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What a busy week it was with our students who learnt how to make something simple to eat in the holidays while Mum and Dad are hard at work.. 🍞🥞🥪🥗🍅🧅🍄‍🟫🍳

From eggy bread, to toasted sandwiches, to fried eggs and omelettes loaded with onions, green pepper and cheese, nobody will starve this holiday 🌞🌞

🌺First session discount=P150 for the first morning

📚✨ Holiday Homework Help for Kids ✨📚

Need a little extra support to help your child stay on track during the school holidays?

I offer friendly, patient homework support sessions to help children complete their holiday work, strengthen maths and reading skills, and return to school feeling confident and prepared for the new term 💛

✔ Holiday homework help
✔ Reading and maths support
✔ Catch-up on difficult subjects
✔ One-on-one guidance
✔ Calm and encouraging learning environment

Perfect for primary and high school learners.

Book early to secure your child’s spot 📩

Wishing you a Happy Easter from all of us at Gorutana 🌷🌷🌷🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣

Do you know the key facts about our beautiful country Botswana?🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼

Social Studies this term is based on Botswana

🇧🇼 Botswana Quiz (Open-Ended)🇧🇼
What is the capital city of Botswana?

🇧🇼Which desert covers much of Botswana’s land area?

🇧🇼How many countries share a border with Botswana?

🇧🇼What was Botswana called before independence in 1966?

🇧🇼From which ethnic group does the name “Botswana” originate?

🇧🇼Which ancient people have lived in Botswana for thousands of years?

🇧🇼Botswana is one of the world’s leading producers of which natural resource?

🇧🇼What is the main attraction for tourists visiting Botswana?

🇧🇼Into what income category has Botswana developed since the 1960s?

🇧🇼What is the most widely spoken language in Botswana?

🇧🇼What is the main religion practiced in Botswana?

When David Walliams was a child he spent time aplenty with his grandmas.

Sometimes he would selfishly think spending time with his grannies could be boring but when he got them on a subject like living in London during World War II, when bombs were raining down, they would become very animated and he would be enthralled. He realised everyone has a story to tell.”

In Walliams’s tale, Friday night meant only one thing for Ben: staying with Gangsta Granny, where he must put up with cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake. 🥧🥣🍰 Ben knows one thing for sure – it will be so, so boring – but what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret.

Friday nights are more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny.

“There was definitely a smell of cabbages in one of my grandmas’ houses,” recalls Walliams, giving an insight into his inspiration for Gangsta Granny.

“The other did break wind like a duck quacking when she walked across the room.”😁🦆🦆

𝔸𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪, 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕔, 𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕡 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕓𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕝𝕪 𝕖𝕟𝕛𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕡 🩵🩵

Ingredients: 🧅🥬🥣
1 head of green cabbage, chopped
2 onions, chopped
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
Water (to cover)
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Place the chopped cabbage and onions into a large pot.
Cover with water and add the broth.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30–40 minutes until the cabbage is very soft.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot (ideally, for a story-accurate experience, with nothing else).

Happy Chinese New Year🎉🎉🎉🎉

Why Is 2026 the Year of the Horse? 🐎🐎🐎

The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by a different animal. In 2026, the cycle brings us to the Horse.

According to Chinese mythology, the order of the zodiac animals was decided by a Great Race held by the Jade Emperor. The clever Snake 🐍coiled around the Horse’s hoof, managing to finish the race ahead of the Horse and causing the Horse to fall into the seventh place.

Unlike the cautious and introspective Snake, the Horse embodies enthusiasm, speed and fieriness, bringing a year focused on bold moves and exploration.🐎🐎🐎🐎

For those born in a Horse year, 2026 is their Ben Ming Nian—a year traditionally believed to bring bad luck due to a clash with Tai Sui, the God of Age.🐉🐲

We celebrated this day by creating our own Fire Horses🔥🔥 🐎🐎 at home and then we had a horse race with our horses.

Each year on National Chopsticks Day, people worldwide celebrate the humble and ancient utensils on February 6th.

Today we celebrated Chopsticks Day by cooking Chinese dumplings🥟🥟 and soup🥣.We then tried them with our chopsticks. It was really delicious.

Thank you to Mrs Zang for helping with teaching us a new Chinese recipe, for cooking and for showing our learners how to eat with chopsticks. 🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜

Learner’s Talk for World Diabetes Day

Delivered by Dr. Makhale, 8 years old to his peers

Today is World Diabetes Day. Diabetes is a condition that affects how the body uses sugar. Our bodies need sugar for energy, and insulin helps move that sugar into our cells. When someone has diabetes, their body doesn’t make enough insulin or it doesn't use it properly.