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 […]

STEM in 3rd Class

September 11, 2026

Mr. Kearns' 3rd class have been busy doing some STEM activities this week. They were set the challenge of creating the tallest free standing tower they could using just marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti. Some fantastic thinking from all of the kids with many unique and interesting towers created.

GAA Success

September 1, 2026

Well done to our students who recently won a blitz in Carlow for Naomh Olaf. Elsie and Penelope were part of the victorious team with Penelope winning "Teammate of the Tournament"

School Newsletter

June 26, 2026

As another fantastic school year comes to a close, we would like to thank our pupils, staff, parents and the entire St. Olaf's N.S. community for a wonderful year of learning, friendship and achievement. We wish all our families a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer break. A special farewell and best wishes to our Sixth […]

4th Class School Tour

June 25, 2026