We were delighted to introduce our 6th Year Leaders to the whole school yesterday and look forward to the positive impact they will have on the school this year!

Please read the attached bulletin from the 1st Year Head, Ms Gavin.

Please read the attached letter explaining the academic tracking programme in the school.

After school supervised study is available for 3rd, 5th and 6th Year students. Please see EasyPayments for the various options available to your daughter. Queries to Mr Farrelly via admin@olschool.ie.

Parents/guardians of 1st - 4th Year may be interested in the attached document explaining Senior Cycle Redevelopment, which will impact their daughters.

We are pleased to announce that Ms Edel Donlon will be acting TY Coordinator this term!

Parents/guardians of 1st Year & of students new to OLS: We partake in the Post-Primary Active School Flag Study (in partnership with the University of Limerick). We are proud to be an active school! Our students fill out surveys at the beginning of each year that help us plan physical activities throughout the year. An information sheet is attached. Should you wish that your daughter not partake in this study, please return the completed withdrawal of consent form to her PE teacher.

Many thanks.

Please see attached the extra-curricular timetable. We will keep updating it and sharing it over the next few weeks so as soon as an activity you like appears, get signed up! 

• Welcome back to all of our students and especially to our new 1st year group who we are looking forward to getting to know over the next few weeks and months! The extra curricular options in Our Lady's our endless so please do make sure you get involved in something as it is a super way to make new friends and learn something along the way!
• HOCKEY
• The build up to our hockey season began in late July when we welcomed the minor, Junior and Senior students back for some pre season training. The numbers were fantastic over the four weeks and it gave us an opportunity to arrive back to school a step ahead of ourselves in the build up to the leagues, which will begin at the end of September. We covered physical, technical and tactical work over the phase and we have seen massive benefit in this now for the last two summers we have done it. Well done to all who made it along to the sessions!
• This week saw the return of after school hockey training and we have had great energy all week long. The coaches are busy working out the teams and we will continue inter squad games this weekend before we begin to play friendly matches against some other schools in the build up to the start of the league season.
• CRICKET
• A massive congratulations to Sarah Prendergast who had a busy sunmer of cricket. Sarah was selected for the Ireland U15 squad who travelled for matches in Malvern and off the back of some strong performances, Sarah is set to trial for the World Cup squad in 2025. Congratulations Sarah, a brilliant achievement!
• SATURDAY SPORTS FIXTURES
• Hockey
• Minor inter squad match, 9qm @OLS
• Senior inter squad match, 10am @OLS
• Junior inter squad match, 11am @OLS
• Have a super sporting weekend!

It's been a busy and fun first week back for our students and staff. We're looking forward to even more excitement as the school year gets under way. 

Congratulations to all our First Year students navigating a new environment. We are so proud and excited to see all that you'll accomplish in your post-primary journey. 

Canteen Menu

Check out the images for next week's Canteen Menu. 

Please see attached document.

Many thanks.

Welcome back! We hope students are enjoying their first few days back at OLS. An especially warm welcome to our incoming 1st Years! A reminder to students to be on the look out over the next few days as extracurricular information is shared. A timetable will be posted on the app once the information has been compiled!

Please log in to VSware to view timetables in advance of school tomorrow. Please note option to Reset Password if you have difficulty logging in.

We look forward to welcoming 2nd - 6th Year students at 8.25am for their first full school day of the year! 1st Years are meeting in the Lecture Theatre by the GPA at 9am and will be with their form teacher until 9.28am, followed by timetabled classes for the rest of the day.

Students are expected to wear their full school uniform (or school tracksuit if it's a PE day). A reminder to students that the use of mobile phones is prohibited during the school day. Phones are to be kept switched off in lockers/bags, not on the person. Phones in use will be confiscated for 24 hours as per the Code of Positive Behaviour. Students also need to disable smart devices while in school.