Feb 6th -Feb 10th
Monday: Bank Holiday School closed, Internet Safety Week
Tuesday: Mock exams continue for Third and Sixth Yrs, TY students on Work Experience
Wednesday: 25 Fifth Year students visit Fujitsu,
Thursday:
Friday:
Jan 30th -Feb 3rd
Monday: Mock Exams begin for Third and Sixth Year students , Two students in Deloitte ,Air Crops TY experience for week
Tuesday: TY student Hassan will be in Rush N.S and St Catherine's N.S running cricket workshops ,2nd Yr Boys GAA final V St Paul’s Raheny ( 3-09 to 3-08 after extra time) ,1E & 2E Best Class Attendance for the first week of our Be An Attendance Hero Campaign
Wednesday: 18 TY students take part in Street Law , TY students attend Jigsaw talk, CEIST CEO Gerry McGuill and Sr. Basil to celebrate Ceist ceiliúradh day face painting, Tree planted
Thursday: U16 boys Gaelic Football match Versus Lusk CC
Friday: All TY students involved in Gaisce training walk , Ten 5th Year & TY European Ambassadors attend Q&A event with President of the European Parliament Ms. Roberta Metsola. Incoming First Years 2023/24 CAT4 tests, 2nd Yr Hurling match
Jan 23rd-27th
Monday: Catholic Schools Week,Wellbeing Week, Drop Everything and Breathe @9:45, Energiser @1:35 Mindfulness colouring SPHE
Tuesday: Energiser @1:35, Minor Boys Soccer Semifinal V St Marys
Wednesday: Drop Everything and Breathe @9:45 Energiser @1:35, First Year students in St Maurs Ceremony of Light @1:35pm, TY Cycle Against Sucide event School goes Orange, Subject Fair for TY students, First Year JCSP Trip.
Thursday:Energiser @1:35, #andshecycles awareness event cycle to Rogerstown.
Friday: Drop Everything and Breathe @9:45, North Leinster Schools Running event, Senior Girls Soccer match
Róisín and Annemarie from @fujitsu_ie Presentation Skills Workshop to Ms. Skelly's 2nd Year class as part of our World of Work Programme
Jan 16th -20th
Monday: 4 TY student represent St Josephs’@Angus Beef Competition
Tuesday: Sixth Year Mentoring 3 @3:35 pm, 7 TY students @ Bridge 2 College, 8 TYs @Data Bytes final , 12 TY Girls @ CODE PLUS ( Tue - Fri)
30 TYs visit to Wheatfield Prison, 1st Yr Soccer Match , Junior Girls Gaelic Match
Wednesday:
Thursday: Second Year PTM
Friday: TY EPAS Ambassadors Zoom call with MEP Frances Fitzgerald.
Jan 9th-13th
Monday:
Tuesday: Evan P and Luke B represent St Josephs’ at the Launch of BT YSTE 2023, First Yr Coders Zoom Talk with Amazon.
Wednesday: 17 students (11 Projects) represent St Josephs’ @BT YSTE 2023 in RDS( W,Th,F,S), Senior Hurling Match
Thursday: All Second Years visit TCD and EPIC , 50 supporters( 3rd & 1st Yr) travel into RDS to visit BT YSTE , U16 Gaelic match
Friday: BTYSTE Awards ceremony
Jan 5th- 6th
Thursday:
Friday: Junior Boys Soccer quater-final ( they won ) , Senior Girls Soccer match too C
Dec 19th - 21st
Monday: Sixth Year Leaving Certificate Applied Social Ed trip to Kilmainham Gaol
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Christmas Table Quiz , Fifth Year Debaters through to the Knockout Rounds of Concern Debates
Dec 12th to 16th
Monday: School closed
Tuesday: Leading Learners Student Conference visit from Presentation College Wexford,10 5th Yr students in Final Concern debate
Wednesday: School Carol Service St Maurs Church
Thursday: Carols by Candleight in Hall @7pm Music group & RE Dept
Friday:
Dec 5th to 9th
Monday: 2 TY students @ Microsoft for the week , TY student @ Douglas Hyde Gallery, Christmas ‘Door ‘ decoration competition starts, SVP Campaign launches with 'Fields of Gold'
Tuesday: Junior Girls Gaelic Football match, TYs YSI & Green Schools plant 4 trees with Dale Threadwell,
Wednesday: U16 Gaelic match V Balbriggan, Minor Boys Soccer match, SVP Campaign 'Days Like this' Launched
Thursday:
Friday: Christmas Themed non- uniform day in aid of SVP,2nd Yrs Gaelic Football semi final( they won)
Nov 28th to Dec 2nd
