Wednesday 30 November 2022

Monday 28 November 2022

Maandag-motivering

“Uiteindelik is dit nie die jare in jou lewe wat tel nie. Dit is die lewe wat jy in jou jare sit, wat tel.” - Abraham Lincoln

Sunday 27 November 2022

Saturday 26 November 2022

Rules to live by ...


if you make a mess - clean up
if you take something - put it back
if you borrow it - return it
if you use it - look after it
if you promise - do it
if you open it - close it again
if you break it - admit it
if you can't fix it - call in someone who can
if you switch it on - switch it off
if it belongs to someone else - get permission to use it
if it's none of your business - don't ask questions
if you value it - take care of it
if you can't say something good about someone - don't say anything

Wednesday 23 November 2022

Monday 21 November 2022

Maandag-motivering

"Leef asof jy môre gaan sterf. Leer asof jy vir ewig moet lewe." -Gandhi

Saturday 19 November 2022

Die Afrikaanse klas

 
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'n Kleurvolle eksamen!

Thursday 17 November 2022

Tekkie-leeders: "Dankie, Juffrou ..."





Nog foto's volg om die lekkerte van 2022 in die Afrikaanse klas te onthou. Hou gerus Tekkie Tonic dop. Ballonne vol goeie wense vir die laaste eksamen van 2022!

[Foto's: Lindie Rode]

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Monday 14 November 2022

All Things Visual


We live in a visual world and as humans we are visual beings.
Studies show that we remember 80% of what we see,
20% of what we read and
10% of what we hear.


5 facts about visual communication

90% of all communication happens visually.
Our brain processes visual impressions 60,000 times faster than text.
The human eye can differentiate approximately 10 million different colours.
It takes only 13 milliseconds for the human brain to process an image.
Visual images activate the right side of the brain such as imagination, colour and creativity.

Hoe hanteer jy konflik?

Elke mens hanteer konflik op 'n ander manier. Die verskillende maniere waarop mense op konflik reageer, word hieronder beskryf.

Die skilpad
Jy hou nie daarvan om te stry en te baklei nie. As twee leerders op mekaar skree of baklei, loop jy liewer weg. Jy vermy mense en situasies wat konflik kan veroorsaak.

Die haai
Jy wil altyd wen. Jy probeer ander mense dwing om soos jy te dink. Jy gee nie om om onpopulêr te wees nie, solank jy net jou doel bereik. As dit nie gebeur nie, word jy kwaad en voel dat mense jou verneder het.

Die teddiebeer
Dis vir jou baie belangrik dat ander mense van jou hou. Dit maak nie vir jou saak as jy nie jou doel bereik nie, solank jou vriende net nie vir jou kwaad wird nie. Jy hou nie daarvan om met ander mense te stry of te baklei nie.

Die jakkals
Jy hou van kompromieë. Jy probeer om ander mense te oortuig, maar as jy dit nie regkry nie, is jy bereid om hulle halfpad te ontmoet. Goeie menseverhoudings is vir jou baie belangrik.

Die uil
Jy probeer om jou doel te bereik sonder om ander mense kwaad te maak. Jy hou daarvan as almal tevrede is met 'n besluit wat geneem is. As jy sien dat iemand ongelukkig is oor die besluit wat geneem is, sal jy aanhou om 'n beter oplossing vir die probleem te kry.

Hoe hanteer jy konflik? Herken jy jou in een van hierdie diere??


Maandag-motivering

 Daar is ’n spreekwoord: As jy na niks mik nie, gaan jy dit elke keer tref.

Sunday 13 November 2022

Mnr. Fanie Pretorius beplan 'n wegbreek


Hierdie vakansie hou reisbeloftes in vir mnr. Fanie. Hy moet egter onthou dat hulle nie sy naam orals korrek sal uitspreek nie. Hier in die Vrystaat ken die mense hom as Fanie, Faan, selfs Fanus is nie te vergesog nie en Stefanus staan op die amptelike dokumente. Die leerders het sommer gou van hom as Malanka gepraat, want met sy lengte kyk hy van bo af op alle ongerymdhede.

Sy eerste stopplek is New York, waar almal hom as Steve gaan aanspreek. In London gaan hulle van Stephen praat en 'n vinnige kuiertjie by die familie in Wallis, gaan hy as Ystffan aangespreek word. Fanie verander na Etienne in Frankryk en sommige van die Franse kan hom selfs Stéphane noem. In Italië gaan hy pizza saam met vriende eet wat hom as Stefano ken. In Spanje gaan hy nie eens agterkom as hulle van hom skinder nie, want Esteban klink glad nie na 'n bekende nie. In Griekeland voel hy nie so ontuis nie, want Stephanos klink baie naby aan sy doopnaam. En daar tussen die Grieke sal hy ook sommer die betekenis van sy naam hoor, nl. bekroonde.     

In Duitsland voel hy amper tuis, want Stefan klink bekend. In Pole is die naam Stepan nie te ver van die bekende af nie, maar in Hongarye is Estevan of Istvan iets waaraan hy gewoond sal moet raak.

In Estland, Letland, Rusland en die Ooste is daar nog nie eens aangedoen nie, maar heel moontlik sal die uitspraak en die spelling ons pootjie.

Gebruik hierdie vakansie en volg die uitspraak en spelling van jou naam in die verskillende lande. 'n Heerlike reis vir elkeen van julle. 

World Kindness Day

 
Grade 12's
Be kind to yourself and study physical science P2.

World Kindness Day

Every year on November 13th, World Kindness Day is observed. The main goal of this day is to allow everyone to reflect on and follow one of the most important and unique human principles. This day also promotes small acts of kindness, which bring people together.

