Category: Bulletin

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday of February. To celebrate the occasion, Union Preparatory School is running a week-long programme so that all our learners can share in the 𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚! So far we’ve enjoyed read-alouds Read More

On Friday afternoon, 28 January, in celebration of the Union Schools’ Founders’ Weekend, Union Preparatory School’s little u/7, u/8, u/9 and u/10 hockey girls had the opportunity to play a hockey match against their moms. The competition was 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘, but the little Read More

There was an excited murmur around the Union Schools’ sports grounds on Saturday morning, 29 January, which meant only one thing, it was time for the annual 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒’ 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐯𝐬 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐒 cricket matches. With their Whites dusted down and perhaps a Read More

This past weekend, Union Preparatory School hosted a 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 facilitated by former Protea player, Olympian and Old Unionite, Sulette Kotzee (née Damons). The clinic saw Sulette working with dozens of excited youngsters on their field and stick work skills, along Read More

Union Preparatory School hosted its annual interhouse athletics day on Monday morning, 24 January. Although temperatures started soaring early on, our athletes did their best on and off the field. All the learners ran, jumped and threw their hearts out, records were Read More

It was all systems go on Wednesday morning, 19 January, at Union Preparatory School as our 66 Grade 1 learners started their first day at ‘big school’. Although a few of the youngsters were visibly anxious, the vast majority of them, accompanied Read More

“𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 – 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 Read More

Our 2022 Grade 1s are seen here being welcomed to school this morning by the Grade 4s with a guard of honour. It’s hard to believe that these little Grade 1s will become the matriculating #Classof2033!

Union Preparatory School recently welcomed four new staff members to its team. “We are very excited to welcome these exceptional individuals to our team of educators and look forward to a successful school year,” said Principal Mrs Belinda Botha. The new appointments Read More

𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗻𝗼𝘄 “𝘈 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.” The “Karoo Family Favourites” recipe book, compiled by Janet Kingwill, Lynne Minnaar and Annatjie Reynolds, is a legendary publication of the Read More