Hello Yuka, Chihori, Tamaki, Yuki, Erina, Yuki, Kyoko,Kayo, Kaho and Yuki,
Do you know Okayama?
No we do not know about Okayama. Our teacher is going to show
us where it is on a map of the world.
We are looking forward to Pinky and a video from you!
We are sending a penguin called Dipper.
Will you answer our questions?
1. Is Cape Town an old town?
Yes, it is quite old. The first buildings were built about 350 years
ago.
2. How many people live in Cape Town?
We will find out and let you know. There are about 4 million people
in the Western Cape which is where Cape Town is.
3. What play do you do at school?
We play Ingle Angle (Gummie) and we play on the jungle gym.
Often we play "Yellow on Den" which is a catch-catch game. We
play in the wendy house and we swing on the ropes and on the
swings.
4. Are your teachers all female?
Yes
5. What first names are typical in your country?
These are some English names in our class:-
Sarah, Amy, Jessica, Emma, Michelle, Nicole, Lisa and Caitlin.
At our school we have other names. These are some of the Xhosa
names that girls have:-
Onele, Mafuza, Kazi, Khanyisile, Amandla, Abulele, Nomahlubi
6. Do you have natural monuments in your city or your country?
We are not sur what you mean by "natural" monuments. Do you
mean made by nature and we respect them?
Some important National monuments are:
The castle, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Groot Constantia (a n
old house that was built about 300 years ago), the Company
Gardens which were started in 1652.
We will think of some questions to ask you.
Love from,
Grade 2
Sarah, Nicole, Jessica, Emma, Julia, Yusra, Amanda, Sarah,
Caitlin, Farah, Onele, Michelle, Lisa, Bilqis, Alison, Amy, Amy,
Helle, Saarah, Julie, Charne, Emma, Rebecca, Katherine, Jessica
and Jenna.
You will see that we have 2 Amy's, 2 Jessica's, 2 Emma's, 2
Sarah's and a Saarah. There are 26 girls in our class.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!!
Thank you,
Yuka, Chihori (1st grade), Tamaki, Yuki, Erina, Yuki, Kyoko (3rd grade)
Kayo, Kaho, Yuki (4th grade)