We had a colourful finish to Stand Up Awareness Week today, showing the importance of inclusion in our school. For those who would like more information on supporting their loved ones in the LGBTQ+ community, BelongTo offer resources: here

Please see attached pics for an invite from the Art Department to Exhibition Night on Nov. 21st.

The menu for next week is also attached.

We wish the TYs bon voyage as they head to Carlingford on Monday!

Following the implementation of the Electoral Reform Act 2022, a 16-year-old can now be added as a pending elector to the Register of Electors.

What does this mean for the students?

A person can register to vote if they are aged 16 or over, but they will not be eligible to vote until they are 18.

By registering at the age of 16, it means that a local authority will be able to automatically move a person to the live electoral Register once they reach the age of 18.

When an election or referendum is announced and if the pending elector will turn 18 years old on or before polling day, they will receive a Polling Information Card and will be eligible to vote.

Students can register on-line at www.Voter.ie. The requirements for filling out the form or registering on-line are:

·         Date of Birth

·         You must be 16 years old or over to apply

·         A PPS number is required (if a student has no PPS number the form must be stamped in a Garda station or a Local Authority Office with photo proof of identity)

·         An Eircode is required

A great week for sports news in OLS! In addition to the retention of the Inter Provincial Soccer u-15 tournament by Leinster in which Olivia Kenny starred, we had the selection of Aisling Fitzgerald on to the Dublin u16 Camogie Panel and the victory of Templeogue Synge Street GFC in the Dublin Championship in which 16 of the 18 player squad come from OLS! 

In hockey news, the four Junior Hockey teams all played this week and we came away with three wins and a draw, including a 2-0 win in premier league v Mt Sackville. 

Well done to all involved!

Have a great sporting weekend!

Please see the attached letter from the Guidance Dept.

Many thanks.

Thank you all for your attendance at this session on Tuesday. Here is the recording for those who would like to view it: CAO presentation 

Students received a consent and information pack regarding the 1st Year HPV, T’DAP and Men ACWY vaccination program today in school. If they are to avail of the vaccine (scheduled for March 5th/6th) they are to return the consent form to reception by 25th November. 

Many thanks.

A Department of Education inspector will visit the school for a subject inspection of Science on Monday 11th and Thursday 14th November 2024. Please find attached a sheet for students and parents explaining what the process involves.

Further information is available at: 

Students

Parents

Well done to Olivia Kenny, 3rd Year, who was part of the winning Leinster soccer side that retained the inter provincial title recently!

It is Stand Up Awareness Week in secondary schools nationwide and students are invited to wear coloured ribbons in their hair on Friday to show support for inclusion in our school.

The total raised in the fundraiser for Our Lady's Children's Hospital for the Dress Up Friday held before the mid term break is €1,482.75. Great result and well done to all involved!

Well done to Aisling Fitzgerald, TY, who has earned a place on the U16 Dublin Camogie Panel! 

A reminder that students were given a copy of their schedule before the midterm break and schedules are also available online on the PTOrganiser platform: here

Many thanks.

The 6th Year Students & Parents career information event will be an online Google Meet on Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 5.30pm:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/euo-qfun-ajb 
We will provide an online presentation on CAO college applications. We will also provide information on Further Education/PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) courses, apprenticeships  grants and access routes to college (DARE & HEAR). 
Please submit any questions you have in relation to college applications (lporter@olschool.ie or fbannan@olschool.ie) and we will endeavour to answer these questions in our online presentation. There will also be an opportunity to submit questions at the end of the Google Meet. We encourage both 6th Year students and their parents to join this information meeting. If students are attending after-school study they may leave at 4.30 or 5pm to go home and log on to the meeting with their parent/guardian.