In Year 2, we have an abundance of learning experiences at our fingertips that engage us as learners both inside and outside the classroom. The special events that we participate in throughout Year 2 aim to inspire our students to be learners who take risks, who are caring and reflective.

Additional to the collaborative R-2 events we enjoy, the Year 2’s also engage in the:

• Mannum Dock Museum Excursion
• Sturt Reserve and Water Station Excursion
• Year 2 Sleep Over
• Year 2 Christmas Pageant Float
• Henny Penny Hatching Program

The last few weeks of Term 3 have been a great example of the myriad of opportunities our learners have as we have cared for baby chicks and been preparing for the excitement of our Year 2 Sleepover.

Henny Penny Hatching Program

We have had the privilege of caring for fifteen chicks over the last fortnight. We’ve watched the chicks hatch and when they were ready, we have helped transfer them to their pen. They have grown so quickly and there’s been lots of chatter, laughs and smiles as we’ve cared for, held and played with our fluffy friends.

Year 2 Sleepover

The excitement is building as we have been preparing for our Year 2 School Sleepover this week (Week 10). This is an annual event that the Year 2 students enjoy as a preparation for their first camp in Year 3. For this year, we are incorporating this special event with our current Unit of Inquiry on How the World Works. We will be spending the Friday of our sleepover participating in a ‘challenge day’. We will be investigating force and motion through physical challenges and games as well as working in teams as we develop our skills as communicators and risk-takers.

Lorelle Barton
Yea 2 Classroom Teacher

Year 8 – Be Involved

School isn’t confined to our classroom walls. There is so much that our students can engage with at Unity that build relationships, character and meaningful life skills.

As we start to prepare for the Year 8 city camp experience in Week 5 Term 4, we reflect on the year that’s been and the opportunities students have chosen to engage with.

Our Knockout Sport teams have experienced  more success than ever before with hardworking committed team members and dedicated staff. Our Ag team showcased their hard work from many trainings at the recent Royal Adelaide Show. Children’s books have been written and shared with young people in our community. Our Pedal Prix teams are gearing up for their epic 24 hour journey in Murray Bridge. The final paperwork for a 2023 musical has almost been signed. These are just some of the wide variety of experiences and opportunities our students are involved in.

As we approach Term 4 and Step Up for 2023, we reflect on all that we have achieved, but more importantly, how can we make our last year of Middle School the best year yet? How can we involve ourselves and immerse ourselves in the opportunities that surround us in the community? Will I join a team, become a Year 9 Ambassador, push beyond my comfort zone and become a risk taker? The answer is yes.

We encourage you to consider how you can get involved and make your time at school as memorable, engaging and fruitful as possible.

Alex Bulley
8/9 Pastoral Care Leader

 

The team at Alinta Apparel would like to advise Unity College Uniform Shop customers of the following unavoidable price updates, effective 5 September 2022.

• Trackpants, Sport Shorts, Pencil Case, Library Bag, Bucket Hat – increase $2.00
• Sport Polo, Blouse, Shirt, Shorts, Trousers – increase $1.00
• Blazer – increase $5.00
• Backpacks – increase $5.00

“As you are aware, the world has changed quite dramatically in recent times… and we are facing significant cost pressures in terms of the direct costs of materials, dramatic increases in logistic charges and a drastic increase to minimum wage and superannuation. In addition, the current economic outlook for global trade is inflationary. We have done everything we can in avoiding or absorbing these cost increases to maintain price stability over the past few years, however, it has become clear that these cost pressures are here to stay for the medium term at least.

Thank you for your continued support of Alinta and we look forward to continuing to provide quality school wear and service to you and the community in the future.”

Sarah Kerr
Chief of Operations

2022 ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW RESULTS

Congratulations to all the students, staff, families, sponsors and breeders for the exceptional results at the recent Royal Adelaide Show.

We also thank our major sponsors Thornby, Thomas Foods International, Elders Insurance, Daish Irrigation & Fodder and Nufarm.

See below for an outline of the results from the Steer, Dairy Heifer, Merino Wethers and Goat categories.