Monday: Nine 5th Yr studentsConcern Debates Round 2 V Presentation Bray, 5F Coffee Afternoon for invited guests, Senior Boys match V ,
9 Second Yr Students involved in i-Stem Erasmus all week,
Tuesday: 8 TY students attend bridge to College @TCD ,4F Aware workshop, 6ú Bliain Ceannsaíocht na Scoile presented with their Badges at Assembly. BTYSTE 2023 Certs presented to 44 students who submitted Proposals,
Wednesday: TY Musical Grease opens to Public, First Yr Boys soccer match
Thursday: TY Musical Grease
Friday:TY Musical Grease
Nov 21st to 25th
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Nov 14th to 18th
November Assessments for all year groups, TY students on Work Experience Week1, rehearsals for TY MUsical Grease continue
Wednesday: TY STEMP groups final presentations @Microsoft
Nov 7th to 11th
Moday: TY Drama Film Festival , Senior Girls Soccer Match
Tuesday: Junior Boys Soccer Match
Wednesday: 1E, 1F Rush Library Visit
Thursday: 1A, 1B Rush Library Visit
Friday:
Oct 24th to 28th
Monday: 6 TY representing St Josephs' @ Future Learning ( all week), Visit of the Latvian Ambassador, talked to EU Ambassodor students and 5th 6th Yr Politics & Society students
Tuesday: Partial Solar Ecplise viewing @ Break time (Weather Permitting), 11 BTYSTE project proposals sucessful: 18 students will present Science Projects @BTYSTE 2023
Wednesday:PE Xpo visit to winning Students ( 2nd Yrs), U19 Girls Basketball V Ballbriggan CC
Thursday: Street Law begins for TY students , Halloween Make Up Workshop for TY students, Scholars Ireland launch TCD 2nd Yrs
Friday: Non-Uniform/ Costume Day fundraiser for Aidlink, 5th Yr Mentor Training TCD, Minor Boys Soccer League match V Boyne CC
Oct 17th to 21st
Monday: Maths Week Daily Activities,TY NCI Data Bytes Workshop, TY Barista workshop 4A,4D,4A. 6 TY students involved with Future Learning ,
Tuesday: PISA testing , TY Barista workshop 4B,4F,4C, 12 TY students @TCD
Wednesday: 5th Yr Debaters Concern Debates Round 1 V Maynooth CC, 6th Yr History Trip Glasnevin Cemetry
Thursday:
Friday : 22 TY Girls at the Microsoft Dreamspace Project in Maynooth University, TY European Studies group attend Euroscola online.
Oct 10th to 14th
Monday ; 6 TY students @ Future Learning all week, One minute silence solidarity people of Cresslough
Tuesday: 6 TY students @ Planet Youth, 5th Yrs Senan Elizabeth in TCD @ PhilSpeak Pro-Am debating competition. U19 Basketball match V Lusk CC
Wednesday : Senior Girls GAA match, U15 Minor soccer Cup Match, St Josephs Golf society Final Round (congrats Shane B)
Thursday: Debating Teams @ UCD Newman Building TY NCI Data Bytes workshop
Friday: 12 TY Students @Google, U19 Boys & Girls Basketball V Grange CC ( both won )
Oct 3rd to 7th
Monday: Friendship Week begins FUSE anti-bullying lesson all form classes and form teachers , 1E 1F Active flag run , First Yr Movie
Guth na nOg positve comment board for students , Face painting by 6E, Students signed up to the SORA app , reading for pleasure initiative, Senior girls soccer match against Donabate Community College (won 4 - 2). TY NCI Data Bytes workshop
Tuesday: First and Fouth Yr mentoring , FUSE anti-bullying lesson all form classes and form teachers , Guth na nOg Music engagement board ,
Senior Girls Gaelic football match
Wednesday: Fruit cups for Sixth Yr students , Third and Sixth Yr mentoring , National Teacher Appreciation Day ( cakes and messages
Thursday: Second Yr Quiz ( TY ) , Fifth Year positivi TEA in the Hall, TY NCI Data Bytes workshop
Friday: Second and Fifth Yr Mentoring , 1A ,1B Active Flag run , First and Second Year Parents coffee morning
Sept 26th to 30th
Monday: Sixth Year Tour Carlingford Adventure Centre, Third Year Tour Dublin Zoo , EU Day of Languages
Tuesday: TY Hairdressing Workshop
Wednesday: School Trip First Years Causey Farm, School trip Second Years Navan Adventure Centre
Thursday: JCT training for Staff
Friday: School Choir &Music Group perform at the CEIST conference.
