Day: 11 Jul 2024

Bulletin

Aside from providing an education, schools have a responsibility to keep learners, staff and visitors safe. At Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we take this responsibility with the utmost seriousness and are dedicated to creating a protective environment for all.

In line with this commitment, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱-𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗩) 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 in all our junior school classrooms and the quad area. This initiative represents a crucial step in our ongoing efforts to enhance the safety and security of our campus.

The cameras have been meticulously positioned to cover key areas such as entrances, hallways and classrooms, ensuring thorough surveillance of vital spots within the school. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

With this enhanced ability to oversee activities, our teachers and administrators can promptly address any issues, maintaining a positive and conducive atmosphere for learning. We firmly believe that this proactive approach will result in a safer and more efficient school environment for everyone.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻. Thank you for being part of our community and contributing to a safer future for our learners.

(𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴.)

Bulletin

At Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we treasure our traditions, which create cherished memories and reinforce the values we hold dear.

One such beloved annual tradition took place this afternoon, Wednesday, 10 July, when the Grade 7 class teachers, Mrs Hanli Rose-Innes and Miss Justine Matthews, hosted a delightful tea for the young Grade 7 ladies at the charming Coldstream Restaurant.

The setting was perfect for an afternoon of tea and treats, where the conversation was both lively and enlightening. Special mention must be made of the Grade 7 girls who assisted with the arrangements – well done to Micha Murray, Chanté Bezuidenhout, Rachel Wenham, Abonani Matushe, Liso Mamase, Asanele Mayekiso

Halyn Wessels, Erinn Anderson and Kate Charles.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯.

We also extend our deepest thanks to Mrs Rose-Innes and Miss Matthews – their dedication to creating meaningful experiences for their learners is evident in the thoughtful planning and execution of this lovely afternoon. Through events like these, they not only teach important social skills but also foster a sense of community and belonging among the girls.

Additionally, we are immensely grateful to our guest speaker, Mrs Elaine Stanley, whose valuable speech on realizing one’s self-worth and loving oneself left a lasting impact on everyone present. 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣.

This delightful afternoon tea was a testament to the values of elegance, respect and community that Union strives to instill in its learners.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.