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| To Micklefield School, Capetown, South Africa : Dear Mrs Dugmore and 3rd Grade, | From South Africa : Dear Ben and Jason |
| To Micklefield School, Cape Town, South Africa Dear Year 2. | Dear Ben and Jason Rhinos are huge grey animals with thick skin and heavy barrel-shaped bodies. They have short strong legs. It looks a bit like a hippo. Rhinos have one or two curved horns on the top of their noses. Their eyes are small but their ears are large. A rhino uses its horn as a dangerous weapon. It can kill a lion with it. A male rhino sometimes uses its horn to fight with another male rhino. Rhinos also use their horn to dig up soil to look for salt and other minerals. There are 5 groups of rhinos in the world. 2 groups live in countries in Africa and 3 groups live in countries in Asia, like India. Best wishes From Grade 2 Micklefield School |
Our questions to South Africa | Replies from South Africa | How would we reply to the same question? |
| * What kind of medicine do
you have?, | Antibiotics, homeopathc and antihistamines. | |
| * Do you know anything about chameleons? | Yes, they change colours, they have long sticky tongues to catch flies, they are really tiny as babies, they have a rough skin, they are reptiles and lay eggs (I think this may be incorrect, I have a feeling their babies are born alive - I will check!). They are cold blooded, they have long tails, their eyes are big and can move all around and look in different directions from one another. | |
| * Do you have chameleons as pets, if not what types of pets do you have? | No. we have dogs, cats, fish, rabbits, birds, hamsters, tortoises (illegal to have them as pets!) and mice. | |
| * How do you get to school? | By car, riding on our bicycles and walking. | |
| * Where do you sleep? | In beds | |
| * Where do you eat? | At the table in our house | |
| * What do you have for breakfast? | Rice crispies, Junior Cereal, Chocos, Pronutro, Corn Pops, Toast, Yoghurt, tea, fruit, milkshake supplement, bacon and eggs. | |
| * What do you wear? | Material clothes and leather shoes. | |
| * Where do you go to school? | Micklefield School in Rondebosch - not a school in a tree. | |
| * What is your house made of? | Bricks and cement, concrete, metal, wood, capets, tiles, paints thatch. | |
| * Do you have any cars? | Of course | |
| * What do you eat for lunch? | Bread, fruit, tuna fish, pizza, spaghetti, hot dogs, snacker bars, (no sweets are allowed at school). Rolls, biscuits ribs and chips fish fingers. | |
| * What do you eat for dinner? | Same as lunch - pasta, meat and veggies, salad. | |
| * What is your favourite drink? | Fanat grape, water, orange juice, coke, milkshake, hot chocolate, fresh orange juice etc. | |
| * What type of house do you live in? | Normal like yours | |
| * How many people are in your family? | 4, 8, 5, 6 , 3 | |
| * What do you eat for a snack? | Popcorn, cracker bread, choc stix, chocolate, biscuits, ice-cream, fruit, cheddars, chips | |
| * What languages do you speak? | English, Afrikaans, Xhosa | |
| * Do you come from a tribal background? | No none of us do. | |
| * Where do you get your water from? | Taps, reservoirs, water tanks, cylinders, aqua coolers, dams, rivers | |
| * What do you like best about Africa? | The animals, the sunrises, dolphins and whales, mountains, sunsets, the sea. | |
| * Do you have an elephant to ride? | No. | |
| * What clothing do you wear around the house? | Shorts, T-shirts, dresses, bathing costumes, tracksuits, leggings, jeans etc. | |
| * What games do you play? | Computer games, Monopoly,
Twisterm Balderdash, Dollies,
Barbies, Wave, Spice girls,
stuck in the mud, Hide and
seek. In sport at school we play tennis, rounders, netball and cross country. | |
| * Do you swim a lot? | Yes | |
| * Do you have a television? | Yes we all do! | |
| * Do you listen to music? | YES | |
| * What do you do after school? | Homework, ballet, gymnastics, have fun, faint on the couch with TV, tennis, swimming, computer games, art lessons, draw, cross country | |
| * How much water do you have around where you live? | Lots - the sea and rivers and dams. | |
These are the answers to your questions. Of course there are schools very different from ours and children living in very different conditions. We have just given a computer to a school in the townships where the majority of the homes are corrugated iron shacks and the families are very poor. Perhaps when they have learned how to use their computer they can answer these questions.
| Class Teacher : Natasha Gee Computer Co-ordinator : |
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