Thursday 15th December the children visited Buxton Opera House for the Pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’. The children travelled by bus which was kindly payed for by a donation from Hartington Odd Fellows. This was greatly appreciated as travelling by car is difficult with so many young ones in car seats. Some of the children were a … Read More
On a very cold, crisp evening (Wednesday 14th December) the children performed their first Nativity, In St Giles Church, for two years due to the pandemic. The Nativity was called ‘The Amazing Story’ and included all the usual characters Mary, Joseph, Gabriel, Angels, Kings, Shepherds, Innkeepers and animals from the stable, not forgetting the Narrators … Read More
“The Amazing Story” Performed by Hartington Pupils Wednesday 14th December 6pm in St Giles Church all welcome
The school continues to run this successful club after school every Tuesday. The content varies from term to term, which is determined by the children themselves. The content includes games, cooking, creative art, films and activities linked to specific times of the year eg: Chinese New Year.
Friday 25th November saw Mr & Mrs Briddon visit the school for the final time before Christmas. They delivered the Bible story ‘The Christmas Angels’ through their lovely puppet show. The children enjoyed the interactive show and were presented with a CD, Book and set of knitted Nativity characters (Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus and Angel … Read More
On Tuesday 22nd November Hannah Will visited the school to deliver an interactive MAST assembly to re tell the Christmas Story. Some of the children dressed up in costumes to help bring the story alive and into the classroom. The Bible Society donated books for each child to take home telling the Christmas Story. Please … Read More
Saturday 12th November saw the relaunch of the PTA Christmas Market at school and we are pleased to say it was a huge success. We had 16 stalls with a pop up café, chocolate tombola, cake stall and other fundraising initiatives. We raised a total of £940.34 after the deduction of expenses, which I think … Read More
Children In Need was once again met with enthusiasm by the children and staff who dressed in an array of costumes and clothing to mark the occasion. A total of £73.71 was raised for this worthwhile charity. Thank you to all who donated.
On Thursday 17th November the children of Hartington and Biggin C of E School’s combined to attend a ‘Messy Church’ event at St Giles Church. This was planned and delivered by members from both communities and supported by Archdeacon Carol and our newly appointed Rev Adele. It was obvious that much thought had been given … Read More
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month the children delivered their Remembrance Service to parents, governors and community. As always, this was a poignant meaningful service and it is one the whole school take great pride in presenting. A member of the village community reported that “The songs and prayers were sung and read … Read More