Several important talks were delivered Tuesday. John O'Shea from GOAL spoke to 5th years on Tuesday morning in Lourdes Hall. 3rd Years listened to the "As I am Talk" in St. Joseph's Hall. The Bank of Ireland delivered a Fraud Talk for Transition Year students online.

Thank you to the speakers for engaging with students and sharing their knowledge and experiences. 

6th years started their mock Irish Orals on Monday. These will continue throughout the week and end on Friday. 

Over the next week, students and parents are invited to drop off any unwanted clothes or items to the school. The Well Being committee will hold a swap shop so students can swap any items or buy any second hand items at the GPA next Wednesday. Any items not sold will be donated to St Vincent de Paul. You can drop any bags of clothing to room 10. 

Noggin Hats available for purchase via Easy Payments. 

20 euro!

Please see the link to the Dublin West Education Centre where parents can access a range of online free courses throughout the month of January. 

dwec.ie/cpd-courses-dwec/post-primary-courses-dwec.html

Please see important information from Ms Bannon and Ms Porter regaridng college applications. 

Please see attached Circular S84/23 which contains important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral examinations 2024. 

Please find attached the canteen menu for next week. A reminder that pre-orders can be made online.

Great to see some many of our school community out at the goal mile today! Well done to our 4th, 5th and 6th year volunteers for organising and running a fantastic event. Their festive cheer saw all the crowds in great spirits. It was brilliant to see so many staff, students past and present and even the sisters out running and walking for a such great cause!

There is still time to donate for anyone who would like to! 

https://idonate.ie/TheGOALMileTerenureCollege

Please see a Christmas letter from the Principal.

It was a Merry week at OLS!

Staff and students were looking very festive on Thursday. Students modelled their best Christmas jumpers during lunchtime. They were met with loud cheers as they walked down the runway set up in the GPA. Well done!

From headbands, to bath bombs and sweets there was a great selection of items to purchase at the Transition Year and 2nd Year Enterprise Fair on Thursday. Perfect for last-minute Christmas shopping! Well done to everyone on the wonderful creations! 

Well done to the 5th Year Irish classes who took part in an Irish singing competition in the lecture theatre yesterday! 

A massive thank you to the entire OLS community, including the parent's council, for organising the holiday raffle. Well done to all the winners. 

The Christmas Quiz and House Celebration was a huge success. Well done to everyone involved and showing the community spirit. 

We had a very successful Carol Ceremony Friday afternoon with performances from the choir, the first year music class, and staff. It was a joyous event with lots of singing and clapping! The theme of the ceremony this year was, "No matter how different a Who may appear, they will always be welcomed with holiday cheer." A very well done to C5 for organising and to all the singers, musicians and staff who were involved in organising this tremendous occasion. 

We would like to wish you all a wonderful, peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at OLS!

The Central Application Office (CAO) is holding a CAO Virtual Information Evening for Students & Parents on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, from 6.00pm

Presentations on the CAO application process, advice on choosing courses, support 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 after the event for those who were unable to attend. Please see the link below to register

https://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=webinar

Wishing you all a lovely Christmas break.