Hermitage Primary School

We support our community in a variety of ways, including:

• Litter picks throughout the year. 
• Grounds Day (Helping maintain our school grounds)
• PCSO Assembly visits and workshops.
• High-School Students taking part in work experience. 
• Bikeability offered to Y4 and Y5 children. 
• The Skills Network has provided free training to adults in our community.
• Bridge The Gap community events bringing together people from different generations. 
• A Summer Fair organised by our supportive PTA.
• Using the community in our curriculum wherever possible: road safety discussions, geography fieldwork (River Dane), farming and land use, the Holmes Chapel Fire history topic, our local churches and sketching in the community. 

Each class also supports a good cause each year.  In the year 2022-2023, we will be raising money or raising awareness for:

YR: The local environment - a litter pick
Y1 - Christmas Pyjamas - raising awarenss and collecting pyjamas for children who are in hospital over Christmas
Y2 - RSPB (Big Garden Bird Watch) 
Y3 - Comic Relief
Y4 - Christmas Jumper Day (Act of Kindness)
Y5 - Read For Good/World Book Day
Y6 - Macmillan Coffee Morning

In addition, we sell poppies for The British Legion and hold a special Remembrance Day Service to remember our war heroes and our School Council organise events to raise money for Children In Need.

Our school choir and band play at a variety of local events throughout the year. These include Women's Institute, Holmes Chapel Christmas Market, Education Sunday,  and the local village harverst fair.