'Thank God it's Friday.'

I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank God it's Friday.' But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit.

[Helen Mirren]

Ouers, gee vir julle kinders goeie waardes ...

Shaun Mmutsi is uitgenooi om as gasspreker op te tree by die Ntataise Day Care Centre tydens hulle gradeplegtigheid. Hierdie is die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar wat hierdie eer Shaun te beurt val. As 'n ervare debatteerder, is dit geensins 'n moeilike taak nie.

Toekomsvisie, goeie opvoeding, leerders en ouers is onderwerpe wat hom baie na aan die hart lê en daarom het hy dan ook met hierdie ouers oor goeie waardes gepraat wat hulle vir hulle kinders moet leer en inskerp. Glo in jou kind, motiveer hom en wees daar in moeilike tye. Wees ten alle tye bewus van wat jou kind doen en wie sy maats is - vandag is groepsdruk 'n realiteit.

Hy het almal gelukgewens en daarna was daar 'n heerlike ete vir diegene teenwoordig.

Mev. Radebe, maatskaplike werkster, die SGB-
voorsitter, Shaun Mmutsi en mev. Malifelile
Lenka,skoolhoof.

Alex is nie op sy mond geval nie ...

Franchesca May van St Dominic en Alex - hulle
twee was in dieselfde debatspan in Europa en albei
is ook deel van Matjhabeng JCC 2019/2020 se
uitvoerende bestuur.

Alex Manise en al die ander debatteerders wat in Europa en in Asië aan die internasionale toernooie deelgeneem het, is na die SA-debatkompetisie se prysuitdeling by die Universiteit van Pretoria genooi.

Hier het hulle hul sertifikate en medaljes  vir hulle internasionale deelname vir 2019 ontvang. Hou gerus hierdie twee dop ... as junior burgemeester en - onderburgemeester kan dié twee al pratende die raad oortuig om die spreekwoordelike ekstra myl met 'n glimlag te loop. Mag 2020 vir julle 'n blomjaar wees. Viva JCC!

Die ervare bakkiepakker ...

Afrika Mokhosi

So een keer 'n maand wys die bakkie se neus in die rigting van die Noord-Kaap. En daar is altyd iets wat iewers afgelaai moet word. Op hierdie stadium is dit die NK se terug-skool-toe-projek waaraan Afrika en Shaun kliphard gewerk het. Boekies, uitveërs, inkleurprente en potlode is maar van die items wat hulle na die kleuterskole in die Noord-Kaap stuur.

En dan is daar ook nog so 'n bietjie Kersfees tussendeur vir die senior burgers van Ons Huis. Hierdie twee, saam met mevv. Karin Herbst en Alda Welman het hierdie Kersfees gekonsentreer op die afdeling vir die verswakte bejaardes. So dikwels vergeet 'n mens dat hierdie mense ook flinke, hardwerkende jong mense was en dat as hulle 'n keuse sou gehad het, sou hulle nie in hierdie afdeling wou wees nie... Maar die lewe loop soms ongemaklike draaie met 'n mens en daarom het hierdie spannetjie besluit om hierdie afdeling te bederf.

Loyalty ...

Matrieks se laaste ... heel laaste dag!

2019 het vinniger gegaan as wat dit gekom het. 'n Handjievol matrieks het tot die laaste dag getrou ekstra klasse bygewoon en vraestelle uitgewerk. Baie baie sterkte vir julle met julle uitslae wat 7 Januarie 2020 aan julle "deur" gaan kom klop.

Hier vir oulaas voor die Afrikaanse klas se deur staan Tsholo Mopeli, Karabo Tsipane, Makwanyane Shomaele en Shaun Mmutsi.

Robbie se toekomsvisie het hy op die agter-
kant van sy matriektrui aangebring: "Own
the day." 

“If I had my life to live over ...

Erma Bombeck

Someone asked me the other day if I had my life to live over would I change anything.

My answer was no, but then I thought about it and changed my mind.

If I had my life to live over again I would have waxed less and listened more.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy and complaining about the shadow over my feet, I'd have cherished every minute of it and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was to be my only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.

I would have eaten popcorn in the "good" living room and worried less about the dirt when you lit the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have burnt the pink candle that was sculptured like a rose before it melted while being stored.

I would have sat cross-legged on the lawn with my children and never worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television ... and more while watching real life.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband which I took for granted.

I would have eaten less cottage cheese and more ice cream.

I would have gone to bed when I was sick, instead of pretending the Earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for a day.

I would never have bought ANYTHING just because it was practical/wouldn't show soil/ guaranteed to last a lifetime.

When my child kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now, go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more I love yous ... more I'm sorrys ... more I'm listenings ... but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it ... look at it and really see it ... try it on ... live it ... exhaust it ... and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it.”

[Dankie, mnr. Johann van den Berg dat jy dit met ons deel!]

Leaders understand ...

Denimd(r)ag ...

Vusi Manqana, Alet Harding en Kabelo Makhetha in hulle denimdrag, waarvan net hulle die "memo" gekry het.

A successful leader ...

Moet nooit na hulle vlak beweeg nie ...

