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During Term 2, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s Primary English Department (Grades 5, 6 and 7) embarked on an exciting educational journey by hosting a spelling contest designed to enhance the vocabulary and comprehension skills of their learners.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵-𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴.

The contest began with the distribution of spelling lists at the start of the term. Learners were instructed to mark off a few words each week, which they were required to learn for homework every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆. Alongside learning the correct spellings, learners were also tasked with understanding the meanings of these words, thereby integrating language skills with their overall academic curriculum.

The highlight of this term-long endeavour was the spelling contest, where learners showcased their learning and competed for top honours. The competition culminated in recognizing the best spellers in each grade, with winners receiving well-deserved cash prizes.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Shana Theron
• 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Lwandle Kubashe
• 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Carlie George

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza
• 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Noël Shakane
• 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Hermon Wolde

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Samiah Naidoo
• 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Alison Jacobs
• 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Chanté Bezuidenhout

Union extends its heartfelt congratulations to all participants and winners. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.