Condolences to Belinda Petersen and her family on the loss of her aunt. 

Condolences to Robyn Lynch and her family on the loss of her aunt. 

Our thoughts are with you and your families during this very sad time.

Today we bid farewell to Lauren Lyons. We wish you well Lauren with your exciting time ahead as your family grows to four. Thank you for everything you have done for our Rustybugs over the years.

Our Grade 4 - 7 learners have been rehearsing tirelessly for our exciting production of WONKA. The play runs for 3 nights on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of June and a morning show on Wednesday 21st June. Our Foundation Phase Rustybugs will be the first to see the production when they watch the dress rehearsal on Monday 19 June during school hours! Thank you to Carey Hickson-Mahony for the many hours of rehearsing and planning - we are so excited to see the production come to life! Thank you to all our families for their contributions, costume-making and make-up. Special thank you to ALL our Grade 4 - 7 Rustybugs, the stars of the show!

The tickets will go on sale today on KARRI at a cost of R85.00 per person, seating is unreserved. The evening shows start at 19:00, doors open at 18:15. The morning show on Wednesday 21st starts at 10:00, doors open at 09:15.

On Monday morning our Grade 4s shared a powerful message about our Term 2 Value,

CONNECTION.

Mrs Wates would like to borrow specific items for decorating the library in an upcoming exciting event. If you have any of the following items and are willing to lend them to her for a short period of time next term please contact Mrs Wates at:  jenwat@rgjs.org.za

Beach/water toys:  

plastic sharks, dolphins, turtles, fish, starfish, shells etc

                                 Pool noodles, buckets and spades

                                 Water wings/rubber inflatable toys/rings

                                 rubber/plastic rowing boat

Fishing equipment: nets, rod

General 

hanging decorations e.g. paper octopus, fish

large shell

shop store mannequin

large pieces of blue fabric

mermaid outfit

Thank you!

On Tuesday 6 June, all our Rustybugs were treated to our annual high-energy performance from Hooked on Books, who bring stories to life with song, dance and storytelling.  Excitement reached new heights when the girls had the opportunity to engage with the actors and participate in some of the skits.  Our enthusiasm was commented on by the HOB team and visiting our school is clearly something they enjoy. 

The U9’s recently attended a netball tournament on a Friday night at Kirstenhof. We are extremely proud of these girls’ performance and tenacity. It was bitterly cold, the rain and wind became a nuisance and it went on until 20:30. Despite this, these were the girls’ results:

RGJS vs Sweet Valley - won 4-3

RGJS vs Herschel - won 3-1

RGJS vs Grove - won 10-0

RGJS vs Kronendal - won 13-0

RGJS vs Fish Hoek - lost 1-4

RGJS vs Kirstenhof - won 7-3

Ms Amon’s umpiring was fair, consistent and accurate. 

Well done to the RGJS U9 Rustybugs and Ms Amon. They flew our flag very high on Friday.

We are so proud of you all.

Congratulations to our Chamber Choir who achieved a distinction with an impressive score of 94% in the Kaapse Afrikaanse Eisteddfod.

The adjudicator had high praise for our choir, specifically highlighting the very beautiful and well-balanced vocal parts, as well as the lovely smooth legato phrasing exhibited by the group. This recognition reflects the talent, dedication, and hard work of our Chamber Choir members.

On Friday, 9 June, a few of our (music) Rustybugs performed for the residents of Huis Lűckhoff. The residents thoroughly enjoyed our musical offerings and light entertainment and were so appreciative of the time that was offered to them. Some were so moved by the vocal and flute-playing skills that they could not help but tap their feet and sing along.  It was truly a heartwarming experience to see such joy be brought to them.

Thank you to the following girls who willingly shared their talents: Sophie Shaw 4b, Laura Botha 4c, Laura Williams 6c, Mary Botha 7a, Echo Buffler 7a, Sienna Howlett 7a, Rebecca Gray 7b, Anna Bradshaw 7c, Ellamae Bayer 7c and Melissa Merven 7c, and to their teachers, Mrs Gray and  Mrs Lyons, for preparing them so brilliantly. 

PHOTOS

Congratulations to Gia Volckaert 6a who won the award for 'Best Entrant in Junior Ballet Cape Town Eisteddfod 2023' and tied in winning the award for 'Best Entrant in Junior Modern Eisteddfod 2023'. 

Gia was placed first in all sections for her 10 solos and 2 group dances. 

Well done Gia, we are so proud of you!

Congratulations to Sophie Shaw 4b and Sienna Noble 4b who received gold and won their division at the Cape Town Modern Dancing Eistedfodd!

Well done Sophie and Sienna, we are so proud of you!