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 […]

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