Our Lady of Victories Girls' National School, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9
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(01) 8379833 
​(086) 1805158 
office@olvgns.ie
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Supports Available to Parents and children

Barnardos Online Safety Webinar for Parents: Barnardos are hosting a free webinar for parents on online safety which will be run a number of times over the coming weeks. This 45-minute session will give parents practical tips that will help them keep their children safe & resilient online. The following webinar will be held on the following dates: Wed 4th Nov @ 1pm, Tues 10th Nov @ 7pm, Tues 24th Nov @7pm, Wed 2nd Dec @1pm and Tues 8th Dec @7.30pm.    Click link for registration details: CLICK HERE


Jigsaw Webinars: Jigsaw are running a series of Webinars for parents. The first was on supporting young people struggling with mental health at school and there is a recording available. The next is on Monday November 9th and is entitled Self-Care in the Winter Months. Jigsaw have a number of centres around the country, but anyone can register for the webinars. Click here for link: https://jigsaw.ie/webinars-for-parents-supporting-young-people/
 
Mind Yourself – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Reading Guide: The Covid-19 pandemic is a considerable source of worry for children and families, and young people are having to cope with big changes at home and at school. In response, Children’s Books Ireland, in partnership with Jigsaw and ISPCC Childline, has created Mind Yourself – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Reading Guide. The Mind Yourself reading guide is a resource that can be used by adults – parents, guardians, caregivers, teachers – to support and educate young people in relation to mental health and wellbeing. The guide contains reviews and recommendations of over 400 books for children and young people from birth to age eighteen and is designed as a ‘first-aid kit’ for worries, sadness, loneliness, anxiety and any number of feelings that a young person may want to explore. Mind Yourself also contains mental health and wellbeing information from Jigsaw and ISPCC Childline, including tips and coping strategies for young people and advice for adults on supporting children to build resilience. The guide is available free of charge through every library authority in the Republic of Ireland and a digital version of the Mind Yourself Reading Guide can be viewed or downloaded here. Should you wish to purchase a copy of #MindYourself please click here!

Maths Trail Winners
We had a fantastic response to our Maths trail at home. We picked 6 winners at random. Congratulations to everyone who took part and I really hope everyone enjoyed finding Maths in the home. Winners:
Oktavia Maliszewska room 6
Olivia Chechelsk Room 3
Ruby Hennessy Room 5
Cherechi Nwa Room 7
Emily King room 10
​Trudi Maher room 1
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Next Coffee Morning Wednesday 6th Novemeber @9
Classes in Parents room
Tues : Cookery for Parents @12
Wednesday :Story Sacks @9
Fridays Art and Crafts @9

Try this Maths Trail at home

What you have to do:
Complete your work on a sheet 
From Monday 14th post your work sheet into the box at Sandra's office
Lucky participants will be drawn on Friday 18th and announced Monday 21st .
Prizes for entries drawn from the box
Best of luck!

Maths Trail:
Name four triangle in your home? List them
Find a table – how many legs has it?
How many legs has 3 such tables?
How many pencils wide is the table?
How many pencils long is the table?
How many cuboids can you see in your home? List them
What is your favourite number?
Is this number more or less than 50?

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Parental Involvement

Here in Our Lady Of Victories Girls' National School we pride ourselves on the fantastic relationship between the school and parents. By working together, we have made our school a fun and safe place to learn
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Welcome September 2019

It is great to see everyone back and settled into school. 
Wednesday 4th Sept is our First Wednesday Coffee Morning. This is a great way to meet other parents and hear what is going on in the school.This Coffee Morning takes place on the first Wednesday of every month  .
Also keep an eye on our facebook page or noticeboard for more information.

Facebook: OLVHSCL
HSCL Contact detail:  Claire 0874152165
Always feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions
October Wednesday Coffee morning is on the 9th of October : Guest speaker Stephen Hayden to talk about gardening and Ballymun city farm. Lana will explain more about story sacks and breakfast buddies. Look forward to seeing you all there.

Story Sacks


Story Sacks
Bring Reading to Life for Your Child &
Enjoy Yourself While You Learn How!
Starting Wednesday 9th October
@ 9am – 11 am
 Free books!
Runs for 6 weeks in Our Lady of Victories School Held in Parents room
Text Claire on 0874152165 to reserve your place​

Cookery for Parents stars on Tuesday the 24th September @12-1.45 in the Parents Room . This is a wonderful class that is great fun and also very interesting . Samples included … yummy!!

Art for Parents starts on Friday 4th October 2019 @9am in the Parents Room. Our wonderful artist Clare Behan will encourage and support you in all art activities. A relaxing and creative class, enjoyed by all.

Fundraising Coffee Morning

Congratulations to our wonderful OLV parents who organised this recent event. All money raised on the day is going towards OLV. Well done to everyone on their hard work , generosity and support, it was a fantastic day. 
Guess the Sweets
Congratulations to our winners of our raffle prizes ... yummy. A huge thank you to Georgina Bell one of our fantastic parents who organised the whole raffle.
What is happening for Parents 
Mondays: Creative writing @1-2.30 
Tuesdays: Cookery Demonstration @9am 
Wednesday : Walk and Talk - meet at the gate @9 for a walk and a chat !
Friday : Junior Infants Bedtime Story Club in room 3 @9
Drawing and sketching class in parents room @ 9.



Cookery Demostration for Parents Tuesdays @9
Wonderful Tuesday cookery class in full swing. 
Catherine is a fantastic tutor and offers great cooking tips and tricks. The parents all really enjoyed the morning and we all tucked into the finished dish at the end of the class. I would really encourage everyone to attend. 
​Every Tuesday @9 am in the parents room for the next number of weeks. ​
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. Drawing And Painting Class for Parents Fridays @9
Beautiful work created at our drawing and painting class. A really relaxing and enjoyable class. 
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