrens River

Official training commences for Years 7-11 students in Week 8 this term. The Learn to Row program for Year 6 students commences in Term 4.

Ben Flannagan
Director of Rowing

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Hairspray coming soon to Saints Girls

Hairspray-Jr-(web)Good morning, Baltimore and St Peter’s Girls! It’s 1962, and spunky plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad (Charlie Miller), has one big dream — to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show (Harry Fielder). Her best friend, Penny Pingleton (Isabelle Norman), is thrilled for Tracy but not Penny’s mother, Prudy Pingleton (Georgia Nairn). When she finally gets her shot, she’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star. In balancing her new-found power with her desire for justice, Tracy fights to dethrone the reigning Miss Teen Hairspray, Amber von Tussle (Charlotte Evins), and integrate a TV network in the process. Owner of the TV station is Velma Von Tussle (Chyna Hazel-Polkinghorne) who is determined to see Amber win and will rig the votes at any cost. With the help of Tracy’s outsized mother, Edna Turnblad (Walter Buckley), and guest DJ, Motormouth Maybelle (Alex De Porteous), the rhythm of Tracy’s new beat just might prove unstoppable. Tracy also wins over heart-throb, Link Larkin (Ned Baulderstone), and everyone dances down the aisles to the show’s finale. The vibrant ensemble made up of the Nicest Kids in Town and Baltimore chorus features 30 Saints Girls from Years 4 – 8.

Featuring a dynamic cast of 70 and featuring toe-tapping tunes such as Good Morning Baltimore, Mama I’m a Big Girl Now, Welcome to the 60s and You Can’t Stop the Beat, this show has more colour, vamp and vitality than a barrel of monkeys.

Season – 18 – 20 September (Friday 18 @ 7.30pm, Saturday 19 @ 2pm and 7.30pm, Sunday 20 @ 4pm). St Peter’s Girls Arts Centre – Tickets through Mr Davidson adults $20 or concession $15. Hurry and get your tickets, as opening night and the Sunday are already 60% sold out.

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Holiday Sports Camps

Australian Sports Camps are hosting a series of camps in the October holidays for interested students.

Try basketball, cricket, soccer, football or netball.

Learn and develop your skills with a terrific three day coaching experience for players of all standards, aged 6 to 17. The programs utilise fantastic facilities in each state with our structured skill development programs delivered by experienced and talented panels of coaches in each sport.

These coaches are supported by guest appearances from top level players from state and national teams. The senior program is specifically designed for 13 – 17 year old players to run in conjunction with the stars program for 6 -12 year olds.

For more details regarding the camps, visit australiansportscamps.com.au.

> Download the flyer

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Earn and Learn at Saints Girls

We are excited to be taking part in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Just collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Points when you shop at Woolworths and we will redeem the points for educational resources.

For every $10 spent at Woolworths you will receive a Woolworths Earn & Learn Point. Pop them onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Points Sheet and once it’s completed, just bring it back to school and drop it into the Collection Box at Student Services. The more we collect, the more we can redeem. There are thousands of products available through the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program.

Barbara Hender
Head of ICT

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Staff v Student Netball

staff-v-student-netballLast week saw the annual Staff v Student netball match, with a highlights reel as long as Mr Mills’s reach. The students came out firing and were keen to avenge last year’s loss but with some new pick-ups that just scraped under the salary cap, the staff played a high intensity game. This meant that there were to be casualties; fortunately a large number of substitutes were available. The students complained of missing key players and by the last quarter the staff opened up a commanding lead to claim victory 17-9. It was difficult to name best players in an even team performance for the staff with all playing their part. Thanks to both students and staff for taking part.

Daniel Searle
Head of PE, Health & Outdoor Education

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Sports Day: Friday 4 September

A reminder that the Years 4 to 12 Sports Day will be held on Friday 4 September. The 1500m finals will be held at School on Wednesday 26 August during lunchtime.

The carnival will be held at SA Athletics Stadium (previously SANTOS Stadium). The day will begin at 8.30am and conclude by 4pm. This day is to be treated like a normal school day; therefore, attendance is required for the whole day.

Students who travel to school on school buses will automatically be taken to the Athletics Stadium in the morning and will depart from there in the afternoon. All other students will need to be dropped off at the Stadium in the morning and picked up in the afternoon, as the girls will be dismissed directly from the venue.

Girls are reminded to wear their complete PE uniform with a House top and hat (Year 12s have separate standards). We encourage the girls to display their House Spirit on the day, but please be aware body paint is not permitted in the SA Athletics Stadium. Girls are able to wear spikes up to 7mm in length.

The Saints Sport Group will be running a raffle throughout the day, with excellent prizes on offer. They will also be selling House tattoos, which students can purchase at the gate on the day (1 for $1 or 3 for $2). (Please note that these can be removed with tea-tree oil or acetone free nail polish remover. It is not permitted that the tattoos are visible outside the winter school uniform the following week.)

With the ease of parking and close proximity to the city, we encourage you to come along and support your daughter/s and be involved in events that can assist your daughter’s House, have fun and win some prizes.

  • To start the day we would like to invite parents to join their daughter’s House in the first event of the day at 9am, the House Scramble. The objective is for each House in turn to get as many participants as possible across the line over a distance of 300m in 75 seconds.
  • The Parent Rowing Challenge will be held from 12.30-1.30pm. This competition involves a gold coin donation, with prizes donated from Ben Flannagan and EFM for the furthest distance rowed in 2 minutes (male and female).

Students can either bring their recess and lunch on the day or the canteen will be open to purchase food and drinks. Water bottles should also be brought. Despite being just out of winter, we encourage people to prepare according to the forecast and that will mean applying sunscreen early in the day. This will be available at the First Aid station.

Daniel Searle
Head of PE, Health & Outdoor Education

Neil Fuller
Director of Sport

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Sports News

Sports Hoodies

Sports Hoodie order forms are now available from the PE department. Students must be representing the School in a sport to be eligible. All forms are required to be endorsed by Dan Searle or Neil Fuller and then orders are required to be placed at the School Shop by Friday 28 August (Week 6).

Swimming – Thursday 13 August

Saints were invited to compete at a recent Independent Primary Schools Swimming Carnival, partnering Prince Alfred College. The team then took on a multitude of opposing co-ed schools including Immanuel, Trinity, Pulteney, Sacred Heart and Westminster. All girls performed exceptionally well to combine with PAC to finish second in Division one and third overall in Division 2. This was an exciting opportunity and we look forward to being involved in similar carnivals in the future. Neil Fuller

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Sports Results

Junior Basketball – Wednesday 12 August

Year 6 Blue – Saints 17 defeated by Seymour 22
The girls have shown enormous improvement in just three weeks together. We are gaining a better understanding of the game and confidence is growing, given that we have minimal basketball experience amongst our team. We pushed Seymour in a closely contested game this week and were leading during the third quarter. Our girls showed a lot more tenacity this week and I was pleased with all of their efforts. This really was a full team effort, with better players this week being Kellie Bested and Simran Rai. Darren Berry (Coach)

Year 6 White 14 defeated by Pembroke Green 28
It was a very tough game outdoors in cold, wet and slippery conditions, but the girls worked hard. There were many highlights, including Emanuelle Russell shooting an amazing (almost 3 point) long shot. Every single player had improved from the previous week, which is the most pleasing sign. This week’s best player goes to Georgia Davidson for her tenacity at the ball and her great defensive rebounds. Tammy Flannagan (Coach)

Year 5 – Saints 7 defeated by Wilderness 8
The girls got off to a slow start but eventually got into the game. With this being many girls’ first game it was great to see how excited they were to give the game a go and were unlucky to only lose by one in the last minute. A special mention to Annie Bradshaw who constantly worked hard to try and score as many points as she could. Jo Dalpra and Ella Robinson (Coaches)

Junior Netball – Wednesday 12 August

Year 4 Blue – Saints 26 defeated St Andrews 0
The girls worked together as a team to play a great game of netball. All of them have developed their skills and they are working the ball smoothly down the court as a team. The girls were tight in defence, causing multiple turnovers for us, and also worked hard to get in front of their players in the attacking end. Best player: Chloe Porter for her outstanding shooting and turnovers. It’s great to see the girls improving and enjoying their netball. Georgia Naughton (Assistant Coach)

Year 3 – Saints defeated Pembroke
All the girls are beginning to convert their training into practice on game day, which is terrific. Florence Russell and Scarlett Dillon showed great attacking and defending skills, along with Claudia Pearce who took many intercepts as goal keeper. At defensive throw-ins or turnovers, all the players in mid court learned to drop back, which made good space. Naadiya Ishaq did some great shadow defence work. Even though the rain made things a little more difficult, everyone played their best and contributed to a good win. Sue Jones (Coach)

Soccer – Wednesday 12 August

Open A – Saints 1 defeated by Westminster 4
sprt-O-MayThe score was level at 1-all at half-time and Saints persisted to play hard but were unable to hold them off in defence in the second half. Best player goes to Isabella Villani (Year 8) for strong work down the line. Olivia May (Captain)

Open B – Saints 3 defeated Westminster 1
Last week the girls played against Westminster. The girls played the first half very strongly by moving the ball down the attacking end and keeping possession of the ball for the majority of the game. In the second half of the game, the girls continued to have control of the ball and we had many shots at goal and scored three. Best player goes to Ella Connaghan for her strong defence and the two goals she scored. Sophia West (B Captain)

Middle A – Saints 5 defeated Westminster 2
The game started slowly and with a long shot from Westminster we went 1-0 down. This goal woke the girls up and we quickly equalised through a great shot from Olivia Law. Just before the end of the half Westminster took the lead with another long shot. The girls came out positively in the second half, with Olivia Law equalizing again with a great solo goal; from then on Saints dominated the game. The second half ended with Sara Possingham scoring one, then Olivia adding another two goals. Best players: Olivia Law, Taylah Simpson, Charlotte Kelly. Tom Maricic (Coach)

Middle B – Saints 2 drew with Seymour 2
Given the wet and muddy conditions, all girls did an extraordinary job in controlling the ball and staying on their feet! After an amazing goal from Amy Carrodus, Seymour got on the scoreboard and eventually draw the game! Thanks to all the Year 7 girls who filled in this week. Alisha Dhillon (Coach)

Junior Soccer – Friday 14 August

Year 6 Blue – Saints 3 defeated Pembroke 0
sprt-I-VillaniThe girls had another fantastic win. Cheri was fantastic in defence, providing many options for scoring up the ground. Our forwards this week were particularly strong in making their shots count. Sophie scored two goals and Harriett one. A great win through applying game tactics. Mark Routley (Coach)

Year 6 White – Saints 3 defeated Pembroke 2
The girls continued their winning form, with Ashley Piper scoring two and Kellie Bested one. It was a tough game that the opposition dominated in the first half, going up 2-0. The girls came out attacking in the second half, showing good passages of play, and a few goal line clearances came from Kendra Ware in the second half. Overall, it was a good team win. Charlie Capogreco (Coach)

Year 6 Silver – Saints 4 defeated Pulteney 3
The girls started well, passing the ball around and creating some good goal scoring opportunities, only to go 1-0 down with a powerful long shot from Pulteney. This was soon equalized through a great goal from Evangeline Peek-Basso, only to go down again with a long shot from Pulteney. Just before the end of the first half we equalized again with a great solo goal from Evangeline. The girls started the second half well by creating some good opportunities but once again unluckily conceding a goal. This was soon equalized through a great team attack and Ebony Morelli finishing with a great shot. At the end of the second half St Peter’s broke forward with a great kick from Molly Bond in goals and this was taken on and finished by Rose Young. Best players: Evie Peek-Basso, Amelia Provan, Asha Krywanio. Thomas Maricic (Coach)

