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Category: News

March 27, 2026

Easter Newsletter

Hi all Please see this terms newsletter through this link. Have a wonderful Easter, St. Olaf's
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March 23, 2026

Odd Socks Day

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 […]
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March 23, 2026

Balance Bikes

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. 
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March 18, 2026

Visit from Athlone Town

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 […]
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March 13, 2026

Deposit Return Scheme

As part of our continued efforts to fundraise for our all-weather Astro pitch, we have launched a bottle and can collection through the Deposit Return Scheme. Two recycling bins have been placed outside the main hall, and families are welcome to drop their empty bottles and cans into these bins at drop-off and collection times. […]
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March 12, 2026

UCD Spanish Competition

Congratulations to Ali, Mabel and Nicole from Mr. Barrett's class for coming second in the Linguist of the Year Award hosted by UCD School of Education. They're project titled "All the things I Like" was in Spanish and they competed against over 150 entries across the country. Here they are receiving their award in UCD from […]
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March 7, 2026

Engineers Week

To celebrate Engineers Week in St. Olaf’s, Sixth Class proudly hosted a whole school STEM showcase, inviting every class to explore four of our exciting STEM resources. The hall was alive with curiosity as pupils rotated through stations led by our fantastic Sixth Class STEM ambassadors. Children stepped into virtual worlds using our VR headsets, […]
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March 6, 2026

World Book Day 2026

Our Junior classes had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day, filling the school with excitement, imagination, and plenty of shared stories. The children enjoyed a range of fun activities, from creative book themed tasks to cosy moments exploring their favourite stories. One of the highlights of the day was our paired reading sessions, where […]
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March 3, 2026

Irish Dancing

Well done to Liam and Éanna in Ms. Birrane's class who performed excellently at the Bridie Goodman Memorial Feis recently.
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March 2, 2026

Intel Mini Scientist

Congratulations to Ailbhe and Benny who recently represented the school at the Grand Finals of the Intel Mini Scientists at Technological University Dublin, Blanchardstown. Their excellent presentation on Water Purification and Bacteria received excellent feedback from the judges. In total six judges visited and inspected their project which shows that they were right in contention for winning […]
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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.
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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 […]
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Andy Gibbons Tournament

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 […]

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Wellbeing week & Crazy Hair day

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 […]

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Junior Infants visit to Airfield Farm

All our Junior Infants had a great day out to Airfield Farm!

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Odd Socks Day

A huge thank you to the St Olaf’s community for donating an amazing amount of €900 for the Odd Socks Fundraiser. The money raised is going to The Down Syndrome Centre in Sandyford. This is a place that plays a truly special role for Charlie (one of our students), helping him grow in so many […]

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