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Month: December 2023

December 21, 2023

Garda Visit in Junior/Senior Infants

The children had a really interesting visit from our local Gardaí. Thank you for all you do to help us and keep us safe!
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December 21, 2023

R.I.P. Paddy Cahill

The school community in St. Olaf’s were sad to hear of the passing of Paddy Cahill from Balally on the 20th of December. Paddy was well known locally and had a special connection to St. Olaf's as he was the man responsible for designing the school crest. Indeed, Paddy visited St. Olaf's over the Summer […]
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December 21, 2023

Green Schools Decorations and Poster Competition Winners

Thank you to all the children who made the most amazing decorations. Congratulations to the winners in our Energy Saving Poster competition.
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December 20, 2023

Joy to the World

Check out our fantastic choir singing "Joy to the World"
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December 19, 2023

Children's Health Donation

Pictured is some of our 6th class students presenting a cheque to the Children's Health Foundation with funds raised from their bake sale.
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December 18, 2023

Cian's Kennels

Well done to Mimi and Nicole who have been raising money for Cian's Kennels recently by selling wristbands. The girls raised €735 selling at the Christmas Plays on Tuesday evening.
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December 15, 2023

Ms Cooney's Christmas Play

Check out some pictures of the play recently put on by Ms. Cooney's 1st Class. A big thank you to Ciara, Ms. Cooney and of course the cast for all their hard work.
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December 14, 2023

Intel Mini Scientist Champions!

Well done to Michael, Cormac, Daniel and Cathal who represented the school fantastically at the Leinster/Ulster Intel Mini Scientist final taking home first place. This is a huge achievement for the boys and we are extremely proud! The lads will be showing their prize around the school tomorrow. Hopefully they can bring home the All […]
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December 14, 2023

3rd and 4th Class Assembly

Our 3rd and 4th class had their assembly last week. Well done to Mr. Ruane's class who got us in the festive spirit with a great rendition of Shakin Stephens' "Merry Christmas Everyone"/ Congratulations to all children who received richly deserved awards at this assembly.
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December 14, 2023

Green School Decoration Competition

The Green Schools Committee is running it's annual recycled Christmas decoration competition. This is always a fantastic opportunity for the kids to showcase their creativity and recycling skills. Get those entries in by Monday the 18th!
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December 13, 2023

5th/6th Class Assembly

Our fifth and sixth classes had their termly assembly recently. Well done to all those who received awards for attendance/hard work/ kindness and many other things.
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December 13, 2023

Mícheál wins award

Mícheál in fifth class won a poster competition run by Dublin Fire Brigade about the importance of fire safety. Well done Mícheál! Check out the images below of Mícheál with the Lord Mayor and the Chief Fire Officer in the Mansion House.
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Back to School

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 […]

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Cycle to Glenstal Abbey

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.

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Strike Action

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 […]

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New Astro

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, […]

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