Academic, Bulletin

Elevate Education

Each year, over 120 schools across South Africa choose Elevate Education to run their study skills seminars and workshops for one key reason: each programme actually works! Elevate’s study skills workshops are designed to achieve behavioural change amongst students. The challenge in any study skills programme is getting students to use and apply the skills they learn. Elevate gets students using the skills from its workshops through an integrated process that works.

“I ne…ver knew that studying could be so much fun” leads a report from one of Union High School grade 6 boys, at the end of their study skills seminar on 7th February.

The corridors rang with cheering as learners used mnemonics as part of their demonstrations on how to make studying fun. It was evident from learners’ expressions and renewed energy in their step, that the session, led by young, vibrant presenters from Elevate Education, was a much needed addition to already exceptional focus on learning.

We are looking forward to more of these sessions and even more to seeing how the skills learnt will allow for further refinement of our learners’ skills repertoire.

Cultural, Student Life

Art Fun

In a lesson called, ‘I can’t draw’, the grade 5s had such fun in their Art Class this week! They had to copy an owl from the board, then had to draw it from memory, then with their eyes closed, then again with their opposite hand, then on the floor, then upside down with the paper stuck to the bottom of their desks, and finally with their toes! At the end of the lesson, everyone agreed that their first drawing was not bad at all!

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Bulletin, Media Team

Union News Founders Edition

Following the success of the Media Team’s fantastic ‘Union News’ last year, the cultural department budgeted for an improved camera to improve the quality of their work. Enjoy the special Founder’s Weekend Edition below!

Special Edition

https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/videos/2342975622597129/

Full length Edition

The full length Founders Day Youtube video is available if you click the link! Thanks to our media team who captured the day so well. A must-see for those who could not attend!

 

 

Athletics, Sport Results

Karoo Athletics Meeting

JUNIOR

On Friday 1 February Daniel Short took part in the Regional Athletics trails at Collie Koeberg Stadium. Lovely sunny weather ensured for a great display of talent and skill. Daniel competed to the best of his ability and held the school’s name high.
Following his excellent performance, Daniel has been selected to compete in the Sarah Baartman athletics meeting, to be held in Port Elizabeth on the 15th of February.
Results:
100m boys …U11 – 1st
80m boys U11 – 2nd

 

 

 

SENIOR

Twelve of Union High School’s athletes competed at the Karoo Athletics meeting, held on Saturday, 2 February, at the Collie Koeberg Athletics Stadium. The participants recorded the following summary of achievements: 6 Gold medals, 1 Silver Medal and 3 Bronze Medals.

The following learners performed well on the day:

First Places

Marche Green, High Jump, Girls u/17
Erin Mitchell, High Jump, Girls u/16
Dylan Petitt, Javelin, Boys u/15
Rosslyn Sparks, Discus, Girls u/19
Matthew Carelse, 400 m and 800 m, Boys u/17

Second Places

Iviwe Ndame, 800 m, Boys u/19

Third Places

Soyama Mbobi, 100 m, Boys u/19
Iviwe Ndamane, 400 m, Boys u/19
Dylan Petitt, Shotput, Boys u/15

Fourth Place

Singalakha Mapekula, 200 m, Girls u/14

The following learners qualified to represent the Karoo Athletics Team at the CACADU Mega District Meeting to be held at the PE Oval on Saturday, 23 February:

Best of luck to all athletes competing during the next round

Sport Results

Jnr Cricket vs Gill

13A Cricket vs Gill Primary

On Wednesday our U13A Cricket XI travelled to Somerset-East for our annual T20 match against Gill Primary. Gill won the toss and sent us in to bat. Our opening batsmen laid a solid foundation and our middle order kept piling on the runs with Camran Swartz scoring 56*. We ended the innings on 174/5 after 20 overs. Gill responded positively, but our bowlers were equally up to the task. The game was evenly contested; it took a moment of brilliance f…rom Alutha Wesi who caught Gill’s opening batsmen in the deep to shift the momentum in our favour and Gill managed to score 110 runs. Union won by 64 runs.

U11A vs Gill Primary

Union won the toss and elected to bowl first. We bowled Gill out for 69 runs in the 12th over. Good bowling and fielding led to the loss of wickets after Gill got off to a good start. Owen Paxton was the best bowler taking 3 wickets. Union chased the score down in the 12th over. Contributions from Daniel Short and Yaseen Kazi led to a 3 wicket victory.