Dear Families,

Rather unusually, we have a beautiful forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend and so I hope that you have something lovely planned!

We have had a busy last week of term and the most notable day being Wednesday when we had our combined Class 3 and Juniors visit to the National Media Museum and the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford. It was a long day but completely worth it. The Media Museum allowed us to mix rock group tracks, be radio DJs, play with fairies and perform Waterloo on the Eurovision stage to name just a few activities. The Wonderlab section meant we could explore our senses in a variety of ways. After lunch we walked the short distance to the theatre and watched The Boy at the Back of the Class. It was fabulous. I could not have been prouder of our children. I know that I always say that our children make us proud. However, this was especially noticeable on a very long day alongside many other schools sharing the same space! Thank you very much to the children from both our schools who were outstanding ambassadors this week!

Since we are breaking up today for the half term holiday, I would just like to remind everyone of the date for our return. School re-opens on Monday 1st June. We look forward to seeing everyone well rested and ready for the final half term of the school year!

With every best wish,

Beverley Pawson

Headteacher

Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools

Dear Families,
I do hope that you enjoyed a restful Easter break.
We have all returned safe and well and ready to learn in our schools. Some of us were even here last week, meeting Nathan, from LAB charity and hearing his inspiring words. Thank you for coming and the donations you gave. He was incredibly grateful!

Dear Families,

What a busy week we have had! AGAIN!

On Monday, we had a photographer visit our schools. He took our group photographs which means already thinking about the prospect of children leaving us and it is only March. You will receive the proofs for the photographs which you can order separately.

I took an amazing group of our children to Huntington this week to compete in a Year 3/4 dodgeball competition. In a very echoey gymnasium, with some highly competitive teams, our children played with total honesty and integrity. Dodgeball is such a fast game and relies on players taking themselves off the court when they are caught by a ball. I was so very impressed with the sportsmanship our children demonstrated. Well done those children, for showing who and what we are at Sand Hutton and Warthill!
It was World Book Day this week and I have seen many images online of children from other schools in various costumes and wondered what else they did with their day. Excitingly, I know what our children did! The day was a celebration of reading in all its various ways. Children put much effort into creating their reading-based ART GALLERIES and these are available to view, should you have the time. Very well done to anyone who contributed. To those who won, an extra special well done. We also enjoyed mixed aged reading groups, secret readers, storytelling, book cover jigsaws, reading outside in the sunshine and opportunities to share our reading favourites with others.

As the better weather sneaks in, we are seeing busier roads in front of both of our sites. Soon, this will involve the heavier farm traffic which is common in both our villages. Please be extra careful when picking up and dropping off and keep our school communities safe.

Wishing you the best weekend,
With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools

Dear Families,

Wishing you all a very HAPPY EASTER!
This seems to have been a very short yet remarkably busy half term (well term in all honesty!) and it is wonderful to be starting the Easter break with the clocks springing forward and lighter evenings ahead.

It has been great to have been able to chat to so many of you across the parents’ evenings over the last couple of weeks and to welcome so many of you to our Easter Services in our churches. Both our services were a delightful mixture of Christian messages and celebrations. I hope that you enjoyed these as much I did.

I would like to confirm Nathan’s visit (from LAB Charity in Madagascar) as he is passing through the UK on his way to the USA. He would love to meet as many people as possible from both our schools. We will be holding an hour session with Nathan at 11am on Friday 10th April in Sand Hutton School Hall. You are welcome to drop off your children for that hour or stay and hear his stories and see the photographs of his incredible work and the ways in which our donations have supported this journey. I would like to take a collection of donations for this charity on this day and he will be sharing with us his next planned works. I realise that this is during the Easter break, but it would be great to be able to give him a big welcome. Please pop this into your diary if you possibly can.

I am sending out the safeguarding letter for April today. It is a little early I know. However, I think that there are some important messages in their which may be helpful to know over the school holiday period.

School re-opens on Monday 13th April at the usual time. Warthill Sharing Assembly will be that Friday, the 17th with Sand Hutton’s the Friday following. It is always great to welcome you to those.

Please have a wonderful Easter break, whatever you have planned and I look forward to see all the children return in April, healthy, happy and ready to learn.

With every best wish,
Beverley Pawson
Headteacher
Sand Hutton and Warthill Federated Schools