SPORT 

SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday 19th March - John Oxley Sporting Fields 

The annual Cross Country will be held this upcoming Wednesday 19th March at John Oxley Sporting Fields.

Students in Infants K-2 will run 1km, Year 3-6 students aged 8- 10 years (any year 2 student who turns 8 this year is also included in this group) will run 2km and students aged 11-12 years will run 3km. It is the age your child turns this year. 

Information via Compass was sent out to all families recently.  Students have begun preparations at school. Please encourage your child to prepare for this activity at home. 

We extend our gratitude to the parents who have volunteered to help organise this event, along with the P and F members who will be in charge of the barbecue for lunch after the races and presentation ceremony.

Diocesan Winter Trials 

The Armidale Catholic Schools (ACS) Winter Trials  will now take place on Friday, 28th March in Armidale. This event provides students with the opportunity to showcase their skills and compete for selection in the Armidale Catholic Schools squads for Boys and Girls Football, Girls Hockey, and Netball.

We extend our best wishes to our seventeen Year 5-6 students who will be representing St Patrick’s Primary at the trials. Those who are successful will go on to compete at the Polding Winter Trials in Bathurst on Friday, 2nd May.

Polding Swimming Trials

We extend our best wishes to Grace S as she represents Armidale Catholic Schools at the Polding Swimming Trials. Grace will be competing in the Under 12 Girls 50m Freestyle.

This is an incredible achievement, and we are so proud of her dedication and hard work in the pool. Grace will be racing against some of the best swimmers from across the region at Sydney Olympic Park on April 2nd and 3rd.

Good luck, Grace! We know you’ll give it your all, and the entire St Patrick’s community is cheering you on!

2025 SPORTS DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Wednesday 19th March 2025- School Cross Country at John Oxley Sporting Fields

Friday 28th March 2025- ACS Primary Winter Trials (Hockey, Football, Netball and Rugby League at Armidale)

Friday 4th April 2025 - ACS Primary Cross Country Trials (Barraba)

St Patrick's Primary Sports Handbook

St Patrick's now has an official sports handbook and it has been updated after the school swimming carnival held recently. This book is designed to give all members associated with our school a clearer understanding of when our school conducts our various sporting carnivals, the processes/qualifying times involved for students who want to represent our school at Diocesan sporting events as well as an explanation of the representative sporting pathways your child may want to undertake in their respective sports.

Attached below is the revised version of this manual, which now contains the latest information on Grace Smith's records at the swimming carnival.