Laerskool Laeveld turns 40!

The primary school held a series of action-packed activities from April 19 to 24 for the pupils, their parents and teachers to enjoy.

May 3, 2022

Chelsea Pieterse 1 minute read

A water fun day, a movie night, concerts packed with dancing and singing and an outdoor festival were just some of the festivities in store for Laerskool Laeveld’s 40th birthday celebrations last week.

Tuesday was the first day of the school’s celebrations. The pupils and teachers came to school wearing white T-shirts. The theme for the day was “verf dit rooi”, and soon the flood of white T-shirts became red.

Tobi de Beer, Monique de Beer, Karin Botha and Tonique de Beer.

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On Wednesday the theme was ’80s dress-up, when both teachers and pupils arrived at school dressed in their best ’80s era attire. Thursday was the water fun day, when several jumping castles and slippery slides were set up for the children. However, some of the teachers also joined in the fun and snuck a few turns on the slides.

On Thursday evening, the school held its 40th birthday concert, during which both pupils and teachers put on a play to hits from both the ’80s and the ’90s. On Friday, there was a movie night on the schoolground, with the R60 ticket including popcorn and soft drinks.

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Saturday included a market day with several stalls on the school field and an outdoor festival including entertainment from the Moonshine Country Blues Band, with the MC for the evening being Francois Jacobs.

The festival ended on Sunday April 24 with a free praise and worship session on the schoolgrounds.