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North Cork School Completion Programme are running a Art competition.

Every student will be offered and will be entitled to avail of either or both of the following

Hi all,

Well done to all those that got out and active for over the Mid Term break, and we hope you all all rested and ready to go for Week 6!

At the end of this week, we noticed some encouraging statistics:

- ‘Tour de Ireland’ - Congratulations to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year groups that reached all the points on the Tour de Ireland, while the TY and 5th years were close behind, finishing up their journey in the Burren! We hope everyone enjoyed this aspect of our challenge🏃🏼‍♂️

Hi all,

Below is the challenge for Week 6. A number of students have requested to have a Cycling challenge, so we have created the ‘Buttevant on Bike’ challenge for Week 6🚴🏻‍♂️ - Any student who has a bike at home, get out for a cycle and record it as a ‘Cycle’ on the Strava app. Any student who does not have a bike, continue to walk/run and record it as a ‘Run’

Fr. Eugene Baker, Parish Priest of Buttevant, is the representative for Trócaire's fundraising within Cloyne Diocese. This year's Trócaire Lenten Campaign focuses on its work in South Sudan which is the newest country in the world but has suffered greatly from civil war.

Calling all students; want to win some nice prizes and explore your local area at the same time? We are running a photography challenge for the month of February. Using the poster attached below please take a picture of something from within your 2km/5km radius that represents that thing. There are 28 different challenges, one for every day of this month. At the end of the month you can put your photos together in a collage and send to either Mr. Curtin or Ms. Foott using their emails:

As we approach the half-way mark in Week 5 of the Coláiste Mhuire Fitness Challenge, below is an update on how each year group is progressing around Ireland!

- 1st and 2nd years are travelling at a good speed, having stopped at FOTA Wildlife Park, Hook Lighthouse and are just pulling in to the Wicklow Mountains!

Have you ever thought about writing a play?

For Week 5, we have decided to introduce the ‘Tour de Ireland’. We are challenging every year group to travel around Ireland, reaching various landmarks around Ireland on their travels. Every walk/run completed will count towards the distance covered by their year group around the country! Again, to ensure fairness, only a walk/run will be counted towards the competition. Please do not log a cycle as a run!

Again, we are also asking everyone to complete this 5k with a family member/friend (complying with 2m social distancing) as we know that Physical Activity is more important now than ever for our physical and mental health.

- For week 5, a sports voucher will again be up for grabs, and to enter this competition, you must complete a 30 minute walk/run during the week. A winner will be chosen at random next week.

Looking forward to seeing everyone getting out and active for Week 5,
The PE Department

Well done to all those that got out and active for Week 4 of the Coláiste Mhuire Fitness Challenge, the ‘5k within your 5k Challenge’. Congratulations to Aisling Walsh, 2nd year, for winning the sports voucher for completing a 5k during the week👏 Aisling was chosen at random across all students that completed a 5k Walk/Run during the week.

Calling all students; want to win some nice prizes and explore your local area at the same time? We are running a photography challenge for the month of February. Using the poster attached below please take a picture of something from within your 2km/5km radius that represents that thing. There are 28 different challenges, one for every day of this month. At the end of the month you can put your photos together in a collage and send to either Mr. Curtin or Ms. Foott using their emails:

Dear parent of incoming 1st year,

I hope you and your families are all keeping safe and well and that you are coping well with the considerable challenges posed by current COVID 19 restrictions.

I want to reassure you that we continue to plan for our incoming 1st Year group and that we will be putting contingency plans in place to ensure we can support students and parents as much as possible with the transition.

Hi all,
For Week 4, we have decided to introduce the ‘5k within your 5k Challenge’. We are asking every student/staff to complete a 5k walk/run within their 5km distance, complying with the latest Covid restrictions. We are also asking everyone to complete this 5k with a family member/friend (complying with 2m social distancing) as we know that Physical Activity is more important now than ever for our physical and mental health. Feel free to tag your walking partner in a photo in Strava!

Hi all,
A huge well done to all those that got out and active for Week 3 of the Coláiste Mhuire Fitness Challenge, the Head-to-Head competition. Congratulations to the 1st, 2nd and 5th year groups for winning their respective challenges! At the end of the week, we noticed some encouraging statistics for Week 3:
- The number of students in each year group on Strava continues to increase, with 291 students and staff now registered and using the app!
- As a school, we completed 3,458km this week, which was a slight decrease from last weeks number, but we are committed to improving on this score for Week 4 - The 5k within your 5k
- For the first time in the challenge, we saw the teachers being beaten to the top of the leaderboard, with the 2nd years taking the title for the most active group in the school!
- And finally, we had new leaders for each year group for Week 3, which is very encouraging to see and also highlights the competitiveness of some of the students in each year group.

Have a look at our next post to see what we have in store for Week 4!

The PE Department

Dear Parent/Guardian

As you are aware we are very lucky in the school to be able to provide a service whereby your son/daughter has the option of a free breakfast and a subsidised lunch in school each day. During this difficult time, we would like to ensure that families continue to get the benefit of the scheme where necessary. The Government and the Department of Education have confirmed that the School Meals scheme is an essential service and therefore the following arrangements are being put in place to continue it. If you already expressed an interest in early January, we will assume you wish to receive delivery this month also and there is no further action required. If you did not express an interest last month but now wish to do so, please follow the instructions outlined below.

Our virtual TY information evening via Teams (CMB18TRANSITION YEAR 21/22 Information & News) will be on Tuesday February 2nd at 7pm. All third year students and their parents/ guardians are encouraged to log in.

Thanks a million,

Mary Dunlea

T.Y Co-ordinator

A huge well done to everyone that made a huge effort during Week 2 of the Coláiste Mhuire Fitness Challenge to get out for a walk/run. Here are a few interesting statistics from the week:

- We saw a huge increase in the number of students registering on Strava, with 278 students and staff now using the app, an increase of 82 from 196 in Week 1!

Huge well done to everyone for getting up at out this week. The Colaiste walked a total of 2,398 kms this week - cork to Morocco! . It is never too late to join our Strava lockdown challenge. Click on the link to find out the registration details.

Hi everyone,

Seeing as we will all be staying at home for the month of January, we, the Coláiste Mhuire PE teachers have decided to set up a Coláiste Mhuire fitness challenge! It will be PE with a twist this month with challenge provided each week to students/staff. No better time to get moving and get yourself involved than the Coláiste Mhuire PE Challenge starting this Tuesday 12th January, lasting until the reopening of schools.