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Tuesday 10th July saw the whole school join Biggin, Elton, Taddington and Bakewell  Schools for a Sing2gether performance. The venue – Bakewell Methodist Junior school who were  the host for the morning. Each school had three individual practice sessions  with Debbie Castles from Music Partnership prior to the performance. She came into the school to … Read More

On Friday 6th July the whole school visited the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. We left school on a sweltering hot morning at 8:30am travelling by car and Bakewell & Eyam community bus. We arrived after an uneventful journey at 10am to be fast tracked through the entrance gates. We navigated our selves around using … Read More

Rachel Wilkes from Music Partnership and the children entertained parents, governors and members from the community to a musical extravaganza! The performance was based on a thought-provoking cantata on an ecological theme called “Along Came Man”. The children, sang, danced, played musical instruments, acted out scenes with masks and pictures and played games. Songs included … Read More

On June 22nd, Peace visited the children again, on the back of her performance as the captain of the Uganda National Netball Team at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. On previous visits, as well as helping them develop their netball skills, she has shared with the children what it is like living in … Read More

School visit to Derby Cathedral on Thursday 7th June 2018. Thursday 7th June saw the whole school gathered and eagerly waiting for our coach to arrive to take us to Derby for our Pilgrimage activity and visit to the Cathedral. We were joining with Elton School to take part in a Pilgrimage walk around Derby … Read More

Once again the children have nurtured and grown a selection of bedding plants to fill the village planters during the lunch time and after school gardening club. This as always was under the supervision of Mrs Broomhead MBE with the support of the class 2 teacher Mrs Wildgoose.  During the planting people who were passing … Read More

On Tuesday 5th June six pupils got the chance to experience a Mountain Bike training session delivered by Nichola Dick from the company ‘Chainging Gears’.  The children arrived back at school from the local Youth Hostel eager to tell the rest of the school about the activities they had experienced that afternoon. One child commented: … Read More

May Pole Dancing : Sunday 27th May saw the children of Hartington School entertain family, friends and the public with an exceptional May Pole dancing Display to traditional and contemporary music. “The Great Hartington Bake off” organised by the PTA produced an overwhelming response  from the local community and the school. Judges Mary Goodwin and … Read More

Royal Party To celebrate the up and coming Royal Wedding our school along with all others within Derbyshire were treated by the catering service to a pre-wedding lunch. The Catering Manager of the school prepared a range of mini treats for the children including a special ‘wedding cake’ that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would … Read More

Two happy children, SAT’s completed! At the end of  SAT’s  week the year 6 children along with the rest of the school were rewarded with a visit from the company Bugs ‘N’ Bones on Friday 18th May. The children listened attentively to the facilitators as they explained how the morning would unfold. The look on … Read More