St Peters Lutheran students have been consolidating their early literacy and numeracy skills by using movement to help them learn. LEAP (Learning Energetically Activates Pathways) is based on the brain research that strongly supports the link between movement and learning. We know that healthy, active students, make better learners! So how do we apply this at St Peters Lutheran? LEAP focuses on creating optimal learning environments for … Read More
St Peters Success!
Health and Physical Education is a highly valued part of the curriculum at St Peters Lutheran. Each individual child is catered for in the pursuit of success for all. No matter what their ability, students are able to access learning at their own level. Whilst ensuring that students feel safe and have positive experiences within the physical domain, we also … Read More
Year 4/5 Adventure Camp
Term 1 was definitely a busy one for the Year 4/5 students! We decided that camp at the beginning of the year would be a fabulous start to form new friendships and assist in developing a strong and positive atmosphere for all. The camp environment allowed a stronger bond to develop between the students and also the teachers. Our chosen … Read More
Sports Day – Together, everyone achieves more
The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the St Peters Lutheran School, 2017 Sports Day kicked off with enthusiastic team chants from a sea of yellow, red and green. It was a huge day out in the heat, with all students giving the activities and athletic events their best effort as they attempted multiple runs, jumps and … Read More
Sport at St Peters
Out of School Hours sport is an important part of the St Peters Culture. Our students have a reputation for the fun loving way they approach games and we are often complimented on our sportsmanship, fairness and respect for the opposing teams. We are very proud of our students and the way they conduct themselves and their achievements. Primary school … Read More
What do you get when you mix horses, tree climbing, truck rides, awesome playgrounds, playing tennis, butter-making, holding baby chicks and feeding animals? The Year 2/3 camp to Narnu Farm on Hindmarsh Island! Camps are such a great opportunity for students to practise all the elements of the Learner Profile. Here are some examples from the Year 2/3 camp: Risk-taking … Read More
Robotics (S.T.E.M.) at St Peters!
Who doesn’t want a robot helper around the house? Well our coding group here at St Peters Lutheran are working on it. We still have a fair way to go before we will have a “Jetsons style” robot housemaid but at this stage we are using our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) skills to build and control a tabletop … Read More
Programming / Coding @ St Peters
Q. How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A. None – It’s a hardware problem “Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.” -Stephen Hawking (Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, and Author) Programming, or coding, is … Read More
Action Based Learning
St Peters’ Junior Primary students have been consolidating their early literacy and numeracy in a whole new way this year. Action based learning is a combination of movement and learning. By moving our bodies in particular ways we are igniting parts of our brains and making them more susceptible to learning. The neural pathways developed when learning motor skills are … Read More
Staying Up Late at School!
Recently, the Reception and Year One students at St Peters Lutheran School ‘Stayed Up Late at School’ on a Friday evening. The purpose of this experience is for the students to continue establishing friendships, gain greater independence and develop social skills. The stay up late evening is the beginning of and preparation for future school camp experiences. “It is … Read More
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