Lacrosse – Thursday 14 August

Under 15 – Saints 15 defeated Seymour 7
The game quickly turned in the second half led by our older girls, Isabella Di Matteo and Sophie-Louise Shearwood (Year 10). The younger girls who deserve a mention for their hard work were again Millisent Wilkin taking many of the centre draws and Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) who used her speed to get the ball down the field, and played very well under pressure, despite the fact that Seymour was called for a yellow card! Sophie Auricht (Year 9) did an excellent job in attack, opening up the fan and passing, allowing Saints to push through Seymour’s defence and shoot well placed goals. Goal scorers were Harriet Maerschel (Year 7), Chelsea Walls (Year 7), Isabella Di Matteo (Year 10), Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) and Sophie-Louise Shearwood (Year 10). Sophie-Louise Shearwood

Lacrosse – Saturday 14 August

Under 13 Division 1 – Saints 12 defeated Wilderness 11
It was a very close and nail biting match towards the end of the game but the girls pushed through. Scarlett Hocking (Year 7) did a great job in defence, fighting hard for ground balls and having her stick up to block the opposition’s attackers. When Isabelle Norman (Year 7) saved a goal, Abigail Lisle (Year 7) grabbed the ball out of the goal circle and did well in looking for open players. Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) did a fantastic job in centre, fighting hard when the ball was in the air. Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) and Portia Maerschel (Year 6) were around the circle, trying hard to gain possession of the ball every time. Goal scorers for this match were Harriet Maerschel, Portia Maerschel and Chelsea Walls (Year 7). Best players were Millisent Wilkin for her great work in mid-field and Chelsea Walls, who scored 9 terrific goals. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 2 – Saints 17 defeated Wilderness 9
The Under 13 Girls Division 2 lacrosse team showed amazing persistence throughout the game and pushed hard until the final buzzer. They had brilliant work in attack and pushed hard to defend the goals. Best player went to Fiona Lethbridge for her incredible work on ground balls and also in moving the ball around the field. Alice Petchey

Badminton – Saturday 15 August

Open A – Saints 5 defeated Immanuel 1
Well done to the A team for a great win this week against Immanuel. Great win by Sabrina Chou in her singles, with a well fought match by Emily Murdock.

Open B – Saints 6 defeated Pembroke B1 0
A strong win from the Bs, with a very close game by Laura Sivewright in her singles! Great win by Charlene Lee and Cheryl Wang in their doubles match!

Open C – Saints 4 defeated Pembroke 2
A well contested game with great wins from the girls.

Open D – Saints 4 defeated Walford 2
A fantastic win from the girls against Walford.

Open E – Saints had a bye this week.

Open F – Saints 9 defeated Immanuel 0
The girls had a fantastic win. Keep up the great effort!

Open G – Saints 0 defeated by Pembroke E 9
A good effort by the girls facing older and more experienced opponents.

Hockey – Saturday 15 August

Open A – Saints 2 defeated by Walford 3
sprt-OpenA-hockeyBoth teams came out really strongly and luckily Olivia May was able to get a quick goal onto the scoreboard. Walford then had a fast breakaway, scoring to level the game. Then, with minutes to go in the first half, Zoe Steinhardt scored a fantastic deflection to put us ahead 2-1 at half time. In the second half Walford came out harder and stronger and were able to score 2 goals, and Saints had a number of close chances at the end with Georgina Sarah narrowly missing and Saints taking 2 short corners after the final buzzer but we just couldn’t score. Everyone played well and worked strongly together as a team, stringing together some firm passes to get us many fast breakaways. Special mention to Olivia Teh who played an outstanding game and was really solid clearing out the defence. Sophie Fry (Captain)

Open B – Saints 0 defeated by Loreto 4
Saints played what was Loreto’s A grade and put in a commendable performance, and despite not scoring were unlucky on many occasions, with Kate McKellar-Stewart and Lara Khoury both going close. Katherine Woolley had an excellent game and was well supported by Jemimah Simpson and Olivia Goldsmith who seemed to be everywhere. Grace Edwards made a number of saves in goal, and Jade Leyden and Emily Keough were solid defenders. Neil Fuller (Supervisor)

Open C – Saints 2 drew with Loreto 2
sprt-E-CarrodusK-McKellarStewartSaints led twice in this game and were unlucky not to record a win. Thanks go to those girls who played a second match. Alice Girdler played well in goal, with Emma Carrodus and Charlotte Creek also having great contributions in the match. Neil Fuller (Supervisor)

Netball – Saturday 15 August

Open A – Saints 46 defeated by Westminster 57
This week the Open A team faced a challenging match against Westminster. The first quarter was of high intensity, with the girls all putting in 100%, leaving us only 2 down at first quarter time. The second quarter we allowed a few issues with execution to get the better of us and, unfortunately, we ended up down substantially at half time. The last half of the game was of a much higher standard, and the score was much more consistent. We put up a good fight and each one of us kept our heads up until the very end. We managed to win the last quarter and turn the score around, losing by 11 goals in the end. Good effort, girls. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open B – Saints 21 defeated by Westminster 62
The Open B team also had a difficult game this week and were unable to secure a win. However, the girls focussed on their own improvement, executing the crucial skills learnt at training. Despite the score, the team remained determined and applied good defensive pressure all the way down the court. Overall, the girls have continued to improve throughout the entire season and this week’s game proved how far they have come. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open C – Saints did not play

Year 10A – Saints 21 defeated by Westminster 33
While it started out as a close game, Saints couldn’t narrow the margin as the game progressed. Our defenders, Grace Dawson and Lydia Smalls, both played brilliant games with multiple intercepts that continuously stopped Westminster’s flow down the court. Alana Coppock (Coach)

Year 10B – Saints 31 defeated Westminster 30
For the first half, the girls trailed Westminster and were nine goals at half time. During the third quarter, the girls turned the ball over many times and reduced the margin. In a thrilling and exciting finish, the girls pushed through the last quarter to win by one goal in the last minute of the game. All played well, with special mentions to Uthpala De Silva and Dimity Pittman. Alana Coppock (Coach)

Year 9A – Saints 20 defeated by Westminster 74
Despite the wet conditions, the game against Westminster showed some fantastic passages of play and clever set-ups by the girls. Olivia Harby and Emily Webb utilised and perfected the centre pass strategies practised in training, with Charlotte Kelly backing these up and often turning the play over to Saints’ advantage. Both the highlight and hindrance of our game was all girls on court almost gaining possession of the ball with our intercepting. Nonetheless, the girls played their own game and finished with smiles and a sense of achievement, which is equal to a win in our eyes. Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 9B – Saints defeated by Westminster
This week the girls played another tough opponent. Westminster had a strong side but we were able to play our best game and improve on specific skills. At half-time we gave the girls a focus of getting in front and leading to the ball. Focussing on these things, the girls improved greatly and we were very impressed by their efforts. Overall, well done on working hard and as a team. Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 8A – Saints 16 defeated by Westminster 22
The girls played some fantastic netball in the first and fourth quarters this week. Unfortunately, the drop in intensity and high number of errors during the rest of the game allowed Westminster to come out on top. During the first quarter, Sophie LeMire and Brooke Elliott worked well together in goals to convert the majority of scoring opportunities created across the court. Sarah Matheson listened to feedback and slowed the play down the court in what were wet and slippery conditions. During the second and third quarters, Westminster upped their defence and the Saints girls made too many errors, throwing the ball away. The girls did compose themselves to come out with an equal scoring final quarter; however, it was too late to change the final outcome. Vanessa Brooks (Coach)

Year 8B – Saints 22 defeated by Westminster 27
It took us a while to adjust and settle into our style of play. The first half of the game was challenging for the girls and despite the fact that they were playing well together as a team, Westminster were able to capitalise on their turnovers. Sarah Carrodus and Hannah Brown worked tirelessly in defence during the second quarter, limiting the movement within Westminster’s attack. The shooters were also consistent throughout the match but didn’t have as many scoring opportunities, as our opposition made it difficult to get ahead. Overall, a strong effort from the girls and I look forward to improvements in areas during training. Sarah Miller (Coach)

Year 8C – Saints 33 defeated Walford 1
Saturday’s game proved just how much the girls have improved since the start of the season. It was as if everything covered at training had finally come together to help solidify the game play and, more importantly, highlight how well the girls work together as a team. The flawless movement down the court and strong passes into the ring threw Walford off from the first centre pass. I am so excited to see the girls noting areas in which the team could improve at each break, instead of a huge reliance on me as coach. The energy the girls bring to the court each game is amazing and it is this that allows them to gain such spectacular wins. Best player this week was Annabelle Langley, whose energy on court is contagious. She is continually making second efforts and her tight defence allowed for some intercepts in the mid-court. Keep up the good work, girls! Emily Smith (Coach)

Year 7A – Saints 26 defeated Westminster 24
The girls played well in an extremely tight contest. They settled quickly into their positions, very rarely getting beaten by their direct opponents. All the team showed great improvements in their ball movement, being very clean despite the odd error. Goal shooting was extremely efficient, and the defence held strong for the full 4 quarters. Well done, girls! Best players: Funto Komolafe played an amazing game, shooting well and rebounding strongly, and Siena Kulinski held the opposition GS effectively scoreless. Roger Mills (Coach)

Year 7B – Saints 16 drew with Scotch 16
In a highly entertaining match to watch, the girls took to the court with only 5 players and fought relentlessly to draw with a full Scotch team. In defence, Emily and Imogen played exceptionally well, defending and rebounding well, whilst Imogen provided exceptional run out of the defensive third. Stella ran extremely hard in Centre for the 4 quarters, winning the ball often against 3 opponents. Emma and Clair worked exceptionally well together, making the most of their opportunities down forward. Emma set up goals and rebounded outstandingly, and Clair often received off-centre passes against 3 opponents. The team played extraordinarily well, and I could not have been prouder of the way the girls went about the game! Amazing work, girls! Best players: All 5 were exceptional! Roger Mills (Coach)

Enews – Term 3, Week 4 2015

Issue no. 24 

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From the Principal

JuliaShea_EnewsTerm 3 is now well under way and it is shaping up to be another fantastic term. It has been wonderful to see Thomas, our robot, interacting with children from the ELC as well as students from the Junior School. Already, this trial has been a very positive experience for all involved.

This term, we have also been enjoying the use of the Bell Yett courts for netball matches. These added playing fields are a great asset to the School. The public consultation period with the City of Burnside will end at 5pm today, so if you haven’t already voiced your support for this proposal, please do so at www.engage.burnside.sa.gov.au.

> Read about the proposal
> Feedback survey

By now, families would have received a copy of the School’s new Master Plan, The Next Challenge: Building for Tomorrow. I hope you have had a chance to read this important document, which outlines our building projects for the next five years. I am very keen to see these projects come to life and will keep you updated on each project as plans progress.

Perhaps your daughter has brought home stories of her lessons so far this term. I am a firm believer in the power of parent involvement in a child’s education. I would hope that our girls talk regularly with their parents about what goes on at school but as the mum of three teenage daughters, I realise that a full review of the day isn’t always available!

I encourage you all to speak with your daughter regularly about her classes and what has been happening at school.

This week, I took the opportunity to speak with students in Assembly about responsibility and accountability. It is a subject that may spark some meaningful dinnertime conversations in your household, so I would like to share a little of what I said.

