The school opened its doors to be greeted by children wearing an array of spotty and yellow clothing. This important charity is one which the children always express their desire to raise money for as they know it goes directly to children in the United Kingdom.

The children were fully engaged during the day’s worship where they were reminded of how and why this charity was created. It was Forty years ago in 1980, when  the first BBC Children in Need telethon was broadcast.

They enjoyed taking part in a selection of Pudsey based activities in the afternoon whilst still remembering to comply with the social distancing rules.

The school has agreed to match the children’s donations collected.

The total collected was £47.16

Despite the current lock down, the Children of Hartington School took part in their own Remembrance Service. The last post signaling the start of the two minutes silence to allow the school time to remember our fallen heroes, followed by the reveille. The whole school formed a socially distanced circle in the hall, bowing their heads and reflecting on how in history a generation ‘Gave up their todays for our tomorrows’. The children read prayers and poems as part of the worship.

On Wednesday 11th November the children of class 2 each wrote a manifesto as to why they should be voted as Chair or Secretary of the School Council. They then read them to the whole school. Each candidate  presented their case articulately and it was obvious that they had thought carefully about what they wanted to say to the rest of the school. It was evident that the children clearly understood the importance and relevance of the British Value of democracy. They have thoroughly enjoyed applying their knowledge of the voting system via their work based around the American  Presidential elections.  Following their individual speeches, two separate ballot papers were distributed to all staff and pupils for them to cast their vote for the positions of Chair and secretary  of the school council. The votes were then folded and placed in a ballot box. Once all votes had been cast the school business officer conducted a count and the results were announced. The reasons for anonymity when voting were discussed with the whole school. We would like to wish the successful candidates our most sincere congratulation and every success during their terms of office. You never know …  we could have just voted for a future Prime Minister!

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The official date for Stand up Derbyshire day (#SUD20) was Friday 25th September but the school had already planned their Macmillan virtual afternoon tea party event. Therefore it was  decided to hold our #SUD20 day on Tuesday 29th September so the pupils and staff were able to take part in the active tasks throughout  the day. This allowed everyone the opportunity to appreciate the importance of how a healthy, active life style impacts on their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.  The active tasks were  integrated  within the curriculum and everyone enjoyed the day immensely.  We took part in  Jumpstart Johnny workouts, active literacy and maths. Their playtimes were focused around the development of key skills through social distancing games including running our Golden Mile and playing Fitness Bingo!

The school catering manager provided a topical healthy lunch to help reinforce the importance of a healthy diet, which was enjoyed within our school bubble.

Fun was had by all; we love being active!

On Friday 25th September pupils of Hartington C of E Primary School invited members of the community to join them for a ‘Virtual Macmillan Afternoon Tea’ in memory of Mrs Bel Kerr and to raise funds for the Macmillan charity.

Due to the current pandemic the school was unable to invite parents and the community to join them for the traditional coffee morning so they came up with a plan.

This involved writing invitations to friends of Bel and the school, explaining the contents of the “Box”, which included a cake- teabag, milk, sugar and the time they were to have their tea party. Also included in the box was an envelope for participant to make a donation to this charity which was very close to Bel’s heart.

So at 2:45 lessons ceased to the ringing of the old school bell. The children sat in the hall to eat their cakes and enjoy a cup of tea or juice whilst remembering Bel and what Macmillan means and how it impacts not only Hartington but other communities around the country.

The participants of the event were asked to take a photograph of them sharing their cake and enjoying their cup of tea whilst sitting in their homes maintaining the socially distance rule. One member of the community quoted, ‘What an inspirational way to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer Charity, and to pay tribute to Bel Kerr’. Another said ‘What a lovely idea!  We really enjoyed our tea and cake and just loved the notes from the children.  A big thank you to all’.

To raise funds the older children in class 1 and class 2 took part in a sponsored Spellathon, and Times Table challenge, while the younger early years children participated in an exercise challenge.

The boxes were distributed around the village by a willing team of volunteers after being packed by the school staff. The cakes were, very kindly baked by Mrs Stubbs, the catering manager at Hartington School.

The school would like to thank everyone who supported the charity event and for their donations, which are still coming in. If you would like to donate please make cheques payable to Macmillan Cancer Support and either deliver to school or the Post Office. Also you can visit Hartington Village Webb site or Facebook and go to the just giving page MacMillan Spellathon and Times Table Challenge.

We would also like to take this opportunity to apologise to any members of the community who have supported this event in previous years that we omitted to send cakes to.

Please click on link to access a report written about the event by the children of class 2 

Total raised £657.00 – Thank you