Summer Camp 2005
St. Olaf’s will host our first ever Summer camp this year.
Application forms have been distributed to all classes up to Rang 4. Any
further applicants should apply immediately to avoid disappointment.There are
a very limited no. of places left!
Cycling Safety
Course
We intend to run a
cycling safety course in the school during the months of May / June for our
Senior classes. Notes have been distributed and the cost is €20 for the 6 week
course.
Some Dates for your Diary
In-service
Closure
·
Wednesday June 8th
Confirmation:
·
Service of Light: May 8th
at 10.00am Mass
·
Confirmation; Thursday May
12th at 11.00 am
Family Walk
The
Parents’ Association intend to hold our annual sponsored Family Walk on Sunday
May 29th.
As
usual this will be a Family Day with lots of entertainment for everyone. This
year it is hoped to arrange a ‘friendly’ Basketball match between the 6th
class pupils and the teachers!! Watch this space.
Parking!
May we take this opportunity to
remind those of you who drive your children to school to please respect the
privacy of local residents and particularly to refrain from parking at the
Beeches. We would also request that parents park nose-to-kerb in the designated
set-down area on Balally Drive and avoid parking on grass verges and in
residents’ driveways. This can be extremely frustrating for residents who often
find it impossible to enter / leave their homes.
Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.
Parents’ Voluntary
Contribution.
A sincere thanks to all families who have returned Voluntary
contributions. To date, over 50% have paid (€11,000) and we encourage those,
who may have forgotten, to send in their contribution as soon as possible.
The background to the increased contribution this year is as
follows:
· Of
the €1.36 million received by Balally Parish for Diocesan lands adjoining the
school, almost €180,000 was contributed towards the works carried out over the
summer.
· The
Board of Management paid out over €26,000 for tarmacadam works in the car park
and playground; provision of 4 extra car park spaces and new fencing to the
rear of the school
· The
BOM also funded a shortfall of €4,000 for electrical upgrade work.
These works were not funded by the Parish as they were viewed
as being the responsibility of the
Dept. Of Education.
The net result of these works left the BOM with a shortfall of
over €30,000. We acknowledge the support of the Finance Committee and we hope
that this will clarify any misunderstandings which may have arisen in relation
to these works.
First
Communion
Congratulations to all our 2nd class boys &
girls who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday April 16th
.
It was a beautiful ceremony and great credit goes to Ms Conroy
and Ms Ní Chathláin for the long hours of preparation for this occasion. Thanks
also to Mrs Fagan and the school Choir, to Paula and to Naomh Olaf GAA Club
& the Parents’ Assn. for the fabulous party provided for everyone after the
Mass.
Enrolment of New Pupils.
Applications for the enrolment of new pupils in St. Olaf’s for
Sept. 2006 and onwards are currently being taken at the Office. We would
encourage anybody who has not applied, to do so as soon as possible.
All classes for 2005 are now filled and the meeting for
Parents of New Pupils for the 2005 school year will be held in the school Hall
on Thursday, June 2nd at
1.15pm.
Art Exhibition
We would like to congratulate all our young artists who had
their work framed and exhibited in the school hall recently. It was a great
success and a huge thanks goes to the children for their great work and to
those who came along to support the event. Over €300 was raised for charity by
this event for which we are very grateful.
Healthy Lunches
We would like to remind
parents (& children) of our Healthy Lunch policy which forbids crisps,
popcorn & gum and which promotes the taking of fruit / yoghurt at 1st
break.
Children should not be given packets of sweets as part of
their lunch and biscuits / bars may only be taken at 2nd break along
with a sandwich or other nourishing alternative.
The full policy may be viewed on our website.
Extra-curricular activities
Chess:
Congrats to Our Senior A Chess team (Peter
Gillen, Conor Murphy, Darragh Byrne & Killian Parker McCabe) who are
progressing very well in their quest to reach the All-Ireland Finals in Limerick
for the 3rd year in a row. Best of luck to all.
Lúthcleasa -
Santry.
Trials were held recently to select
the Athletes who will represent our school in Santry on June 1st .
Well done to all who participated and best of luck to the winners in Santry.
Iomáint / Camogie 2004
Our Senior &
Junior Hurlers have qualified for the semi-finals of their respective
competitions. These matches will be played in early May with the possibility of
Croke Park being available for the Finals.
Go néirí libh!
