Please see attached the 6th Year Bulletin.

Staff triumphed over students in a exciting and action-packed dodgeball tournament during Wednesday's lunchtime. The final score was 5 to 1 in favour of staff. Special shoutout to C5 for their victory!

Well done to the TY students who completed their examinations on Monday.

A reminder that all students and staff are invited to wear their Christmas jumpers tomorrow. There wilL be an Enterprise Fair in St Joseph's Hall followed by a Christmas jumper catwalk and raffle in the GPA. 

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the school,

raffle tickets were being sold in time for the yule,

with TV and Chromebook and vouchers galore,

the hampers were heaving, no room for much more.

With gifts all a plenty from generous shops,

we can boast that our raffle will surely be tops,

with pharmacy goods, some treats and nice biscuits,

nail salons or coffee, even hotel stay visits.

There’s something for everyone, the whole of the family,

to use and enjoy or stick under the Christmas tree,

festive spirits are covered with plenty of wine,

or one of our vouchers for places to dine.

Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen!

On Comet, on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen!

Your sleigh will not challenge the pressies we’ve mustered

Like chocolates, nice mince pies, plum puddings (no custard!)

There’s One for All vouchers and vouchers for all,

if you’re buying a ticket, go quick, don’t you stall,

the draw is on Thursday, when the lunch bell is struck

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL BEST OF LUCK!

An amazing €195 voucher for John Ryan Photography. On the 2nd day of Christmas, yet another €195 voucher for John Ryan Photography and another for each of the 3rd-12th days of Christmas!!

Yes, that's a whooping €195 voucher from John Ryan Photography for EACH of the 12 Gifts of Christmas hampers.

We are into the final few days left to buy your tickets. Tickets are selling at €5 each or a booklet of 10 for €50.

If you're not in, you can't win!

The sixth years have been busy making their banners ahead of next Friday's House Celebrations. They look great so far! Well done to everyone involved. 

Best of luck to the Transition Year students who started their end of term examinations today.

Well done to the staff and students who took part in dodgeball yesterday! There is another match on Tuesday so please come along and support!

Hockey
A busy week for hockey in Our Lady's this week. On Wednesday, our Minor 1 team continued on their excellent form when they welcomed Sion Hill to Our Lady's in the league. The girls were rarely troubled and ran up 6 goals to win the game by 6-0. Well done girls, another clean sheet and a super goalscoring performance.
On Thursday, there was great excitement at OLS as our Junior 1 team welcomed Newpark Comprehensive to Our Lady's in the Leinster schools Junior Cup for a thrilling first round tie. Despite a strong start, the girls found themselves trailing 2-0 at the mid way point of the second half. With time ticking away, the girls scored a super first goal on the counter attack with just 4 minutes left on the clock. This was quickly followed up with the equalising goal with 3 minutes left to play. A quick restart and the girls won the ball back again and but for a super save by the Newpark goalie, we would have won the game in normal time after a fantastic late rally. The game went to 1 v 1 shoot outs and after 5 attempts each the score was tied at 1-1. Sudden death! A clinical first effort from Our Lady's and a super piece of goalkeeping ensured that we came out on top and now go through to the next round! Well done to all pf the girls on a resilient and determined performance. A special mention too for all of the staff and students who came out to support and made a massive difference as the noise on the sidelines was superb!
Camogie
A huge congratulations to our Junior camogie team who are now in the Dublin Junior A championship final. In an end to end game, the girls put in another brilliant performance to win by a scoreline of 5-5 to 3-4 against St Mary's Naas. Well done to all!

Badminton                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Well done to the badminton team who won their match today against Loreto Foxrock! They continue their unbeaten run!

Saturday Sports fixtures
HOME AT OLS
Minor 3 -v- Loreto Beaufort 9am
First year -v- Loreto on the Green 10am
First year -v- Loreto on the Green 11am
AWAY AT LORETO FOXROCK
Minor 2 -v- Loreto Foxrock 10am

Have a super sporting weekend!

Thanks to our wonderful Electrician Elf Kevin, from Servcon Electrical, we are delighted to add an amazing Samsung 32" HD Flatscreen TV into one of our hampers.

Our Chief Elf thinks that is simply tree-mendous! Remember, if you're not in you can't win, so there snow time like the presents to buy your €5 ticket!

Christmas Cracker alert!

Why was the TV feeling festive during Christmas?

Because it had a great "reception" at Santa's workshop!

OLS 12 Gifts of Christmas Raffle tickets are now on sale! There are 12 handsome hampers on offer, all packed with luxurious items to suit all the family. Our most recent addition to one of the prestigious hampers is a brand new Chromebook! Tickets are €5 each. Each student received a booklet of 10 tickets today and we are asking students to do their best to sell as many tickets as they can. Ticket stubs and money should be returned to reception. Any unsold tickets must also be returned and their serial numbers checked off. In addition, booklets can be purchased using the Easy Payments system.

Please see the attached letter regarding our academic tracking programme which outlines the approaches we have in place to support and empower our students to achieve their very best.

Please see important information regarding Senior Cycle redevelopment.