October 2025 - Stolafs

October 23, 2025

Halloween Newsletter

Our Halloween Newsletter is now available to read here. Wishing all of our school community a safe and happy Halloween.

October 21, 2025

New Futsals

We were delighted to receive a set of 24 Futsal footballs from the FAI recently. This will enable us to have a ball for each child in a class during a PE lesson about football.

October 20, 2025

St. Olaf’s is proud to announce the launch of our Green Schools Programme for 2025–2026 as we begin our journey to achieve our eighth Green School Flag, focusing on the theme of the Marine Environment. The Marine Environment theme encourages students to understand Ireland’s connection to the ocean and our responsibility to protect it. Although […]

October 17, 2025

Senior Infants Maths Week

Senior Infants had lots of opportunities to explore maths this week! It looks like they had lots of fun!

October 17, 2025

Ms Conlon’s 5th Class – Maths Trail for Maths Week 🔢🌳

As part of Maths Week, Ms Conlon’s 5th Class took their learning outdoors for a fun and interactive Maths Trail. The pupils worked in teams to solve maths problems, measure, count, and explore shapes in their surroundings. Everyone really enjoyed using their maths skills in a hands-on way while getting some fresh air. Well done […]

October 16, 2025

Maths Week in 1st Class

Ms. Brady’s, Ms. Birrane’s, and Ms. Cooney’s, classes have been busy celebrating 'Maths Week 2025' with lots of exciting activities! Pupils have been solving daily maths problems, exploring fractions, symmetry, partitioning, and doubles. Ms. Brady’s Class have been busy exploring symmetry. The pupils had great fun finding lines of symmetry in shapes, patterns, and even […]

October 16, 2025

3rd Class Art

This week, Ms Leavy’s 3rd Class combined creativity and technology in a fantastic Mythical Creatures art project. The pupils used AI to help design their own unique creatures from their own imagination. After designing their creatures digitally, they brought them to life using recycled materials, creating colourful and imaginative 3D models. The results were amazing, […]

October 15, 2025

Senior Girls

Well done to our Senior Girls team who played their semi-final away to Corpus Christi this week. Despite a great effort, the girls were beaten by a very strong side. We’re so proud of all the hard work, teamwork, and commitment shown throughout the season. A big thank you to the coaches for their time […]

October 15, 2025

Assemblies this week

This week, our 5th and 6th Classes led the assembly on Tuesday, followed by the 3rd and 4th Classes on Wednesday.Our theme was “Safety at Halloween”, and pupils shared some fantastic tips and examples on how to stay safe while still having lots of fun — from using reflective gear and torches to making sure […]

October 13, 2025

Photography Workshop with Philip Doyle

Mr. Barrett’s 5th Class enjoyed a fantastic visit from photographer Philip Doyle this week. The pupils learned all about the art of photography — from how to frame a great shot to the importance of light, focus, and creativity. A big thank you to Philip for taking the time to visit and share his passion […]

October 10, 2025

Senior Boys Quarter Final Win

A huge well done to our Senior Boys team who came out on top after extra time in a fantastic win against St. Mary’s, Rathfarnham. It was an exciting and hard-fought game, with great teamwork and determination shown by every player. This is our first year competing in Division One, and the boys have put […]

October 10, 2025

Student Council Election

It’s been an exciting week at St. Olaf’as our very first Student Council Election was taking place! The voting took place on Wednesday, after two busy weeks of nominations, campaigning, speeches, and colourful posters around the school. Pupils voted in the hall in a very realistic election experience, learning firsthand how democracy works. A big […]