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Polding Winter Trials

We extend our sincere congratulations to Alice and Georgia on their selection to the Armidale Catholic Schools Girls Hockey team, and to Joe on his selection to the Armidale Catholic Schools Boys Soccer team. They will be attending the Polding trials for selection to the Polding team in Bathurst on Friday, May 1st. We wish them the best of luck.

Rookie Rollers (Lawn Bowls) Clinics

The four-week Rookie Rollers (Lawn Bowls) Clinics for K-6 students are well underway—we are officially two weeks in!

Rookie Rollers is an exciting universal introductory product aimed at bringing the sport of bowls to school aged children of all abilities. At its core, the program is designed to enable school children to participate in an engaging format, which is both fun and inclusive.

The kids are having a fantastic time developing their skills. A huge thank you to Manilla Bowling Club for providing the venue and our teachers for running such a fun and engaging program for our students. A massive thanks to Sporting Schools Funding, who have enabled us to provide this unique sporting opportunity to our students.

For more information regarding Rookie Rollers, please visit https://bowls.com.au/rookie-rollers/

Armidale Catholic Schools Diocesan Touch Football Trials Friday, 24th April 2026 - Nominations Due

Schools are invited to send Year 5/6 students of a proficient skill level to the Diocesan Touch Football trials in Glen Innes on Friday, 24th April 2026. A Diocesan team will be selected at these trials to represent the Armidale Diocese at the Polding Trials in Port Macquarie on Friday, 12th June 2026.

If your child is interested, please return the permission note and payment by Thursday, 2nd April, 2026

St Michael’s Cross Country- Wednesday 22nd April

St Michael's Annual Cross Country Carnival being held on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 at the Manilla Showground. As this is a normal school day, it is expected that all students attend.

The distances are as follows:

5 /6 /7 Years Division1km

8 / 9 Years Division 2km

10 Years Division 2km

11 Years Division 3km

12 Years Division 3km

13 Years Division 3km

Our P&F have kindly offered to cater for this event and this year lunch will be mini pies & mini sausage rolls from the Manilla Bakery. We will be pre-ordering the food so if your child/family would like a mini pie or mini sausage roll, please complete an order via the Canteen module on the Compass Parent Portal. Canteen orders and payments are asked to be completed by 10am - Wednesday, 1st April 2026.

Mini Pie - $3.00/each

Mini Sausage Roll - $2.50/each