Browse this list for ways to spread smiles and kindness wherever you go.

* Explain physical science to somebody that write the NSC exam.
* Say please and thank you. 
* Ask someone how their day is. 
* Ask others if there's anything you can do to help them.
* Give compliments.
* Give an unexpected compliment.
* Plant a tree.
* Let someone cut in front of you in line.
* Give someone your seat on a crowded taxi.
* Buy a warm meal for someone in need.
* Help someone struggling to carry their grocery bags.
* Stop to assist someone who looks lost.
* Pick up a piece of litter on the street and throw it out.
* Don't argue with your siblings today.

Tuesday 8 November 2022

Monday 7 November 2022

Maandag-motivering

Die lewe is 'n spel, speel dit - Moeder Teresa

Sunday 6 November 2022

2022: Wyshede en waarhede

Almal is gelyk as dit by tyd kom. Arm en eenvoudige mense kry dieselfde hoeveelheid tyd per dag as invloedryke en welgestelde mense. Dit hang van jou af hoe jy daardie tyd gebruik. Moenie eendag spyt wees oor die tyd wat jy gemors het nie. Gebruik tyd wyslik.

English or Afrikaans

MY STORIES BEGIN AS LETTERS

My pen is my wonderland.
Word water in my hand.
In my pen is wonder ink.
Stories sing. Stories sink.

My stories loop. My stories stop.
My pen is my wonder mop.
Drink letters. Drink my ink.
My pen is blind. My stories blink.

2022: Wyshede en waarhede

Basketball 2022: We appreciate you ...

Basketball 2022: Thank you, teacher!

Why do we love playing basketball?

There is a lot of reasons ... to name a few: it helps us to make new friends and to see them regularly. Basketball teach us about being a good team player and it is fun. Basketball helps us to build confidence and to improve our overall self-esteem. 

We just love basketball.

Motlatsi Shelile is the captain and Mapedi Hlongwane is the vice-captain. Our coach and mentor is me. Radebe.
Thank you, Ma'am for everything. Thank you for your time, your effort, and your motivation.
Thank you for never ever giving up on us, even when we wanted to give up. Thank you for pushing us to do better, even when we didn't think we could. Thank you for being the kind of coach that makes people want to be part of the team. 

Having you as our coach helped us realize what we need to do to be successful not only in sports but also in life. 
Currently we are in the 4th position in the Lejweleputswa league.

The birthday guy: Wandisile Njomane

[Photos: Promise Williams]

Gold Reef City: The prize for the top 10 learners



The experience was amazing, I think I speak for all of us when I say, we would do it all over again. It was sad and exciting at the same time knowing that it was the grade 11's last chance and we had to enjoy it to the fullest, and I proud to say we did enjoy 

Thank you, to Meneer van der Berg for driving us to Johannesburg and back home safely and a big thanks to the teachers who were there to assist with it all. They made everything possible and I thank them too.

[Unathi Kula: Chairman of 2023 and Dux learner for gr.11]




[Photos: Unathi Kula]

Sunday thoughts: Be supportive ...

Saturday 5 November 2022

RCL 2023

Grade 8
Marchall Duvenhage (8A)
Polokp Maziza (8B)
Xola Mjandana (8C)

Grade 9
Willem Stevenson (9A)
Prince Tobias (9D)
Sicelo Ben (9D)

Grade 10
Zander Coetzee (10A)
Akhona Mgoboli (10F)
Kamohelo Tshabalala (10C)

Grade 11
Adam Ramanamane (11A)
Kelvin Mpofu (11A)
Boitshepo Lebesa (11C - deputy chairperson)
Kgotso Tladi (11D)
Mojalefa Lekeka (11B - secretary)
Unathi Kula (11B - chairperson)

Maths: Paper 2



Click HERE for question papers  (different provinces)

Click HERE Grade 12 Maths Exam Revision Paper 2 (Video)

Click HERE Maths grade 12 paper 2 study tips and final exam tips (Video)

Click HERE for papers from 2008-2018

Very important question papers



Click HERE for Physical Science (and other subjects)

Click HERE for another website (all subjects)

Click HERE for MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES (science)

Click HERE for papers from different provinces

Click HERE for Physical Sciences  (paper en memo)

Thursday 3 November 2022

Maths: Paper 1

Being nervous is natural. It doesn’t mean that you don’t know anything. You may feel like you’ve forgotten a lot of things, but you will remember them as soon as you see your exam questions. Good luck, Tekkies!

Deep breathing session ...

Kies die eienaar die kar of andersom?

Motors is nie net die som van meganiese en elektriese stelsels nie, maar elkeen het sy manier van doen, sy eie persoonlikheid en nukke, en sê op sy beurt weer iets van die eienaar se persoonlikheid of gebrek daaraan ...

Die volgende vraag het onwillekeurig by Tekkie Tonic se lesers opgeduik: "Speel ouderdom 'n rol in die keuse van 'n kar? Ouderdom van die eienaar of die kar? Al is dit net ter wille van 'n foto?"

Ek het ook gehoor van voertuie wat hul eienaars in die steek gelaat het. Of was dit eintlik: eienaars wat hul voertuie in die steek gelaat het? Die redaksie van Tekkie Tonic sal later op hierdie vrae ingaan. Gniet intussen Dylan se foto's en dink oor van die vrae.



Die hoofseun van 2023, Unathi Kula, en mnr. Henk van Vuuren het elk 'n karkeuse gemaak! Kyk gerus goed na die foto's. Foto's sê mos baie meer as 'n 1000 woorde. (Dis belangrik om hierdie twee manne persoonlik te ken, veral as jou kar die nuk het om jou sonder rede in die steek te laat.)

Viva, motorspesialiste!!