First, watch this video.

Broken Escalator from Derek Smethers on Vimeo.

Now, consider how much of your success is up to you – your choices, your actions, your behaviours. How much of your success is determined by outside conditions – if your escalator stopped moving, what would you do?

Responsibility is not something you do – it’s a way of thinking and being. When you’re truly responsible, you believe that success or failure is up to you, even if you work within a team or are blind-sided by unforeseen circumstances. You own your commitment to a result before the fact, before you even take action. It’s easy to claim responsibility when things go well, but it’s hard when they don’t.

One piece of advice. Deal with what is, not what’s been. It doesn’t matter what should have happened or who’s to blame. Ask only this: “How do I want to react to the situation that is?”

Accountability is a willingness to answer for the outcomes of your choices. When you’re accountable, you stop assigning blame and making excuses. Instead, you take the fall and deal with the negative consequences.

The way that you choose to conduct yourself is your choice. Yes, we all deal with different external forces. Some of us always seem to choose the escalator that works and some of us always seem to jump on the one that’s broken. But what we do next, how we react, is our own personal choice. And you will be held accountable for those choices.

Don’t ever get stuck on the escalator. Walk with purpose, walk responsibly and remember: you are not a product of your circumstances; you are a product of your decisions.

Julia Shea

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ICAS – Digital Technologies Assessment

Earlier this year, students from Year 5 to Year 9 participated in the Digital Technologies International Competitions Assessment for Schools. This Assessment provides an opportunity for students to be assessed in an external testing situation and gain an independent evaluation of their skills and knowledge in general IT skills, internet and email, work processing, graphics and multimedia; spreadsheets and databases, and programming.

This year our students have achieved 64 awards – including 21 merits, 38 Credits and 5 Distinctions.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Distinction:

Year 5: Angela Mourtzios
Year 7: Aleisha Elliott
Year 8: Rachel Banham
Year 9: Bethany Cross, Michelle (Ziyi) Yeoh

Congratulations to all the award recipients on their results, which demonstrates depth and application of their computer knowledge and skills in an independent, external test.

All participants receive a Certificate and a detailed Results Letter highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Assessment questions and the student report can also be accessed online using a TAP-ID and PIN (details are provided on the results letter).

Barbara Hender
Head of Technology

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Transition Parent Information Evening for Year 7 2016

Year 6 parents are warmly invited to attend the Transition Parent Information Evening for Year 7 2016. Making the transition from Junior or Primary School to Middle School effects students in many different ways.

This event will provide parents with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the curriculum, philosophy, practices and expectations of the Middle School at St Peter’s Girls.

The evening will also provide an opportunity to meet key members of the Year 7 teaching team, as well as for parents of new students joining us in 2016 to meet current parents and other new families.

2016 Transition Parent Information Evening
Wednesday 26 August, 7-8pm
Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls’ School

Please RSVP at www.trybooking.com/ITAZ

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Patteson Spirit Week

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As always, Patteson spirit shone in Week 3, with red ribbons in every Patteson girl’s hair! On Wednesday our Chapel service was filled with enthusiasm and dedication to the House as the girls were inspired to maintain the teamwork and cooperation that has been evident in Patteson since the formation of the House System in 1927. To celebrate our last Spirit Week, the Year 12s dressed in full red on Friday. Years 7-12 girls were also able to enjoy a smoothie provided by the Year 11 Business & Enterprise students, with all money raised going to our House Charity, the Australian Refugee Association.

On Friday night the much anticipated House Dinner went off with a bang. Themed “Down Under”, the night featured Vegemite jars, The Wiggles, sportsmen, the Qantas crew and many more Australian icons as we gathered together to finish the week with an overwhelming amount of spirit. The girls were entertained with games, quizzes, photos and food throughout the night, but the highlight was definitely the crocodile race, where the girls raced against the other year levels by army crawling across the floor in sleeping bags. Luckily, no injuries occurred and we were all prepared for Winter Interhouse the next morning!

Despite showing outstanding netball, hockey, badminton and soccer skills, Patteson left the event coming second in hockey and soccer, and fourth in netball and badminton. I’d like to congratulate all the girls involved for your efforts – and also the winning Houses!

I’d like to thank the Year 11 and 12 helpers, the fantastic parents, the Property Services team and, of course, Mr Stuart and Mrs Hender for all your work towards the House Dinner. We all had a fabulous and very memorable night and it definitely could not have gone ahead without everyone’s input!

To view the photos, visit the Focus School Portraits website and enter the password: SaintsGirls (this is case sensitive). Select the Patteson House Dinner gallery.

Amelia Long
Patteson House Captain

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The Sydney Dance Company and the dancers of Saints Girls

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Chelsea, Sascha, Victoria and Isabella with three dancers from the Sydney Dance Company; and (right) Bella and Chelsea

On Friday 7 August the Years 9-12 Dance students all attended the De Novo performance of contemporary dance, performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre by the world famous Sydney Dance Company (SDC). The Years 9 and 10 dancers had begun their term learning about the company and its history, each year level also creating composition tasks using the same ‘tasking’ methods used by the SDC to choreograph the work, Emergence, one of two works the students saw last Friday, and one of three that make up the SDC’s Adelaide season.

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Sascha (in foreground)

As an added bonus, our four Year 10 dance students participated in a two hour contemporary dance workshop with dancers from the company. The three company members took our dancers, along with about 20 others from a variety of schools around the State, through a warm-up and a number of technique sequences. The students then learnt a section from the work, Emergence, and later created their own short dance sequences with guidance from the dancers. They worked physically hard and quickly…. a great insight into the life of a dancer. Our girls were both challenged and inspired by everything they did. I only wish I could have taken all the dancers!

The students have been asked to critically analyse what they saw during Friday’s performance:

Rafael Bonachela, the artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company choreographed the piece, Emergence. The inspiration for Emergence was when two products are mixed and produce an unexpected outcome. An example for this is when Hydrogen and Oxygen are mixed to produce water, a completely different substance.

Emergence was divided into 3 main sections, with 3 costume changes. When the costume changed, the music and tone of the dance did as well. It is very hard to explain, but the costumes matched the movement. It seemed as if the darker the costume colour, the stronger the movement; and the lighter the costume colour, the more fluid the movement.

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Sascha and Tori

In the sharper movements, actions such as kicks and leaps and arm movements were performed with snap and precision. In softer movements, the actions were performed with fluidity but with precision at the same time. The shapes were all different. It was created using some improvisation, so movement was not strict. When they were in a big group, not a lot of travelling was done; however, when performing in smaller groups, which happened most of the time, they travelled very freely.
Emma Herselman, Year 9

The dance was structured very particularly. There were solos, duos, trios and group work incorporating every part of their body possible. The dynamic of set changes and lighting was very polished and clean. Also, I took note of how the costumes were very simple but effective and gave the dancers great lines.

The dancers created many shapes from high level ones, to low, and incorporated many jumps. I also noticed that all the dancers were very comfortable with each other as some movements may have been out of their comfort zone. However, this just proves how professionally trained they are.
Amy Steele (Year 9)

During the dance [Emergence], there was a great deal of partner work and it was also very close up. One group portrayed someone trapped and trying to emerge and break free. They used three people; two for the walls to trap the girl in. As the girl was trying to break free, they used different levels, jumps and raises. The shapes made by these were either very straight or very curved; it depended on the movement that was used. All dancers used the space to its capacity, when travelling from one side to another; it was very complex as they would either use jumps, leaps or a range of different shapes to move across the stage.
Emily Webb (Year 9)

Chelsea Marchetti, Isabella Di Matteo, Sascha Czuchwicki and Victoria Gilroy were the lucky four who participated in the SDC workshop.

Amanda Kimber
Dance Teacher and Head of Arts

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Successful Winter Cabaret

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On Saturday 8 August the Stage Band, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Junior Choir, Chamber Ensemble, Senior Strings, Senior and Middle Percussion Ensembles, Flute Ensemble, Senior Rock Band and Year 12 Soloists took part in the Winter Cabaret Concert, featuring the Australian Army Band Adelaide. The Army Band is a 30 piece musical ensemble that performs everything from jazz, classical, musicals to rock music. The Army featured in the second half of the show and captivated the audience with their incredible music, including the entertaining piece, Kitchen Sink, which was performed by percussionists on a kitchen sink.

The concert band was fortunate enough to combine with the Army Band and perform four pieces with them. This was a wonderful opportunity for the girls to challenge themselves with difficult repertoire and experience playing with professional musicians. The closing piece for the night was My Country which was performed by the combined Army and Concert Band and the Concert Choir, and was an incredible finale for the evening.

All of the performances by the ensembles and students were outstanding, and the girls should be very proud of themselves. After all of the practice and organizing for the evening, it is safe to say that it was an unforgettable concert!

Many thanks go out to Miss Sally Rounsevell and the instrumental teachers for their hard work that went into this event, and for the endless passion and inspiration in the way they teach and nurture the young and talented musicians. Another big thanks to Mr. Lisle for his compering on the evening, Ms Phillips for her administrative support and to the FOA for all of their support on the night. We raised $300 for Legacy on the night.

The Winter Cabaret was a brilliant evening. Thank you to everyone who came to support the musicians in the audience, and for making the evening so wonderful.

Lucy Mount
Music Captain

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Friends of the ELC Morning Tea

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Last Thursday we hosted a beautiful morning tea in the Arts Centre foyer. The morning tea is yet another way in which we try to bring our community together. We are very fortunate to have such beautiful facilities in our school to host these occasions. We were particularly thrilled to see so many dads attend. It is so valuable to meet others in our community. Thank you to the Friends of the ELC for hosting the event and for the Development Office for assisting us in organising a barista to make such wonderful coffee! It was indeed a treat!

Kate Mount
Director of Early Learning

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Props wanted for Year 5 production

PeterPanJR_4CThe Year 5 production this year will be Peter Pan Junior. The girls are already busy planning and preparing for this special event in the Junior School calendar.

As part of our set, we would love to hear from anyone who has a tallboy chest of drawers, at least 1m high. We would preferably like one that is light and is no longer wanted. Our aim is to paint it and put wheels on it.

We are also on the hunt for an Indian chief headdress.

If you think you may be able to donate an item, please let me know at shampton@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au.

Shelley Hampton
Year 5 Teacher

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Ladies’ Golf Day

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The annual St Peter’s Girls’ School Ladies’ Golf Day and Lunch is on Friday 11 September at Kooyonga Golf Club.

It’s a stableford competition with a one tee start commencing at 8.30am. The day promises to be great fun with prizes on offer, including ‘Nearest the Pin’ as well as the Perpetual Trophy for the 18 hole golf champion.

Play 18 holes or just join us for lunch at 1pm.

Tickets for Golf and Lunch: $80
Tickets for Kooyonga Golf Club members and those attending for lunch only: $25

All are welcome so bring a friend!

Contact the Development Office on 8334 2239 for more details.

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Mothers’ Club raffle: Build a barbecue

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So we’ve finished the amphitheatre, but it needs one more thing… a barbecue!

So come on everyone, can we build it? Yes we can!

We just need some cash to buy a few bricks and pieces.

We’ve lined up some stellar prizes for our Fathers’ Day Raffle – so here’s your chance to win dad an awesome present and help us throw a snag on the new barbie!

By now you should have received a special envelope, with your sausage tickets included. Just return the tickets with your payment to the Development Office and we’ll pop the sausages on to cook on our display near the School Shop.

The more tickets you buy, the more chance you have of winning!

