The TYs enjoyed a day of celebration with some teamwork activities on Thursday, while the rest of the school started the day with some Just Dance organised by the Amber Flag for a positive start to the day to mark World Mental Health Day. Lunchtime Karaoke continued the theme with some magnificent performances in the GPA organised by the 6th Years. The Green Committee proudly raised the school's Green Flag marking their achievements in highlighting awareness of environmental issues in the school.

Today, 1st Years engaged in their Study Skills workshop. There was a great array of colour and allegiance shown as students and staff donned different jerseys in aid of GOAL's Jersey Day! Never to miss an opportunity, the 6th Year Leadership Team organised some InterHouse soccer at lunchtime while everyone was kitted out for action! A great finish to a busy week.

Reminders:

Next week is Maths Week!

The 3rd Year Parent-Teacher Meeting is on Thursday 17th October. School will finish at 3.15pm for all. The PTM begins at 4.15pm.

Check out some photos of the week's action below and don't forget to click in to the gallery for more.

CAO Virtual Information Evening for Students & Parents
Thursday, 17 October 2024, from 6.00pm
This event is organised by CAO in conjunction with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors.
Presentations on the CAO application process, advice on choosing courses, supports for parents/guardians and live Q&A with representatives of Higher Education Institutions.
Spaces for the live online event are limited: a recording will be available on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 for those who were unable to attend.
Please paste this link in to your browser to register for this event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JMyWyKc4SxKs9viL9EI0jw#/registration 

This seminar will take place in the Lecture Theatre. Please bring a pen and paper to take notes. Please note there will be some time for questions and answers with the speakers. So if you have any questions about life as a medical student or the HPAT make sure to ask. 

The event will provide useful information on how best to prepare for the HPAT, applying to Medicine and life as a medical student. This event is recommended for any TY, 5th and 6th Year students considering applying for Medicine. 

Schedule of speakers:

Elle and Sofia are OLS past pupils studying medicine in UCD. They sat the HPAT last year and will give you some tips on preparing for the HPAT and will give you some insights to life as a 1st Year medical student. 

Finnian from MedEntry will provide further information and tips about preparing for the HPAT .

Please email Ms. Porter-  lporter@olschool.ie to book your place at this seminar

Congratulations to the current TYs who received their Junior Cycle exam results today. The results are excellent and while they don't reflect the full richness and breadth of learning across their Junior Cycle (this is reflected later on in the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement which includes CBAs, Wellbeing and Other Areas of Learning), the results certainly highlight the tremendous work the students put in over the last 3 years across 10 subjects. We are so proud of our students for constantly striving to reach their potential. There was a great air of excitement and shared success this afternoon as students congratulated each other on their achievements. 13 students achieved 3 or more distinctions, including 1 student who achieved a phenomenal 10 distinctions!

Thank you to the teachers who worked hard to guide the girls towards achieving their best and to the parents and families who support their daughters every step of the way! 

A reminder that TYs are expected in at 8.25am in the morning, in full school tracksuit, ready for action!

Please read the attached letter explaining how you can book teacher appointments for the 3rd Year Parent-Teacher Meeting which is scheduled for Thursday October 17th.

Preferences must be inputted by tomorrow evening.

Many thanks.

Remember it's Jersey Day on Friday! We invite everyone to wear their favourite jersey to school. Whether it's your favourite sports team or your local GAA club, we encourage all staff and students to get involved and show off your jerseys! We also ask everyone to make a donation of €3 which will go to the charity GOAL. Donate here.

Well done to our Junior Camogie team who made it 3 wins out of 3 against Loreto High School. The girls now advance to the knockout stages of the group.

Congratulations to Heather O'Reilly and Sophie Semenova in 5th Year who took part in the All Ireland First Aid Competitions in Portlaosie last weekend with the Crumlin Unit of the Order of Malta. The team performed very well and won a few first place prizes.

Well done also to Ruby Farrelly in 1st Year who won the Dublin Even Age Cross Country Championship at the weekend!

• CAMOGIE
• Well done to the Senior Camogie team who started their A Championship campaign with a win against Coláiste Íosagáin this week!
• Well done to the Junior camogie team on a fantastic win in the A Championship this week. They are now into the knockout stages of the completion!
• HOCKEY
• The Senior 2 side got their league up and running this week when they welcomed Loreto Beaufort to OLS. Unfortunately we came out on the wrong side of a 3-0 result but the girls played some great hockey and can take great confidence from some of their attacking and defensive play into their next game.
• SATURDAY FIXTURES
• Senior 3 -v- Mt Sackville, AWAY at 9am
• Minor 1 -v- Alexandra College, HOME at 9am
• First year 11 a side games, HOME at 10 and 11am
• Have a super sporting weekend!

Well done to our Junior Camogie team for another fantastic win in the Dublin A Championship! They have now qualified for the knockout stage of the competition.

Please note that school is closed for students on Tuesday 8th October, as per school calendar, to facilitate Junior Cycle training for teachers.

Junior Cycle results will be issued to TY students on Wednesday 9th October at approx. 1pm and students will be allowed to leave school once they receive their results. We wish them all the best of luck!

Please see the canteen menu attached for next week.

On November 19th the ASF class is going to host Run In The Dark at 5pm for all TY students. The event will be a 5km run/jog/walk in aid of the Collaborative Cures foundation. To sign up you must pay €10 for the charity. Everyone who is involved will meet at the Sports Hall where the ASF class will make everyone bright and colourful! Places are limited so we encourage you to sign up as quickly as possible. Payment will be available on Easy Payments from today and this will act as the sign up for the event.