Rathgar Junior School – Weclome to Rathgar Junior School

Kindergarten A enjoying time with their new friends.
Kindergarten B love spending time together.
Form One enjoying themselves in the garden.
Form Two having fun in the garden.
Form Three enjoying time in the garden.
Form Four on the front steps.
Form Five in the front garden.
Form Six showing the RJS stools they made.
Our daily Assembly is a special time to join together and share special times.
Thinking of others and supporting numerous charities is at the core of life in RJS.
Chess Club is always popular. Each year we host the AIJS Tournament.
Our School Choir perform for the school, at Christmas, on Music Day and in the AIJS Music Festival.

Weekly News - Tuesday 19th March - Friday 22nd March 2019

Hockey returns to Three Rock Rovers this week.

On Tuesday 19th March the Girls Hockey teams will have a friendly match against Whitechurch NS as they finalise preparations for next week's League final.

On Wednesday 20th March Kindergarten A will enjoy their workshop from ArtZone.

Also on Wednesday Forms Three and Four will continue their PE sessions in the fantastic gym facilities at Wesley College. Great feedback was shared by the children at assembly last week.

On Thursday 21st March Kindergarten B will have their ArtZone workshop and Forms One to Six will enjoy The Not Too Late Show in the gym.

Also on Thursday the Boys Hockey team will play at home against Rathfarnham NS, during normal Games time.

On Friday 15th March Form Three will present their class assembly to the rest of the school.

Also on Friday Forms One and Two will enjoy their Movie Afternoon together in the Gym, from 1:30-3:00; Playball and Choir will run as usual.

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01.March.Friday
Playball for KGB
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/playball-for-kgb-6/
All day
01-03-2019
No additional detail for this event.
01
01.March.Friday
Boys Hockey match v Rathgar NS (in The High School) 1:30pm
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/boys-hockey-match-v-rathgar-ns-in-the-high-school-130pm/
All day
01-03-2019
No additional detail for this event.
02
02.March.Saturday
RJS CoderDojo 2:30-4:00pm
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/rjs-coderdojo-230-400pm-4/
All day
02-03-2019
No additional detail for this event.

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Pablo Picasso in KGA
15th March 2019
This week in KGA we were learning about the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. He started painting when he was very young. He always painted what he felt so he painted what he thought and not what he saw. Picasso painted Read More ...Read More »
Pollution Monitoring Experiment
1st March 2019
Form 5 were lucky enough to be selected by the Globe Program to take part in a European wide experiment. The experiment, in association with the Environmental Protection Agency, involved 33 schools across Ireland and many other schools in 12 Read More ...Read More »
Eggs-ellent Eggs-travaganza in Form Six!!!
15th February 2019
This week Form Six enjoyed taking part in the first of our sessions in the “Cooking All Stars” programme. The school received a lot of new cooking equipment free from Supervalu, who sponsor this initiative, which includes two portable electric Read More ...Read More »
The Iron Man
15th February 2019
Form Four read the story of ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. It tells the story of an iron robot who saves the world in the most unlikely way. We did a lot of work in English about the characters, Read More ...Read More »
Piet Mondrian Art by Form Three
8th February 2019
In Form Three we have been learning about the artist Piet Mondrian. Mondrian was a Dutch artist, who changed the way many people think about art. Mondrian was a very important painter of modern abstract art in the 20th century. Read More ...Read More »
Hans Christian Andersen
1st February 2019
Last week Form Two presented an assembly on the life and times of Hans Christian Andersen. We wrote and performed mini plays about five important events in his life. We also performed a song in Danish and read some facts. Read More ...Read More »
Saint Brigid’s Cross
24th January 2019
In History, we have been learning about Saint Brigid. So far we have learned that she was a very kind lady. Saint Brigid’s Day is 1st February. It is also the beginning of Spring in the Celtic calendar. To mark Read More ...Read More »
‘Yoga’ by KGB
18th January 2019
This week, following on from talking about healthy living in circle time, we decided to try some Yoga. We practised bending, twisting, breathing and relaxing using ‘Yoga Pretzels’ (a fun set of yoga cards) Then we did 10 yoga poses Read More ...Read More »