Sports Day was another terrific event on the Rathdown School calendar last Saturday! It was our first joint Sports Day, where the Junior School held their activities from 9.00-12.00pm and the Senior School from 10.30-2.00pm. Parents and students enjoyed a lovely barbecue lunch and the younger students played on the bouncy castles and had . . . → Read More: Sports Day 2012!

Congratulations Rachel Eggers in P5! Last weekend, Rachel qualified for the Under 12s Irish Sailing team at the trials in Waterford. Rachel is a member of the Royal St. George Sailing Club. This is a great accomplishment and we are all very proud of Rachel.

What a show! What a talented group of boys and girls we have in Rathdown! Well done to all the Junior School students for performing a wonderful variety of musical items on Thursday night. In a packed gym, the girls and boys sang songs, played instruments, recited poems, performed a play and danced their . . . → Read More: Firework Fantasy!

Congratulations to Sadhbh Breslin and Hannah Byrne in P5! They came first in the doubles competition of the AIJS tennis tournament last Saturday in Alexandra College. The girls won trophies. Well done to Zoe Noonan (P5) too. She had some tough matches and played really well. Many thanks to their tennis coach, Paul Casey, . . . → Read More: Tennis Champs!

Rathdown Music School’s Summer Music Recital took place in the Auditorium on 9th May. Alongside students from the Junior and Senior School, we welcomed a guest performer, Mr Greg Felton, who joined his daughter Wallis for a duet from

‘The Phantom of the Opera’. Sorcha Ní Lochlainn, who will be our new Music Prefect in September, also . . . → Read More: Summer Music Recital

PTA Barbecue!

Don’t forget to organize a babysitter and come along to the annual PTA barbecue on Friday, May 18th. It is always a great night – delicious food and great entertainment. This year, the well-known band Duvet will perform so wear your dancing shoes! Tickets (€20 each) are available through the school office . . . → Read More: PTA BBQ Reminder!

Camp Rathdown 2012

Camp Rathdown will run throughout the summer holidays. The camp is open from 10.00-3.00pm each day and Extended Day will be available from 8.00-10.00am and 3.00-6.00pm. There will be a variety of activities (Sports, art/craft, Digital animation, Digital stories, Drama, Mind Lab etc) every day for boys and . . . → Read More: Camp Rathdown – Summer 2012

The students in P3 had a memorable day on Wednesday as they got to see and experience the story of the very famous Titanic ship and its passengers at the new Titanic Quarter in Belfast. The girls had just completed a class project on the Titanic so this day really brought it all to . . . → Read More: P3 Visit Titanic Quarter

Congratulations to Mia Farrell in P2! She competed in the strictly closed Ballroom and Latin competition in Newbridge last Saturday and won first place in Latin and second in Ballroom with her partner Millie. Well done!

JS –It’s Showtime!

We are looking forward to seeing you all at our musical show next Thursday, May 3rd in the gym. Every student will perform in a wide variety of items on our new stage in the gym. All the students need to be brought to the gym at 7.00pm and they . . . → Read More: Junior School Showtime!