Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet was a delightful hub of laughter and joy earlier today as we welcomed our cherished grandparents for the annual ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ’ ๐ง๐๐ – this year whimsically themed ‘Happy Hatland’.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค, as the Grade 1 to 4 learners took the stage to enchant their beloved grandparents, with songs such as โThe Hatsellerโ, โI’ve Got a Hatโ and โSharing Can Be Funโ.
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ Grace Kitching, who captivated the audience with her rendition of the poem ‘Retarded Grandparents’ (๐ข ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด), while Gabriella Lekas delivered beautiful performances of โThe Hat Songโ and โPass The Hatโ.
The narrators – Zanelle Botha, Courtney Diza, Keira Kingwill, Hibbah Kazi, Jua van Jaarsveld, Mandla Mahlaba, Likuwe Naki and Anthony Davids – delivered their parts with grace and poise, adding a sprinkle of magic to the event.
A heartfelt ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ goes out to all those who worked tirelessly to organise this year’s Grandparents’ Tea, ensuring it was a memorable celebration of family and love.
