Tuesday 30 June 2020

Teamwork story: When a mousetrap is not about the mouse

One day a mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package when they got home from the store. It was an ordinary day like any other for the mouse. She was wondering what food did the farmer and his wife bring home? But instead of delicious food, the farmer brought home a mousetrap. Retreating to the barnyard the mouse warned everyone “There’s a mousetrap in the house, a mousetrap in the house!”

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There’s a rat trap in the house, a mousetrap in the house!” “I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse,” sympathised the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about.”

Then the mouse turned to the cow which heard everything and said, “Like wow, Mr. Mouse a mousetrap. I am in grave danger duuuuh.” So the mouse returned to the house, head down and worried about how it will have to face the farmer’s mousetrap alone one day.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see if they have finally caught the mouse. She was in such a hurry to see if the problem with the mice was finally over that she forgot to turn on the light as she came into the room. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and once the doctors were finished she returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the barnyard for the soup’s main ingredient, the chicken. Even though the farmer got his wife the soup his wife’s sickness continued. Because of that their friends and neighbours came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer’s wife still did not get well. She died, and so many people came to her funeral. To feed them all the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat. While all of this happened the mouse was all alone in the barn wondering what would have happened if only the other animals would have taken some time to listen and solve the situation together.

We have to care about what happens to our friends and neighbours. What happens to them affects us too.

[Thanks Johann van der Berg for sharing this with us.]

Monday 29 June 2020

Sunday 28 June 2020

Elke Sondagaand ...

André van Dyk het elke Sondagaand en Vrydagaand 'n heerlike musiekprogram wat van Panama uitgesaai word.

Klik HIER om deel daarvan te wees. Vanaand se program begin om 20:00

Verdere inligting HIER!

Wednesday 24 June 2020

Monday 22 June 2020

Sunday 21 June 2020

Happy Father's Day

Kgosana Moeketsi
Junior Mayor 2018/2019
Seeing a man wake up every morning, going to work in order to create a better future for his children is the true meaning of fatherhood.

Today we appreciate those who owned up to being fathers and showed their children unconditional love.

We also appreciate those men who adopt children and give them not only a steady home but also a family.

Let us not forget that man with no kids but has been like a father to many❤️

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day ...


Saturday 20 June 2020

Father's Day

Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng
Father's Day, an idea that is daunting for so many.

People wake up on the third Sunday of June, all to different situations. Some overjoyed by the fact that they have their fathers in their lives, and many saddened by the fact that the idea of a father is non-existent.

See, so many of us wake up to different realities surrounding fathers, yet there is one reality that all of us need to face: WE ALL NEED OUR FATHERS.

Many of us may be convinced that we're doing "perfectly fine" without our fathers in our lives, but we need to acknowledge that every figure in our lives plays a key role. That role can be fulfilled by a specific person only. Similarly with fathers. There is a role that only he can fill. We may form father-like relationships with other people, but that biological gap will always be there.

Many may not have close relationships with their fathers and may yearn for it, but the truth is it's not the end of the world. It becomes your role as a man to be the father you never had when you grow up, and it is your role as a woman to allow your child's father to be involved when you be come a mom.

Life is all about fixing mindsets, let it begin with us.

[Franchesca May - Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng]

Father's day!! Father's day!! Father's day!!

Deputy Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng
It is that time of the year where every child is saying thanks to their fathers for being part of their lives. We as the children of this whole world would like to thank every single man out there who has played a role in one's life. This also includes uncles, brothers and even teachers! There is a huge difference between a 'Father' and a 'Dad'. A father is someone who has played a part in a child's birth only and a Dad is someone who might not have played a part in the birth of a child but is always available and supportive towards his child more than the father.

Many children out there neither have fathers nor dads, but they have single mothers - Mothers who play the role of both a mother and a father in her child's life. These women deserve to be treated like Queens and Kings at the same time and they deserve to be celebrated on this day as well! Instead of wasting time on crying over spilt milk when their husbands have run away or passed away, they stand up firm for themselves and their children. These are our pillars of strength.

We give thanks to single fathers as well, fathers that make sure that their children go to bed with something in their stomachs. Fathers that make sure that they grow young men to be leaders and role models of this country. The society has been ruined, the youth has changed, and days have been numbered for those who are ill-disciplined. We thank those fathers that discipline their children. That teach their children what it means to respect an elder. God says to us that "Respect your mother and father for your days to be longer on this earth", every child deserves a parent that they will respect and honour everyday.

Being a parent is a gift, but being part of any child's life on this earth is a blessing.
Fathers! Stand up when the time is still on your side, and take charge of your responsibility. Your child/ren need you. Fulfil your role and obligation when you still can.

[Alex Manise - Deputy Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng]

Thursday 18 June 2020

#BlanketProject

If you have a blanket or two to spare, please drop it off at the gate and leave it with our security anytime from 08:00 until 15:00 (weekdays).

It is very cold and we want to help our community. Please share with your friends. #BlanketProject. If you have any queries or contributions, contact Tyrell on 084 264 3810.

