Dear Families,

What a fabulous Spring Week! I have very much enjoyed seeing the sunshine last week and I believe there is more forecast for us all this week!

Thank you to anyone who supported our Mothering Sunday Refreshments in school. It was super to be able to invite you in for a drink and a chat (not to mention baking!). We are also looking forward to seeing more of you for our Easter Services this week

Sand Hutton: Wednesday 2^nd April 2pm at church.

Warthill: Friday 4^th April 9am at church.

Just a reminder that the term finishes for both schools at 2pm on that Friday.

Thank you to the girls in Years 5 and 6 across both schools who have volunteered for the Football event on Friday 23^rd May (details to follow nearer the time). I can confirm that there are enough of you to make a team and we are registered for this event. Mr Whitlock has agreed to run a little training session for the team ahead of this date and I will let you know about this after the Easter holiday.

If you haven’t already had a chance to look at the kinds of activities available over the Easter holidays, please access this information through the link below:

https://northyorkshiretogether.co.uk/feast-activities/

Those of you who qualify for vouchers will have received these already but it is worth knowing that many of these opportunities are open to booking by all.

Sand Hutton took delivery of a second clothes bin at the end of last week. The first one has proved so well used that we thought a second might mean there is always room for donations to be dropped off. Thank you to all who use it, it is a valuable source of funds for the school.

Please be aware that after Easter Mrs Tapper will be leaving her current contract and so you may not see as much of her. However, she has agreed to take on a contract where she can provide cover for us on occasions. We will miss her kindness greatly. We will also be saying goodbye to Mrs Bassett in Class 1 and wish her all the best in her future career.

Have a lovely weekend,

With every best wish,

Beverley Pawson

Headteacher

Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools

Dear Families,
It has been lovely to have seen some sunshine this week!
Following Parents’ evening at Sand Hutton last week, it was lovely to see so many of you at
Warthill.
I wanted to mention a small change to sharing assemblies for the next term. I want to give
children who undertake hobbies in or out of school an opportunity to perform, where
possibly (obviously swimming would be tricky!) I am aware that children have instrumental
lessons for example and might want to have the chance to share their progress. We would
need to be made aware in advance so that we can share these performances out and not
make sharing last a full morning. If your child would like to do this, please let school know
what it is and what would be needed for us to facilitate this. I can then decide which sharing
this could happen in.
We have been looking at our diaries heading up to Mothering Sunday. We would like to
invite mummies to attend both our settings for refreshments at 2.45 on Friday 28th March.
We hope to have a small informal gathering and spoil a few mummies. Please join us if you
able.
Can I also just leave a reminder for next Tuesday please. A scheduled power cut to work on
the line means that the children from Warthill will be accommodated at sand Hutton for the
day. This means that breakfast club may be a little busier than normal and those children
who attend Tiny School will be collected from Sand Hutton at the end of the day. Please be
aware that for everyone, drop off and pick up will be busier than usual and please don’t stop
on the yellow zig zags in front of school. This has been observed as a cause for concern by
traffic enforcement officers previously and remains under random checks. I wouldn’t like
anyone to be given a ticket.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and make the most of the nice weather.
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools

Dear Families,

I hope you have had a good week. It was super to see so many Sand Hutton parents this week for Parents’ Evening and I am looking forward to the same at Warthill next week.

A couple of questions came up which I thought I could share answers to in a newsletter so that there is no continued need to try to guess. Pupil numbers for next year are predicted to be relatively similar to this year, across the federation. This is despite a really low national birth rate situation. For this reason, the current structure of our schools will be remaining the same; two classes at Warthill and three at Sand Hutton with additional nursery pupils in each setting. How staff will be deployed in each class hasn’t yet been decided.

The Reading Ambassador roles at Warthill have begun to have an impact. Their next task is to set up the adult swap reading trolley. This is already in pride of place at Sand Hutton and it was fabulous to see adult visitors ‘borrowing’ books when they came for their appointments this week. It was also really pleasing to see the arrival of the buddy stop, paid for by FOWS, ready for the new playleaders. I know how excited you are about your new jobs!