The raffle will be drawn on 3 September. Good luck and thank you for your continued support of the Mothers’ Club.

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Senior Drama: Carmella Finds Out

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The Senior Drama students have been working hard on their production, ‘Carmella Finds Out’. As has been the case for the last four years, they are presenting an original work… written, developed, workshopped and constructed in-house.

The play itself is a symbolic exploration of oppression, social structures and faith. Set in a bland world of black and white and brown, the fable-like narrative follows Carmella who dreams of colours, and charts the conflict she experiences as a result. Imagistic and expressionistic, the play uses sound and vision powerfully to complement the unfolding story.

Don’t miss out on a startling piece of theatre!

Time: 7:30pm
Dates: 14 August 2015
Venue: Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls School
Tickets: $10 Adults or $5 concession

To book, visit www.trybooking.com/ILVF

Please note the play is suitable for children over the age of 12, as it contains some adult themes and frightening scenes.

Michael Butler-Wills
Drama Teacher

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Careers Information

Open Days 2015

The University of Adelaide – North Terrace Campus
Sunday 16 August 9:00am – 4.30pm
www.adelaide.edu.au/openday

UniSA Open Day
City West Campus – Education, Art, Architecture, Design, Social Science, Communication, Business, Law, IT, Science, Maths, Engineering, Aviation, and Environmental Programs

City East Campus – Health and Medical Sciences-Human Movement, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences and Medical Radiation Science.

Sunday 16 August 9:00am – 4.30pm
www.unisa.edu.au/openday

Flinders University
Friday 14 August 9.30am – 4:00pm
Saturday 15 August 9.30am-4pm
www.flinders.edu.au/openday

EducationUSA

Suzanne Sealey, Melbourne Representative for EducationUSA, will be visiting Adelaide this term, and we will be hosting a couple of sessions that might appeal to you and your students.

Education USA Information Session
For Years 10, 11, 12 students and their parents
Monday, 10 August, 6.00pm
Potts Lecture Theatre
Pembroke Senior School
18 Holden St.
Kensington Park

At this session Suzanne will discuss the process of applying for undergraduate study in the US with reference to testing required, the application process, timeline, and costs.

It is expected that the information session will run for approximately 1 hour. Suzanne will also be able to speak to students who are specifically interested in finding out more about sports scholarships.

Students/parents should register online

University of Warwick Visit

Jeremy Burgess, Head of International Student Recruitment from the University of Warwick, will be visiting our school on Wednesday 26 August between 13:00 – 13:45 and speaking to Senior Students on the topic of studying at university in the UK.

Karen Alderson
Careers Counsellor

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Would you like to try rowing?

If you’ve ever wanted to give rowing a go or think this could be your sport, you’ll be more than welcome at Saints Rowing.

Join us for an information evening to learn more about the Saints Girls rowing program, how you can be involved, and why rowing is such a great sport. The evening will be held at 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre.

There will be a free Come and Try day from 11am – 1pm on Sunday 30 August for students in Years 6 – 10 at the Scotch Boatshed, Victoria Drive, Adelaide (behind the Convention Centre). Rowers will have access to a modern fleet of boats and excellent coaching staff.

Girls may also be interested in taking on the role of coxswain (cox). The cox plays an important leadership role by taking charge of the crew and supporting the rowers through their training program as ‘the coach on the water’.

The sport of rowing assists girls to develop lifelong skills including leadership, health, nutrition, fitness and how to work as an effective member of a team.

Info night: 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre

Come and Try: 11am, Sunday 30 August at Scotch Boatshed, Torrens River

Official training commences for Years 7-11 students in Week 8 this term. The Learn to Row program for Year 6 students commences in Term 4.

Ben Flannagan
Director of Rowing

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Hairspray coming soon to Saints Girls

Hairspray-Jr-(web)Good morning, Baltimore and St Peter’s Girls! It’s 1962, and spunky plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad (Charlie Miller), has one big dream — to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show (Harry Fielder). Her best friend, Penny Pingleton (Isabelle Norman), is thrilled for Tracy but not Penny’s mother, Prudy Pingleton (Georgia Nairn). When she finally gets her shot, she’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star. In balancing her new-found power with her desire for justice, Tracy fights to dethrone the reigning Miss Teen Hairspray, Amber von Tussle (Charlotte Evins), and integrate a TV network in the process. Owner of the TV station is Velma Von Tussle (Chyna Hazel-Polkinghorne) who is determined to see Amber win and will rig the votes at any cost. With the help of Tracy’s outsized mother, Edna Turnblad (Walter Buckley), and guest DJ, Motormouth Maybelle (Alex De Porteous), the rhythm of Tracy’s new beat just might prove unstoppable. Tracy also wins over heart-throb, Link Larkin (Ned Baulderstone), and everyone dances down the aisles to the show’s finale. The vibrant ensemble made up of the Nicest Kids in Town and Baltimore chorus features 30 Saints Girls from Years 4 – 8.

Featuring a dynamic cast of 70 and featuring toe-tapping tunes such as Good Morning Baltimore, Mama I’m a Big Girl Now, Welcome to the 60s and You Can’t Stop the Beat, this show has more colour, vamp and vitality than a barrel of monkeys.

Season – 18 – 20 September (Friday 18 @ 7.30pm, Saturday 19 @ 2pm and 7.30pm, Sunday 20 @ 4pm). St Peter’s Girls Arts Centre – Tickets through Mr Davidson adults $20 or concession $15. Hurry and get your tickets, as opening night and the Sunday are already 60% sold out.

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Holiday Sports Camps

Australian Sports Camps are hosting a series of camps in the October holidays for interested students.

Try basketball, cricket, soccer, football or netball.

Learn and develop your skills with a terrific three day coaching experience for players of all standards, aged 6 to 17. The programs utilise fantastic facilities in each state with our structured skill development programs delivered by experienced and talented panels of coaches in each sport.

These coaches are supported by guest appearances from top level players from state and national teams. The senior program is specifically designed for 13 – 17 year old players to run in conjunction with the stars program for 6 -12 year olds.

For more details regarding the camps, visit australiansportscamps.com.au.

> Download the flyer

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Sports News

Summer Sport

Nominations for Summer Sport in Term 4 are now available through an online survey. Parents of students in Reception to Year 4 will receive the link to nominate, while students in Years 5 to 12 will receive the same link to the School emails. Parents should discuss with their daughter about selections and the expectations of meeting training and matches. Nominations close on Friday 21 August (Week 6).

Sports Hoodies

Sports Hoodie order forms are now available from the PE department. Students must be representing the School in a sport to be eligible. All forms are required to be endorsed by Dan Searle or Neil Fuller and then orders are required to be placed at the School Shop by Friday 21 August (Week 6).

> Download the order form

Knockout Volleyball – Wednesday 5 August

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The Open Knockout Volleyball team travelled to Marion after qualifying for the State Finals. Our first opponent was Victor Harbor High School who finished top of the pool matches. In a tight game, we lost 0-3 but it was 28-30 in the first set and could have gone either way. With a win in our next match (2-1), we finished second in our pool and were still in the running for a spot in the final. Facing Specialist Volleyball School, Paralowie, in the semi-finals, the girls tried valiantly but we were defeated. In the end, we came fourth overall out of the 26 Schools that competed. It was an amazing day and our volleyball in Term 4 will definitely benefit from this experience. Thanks to Abbey Goodwin, Emily Murdock, Georgia Howe, Megan Jenssen, Mikaela Georgiadis, Mila Loechel, Uthpala De Silva and Ava Loechel for a great team effort and also to our coach, Cambell Baker. Victoria Neale (Captain)

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Sports Results

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Junior Basketball – Wednesday 5 August

Year 6 Blue – Saints 14 defeated by Walford 36
Although the scoreboard didn’t reflect it, our girls were much improved this week against a tall and strong Walford team. Our movement of the ball and understanding of positional play was far better than in the previous match. We still have plenty of work to do with an inexperienced team but we will have plenty of fun doing it in the coming weeks. I was very proud of the girls’ efforts. Better players this week were Harriet Gilroy and Stephanie Smalls. Darren Berry (Coach)

Year 6 White 24 defeated Wilderness Green 18
The game was very tight, but the Saints girls hung in there and defended well to remain on top at the end of the game. Every single girl improved from last week and it was exciting for everyone to get the win. Evelina Gafarova was best on ground this week, scoring a total of 10 points. Tammy Flannagan (Coach)

Junior Netball – Wednesday 29 July

Year 4 Blue – Saints 10 defeated Pembroke 3
A great defensive game played by Saints. They stuck tightly on their players and had great eye for the ball and court awareness. Their attacking efforts were sound and the girls demonstrated great shooting accuracy. Best player: Ellie Humphrey. Georgia Naughton (Assistant coach)

Year 4 White – Saints 12 defeated Seymour 4
The team had a great win, showing a huge improvement from last week. All girls listened from training to move and call for the ball and to spread out. Cartia Lanzoni made strong leads and got clear from her opponent. Molly Dwyer always reached high for the intercepts and was speedy around the court. Keep up the good work. Eve Habel (Assistant Coach)

Year 3 – Saints 10 defeated Pembroke 7
The girls had another successful win on Wednesday and improved from the last game. Their ability to get into clear space was definitely a highlight. The defence was strong as well and we saw some great intercepts. Best players were Charlie Edwards, who did another amazing job in defence, and Florence Russell. Rachel Kameniar (Assistant Coach)

Soccer – Wednesday

Open A – Saints 0 defeated by Scotch 1
The girls travelled to Scotch, hoping to continue their good form from last week. Unfortunately, they were no match for a more skilled Scotch team. The girls did their very best, but were unable to move the ball as well as they did against Immanuel the week before. They never gave up and kept working hard to the end of the game. Olivia May (Captain)

Open B – Saints 0 defeated by Scotch 3
The girls played the first half very strongly by moving the ball down the attacking end and keeping possession of the ball for the majority of the game. In the second half of the game I saw the girls continue to have control of the ball and we had many shots at goal but failed to convert. Best player goes to Isabella Fricke for her strong defence and Isobel Tan who came up from Middle B and was the goalkeeper. Sophia West (B Captain)

Middle A and B
This week Saints A and B had to combine after Scotch made an error in ground locations. All girls took part and played a half each against a very competitive St Michael’s team who had already faced our B team a few times over the season. The girls are slowly developing a better understanding of the game and improving their skills and knowledge of the rules. Tom Maracic (Coach)

Year 7 – Saints 2 defeated Wilderness 0
The team continue to play a good style of soccer each week and play extremely well as a team. The last time they played Wilderness they suffered a heavy loss, but this time they were able to turn that into a 2 nil win. Goal scorers were Rachel Banham and Millie Wilkin. Overall, a great team performance. Well done! Reeve Wijayasekara (Coach)

Year 8/9 Knockout Hockey – Friday 7 August

Saints took on Portside in the Year 8/9 knockout. The teams were evenly matched throughout the game, but it was Portside who took the lead mid-way through the first half. Carla Lawrence, Grace Packer and Jemimah Simpson provided running and attacking options but couldn’t break through the Portside defence. Despite being down 0-2 at half-time, Saints lifted in the second period and when Carla Lawrence scored with 15 minutes to go, Saints attacked and were unlucky on a few occasions as Grace Edwards, Charlotte Carney and Kate McKellar-Stewart all saw shots narrowly miss or saved. Hannah Stroeher again proved resilient in goal, often kicking the ball to safety. Portside managed to score on the buzzer to end 3-1 victors, but Saints certainly came away positively. Neil Fuller