Wednesday 17 June 2020

Tuesday 16 June 2020

Jeugdag 2020

Dankie, Alex, dat jy hierdie gedagte
met ons deel!

Youth Day


Monday 15 June 2020

Die oplaai en die aflaai van gekompakteerde kennis!

Mnre. André van Dyk en Mynhardt Greeff
besig om die hersieningsmateriaal vir die
graad 12's in te laai.


Mev. Bianca Kruger en mnr. André van Dyk
besig om die honderde boekies af te laai.

Dreams don't work ...


Sunday 14 June 2020

Who's your hero?


One of those strange newspaper stories told of a 19-year-old woman who had been charged in Los Angeles with two counts of trespassing -- after sneaking into the home of actor Brad Pitt and trying on his clothes. I suppose we have different ways of adoring our heroes..

But who are our real heroes? I was given a little quiz recently. See how well you do:

Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

Name five Olympic gold medalists.

Name the last five winners of your national beauty contest.

Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

Name the last half-dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

Name the last decade's national or world champions in your favorite sport.

These people, of course, are the best in their fields. But fame is fleeting and outstanding performance is too soon forgotten.

Now try another quiz:

List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.

If you found the second quiz easier, it may be because those people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the best degrees or pedigrees, nor are they the most honored or acclaimed.

The people who make a difference are those who care. They may never have seen a battle; never scored a winning goal; never been featured in a magazine. But they have been busy helping you to be the best you can be.

Let's remember and thank our real heroes. And don't be surprised if someone thanks you.

Saturday 13 June 2020

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Friday 12 June 2020

The Youth Day Derby 2020!

Welcome to the first edition of the Youth Day Derby 2020!

The Youth Day Derby is run by the South African Schools Debating Board (SASDB). The SASDB is a non-profit organisation that provides utmost training and competitions for debaters in the country from District, Inter Provincial, Provincial and National standards. International competitions as well!

This is the first time that the SA Debating board will be hosting such a competition. It is a British Parliament debate tournament in honour of Youth Day 2020! We will be debating in pairs of two (2) speakers in a team instead of the normal three (3) speakers in a team. It is an amazing opportunity for young speakers to learn and explore debating with speakers from different provinces at National level. Also a great opportunity for them to learn about the virtual hosting of a tournament. If you're interested in pursuing BA(LAW)/LLB after matrix, then this is your chance to learn now!

#SA Debating # Youth Day Derby 2020

[Alex Manise]

Flashback Friday: 2010 Prysuitdelingsfunksie


Thursday 11 June 2020

COVID-19 ... And the masks designers!

COVID-19?

That's a new and stressful virus but are we scared of it? No. Are we prepared to fight it? Yes.

Alex Manise: "Akhona, you have such a brilliant idea and you're actually creative in this regard, Are you planning on expanding your idea and make profit out of it through selling it to your peers at school?" 

Akhona Dlamini: "I am a very anti social person, so I don't like going out to public places. I'm also lazy, so if I'm lazy then this means I do everything for myself on my own at my own time! I decided to treat myself a bit for staying indoors as per Government's instructions so I designed my own cloth mask. I feel much safer and more protected when I've got it on me!"

#HTS/THS WELKOM
#MATRIX 2020 we are ready
#COVID-19 we are fighting you every step of the way

Wednesday 10 June 2020

Monday 8 June 2020

Bottels hoop in wording ...

Dankie aan al die Tekkie-dames wat bygedra het om hierdie projek 'n sukses te maak. Dankie ook aan Karin Herbst wat alles koördineer.

Harrison Ford het in 'n onderhoud gesê dat hy betrokke is by liefdadigheidsorganisasies omdat hy van die seëninge wat hy ervaar, wil gebruik om 'n positiewe bydrae tot die samelewing te lewer.
Die dames wat besig is met die laaste been van die bottels, is
mevv. Bo-dine Minne, Rika Vermaak, Karin Herbst, Bianca
Kruger en mej. Lizbe Sauer.   


Reach high ...


Sunday 7 June 2020

Start working


Die strewe na 'n post-Covid-19-tydperk

Die personeel tydens Covid-19

Die personeel na Covid-19

Foto's: Marlene Viljoen 

Saturday 6 June 2020

Die wiskunde-klas met die aura ...

Mev. Marlene Viljoen is kliphard aan die werk aan die siel van die wiskunde klas. Die banke is mooi geverf en elkeen pryk met 'n yslike nommer. Daarby fluister die mure allerhande wiskunde-termes. [Dit is slegs hoorbaar vir hulle wat doodstil sit en luister.]

Mev. Viljoen sê dat sy nog nie klaar is nie, want alle planne vat tyd. Sy wil egter hê dat haar klas vir jou die gevoel moet gee van wiskunde die oomblik as jy in haar klas instap, soveel so dat die leerders sommer lus gaan wees om wiskunde te doen.

Na dié inperking, is dit duidelik dat die leerders hierdie wiskunde klas gaan geniet. Viva wiskunde.






