AWS GetIT

On Thursday Laura from Amazon Web Services (AWS) came to the school to meet with our First Year students to let them know about the AWS Get It programme. AWS GetIT is a program and competition designed to inspire 12-14 year old students, especially girls, to consider a future in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The program helps schools and educators bring tech role models to their classrooms and gives them access to curriculum designed to help students build foundational skills, learn about cloud tech, and design app ideas to solve problems in their communities. Many thanks to Laura for visiting our school and hopefully some of our First Year students will sign up to be involved in the programme as an extracurricular activity. Details of how students can sign up will be emailed to them next week. 

Craft Fair

The TY Enterprise class attended the Craft Fair in the RDS on Wednesday. They are preparing for their Christmas Enterprise Fair coming soon! 

Physics Talk

Ten TY students attend a UCD Physics online workshop. It provided information on studying physics and different careers in the world of physics. 

Short Story Competition

The library is also running a Christmas Short Story Competition. Submit a Christmas related short story for a chance to win a prize. Maximum length of 5 pages and only one submission per person. Due by Thursday 15th December. Email your story to <40>library@olschool.ie Any questions please see Miss O Neill in the library.

A reminder that school is closed on this coming Monday the 5th of December. 

Many thanks. 

Congratulations to Eliana, Kathryn, Rachel, Maria, Jane and Ciara on the exceptional number of distinctions they achieved in their Junior Certificate results!

Advent

The start of Advent began on Sunday and here at Our Lady’s School we celebrate by lighting a candle each week in the run up to Christmas. Fifth Year student Ella McCabe lit the first advent candle on Monday. 

Le Chéile Council

Congratulations to all the girls in the Le Chéile Council who received their badges from Claire Kilroy the Le Chéile ethos leadership officer. 

Matilda Musical

On Tuesday the First Years celebrated Alisha Weir whose film Matilda was released last Friday. We are all very proud of her work and can't wait to watch it! Some students presented her with flowers, gifts and a signed frame from everyone in the year. 

Result Celebrations

The TYs celebrated their Junior Cycle results on Tuesday with some fun group activities with Team Works. The students had to work together to figure out each activity. 

FEAST Ireland

The Third Year students were visited by FEAST Ireland on Tuesday. They taught us all about past, present and future food production. The students got an insight into the global food industry and all of its hidden secrets, as well as everything that happens before the food we eat arrives on our plate. After learning about food sustainability and waste, students were invited to try some interesting sustainable foods. Students tasted sourdough bread, granola made with repurposed grains and some very brave students tried some oysters!

Almost Christmas!

The school has been decorated for Christmas. Our House Captains have decorated the individual trees representing each house and their colours in the GPA. 

As part of our SSE (School Self Evaluation) for the year we ask parents, students and staff a to complete a survey in order to provide us with a rounded view of the learning experience for students in our school. Your response to the survey helps us to identify and plan our targets each year in order to provide the best possible learning environment for our students. We would really appreciate you taking two to three minutes to complete this survey: forms.gle/XPM2TKimKQHuggnz8

Many thanks.

UCD’s Ad Astra Academy Scholarship Programme comprises of three strands-Academic, Elite Sports and Performing Arts. For the September 2023 intake, the applications to the Elite Sports and Performing Arts Programme closes on 31st January 2023. The application is made online, www.ucd.ie/adastraacademy/. Academic Scholarships will open next February and close in August 2023. The Academy provides a nurturing infrastructure for students who show exceptional potential in academic pursuits, sports or the performing arts. This includes a bursary, academic mentoring, a scholars room, workshops with industry experts, elective modules, team building evenings, campus accommodation, innovative supports and more that will help them to achieve at the very highest levels.

Well done to the First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Years on completion of your exams.

Happy Toy Show Friday! Hope you have a relaxing weekend and we will see you all on Monday. 

A big congratulations to all our students who got their Junior Cycle results today. You should all be very proud of yourselves...we certainly are! The results that arrived today are testament to the girls' determination, resilience and the hard work of students and staff alike. There were a phenomenal number of distinctions and higher merits and many, many individual successes across the board. Congratulations to all!

Owing to the examinations this week, there will be a limited canteen service. Nevertheless, there's plenty on offer to fuel the body and mind, between examinations, as the canteen will continue to run at break and lunch throughout the week. Please find attached the menu for the week ahead.