General News

Chapel and Assembly - Livestreaming

Chapel and Assemblies will continue to be livestreamed on our closed group on Facebook each week. You can find this by searching ‘St Paul Lutheran School Blair Athol Live Streaming’. 

Chapel:

Please feel welcome to join us for worship each Wednesday morning this term at 9:00am in the Church. Our Term 4 theme is: Rescue – Jesus is our Ultimate Rescuer. Each 

week we will hear a rescue story from the Bible and discover how God’s big rescue plan leads to Jesus. These stories remind us that God is always with us and always ready to help. Thank you to Mrs Mattner for leading us in Chapel this week and sharing with us about Adam and Eve: God’s Rescue Plan begins.

Our hosts for the remainder of this term will be:

Week 2: Miss Mattner – Noah: Safe in the Boat

Week 3: Year 2 Huxtable – The Fiery Furnace: God is with us

Week 4: Seniors – Daniel and the Lions: Trusting God

Week 5: Year 3 Fisher – Moses: God leads us to Freedom

Week 6: Year 1 Cameron – Jesus is Born: The greatest rescue begins - Rescue through the Birth of Jesus & Jesus’ Miracles

Week 7: Mr Huxtable – The Lost Sheep- Jesus finds us and saves us

Week 8: Reception Christmas Concert

Week 9: Leadership Team – Jesus: Our Rescuer Has Come

Assembly:

Assemblies take place on most Friday mornings at 9am in the Hall. Our Assembly hosts for this term are:

Week 1: No Assembly

Week 2: No Assembly

Week 3: No Assembly – Sports Day

Week 4: JVC and Community Leaders

Week 5: Reception Huxtable

Week 6: Seniors

Week 7: Sports Presentation Assembly 

Week 8: General Presentation Assembly

Swimming Lessons 

We are still looking for volunteers for most sessions. Please have a look at the updated information that has been posted to class Seesaw pages for more details.  

After School Cricket Clinic

We are excited to share that additional places have become available for the After School Cricket Clinic commencing in Week 4. We would love to see as many children as possible get involved and enjoy this opportunity!

Please see attached flyer for further details. If you would like to register your child or require more information, please contact: kbartlett@stpaulba.sa.edu.au

PE Week 2025

In Week 5, we are celebrating PE week, which is a whole week dedicated to being happy, healthy and active! The week is FULL of activities and excitement and includes a whole school scavenger hunt, a PE/Sport Quiz, a nail-biting Staff vs Student netball game and some health hustles. Select children will also be competing in an Athletics carnival against our Connected Schools network to try and regain their title of Endeavour Cup champions!

Each year, we invite families to contribute donations for our prize packs, which are awarded to winners of the week’s competitions. Suggested items include sports equipment, fidgets, vouchers, or fun stationery (such as pencils or erasers).

Please get in touch with Miss Karly Bartlett: kbartlett@stpaulba.sa.edu.au if you would like to donate or bring any donatable items to the front office prior to Week 5!

Thank you so much for your ongoing support. We can’t wait to celebrate an active and enjoyable week with our children.

Library news

It's wonderful to welcome everyone back to the library for Term 4. Ms McLeod is taking some well-deserved long service leave for the first seven weeks of this term, and in her absence, I will be taking care of the library. 

In addition to my work as a classroom LSO (currently in Reception Lethborg), for the last five years, I have been supporting Ms McLeod as the library LSO each afternoon. I was so inspired by Ms McLeod and the role our library plays in our school community, I decided to return to university to study Information Management and Library studies, graduating as a fully qualified Librarian during the last holiday break! How lucky I was to be able to celebrate this milestone with my parents and my family.

I'm very grateful to have Liann Tape assisting in the library this term, too. We'll do our best to fill Ms McLeod's shoes! 

We have some fun things planned for the children alongside their regular borrowing. If you have the opportunity to come through before or after school, you might like to have a look at our displays to learn more about what's going on in the library. Come and say hi!

Submitted by Beth Madigan

Parking Reminder

Just a reminder for school families to not park in the designated church parks at the front of the church please. These need to be left free for church staff and visitors and for SPLASH staff. Thank you for your understanding. 

Ministry Facilitator- Younger Persons and Families 

Please pray about whether this service in God’s kingdom might be for you! The successful applicant would lead volunteers within St Paul Lutheran Church to serve the younger persons and families of our community in order to help them encounter Jesus Christ, grow in his love and build relationships. 

• 14 hours per week, with part time annual salary under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry (SCHADS) award. 
• Initial 2-year contract 
• Flexible hours and professional development opportunities. 

Position description available at http://www.stpaul-church.org.au 

Applications to office@stpaul-church.org.au 

For enquiries about this position, please contact Dennis Clark, 0438 895 056.

Applications close 16th October 2025.

Term Dates 2025

Term 4: 14 October - 10 December