Rathdown School

PTA

The PTA is a lively and engaged group of parent volunteers from across the Senior and Junior Schools, joined by Dermot Dix & Alan Cox. We meet regularly with an objective to fundraise and help build the school community, fostering our inclusive ethos as a Place of Belonging.

Recent fundraising events included a Hopathon, Ladies Lunch, Drive-in Move Night, Uniform Sale, Second Hand School Books Sale, Shirley Valentine Theatre Production and end of year summer BBQ. Funds raised have contributed among others to:

Fundraising

Each year the PTA finances:

Senior and Junior School Christmas lunch decorations
Senior School Christmas Lunch – payment for any student who does not ordinarily have a hot lunch at school
Junior School Christmas chocolate Santa
A Debs drinks reception
Darkness into Light breakfast for all participants
Choral competition – judge fee and prizes

2022/2023

Decoration of the sports pavilion
Yoga classes for P2 - P6
Musical instrument loan programme
Introduction of Classlist

2021/2022

Junior School IT equipment
Provision of outdoor furniture for both schools
New video camera for hockey training
End of school event ice cream van for Junior / Senior school summer BBQ
P6 graduation party – photo booth

2019/2020

School defibrillators
Hydration stations
Bike racks
Upgrade to the 6^th year common room
Contribution to the Habitat trip
11 chrome books for the computer lab and science block
Contribution towards the refurbishment of the tennis courts

We welcome any fundraising or sponsorship ideas, so feel free to make contact with us at any time on pta@rathdownschool.ie

Join the Rathdown School Parent Community

The Rathdown PTA and Class Reps use an app called Classlist to communicate with parents at school. It is a safe and inclusive system that helps us build a strong parent community at Rathdown.

With Classlist, you'll be able to contact the parents in your child's class, and see who's who so you can put a face to a name. You can post questions of the other parents in your child's class, form special interest groups, as well as RSVP to school events and buy tickets. You can see who lives nearby so you can arrange car-shares and you can even find a home for outgrown school uniform or school books on a private school marketplace. Classlist is fully GDPR-compliant and you can share as much or as little contact information with other parents as you like. You can also determine the frequency of notifications that you receive.

Second hand uniform

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) operate a second hand uniform sale with all proceeds going towards PTA organised activities in school. We hold sales at the start and end of each school year. In between you can contact us by email - pta@rathdownschool.ie

PTA Events

Checkout Classlist to see which events are coming up and to register / buy tickets.

The purpose of the PTA is to:

Facilitate an efficient and effective communication flow between school management and parents
Support the school ethos while promoting the needs and interests of the pupils
Fundraise to enhance the school environment for the pupils and teachers

PTA - Meetings

Date	Location
October 13^th 7:30pm	Face-to-face location Dalkey Heritage Centre
November 17^th 7:30pm	Zoom
December 15^th 7:30pm	Zoom
January 19^th 7:30pm	Face-to-face location Dalkey Heritage Centre
February 23^rd 7:30pm	Zoom
March 23^rd 7:30pm	Zoom
April 27^th 7:30pm	Zoom
May 25^th 7:30pm	Face-to-face location Dalkey Heritage Centre

PTA Committee

At the start of each school year, an AGM is held and a PTA Committee is elected. Your 2022/2023 PTA comprises of an enthusiastic team of parents.

Each elected member serves three years on the committee. Parents, whether on the committee or not, are encouraged to get involved. Comment and feedback is welcomed and can be fed to the committee via their Class Reps or via email pta@rathdownschool.ie

For scheduled PTA events please visit the school calendar for more information.