Well done to Maeve McLoughlin and Kate Smyth who competed at the WJ16 rowing competition in Limerick at the weekend. They came 2nd in the u16 doubles event and Maeve came 4th out of 24 boats in the u16 singles event. Congratulations!

Dear Parents

The TY Development Day takes place tomorrow. Please see below the instructions and meeting points for each class. These are also on the google classroom. 

TY1- Retreat. Meet Ms O'Mahony at 9.30am at the main entrance to St Stephen's Green shopping centre

TY2- First Aid Training 8.30 Lourdes Hall

TY3- Self Defence 8.30 St Joseph's Hall

TY4- Zoo. Meet Mr Cleary at 9.30am at the main entrance to the Zoo (town end) of the Phoenix Park, on the right. 

TY5- Town Tour. Meet Ms Ryan and Ms Coffey at the Little Museum of Dublin (33 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 FK06)

Well done to our Minor Camogie team who won their Dublin A Semi-final today! The girls beat St Wolstans by a scoreline of 3-11 to 0-2. They will now look to retain their title next week in the final.

Congratulations to Caoimhe Mooney whose story "The Clinical Clock" was recently published in the Museum of Literature Ireland's anthology Let the Words Look After You. Caoimhe wrote the story while taking part in the 2023 Edna O'Brien Young Writers Bursary program. A copy of the anthology is available for checkout at the school library. We’re so proud!

Shrek Success

Congratulations to the TYs and the musical team on the tremendous success of their production of Shrek: the Musical, JR! Thank you especially to Ms Finnegan, Ms Reilly, Ms Hallissey, Ms Cassiy, and Ms Maguire. Check out the photo gallery.

Knock Trip

Ten 5th Year students along with Mr O'Rourke and Ms Shanley travelled to Knock, County Mayo for a Le Cheile Trip on Thursday. They visited the Knock Shrine, the site of an Apparition in 1879 and took part in some workshops. (see photo gallery). 

Join In

Today marked the launch of our Join In Programme. As part of the House system, the initative promotes inclusivity through various activities at lunchtime. Today a soccer league took place in the Dome and there was a wonderful turnout. Remember, if you see the 'Join In' signs at lunchtime, you're welcome to get involved! 

Careers Expo

Next week is Career's Week at OLS. The Careers Expo will take place in the school on Wednesday 24th April from 6.30pm to 9pm for TY and 5th year students.

The purpose of this event is to allow our students the opportunity to meet and talk to people from a number of different professions in order to assist them with their career research. Representatives from the Colleges of Further Education and the Higher Education Institutions will also be in attendance.

Children's Books Ireland

Do you like books and reading? KPMG Ireland is looking for someone aged 16-24 to help select the next KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards shortlist, longlist and winners 2025. See this link for further details: https://childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/become-next-young-judge-kpmg-childrens-books-ireland-awards

Parents' Book Club

The OLS Parents’ Book Club meeting is on Monday 22nd April at 7.30 p.m. at the Two Sisters Pub in Terenure. The book is The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright. New participants are always welcome!

Student's Work Published

Congratulations again to 5th Year student Caoimhe Mooney on becoming a published author! Her story “The Clinical Clock” was recently published in the Museum of Literature Ireland’s anthology Let the Words Look After You. Caoimhe wrote the story while taking part in the 2023 Edna O’Brien Young Writers Bursary program.

SUSI’s virtual Information Event takes place on Monday, 13 May 2024 at 7pm. This event is ideal for anyone who plans to attend further or higher education in 2024/25 and wants to know more about student funding.

On the day we will explore the types of funding available, look at the eligibility criteria, the application process and our expert team will be on hand to answer any questions potential applicants may have.

We would be delighted if you could share this information with your network.

Event Details

Date: Monday, 13 May 2024

Time: 7pm

Location: Virtual Event on Microsoft Teams

Please see SUSI Information Event 2024 | SUSI for more details. Link below

www.susi.ie/news/susi-information-event-2024/

Places are limited so we encourage anyone interested in attending to secure theirs by registering at events@susi.ie by 10am on Thursday, 9 May 2024.

OLS has started a new initiative called Affirmation Thursday. Checkout the first video at the following link to the school's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FA6nAvaiLgg

The Amber Flag group is encouraging everyone to sign up to take part in Darkness into Light in Tymon Park on Saturday, May 11th. Sign up at darknessintolight.ie and select Tymon Park. We hope that by taking part we can show the power of community. 

The TY Enterprise class and a team of 5th Years entered the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Quiz on Tuesday, along with teams from all over the country. 

Shrek: The Musical, Jr. 

Musical madness is in full swing! The stage, music, and performances have combined to make the TY's production of Shrek: The Musical, Jr. phenomenal. Congratulations and well done to all TYs, Ms Finnegan and Ms Reilly! See the gallery for photos of Tuesday's Matinee performance for St Pius' 6th class. 

Money Smarts Quiz

The TY Enterprise class and a team of 5th years entered the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Quiz Tuesday along with teams from all over the country. 

All teams performed well and we are delighted to announce that our fifth year team were the overall winners. They have won €3,000 for the school. An amazing achievement. Congratulations to Matilta Murray, Ciara O'Loughran, Rachel Davis and Kathryn King.

Practicals

Best of luck to student completing their musical and/or home economic practicals this week.