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It’s the weekend, according to the kids

Young learners share their secrets on how to tell when it's the weekend.

POLOKWANE – A Friday is probably the most celebrated day of the week, given that it is the start of the weekend. While most adults are thrilled about the weekend beginning, Review asked learners from different schools in the city to find out if they notice when the weekend approaches.

Lesy Matsie says the only way he knows when the weekend is approaching is when his Mom tells him

Lesy Matsie.
Lesy Matsie.

 

Happy Mametja said “Whenever we finish school early, I just know the weekend is starting.”

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Happy Mametja.

 

Adea Molope said “I can tell by the colour of my school T- shirts that the weekend is coming. “Every day we wear a different colour, so I know when it’s Friday,” said Adea.

Adea Molope.
Adea Molope.

 

Faith Maja said “My Mom sometimes teases me on a Friday afternoon saying I’m going to school the next day, but then when I wake up the next day, she tells me she was joking,” she said.

Faith Mametja.
Faith Mametja.

 

Chantelle Waterson says she just loves school too much and does not mind whether it’s a weekend or during the week, so she does not keep track of the days.

Chantelle Waterson.
Chantelle Waterson.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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