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 19th - Friday 23rd November 2018

On Tuesday 20th November the Form Six Girls' Hockey team will take part in the AIJS Hockey Blitz in Mount Anville School, Mount Merrion; start time is 1:00pm.

On Wednesday 21st November two teams of four children from Form Six will represent the school in the AIJS Table Quiz being hosted by St. Gerard's School in Bray.

On Thursday 22nd November the Boys' Hockey team have a home league match in Three Rock Rovers against Guardian Angels National School, push back approx 3:15pm.

On Friday 23rd November the Boys' Hockey team have an away league match against St. Patrick's NS in Loreto College, Bray.

We wish all our children success and an enjoyable time on all these events this week. We are very proud of the way Form Six have represented RJS throughout the year to date.

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05
05.November.Monday
School re-opens - normal timetable
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/school-re-opens-normal-times/
All day
05-11-2018
No additional detail for this event.
06
06.November.Tuesday
Stage goes up - Form Six
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/stage-goes-up-form-six/
All day
06-11-2018
No additional detail for this event.
06
06.November.Tuesday
Boys Hockey match versus Sandford National School at Pembroke Wanderers HC, starts 3:30pm
https://www.rathgarjuniorschool.ie/event/boys-hockey-match-versus-sandford-national-school-at-pembroke-wanderers-hc-starts-330pm/
All day
06-11-2018
No additional detail for this event.

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How does a Polar Bear Stay Warm? by Kindergarten B
16th November 2018
This week KGB spent some time learning about the Arctic and some animals that live there ….especially polar bears. We talked about what sort of weather and temperatures polar bears live in and thought about how we would feel if Read More ...Read More »
Form Six lift the Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups!!! A cracking trip to Croker!
9th November 2018
On Thursday November Form Six went to Croke Park on a school trip. As part of the trip we got a tour and a viewing of the museum. When we got there we met are tour guide, Aaron. Aaron brought Read More ...Read More »
Wonderful Winter by KGA
9th November 2018
This week in KGA we were talking about the new season, Winter. We discussed all the different things that happen in winter! We decided that our favourite thing about winter is the snow and building snowmen. So we painted a Read More ...Read More »
Fun on the Form Six Sponsored Walk for Charity
31st October 2018
On 24th October Form Six went on its annual sponsored walk for charity to Bushy Park. At the start of October we each selected a charity that we would like to support, then presented a pitch to the class and Read More ...Read More »
Halloween Party
26th October 2018
KGA and KGB looked so scary today as they turned up for their Halloween party. Their costumes looked fantastic and it was a good dress rehearsal for lots of ‘trick or treating’ on Wednesday. Happy Halloween!Read More »
The Copper Collection
19th October 2018
This week, in Form Five, we have been busy counting all of the copper coins that have been generously donated by children and their families from all classes of the school. We spent ages counting out the coins, first dividing Read More ...Read More »
The Ark
12th October 2018
On Wednesday 10th October we caught a bus to town and walked to The Ark to see a play by Oscar Wilde, called “The Young Prince.” When we got inside the staff split us into four groups. We were taken Read More ...Read More »
Bulbs, Dancing, Fundraising, Slime and Birthdays – Monday Morning in RJS!
8th October 2018
Our week started with a very busy, yet fun assembly. First of all we learnt the news of an amazingly successful Bake Sale organised by one of our families last Friday afternoon. An incredible €804 was raised, bringing the total Read More ...Read More »