Junior Soccer – Friday 31 July

Year 6 Blue – Saints 0 drew with Wilderness 0
The girls continued this week from where they left off the week before. By passing the ball around and controlling the game. Cheri has now cemented herself as another promising defensive option, along with Georgina O’Halloran and Harriett Gilroy. The forwards had many opportunities to score but need to capitalise in the future, looking to set up chances closer to goal. The scoreboard at the end did not reflect the way the game was played. The girls are now used to each other’s playing styles and this coming week shall continue to improve. Thank you to Gigi and Lucy who volunteered to play for Wilderness at half-time; your enthusiasm and commitment was excellent. Well done again, girls. Mark Routley (Coach)

Year 6 White – Saints 2 defeated Walford 0
The team dominated the game from start to finish, coming away with a 2-nil win. They continued their great team play from last week’s win. Keeley Fahey and Kellie Bested scored the goals. The team attacked for most of the game, creating numerous opportunities to score. The team also defended well for the whole game. Overall, a great team performance and still more room for improvement to come. Well done, girls! Charlie Capogreco (Coach)

Year 6 Silver 1 defeated by Seymour 3
Even though the girls lost the game, they showed real improvement from the first game the week before. The team were able to have some good passages of play which enabled them to score a great team goal. They controlled the second half but were unlucky not to score any more goals. Overall, the girls never gave up and kept trying to the end. Keep working hard, girls. Thomas Maricic (Coach)

Year 4/5 – Saints 4 defeated Wilderness 1
An astounding result and fantastic work from all the girls, and a great improvement from last week with the girls scoring four goals and only conceding one. Even starting a player down could not prevent the dominant performance that was to come. Thanks to Maddie Harrex and Molly Johnson for going in goals, providing a great last defensive line. Vincent Talladira (Coach)

Lacrosse – Saturday 8 August

Under 15 – Saints 4 defeated by Eagles 13
Olivia Compare (Year 9) never gave up and fought hard at ground balls. Isabella Di Matteo (Year 10) and Alice Petchey (Year 10) rotated in centres and were gaining possession of the ball multiple times. Using her speed, Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) ran down the field with more than one player on her several times and did not drop the ball. Scarlett Hocking (Year 7) did a great job in defence and was aggressive, causing turnovers. Best players for the match were Alice Petchey and Millisent Wilkin. Goal scorers were Isabella Di Matteo, Harriet Maerschel (Year 7), Alice Petchey and Millie Wilkin. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 1 – Saints 12 defeated Glenelg 7
Abigail Lisle (Year 7) did a terrific job in defence, making sure the opposition did not get past her. In centres, Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) and Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) were gaining possession of the ball most of the time, which led to many scoring opportunities. In goals, Isabelle Norman (Year 7) took the initiative to run out of the goal circle to get the ball and stop Glenelg scoring. Stephanie Smalls (Year 6) showed great determination in attack trying to get around defenders and shot goals. At half-time the scores were level. All the girls played very well to win the match. Goal scorers were Harriet Maerschel, Portia Maerschel (Year 6), Chelsea Walls (Year 7) and Millisent Wilkin. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 2 – Saints 14 defeated Glenelg Blackhawks 9
The girls showed great teamwork throughout the game and demonstrated many of the skills we have been working on at trainings. They had brilliant work in attack and pushed hard to defend the goals. Best player went to Isabelle Norman for her amazing work in goals. Alice Petchey

Winter Interhouse – Saturday 8 August

The weather was very kind for the hosting of the annual Winter Interhouse featuring students in Years 7-12 representing their Houses in badminton, netball, hockey and soccer.

Thanks to all the students who made the morning competitive, yet enjoyable, and to the many parents and staff who also attended. Special thanks to the parents of the Sport Support Group who generously spent the morning cooking breakfast.

Winners on the day were:
Badminton: 1st Kilburn, 2nd Kennion, 3rd Patteson, 4th Selwyn
Hockey: 1st Kennion, 2nd Patteson, 3rd Selwyn, 4th Kilburn
Netball: 1st Selwyn, 2nd Kennion, 3rd Kilburn, 4th Patteson
Soccer: 1st Kennion, 2nd Patteson, 3rd Kilburn, 4th Selwyn

Enews – Term 3, Week 3 2015

Issue no. 23 

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From the Head of Junior School

Dedicated to the improvement of outcomes for all student learning

AnneMitchell_webWhen The Australian published national NAPLAN comparison listings of different schools in June, it was thrilling indeed to see the success of our Junior School.

In the top 50 Comprehensive Private Primary Schools, St Peter’s Girls was rated 35 in the nation and was the only South Australian School listed. In the nation’s Top 100 Primary schools, St Peter’s Girls’ School was rated 60 and again was the only South Australian school on the list.

Our NAPLAN results at Year 3 and at Year 5 over the past two years have demonstrated significant gains in the areas of Reading, Mathematics and Writing. We are extremely proud of these achievements as we are constantly dedicated to the improvement in learning outcomes for all students in all learning areas.

While these results celebrate student achievement and success, we also recognise and celebrate the talented teachers who support our classroom learning programs, the high curriculum expectations and the generous classroom resourcing that also contributes to this success.

While NAPLAN testing in some areas is still seen as controversial, we firmly believe this is one form of credible assessment that provides real data for analysis by schools over time, and allows for planning and resource allocation to improve the learning outcomes for all students not just at the school level, but within school sectors and across the nation.

The My School website is the key channel for reporting on schooling and was developed to also enable fair comparisons to be made between schools with statistically similar groups of students, with the intention of celebrating success and identifying areas for improvement. ACARA has been releasing data on My School since 2008. We now have seven years of comparative data allowing for comparisons of results from schools with students from similar socio-educational backgrounds, using the index of community socio-educational advantage scale.

While we celebrate the School’s achievements in the areas of Reading, Mathematics and Writing, and the use of NAPLAN data as a tool for improvement in all areas of literacy and numeracy, we also acknowledge and use a wide range of other assessment and testing tools to ensure the progress of our students is being constantly monitored and improved across the wider curriculum areas.

Continual assessment and authentic feedback to students based on this information in a range of forms is integral to the highest levels of teaching and learning.

One prime assessment and tracking tool, and one that complements the NAPLAN testing is our end of year School-based testing for all students from Reception to Year 6. The Reading Age, Spelling Age and Maths Age of all students are monitored on an annual basis. This allows for student tracking in the critical areas of literacy and numeracy progress and development. While the NAPLAN testing is completed every second year of a student’s journey through the primary school our School-based testing is annual and allows for the closer monitoring of overall progress in these critical basic skill areas. At the classroom level teachers use the IB PYP assessment guidelines to skilfully, thoughtfully and effectively guide students through the five essential elements of learning: the acquisition of knowledge; the understanding of concepts; the mastery of skills; the development of attitudes; and the decision to take action. Through the reporting and interview process they also provide feedback on the broader knowledge and conceptual development and progress of every student.

A comprehensive range of assessment strategies, which include classroom observations, performance assessments, standardised tests, process focussed assessments and open-ended tasks are all used to provide a balanced view of the students’ learning and progress. Within these strategies a range of tools such as rubrics, exemplars, checklists, continuums and anecdotal records are all used to build a comprehensive picture of student performance and the efficacy of the program.

Maintaining a dedicated focus on the learning of our students will continue to drive the improvement and success of all students during the critical primary years of schooling.

Anne Mitchell

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STEM: linking Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Most students learn best in Science when their curiosity is engaged and they can see connections between the concepts and their lives. Making our teaching engaging and relevant whilst ensuring that students effectively develop their knowledge, understanding and skills requires us to carefully balance our learning activities. It can be argued that students have only really learned when they can transfer their knowledge and skills to new problems and contexts. Making connections between ideas and skills in different learning areas and their application in problem solving is a focus of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.

I was fortunate to attend the STEM Education Conference (A decade of development – STEM Education for 2025) in Sydney last week. Presenters included The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry & Science (a Mechanical Engineer); Professor Hugh Bradlow, Chief Scientist at Telstra; and many other leaders in the development of programs in schools, universities, industry and other research organisations. They gave fascinating insights into current developments and initiatives and possibilities for the future.

Some key messages to come from this conference were:

  • 75% of the fastest growing careers in Australia have a STEM focus
  • jobs in STEM fields grew at 1.5 times the rate of other jobs in the economy in recent years
  • Australia needs more people with a qualification in STEM than we are currently producing
  • the need for highly capable STEM-qualified professionals can only be met if a greater proportion of our population takes up these opportunities. In particular, girls and women provide the best chance of meeting the demand.

St Peter’s Girls provides a wonderful environment for girls to develop their interest and understanding in STEM subjects. I would like to share with you two initiatives that will foster this development in Years 7 and 10.

The Year 7 Maths/Science Inquiry subject in Semester 2 will be based on the Engquest Challenge and the Science by Doing materials, developed by the Australian Academy of Science https://www.sciencebydoing.edu.au. Guided Inquiry strategies will be used to engage students with concepts and skills from across the curriculum, with an emphasis on STEM.

In direct response to the opportunities available for girls and women in the STEM careers of the future, a new Year 10 elective subject, GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics and Science), is being offered. The purposes of this subject include developing planning and problem solving strategies through the use of scenarios, models and simulations and encouraging girls to consider a wider range of STEM careers. The exact content of the course will be determined from the interests of the students but possible focus areas include:

  • Renewable energy sources
  • Electricity production, transfer and storage
  • Sustainable housing
  • Solar vehicles
  • Aviation
  • Science and Engineering Challenge
  • Engineering design process
  • The Australian STEM Video Game challenge

Brian Parsons
Head of Science

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Business embraces social media and the hotel industry

bus-sessionGirls in both Stage 1 and 2 Business and Enterprise classes have many varied opportunities to engage with the business community and learn about new trends and issues.

Most recently they were fortunate enough to have Shane Brown from Northpoint Toyota present to them an interactive session about utilising social media.

So why are businesses embracing social media? Why are those advertisements appearing in your news feed? Essentially there are four main reasons which all relate to the fact that social media provides businesses with considerable benefits including:

  • It provides two-way communication, not just one-way
  • Specific and incredibly focussed targeting of customers and audience
  • Analytics enable a business to measure success of their marketing
  • Cheaper and more cost effective at reaching target audiences.

bus-mediaShane took the girls through a hypothetical task involving the Facebook account of Northpoint Toyota and how they can use this platform to meet specific measurable goals. It was fascinating! It certainly made us all realise that businesses really need to know how to use and react to the real time analytics available and that the marketing role within a business has so many exciting opportunities available through social media to help them grow. I know that the students valued getting this perspective on a platform that they are in many cases regular participants of, but have not before had the opportunity to view from a business perspective.

Both classes also participated in the International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) Home Program (Hospitality Operations and Management Exercise) which introduced students to various management roles within the international hospitality industry. Touching on everything from marketing to human resources and general management the students were asked to design their own hotel properties for the government of the fictitious region, the United Kingdom of Pacific States (UKPS).

bus-hotelBefore deciding the specifics of each property, the team had to assign each member a management role and briefly describe her function; following which they set about naming their hotel and deciding on the inclusions for the property with the aim of attracting a specific target market. The exercise allowed students to develop a better understanding of the complexities involved when running an international business in the multi-billion dollar hospitality industry; and a broader perspective on what is possible in this diverse field.

Both opportunities were embraced by the girls, enabling them to apply the theory studied directly to the ever-changing business environment. Special thanks to Northpoint Toyota’s Amanda Gosse and Shane Brown for being so enthusiastic to support our girls.

