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September 18, 2023

New Maths Curriculum

In September 2024 a new math’s curriculum will be introduced as part of the Department of Education’s updating of the primary school curriculum which is in place since 1999. Over this academic year, teachers will be upskilling to ensure we are ready to deliver the new curriculum next year. The Department of Education has published […]
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September 18, 2023

Girls GAA

Our senior girls team got their season off to a great start with a win over local rivals Our Lady of the Wayside. Our junior girls get their season underway with a game in Deerpark against Scoil San Treasa tomorrow. Best of luck girls!
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September 15, 2023

Boys GAA

Both our boys teams got their seasons off to a fantastic start with wins over Divine Word and Good Shepherd respectively. Well done to all the boys who represented us with such distinction. Games continue next week with Juniors-Tuesday, Senior Girls- Wednesday and Senior Boys- Thursday. All support is greatly appreciated.
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September 7, 2023

Scoop Rockers

Ms Bloomers class were delighted to see the arrival of their new "scoop rockers". The kids are really enjoying using them to read their books on during library time.
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September 6, 2023

School Mural

Over the summer local artist Laura Steerman created a wonderful school mural for us along the basketball court and in the entrance to the school. Check out some pictures of the process below. A huge thank you to Laura and all the volunteers who helped. It was great to see so many people involved including […]
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September 5, 2023

GAA Returns

Our GAA training for 4th, 5th and 6th class recommenced on Monday. We had a fantastic amount of kids out playing and we're delighted to be entering a Junior Girls team this year in the newly formed league. Many thanks to our friends in Naomh Olaf for the continued use of their facilities. Keep an […]
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June 23, 2023

Sports Awards 2023

On Friday the 23rd of June we held our annual Sports Awards to celebrate and reward some of our fantastic athletes and sportspeople. Our students have represented the school incredibly well this year and always behaved respectfully to their coaches, referees, opposition and teammates. Well done to all who participated in sports in St. Olaf's. […]
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June 23, 2023

Sports Day 2023

We had a fantastic sports day on June 22nd. The weather was fantastic and the kids really enjoyed their ice creams in the sunshine. Check out some of the kids in action below plus pictures from our annual teachers vs students basketball game.
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June 21, 2023

4th Class School Tour

Our fourth class' had a fantastic school tour to Hidden Valley in Rathdrum. The highlight of the day was getting to enjoy the inflatable water park. The children were exceptionally well behaved and thoroughly enjoyed the good weather.
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June 20, 2023

Passport Project

Classes from first to fifth class had a brilliant day transforming their rooms into different countries and travelling around learning about countries from all over the world. Mr Lanigan and Ms Birrane/Hogan's first class were France, Ms Cooney, Ms O'Mahony and Ms. O'Brien's second class were Africa, Ms Archbold's third class were America, Ms Gannon/Browne's […]
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June 19, 2023

Green School Flag - Global Citizenship

We achieved our 6th Green School Flag in May and had a special flag raising ceremony today to mark this fantastic achievement. Our Green School committees from last year and this year were heavily involved in realising this award and are pictured below. A special mention also to Ms. Conlon and Ms. McGuinness for their […]
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June 16, 2023

Water Safety

To celebrate Water Safety Week Ms. Daly recently taught a lesson about how to stay safe in water and what to do if you or someone else is in danger. This invaluable lesson is really important with the recent good weather. We encourage all our students to be active and enjoy water sports but to […]
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Gingerbread Men
December 19, 2025

Ms. A O'Brien and Ms. B O'Brien's classes both had great fun on the last day making gingerbread men.

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Christmas Newsletter
December 19, 2025

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

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Festive Reading Buddies- A special visit from 5th Class
December 18, 2025

This week, Mr. Duignan’s 5th Class joined Ms. Birrane’s 1st Class for a special Paired Reading session. The older pupils brought along wonderful Christmas stories to share, and the younger children were delighted! The 5th Class students showed great care and kindness while reading with their partners, creating a warm and festive atmosphere. The 1st […]

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Christmas Jumper Day
December 16, 2025

A huge thank you to everyone who kindly supported our Christmas jumper fundraiser for St John’s Ward in Crumlin Children’s Hospital. An unbelievable €3061 was raised and already we have purchased Rookus Fire sticks for all the televisions on the ward, so children can access their favourite programmes while staying in hospital. Just Eat vouchers […]

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