Projek NK: Terug-skool-toe-2020

Afrika Mokhosi

Afrika Mokhosi en Shaun Mmutsi is twee ou hande as dit by liefdadigheids- en uitreikprojekte kom. Hulle weet presies hoe om te herwin en wat om te herwin, sodat dit tot voordeel van ander kan strek. Hulle praat en dink al net soos lede van die Groen Party wat die aarde wil red.

Hier teen die einde van 'n skooljaar, is daar baie blaaie wat herbruik kan word, en dit is net hier waar dié twee groenes besluit het om nie net te herwin nie (save the tree), maar ook om uit te reik. 'n Goeie 246 boekies is al aanmekaar geslaan. 347 potlode is skerpgemaak, afgetel, verpak en wag vir gretige handjies om te leer skryf. En moenie bang wees om foute te maak nie, die 117 uitveërs kan hierdie sakie regstel. 

Hulle twee se wens is dat daar leerders op die eerste skryftreë van die lewe suksesvol sal wees as mense.

Shaun Mmutsi

The test of loyalty ...

Do great work ...

If you want to shine ...

Die eerste skoolhoof op sy laaste dag ...

Shaun Mmutsi het 'n baie spesiale band met sy preprimêre skoolhoof. Hy was die eerste leerder wat by dié skool ingeskryf is en deur die loop van skoolloopbaan het hy altyd sy eerste skoolhoof gaan groet en haar op hoogte gehou van sy prestasies. En die dag wat hy sy laaste matriekvak geskryf het (Engels Huistaal vraestel 3) het hy vir mev. Malifelile Lenka gaan groet en vir haar bedank vir die rol wat sy in sy lewe gespeel het.

Kritiek in die lewe is altyd volop, maar die dankies is heelwat minder. Wat 'n besondere verhaal van 'n jongmens wat kan terugloop op sy spoor, maar wat ook vir almal dankie-sê vir hulle bydrae op sy lewenspad.

Shaun, Tekkie Tonic se redaksie is baie trots op jou en wens jou die allerbeste toe vir jou toekoms.

Challenge yourself ...

Change your life ...

Thinking Out of the Box ...

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter.

He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him. However, the catch was that we would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the businessman’s daughter.

Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust.

The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black.

The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be wiped, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark.

Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles.

Whilst he was picking them up, the daughter noticed that he’d picked up two black pebbles and placed them both into the bag.

He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one.

The daughter naturally had three choices as to what she could have done:
Refuse to pick a pebble from the bag.
Take both pebbles out of the bag and expose the loan-shark for cheating.
Pick a pebble from the bag fully well knowing it was black and sacrifice herself for her father’s freedom.

She drew out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it ‘accidentally’ dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark;

“Oh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”

The pebble left in the bag is obviously black, and seeing as the loan-shark didn’t want to be exposed, he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and clear her father’s debt.

Moral of the story:

It’s always possible to overcome a tough situation throughout of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.

Your logo ...

Do not thiink ...

Afrikaanse opstelle: heerlike woorde om mee te speel ...

Baie dankie, mnr. Crauwcamp!

Daar is altyd iemand in die lewe wat 'n mens se pad kruis en jou lewe verryk, omdat hy dieper kyk, mense verstaan en altyd 'n helpende hand uitreik.

Francios het hierdie eksamen die pad met die graad 11's gestap. En saam met hom was die graad 11-registeronderwysers aan sy sy.

Om vir die lang ure wat hulle elke dag moes toesig hou, het hy vir hulle 'n in-die-tuin-ontbyt gereël - net om dankie te sê! En terwyl dit heerlik gereën het, het hulle sommer so stoeplangs geëet en gekuier.

Die staatmakers is Erick Litjamela, Holang Mohau, Vusi Manqana, Aletta Makgitla, Sheree Gray, Bianca Kruger en Caryn Petersen.

Work hard now ...

Lucky Charms vs hard work

Change the plan ...

Dream big ...

Puppies for Sale ... Understanding

A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: “Puppies For Sale.”

Signs like this always have a way of attracting young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and approached the owner;

“How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.”

The little boy pulled out some change from his pocket. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?”

The shop owner smiled and whistled. Out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his shop followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.

One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?”

The shop owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy and had discovered it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would always be lame.

The little boy became excited. “That is the puppy that I want to buy.”

The shop owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger, and said;

“I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay full price. In fact, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for.”

The shop owner countered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!”

Wish for more skills ...

You need determination ...

Today a reader ...

Seek, learn, know and grow ...

Keep calm and study hard ...

The strongest motivation ...

Control Your Temper (Anger)

There once was a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand him a bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the fence.

On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence.

The boy gradually began to control his temper over the next few weeks, and the number of nails he was hammering into the fence slowly decreased.

He discovered it was easier to control his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence.

Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father the news and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out a nail every day he kept his temper under control.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

“you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.”

Moral of the story:

Control your anger, and don’t say things to people in the heat of the moment, that you may later regret. Some things in life, you are unable to take back.

Don't be good enough ...

The limits of my world ...

I do and I understand ...

Hope breeds peace ...

If you want something you never had ...

It is something that is in your veins ...