Emily Monaghan
Business and Enterprise Teacher

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Selwyn Spirit Week

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Being the first house to have their spirit week this year, Selwyn girls started off the week with a green statement, by wearing all different types of green ribbons.

Our annual “Find George, the green monkey” commenced, where we hide a green monkey around the School for the Selwyn girls to find. Once George is found, the girls are to bring him to the common room and are given a prize.

On Wednesday at our whole school Chapel all Selwyn girls sat up at the front to show our spirit. Selwyn House Captain, Laura, spoke of the incredible teamwork and cooperation that Selwyn House shows, with an underlying theme of the jungle, to show that support from each other is what is really important.

We finished the Chapel service with the whole House processing out of the Chapel and cheering outside.

On Friday, the School was full of green colour. The Year 12s, as it was their last spirit week, went all out and put on everything green they had. We had girls wearing green leg warmers, necklaces, and earings.

On Friday afternoon, it was a few hours before the much anticipated House dinner! From lunchtime, the Year 12s, Year 11s and amazing helper parents helped tie balloons, make balloon trees and make the centrepieces.

After five weeks of planning, the Selwyn jungle was set up in the Arts Centre for the ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here’ House Dinner. With further help from the Year 11s, parents and Property Services men, tables were decorated, the giraffe and palm tree cardboard cutouts were hung up, and the foyer was decorated.

As the Selwynites arrived, two dads dressed in gorilla costumes greeted the guests. As we entered the Arts Centre, an overwhelming amount of green was to be seen. With the photo booth at the back of the stage, the lineup grew as more Selwynites arrived.

To begin the evening, entrée was served while each year level paraded down the runway, showing off their amazing costumes. The Year 12s chose the awards; Georgia Naughton dressed as Snoop Dogg was awarded with most creative, Funto K awarded with overall best dressed as Katy Perry, and Emma Auricht awarded with best look-alike as Ariana Grande.

Throughout the night, the House participated in a baby photo quiz of the Year 12s and a music quiz. Five girls from each year level volunteered to take part in a relay game where the first person attempted to find 2 gummy bears in a pit of lolly snakes. The next two people were tagged and one was fed a bowl of green jelly through the arms of the other person. Following this, the next person attempted to eat a hanging donut with no hands. Finally, the last person let their makeup run as they struggled the apple bobbing challenge.

Overall, it was a great night with help from the parent helpers, Year 11s and Year 12s. Everyone looked amazing and allowed the last House Dinner for the year 12s to be very memorable.

To view the photos, visit the Focus School Portraits website and enter the password: SaintsGirls (this is case sensitive), then select the Selwyn House Dinner gallery.

Laura Falconer
Selwyn House Captain

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Year 2 students go to market

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The Year 2 unit of inquiry has ignited a passion for taking action! As the girls explored the central idea that water is essential to life and is a precious resource they became immersed in a guided inquiry about how children in different parts of the world use and access water. They used the three lines of inquiry to investigate:

  • The different uses of water
  • The properties and sources of water
  • The sustainable management of water

The book, ”Our World of Water”, by Beatrice Hollyer in association with Oxfam, was used as a powerful provocation to travel the globe and discover that water can be sourced from melting glaciers in Peru and from deep underground wells in Ethiopia. The girls conducted science experiments to find out how to move water from its source to the point of use. The connections the girls have made between our science experiments and observations and the real-life situations we have researched through our guided inquiry were very clearly evident. It was with this knowledge and understanding that they considered the enormous impact that access to clean, fresh water has on people’s daily lives.

With this in mind, our girls decided to take action to change the world in a small but powerful way! They conducted research through the Oxfam Unwrapped website and aimed to raise $135 to purchase a well to provide a village in Sri Lanka with a clean, fresh water supply.

The girls planned and organised a Market Day to sell delicious edible treats as well as hand-crafted art and craft items. They worked at home with their families and a great deal of enthusiasm to make this day a success. The girls identified that they needed count money and give change in preparation for the day.

This culminated in a day celebrated with a Parent Sharing morning of Our Wonderful World of Water and the girls eagerly awaited their first customers – the Reception and Year 1 classes! The girls had a wonderful experience pricing goods, counting money and calculating change. They also had various specials and sales throughout the day.

We raised $308.00 and then received a very generous donation from Levanya De Silva  and family which enabled us to purchase three wells for villages in Sri Lanka from Oxfam Unwrapped!

We would like to extend sincerest thanks and appreciation to everyone who supported this event.

Kathryn Clark and Sallyann Bruun
Year 2 Teachers

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Year 7 – 10 Big Science and ICAS Science Competition Results

All Year 7-10 students took part in the Big Science Competition. This online competition assessed knowledge and understanding from each of the four strands of the Australian Curriculum Science. It gives us valuable information about how well our students have mastered each part of the curriculum. Years 7 and 8 students entered the Junior category, with Years 9 and 10 students attempting the Intermediate category.

A High Distinction is awarded to students in the top 5% in Australia. High Distinctions were awarded to Year 8 students, Sarah Matheson and Amy Rice, Year 9 student, Erin Barrera, and Year 10 students, Sophie-Louise Shearwood, Hannah Vine Hall and Mirella Di Cesare.

Distinctions are awarded to students in the top 20% in Australia. Distinctions were awarded to Year 7 students, Emily Downie, Eliza Hannon, Sophie Johnson, Charlotte Bleby and Natacha Zisos Troupakis.

Year 8 Distinction winners were Aditi Tamhankar, Amy Li, Rachel Kameniar, Sarah Carrodus and Zoë Scobie.

In Year 9 Distinctions were awarded to Antonia Kirsten-Parsch, Lucy Cox, Ziyi (Michelle) Yeoh, Alice Tyson, Ava Loechel, Georgia Bowden, Jaime Darley, Kate McKellar-Stewart, Tiffany Babidge, Ashleigh Rogers, Emma Bleby, Georgia Nairn and Kate Landon.

Year 10 Distinctions were awarded to Amber Frost, Emma Roberts, Georgia Murdock, Zoe Zito, Emily Keough, Abbey Goodwin, Emily Murdock and Georgia Bateman.

This year the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Science Competition was sat by selected students. The ICAS Science competition assesses students’ skills in the key scientific areas of:

  • Interpreting data, including observing, measuring and interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs
  • Applying data, including inferring, predicting and concluding
  • Higher order skills, including investigating, reasoning and problem solving

All students will receive a certificate and a report showing their achievement in each of these areas.

Students who achieve a high score in the competition are awarded a particular certificate.

A High Distinction is awarded to students in the top 1% of all students in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Emily Murdock in Year 10 was awarded a High Distinction.

A Distinction is awarded to students whose achievement ranks them in the next 10% of all students in SA and NT. The following students achieved Distinctions:

Aleisha Elliott in Year 7; Sarah Carrodus in Year 8; Year 9 students, Bethany Cross and Dominique Rigby; and Year 10 students, Sophie-Louise Shearwood and Aanchal Chandiramani.

A Credit is awarded to students who rank in the next 25% of students in SA and the NT. The following students achieved a credit:

  • Year 7: Funto Komolafe, Eliza Hannon, Isabelle Norman, and Ella Liddy
  • Year 8: Amy Li, Hannah Brown, Sarah Matheson and Sophie Le Mire
  • Year 9: Ziyi (Michelle) Yeoh, Ava Loechel, Grace Russell-Jarvie, Ashleigh Rogers, Antonia Kirsten-Parsch and Charlotte Yandell
  • Year 10: Hannah Vine Hall, Hazel Huang, Emily Keough, Sophia Casanova Clarke, Rachael Disney, Abbey Goodwin, Sophie Freeman and Mikaela Georgiadis.

Brian Parsons
Head of Science

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Mothers’ Club update

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So we’ve finished the amphitheatre, but it needs one more thing… a BBQ!

So come on everyone, can we build it? Yes we can!

We just need some cash to buy a few bricks and pieces.

We’ve lined up some stellar prizes for our Fathers’ Day Raffle – so here’s your chance to win dad an awesome present and help us throw a snag on the new barbie!

Next week, families will receive a special envelope, with your sausage tickets included. Just return the tickets with your payment and we’ll pop the sausages on to cook on our display in the Front Office.

The more tickets you buy, the more chance you have of winning!

The raffle will be drawn on 3 September. Good luck and thank you for your continued support of the Mothers’ Club.

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Recorder lessons

recorder-teacherWe now have a fabulous recorder teacher on staff at School. Julia Norman is a highly experienced and enthusiastic recorder graduate from The University of Adelaide. She is also a registered teacher and is currently working with some of our Year 9 Music girls.

Our Year 9 musicians are exploring the different types of recorders, including sopranino, tenor and bass recorder and this group will hopefully become a permanent fixture in our ensemble program.

Recorder lessons are open to all ages, including ELC students. If you would like more information about enrolling in single or small group recorder lessons, please contact Jeanne Phillips in the Arts Office for more information.

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60 minutes of physical activity every day

Sport Group logo_ColourChildren who have the fundamental movement skills (FMS) – running, throwing, kicking, catching and jumping – are more likely to become fit adolescents who continue to play and enjoy sport.

Over the past 13 years, 14,000 NSW children aged nine to 15 have been assessed to identify their proficiency in the five basic FMS. By the time they left primary school, less than 50% were competent at running, jumping, catching, kicking and overarm throwing. Two thirds of the girls had poor scores in the over-arm throw, and less than 8% showed competence. It has been found that children who possess good FMS have higher levels of physical activity as well as better health related fitness.

At present, only one in 3 children meet the current physical activity guidelines for children of 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Furthermore, fewer than one in 3 children are meeting the guideline for “no more than 2 hours of screen-based entertainment” every day. It is recommended that children should be encouraged to experience different sports so they can practise and develop a broad range of Fundamental Movement Skills. These opportunities should take the form of both structured sports coaching as well as unstructured play.

The purpose of the Saints Sports Group is to support the Sports Department in promoting the benefits of participation in sport, with the aim of seeing more students and parents being involved. Saints Sports Group is now providing funding for both students and parents to undertake courses that will help them improve their playing, coaching, managing and officiating skills. Anyone wishing to pursue a course for enhancement in any of these areas can acquire more information from Neil Fuller, Director of Sport.

Neil also has leaflets that support the National Physical Activity Guidelines: 0 – 5 years, 5 – 12 years and 13 – 17 years.

Wallace Long
Saints Sport Group

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Careers Information

Open Days 2015

The University of Adelaide – North Terrace Campus
Sunday 16 August 9:00am – 4.30pm
www.adelaide.edu.au/openday

UniSA Open Day
City West Campus – Education, Art, Architecture, Design, Social Science, Communication, Business, Law, IT, Science, Maths, Engineering, Aviation, and Environmental Programs

City East Campus – Health and Medical Sciences-Human Movement, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences and Medical Radiation Science.

Sunday 16 August 9:00am – 4.30pm
www.unisa.edu.au/openday

Flinders University
Friday 14 August 9.30am – 4:00pm
Saturday 15 August 9.30am-4pm
www.flinders.edu.au/openday

EducationUSA

Suzanne Sealey, Melbourne Representative for EducationUSA, will be visiting Adelaide this term, and we will be hosting a couple of sessions that might appeal to you and your students.

Education USA Information Session
For Years 10, 11, 12 students and their parents|
Monday, 10 August, 6.00pm
Potts Lecture Theatre
Pembroke Senior School
18 Holden St.
Kensington Park

At this session Suzanne will discuss the process of applying for undergraduate study in the US with reference to testing required, the application process, timeline, and costs.