Friday 5 June 2020

Tegeniese wetenskapopleiding in Bloemfontein



         Mnre. Deon Fourie, Johan Herbst en mev. Maguerite Pienaar
                          by die opleidingsessie in Bloemfontein.

Die gemaskerde man ...

'n Boom word aan sy vrugte geken en 'n fisiese
wetenskap-onderwyser aan sy masker!
'n Baie entoesiastiese mnr. Johan Herbst het besluit om 'n bietjie sigbare wetenskaplike inspirasie aan sy leerders oor te dra. Daarvoor het hy 'n bietjie "atome" by Einstein gaan leen en die periodieke tabel by Dmitri Mendeleev. En saam gaan hulle die Covid-19-matrieks tot hoër hoogtes voer.

Mnr. Herbst het sommer vir sy matrieks ook maskers laat maak, maar dit is slegs bekombaar as jy presteer in die vooraf vasgestelde kwartaal 2-kompetisies. [Matrieks, so 'n wenk van die redaksie se kant af - leer!!! Dié eksklusiewe masker kan deel word van jou skooluniform.]
 

  

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Wednesday 3 June 2020

Stories like this ...

Stories like this, always have a way of putting the right perspective on life.

Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her pupils and said that she loved them all the same, that she would treat them all alike. And that was impossible because there in front of her, slumped in his seat on the third row, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were unkept and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy was unpleasant.

It got to the point during the first few months that she would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then marking the F at the top of the paper biggest of all. Because Teddy was a sullen little boy, no one else seemed to enjoy him, either.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's records and put Teddy's off until last. When she opened his file, she was in for a surprise. His first-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright, inquisitive child with a ready laugh." "He does his work neatly and has good manners ... he is a joy to be around."

His second-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy continues to work hard but his mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."

Teddy's fourth-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class. He is tardy and could become a problem."

By now Mrs. Thompson realized the problem, but Christmas was coming fast. It was all she could do, with the school play and all, until the day before the holidays began and she was suddenly forced to focus on Teddy Stoddard.

Her children brought her presents, all in beautiful ribbon and bright paper, except for Teddy's, which was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper of a scissored grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents.

Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of cologne. She stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume behind the other wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed behind just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to."

After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing, and speaking. Instead, she began to teach children. Jean Thompson paid particular attention to one they all called "Teddy."

As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. On days where there would be an important test, Mrs. Thompson would remember that cologne. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class and...well, he had also become the "pet" of the teacher who had once vowed to love all of her children exactly the same.

A year later she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that of all the teachers he'd had in elementary school, she was his favorite. Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy.

He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still his favorite teacher of all time.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson she was still his favorite teacher.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still his favorite teacher, but that now his name was a little longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.

The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that Spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering...well, if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the pew usually reserved for the mother of the groom. And guess what, she wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And I bet on that special day, Jean Thompson smelled just like...well, just like the way Teddy remembered his mother smelling on their last Christmas together.

THE MORAL: You never can tell what type of impact you may make on another's life by your actions or lack of action. Consider this fact in your venture thru life.

[Dankie, mnr. Johann van den Berg dat jy hierdie storie met ons deel.]

Monday 1 June 2020

Lengte in Covid-19-vlak 3 is 'n belangrike bate ...

Hester Bothma, HTS se sekretaresse is lankmoedig en vriendelik, glad nie kort van geheue of draad nie ... 

Kortweg, tydens Covid-19 het sy agtergekom dat haar lengte, of gebrek daaraan, haar eintlik kortwiek, aangesien sy aan die ontvangkant van moontlike kieme kan wees as die sosiale afstand nie gehandhaaf word nie.

Dit is hier waar die vindingryke skoolhoof tot haar redding kom en op 'n Saterdagoggend voeg hy sommer 18cm by haar lengte by.

Vir die eerte keer in 20 jaar kan Hester die besoekers in die oë kyk ... Dankie, mnr. Swanepoel vir die welkome "verhoging!"

A busy June ...

Alex Manise
Every 6th month of the year, our country celebrates youth month. June...
Our country has experienced a lot of bad situations in this month  years ago. People died and people suffered, especially the youth of that time this is why we celebrate youth month. To honour and give thanks to those who lost their lives through incidents that happened. Viva Youth Viva!!! The world is us and we rule the world. Young minds deserves to be treated like eggs, because they're very sensitive and fragile. We need and deserve all types of support we can get in our lives because we might be young but we face a lot of stress.

It has also been said that June is "Pride month". This is where people from the LGBTQ+ communities celebrate their sexualities. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and a whole lot more of sexualities in this world. Where these communities celebrate who they are and  how they deal with social injustices, gender based violence and etc.

How can I forget our father's? June is also Father's day! Lucky are those who have them in their lives. This world is big and full of fathers, but it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone has one. This is why those who have them are considered "lucky". But God is there for everyone. He's our father above all odds. He has never left us nor forsaken us as his people, even with this pandemic we shall conquer all odds.
#Youth Month
#Pride Month
#Father's Month

Be stubborn about your goals ...