Abbie Julius, a Grade 4 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, participated in the KwaZulu-Natal Artistic Gymnastics Trials in Durban on Saturday 17 August 2019. Abbie was selected to represent KwaZulu-Natal at the South African Gymnastics Games, for Under 9 Level 4, which will be held in Cape Town from 24 to 25 September 2019.

Laddsworth pupils competed in the TSA (Tennis South Africa) KZN Umgungundlovu Tennis Tournament, held at Kershaw Park from 9 to 11 August 2019. There was some very stiff opposition and our pupils did very well.
• Adam Tilbury, Grade 6 – 1st (Under 12) Boys Gold Singles
• Joshua Tilbury, Grade 6 - 4th (Under 12) Boys Gold Singles
• Reuben Macfarlane, Grade 6 - 9th (Under 12) Boys Gold Singles
• Jodi Moreno, Grade 6 - 4th (Under 12) Girls Singles
• Tessa Moreno, Grade 4 – 3rd (Under 10) Girls Singles in the TSA Umgungundlovu Lollipop Tennis Tournament. Tessa and her partner were runners-up in Girls Doubles.

Laddsworth pupils took part in the SASMT (South African Society of Music Teachers) Eisteddfod which was held between 29 July and 9 August 2019 in Pietermaritzburg.
Anna Hind (Grade 5) achieved 2 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 1
Anna May (Grade 4) achieved 3 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 1
Emma Lycett (Grade 7) achieved 2 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 4 and 3 Silver for Woodwind Flute, Grade 2
Frida Simbeye (Grade 7) achieved 1 Silver for Classical Voice, Grade 2
Gregory Leighton (Grade 3) achieved 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Classical Piano, Pre-Grade 1
Isobel Armstrong (Grade 6) achieved 2 Gold and 1 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 5
Jenna-Anne Toohey (Grade 5) achieved 1 Gold and 2 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 2
Kayleigh Henderson (Grade 5) achieved 2 Silver for Woodwind Flute, Grade 3
Kendra Tongue (Grade 6) achieved 2 Gold and 1 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 3
Keziah Smith (Grade 6) achieved 1 Gold and 2 Silver for Classical Piano, Grade 1
Owen Haasbroek (Grade 7) achieved 1 Silver and 2 Bronze for Classical Piano, Grade 1
Ruth Ackerman (Grade 6) achieved 1 Silver and 1 Gold for Classical Piano, Pre-Grade 1 Gold and 2 Silver for Woodwind Flute, Grade 3
Savanna-Belle Fyvie (Grade 7) achieved 3 Gold for Classical Voice, Grade 2
Zani Oelofsen (Grade 3) achieved 1 Gold for Classical Piano, Pre-Grade 1

Laddsworth is very proud of the musical talent at the school.

Omar Wilson (Grade 7) Photo credit: KZN Schools MTB
Omar Wilson, a Grade 7 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School won the Sub Junior Boys under 13 KZN MTB Schools Challenge on Sunday, 28 July 2019, which was held at Kearsney College. The KZN MTB Schools Challenge is a series of 4 races; this was the first of the four races. The next one takes place on the 11th August at Maritzburg College.
Well done Omar, Laddsworth is very proud of your win.

Laddsworth Primary School held the Senior Primary Inter-House Athletics Sports Day on Thursday, 01 August (Field events) and Friday, 02 August (Track Events). Seven records were broken over the two days. The records are as follows:
Under 9 Girls High Jump: Abusiswa Mnguni (Nyala) Height 1,01m.
Under 9 Boys High Jump: Sam Wessels (Oribi) Height 1,11m (Equaled Record)
Under 10 Boys Shot Put: Matt Bisset (Kudu) Distance 7.26m
Under 9 Girls 150m: Abusiswa Mnguni (Nyala) 25:60
Under 9 Boys 150m: Joel Edkins (Kudu) 25:19
Under 9 Boys 100m: Joel Edkins (Kudu) 15:50
Under 11 Boys 100m: Benjamin Andrews (Kudu) 14:09
Nyala (Green) was the overall winner with 395 points, Duiker (Blue) second with 323 points, Kudu third with 249 points and Oribi fourth with 237 points.

Laddsworth Grade 2S, with their teacher Ms Tara Sparnon, Grade 3H with their teacher Mrs Rookayah Hassim, and representatives from the SPCA, Mrs Shirley Bryant and Mrs Pam Hofman.

 

Laddsworth Primary School supported the SPCA Schools Collection ‘Donations-in-a-Bottle’ for the ‘1000 Paws Walk’ Campaign. An amount of R6899.97 was collected for the SPCA. There was a class competition to see which class collected the most money. Grade 2 Sparnon and Grade 3 Hassim collected the most money and were rewarded with a pizza party for their efforts on Thursday 25 July 2019. The pizzas were kindly sponsored by Debonairs Pizza in Howick and delivered by Mrs Bryant and Mrs Hofman from the SPCA.

L-R: Reilly Shuttleworth and Matthew Webster (Grade 7)
Grade Seven Laddsworth Entrepreneurs had the opportunity to sell their goods and offer their services to the school on Friday, the 19th of July when Laddsworth Primary School hosted their annual Grade 7 Market Day. Items on sale ranged from pizzas and ice-cream to stress balls and tie-dyed shirts. Services included a carnival experience, hoverboard rides and the opportunity to design your cap. Many other fun activities and interesting products were available to enthusiastic customers. Market Day brings Entrepreneurship to life as part of the Economic Management Sciences Curriculum. Pupils had to learn about business expenses, how to calculate cost and selling price, advertising and customer service, to name a few. The well-organized Market Day was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Laddsworth Primary School hosted a Girls’ 5-a-side Soccer Tournament on Saturday 13 July 2019. 200 girls in 25 teams from schools around Pietermaritzburg and as far afield as Ixopo, participated in the Tournament. The Laddsworth Soccer teams were very successful; the Under 9 and Under 10 Teams were the winners in their age group and the Under 11 Team were the runners up.

Jonathan Werth. (Photo Credit: Mark Sampson)

Laddsworth Grade 7 pupil, Jonathan Werth, finished 3rd in the South African Duathlon Championships, which was held in Cape Town, on 29 June 2019. The Duathlon involved a 2,5Km run, 10Km cycle and a 1,25Km run.
Well done Jonathan, Laddsworth is very proud of this fantastic achievement.

Mr Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster) with Mr Greg Downs (Hilton Quarry SuperSpar)

 

The Laddsworth Night Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser took place on Thursday, 13 June 2019. In spite of the very cold weather, the event was a great success, with 763 runners and walkers taking part. Hilton Quarry SuperSpar sponsored, prepared and cooked all the food which was on sale on the night. Laddsworth would like to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to the Downs family for their continued support of Laddsworth. The funds raised from this event, will be used to upgrade the school’s facilities.