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 - Monday 11th - Friday 15th February 2019

On Monday 11th February Chess Club will resume following last week's AIJS Chess Competition.

On Wednesday 13th February Forms Three, Four, Five and Six will take part in online safety workshops with CyberSafe Ireland who will visit the school for the third successive year. All parents are warmly invited to attend a follow-up session from CyberSafe at 7:30pm in the School Gym.

On Friday 15th February Form Five will present their class assembly.

Also on Friday all classes will end at 12:30pm for the midterm break. Kids Club will operate as always until 5:45pm.

Please note: There will be no choir or Playball as a result of the earlier finish time.

We wish everyone a restful, fun Spring midterm break.

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01.February.Friday
Playball for KGB
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/playball-for-kgb-4/
All day
01-02-2019
No additional detail for this event.
04
04.February.Monday
AIJS Chess Tournament - hosted in RJS 3:00pm-4:15pm
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/aijs-chess-tournament-hosted-in-rjs-300pm-415pm/
All day
04-02-2019
No additional detail for this event.
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08.February.Friday
Playball for KGB
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/playball-for-kgb-5/
All day
08-02-2019
No additional detail for this event.

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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 »
Norman the Slug
11th January 2019
This week in Kindergarten A we read a very funny story called “Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell” by Sue Hendra. We loved it so much we decided to make our own Norman the Slug with some very silly Read More ...Read More »
Swords on Ice
21st December 2018
On Thursday, Forms 4, 5 and 6 went to Swords Ice rink. After a short journey we were greeted by the cold marquee and it was time to get our skates on. Forms 5 and 6 had been before but Read More ...Read More »