The action day went ahead on February 4th, with great success.  Unfortunately our planned event had to be postponed in January due to the severe bad weather.  We had a small WOW walk last Wednesday when 12 brave pupils endured the sleet and strong winds to walk the planned route.  Read all about our Healthy Walk to School Campaign and see us in action in the Green Schools Page.  To find our Green Schools page scroll up, click INITIAITVES, and then click GREEN SCHOOLS.

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Next Wednesday, January 28th, Our Lady of Victories Girls School Community will make a special effort to win our 4th Green Flag for Transport.  We have been working towards this flag for the past two years.  We will meet at the Old Ballymun Shopping Centre car park at 8:20am and walk together to OLV School.  For parents who need to drive from further away, there are lots of parking spaces since most of the shops are closed down.  We ask parents not to park near the school on Wednesday since it is a car free day.
There will be prizes for the class in which most people walked.  Please bring flags, banners, balloons to show that we are trying to be fit and we care for the planet. 
We will have fun activities in the school grounds, and a prize for the oddest socks!
Do your best to walk, carpool, park and stride or use the bus to get to school for the rest for the year as it is better for our health and for the environment.

On Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 the whole school community gathered in Our Lady of Victories school hall to celebrate "Rock around the Flock".  This was a lively, modern, musical production of the Nativity, directed by Dave Mahon from Magic of Music, and it really put us all into the Christmas Spirit.

Pupils from all eight classes sang like a heavenly choir and musicians from most classes played uplifting Christmas tunes on their tin whistles, which greatly added to our enjoyment of the show. The youngest girls were so cute in their lovely sheep costumes.  

The shepherds were so excited.  "What! Such good news!" "We must hurry to the stable to welcome the baby Jesus"  They had nowhere to buy a present for the baby at that hour of the night.  So these talented shepherds had a great idea.  "I am a shepherd, I have come to welcome the baby" they said to Joseph and Mary.  So they played a sweet lullaby for the baby Jesus to help Him go to sleep.  What a gift for His tired parents!

The young parents were busy minding their new baby and were glad to welcome their first visitors, the shepherds.  "Mary, are you ok? Is there anything wrong with you? asked Joseph.  "No I'm fine, I'm just so tired" said Mary.  Cheered up the the shepherds lovely music she brought the house down with her own beautiful song.

Everybody rushed to Bethlehem to welcome the baby Jesus and there wasn't room to move.  Happy voices sang all our favourite Christmas songs.  The new baby Jesus brought so much happiness into the world.  

Musicians from OLV School of Rock performed a medley of well known Christmas songs on their guitars and keyboards.  All their early morning rehearsals paid off as both cast and audience joined them in singing the Christmas favourites.  Everyone showed their appreciation of their talent and hard work.  We are very grateful to Dave for directing such a wonderful show and to the teachers and parents who helped all the pupils to perform to the best of their ability.
Happy New Year to all the Our Lady of Victories School Community.