Peace Lutheran Primary School - Gatton

On Anzac Day we pause to reflect on the bravery, service and sacrifice of those who have served, and continue to serve our nation.

With immense gratitude, we honour the sacrifice and legacy of this service. Lest we forget.

Congratulations Creed!

Such a beautiful day to hold our Cross Country and Fun Run. Thank you to Mr Heuschele (and all the staff behind the scenes) for putting together another successful event. Our thanks also goes to our volunteers and parents for all their support, and a special mention must go to the students for their perseverance and amazing team spirit. Well done everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS AMITY!!
It was a beautiful day for a Swimming Carnival, and we extend our thanks to the many parents and Faith students who volunteered their time to support the event. Huge thanks to our staff and especially Mr Heuschele, for all the work behind the scenes. Also to our students for wonderful sportsmanship and efforts throughout the day. Well done everyone!

| YEAR 5 EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT | In our recent Explore lessons, Year 5 students have been diving into the fascinating world of light. They’ve been investigating how light behaves through reflection and refraction, using mirrors and torches to redirect beams around the classroom—even lighting up the back of a torch without shining directly on it!

Students also explored how light travels through different materials, observing the changes that occur when it passes through glass and water. It’s been a hands‑on, engaging way to deepen their understanding of how light interacts with the world around us.

| ASSEMBLY AWARDS | It was pleasure to celebrate the effort and achievement our students with Values and Principal’s Awards today at Assembly. Congratulations to these students.

Yesterday, the final NAPLAN tests for our Year 3 and 5 students were completed. We are so proud of the effort, focus, and determination our students have shown over the past week.

Our Year 3 students received a special encouragement from their teachers to celebrate their hard work, with each student receiving a special rock with the message “You rocked that test!”

Year 6 Campers Update:
Estimated arrival time of 2:30pm.

| BUILDING EMPATHY IN YEAR ONE | In their recent Resilience Project lessons, our Year One students have been learning just how important it is to recognise and understand other people’s points of view — a key step in developing empathy.

To practise this, students took part in an activity focused on empathetic listening. They worked with a partner and used their focused eyes, quiet lips and listening ears to give their full attention. Learning to listen in this way helps children show they truly care about the thoughts and feelings of others.

Students also watched a short clip called “Hey, Little Ant”, which invited them to consider both the boy’s perspective and the tiny ant’s point of view.

We’re so proud of our Year Ones as they continue to grow not just academically, but emotionally too!

| YEAR 4 MATHS FUN | In Year 4 Mathematics, students have been exploring elements of space through grid maps while also consolidating their number facts. What better way to practise these skills and strengthen their understanding than through hands-on games like Battleship and Multiplication Takeover? We love making learning fun while building important mathematical skills!

| WHOLE SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE ART | It is with much excitement that we unveil our whole school collaborative artwork for 2026! During the first week of Arts lessons, each child in the school decorated a feather that was used to complete our work of art. Feel free to take a picture of your child in front of our masterpiece next time you are in the school office.

| WEEK 6 ASSEMBLY | Today, at our whole school assembly, we celebrated student effort and achievement with this fortnight’s Values Awards. Congratulations students!
Our school wellbeing dog, Sundae, also attended her first assembly and enjoyed having her photo taken as well.