๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Grade 8 learner Tara Ferreira on winning the Girls u/14 division at the recent Nelson Mandela Bay Mini 7 tennis singles competition contested in Gqeberha!
What do hockey skills, tutus, face paint and funky socks have in common?
In truth, not much really, but they could all be found at Union High Schoolโs AstroTurf yesterday afternoon where a ๐๐จ๐ก afternoon of 6-A-Side hockey was contested!
All the learners, from Grade 5 through to Grade 12 โ boys and girls – had the opportunity to participate in the tournament.
A total of nine junior teams and nine senior teams entered. The games were played in a round-robin competition format throughout the course of the afternoon.
This proved to be a spectacularly fun afternoon with great participation from learners all-round.
(It was particularly entertaining to watch the educators and coaching staff take to the field.)
Go to our Facebook page to see the photographs:ย https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool
โข ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ฎ, ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด!
At Union High Schoolโs recent prizegiving ceremony, the ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ in each grade were acknowledged for excellence during the academic school year.
The learners who claimed the top spot in each respective grade, are as follows: (left to right) Erin Gedult (1st on Year Grade 8 ), Katelyn Trollip (1st On Year Grade 7), Caitrin Spence (1st on Year Grade 10), James Rose-Innes (1st on Year Grade 12), Matthew Basson (1st on Year Grade 11), Naโeem Mohammad (1st on Year Grade 9), Anna Stocks (1st On Year Grade 6) and Antonia Adams (1st on year Grade 5).
Outdoor learning isnโt a new concept. Teachers at Union have long enjoyed taking their learners outside for lessons and teaching in the outdoors.
Earlier this year, however, it was decided to formalise the โoutdoor classroomโ concept at Union for the benefit of learners and educators alike.
We are therefore extremely excited to be able to announce that construction recently began on our first designated outdoor classroom space, which will be ready for use at the start of the 2022 academic year.
The space will be fully equipped to move indoor learning outside without sacrificing the necessary resources to teach or the comfort of learners.
This space will provide a new alternative to traditional classrooms by removing walls and windows to optimize ventilation, while creating a sustainable, dynamic learning experience for learners.
This is the first of several such spaces planned for the Union campus.
We hope you will share in our excitement, knowing what an asset these spaces will be for our campus and how much enjoyment our learners will get from them.
Union High Schoolโs newly elected Head Prefects for 2022, Matthew Basson, Kendall Krige, Sisipho Arnols and Asa Matross are a team of talented and enthusiastic learners, eager to uphold the morale and camaraderie of the school while serving as positive role models for the younger learners of the school.
This was evident during these four learnersโ visit to Union Preparatory Schoolโs Grade 4 classes earlier today, Tuesday, 2 November.
Making the move the Union High Schoolโs Middle School is a daunting one, and Unionโs Head Prefects wanted to make sure that the little Grade 4s โ who will be making the move in 2022 โ feel welcomed and reassured about this big step in their schooling career.
โThe prefects set the tone, which then carries on to the rest of the school. Itโs important that we create a welcoming and positive environment,โ said Head Girl, Kendall Krige.
โBeing recognised by younger learners as Head Girl, Head Boy, or a prefect means itโs easier for them to approach us. And a friendly, familiar face encourages new learners to chat to us if theyโre nervous, need advice or even just some company.โ