October 2023 - Page 2

Month: October 2023

October 18, 2023

Autumn in Miss Brady's Class

We have been busy making autumn squirrels with leaves. It was great fun!

October 13, 2023

1st and 2nd Class Assembly

This week we had our first assembly for 1st and 2nd Class. Ms. Cooney's class did a fantastic performance. Well done to all prizewinners and all the boys and girls for behaving so well.

October 12, 2023

Our junior girls team finished their first season with an impressive win over St. Colmcille's in Ballyboden on Tuesday. The entire team played excellently and showed great talent, determination and sporting behaviour in their win. Thank you to the parents and teachers for their support throughout the year. Well done girls!

October 11, 2023

Sensory Garden

We are delighted that our sensory garden is now almost complete. Check out the images below including fantastic artwork by Laura Steerman. This will be an invaluable resource for the school and the wider community.

October 10, 2023

Marathon Kids Ireland

Mr. Duignan and Ms. Geraghty's 5th class are taking part in Marathon Kids Ireland this month. All of the County council's in Dublin have organised this 8 week programme targeting 5th & 6th Class students in schools in Dublin. Students will perform four running sessions each week inching them closer to completing their first marathon […]

October 9, 2023

Halloween Costume Shop

The Halloween Costume Shop is back this year but to help us raise more funds for our Charity Partner Laura Lynn we’ve decided to remove the SWOP element. We are asking for costume DONATIONS this year and, on the day, if you see another costume, you like please make a monetary DONATION to LauraLynn. We suggest €3 -€5 but […]

October 6, 2023

Garda Visit 3rd and 4th Class

Our local Community Gardaí gave a talk to our 3rd and 4th class students on the importance of safety around Halloween. There is an information leaflet for parents below.

October 5, 2023

Junior Girls

Our Junior Girls had their second game of the season against Scoil Bhríde, Ranelagh in Bushy Park. St. Olaf's put in a fantastic performance and almost completed a great comeback in the second half losing narrowly. Well done girls!

October 4, 2023

3rd and 4th Class Assembly

On Wednesday we had our first assembly for 3rd and 4th class. We opened the assembly with a prayer followed by a beautiful performance of "Count on you" by Ms. Conlon's class (video below). We then had talks on safety at Hallowe'en by Ms. Nic Cormaic and on Green Schools by some 5th and 6th […]

October 2, 2023

Walk to School Week

This week is Walk to School Week and Wednesday is National WOW (Walk on Wednesday) Day. We hope as many children as possible can walk or park and stride to school this week and especially on Wednesday. Each class will get some activities to celebrate walking as a positive mode for school journeys.

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Easter Newsletter

March 27, 2026

Hi all Please see this terms newsletter through this link. Have a wonderful Easter, St. Olaf's

Odd Socks Day

March 23, 2026

Last Friday, our school community came together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day in the most joyful and colourful way. The sight of bright, mismatched odd socks throughout the school brought smiles to everyone’s faces and sparked wonderful conversations about inclusion, kindness, and celebrating what makes each of us unique. It was heartwarming to see […]

Balance Bikes

March 23, 2026

Thank you to DunLaoighaire Rathdown Sports Partnership for a delivery of 10 balance bikes and helmets. These bikes will be used by the smaller children in the school during PE and break times. Our school Active Team from 5th & 6th have been great bike buddies to our little pedal pals.

Visit from Athlone Town

March 18, 2026

Last Friday we had some VIP guests to St. Olaf's. We were delighted to welcome Courtney Maguire and Melissa O' Kane, from Ireland's best women's soccer team, Athlone Town, and their manager, John Sullivan. Athlone are currently Premier league champions, Cup champions, President's Cup champions and are playing in this season's Champion's League. They had […]

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