Steers

🥉 3rd ATASA Most Professional School – Unity College

🥈 2nd- Quintin Short – Best Presented School Steer

🐮 Red Angus & Charolais selected TFI teams – Best 3 of their Breed across schools and studs

🥈 2nd Red Angus – Heavy Domestic Steer on Hoof

🥈 2nd Charolais – Export Steer on Hoof

🎖 4th – Bailee Purvis – Novice Section – SA Young Beef Breeder Handlers

🎖 4th – Isaac Kennett – Intermediate Section – SA Young Beef Breeder Handlers

🎖 Merit – Kali Hincks- Best Relationship with Steer

🎖 Merit – Isaac Kennett – Best Relationship with steer

🏆 The TEYS Australia Naracoorte Prize for the Purebred Export Champion Carcase- Caithness Snowy S72 – Exhibited by Unity College

🎖 The Charolais Society of Australia Premium Highest Scoring Charolais School Carcass – Caithness Snowy  S72- Exhibited by Unity College

🎖 The Charolais Society Challenge Trophy for Best Charolais Carcase – Caithness Snowy S72- Exhibited by Unity College

🎖 The Vic O’Grady Memorial Prize for the Highest Scoring Export Charolais Carcass – – Caithness Snowy S72- Exhibited by Unity College

🎖 The Ryves Hawker Memorial Prize for the Highest Scoring Red Angus School Steer on Hook – Drayton Park Winston – Exhibited by Unity College

Goats

🏆 1st – Best Presented School in the Grand Parade – Goat Team

🥉 3rd – Most Professional School – Goat Competition- Unity College

🏆 Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Goat – Bon Chevon Caramel 21081 exhibited by Unity College

🥉 3rd – Boer Goat School Capretto Class (15-22.5kg) – Bon Chevon Cookies 22001

🎖 Selected to compete in the School Handler Competition – Digby Harvey

🎖4th – Boer Goat School Chevon Class (23-35kg) – Bon Chevon Rudie 21074

🎖 Selected to compete in the School Handler Competition – Riley Davis

🥇 1st – Boer Goat School Heavy Weight Class (Over 35kg) – Bon Chevon Caramel 21081

🥈 2nd – Boer Goat School Heavy Weight Class (Over 35kg) – Bon Chevon Mars Bar- 2142

🥉 3rd- Boer Goat School Heavy Weight Class (Over 35kg) – Bon Chevon Timon 2124

🎖 4th- Boer Goat School Heavy Weight Class (Over 35kg) – Bon Chevon Pumba 2142

Dairy Heifers

🎖 Overall Illawarra Feature Breed Champions- Honourable Mention- Springvale Daisy

🥇 1st- School Junior Show Competition- Springvale Daisy

🥈 2nd- Junior Show Interbreed Competition – Springvale Daisy

🥉 3rd – Junior Show Interbreed Competition- Springvale Cindy

🥈 2nd -School Junior Show Parader – Charlotte Meddle

🥉 3rd- School Junior Show Parader- Grace Carey

🥉 Illawarra Feature Breed Handler Competition – Charlotte Meddle

🎖 4th – Illawarra Feature Breed Junior Calf – Springvale Cindy

🥈 2nd – Illawarra Feature Breed Yearling – Springvale Daisy

🥉 3rd -Illawarra Feature Breed Yearling – Springvale Stella

Sheep

🎖 4th in the overall Most Valued Fleeces   with the Lucernbrae Team. These fleeces were valued at a combine figure of $231.27

🥉 3rd in the South Australian State SAMM Junior Judging Competition (25 years and under)- Gypsy Roan

🥈 2nd – Zone 5 School Merino Fleece Competition- Lucernebrae Team 1 2021 Wether – Under 19 microns

🥈 2nd – Zone 5 School Merino Fleece

 

Receptions at Unity are:

• Faithful: We discover God’s love for us and that we are all created unique and special with our own gifts and talents. We share our faith journey with our families and school friends during chapel, devotions and Christian Studies.
• Explorers: We are hands on with our learning and get out and about. We visit places like Pangarinda Botanical Gardens to learn from our Ngarrandjeri friends. The Hahndorf Farm barn is a favourite excursion where we can add to our Agriculture lessons and learn more about sharing the planet.
• Inquirers: We ask questions and work hard to find out the answers – we even talk to experts! We learn through the Primary Years Program of the International Baccalaureate to be global citizens who strive to be reflective, inquisitive and knowledgeable learners.
• Readers: We enjoy Jolly Phonics and learn to decode words in our environments. We use our amazing new library and decodable texts to learn reading strategies which we practise every morning in our daily literacy block and with our older school buddies.
• Writers: We record our thoughts, feelings and ideas and share these with others (we even make our own books!) During our amazing Book Week celebrations we share our recommendations on good reads, publish our work and hear from real life authors.
• Mathematicians: We learn the concept of number and work out ways to manipulate numbers. We integrate mathematical thinking throughout our day and celebrate our 100 days of being at school.
• A community: We learn to respect and care for others. In our multi-cultural classes we share and respect our many different languages, stories and celebrations.

