Dear TY Parents

Please see below an opportunity for Transition Year (TY) students to participate in a week-long research internship as Junior Research Assistants at the ADAPT SFI Centre, Dublin City University (DCU). The internship positions are open until December 2024, and the students can choose their preferred weeks to participate as Junior Research Assistants.

My name is Kanishk Verma, a doctoral student at DCU, under the joint supervision of Dr Brian Davis at DCU, Dr Tijana Milosevic at University College Dublin (UCD), and Dr Rebecca Umbach at Google, USA.

Our project DTCCT is aligned with the United Nations (UN) Rights of the Child and a recent report from the EU Commission advocating for the inclusion of children and young people in the design of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. 

During the internship, students will have the chance to gain both foundational knowledge in computer programming and also actively engage in the design and development of AI systems for the moderation of social media content. This hands-on experience will provide them with important insights into the ethical considerations, technical complexities, and real-world applications of AI in our digital age. More information on the internship opportunity can be found here.

By participating in this internship, students will:

Learn basics of computer programming and AI technology,

Gain practical experience in designing AI systems for social media content.

Design and curate components of AI systems for online bullying detection.

Details of the internship:

Duration: One week

Location: ADAPT Centre, School of Computing, Dublin City University Glasnevin Campus (Work from home options are also available)

Dates: Very flexible, we offer TY internships for the whole year of 2024.

Eligibility: An interest in learning.

 You can also find more information about the assistantship at: act-agi.github.io/participate.html or if you would like further information, please do contact us Kanishk on the following email address: kanishk.verma@adaptcentre.ie

Please see the attached flyer relating to a Uniform Sale on Monday 24th June!

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Please see attached information regarding the Free Post Primary Schoolbook Scheme.

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Please see attached letter regarding the Free Post Primary Schoolbook Scheme.

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

I hope that you and your families are keeping well.

Please see attached letter regarding the incoming academic school year 2024-2025.

Assessment reports are now open on VSware for all students. We would like to extend our congratulations to all students for completing the summer assessments 2024. It is imperative that students build on the feedback they received from their teachers on "Feedback Thursday" by reading and reflecting on the formative comments within these reports. Students should now focus on making incremental steps to improve based on this feedback. We wish all students a restful and enjoyable summer break.

Happy summer to all students, staff, and members of the OLS community!

Newsletter

To view a copy of the summer newsletter and read about our students' accomplishments, please see the following link: https://olschool.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Summer-Newsletter-2024-1.pdf

Awards

Congratulations to all students who won awards at Thursday's Sports Assembly and Friday's Whole School Assembly. Well done!

Kenya Trip

Best of luck to Ms. Donlon, Ms. Finnegan, Ms. Maguire and Ms. Hallissey on their trip with 32 students to Kenya tomorrow. Wishing you all safe travels!

Exams & Leaving Certificate

Congratulations to everyone for making it through another exam season. Best of luck to the 6th years taking the leaving certificate!

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

1st year students will be involved in a feedback day and transition day tomorrow. They will have a different timetable for the day. Please see attached PDF regarding where your daughter should go at 8.30am. It is very important that they attend school tomorrow as it is an exceptional opportunity to gain feedback from their teachers folloowing their summer examinations. All they need to bring tomorrow in their bag is their pencilcase.

If they have not cleared their locker, please remind them that this should be done tomorrow. 

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

5th year students will be involved in a feedback day and transition day tomorrow. They will have a different timetable for the day. Please see attached PDF regarding where your daughter should go at 8.30am. It is very important that they attend school tomorrow as it is an exceptional opportunity to gain feedback from their teachers folloowing their summer examinations. It is imperative that they bring their academic progress booklet to school along with their pencilcase. 

If they have not cleared their locker, please remind them that this should be done tomorrow. 

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

2nd year students will be involved in a feedback day and transition day tomorrow. They will have a different timetable for the day. Please see attached PDF regarding where your daughter should go at 8.30am. It is very important that they attend school tomorrow as it is an exceptional opportunity to gain feedback from their teachers folloowing their summer examinations. It is imperative that they bring their academic progress booklet to school along with their pencilcase. 

If they have not cleared their locker, please remind them that this should be done tomorrow.