15th July 2016 – As an end of school event the children consolidated their understanding of structures by working collaboratively to make the local village out of Lego. Each child designed and made their own home with elaborate gardens whilst learning how to include struts to create pitched roofs. When the individual models were completed … Read More
27th June 2016 – Local Waller – Trevor Wragg, who is a frequent visitor to the school came to teach the children the traditional skill of dry stone walling. The children worked together under the expert guidance of Trevor to carefully construct walls in the shapes of a one, five and zero as part of the … Read More
The Duke of Devonshire was the guest of honour at our special event to celebrate our school’s 150th anniversary. The gloomy weather did not dampen people’s spirits as around 200 visitors enjoyed the commemorative party on Saturday 9th July. The school was officially opened on the 10th July 1866 by T Osborne Bateman Esq, of Litchurch Villa near Derby, after … Read More
Saturday 9th July 2016 We will celebrate our school being open for 150 years. Programme of events 11am- Doors Open- please sign the visitors book when you collect your programme Enjoy the exhibitions found inside and outside of school, including- TIMELINE; 150 MEMORIES; ARTEFACTS & PHOTOGRAPHS and a Steam Ploughing Engine for which the 7th Duke of Devonshire … Read More
On Wednesday 29th June our school hosted a visit for their friends from Lowfield School, Sheffield. Despite the torrential rain the children enjoyed discovering the local countryside and comparing it to their surroundings in Sheffield. Friends of the school, Peak Park Ranger Rose Clarke and Dry stone Waller Trevor Wragg devised a range of activities … Read More
Friday 24th June 2016 The children were lucky enough to be invited to take part in a ground breaking project at the Dove Valley Centre, Under Whitle Farm in Sheen. The project was called ‘Peeling Back the Layers’. They experienced life as an archaeologist, unearthing artifacts and then cataloging them. Ruby Debes quoted before we … Read More
The school featured in Derbyshire Life magazine in May – to tell readers more about our very exciting plans for the school’s 150th anniversary and the 150 memories project we that are working on. Click on the image below to see a bigger picture of the article.
The School has been fortunate to be invited to take part in an archaeological dig at Under Whitle Farm, Sheen. This will take place on Friday 24th June 2016 and will involve the whole school. As an introductory lesson, on Wednesday 8th June, Dr Catherine Parker Heath (Project Manager of the Community Archaeology Project at Under … Read More
The children took part in the annual event of May Pole Dancing and the Flower Festival which was celebrating forty years . They performed May Pole dances to traditional and modern music in the Village Hall on Saturday 28th May. The dances were choreographed to Katy Perry’s ‘California Gurls’, Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin on a Prayer’ and Abba’s … Read More
On Friday 27th May, the Children of Hartington C of E Primary School were delighted to welcome Peace Proscovia from Uganda, back to have lunch with them and then play some netball before teaching her about Maypole Dancing. Peace who is the Captain of Uganda National Netball Team is currently part of the Loughborough Lightning … Read More