Welcome to our website...... St Peter’s School is a co-educational Catholic Primary School established in 1976 by the Presentation Sisters. It is now well established with modern facilities and set on 5 spacious hectares in the heart of Brisbane’s rapidly growing south-east. The buildings are strategically placed to preserve the beautiful park-like grounds.  St. Peter’s has a current full time enrolment of approximately 400 students from Prep through to Year 7, and a staff of approximately 35 made up of full time, part time and specialist teaching and non-teaching members. Administered by Brisbane Catholic Education, St Peter’s School has access to a network of professional development, support staff and shared resources. The school provides an authentic experience of Catholic Christian community by promoting Gospel values within our school and the wider community. Carolyn Watson - Principal

Latest News & Events

PREP ENROLMENT INTERVIEWS
I am currently conducting Prep enrolment interviews for next year. At present we have 61 applications and places are filling fast. If you know of anyone who is interested in a placement for Prep 2013 at St Peter's and have not completed the enrolment forms, please encourage them to do so as a matter of urgency.  Click here for more information and to download the Enrolment Application form. 

It is reassuring to hear positive feedback about the character of St Peter's and our reputation in the community from prospective parents during these interviews. Overwhelmingly the welcoming nature of members of our school, the balance of academic, sporting and cultural opportunities and the fantastic facilities are commented on most. I believe we have much to be proud of at St Peter's, and the feedback given through these interviews validates this.

YEAR OF GRACE
The Catholic Bishops of Australia invite us to take part of a spiritual journey known as the Year of Grace. This will be a time of prayer, reflection on God's Word, celebration of liturgy and rediscovery of God's graced presence in our everyday lives. It begins on Pentecost Sunday (27 May).

The Year of Grace connects with our daily lives in practical and ordinary ways. For more information see the Year of Grace website -http://bne.catholic.net.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=12055

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN
Woolworths Earn & Learn is back for 2012. From next Wed 9 May, when you shop at Woolworths you can collect stickers from the checkout and place them on your sticker cards. There'll be one sticker for every $10 spent. Once your cards are completed you can place them in the collection box at school or your local Woolworths supermarket. Sticker cards will be sent home early next week. Thank you for your support in this program.

SPORTING NEWS
District Cross Country
Good luck to: Mikayla and Jacob (7A), Gemma (6B) and Jayden (4A). These 3 students will be competing in the MetEast District Cross Country event which will be held on Tuesday May 22.

School Cross Country – Friday, May 25  Training continues for all students: with their class teacher; before school on a Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00-8:20am; after school on a Monday and Thursday, 3:00-3:30pm. (During afternoon sessions, students must be collected from the oval at the conclusion of the session. Outside Hours School Care students may attend if parents/caregivers have informed the OHSC staff.)

Maps of the course for each year level have been given to class teachers. At the conclusion of the school Cross Country, a team of students will be selected to represent our school at the Zone II Carnival on Thursday, May 31. The team will consist of:
 Junior squad – 10 Yr3 students (5 boys and 5 girls)
 Intermediate squad – 10 students aged 9 or 10 (5 boys and 5 girls)
 Senior squad – 10 students aged 11, 12 or 13 (5 boys and 5 girls)

Zone II Cross Country – Thursday May 31, St Edwards, Daisy Hill

P&F NEWS - 
Visit our St Peter's P&F Website - http://stpeterspandf.weebly.com/

BIGGEST MORNING TEA   This year, the P & F is supporting the Cancer Council and Hosting Australia's Biggest Morning Tea. You are invited with your friends to attend this event on 25th May.  We will be hosting the morning tea in the Simon Peter Centre. The cost of entry is $5.00 with a lucky door prize, including morning tea and an opportunity to catch up with friends and win some wonderful prizes.

Payment is required by the 21st of May for catering purposes, please place the money in an envelope with your name and your child's name and class, and hand into the office.  Please click here for full details.

FETE 2012  - Refer to our Fete Webpage - http://stpeterspandf.weebly.com/fete.html

St Peter’s School Fete will take place on Sunday 21 October 2012, with a pupil free day falling on the following day.   

Bric a Brac – Prep stall
It's time to clean out those cupboards and donate your unwanted items to the Prep Bric a Brac stall. The stall would be very grateful for donations of items including kids toys, household items, furniture and any other goods that are in good working order. Please no broken or soiled items and no electrical appliances. Items such as kids games or jigsaws please secure the boxes with tape or glad wrap.

Collection for the Fete will begin on Monday 14 May. Please place donations in the designated Bric a Brac wheelie bin that will be placed outside the school office whenever you can. For bigger items or if you need to drive down the side road to drop off a number of items to the P & F Shed please contact one of the following stall conveners to arrange a time.Click here for the latest Fete News.....

Fete Meeting Minutes
If you would like to access a copy of the Fete minutes and see what was discussed check out http://stpeterspandf.weebly.com/ and download a copy

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, requests, donations or offers of help. Every suggestion is worth a chat and every offer of help will be warmly welcomed and very much appreciated. This is a big event for the school so please get involved to help make our children's Fete an outstanding success and a fun day to boot!

The next Fete meeting will be held on Monday night 28 May, 7.30pm in the Library Meeting Room.

Ride to Conquer Cancer
The Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, is a cycling journey throughout Queensland scenic countryside that Paul, (P&F Secretary) is embarking on to fight cancer. To make a donation to this fund raiser go to

http://br12.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR/Events/Brisbane2012?px=1094488&pg=personal&fr_id=1050
            
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