Wednesday 3rd February saw the children at home and at school undertake a wellbeing day as part of Childrens’ Mental Health Week. The children were encouraged to dress in something to ‘Express themselves’. To mark the start of Children’s Mental Health Week, The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of ‘Place2Be’, sent a message (via U-tube) of … Read More
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Nativity 2020
Welcome to our first virtual Nativity performance. As always the children were amazing! We are always very proud of our children’s achievement but particularly so, this year in light of the ever changing rules and regulations. We hope you will enjoy watching you child/children as much as they enjoyed performing. Wishing you a happy and … Read More
Santa makes a flying visit
The children enjoyed party games followed by a buffet lunch and a premier of their Nativity performance. There are certainly some stars in the making! Bells were heard and a glimpse of Santa seen by some of the children before he was greeted like a rock star by everyone at Hartington School on the final … Read More
Christmas Jumper day
Friday 11th December saw all the pupils attend school in their Christmas Jumpers in aid of the ‘Save the Children’ Charity. One member of staff has taken on the challenge of wearing a different Christmas jumper everyday between the 1st December and the end of term. The jumpers are becoming more outrageous every day, so … Read More
Children In Need 2020
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 … Read More
YST Young Activists Awards 2020 + AAA project
The YST Young Activists Awards Ceremony took place on Tuesday 3rd November 2020. They celebrated shortlisted young people and winners who had taken part in the Girls Active Programme as well as a number of young activists who had been involved with the Youth Sport Trust and Youth Sport Trust International over the past year. … Read More
Remembrance 2020
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 … Read More
School Council Vote
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 … Read More
Halloween 2020
Public Health Advice – Covid 19 Happy Halloween Please follow the advice and keep safe.
#SUD20
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 … Read More