Carrie Gallasch and Denise Frahn
Reception Teachers

Meredith Bald
R-5 Pastoral Care Leader

 

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

The Year 6 cohort is now almost 3 terms into their school life on the Middle/Senior campus at Unity College. Some of those early step-up nerves and anxieties are slowly disappearing – with some overcome or replaced with others as they adjust to what it is to be a Middle School student. Some students have flourished as risk takers and have experienced so many different new activities that we have to offer while others are taking longer but are slowly starting to feel more at home and missing life on the Junior School a little less.

The Year 6 teaching team have and will continue to encourage our students to be courageous, risk takers and take up the opportunities on offer to them. Whether it be getting involved in Pedal Prix, the Agriculture Show Teams or the Musical. Each year brings about new opportunities. They can do this with the knowledge that there will not only be friends and staff there to support them, but also the Lord, who is with us in everything we do.

The past week the students have reflected on a few questions about the transition to Middle School and here are some of their answers:

What have you found challenging about the Middle School this year?

• Finding your way around the campus
• Remembering your timetable
• New technology

What have you loved about the Middle School this year?

• Having our own building and games room
• Studying new subjects
• Using specialised classrooms

What are you looking forward to in the coming years of Middle School

• Specialist Sport
• Being able to choose subjects
• Taking part in the 24 hour race in pedal prix
• Aquatics Camp in Year 7

Rowan Miegel
Year 6/7 Pastoral Care Leader

 

The following items are currently available on special in the Uniform Shop.

• Girls Sport Shorts (old basketball short style) – $30.00 in sizes L8 to L16
• Sport Crew (Logo) sock in Sizes 9-12 and 13-3 – $5.00
• Sport 1/4 Crew (Logo) sock in Sizes 9-12 and 14-17 – $5.00
• Sport Ankle logo sock in Size 14-17 – $5.00
• Stretch Headband in Maroon – $1.50

 

The famous African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child,” rings true to the Unity College Junior School. We take this time to thank our students and families, the staff and wider community for the partnerships we have developed and continue to nurture as we grow together.

The Junior School is a hive of activities and opportunities throughout the year.  This is evident as the excitement mounts for the festivities of Book Week. There is no better sound than that of children playing and engaging at lunch time, enjoying the wide-open spaces with a Literacy focus. Activities range from giant cross words, door displays, bookmaking in the newly refurbished library, radical readers, photo walls, scavenger hunts, illustration stations and a variety of challenges and competitions. The celebrations will conclude on Friday with a whole Junior School Parade to mark the love of books, reading and a good excuse for dressing up!

There are many great highlights of the school year and this is only one of them. Countless activities embrace the importance of our community connections. These include:

• The Year 4 students buddy relationships with the Concordia Kindy Students, visiting both the Kindy and College at various times throughout the year
• The Reception students receiving Bibles from the year 12 students
• Our Buddy class and volunteer reading program
• The Year 2 Christmas float in the Murray Bridge Pageant
• Student representatives at NAIDOC celebrations and the Bridge Walk, as well as the ANZAC Day Dawn Services
• The Year 5 Cows Create Careers connections, just to name a few.

Unity College Junior School is more than a sub school, we are a community. A place to feel engaged, a place to feel nurtured, a place to feel inspired, a place to learn and a place to belong. Thank you for being part of our community.

Sally Blatchford
Head of Junior School

Applications are now open for the 2022 Tertiary Scholarship offered by Soroptimist International Murray Bridge.

Applications are due no later than 4pm Monday 5 December 2022.

Applicants must have applied for a SACE Board of SA registered course and be available for an interview.

Please download the attached documents for further details and application information.

2022 Soroptimist Scholarship Information Letter

2022 Soroptimist Scholarship Application Information 1

2022 Soroptimist Scholarship Application Information 2

2022 Soroptimist Scholarship Application Information 3