Sept 19th to 23rd 2022
Monday:
Tuesday: Erasmus + STEM teachers and Gaiety School of Acting , Sixth Year Staff Mentoring 1
Wednesday: Green Schools' Walk to School Day, 5th & 6th Yr Ag Science and Construction classes at the Ploughing Championships 6E hold Coffee Morning, St Josephs' Golf League, Friendly Voices start back, TY letters to Rush Nursing Home
Thursday: Sixth Year students at Higher Options RDS, TY Girls at the Microsoft Dreamspace Project in Maynooth University, Debate Club first meeting, Junior Book Club first Meeting
Friday: Mercy Day Mass @11am St Maurs' Church
Sept 12th to 16th 2022
Monday: Nika, Betka (Slovenia) EU ErasmusPlus visit, 62 5th Yrs receive their Gaisce Bronze Award
Tuesday: School Clubs & Extracurricular activities noticeboard , Presentation to Ryan C and Stephen B for Fundraising help. St Josephs' Golf Society Day 2 Rush Golf Club
Wednesday: Sixth Year Biology on Ecology FieldTrip to Dublin Zoo, Sixth Yr Leaving Cert Applied visit Work Skills Ireland at the RDS, First Guth na nOg meeting
Thursday: Learning Leaders Meet, GLEE Club back,
Friday: Fifth Year Tour Carlingford Adventure Centre
Saturday : PDST Ag Sci Polytunnel Day
Sept 5th to 9th 2022
Monday:
Tuesday: St Josephs' Golf Society outing in Rush Golf Club
Wednesday: TYs in Carlingford Adventure Centre
Thursday: TYs in Carlingford Adventure Centre , Open Evening
Friday : Mass inOratory Fr Kevin Sr Basil with Oratory Team ,
June 4th : JD Kelly TY wins All Ireland silver in 800m
May 23rd to 27th
Monday: TY Work Experience 2 ( all week) Junior Boys Cricket Match , Third Yr Girl Band Performance
Tuesday: Sixth Year Graduation Mass in St Maur's Church , Sixth Yr Bowling
Wednesday: Sixth Year Graduation Ceremony & reception Green Schools Flag raising Ceremony
Thursday: Dragons Den @st Josephs
Friday: Zara Jones TY wins UCC Irish Fossils Art Competition wins tours of Labs UCC exhibition at Gluckman Art Gallery
May 16th to 20th 2022
Monday: JD Kelly, Ciaran Leddy and Emilia Zivkovic on a TY Placement with the Air Corps all week
ISL (Irish Sign Language ) Awarding of certificates to participants( TYs Adam Jane)
Tuesday: First Year Soccer final v Ardee in Drogheda (lost 7-5 ) First Years Fair Trade Day ( TYs ,bannas)
Gaeltacht scholarships awarded to ten students.
Wednesday : TY Awards & Graduation, Final of Lunch time soccer league. 1st Yr coding student Lily will compete in the Scratch National final competition
Thursday: Animal Care Fieldtrip to Dublin Zoo (Adam Jane) TAP Educational Achievement Awards ceremony in TCD 12 students received awards
Friday:
Saturday : TY Ball, Athletics Lenister Finals JD from TY will run in 400m and 800m competitions(won both)
May 9th to 13th 2022
Monday : Europe Day celebrated in St Josephs' organized by TY EPASP Young Ambassadors treasure hunt, face-painting, Kahoot , Music @Lunchtime. Rush Tidy Towns Sunflower trail sow seeds.
4D self -defence techniques workshop
Tuesday : Green Schools Award Ceremony in Radisson Blu Hotel GS Water Ambassors Charlie Savage, Keilan Noonan Dublin Regional winners Lucy Learmonth Poster Award winner
TY Girls Public Speaking Workshop
Wednesday: Senior Boys Cricket
Thursday: TY and Fifth Years trip to Paris Senior Girls Cricket
Friday: TY and Fifth Years trip to Paris , EU VIP visitor to St Josephs
May 2nd to 5th 2022
Monday: No classes Public Holiday
Tuesday : Launch of Wellbeing Week All week Energiser and Drop Everything and Move Cake sale , Face Painting, Go Orange Day ,Cycle against sucide
2nd & 5th Year students awarded certificates - Fujitsu Programme
Wednesday : Walk for Water ( 3rd & 6th Yr)
1st Yr Boys Gaelic Football Final v St Pauls Raheny (won) Tom Quinlan Cup Champions!
Senior Girls Cricket Match v
Senior Boys Cricket Match v
Thursday : School Tour Third Years Jumpzone, Omni Centre , Movie Dr Strange
Fruit Pots for all 5th & 6th Yr students .
NEWS: 1st year student in Scratch National Final & 1st year girls group in the Semi Finals of AWS Get IT
Friday : SciFest@College DCU and TU Dublin Grangegorman 1st, 2nd & TY present Projects ( 20 Awards 7 Trophys )
Junior Boys Cricket Match
Eleven TY students ' Young Ambassadors ' present at an EPASP (European Parliament Ambassador School Programme) event
April 25th to 29th 2022
Monday: 5 TY students spend the week with the Irish Air Corp.
