28 of our staff ended the first week back at school with a First Aid Course.

Tomorrow we celebrate 130 years of our wonderful school!

Learners may come to school in civvies. Please remember to bring your sun hat as we will be outdoors for many of our activities.

Bring along your favourite snack for the Bug Buddy Teddy Bears' Picnic.

Our Rustybugs and staff, working together in groups, will be making wind chimes from recycled materials. All learners are encouraged to bring something to add to their group wind chime. 1l Yoghurt tubs, feta tubs, and even ice cream containers make a great base for our wind chimes. Please bring all your recycled items to school tomorrow for this exciting project. You are most welcome to bring more than one item for the wind chime. All extra materials will be supplied by RGJS (glue, staplers, string etc.).

Our school will close at 12:00 tomorrow and aftercare will continue as normal. Traffic will be congested at pick-up time. Your patience and understanding to fellow parents and guardians is appreciated. 

Celebrating 130 years of our fabulous school needs an extra special event!

All families are invited to our 130 BIRTHDAY CARNIVAL on Friday 9th February at Rustenburg Girls' High School. This is a combined celebration between RGJS & RGHS.

Carnival rides, stalls, food trucks and live entertainment will be available. 

Early Bird Tickets are available on KARRI. Individual rider tickets will be available on the day ar R25.00 each. All-day rider tickets will be R250 each on the day. Entrance is R20 per person, ages 5 and over.

This is a cashless event - card facilities and Snapscan will be available. 

On a Tuesday morning, our Rustybugs are encouraged to bring an extra sandwich and/or a piece of fruit for those less fortunate. We will share more about the school we will be supporting and the starting date soon. 

It was wonderful to see the Grade 6 and Grade R learners getting to know each other on Wednesday. They gathered outside in their Houses on a beautiful morning, reading stories and chatting together. It was the perfect opportunity to welcome the Grade Rs and to familiarise them with their house meeting venues. Thank you Grade 6s for being so prepared and helping the Grade Rs to feel at home. We are looking forward to our Bug Buddy picnics tomorrow as we celebrate our school’s birthday.

Thank you to all our volunteers who have already committed to assisting in our school this year.   By now you will have received communication from your class reps via email or WhatsApp. Our class reps form an integral link in connecting our school community. Please respect the  "06:00 - 18:00" rule and only communicate between these hours.

If you have not yet joined your Class WhatsApp Group, please contact Pam Heiberg pamhei@rgjs.org.za

The parking bays directly in front of our school are a demarcated "Stop, Drop and Go" zone from 06:30 - 08:00. Please ensure that our Rustybugs have all their bags ready to exit the car to keep the traffic flowing.

The flow of traffic around our school is problematic and, if we work together as a community, we will all benefit. Details of additional traffic and safety arrangements will be shared in a circular next week.

We encourage ALL families to be courteous and kind to each other.

Unfortunately "remote jamming" has happened around our school in the past. Please check that your car is locked and all valuables are out of sight before walking away from your vehicle.

Keen to cycle to school, join the BikeBus every Friday! 

 Date: 2 February 2024

 Meet-Up Time: 7:00 AM 

 Start Time: 7:05 AM 

 Starting Address: Corner of Durban Rd and Liesbeek Parkway 

 End Time: Approx. 7:30-7:45 AM 

 Route: See map below

 School Routes:

 St Joseph's 

Rustenburg Girls' Junior (we use the tunnel at Lower Burg to get to Main Rd)

Bishops Prep 

Rondebosch Boys Prep 

Bishops Pre-Prep 

Forries Pre-Prep 

Help us to weekly advocate for safer streets for our children and strengthen our community. 

Please contact Katta Ludynia 0828377927 if you have any questions. 

There are a handful of places left for Marimba band. Contact Mrs Cathy Gray (music administrator) if your daughter would like to sign up: catgra@rgjs.org.za 

Well done to all our players who participated in the Reddam Action Water Polo Festival. Thank you to all our parents for their support.

Congratulations to Carryn Wiseman Gr 7a, who has earned a place as clarinettist in the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensemble. 

Well done Carryn, we are so proud of you!

Please note that no library books will be issued to learners who do not have a library book bag. Sadly, we have already had numerous books damaged this year. The library bags protect the books in transit. The Book Bags are available from Bugs Boutique and can now be ordered in their ONLINE STORE.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Please remind your daughter to pack in her hat for break times and outdoor activities including sports, especially during this warmer weather. Sunhats are compulsory and must be worn outdoors at all times.

Please access Bugs Boutique through Grosvenor Road, the road adjacent to RGHS. Please use the small pedestrian gate on Grosvenor Road.  

Bugs Boutique will be open at the following times:

Trading Hours 2023

Monday 12:45 - 15:30

Wednesday 12:45 - 15:30

Friday 12:15 - 14:30

Saturday 3 February 09:00-11:00

BUGS BOUTIQUE ONLINE STORE