WHAT DOES S.T.E.M. LOOK LIKE AT ST PETERS LUTHERAN EARLY LEARNING CENTRE? S = SCIENCE T = TECHNOLOGY E = ENGINEERING M = MATHEMATICS STEM is a philosophy used by educators to help integrate knowledge across disciplines, encouraging children to think in a more connected and holistic way. Why STEM in Early Childhood? Because integration is … Read More
Celebrating Grandparents and Special Friends!
One of the highlights of the school year at St Peters Lutheran is Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. And this year was no exception! A crowd of grandparents gathered on Friday 9th June to acknowledge the importance of relationships across generations. At St Peters we celebrate Grandparents as a vital part of our society. Their wisdom and encouragement has … Read More
Investigating light in Years Four and Five
This term, we have been investigating what light is, how to make it and how to make it behave in different ways. A highlight has been meeting a real scientist who set our minds buzzing with his workshop on ‘The Light Fantastic’. It was a wonderful opportunity to use a primary resource to answer all our questions! We found out … 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
The Truth About Dinosaurs!
St Peters Lutheran School offers a wonderfully broad and diverse curriculum that allows students to use creativity, critical thinking and extend their areas of interest. In past Inside Stories w e have followed the journeys of various old scholars and in this week’s edition we focus on a past student that has excelled in one of his areas of interest. We … 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
Our Offering to God
Every week in Friday Chapel, we pray… Heavenly Father, thank you for all you have given us. Accept these gifts and use them to help others. Amen. When we gather to worship, Christians believe that God comes to us and serves us through his Word. Wherever the Bible is heard, the Holy Spirit is calling, gathering and enlightening us. We … Read More
Developing our Number Sense at St Peters!
Over the years at St Peters many of our teachers have received training in mathematics based on the work of Professor Doug Clarke from Australian Catholic University in his Early Numeracy Research Project. This research included developing the Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI). Last year at St Peters we assessed all our students using this assessment. This is a proven and … Read More
A New Look!
Bright new spaces, a Year 6/7 Hub, brand new entry points and a new Junior Primary wing of the school is what greeted the families as they returned to a new school year earlier last month. The holidays were a time of refreshment for many of our families and staff, and also for our school, as building improvements were made … Read More
Learning with Blue-Bots
We have some exciting news to share! Thanks to the generous financial contribution from St Peters Lutheran P&F Committee, our Junior Primary students have recently received the long awaited, much anticipated Blue-Bots! Blue-Bots are the newest addition to the floor robot family, and are similar to Bee-Bots. They are a Blue-tooth enabled robots, controlled by our iPads. They are a … Read More