๐๐ป๐ฑ-๐ผ๐ณ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
During the last week of school, the Grade 4 learners of Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet embarked on their highly anticipated annual end-of-year excursion.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ 5.
On Monday, 20 November, on what was the first day of the excursion, the learners set off for the ๐ฉ๐ช ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ in Uitenhage, filled with curiosity and excitement. They were given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the production line, witnessing the intricate process of assembling vehicles. Additionally, they had a wonderful experience at the Auto Pavilion, engaging in various activities that allowed them to explore the fascinating world of automobiles.
Next on their itinerary was a visit to the ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ in Gqeberha. Here, our learners gained valuable insights into the detrimental effects of pollution on our coastline and the measures they can take to protect it. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ.
After a day filled with discovery and conservation, the group made their way to the UCSA Campsite in Jeffreys Bay, where they would reside for the duration of their excursion. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ค๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง. Some of our creative young minds even utilised their technological skills by constructing bridges using tires, engaging in an imaginative game where the floor became a treacherous lava-filled obstacle.
Tuesday started with an extraordinary experience – watching the sunrise while reading heartfelt letters penned by their loved ones as the sun painted the sky with vibrant hues.
The day continued with a visit to the nearby fun park, where our learners were treated to a wide range of thrilling rides, exhilarating games, go-karting adventures and exciting rounds of putt-putt. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ.
In the afternoon, the Grade 4s embarked on a scenic walk to the Shell Museum in Jeffries Bay. There, the learners were greeted by an experienced educator who enlightened them about the variety of shells found along the southern coast. They embraced the opportunity to explore Paradise Beach, participating in a 3km shoreline walk where they not only collected litter but also discovered beautiful sea shells, further enhancing their connection with nature.
As the day drew to a close, the learners eagerly anticipated the highly anticipated “Sokkie”. Dancing with joy and enthusiasm, our learners showcased their best moves while the teachers skilfully handled the braaing, creating a delightful atmosphere of celebration and togetherness.
On Wednesday, the final day of the excursion, our learners seized the opportunity to enjoy the beach one last time. Splashing in the sea and experiencing the thrill of body surfing amidst the picturesque waves, they revelled in the freedom and joy that only the ocean can provide.
This 3-day adventure served as an unforgettable conclusion to the 2023 academic year, leaving indelible memories and forming lasting friendships.
๐๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
