L-R: Mr Kieran Nero (Head of Sport), Mr Jeremy Farquharson (Master in charge of Rugby), Mr Morné du Plessis (Sales Manager at Fury Honda), Mr Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster)

Laddsworth Primary School's First XV Rugby team has been sponsored by The Fury Motor Group for the seventh successive year. Mr Morné du Plessis, Sales Manager at Fury Honda Pietermaritzburg, handed over the sponsored rugby kit on Friday 8 March 2019. Laddsworth would like to thank the Fury Motor Group for their continued support.

Laddsworth Grade 7 pupil, Cuan Conway took part in the first of 6 Motocross Nationals in Port Elizabeth on the weekend of 2 March 2019. Cuan was the top KwaZulu-Natal motocross rider at the event and was placed 9th overall. Well done Cuan and we wish you all the best for the next National Championship, which will be held in Cape Town.

Laddsworth Primary School celebrated its 116th Birthday on Friday 1 March 2019. The school has proudly provided the Hilton Community with value-driven, quality education for the last 116 years. The whole school enjoyed cake in celebration of this wonderful milestone.

L-R: Caleb Cotton (Grade 7), Jodi Moreno, Adam Tilbury and Reuben Macfarlane (Grade 6)

Laddsworth Primary School pupils Caleb Cotton, Reuben Macfarlane, Adam Tilbury and Jodi Moreno were awarded their Midlands (Umgungundlovu) Tennis colours. They represented the Umgungundlovu Tennis Team at the KZN Inter-District Tournament in Durban from Friday, 22 to Sunday, 24 February 2019. Caleb was selected for the Under 13B team and Jodi was selected as a reserve.

L-R: Colin Robertson (Grade 7), Marthinus Erasmus (Grade 7), Ryan McKean (Grade 7), Reuben Macfarlane (Grade 6) and Matthew Bishop (Grade 6).

Laddsworth pupils Colin Robertson, Marthinus Erasmus and Ryan McKean (Under 13), Matthew Bishop and Reuben MacFarlane (Under 12), have been selected for the Far North Cricket team. They will be taking part in the Midlands Cricket Trials at the Under 12 and Under 13 Central District Cricket (CDC) Festival at St Charles College in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, 3 March 2019.

Jonathan Werth, a Grade 7 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, was selected to represent the Umgungundlovu Athletics Team at the District Provincial Selection Athletics Championship in Durban on Saturday 16 February 2019. Jonathan ran in the 1500m and came 4th.

L-R: Hannah van der Merwe (Grade 2), Justin van der Merwe (Grade 5), Kayla Bisset (Grade 2)
Laddsworth pupils took part in the Eston Mudman on Sunday 17 February 2019. Kayla Bisset and Hannah van der Merwe (Grade 2) competed in the Under 8 Mudskippers Category, Hannah came 2nd and Kayla came 4th. Justin van der Merwe (Grade 5) came 6th in the Under 11 category.

Back L- R: Keira Vogel (Grade 3) Chloe Kent (Grade 4) James Gotte (Grade 5) Aphelele Makhonza (Grade 5), Zamambewana Tsaulwayo (Grade 3), Lily Freeman-Smith (Grade 3), Carla Hounsell (Grade 5).

Second row L-R: Rethabile Manoko (Grade 5) Inala Ndlovu (Grade 3), Amanda Mchunu (Grade 3), Jared Bartels (Grade 3), Kaelin Crosby (Grade 4)

Laddsworth Primary School has been awarded with a Platinum 4 certificate and a new Eco flag from Eco Schools. Laddsworth has also been chosen as one of the top 20 Eco schools in the country by Rand Merchant Bank. Well done to the ECO Staff and ECO Club ‘Warriors’ of Laddsworth.

L-R: Georgina Francis, Cameron Heafield, Tia Aurets ,Ella Shuttleworth, Leah Stewart, Patrick Lamb, Nicholas Kruger, Justin van der Merwe.

Laddsworth swimmers put in excellent performances at the Midlands Championship Gala, which was held at The Wykeham Collegiate on Thursday 31 January (Boys) and Saturday 2 February (Girls) 2019.

Nicholas Kruger, Grade 7 (Under 13) received Gold Medals for 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 100m Butterfly.

Patrick Lamb, Grade 6 (Under 12) received Gold Medals for 100m Butterfly,100m Backstroke and 200m Backstroke, Silver Medals for 50m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley, Bronze Medals for 100m Freestyle.

Ella Shuttleworth, Grade 7 (Under 13) received Silver Medals for 50m Breaststroke , Bronze Medals for 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley.

Leah Stewart, Grade 7 (Under 13) received a Gold Medal for 200m Breaststroke, Silver Medals for 100m Breaststroke and 100m Butterfly, Bronze Medals for 50m Breaststroke and 50m Butterfly.

Tia Aurets, Grade 5 (Under 11) received a Gold Medal for 100m Breaststroke and a Silver Medal for 100m Freestyle.
Justin van der Merwe, Grade 5 (Under 11) received a Bronze Medal for 50m Freestyle.

Georgina Francis, and Cameron Heafield (Grade 7) made the KZN Umgungundlovu Primary Schools Swimming times.
Our swimmers will be competing at Kings Park, Durban on Saturday, 16 February 2019. We wish our swimmers well for their events, they have done Laddsworth proud.

Tayla Street, a Grade 3 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, took part in the Hermannsburg Mudman Triathlon on Saturday 2 February in Hermannsburg. Tayla received a Gold Medal for finishing first in the Under 9 Age Group.