The top level club opening function for 2019 was held in the Tony Burrel Union on 16 January 2019 at 18h00.
A short motivational videoclip for teens on how to achieve success, formed the introduction on the topic on “How do we perceive success”. Top levelers shared their ideas on what will inspire them as individuals.
The objectives of the Top level club was discussed and the evening concluded by sharing a light supper.
The Centenary flag flying proudly outside Union in our colourful summer garden this morning. Preparations are well under way for our 100th Founder’s weekend which takes place from February 2nd.
Our new Grade 5s making good use of the great weather and our outdoor classroom areas while learning to represent numbers in different ways and using different mediums.
Our music teachers, Mrs van der Walt, Mrs Brink and Mrs van Rooyen started their year by attending a Rockschool workshop, presented by Mrs Naome Bezuidenhout, an international Rockschool examiner from Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. Rockschool is an international exam board, “Awarding the Contemporary Arts”.
RSL was founded on an ethos to provide innovative, contemporary qualifications for music and the arts. Being at the forefront of the industry for over 25 years, their operations include Rockschool Graded Music Exams, Teaching and Performance Diplomas, Vocational Qualifications (VQ’s) and Performance Arts Awards (PAA).
They pride themselves on delivering the most academically rigorous, industry-relevant qualifications designed to support aspiring artists, educators and teaching establishments – wherever they may be.
Our teachers were instructed on the content of the piano syllabus, from Debut to Gr 8, and the standard and different aspects of the graded exams. They learned a lot and are excited to implement the syllabus as another option of instruction into our music program for learners who wish to earn a graded qualification in contemporary piano music.
Congratulations to the following learners on their academic achievements based on 2018 results
ACADEMIC BARS
GRADE 6 (Based on Grade 5 results of 2018)
Zara Deysel-Douman
Erin Gedult
Megan Nortjé
Matthew Paxton
Emma Short
GRADE 7 (Based on Grade 6 results of 2018)
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg (Re-award)
Na’eem Mahomed (Re-award)
Sadé May (Re-award)
GRADE 8 (Based on Grade 7 results of 2018)
Siyamthanda Desha
Keisha Mentoor
Simoné Prinsloo
Sinazo Soyana
AJ Victor
Cadee Arends (Re-award)
Lana Bouwer (Re-award)
Brent Hesselink (Re-award)
Tayla Kingwill (Re-award)
Jude Langmead (Re-award)
Siphosethu Malotana (Re-award)
Gemma Naudé (Re-award)
Brigette Oelofsen (Re-award)
Anna Pringle (Re-award)
Caitrin Spence (Re-award)
ACADEMIC TIES
GRADE 9 (Based on Grade 8 results of 2018)
Alexandra Imrie
Matthew McNaughton
Grace Merifield
Daniel Nell
Simamkele Soyana
Matthew Basson (Re-award)
Amber Binney (Re-award)
Hannah Bodenstein (Re-award)
Michelle Doyle (Re-award)
Jamie Jaftha (Re-award)
Kendall Krige (Re-award)
Chloe Shires (Re-award)
GRADE 10 (Based on Grade 9 results of 2018)
Jade Edwards
Mekisha Manzana
Zoë May
James Pringle
Melissa Swart
Catelyn Anthony (Re-award)
Shayna Japhta (Re-award)
Amzolele Relu (Re-award)
James Rose-Innes (Re-award)
Marthinus van den Berg (Re-award)
Hannah Watermeyer (Re-award)
HALF COLOURS/FULL COLOURS
GRADE 11 (Based on Grade 10 results of 2018)
Half colours
Jade Shires
Full colours
Matthew Hesselink
Katherine Imrie
Sara Kingwill
Bowen Langmead
Laetitia Theron
Deger Williams
GRADE 12 (Based on Grade 11 results of 2018)
Half colours
Bridget Stander
Full colours
Christine Harris
Micela Loock
Megan Doyle (Re-award)
Sanja du Plesssis (Re-award)
Ethan Gedult (Re-award)
Zintle Maki (Re-award)
Jenna McNaughton (Re-award)
Taylyn Miller (Re-award)
Peter Watermeyer (Re-award)
| Team | Time | Field |
| U/9 Girls vs Moms U/10 Girls vs Moms Junior 1st vs Moms & Old Girls Senior 1st vs Old Girls |
15.00 15.30 16.00 17.00 |
UHS Astro UHS Astro UHS Astro UHS Astro |
| Team | Time | Field |
| 1st team 2nd team U/15 U/14 U/13 U/11 U/9 |
10.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 7.30 7.30 |
Murray Field Puttick Field Botanics HVS Munnik Field Murray Field Puttick Field |
Be sure to buy your tickets for this beautiful event from Mrs Moos from Monday, 14 January – only 160 tickets available. Moms without daughters are welcome to adopt one for the morning! Please support our hardworking grade 11 fundraisers!
We are very pleased to announce that our 2018 efforts for our eco-schools projects have been favourably received and we’ll be awarded with our Platinum 1 Eco-Scools Award soon. Any parents who would like to be part of our 2019 Eco-Schools Committee please contact Ms Street.
Five of our learners (left to right in photograph), Amahle Finca (U/16A), Harun Wajid (U/18A), Liano Naidoo (U/18A), Tracy Petitt (U/16A) and James Rose-Innes (U/18A) represented the Chris Hani District in Chess at the South African Junior Chess Championships that were held in Johannesburg from 15 to 20 December. The event included the following categories: Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, Under 20.