At the Union schools, we firmly believe that a well-maintained school provides a safe and attractive learning environment for students. In keeping with this, the school is continually improving its facilities – from the classroom to the sports fields. At present, the school is repainting the school’s exterior facing the sports fields to give it a fresh and well-cared-for look.
Learners and teachers each waited their turn to donate blood to the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) at Union High School on Tuesday morning, 9 April.
The regular blood drives at the school are aimed at fostering a culture of blood donation among the young learners and increasing the amount of blood donated in South Africa.Over the years, our learners – who always support the blood drives enthusiastically – have saved thousands of lives with this valuable contribution to the community.
Today, we hope to reach our target of 60 units.
• The SANBS also hosts a blood drive in Graaff-Reinet every second Monday afternoon of the month, between 14:00 and 18:00, at the Te Water Hall in Bourke Street. Those who are able, are encouraged to give blood and in so doing, save a life.
Anyone who is over 16, weighs over 50kg and who practices a healthy lifestyle can donate. When you donate one unit of blood you can save up to three lives, as blood is separated into red blood cells, plasma and platelets.
Mention juggling in schools and most people probably think of balancing tasks and commitments, not of tossing balls into the air.
Research, however, has shown that juggling real objects increases a learners’ ability to concentrate, enhances their eye-hand coordination, and builds self-confidence.
On Monday morning, 8 April, an English Instruction Task, “Juggling”, saw the school’s Grade 5s practicing this skill on the school’s sports grounds and having a lot of fun while doing so.
Monday afternoon, 8 April, saw Union’s top junior players facing Laer Volkskool in, what turned out to be, a very closely-contested bout of tennis. The UHS junior girls proved superior on the day, beating Volkskool with 6 matches to 3.
The junior boys, who could, unfortunately, only field three of their regular first team players, lost their encounter with 3 games to Volkskool’s 6. All the players put forth their best efforts on the day and certainly did the school proud.
