In conjunction with Youthwork Ireland, we will be running the Yes Programme with our 3rd year students during our wellbeing week in October. 

The Yes Programme  is a Europe-wide initiative to provide young people with empowering sexual health & reproductive education through 3 x 1hr sessions:

• Session One – Sexual Identity and Healthy Relationships 
• Session Two – Communicating Consent
• Session Three – Wider Influences and Decision Making 

For more information on the programme and to complete the Permission slip, please click on this link ://bit.ly/38OZJtP 

All permission slips must be returned by by Thursday 29th September.  Students cannot participate unless the permission slip has been completed. 

In conjunction with Youthwork Ireland, we will be running the Be Well and Yes Programmes with our 6th year students during our wellbeing week in October. 

The Be Well Programme is an emotional awareness programme which offers participants the opportunity to:

• Understand what Anxiety is and develop self-awareness around the effects of anxiety
• Identify what happens to their body, emotions and behaviours when they feel anxious
• Identify and use their own coping skills for dealing with anxiety
• Understand they’re not alone and to become aware of different supports available to them

The Yes Programme  is a Europe-wide initiative to provide young people with empowering sexual health & reproductive education through 3 x 1hr sessions:

• Session One – Sexual Identity and Healthy Relationships 
• Session Two – Communicating Consent
• Session Three – Wider Influences and Decision Making 

For more information on the programme and to complete the Permission slip, please click on this link ://bit.ly/38OZJtP .  For students under 18 years of age the permission slip must be completed by a parent.  Students over the age of 18 may complete the permission slip themselves.  

All permission slips must be returned by by Thursday 29th September.  Students cannot participate unless the permission slip has been completed. 

In conjunction with Youthwork Ireland, we will be running the Be Well Programme with our 1st year students during our wellbeing week in October.  This Programme is an emotional awareness programme which offers participants the opportunity to:

• Understand what Anxiety is and develop self-awareness around the effects of anxiety
• Identify what happens to their body, emotions and behaviours when they feel anxious
• Identify and use their own coping skills for dealing with anxiety
• Understand they’re not alone and to become aware of different supports available to them

For more information on the programme and to complete the Permission slip, please click on this link ://bit.ly/38OZJtP 

All permission slips must be returned by by Thursday 29th September and students cannot participate unless the permission slip has been completed. 

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), 

We kindly request that collecting children early from school is kept to a minimum to allow teaching and learning to flourish.  Where your child must leave school early for an appointment or owing to illness, you must collect your child at the school.  Please drive to the school roundabout - your child will NOT be permitted to walk to the town to meet you.  This is for health and safety reasons.

All absences should be reported via our school app.

Many thanks,

Michelle McDermott

Dear Student,

All students have access to Study Clix for the school year. Please see PDF attached with further detail. We have a limited number of licences for our school - please do not share this with students from other schools.

Kind regards,

Ms. McDermott

TY students are hosting a bake sale to raise money for the Ballymote Christmas Shoe Box appeal on Tuesday 27th September. Please support and if you wish to donate baked goods, please drop them to the school office on Tuesday morning!

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

We are currently reviewing the following policies:

Health & Safety at Work policy

RSE policy (pdf attached)

Wellbeing Policy (pdf attached)

We would appreciate any feedback you wish to give - feedback can be directed via a message in the app or by email to principal@cmbm.ie by Friday 23rd September 2022.

Kind regards,

Michelle McDermott

Third year Home Economics students will host a cupcake sale on Thursday 22nd September at break time in the kitchen.  All cupcakes will be €1.  Please support this worthy cause!

A glimspe at the pieces created by our first year students with Bettina Sykes before they go off to kiln for firing and then glazing! We really look forward to seeing these when they are finished! There is a lot of local history in these pieces after the students researched the Book of Ballymote.

Our first year students have been working with artist Bettina Sykes for the past 6 weeks as part of the Creative Cluster programme.  Bettina demonstrated some key techniques to the students and everyone had the opportunity to make maquettes, create their structures, score and slip the clay and secure it with coils.  We are lead school in the Creative Cluster project with Scoil Muire gan Smál and Corran College. Thank you to Sligo Education Centre who are responsible for funding this valuable experience for our students.

14th September - 7pm to 8pm

Consultations around Social, personal & Health Education (SPHE) / Relationships & Sexuality Education (RSE) 

Places Limited So Click Below to Pre-Register

Pre register Here