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.

Andy Gibbons Tournament

May 7, 2026

Our third class recently took part in the finals of the Andy Gibbons Tournament in Naomh Olaf recently. This is always one of the sporting highlights of the year and this year was no different as we had 4 teams respresenting us in the finals. We won the Bowl and Plate competitions and were runner […]

Wellbeing week & Crazy Hair day

May 7, 2026

We had a fantastic Wellbeing Week in school, with both staff and students embracing the wide range of activities and events organised. It was wonderful to see such positivity, participation and school spirit across all year groups. Throughout the week, students took part in gratitude activities, school-wide meditation sessions, yoga during PE classes, and our […]

Junior Infants visit to Airfield Farm

April 30, 2026

All our Junior Infants had a great day out to Airfield Farm!

Odd Socks Day