The Final Orals - Sunshine, Inkanyezi, Molemo, Khanyi and Bailey.

Sunshine told us about her granny Constance. Like most of the grannies in our class she walked to school every day. She had no TV or phones so had to write letters to communicate. For fun she enjoyed reading and singing in church.




Inkanyezi told us that his grandpa experienced tough times when he was growing up. When he was at school he had to write on a slate. As he grew up he earned some pocket money by being a caddy.

Molemo had so many interesting things to tell us about her granny....she had to walk 15km to school each day. Crossing a river was part of the journey, so if it was too full, her granny couldn't get to school. She too had to walk to fetch water each day. She would also walk to the local shop where R50 would buy enough food for a whole month. Molemo told us that her granny had to lots of chores doing the dishes, sweeping and cooking. Thank you Molemo we really enjoyed what you had to say.

Khanyi granny also used a slate at school and had to fetch water from the river. They used firewood for cooking.


Bailey was the last to tell us about her granny...and as the saying goes, we really 'saved the best for last.' We learned so much about her great granny Gladys. She went to school when we still had the old South African Flag. If her granny was naughty at school she would get smacked with a sjambok! Bailey said that she was rather shy and did not like sport very much. She liked to sew instead. Granny Gladys loved going to the movies, there was only one cinema. The movie played repeatedly throughout the day and changed every few days. The money they used was the pounds and pence. Bailey said that only the rich people had a telephone in those days.

Thank you for a fantastic effort Bailey.