9th July 2024

Dear Families, A midweek newsletter this time. I’m not trying to catch you out I promise! Last week, I was out on Friday with Mrs Darling to celebrate the success of the Read Write Inc programme on phonics, and then I spent the weekend enjoying two Summer Fairs. Both...

28th June 2024

  Dear Families, Happy Friday Everyone! We have enjoyed a lovely sunny week in our schools which was a relief given that it was SPORTS’ DAY! We really enjoyed seeing both our school communities coming together for this event. I do hope that you enjoyed it as much...

24th June 2024

Dear Families, This is a somewhat delayed Friday newsletter as Friday proved to be an exceptionally busy day at the end of an extremely full week. Last week was one of those weeks when I felt incredibly lucky to have the job I have. This is not because I spent one day...

14th June 2024

Dear Families, We have had an exciting week in our schools and we are looking forward to some adventures next week! Two lots of sharing assemblies has meant that we have been able to celebrate our children, in and out of school. If you haven’t already seen, please...

10th May 2024

Dear Families, Despite it being a short week, this has been a very busy time for us. You may or may not be aware but we have had significant staff absence and this has impacted on both settings. Some of this i.e. covid, will resolve itself naturally, however, we do...

Newsletter 3rd May 2024

Dear Families, I hope that you are looking forward to a long weekend. I am not sure it will be wall to wall sunshine, but we have had a brief glimpse of sunshine and increases in temperature this week. It has felt promising! Thank you Mrs Darling for organizing our...

Sand Hutton Ofsted Report

Dear Families, We are absolutely delighted to be able to share Sand Hutton’s latest Ofsted report. As you may be aware, Sand Hutton was the subject of a short inspection just over a year ago and subsequently there was the decision to return, within 12-24 months of the...

Newsletter 26th April 2024

Dear Families, We enjoyed a lovely Sharing Assembly at Warthill this morning. It is always such a joy celebrating the various successes of our children. One of the things our children are really good at is writing and especially creative poetry. This week Miss...

Newsletter 22nd April 2024

Dear Families, First of all, sorry this is late! Friday was a bit busy! We had a wonderful week in our schools last week which spread over into the weekend. We are still waiting for our Sand Hutton Ofsted report. The timeline takes account of working days and so the...

Newsletter 12th April 2024

Dear Families, Welcome back after the Easter holidays and welcome to our Nursery children who have settled in to Sand Hutton like they have always been there! First of all, I have some wonderful news. Mrs Madge is happy for me to share that she is expecting a baby!...

Newsletters

Newsletter 15th March 2024

Dear Families, It has been a very busy week in our schools this week and we have hosted the first of our Parents’ Evenings at Sand Hutton. As promised, though a little later than suggested, I have included some photos of recent events on a separate letter. These are...

Newsletter 8th March 2024

Dear Families, I hope that you have had as enjoyable a week as we have in both our schools this week. Reading hasbeen a focus in both our schools, not just because of World Book Day but just because we LOVE it!We were all so impressed at the homework which was...

Newsletter 1st March 2024

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...

Newsletter 23rd February 2024

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...

Newsletter 9th February 2024

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...

Catering Assistant, Cleaning Assistant and Caretaker

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)...

2nd February 2024

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...

26th January 2024

Dear Families, Happily, both our schools have remained unscathed in the high winds with only a tiny tile casualty at Sand Hutton which has been fixed. It seems we can look forward to a pleasant weekend weather wise. Following a Sand Hutton PTA meeting last night there...

12th January 2024 and Spring Menu

Dear Families, Happy New Year and Welcome Back to the Spring Term!   We are very pleased to welcome back Mrs Madge. I know that the children have been excited to see her back in their classroom. I would also like to make you aware of students we are supporting in...