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Hi all,
A huge well done to everyone that got out for a Walk/Run as part of Week 7 - ‘5 Day Challenge’. This week's winner is.......Ellie Lehane (1st Year). Ellie was chosen at random across all students who completed last week’s challenge, congratulations Ellie. Below are some interesting statistics we noticed from last week:
- ‘5 Day Challenge’ - We had a huge uptake of students completing the challenge during the week, with more than 100 students getting out and active on 5 or more days in the week!

Please click on the link below to sign up for online classes which hopefully will help you in supporting your child’s mental heath.

Entries for the February photo challenge are now being accepted by Mr. Curtin and Ms. Foott. Please email your photos through before 4pm on Friday 5th March. Entries can be sent in as a collage, a PowerPoint, a shared album or on a Word document. There are already some wonderful entries so don’t forget to send yours through to be in with a chance of winning some lovely prizes.

Hi all,

Below is the challenge for Week 7 of the Coláiste Mhuire Fitness Challenge. This week, we are going to focus on getting out & active for 5 days of the week. To be entered into this weeks competition, you must complete a 3km walk/run on 5 different days OR complete more than 20km over the course of the week.

Hi all,
A huge well done to everyone that got out for a Walk/Run/Cycle as part of Week 6 - ‘Buttevant on Bikes’. This week's winner is.......Luke Moynihan (TY)🚴🏻‍♂️ Luke was chosen at random across all students who completed last week’s challenge, congratulations Luke. Below are some interesting statistics we noticed from last week:
- ‘Buttevant on Bikes’ - We had a huge uptake of students completing a Cycle during the week, so much so that we will have another cycling competition before Easter Break!

Dear parent,

Please click on the link below to see letter from the DES to parents. Return to school dates for different groups of students are outlined within.

In this video message below, Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Abigail Collins talks about the safe return to in-person teaching and learning for Leaving Certificate students.

Dear parent,

We are delighted that our 6th Year students can return to school on next Monday 1st March. As outlined in correspondence sent out last August, our classrooms sizes are such that we can achieve the desired 1m social distancing with all subject groups and we have ensured every possible additional safety measure is put in place to ensure the safety of everyone upon opening. All of the necessary precautions such as social distanced classroom layouts, staggered breaks, restricted access to school buildings, one way circulation systems, washing and sanitising facilities, signage and information sharing and procedures for dealing with suspected cases, remain in place.

Please find return to learning form attached.

Please click here to access our alternative 6th Yr timetable which students will follow from March 1st to March 12th. A more detailed version will be forwarded to students prior to Monday containing room numbers.

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