1D visit Rush Library
Tuesday: 1A visit Rush Library
TY students Katherine, Finn, Lorcan, Keilan, Cathal, Charlie and Aniela represent St Josephs Sec School in the Science Gallery TCD
Junior Boys Cricket( won)
Wednesday: TY etiquette workshop for 4A, 4E,4F
Second Year JCSP Trip
Senior Boys Cricket Match, Senior Girls Cricket Match
North Leinster Track and Field Championship. Congrats to JD Kelly TY Gold in track and field 400 m and 800 m in North Leinster.
Camogie Match: Junior U14 Girls (won)
Thursday: TY students attend DCU Open Day.
1E and 1F visit Rush Library
Friday: TY students Katherine, Finn, Lorcan, Keilan, Cathal, Charlie and Aniela represent St Josephs Sec School in the Science Gallery TCD
Congratulations, Lily 3rd prize in the Senior German Poetry Competition of the GDI ( German Teacher’s Association )
April 4th to 8th 2022
Monday: First year JCSP students trip to see Sing 2
2A,2C,2D,2F) will be working alongside 32 TYs to complete their first LIFT leadership round table. LIFT leadership flag awarded one of ten schools in Ireland.
Gardai Talk for 4B,4D, 4F .
Tuesday: Second year students at MED day in Trinity College
First Year GAA semi-final( won)
TY GAISC trip to Glendalough
Wednesday: TY GAISC trip to Glendalough
U14 Camogie
PE EXPO in DCU students will present their Projects( 3 awards including Junior Overall Award)
Thursday:
First Year students trip to Causey Farm
TY etiquette workshop for 4B, 4C,4D
U15 Soccer Final ( Won U15 North Leinster FAI Cup )
Friday: Gardai Talk for 4A,4C, 4E
U18 GAA match
First Year Soccer semi-final ( Won )
March 21st to 25th 2022
Monday: TYs help to get the schools' polytunnel back to working order.
CLEAR MEMORIES a TY mini- Company wins award at Fingal Chamber of Commerce Enterprise Awards.
Ability Awareness week begins.
Tuesday: VIP guests arrive for Great Minds presentation and performance.
Odd socks and shoes Day
Seeds planted by Ag Science students
Minor Camogie match v Loretto
Minor ( First Year Boys ) Gaelic Match v Gaelcholaiste Reachrann
Wednesday: Five TY students attend the CEIST Student Leadership Conference this team are leading the renovation of the Schools Oratory.
Walk for Water in Glendalough
TYs and First Years mentoring meeting
Friendly Voices are back , meet & greet with senior citizens 6th Yrs and TYs then some singing.
Twelve second year students received their Certificates from Scholars Ireland at an Award Ceremony in TCD
Thursday: Three TY students represented St Josephs at Planet Youth programme
Green Schools Inspection Day , the Green Schools Team members explain all to the Inspector
Girls Junior Soccer and Minor Soccer Match v Loretto
Friday: Fifth and Sixth Year Leaving Certificate Applied students attend Restart Youth Careers Expo
Daffodil Day fundraiser , Wear Yellow non uniform Day , Bake sale, Buy a Daffodil
New Stations of the Cross installed in the Oratory organised by the TY Oratory Team
European Parliament Ambassadors attend information session with MEP Barry Andrews via Zoom
March 8th to 15th 2021
Gentle reminder our 8,000 steps per day challenge starts this week (the entire week, so no resting on Saturday or Sunday...)
We aim to encourage students, staff and parents to get out and reach 8,000 steps per day, please send any pictures of where you are walking, your step count, anything interesting you come across. If you are happy to post on your own social media please use the #SJRStepsChallenge and tag @stjosephsrush and @AnneKinsella
Two TY students will take part in a Concern TY Programme, best of luck to Darragh on a TY programme in Leinster House.
Six students represent St Josephs' at Euroscola Online in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on Friday 12th March Best of Luck. Bon Débat.
March 1st to 5th 2021
SPHE and CSPE classes take part in Fairtrade Fortnight. Enter the Poster Competition email shauna.caherly@stjosephsrush.ie with your entry.
Two new literacy and numeracy challenges for you, Comedy Caption Challenge and Emoji Questions information during SPHE JustEat vouchers available for the winners.
TY students this week are participating in programmes with Concern, a Leadership programme. TY girls attend iWish STEM Conference on Thursday
We celebrate World Book Day 4th March with a Kahoot #Bookshelfie, can you guess the Teachers' Bookshelf thanks to Ms Morrissey for the idea ,teachers for the photos and Ms Murphy for putting it all together
The Student Forum launch their latest Challenges 8,000 Steps a day.