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ar ais to everybody particularly our new Junior Infants. 'The Keegans
and The O'Malleys' as they are affectionately called have settled in
marvellously as have all our pupils and staff as we look forward to
the coming school year. We also extend a warm welcome to Ms Conroy &
Ms Ní Chathláin who joined our Staff this September. The
school and grounds are looking really well at the moment and we ask
all pupils to respect the furniture and toilets and to maintain them
in their present condition.
May we also take this opportunity to remind you that official school
uniform or tracksuit only may be worn to school with no exceptions.
Parents' Association
The A.G.M. of St. Olaf's Parents' Association will be held in the School
Hall on Tuesday, October 14th at 8.00 pm. Separate notices have been
sent home in relation to Parents' Association activities.
School Closures
The following list of school closures has been distributed to all families
in the school and should be kept safely for future reference.
Alive
O 7 Religion In-service training for 5th class teachers will take place
on Tuesday, October 7th. Children in Mr Irving's & Mrs. Fahy's 5th
classes will have no school on this date.
School closed from Monday, October 27th to Friday October 31st for mid-term
break
· School closes on Tuesday, December 23rd at 12 noon for Christmas
holidays and will reopen on Wednesday, January 7th.
· School closed on Thursday, February 19th & Friday, February
20th for mid-term break
· School closed on Wednesday, March 17th
· School closes on Friday, April 2nd at 12 noon for Easter holidays
and will re-open on Monday, April 19th
· School closed on Monday, May 3rd
· School closed on Monday & Tuesday, June 7th & 8th
· School will close on Friday, June 25th at 12 noon for the Summer
holidays.
School Hours
We would like to remind everybody that our school is open to receive
pupils from 8.50 a.m. each morning and we would earnestly urge parents
to make sure that children are not left at the school before this time.
This request is purely in the children's own interest as the school
cannot be responsible for their supervision until after the official
school opening time.
This is particularly important on wet mornings as the school doors will
not be opened until 8.50 a.m. irrespective of weather conditions.
Classes will end at 1.30 pm for Infants and 2.30 pm for all other classes.
Lost Property
We are once again faced with an ever mounting pile of tracksuit tops,
jumpers, coats, hats etc. etc. which, apparently, belong to nobody!
May we please remind everybody to clearly label uniforms, schoolbooks,
tracksuits etc. to avoid this confusion.
Internet
We also provide notice of upcoming events and items of possible interest
to parents via e-mail. This service is only provided to those of you
who have provided us with an e-mail address. If you would like to be
added to our list please contact the school at the following address:
stolafsns.ias@eircom.net
Web Site.
Our website can be viewed at http://homepage.eircom.net/~olaf
Extra-Curricular
Activities
Extra-curricular activities have resumed in earnest and cater for most
interests and age groups.
Hallelujah Concert
A school choir from Senior classes has been busy rehearsing a large
and varied repertoire of songs for a performance in the Point Theatre
on Sunday, 7th December next. They will be joining with choirs from
over 100 other schools to sing for joy in the largest choir in Ireland.
We wish you all every success & enjoyment in this venture.
Speech & Drama classes take place on
Mondays & Tuesdays during the school day for all classes up to 4th.
Most families have contributed towards the costs of providing these
extremely worthwhile classes and anybody who has yet to contribute should
do so as soon as possible.
Chess
teams have been entered in the Dublin Primary Schools' League where
we hope to build on last year's success when we qualified once again
for the All-Ireland finals. Chess Club meets on Fridays after school.
Mrs. O'Rua's word-processing and touch-typing
re-commenced on Friday 26th September. There are still a very limited
no. of vacancies in this very worthwhile class.
Irish dancing is taught on Wednesday afternoons
and Ballet classes are held on Fridays.
These are open to all age groups.
Recorder classes & Violin Classes take
place on Mondays after school with Ms. O'Malley & Ms. Molloy.
French & Italian classes will also
be offered in the very near future. Notes will be sent home with the
relevant information.
Sport
Basketball training for 6th classes takes
place on Wednesday afternoons with Mr. Hughes.
The Gaelic Football season has also resumed
with a vengeance and once again this year St. Olaf's have entered three
teams in Cumann na mBunscol competitions.
Hurling training for Rang 2 has resumed
with Andy Gibbons and we look forward to the Annual Indoor tournament
in Mid-October.
Hurling / camogie training is also available on Wednesdays after school
from 2.45pm - 3.45pm at Naomh Olaf GAA Club for all children from Rang
3 - Rang 6.
