The City of Hafnarfjörður's customer service, cultural institutions, primary schools, nurseries and swimming pools will be open over the festive period as follows: Customer Service and Service Centre Customer Service Service Centre 24 December Closed Closed 25 December Closed Closed 26 December Closed Closed 27 December 8-16 8-16 28 December 8-16 8-16 December 8-16 8-16 29 December 8-16 8-16 30 December 8-16 8-16 31 December Closed Closed […]
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Best Decorated Houses and Best Decorated Street 2021
Awards presented – these were deemed the most successful in this year's decorations. This week, awards were presented for the best-decorated houses and streets in Hafnarfjörður. At the beginning of December, residents of Hafnarfjörður and other interested parties were encouraged to put on their big Christmas glasses and send in a tip about the houses and streets in Hafnarfjörður that they think stand out in […]
Measures tightened to curb the rapid spread of infection
COVID-19: Domestic restrictions tightened to curb the rapid spread of infections. General mass gathering limits will be 20 people and the social distancing rule 2 metres instead of 1, with certain exceptions. Restaurants, bars and other premises with a licence to serve alcohol must close at 9 p.m. Swimming pools, gyms and ski resorts will be allowed to accommodate 50% of […]
A Year 9 pupil at Lækjarskóli publishes a book
Smári Hannesson publishes the book 'The Grandfather Who Does Gymnastics'. A Year 9 pupil at Lækjarskóli, Smári Hannesson, recently published the book 'The Grandfather Who Does Gymnastics'. This young and promising boy wrote the story when he was eleven years old, and the book is about Thomas who accompanies his grandfather to a gymnastics competition and gets into some fun […]
Earthquakes: Protection and preparedness
In light of recent events, the Civil Protection Department of the National Commissioner of Police is reminding people of earthquake precautions and defences, as well as how to respond afterwards. It is important that residents in known earthquake zones take measures to reduce damage from earthquakes. This can be done in various ways. More information is available on the Civil Protection website. Furniture: Secure cupboards, shelves and heavy objects to the floor […]
Owls and Harvest Festival at Hvaleyrarskóli
The month of December was well utilised in the town's primary schools, both in preparing for and celebrating the arrival of Christmas, and in preparing for the future, just like any other day of the year. For example, the pupils in the youngest year group at Hvaleyrarskóli ran a reading initiative with an owl theme. It was a particularly fun and beautifully visual project that was very well received. The result – here you can see one […]
Álfaberg's Language Stimulation and Christmas Calendar
On 1 December, the staff and pupils at Baggalá nursery in the Álfabergi kindergarten opened the first package on the department's language stimulation and Christmas calendar. In December, the focus is on toys and colours in the children's vocabulary, and it was decided to use the opportunity to link the Christmas calendar and its beautiful tree directly to it. The mastermind and aesthete behind […]
COVID-19 rapid tests available in Hafnarfjörður
From tomorrow, Friday 17 December, rapid COVID-19 tests will be available in Hafnarfjörður. In collaboration with the City of Hafnarfjörður, TestCovid.is, which is part of the Security Centre, has set up a rapid testing station at Reykjavíkurvegur 76. The rapid testing station will be larger and will be able to handle up to 1,000 tests per day. It will be open every day […]
The school's guitar ensemble took part in the Sinfonía's Christmas concert.
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert took place in the Eldborg Hall at Harpa last weekend. The Guitar Ensemble of the Hafnarfjörður School of Music were among this year's participants, as an invitation to take part in these prestigious concerts is considered a great honour, given the high standards for quality and talent. The guitar ensemble has been working hard in rehearsals for the past few days, weeks and months, but the group first practised […]
A Date with the Christmas Books
Reading is the game of life. All classes at Hvaleyrarskóli are invited to the school library to be introduced to the latest books. The form tutors have been keen to book appointments and the pupils have enjoyed being introduced to the books, subsequently browsing them and adding them to their wish lists if they would like them for Christmas presents. […]