Sports

Gala Day Sport

Approximately 60 of wonderful Year 4, 5 and 6 students set off last Friday to brave the wilds of the District Touch, AFL (girls) and Cricket (boys) fields. As we are accustomed too, exemplary behaviour from our amazing students, fine support and direction from our wonderful teaching staff and inspired efforts from the novice to the seasoned campaigner, meant a wonderful, fulfilling and successful day all around. Our touch teams (1 Yr6 team and 1 Yr4/5 team) played a combined 10 games, winning 5, drawing 3 and loosing 2 to leave the Seniors outright second on the ladder and the Juniors equal 3rd.   The AFL girls performed admirably, but were somewhat under strength, a player or 2 down for each game. They fought hard and developed with each outing, however found the oppositions superior, size, numbers and experience very challenging. The cricketers (2 Senior and 2 Junior teams) all performed wonderfully, coordinating fielding, batting and bowling duties with great  teamwork as competition conditions required each team to vary players and roles within each game. Many extravagant shots were played, dispatching wayward deliveries to all corners of the cricketing sphere, routine acts of fielding quickly became majestic, then legendary, then outrageous acts of superhuman coordination and dexterity, while not 1, but several dozen “balls of the century” were delivered from our budding Tiger’s, Clarie’s, Richie’s and Warnie’s. A magnificent day in somewhat bleak conditions ensured that too much sport is never enough and that respectively, Touch, AFL and Cricket were undoubtedly the winners on the day. The final instalment of this epic sport-a-thon takes place this Friday 19 August, at the same venues.  

District Cricket

Two of our outstanding cricketers, Lucas and Shahdin from Year 6, wowed selectors at the recently (often postponed and rescheduled) completed District trial. Both boys will participate in the Regional Cricket carnival coming up later in the term. Congratulations and we pray God's provision and protection over you both as you follow your dreams.                        

Devotion

Green is for GROW. Maybe you are a fan of Kermit. This picture might just help you appreciate the following idea:  Kermit is all green. In Chapel, you may have noticed that there is quite a splash of green around the place (Parents, you are always welcome, on Friday mornings, to hang around after school drop off, and come along to Chapel at 8.30am). That’s because it’s the season of GREEN!!!  Anything that is green is growing. So, green can stand for the way God’s Words are planted in our lives and Grow into something amazing. So, enjoy this verse by Paul (Colossians 2:6-10) 6 You have accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord. Now keep on following him. 7 Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful. 9 God lives fully in Christ. 10 And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority. And while we’re at it, Green is for GO … that’s what traffic lights tell us. Prayer: Jesus, thanks for your Words, planted in our life, and your Promise that they will Grow into an amazing Life. Pastor Mike

             

Library Inside Story

Library Monitors play a very important role in the community of our Library at St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School. The Library Monitors support the Library and provide service in many ways:

• they shelve books,
• help create displays,
• assist in the selection of books for the Library ‘s collection,
• support younger students to locate books,
• and help run the lunch time library activities.

They provide a valuable service to the Library. To thank these students, the Library hosted a tea party at lunch time. There were donuts, macaroons, home baked cakes and of course tea! The students were very excited to be celebrated and we thank the Library Monitors for their service and dedication this year! Mrs Stephens Teacher Librarian          

Tuckshop News

  Tuckshop wishes to thank everybody for the amazing response to the EKKA Special Lunch held on 10 August. A special thank you to all of the parent, grandparent and staff volunteers. Without you, Wednesday would not have been such a success. A big shout out to students as well,  who showed such wonderful manners. We were blown away with the response to this day, with almost 2/3 of the school participating. We can’t wait to offer more special Tuckshop days in the future.   Rebecca Ulrich Tuckshop Convenor          

Walk My Way

      This year, we at St Paul's Lutheran Primary & Kindy are partnering with Grace Lutheran College Caboolture, St Paul's Aged Care, Intercept, Infinity Youth, and St Paul's Church  to help raise funds for Walk My Way  event coming up on Sunday 11 September. Each $26 that we raise will help send a refugee child to school for a whole year. All you need to do is register through the link or QR code to be a part of the Lutheran Ministries Caboolture team! Date: 11 September 2022 Time: 3:00pm arrive, for a 3:15pm opening. Finishes: The walk will finish back at the church for a brief celebration service and a BBQ dinner. Cost: It's free to register, just send your link out to friends and family to help raise funds. Shirts cost $15 from the online t-shirt shop. Looking forward to walking along side you this 11 September! Blessings Chappy Teneille  

             

From the Head of Teaching and Learning

Engineers Without Borders

Last Monday, students in Years 5 and 6 were visited by Engineers Without Borders. They learnt about the many and varied engineering roles, what an engineer does, and they were given an engineering problem to solve. To solve the engineering problem, students were given a real-life context, where they learnt about the seasonal conditions in Cambodia and the implications for residents in the houses that they live in. Students were given a minimal budget and a small number of materials to buy within this budget and they were tasked with constructing a floating house. Our students were deeply engaged in this task and the Engineers visiting our school were so impressed with their curiosity, deep engagement, and the questions they asked both about the cultural and geographic context within Cambodia and in their inquiry into what materials would help their house to float. Students then tested their design and adjusted as needed. Once their floating house was stable enough to float, they tested their design further to see the weight it could carry by using a range of small weights that they placed on one at a time. Our students absolutely loved having the Engineers Without Borders' volunteers visit us and I am sure we have more than a few budding engineers in our midst!                    

Year 2 Inside Story

In Year 2, we have been learning about the structure of narratives. We have been writing a class story about a Princess named Ava who got lost at an abandoned castle in the forest because she was distracted by a bouncing bunny. We have really enjoyed all the possible complications and solutions that this story line has presented. We have also been presenting our plasticine models of the life cycle of mealworms as a conclusion to our recent Science Unit. These will be displayed at the Learning Expo.