It is expected that the information session will run for approximately 1 hour. Suzanne will also be able to speak to students who are specifically interested in finding out more about sports scholarships.

Students/parents should register online

University of Warwick Visit

Jeremy Burgess, Head of International Student Recruitment from the University of Warwick, will be visiting our school on Wednesday 26 August between 13:00 – 13:45 and speaking to Senior Students on the topic of studying at university in the UK.

Karen Alderson
Careers Counsellor

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Reminder: Student absences

Under the terms of the Education Act with which the School must comply, we are required to record and maintain leave records for students. As such, we remind you that the School is required to be advised of absence from school.

Absence due to illness or late arrivals due to appointments can be notified via text to 0428 601 957, email attendance@stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au or by phoning the School on 8334 2200.

Requests for leave (e.g. family holiday, sporting events) are to be advised in writing prior to the commencement of leave. These requests should be directed to the Heads of Sub-Schools, Anne Mitchell for Junior School, Richard Lisle for Middle School and Kerry Skinner for Senior School. Any long term leave (a term or more), and notification of withdrawal, must be directed to the Principal, Julia Shea, via email or hard copy.

A formal confirmation from the relevant Head of Sub-School will be sent to you upon receipt of a leave request.

On a further matter, students will not be allowed to attend excursions unless a written permission slip is received by the School. We cannot accept verbal permission.

We thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Kerry Skinner
Deputy Principal

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Important safety reminder for our car park

The start of a new term provides an ideal opportunity to remind members of the School community about the importance of complying with the guidelines the School has developed for our car park. We want to ensure the safety of all members of our community.

The most important points to remember are:

  • keep the car park entrance and exit zones clear
  • use the set down and pick up zones appropriately during peak times
  • obey speed limits when driving through the car park

To allow traffic flow, the car park entrance and exit zones must be kept clear at all times. Please do not queue across these areas.

In peak times, do not park in the set down and pick up zones for extended periods. When cars overstay in this area, the car park quickly becomes gridlocked, also bringing traffic on Stonyfell Road to a standstill.

Drivers must observe the 10 kilometre per hour speed limit at all times in the car park, whether entering, exiting or travelling through it. Speed limit signs are clearly displayed in prominent locations and, in order to ensure the speed limit is observed, speed humps were installed two years ago.

If you have any feedback or questions about the car park guidelines please direct them to Mr Andrew Rosser, Business Director, on 8334 2218.

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Senior Drama: Carmella Finds Out

SS Drama Carmella Enews

The Senior Drama students have been working hard on their production, ‘Carmella Finds Out’. As has been the case for the last four years, they are presenting an original work… written, developed, workshopped and constructed in-house.

The play itself is a symbolic exploration of oppression, social structures and faith. Set in a bland world of black and white and brown, the fable-like narrative follows Carmella who dreams of colours, and charts the conflict she experiences as a result. Imagistic and expressionistic, the play uses sound and vision powerfully to complement the unfolding story.

Don’t miss out on a startling piece of theatre!

Time: 7:30pm
Dates: 12, 13 and 14 August 2015
Venue: Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls School
Tickets: $10 Adults or $5 concession

To book, visit www.trybooking.com/ILVF

Please note the play is suitable for children over the age of 12, as it contains some adult themes and frightening scenes.

Michael Butler-Wills
Drama Teacher

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Winter Cabaret

Winter-Cabaret-Enews

The Winter Cabaret music concert will be held from 7pm on Saturday 8 August.

The Australian Army Band Adelaide will be a guest performer at our concert. In addition to performing a set featuring an eclectic program of music from traditional Concert Band repertoire, World War I music to top 40 songs, the band will also combine with our own Senior Concert Band to play a magnificent finale. This will include a high impact fanfare and music from the original Star Wars movies.

The Concert Band girls have been busy rehearsing with the Army Band recently. Playing alongside professional musicians is such a wonderful experience and gives our students an insight into future career paths, as well as a much better understanding of the impact Concert Band music, played by top musicians, can have.

The Winter Cabaret will definitely be the highlight of the Music calendar this year. Don’t miss out – tickets for the Winter Concert are still available!

As well as the Concert Band, the Winter Cabaret will also feature the Chamber Ensemble, Senior Strings, Junior Choir and Concert Choir, Stage Band, Senior Rock Band, Year 8/9 Percussion Ensemble and Senior Percussion Ensemble, as well as several Year 12 soloists.

Friends of the Arts will have pies and pasties, platters and drinks available for sale on the night.

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Legacy.

When: 7pm, Saturday 8 August 2015
Venue: Arts Centre, St Peter’s Girls’ School
Tickets: $15 adults or $10 concession
Tables of 10 will be set up in the lower area of the Arts Centre or general admission seats can be booked in the top section.

Bookings are now open: visit www.trybooking.com/IFHQ

We look forward to seeing you there.

Sally Rounsevell
Director of Music

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Open for comment

Burnside City Council has recently released the proposal for Bell Yett Reserve and this is open for public comment.

To view the proposal, and show your support for the project, please complete the online survey here: www.engage.burnside.sa.gov.au

> Read about the proposal
> Feedback survey

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Would you like to try rowing?

If you’ve ever wanted to give rowing a go or think this could be your sport, you’ll be more than welcome at Saints Rowing.

Join us for an information evening to learn more about the Saints Girls rowing program, how you can be involved, and why rowing is such a great sport. The evening will be held at 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre.

There will be a free Come and Try day from 11am – 1pm on Sunday 30 August for students in Years 6 – 10 at the Scotch Boatshed, Victoria Drive, Adelaide (behind the Convention Centre). Rowers will have access to a modern fleet of boats and excellent coaching staff.

Girls may also be interested in taking on the role of coxswain (cox). The cox plays an important leadership role by taking charge of the crew and supporting the rowers through their training program as ‘the coach on the water’.

The sport of rowing assists girls to develop lifelong skills including leadership, health, nutrition, fitness and how to work as an effective member of a team.

Info night: 6pm, Tuesday 25 August in the Humzy Theatre

Come and Try: 11am, Sunday 30 August at Scotch Boatshed, Torrens River

Official training commences for Years 7-11 students in Week 8 this term. The Learn to Row program for Year 6 students commences in Term 4.

Ben Flannagan
Director of Rowing

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Winter Interhouse

Winter Interhouse Enews

Winter Interhouse will be held on Saturday 8 August for all students in Years 7-12.

Netball – 8-9:30am
Hockey – 8-9:30am
Badminton – 8-10am
Soccer – 10-11:30am

Barbecue breakfast, coffee and drinks will be also be available.

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Sports Results

Open Knockout Hockey – Tuesday 28 July

Saints participated in the Open knockout and faced Unley HS and arch rival, Seymour. Seymour defeated Unley and then Saints defeated Unley 6-0, with some excellent play from Sophie Fry, Carla Lawrence and Tash Hammond, and some great short corners from Ellie Stroeher to set up a number of goals.

Saints then faced Seymour to determine who would qualify for the finals, and in a tense game that Saints led twice the final score finished at 2-2, sending the game to a penalty shoot-out. Sophie Fry and Tash Hammond again led the way, with excellent defending by Shaye Thompson and saves in goal from Hannah Stroeher. On the field Olivia May, Zoe Steinhardt, Georgie Sarah and Lara Khoury all played very well. Despite her best efforts in goal, Hannah Stroeher was unlucky with Seymour edging Saints out 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out. Despite the result, Seymour had played a couple of ineligible players which means Saints were able to progress to the State Finals. Neil Fuller

Junior Basketball – Wednesday 29 July

Year 6 Blue – Saints 13 defeated by Pembroke Green 23
The girls should be commended on their excellent first-up efforts against a strong Pembroke Green team, given that we have a few girls playing Basketball for the first time. We will improve as the term unfolds and the girls gel as a unit. Our better players were Stephanie Smalls and Keeley Fahey, and special mention to first game player Qingxin Feng (Angela). Looking forward to next week already when we play away vs Walford. Darren Berry (Coach)

Year 6 White 14 defeated by Walford 50
For most of the girls it was their first game of basketball. It was a fast and exciting game and the girls tried really hard. As the game went on we got better and better. In the last quarter we even outscored the Walford team! Best on ground was Sophie Kameniar who attacked the ball and shot some amazing goals. Tammy Flannagan (Coach)

Year 5 – Saints 26 defeated Walford 18
In the first match for the term the girls played extremely well to record a win. They all played really well, making some great passing and shooting as well as working hard in defence to win many turnovers. The best player for this week was Sophie Norman. Jo Dalpra and Ella Robinson (Coaches)

Junior Netball – Wednesday 29 July

Year 4 White – Saints 3 defeated by Pembroke 4
The girls’ first game was very close, with Pembroke scoring the winning goal in the last few minutes. All players played well and really showed enthusiasm, a positive attitude and great effort. Pearl Richards played confidently in GD, preventing many attempts at goal, and Devika Mukherjee was excellent in GK for the first time. Well done, girls. Looking forward to next week. Eve Habel (Assistant Coach)

Year 3 – Saints 11 defeated Walford Gold 0
The girls played a very good first game with a pleasing win. They showed their knowledge of the game and put the skills they had learned in training into action. We were especially pleased with the girls’ ability to work the ball down the court. The defence was also strong and impressive. Best players were Claudia Pearce who scored 5 goals and Charlie Piper who was a standout in Centre and made nice passes and good choices when it came to taking the ball down the court. Rachel Kameniar (Assistant Coach)

Soccer – Wednesday 29 July

Open A – Saints 1 defeated Immanuel 0
Last week the Open As played against Immanuel at Immanuel and successfully came away with a 1-0 win. After our early goal we kept up the pressure in defence in order to keep our lead. Well done to Krystina Dianos for strong defending and Elin Michel for her persistence in the striker line. Olivia May (Captain)

Open B – Saints 1 defeated Immanuel 0
The girls played away this week and came away with their first win of the season against a very strong Immanuel team. The girls dominated the game, creating numerous scoring opportunities. It took some individual brilliance from Ella Connaghan to break the deadlock in the first half. The girls defended well in the second half as a team, enabling them to win the game. Special mention to Ella Connaghan, Megan Jenssen – GK for their leadership on the day. Keep up the good work, girls. Peter Krantis (Director of Soccer)

Middle A – Saints 4 defeated Immanuel 0
Right from kickoff the girls controlled the pace of the game, working well together to create lots of goal scoring opportunities early on, with Layne Beveridge converting within the first few minutes with a powerful bottom corner shot. The girls maintained control until the end of the first half, with Sarah Matheson scoring an amazing long range goal. The girls came out in the second half firing, continuing their attacking style, having many shots on goal in the second half, with two more goals from Layne. Best Players: Layne Beveridge, Taylah Simpson, Sarah Matheson. Tom Maracic (Coach)

Middle B – Saints 0 lost to Pembroke 1
The first game after the holidays showed how evenly matched the two sides were. The game swung from one attacking zone to the other throughout the game. Our forwards, Emma, Chloe and Amy, set up quite a few scoring opportunities with their running and strong passing, but unfortunately they could not finish off the good work with goals. Rachel, Olivia, Kate and Charlotte were supporting them strongly in the mid-field by stopping Pembroke’s attacks and driving the ball back into our forward lines. Isabelle, Nicolette and Taylor on the last line of defence were putting their forward under relentless pressure. Unfortunately, the only serious attack that Pembroke made broke through the defence and one long kick ended up scoring the winning goal. It was an entertaining but frustrating game. Best players: Emma Bleby, Kate Landon, Chloe Deieso, Rachel Banham. Craig Morton (Coach)

Year 7 – Saints 3 defeated Pembroke 0
The girls were dominant for the majority of the game, controlling the match from start to finish and having a well-deserved victory! Pleasing to see that they are improving week in, week out. Great team performance. Goal scorers: Olivia Law – 3, Best: Olivia Law, Maddie Tilley, Tahlia Towers. Reeve Wijayasekara (Coach)

Junior Soccer – Friday 31 July

Year 6 Blue – Saints 3 defeated Wilderness Blue 0
The girls have started their season well by recording a 3-0 win against Wilderness. The girls used the first half to get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. The defence in the first half was tight. Annie and Georgia played well as our goalkeepers. The second half saw the girls increase their passing game, which resulted in two goals and many more attempts. I can’t wait until next week. Mark Routley (Coach)

Year 6 White – Saints 4 defeated Wilderness White 1
The girls playing their first match of the season came away with a great team win. After going behind early after dominating the play in the first half, the girls responded with 4 great team goals. The girls played good team football and kept the pressure against Wilderness all game. Goal scorers were Sophie Kameniar 1, Kellie Bested 2 and Poppie Goldsmith 1. Great start to the season, with more improvement and wins to come! Charlie Capogreco (Coach)

Year 4/5 – Saints 2 defeated by Seymour 4
Overall, the girls had a great first game; it was very close, with both goalkeepers having a lot of work to do. Many of the players played in both attack and defence, proving their versatility on the pitch. Unfortunately, the game ended in a 2-4 loss but there were many positives to be taken out of a great performance.

