Children in Years 3, 4 and 5 were treated to a performance of a play in French by the company Onatti Productions on Monday 24th February. The play, Ecris-moi, told the story of two pen-pals meeting up for the weekend in France, with some confusion ensuing about each other’s identity. There were lots of laughs, as well as some excellent audience participation when children were asked to give the meaning of certain French words or phrases, or to suggest a French word that could be used. Children had a lot of fun whilst reinforcing their knowledge of French greetings and vocabulary around such topics as money, clothing and food. It was also a great way to hear native French speakers in a really fun setting. The children were beautifully behaved throughout, as ever.
Well done to our Key Stage 1 School Council members who won the regional prize after writing a group poem on the theme of Diversity. Their poem was entitled ‘Perfectly No One’.
Click on the link to read their winning poem and find out more about the competition.
Link to Perfectly No One, Shields Gazette Article

Competition Winners with Head Teacher Mrs Ratcliffe
Wow! What a performance at this years South Tyneside Music Festival. A huge well done to all of the choir who performance this afternoon to a huge audience of parents from our school but also from a range of different schools in the area.
The children did Harton proud with their OUTSTANDING performance and they should all be really proud as we all are!
Well done Harton Choir. All your hard work, determination and sheer talent was evident in a fantastic show.
Wow! What a performance at this years South Tyneside Music Festival. A huge well done to all of the choir who performance this afternoon to a huge audience of parents from our school but also from a range of different schools in the area.
The children did Harton proud with their OUTSTANDING performance and they should all be really proud as we all are!
Well done Harton Choir. All your hard work, determination and sheer talent was evident in a fantastic show.
We have had so much fun improving our writing through performance. The children have written some excellent poems about the Great Fire of London. Today we performed them and the children made improvements to their writing based on their performance. We had a fantastic time!
Y2A were very excited to take part in a ‘History of Theatres’ walk around South Shields with history and theatre specialists. The children walked from the Pier Pavillion to the Customs House. They completed activities along Ocean Road, King Street and at the Word. The walk ended at the Customs House where the children took part in activities that allowed them to showcase their new knowledge, which was very impressive!
Year 4, 5 and 6 could be forgiven for thinking they were in a Russian cosmodrome yesterday, as our favourite opera company once again paid us a visit. The children were treated to a stunning performance of ‘Laika the Space Dog’ set in Baikonur, Russia. Based upon the true story of the first animal to be launched into orbit, the children were entranced by the sensational operatic voices of the cast, the beautiful melodies of the orchestra, and the emotional rollercoaster of a storyline. They were well prepared to join in with the cast to sing three songs practised during singing lessons with Mr Richardson: ‘Baikon ur’, ‘Mnemonic – Moscow’s Very Expensive Metro Just Seems Useless Now’, and ‘The Thing About Science is This’.
All the children in Year 2 have been learning Irish Dancing as part of their P.E. curriculum.
Some children from Y2B demonstrated their new skills during whole school assembly.













































