Category: News

May 23, 2023

Tag Rugby Blitz

Our fourth classes had a fantastic day out at a rugby blitz on Friday in Stillorgan Rathfarnham Rugby Club. All kids were extremely well behaved an enjoyed getting to play with their classmates.

May 19, 2023

We have a very successful bike week. Thank you to everyone who took part and made the effort to cycle/scoot (over 250 students so far!) Let's hope that the good weather continues and the kids can continue to be active and safe on their way to and from school.

May 18, 2023

Outdoor Classroom Day with our Penpals

For Outdoor Classroom Day, Ms Gannon and Ms Molloy's third class travelled to our penpals' school. We walked to Divine Word. We had an amazing day playing lots of sports. We went out to the yard with our penpals. We had a cross country run, long jump competition, sprint races, egg and spoon and a […]

May 18, 2023

Wild Flower Garden in Full Bloom

Below are some pictures of our wonderful wild flower garden which is in full bloom at the moment. It is alive with thousands of insects and the buzz of the bees pollinating the flowers. This is a collaboration between the school and our local residents association who have Balally looking so well!

May 17, 2023

School Golf

On Sunday evening we held practice for a school golf team. This was open to boys and girls from 5th and 6th class and they will compete in a competition over the coming weeks. Many thanks to the parents who helped out at the practice and to The Castle Golf Club for hosting the practice.

May 16, 2023

Rugby Award for Joshua

Well done to 6th class student, Joshua, who was awarded the team mate player of the year in St Mary's RFC, Templeville. This is as a fantastic award to win and he was chosen by his coaches there. Joshua was awarded it for always being respectful to referees, coaches, and team mates and being a […]

May 10, 2023

Darkness into Light

On Saturday the annual Darkness into Light walk took place in Marley Park. Our own Ms. Bloomer is one of the organisers of this fantastic event for such a worthy cause. As part of our Wellness Week earlier in the year students made artwork for the theme of "hope is". Some of this artwork was […]

May 8, 2023

Hurling Update

Our senior hurlers continued the schools tremendous start to the hurling and camogie season with a win over St. Michael's. The lads played some excellent hurling with great displays throughout the pitch. We have an action packed week this week with the juniors at home to local rivals Holy Cross on Tuesday. Our camogie team […]

May 5, 2023

Lego Robotics in 5th Class

Mr. Ruane's class enjoyed coding their lego creations in Science. They had to build their creations and then code the instructions for it to move on the ipads. Check out the pictures and videos below.

April 28, 2023

Active Week

All our class have made a fantastic effort in our "Run Around Ireland" challenge this week. The class with the most laps added up will take on the staff in a dodgeball game. We're hoping to do this with our rescheduled "Teddy Bear Picnic" in the coming weeks.

April 28, 2023

Hurling and Camogie Update

This week was a fantastic week for our hurling and camogie teams. On Tuesday our Junior team had a hard fought win over Divine Word in St. Enda's Park. Our camogie team kept their winning start to the season going with a win over Loreto Beaufort on Wednesday in Naomh Olaf. Our boys team rounded […]

April 25, 2023

Active Schools Week

This week we are celebrating Active Schools Week. Children are allowed to wear their school tracksuit everyday as they will be participating in lots of different fun games and activities throughout the week. As part of students homework this week they will are getting "active homework" They can tick off some of the stuff they […]

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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 […]

Sports Awards

June 24, 2026

Yesterday we held our annual Sports Awards in the school hall for all kids from 3rd to 6th class. It was very difficult to pick out just one student from many of our teams due to the high standard throughout all sports. Our winners were: Sportsperson of the Year: Zachary Hurler of the Year: Daithí […]

Skipathon

June 23, 2026

St. Olaf’s NS was full of energy and excitement for Skipathon 2026, another fantastic event organised by our dedicated Parents’ Association. While the weather meant a change of plans on the day, it certainly did not dampen spirits as students across the school enjoyed a fun-filled day of activity, movement and community spirit, all in […]

Sports Day

June 23, 2026

We were delighted to hold our annual Sports Day, with pupils enjoying a fantastic day of fun, teamwork and physical activity. Junior Infants to 2nd Class took part in a variety of activities around the school grounds, while 3rd and 4th Class travelled to Naomh Olaf GAA Club for an action-packed day of games and […]

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