Badminton – Saturday 1 August

Open A – Saints 6 defeated Pembroke 0
Great job to all the girls this week with a 6-0 win against Pembroke. Best player goes to Sabrina Chou for fighting back in her tough three set singles game.

Open B – Saints 5 defeated Pulteney 1
The Open B team played against Pulteney, and had a convincing win. Keep up the great effort, girls! Best players Cate Neale, Laura Sievewright, Hazel Huang

Open C – Saints 5 defeated Pulteney 1
This week the C grade girls defeated Pulteney and each player is showing steady improvement in her game play! Best players Charlene Lee, Cheryl Wang, Erica Reid

Open D – Saints 3 defeated by Walford 3
The D grade girls this week performed exceptionally well, unfortunately losing overall to Walford by a few points. Great improvement in your game play, girls; let’s keep it up! Best players Georgia Bowden, Nicola Jones

Open E – Saints 5 defeated Pembroke 3
Best player goes to Lola Dimond who has shown great improvement since the beginning of the season!

Open F and G: With Wilderness forfeiting their game this week, the Saints F and G grade team played against each other, with the F girls defeating the G girls. Best players go to: Ruoyu (Helen) Han, Amelie Dunda, and Shunem Josiah.

Josephine Liu (Captain)

Hockey – Saturday 1 August

Open A – Saints 4 defeated Immanuel 1
We started strongly and we were able to put a goal on the board within the first 10 minutes after some strong team play. The team grew in confidence and constructed a number of scoring opportunities through good passing, and a second goal saw us 2-0 up at half-time. After the half-time break Immanuel came out strongly and were able to score to reduce our lead. Our mid-field dominance eventually wore their defence down and a third goal was scored. The highlight of the game was the final goal scored right on the buzzer, giving us a well-deserved victory. Well done to the goal scorers this week; Sophie, Ellie and Olivia. Sophie Fry (Captain)

Open B – Saints 1 defeated by Sacred Heart 4
The B grade played a spirited match against Sacred Heart College, levelling the match 1-1 at half-time before the opponents scored quick goals towards the end of the match to take control. The girls played with fast movement early but struggled to break through the final line of defence. This came back to haunt them in the second half. Scorer was Grace Packer who was also one of the best, along with Emily Keough, Jemimah Simpson and Olivia Goldsmith. Dan Searle (Supervisor)

Open C – Saints 1 defeated by St Michael’s 15
After playing a strong opponent last week, the Cs had to endure another learning experience playing state players in the C grade. The result was unfortunate but there were some positives, with Emma Carrodus performing extremely well in goals, preventing further carnage, and the structure of the team, especially in the second half where we made the opponents earn their goals. Best players along with Emma were Grace Edwards and Annabel Baldwinson who scored the goal. Dan Searle (Supervisor)

Lacrosse – Saturday 1 August

Under 15 – Saints 8 defeated by Brighton 16
Despite the cold and wet weather, a large number of girls turned up to play the match. Emma Auricht (Year 8) used her speed magnificently in mid-field to get away from her players. Alice Petchey (Year 10) took many of the centres and fought hard to gain possession of the ball. She also did well in attack, as she swiftly dodged around defenders to score goals. Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) also did very well in attack as she ran hard at the goal, trying to find space to help her shoot. Our goalie for the match was Portia Reppucci (Year 10) who saved a number of goals. In defence the girls were particularly focussed on making sure they could see the girl with the ball and their own player. Goal scorers for the match were Alice Petchey, Sophie-Louise Shearwood (Year 10), Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) and Harriet Maerschel. Best players were Alice Petchey and Harriet Maerschel for showing skill and composure in attack. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 1 – Saints 11 defeated by Brighton 19
It was considerably wet and the grounds were slippery, but the girls went out and tried their hardest. Harriet Maerschel (Year 7) and Millisent Wilkin (Year 7) did a spectacular job in the centres, gaining possession of the ball most of the time or fighting hard when the ball was on the ground. In attack, Chelsea Walls (Year 7) and Ruth Oliver (Year 6) did well in getting away from the opposition and getting the ball. Stephanie Smalls (Year 6) made some fantastic passes in the mid-field, which helped transition the ball smoothly into attack. All of the girls were focussed on trying to shut off the opposition players to inhibit the girl with the ball passing to her team mates. Goal scorers for this match were Harriett Maerschel, Chelsea Walls, Millisent Wilkin and Ruth Oliver. Best player was Harriet Maerschel as she did a fantastic job in defence, mid-field and attack. Lucy Martin (Captain)

Under 13 Division 2 – Saints 15 defeated St Aloysius 5
The girls combined many skills they had learnt in training along with excellent skills being portrayed throughout the game. They had brilliant work in attack and pushed hard to defend the goals. Best players went to Dani Cox and Harriet Maerschel for great work on the field. Alice Petchey

Netball – Saturday 1 August

Open A – Saints 47 defeated Pembroke 44
This week the Open A team went out looking for a win and played a fantastic game, securing a win against Pembroke. There was a genuine whole team effort and our cooperation and encouragement as a team, which has improved weekly, was a major factor in the game. Sophie Freeman had an excellent game, getting countless intercepts, and she had high energy for the entirety of the game. A special mention must also go to Fiona Dawson, who also had a great game, executing some flawless shots! All the girls should be impressed with this week’s game, and of the way we have developed as a team. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open B – Saints 19 defeated by Pembroke 22
Despite the loss, the Open B team played a great game this week, showing huge improvement from previous weeks. Throughout the entire game, the score remained close, a result of the high defensive pressure applied down the court. In the final quarter, the girls managed to really focus on their skills and turn the score around from being 6 down to only 3 at the end of the game. Overall, it was a good game and the girls are showing fantastic improvement each week. Amy Wishart (Captain)

Open C – Saints 18 defeated by Pembroke 45
Open Cs played their best game for the season so far. Everyone worked hard and played as one unit. We also scored the most goals of any game so far. Well done to everyone for showing great teamwork and improvement. Hayley Edge (Coach)

Year 10A – Saints 42 defeated Pembroke 32
The girls started the game strong, with Lily Habel and Mirella Di Cesare both moving well in attack. The girls applied a lot of pressure in defence, causing a lot of turnovers. Despite the weather conditions, the girls stayed in front for the whole game. An excellent game to watch.  Best Players: Lily Habel and Mirella Di Cesare. Alana Coppock (Coach)

Year 10B – Saints 17 defeated by Pembroke 18
The game was close from start to finish. The girls applied a lot of pressure in defence and the girls in attack shot extremely well. Unfortunately the girls lost by one goal but every week the girls keep improving their skills and it was an exciting game to watch. All played well. Alana Coppock (Coach)

Year 9A – Saints 15 defeated by Pembroke 58
This week the girls had another tough opponent, with our first quarter being the best, matching Pembroke in score. The team worked very well together by displaying some great skill and in the following quarters, despite the score, we continued to show some great passages of play and the girls worked very hard. Our defence, Lulu Tierney, Jessie Rundle and Charlotte Kelly, worked very hard against very accurate shooters and we were very impressed with their efforts. In the mid-court, Emily Webb, Holly Cunningham, Ella Robinson and India Deere made some great leads and intercepts. Shooters, Olivia Harby, Ava Loechel and Jessie Rundle, also worked well together in the ring, scoring off most of our opportunities. Well done for your hard work this week, girls! Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 9B – Saints 0 defeated by Pembroke 52
This was a really tough week for us. Our goal for this game was having strong one handed passes, which were certainly better, despite the rain and slippery conditions. The defence tried really hard in the second quarter, especially Amira Shahin’s great use of her peripheral vision in order to zone her player in the goal ring. Freya Ware must also be mentioned for her continuous energy in a difficult game, as well as her good movement and intercepts. The leading in centre passes also improved greatly by the last quarter, where the girls started working as a team and they can be commended for continuing on with the game and keeping their heads up. Eliza Falconer and Ellana Welsby (Coaches)

Year 8A – Saints 38 defeated Pembroke 12
The girls played a strong game in the wet conditions and I was impressed with their ability to listen to advice and adapt their game in order to steady the speed of play and maintain ball control down the court. A particular highlight was the effective movement and positioning of both goalies and defenders at either end of the court, something we have been working on at training. Best players this week go to Nicolette Miller, for her continuous hard work in the goal circle and through the centre court, and Amelia Wood for her strong and reliable play in both goals and defence. Well done, girls! Vanessa Brooks (Coach).

Year 8B – Saints 33 defeated Pembroke 19
Our Saints girls had another good win this week. Once again, they were willing to listen carefully to the coaches and then work hard on the court to maintain defensive pressure, causing a number of fantastic turnovers. Unfortunately, they had many missed opportunities due to rushing the play in the first half of the game; however, once they slowed the play and made good passing options, they were able to convert many of these turnovers into successful scoring opportunities. Special mentions go to Hannah Brown for her consistently strong play in centre and Georgina Bafile for her hard work and great movement in the goal circle. A good team effort, girls; well done! Vanessa Brooks (Staff Supervisor).

Year 7A – Saints 24 defeated Pembroke 16
Despite the weather, the girls remembered the skills we had worked on at training, which ultimately led to success on the court. Our defenders had tough opponents yet took every opportunity to create a turnover and their defensive pressure ensured that the opposition had limited chances to score. Jess Wishart shot brilliantly and made the rest of the team’s efforts of getting the ball to our scoring end worth it with a goal. Best players this week were Siena Kulinski and Matilda McCormack for their strength and perseverance in defence. Roger Mills, Corinne Dyer and Emily Wishart (Coaches)

Year 7B – Saints 19 defeated Pembroke 10
The defenders were extremely switched on for the whole game, and ensured that any dropped ball was obtained by the Saints team to give our shooters as many opportunities as possible to score. The girls played a great four quarters and did not give up at all during the game. Best players were Lauren Porter and Paris Greene for their defensive pressure. Roger Mills, Corinne Dyer and Emily Wishart (Coaches)

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