Fundraising Table Quiz
Coláiste Mhuire Parents' Association Fundraising Quiz will be held in Fallon's Bar, Ballygar on Friday March 6th at 9pm. Table of 4 €40. All are welcome and your support would be much appreciated.

Mock Examinations
Our Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students are in the process of finishing up mock examinations at the moment. School life returns to normality next week and final preparation for oral and practical examinations begin. Well done to all concerned in ensuring the smooth operation of the exams.

Welcome Ms. Corcoran and Ms. Gunning
The learning community of Coláiste Mhuire would like to extend a warm welcome to Ms. Esther Corcoran who joins the Home Economics and Religion departments as part of her teacher placement from St. Angela’s College in Sligo and also to Ms. Caroline Gunning from the University of Limerick to the Physical Education and Geography departments. We hope you enjoy your time with us here in Coláiste Mhuire.

Silver for our Under 14 Girls Badminton team.
On Friday the 13th of February, our Under 14 Girls Badminton team travelled to the Galway Tennis Club in Salthill to compete in the Connacht Schools Badminton tournament. Coláiste Mhuire emerged victorious over several schools from around Connacht.  Following the semi-final between Coláiste Mhuire and St. Nathy’s Ballaghaderreen we were through to the final against the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon. After the tense and thrilling final it came down to points difference with Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar scoring 104 points, while the Convent of Mercy, Roscommon scored 110.  Well done to our exceptional team: Katelynn Keegan, Sinead Langan, Izzy Daly, Caoimhe Mc Carthy, Emily Mizia, Saoirse Ward, Lydia Zwierczyk and Kerrie Small. Thank you to Mrs. Flanagan, Mr. Curran and Ms. Beirne for their involvement.


New Brown Food Bin in Coláiste Mhuire
The Green-Schools programme deals with the problem of Litter and Waste and its impact on the planet.  For this reason, Coláiste Mhuire, Ballygar, has now added a Brown Bin to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.  As we learnt from Mr Mark Molloy, the Environmental Officer from Galway County Council, there is currently no landfill site (dump) in County Galway at all, which means we export our waste to other counties in the country. The brown bin takes all organic waste, food, garden waste, sawdust etc and deals with it in an environmentally friendly way.  This year students will also assist Tidy Towns and take part in the annual Spring Clean, helping to keep Ballygar tidy.  Again, students in Coláiste Mhuire lead the way in caring for the planet.

Vive la France!
Our students whetted their appetites and sampled some typical French delicacies before the mid-term break, namely, Roquefort, Brie and Camembert cheese. It certainly awakened the taste buds of those with a more refined palate! Mademoiselle Jeanne Quiniou explained the origin of the cheese. This was a cross curricular exercise linking up with the Home Economics and Geography departments. Not to be outdone the P.E department under the tutelage of Mr. Curran and Jeanne taught our First and Second Years some Breton dances. These are all excellent learning experiences for our students as they learn about French culture. We would like to thank Jeanne our French assistante for her creativity and enthusiasm with all of these projects. Vive la France!

Coláiste Mhuire’s Master-Craftsmen and women
Pictures show a selection of lovely bird houses made by First Year students under the guidance and direction of Mr. Kevin Staunton, who joined us as a student teacher in Coláiste Mhuire during the last term. Also, bird feeders, key-holders and, bird sculptures for windows which will be ‘winging’ their way to many homes within Ballygar and the Coláiste Mhuire catchment area in the coming days.