Author: Tonie Konig

With safety on many minds last week, we would like to remind you to be vigilant when dropping your child off at school.  Make sure that your child walks across the road and does not run. Ensure that they are on the school property before driving off. The gates will be closed and only opened by a teacher. [read more]

Our assessments will start on Monday the 9th of September. This can be a very stressful time for all so we encourage you to motivate your child to study all their material at home. Getting enough sleep and eating a substantial breakfast is very important.

Be prepared and make sure that the learners are equipped with the appropriate stationery items that they will need. Gr 4 – 6 learners should have the following items 2 pens, 2 pencils, eraser, sharpener, ruler. [read more]

Our days are numbered. At this very moment, many thousands are born into the world, some destined to live only a few days or weeks, and then tragically succumb to illness or other misfortune.

Others are destined to push through to the century mark, perhaps even a bit beyond, and savour every taste life has to offer triumph, despair, joy, hatred, and love. We never know.

But whether we live a day or a century, a central question always remains: What is the purpose of our life? What makes our lives meaningful? [read more]

We are coming closer to the assessments and the test series and some of the students are already feeling the pressure.

Just remember that you are in control of your own destiny and the choices you make. Study hard and always give your best.

We all believe in you!

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle!” – Christian D Larso [more]

The masks we wear…

We wear masks for many reasons, good and bad. We wear them to hide our identity, to become someone else for a little while. We wear them to have fun and play out our wildest fantasies of being a princess, a prince, a villain or even a monster.

The reality is, we all wear masks daily. We are one person at home, another person at school and yet another person around our family and friends. Do we even remember who the person behind the mask is?

Technology has also become another mask we use to hide behind, to protect ourselves and sometimes to impress others. We post happy pictures of our families and ourselves on Facebook/Instagram to give the illusion that all is perfect in our lives; when in fact many of the people who post these photos are actually suffering terribly, whether emotionally, physically or financially.

Still, the mask goes up and we portray happy… happy… smiling… smiling. We barely look up and notice others around us, eventually forgetting they even exist. Lift your head, notice what is right in front of you, another person in need of a smile, a beautiful tree with changing leaves, the sky, a new-born baby yawning… Life is not to be missed – it passes too quickly before us, pay attention! [more]

Have you ever made a mistake in your life? Have you ever felt like a failure?

Well then, join the club!

There are many famous, successful people, who became famous and even rich, after making several mistakes.

Here are just a few examples:

J K Rowling, the well-known author of the Harry Potter books. She says:
“I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded, and I was jobless, a single parent, and as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain” Because she realised that she will have to provide for her children, she didn’t allow herself to dwell in her failure. She lifted her head, started writing and today her nett worth is estimated at an astounding $1 billion. [read more]

This week the learners were encouraged to be more courageous. Sometimes there are things that we are afraid of or things we don’t believe we can achieve, this is the time to be courageous and take a leap of faith. Courage isn’t always a roar, sometimes it’s a little voice inside of us saying ‘try again tomorrow’. [read more]

In Assembly this week, Miss Rossouw spoke to us about the importance of showing kindness. We can display kindness through a small acts towards our schoolmates like sharing our lunch with someone who doesn’t have or giving a compliment to someone not having a great day. We want to encourage our learners to display kindness at school as great things can come from it. [read more]

The power of positive thinking

Robert Collier said that there is nothing on earth that you cannot have once you have mentally accepted the fact that you can have it. It is widely believed that achievement starts with the vision of success. What you are today and what you will achieve tomorrow depends a lot on your mental readiness to claim your future.

Your mind is your most powerful tool. Your thoughts are the starting point to what will most likely happen to you. The words that you speak compliment your thoughts. The most harmful believes that you have are your self - limiting believes. Accepting mediocre achievements will hold you back from the future you deserve. Words are like seeds. When you speak something out you give life to what you are saying. Your life will move in the direction of your words. Positive words will move your life in a positive direction. So too will negative words.

When you plant lemon seeds you will get lemons. You cannot plant a cactus and expect to get oranges. Your thoughts together with your effort will give you the outcome you deserve.

Soon, the matric class of 2019 will begin their Trial Exams. Positive thinking and hard work will result in you being successful. Remember that attitude determines altitude.

Mr Ortell

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This week in assembly, Mrs Menton and the Grade 5 class taught us about having ‘self-control.’ They introduced this by creating an awesome rap and performance to show the learners.

Children with self-control have more success with their peers because they are able to resist peer pressure and solve problems successfully.

We encouraged the learners, when in a situation the best thing to do is firstly take deep breaths and secondly think about happy thoughts. [read more]