November 2023 - Stolafs

Month: November 2023

November 29, 2023

3rd class 3D Shapes

Ms. Murphy's 3rd class had great fun learning about and making 3D shapes recently.

November 28, 2023

5th Class Marathon

Both 5th classes ran the last leg of their marathon on the new track at DSD. A big thank you to former Olympian and European medalist David Gillick who met the kids there.

November 27, 2023

6th Class Trip to the Dáil

Our three 6th classes are all undertaking a trip to Dáil Éireann this month. First up was Mr. Maher's class who behaved excellently and had a great day out.

November 24, 2023

We had a fantastic response to our annual shoebox collection for Team Hope. This year we collected 246 gifts. Thank you to everyone who helped with the collection and great to see some familiar faces helping to load the van.

November 23, 2023

ST OLAF’S PARENTS GET SMART WITH SMARTPHONES

St Olaf’s Parents Association launched its first “No Smartphone Voluntary Code” this November and are delighted with the enthusiasm and support from the parents. This is a parent led initiative but has the full support of Mr. Murtagh, Principal, and the Board of Management. 71% of the parents from Junior Infants to 5th class signed […]

November 22, 2023

Relia Quest

A big thank you to local company Relia Quest who kindly gifted all of our 3rd class students with a very generous goodie bag. Thank you also to Junior Achievement Ireland who organised this.

November 21, 2023

Science in Ms. Cooney's Class

Ms. Cooney's class enjoyed lots of great science experiments last week, check out the images below!

November 20, 2023

Olympic Movement Breaks

The Olympic Movement Breaks are a series of 20 short video by Olympians and High-Performance athletes demonstrating fun exercises and activities that students of all abilities can do. Joe from 5th class was lucky enough to be in two of the videos with Olympian and Irish record holder, Sarah Lavin. Well done Joe!

November 17, 2023

Laura Lynn Donation

Thank you to everyone who donated to and purchased from our Halloween Swap Shop this year. An amazing €1070.95 was raised for a fantastic cause. Thank you as always to our wonderful PA for organising.

November 16, 2023

Intel Mini Scientist

Our 4th, 5th and 6th class took part in the annual Intel Mini Scientist this month. There were some fantastic projects on display and the children were able to explain their projects exceptionally well when questioned by the judges. Alas there could only be one winner in the school, well done to Michael, Daniel, Cathal […]

November 6, 2023

Green Schools

This years Green Schools Committee. We are starting work on achieving our 7th flag - Global Citizenship- energy as well as helping to maintain our previous flags.

Back to School

September 8, 2025

What a super week First Class have had! Everyone has come back full of smiles, energy, and excitement. We’ve been busy making new friends, sharing stories from the summer, and diving into lots of fun activities. The classroom has been buzzing with laughter and learning, and we’re so proud of how brilliant everyone has been. What […]

Cycle to Glenstal Abbey

September 5, 2025

5th and 6th class attended Balally Church to support cyclists from the parish cycling to Glenstal Abbey in Limerick to raise funds for a school in Cameroon and our local community.

Strike Action

September 4, 2025

Hi All As you are aware from Mr Murtagh’s email, the school is very supportive of the current strike action. As you know, Karen our school secretary and Vinny our caretaker are an integral part of the school community. They are looking for pension parity in line with other public service workers. If you have […]

New Astro

September 2, 2025

Over the summer, we were delighted to have astro turf installed at the rear of the school, funded through your generous voluntary contributions. We are so grateful to our parents and school community for making this possible. This fantastic new facility will be a huge asset to our school – enhancing PE lessons, yard time, […]