February 2026 - Stolafs

Month: February 2026

February 24, 2026

5th Class Trip to the National Gallery

Mr.Duignans 5th class went on a trip to the National Gallery of Ireland. They were on a sketching tour and sketched different objects in the gallery looking at stroke and texture.

February 17, 2026

Create a Book Competition

Our Student Council recently organised a wonderful Create a Book competition for students from 2nd to 4th Class, and the response was truly incredible. The effort, imagination and creativity shown by all participants were outstanding, with students producing beautifully written and illustrated books they can be very proud of. Congratulations to our fantastic winners, and […]

February 16, 2026

Peace Proms

The school choir had a ball at the Peace Proms on the 7th February. Forty of our students from 4th-6th class were among the 2000+ children singing and dancing at the RDS. We arrived early to have one last rehearsal with the conductor and then we were ready to go! All of the hard work really paid […]

February 12, 2026

Grandparents’ Day 2026

St. Olaf’s National School was delighted to welcome grandparents to the school for Grandparents’ Day 2026. It was a lovely opportunity to celebrate the important role grandparents play in the lives of our pupils and in our wider school community. Grandparents visited classrooms, viewed samples of the children’s work, and enjoyed seeing firsthand the fantastic […]

February 12, 2026

Winter Olympics

Winter Olympic fever has taken over St. Olaf's this week. Our Active Committee have been busy doing Winter Olympics themed PE's with the senior classes. The kids got to try out our own version of a ski jump, biathlon, ice hockey and the fan favourite, curling! A big thank you to the Active Committee for […]

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 […]