Please see below a reminder for a couple of dates in the near future:

Parent’s Evening at Warthill – Thursday 20th March

Warthill Junior Class trip to Ripon Justice Museum – Tuesday 1st April

Easter Service at Sand Hutton Church – Wednesday 2nd April at 2pm

Easter Service at Warthill Church – Friday 4th April at 9.00am

Both schools finish for the Easter Holiday on Friday 4th April at 2pm

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend,

With every best wish,

Beverley Pawson

Headteacher

Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated School

Dear Families,

Welcome back to the second half of the Spring Term.

Thank you for your understanding this week at Sand Hutton over the burst pipe. After their visit on
Wednesday, they have managed to partially fix the heating with the exception of the Classroom 3
space. We do have portable heaters although these are struggling to make a difference in the
current temperatures and therefore Class 3 are in the hall for the time being. We are hoping that
they will be able to fully remedy the situation very soon but this will involve the taking up of some
flooring.

I am very pleased to announce the naming of Reading Ambassadors at Warthill in the junior class
this week! These children will have a number of duties in the field of promoting reading. I was truly
touched by the way in which pupils applauded their friends’ selection. All children also know that
they have a role in suggesting reading material for the reading ambassadors to promote. Watch this
space!

Talking of reading, I am looking forward to next week and World Book Day. I know that Miss
Heffernan set an exciting challenge and I can’t wait to see the creative ideas that you have had for
this!

Just a reminder that it will be class photos on Monday and this is also the time when the photos are
taken for the Year 6 leaving gifts. This will take place in both schools during the morning.
At Sand Hutton, the Parents’ Evening appointments have been sent out. If you haven’t received
yours, please could you contact the school office. At Warthill, a date has been agreed and you will be
receiving a letter about this in due course.

Dates: March 7th Sharing at Sand Hutton. March 14th Sharing at Warthill.
Sand Hutton Parent Appointments: Thursday 13th March
Sand Hutton Easter Service: 2pm Wednesday 2nd April
Finish for Easter: 2pm Friday 4th April
Please find attached the monthly safeguarding newsletter for March.
I hope that you have a wonderful weekend,
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated School

Dear Families,

February Half term seems to have come around fast! I hope you are looking forward to some family time. It always feels like the days are getting longer and we can feel the beginnings of Spring.

We have had a busy half term and we are mindful that World Book Day will be upon us almost immediately as we return. As those of you who have been with us over time will know, we find other ways of marking this day than dressing up. We choose ways which encourage children, and families to really think about books and spend time on an activity together. For this reason, Miss Heffernan would like to share this year’s challenge as I know some of you might like to work on this over the holiday.

Dear Families, 

Soon after we return from half term, World Book Day will be upon us. This year it is Thursday 6^th March. In schools, staff and Reading Ambassadors are busy planning lots of fun events and activities which will help to further instil a reading for pleasure for all.  One of these events is a ‘Story Show’. All families are invited to create something for this show which all pupils will be able to view on the day in the hall. We thought many of you may want to do this over half term.

We would like you to use recycled or junk materials you have at home to create something which represents a story. This could be a prop used by a character, a setting that a story takes place in or a model of a character.  These should be brought to schools on the Thursday morning. We encourage pupils to write a short text to explain what they have created and which story it is from too. All children who contribute will receive a little token of our appreciation for helping to make the day enjoyable.

As ever, we look forward to seeing your wonderful creations. 

Miss Heffernan 

Thank you to the PTA at Sand Hutton for organising our ‘Wear What You Love’ day for today. There are some very varied outfit choices in school today.

You should have already received this month’s internet safety update. I hope this continues to be useful and may have arrived at a useful time as we head into a school holiday.

Stay safe over half term and enjoy whatever you have planned.

We look forward to seeing everyone well and rest on Monday 24^th February.

With every best wish,

Beverley Pawson

Headteacher

Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools