by admin | Mar 5, 2024 | Archive
Dear Families,
I am writing before the return of our lucky rugby ‘fans’ who have had the opportunity to see the England Men’s team train. Even though they are not back, I know that they are having a super time! Thank you Mr Squires for your major role in securing tickets for this event. We are really grateful and happy that some of our Warthill children were also able to benefit from this event too. I cannot wait to hear all about it. It should be the talk of the swimming bus tis afternoon!
Don’t forget it is World Book Day next week. I know that we are all looking forward to it. Linked to the event, Miss Heffernan wanted to share this information with you all. Looking at the forecast, Sunday looks like a better day!
This coming weekend there is a new trail ,in York, of book related sculptures. It’s called the Snook Trail. It will run while WBD is on too. This is a free event. More information can be found from the links attached.
https://visityork.org/snooks
York Snooks Character Trail 2024
Have fun!
Miss Heffernan
Talking about reading: More good news. I know that the children really like to read these newspapers which are packed things to be positive about!
You are a lucky winner of a 10 pack of Issue 33 of The Happy Newspaper and it should be with very soon. The theme for this issue is Adventure and we hope it shows the children that adventure can be found in so many ways.
For any of our families wanting to know the next steps regarding our nursery places. The 6 places have been agreed and therefore these places will be taken from after Easter. Currently, these seem to be children who will be Sand Hutton starters in reception from September. However, should parents from either school require further information, please contact the Sand Hutton school office on 01904 468308.
So, all that remains is for me to wish you a very happy weekend. I am guessing tis may be World Book Day Egg Filled! Enjoy!
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools
by admin | Feb 23, 2024 | Archive
Dear Families,
We hope that you have had a lovely week!
Our children have been working really hard in all our classes. We were also happy to celebrate our children at home and at school in Sharing Assembly at Warthill this morning. Thank you for joining us if you were there.
Miss Heffernan wanted me to let you know to expect World Book Day tokens in book bags before the day itself. This means that you will be able to spend these while there is still choice in shops. As ever, these tokens can be exchanged for the books published especially for this day or can be used towards the cost of a book of choice.
Fish and Chip Friday was a success today and we would like to thank the school meal service for providing this free of charge today.
I have a couple of save the dates for diaries:
A Magic Evening at Sand Hutton on 20th March.
The Big Help Out at Sand Hutton on 17th March
Cinema Night at Warthill on 18th March
I also believe there is a May coffee morning in planning at Warthill but I won’t confirm the date as yet.
On a practical note, some of you may be aware that Mrs Thackray (Warthill Office) has been absent this week. As we are unsure of her being in school over the next couple of weeks, please ring Sand Hutton if nobody is able to answer the phone on the Warthill site and should you need to email, it might be safer to email admin@sandhutton.n-yorks.sch.uk if the matter is urgent.
Next Friday morning is our Rugby training session. Those attending should have received an email. This is for Classes 2 and 3 at Sand Hutton and Years 5 and 6 at Warthill. This is just a reminder for diaries. A warm winter coat on that morning might be necessary.
There is a Climate focused Saturday Social this Saturday 24th 10-12 in Sand Hutton and Claxton Village Hall – everyone is welcome from surrounding villages. There will be speakers for the first hour, including a rep from NYC talking about what they are doing re climate change, a talk on EPCs (Energy Performance Certificates – what they are and how they could help you save energy in your house) and also on the village hall’s thermal imaging camera and how it could help you understand where your home is leaking heat…Also, there will be table top displays re recycling and the NY Rotters (showcasing their Love Food/Hate Waste and Home Composting campaigns)… and more.
Afterwards there will be time to ask questions / mingle/ understand what your local Climate Action Group is trying to do to… Please share with neighbours/ come along – children welcome…
Have a lovely weekend.
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools
by admin | Feb 9, 2024 | Archive
Dear Families,
What a lovely week we have all had looking after our mental health. Thank you so much children for the many different ways you have made a difference with your various and generous acts of kindness. Individuals and communities have benefited from your kindness and we are all extremely proud of the things you have done! If you were not able to attend sharing or can’t attend at Warthill next time, please feel free to pop in and find out the wonderful things our children have chosen to do for others.
On Wednesday the children at Sand Hutton took part in a book swap event and Mrs Smith and the School Council had this to say:
Thank you to parents for your involvement. Forty children at SH took part and took home a ‘new to them’ book. Some really lovely books were donated and the children seemed to really enjoy the experience. School Council are hoping to do this again next term as it was so successful.
We hope that the children enjoyed expressing themselves and ‘using their voice’ to wear what they love today. Thank you for supporting this and for sending in a little treat for the end of the day FOWs and PTA. We are all so grateful for everything you both do to support the children and families in our schools. Your contributions enrich our school families.
I didn’t need the children to remember to bring me chocolates from their visit to the Chocolate Story this week as I was fortunate enough to go with them! The visit was really interesting and very chocolaty! The children’s behaviour was something to be proud of throughout the day and this is despite the constant drip feed of sugar! Quite an achievement. Well done everyone. Thank you too to FOWs for paying for this visit. We really appreciate this!
It is difficult to believe that we have reached half term already. I wish everyone a relaxing week and look forward to seeing everyone return safe and sound on Monday 19th February.
Happy Holidays!
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools
by admin | Feb 9, 2024 | Archive
Catering Assistant, Cleaning Assistant and Caretaker – Sand Hutton and Warthill CE Primary Schools, York
Grade AB/CD
Contract Type: Permanent, term time only
Hours/Working Pattern: 20.75 hours per week (Catering – 11.25 hpw, Cleaning – 6hpw and Caretaking – 3.5 hpw)
Weekend Working: No
Location: Sand Hutton CE Primary School and Warthill CE Primary School, York
Closing Date: 25 February 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Venue for Interview: To be confirmed
Would you like a job that pays a competitive rate of £11.59 to £12.38 per hour?
Working term time only to support with childcare?
The opportunity to work in a truly varied and rewarding role for up to 20.75 hours per week?
If the answer is yes, then we have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant at Sand Hutton/Warthill Primary School and a Cleaner/Caretaker at Warthill Primary school totalling 20.75 hours per week.
About the Catering Assistant role:
As a Catering Assistant you will help prepare the lunches and assist the cook to transport these lunches from Sand Hutton Primary School to Warthill Primary School, where you will serve the children, undertake general kitchen tasks such as washing up and keeping up the standards of the kitchen cleanliness and cleaning of the dining area after lunch. This role is for 11.25 hours per week, (2.25 per day). For this you will be paid £11.59 per hour.
NYES Catering are proud to provide fresh, home cooked food to thousands of children across the North of England each day and you could contribute to our success. You will support the cook with a range of duties, from preparing ingredients, cooking, and baking, through to serving children and washing up.
You will be supplied with uniform, safety footwear and all the training and support to ensure you are fully confident in your role. Mileage allowance at 45p per mile is given for this role due to transporting from one school to another. A Full Driving Licence is essential for this role.
About the Cleaning Assistant role:
We also have a vacancy for a Cleaning Assistant at Warthill Primary School.
Working for NYC as a Cleaning Assistant, you will be responsible for the cleaning duties on site including dusting, vacuuming and the cleaning of sanitary fittings.
Full training will be provided, and the hours are before or after school times, with some flexibility on start and finish time and totalling to 6 hours per week over 5 days with no weekend work. For this you will be paid £11.59 per hour.
About the additional Caretaker role:
In addition to the Cleaning Assistant role we can offer Caretaker responsibilities of locking the site after cleaning, setting the alarm, and ensuring the site is fully secure. For this we will pay you an additional £11.79 to £12.38 per hour based on 3.5 hrs per week. This is term time plus 2 weeks in the holiday periods.
What can we offer you?
You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought:
• Competitive rate of pay
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers, and home technology scheme. Please click on our Total Rewards link at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.
NOTE: WHEN APPLYING, PLEASE STATE IN YOUR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE WHICH VACANCY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OR WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ALL ROLES
For an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Hodges, Area Manager Catering on telephone 07966 188294 or email Sarah.Hodges@northyorks.gov.uk or Meika Hitch Area Manager Cleaning on telephone 07791 004595 or email Meika.Hitch@northyorks.gov.uk
Closing Date: 25 February 2024
These posts require an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer.
Supporting Information:
Job Description – Catering Assistant.docx
Job Description – Cleaning Assistant.docx
Job Description – Caretaker.docx
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by admin | Feb 2, 2024 | Archive
Dear Families,
I hope you have had a good week. Both our schools have been busy places as usual and in looking ahead to the week before half term I can see more busy fun to come.
Next week it is Children’s Mental Health Week and there will be a focus on this across the federation. Linked to this is Safer Internet Day. This will give us further opportunity to reinforce messages we give as part of our PSHE and Computing Curriculum on staying safe online. As the focus on Mental Health is having a voice and expressing oneself, children are able to wear something they love on Friday.
Please don’t forget to send in the homework project for this half term which is promoting acts of kindness, marrying with one of our core school values. I can’t wait to find out all the different ways our children have made a difference by thinking of others.
In addition, Junior Class are off to the Chocolate Story next week and we know they will have a super time. (I expect gifts on chocolate on your return, children!)
And finally, a little heads up from Miss Heffernan about Word Book Day:
World Book Day 2024
This year, WBD is on Thursday 7th March. In school we will be celebrating in classes in lots of different ways. We will have a Secret Reader coming to class and as always, classes will share their reading with one another.
As part of the celebrations, our homework next half term will be WBD related. With it being a short half term, we are writing to tell you our plans now, so that you may choose to complete the activity in the half term holidays, especially should it be a rainy one!
After the success of last year’s shoebox challenge, this year we are asking all pupils to create a scene from their favourite book, using an egg! This could be placed in a box or on a stand.
Pupils will be shown plenty of images in class for inspiration but we know how creative you all are and expect to see some amazing work.
Creations should be brought into school on Thursday 7th March so that we can celebrate the work in school.
Happy creating!
Miss Heffernan
Have a super weekend everyone!
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools
