Sharing our world

Children at Cotswold Preparatory School

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Where are we?

Photos of our city

Our Fifa World Cup Stadium

What is our climate like?

• Not too hot and not too cold. (Temperate climate)

• Never have snow in PE but sometimes inland.• Most of our rain falls in winter. • It is now Spring. • Today is overcast and getting cooler. • Temperature is 21° C.

Our school website

• www.cotswoldprep.co.za• Our motto is Believe and Conquer.

Photos of our school

Information about our region

• We live in the Eastern Cape Region. • There are nine regions in South Africa.• We speak English, Afrikaans and Xhosa and

some people speak Zulu.• There are 11 official languages in SA.

Photos of our region – this bridge is the highest bungy jump in the world.

Our Region

• Eastern Cape is known as the adventure province.

• People do sky diving. • People go sailing and surfing. • There are great beaches but in some places

sharks can be a problem. • Watch whales. • Climb mountains and hike.

Our beautiful scenery

Animals found in Game Parks

We get elephants, lions, leopards, monkeys, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, blue cranes, rhino, zebras and lots of different buck. We also get snakes.

Our vegetation is mostly fynbos but we also get aloes and plants

like the beautiful clivia which grows in forests.

Holidays we celebrate

• Christmas • Easter• Heritage Day• New Year• Human Rights Day • National Women’s Day• Youth Day • Freedom Day

Some links for you

• Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality• Addo Elephant Park• Some phrases in isiXhosa