Crystal Viljoen (Grade 6) Photo Credit: On Site Images

Crystal Viljoen, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, won Gold for Level 10 Under 15 Rhythmic Gymnastics at the SA Gym Games in September 2019. Crystal will be competing at the Dubai International Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship (DuGym Cup), which will take place in Dubai from 5 to 7 December 2019. Laddsworth is very proud of Crystal’s achievements. We wish her all the best for this prestigious event, where she will be competing against other world-class rhythmic gymnasts.

L-R: Mr Neelan Pillay (Deputy Headmaster), Ms Marieke Stoll (volunteer from Germany), Ms Sophie Jürgens (volunteer from Germany), Mrs Jackie Ponsford (Siyabonga Representative), Mr Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster)

Laddsworth Primary School collected toys, stationery, balls, skipping ropes and toiletries for the Siyabonga Care Centres during October. Mrs Jackie Ponsford, a representative from Siyabonga, as well as German volunteers, Marieke Stoll and Sophie Jürgens, collected the items from Laddsworth on Wednesday, 30 October 2019. They were overwhelmed by the generous amount of items collected. Siyabonga will distribute these items to those in need at their Care Centres.

Laddsworth Athletics Captains Jamie Kloppers and Jonathan Werth took part in the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Sub-Youth Championship at Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban on 12 October 2019. This is the KZN Athletics main event for the Sub-Youth Championships (7 to 15 year age groups). The results from this event will be used to select a Provincial team that will participate in the Inter-Provincial competition in November. This year, more than 650 athletes participated in the event.
Jamie Kloppers (Grade 7) won Gold in the 80m hurdles and came 4th in the 200m hurdles.
Jonathan Werth (Grade 7) came 5th in the 1500m and 10th in the 800m.

Well done to our Athletics Captains on their performances

Camryn Heafield, a Grade 7 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School has qualified to perform in the prestigious Ballet Gala Performance 2019, presented by the Cecchetti Society of KwaZulu-Natal. This annual production, will take place at the Playhouse Theatre in Durban on 9 November 2019. It is a showcase celebrating excellence in dance as all the participants have qualified by achieving a minimum of 70 percent for their 2019 Ballet Examination. Camryn, a member of Julia Powell School of Ballet in Hilton, received a distinction award for her Grade 4 ballet exam. We wish Camryn all the best for the performance.

Photo Credit: On Site Images

Laddsworth Grade 6 pupil, Crystal Viljoen competed at the South African National Gym Games 2019 (SAGF) held in Durban, from 25 to 29 September 2019. She competed in the elective ball, compulsory clubs and ribbon categories and was awarded gold for each apparatus.
Crystal was crowned South African Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion for the Level 10, Under 15 division.

Congratulations Crystal, on this prestigious achievement.

Laddsworth Grade 4 pupils collecting litter
Laddsworth Primary School pupils did a neighbourhood clean-up on Wednesday 18 September 2019. The pupils picked up litter along all the roads surrounding the Laddsworth Estate.

L-R: Aphelele Makhonza (Grade 5), Athena Wilson (Grade 6), Carla Hounsell (Grade 5), Georgina Cotton (Grade 5), Ayavuya Zuma (Grade 6)
Members of the Laddsworth Eco Club took part in the Young Designers Competition held at The Witness Garden Show, Royal Show Grounds in Pietermaritzburg on 4 September 2019. The 5 members of the Eco Club worked very hard and enjoyed the challenge of creating a ‘Garden for little creatures’.

L-R: Joshua Tilbury, Patrick Lamb, Adam Tilbury, Jack Holtzhauzen
Laddsworth Grade 6 pupils took part in the BNP Paribas RCS Rising Stars Tennis Tournament in Westridge, Durban on Saturday 7 September 2019. Under 12 boys from 9 schools across KwaZulu-Natal took part and Laddsworth came 5th overall.

Laddsworth Grade 7 pupil, Omar Wilson has been crowned the overall winner in the Spur KwaZulu-Natal MTB Schools League, for the Sub-Junior Boys Under 13 Section. Omar came first in all 4 races which were held at Kearsney College on 28 July 2019, Maritzburg College on 11 August 2019, Waterfall College on 25 August 2019 and Thomas More College on 8 September 2019. Well done Omar on a perfect MTB season.

L-R: Trey Padayachee, Nathan Raubenheimer, Nirav Dhanesar, Heinrich Prinsloo, Ryan McKean, Joshua Hounsell, Mr Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster), Tayla Baker, Leah Stewart, Savanna-Belle Fyvie, Karla van Eeden, Carlene Burgess.

Laddsworth Primary School is very proud to announce that 11 Grade 7 pupils have earned scholarships to their respective High Schools for 2020:
Carlene Burgess: Grace College – Laddsworth Closed Scholarship
Heinrich Prinsloo: Maritzburg College – Sports (Rugby) Scholarship
Joshua Hounsell: St Charles College – Academic Scholarship
Karla van Eeden: Grace College – Open Scholarship
Leah Stewart: St John’s Diocesan School for Girls – Minor All-Rounder Scholarship
Nathan Raubenheimer: St Charles College – Academic Scholarship
Nirav Dhanesar: Grace College - Laddsworth Closed Scholarship
Ryan McKean: Maritzburg College - Laddsworth Closed Scholarship
Savanna-Belle Fyvie: St John’s Diocesan School for Girls – Major Academic Scholarship
Tayla Baker: St John’s Diocesan School for Girls - Laddsworth Closed Scholarship
Trey Padayachee – Hilton College – Merit Award

Laddsworth would like to congratulate our pupils and encourage them to continue to Aim High