Top Row L-R: Aphelele Mhlongo (Grade 4), Lily Strydom (Grade 5), Abby Julius (Grade 6)
Bottom Row L-R: Troy Godley (Grade 7), Caden Francis (Grade 7), Thabiso Maduna (Grade 7), William Riley (Grade 6)
The Laddsworth Primary School’s Athletics Team participated in the Northern Park Inter-Schools Athletics Meeting on Saturday, 18 September 2021. The Laddsworth athletes excelled. Laddsworth came first with 167 points, second Athlone with 124 points, third Northern Park with 111 points and fourth Eston with 75 points.
Athletes awarded Victor or Victrix Ludorum:
Under 10 Victrix Ludorum: Aphelele Mhlongo
Under 11 Victrix Ludorum: Lily Strydom
Under 12 Victrix Ludorum: Abby Julius
Under 13 Victor Ludorum: Caden Francis

Athletes awarded Medals for Track:
Under 10 100M Girls: Aphelele Mhlongo
Under 11 100M Girls: Lily Strydom
Under12 100M Girls: Abby Julius
Open 100M Boys: Thabiso Maduna
Open 4 X 100M Boys: Troy Godley, Caden Francis, Thabiso Maduna, William Riley
 
Athletes who broke records in Field Events:
Under 12 Shot Put Boys - William Riley
Open Shot Put Boys - Caden Francis

 

 

Laddsworth Grade 4 pupil, Julia Rossouw, participated in the South African Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships which was held in Pietermaritzburg on the weekend of 26 September 2021. Julia excelled and came 3rd in her age category.

 

 

Laddsworth Grade 4 pupils, Alexia Smith and Ava van der Merwe took part in the Howick Tennis Tournament from 24 to 25 September 2021, at the Howick Tennis Club.
Ava van der Merwe won the Under 10 Girls Singles category.
Alexia Smith played in an older age group and won the Under 12 Singles and Doubles categories.
Laddsworth is very proud of our rising tennis stars!

 

Congratulations to all the Laddsworth pupils who took part in the 2021 Eisteddfod.
Cayley Hemming (Grade 2)
Classical Piano - Pre-Grade 1: Silver
Owen Clover (Grade 3)
Classical Piano - Pre-Grade 1: Silver
Emlyn May (Grade 4)
Classical Piano - Grade 1: 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Jenna Casey (Grade 7)
Classical Piano - Grade 1: 1 Gold, 2 Silver
James-Quinn Bailey (Grade 3)
Strings - Violin - Pre-Grade 1: 3 Gold
Anna Hind (Grade 7)
Classical Piano - Grade 2: 2 Gold
Anna May (Grade 6)
Classical Piano - Grade 3: 1 Gold & 2 Silver
Emily Thorpe (Grade 7)
Classical Voice - Grade 3: 1 Gold, 3 Silver
Angus Edkins (Grade 7)
Classical Voice - Grade 3: 2 Gold
Sarah Thorpe (Grade 4)
Classical Voice - Grade 3: 4 Gold

 

Tessa Moreno, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, competed in the South African Cross Country Championships on Friday, 17 September 2021, in Amanzimtoti. The competition was extremely tough, with 51 girls competing in the Girls Under 12 years’ event. Tessa was the first KwaZulu-Natal girl to finish and came 19th, in a time of 12 minutes 59 seconds for 3kms.
Well done Tessa, Laddsworth is very proud of you.

 

Abbie Julius, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, participated in the KwaZulu-Natal Qualification Artistic Gymnastics competition in Pinetown on Saturday, 11 September 2021. Abbie came first in her age category for Level 5 and has qualified to participate in the National event in Pretoria in October 2021.

 

Lily Smit, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, participated in the KwaZulu-Natal Rhythmic Gymnastics Trials in Durban on Saturday 28 August 2021. She competed in the Under 13 Level 4 category performing the free dance, rope and club routines. Lily was placed 2nd and has been selected to participate at the National Gym Games in Pretoria on 4 October 2021. Lily also performed in a group ball routine with three other Level 5 gymnasts. They will be competing against other ball groups in Pretoria on 5 October 2021.

 

Laddsworth Primary School held their Senior Primary Inter-House Athletics on Thursday 19 August and Friday 20 August 2021. On Thursday the Field events were held and 3 records were broken:
Under 9 Girls High Jump, 1.07m by Sarah Day (Grade 3)
Under 11 Girls Long Jump, 4.04m by Lily Strydom (Grade 5)
Under 11 Boys Shot Put, 8.62m by Samuel Wessels (Grade 5)

The track events were held on Friday. The winning house was Duiker with 322 points, 2nd Kudu, with 318 points, 3rd Nyala with 307 points and 4th Oribi with 292 points.
Congratulations to all our Athletes!

 

Laddsworth Grade 3 pupils are learning about recycling in Term 3. On 12 August 2021, they made useful products out of recycled materials. They came up with very interesting ideas and designs, ranging from bird feeders, piggy banks to pot plants.

 

Lily Smit, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, took part in the Ocean Invitational Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Durban on Saturday, 7 August 2021. This competition was a qualifier for the KwaZulu-Natal Trials at the end of August. Lily performed her free-dance, rope and clubs routines and was placed first in the under 13 category. She also achieved the highest score overall for Level 4.