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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 6th - Friday 17th May 2019

On Monday 6th May the school will be closed for the Public Holiday.

On Tuesday 7th May the school will re-open with our regular timetable - Games and swimming will both run as usual.

On Wednesday 8th May we will enjoy our annual Ice Cream Day in support of Down Syndrome Ireland. Many thanks to the parents for running this event. All pupils will donate €2.00 towards this excellent cause.

On Monday 13th May Chess Club will resume for the short Summer term.

On Wednesday 15th May we will celebrate the joy and gift of music in the school with our annual Music Day. Over seventy children from Kindergarten B to Form Five will be playing instruments, in addition to performances from each of these classes as well as the RJS School Choir. Miss Bowens has worked very hard in preparing each class and family and friends are warmly invited to share in this special morning - details of times to be circulated to each class.

On Friday 17th May our annual Junior Sports Day will take place in Terenure Sports Club. All children from Kindergarten A through to Form Two will need to be collected from the school at 11:00am and brought to the sports grounds for an 11:30 start. We hope that sun will shine on this happy, fun morning together.

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03
03.May.Friday
Playball for KGB
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/playball-for-kgb-12/
All day
03-05-2019
No additional detail for this event.
06
06.May.Monday
School closed for Public Holiday
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/school-closed-for-public-holiday-6/
All day
06-05-2019
No additional detail for this event.
08
08.May.Wednesday
Ice Cream Day - for Down Syndrome Ireland
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/ice-cream-day-for-down-syndrome-ireland-3/
All day
08-05-2019
No additional detail for this event.

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Bee Aware by Form Three
12th April 2019
On Tuesday morning a lovely lady called Amanda from Bee Aware came into our classroom. She talked about the importance of bees. It was very interesting. Did you know that every hive has a Queen Bee? It also has worker Read More ...Read More »
Form 2 Animal Projects
5th April 2019
This week we have each been presenting our first projects to the rest of class. We were asked to write facts about an animal of our choice. The class chose many different living creatures. Here are some examples: Black Mamba, Read More ...Read More »
Sale of Work
4th April 2019
On Wednesday it was Rathgar Junior Schools annual Sale of Work and Bake Sale. It was a magnificent day full of fun, games, cakes, and treats. The day was expertly run by the Form 6 students with support from Form Read More ...Read More »
Form One Have Green Fingers!
29th March 2019
As part of our Science topic on Fruit and Vegetables, we planted some seeds from the Innocent Big Grow. We had three seeds to choose from; spinach, cress and peas. We put soil in a paper cup and planted our Read More ...Read More »
Leinster Boys Hockey Victory
28th March 2019
This afternoon the RJS Boys Hockey team secured a wonderful League and Plate double triumph, providing great memories for all who attended. At a sun-soaked Wesley College, the atmosphere was electric on Leinster Finals Day as our buses full of Read More ...Read More »
Leinster Girls Hockey Final
26th March 2019
The RJS Girls hockey team did everyone proud in their Leinster League final at Three Rock Rovers this morning. There was great excitement in the air as all the children and teachers from Forms Two to Six boarded the buses Read More ...Read More »
Art Zone in KGB
22nd March 2019
On Thursday, March 21st KGB had the pleasure of spending the morning with artist Kate Sheehy, from Art Zone who came to teach an amazing workshop using clay. We learned how to flatten, cut, smooth, blend, add texture and crosshatch Read More ...Read More »
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 »