12th December 2025

Dear Families, It has been a busy Christmassy couple of weeks. I am transported back to last Monday with wreath making fun, courtesy of Sand Hutton PTA. What a wonderful evening of creativity accompanied by Christmas music, mulled wine and a mince pie or two thrown in…

28th November 2025

Dear Families, How is it the end of NOVEMBER!? Enjoy your last week of calm before the pending Christmas madness….. and on that note, should you have any donations for the Christmas fair at Sand Hutton, they would be gratefully received! I need to share my gratitude…

21st November 2025

Dear Families, I hope that you have managed to withstand the arctic blast this week! The children in Class 3 at Sand Hutton had a more tropical feel to their classroom with some fascinating visitors: This visitor was able to answer many excellent questions about the…

7th November 2025

Dear Families,Welcome back after the half term break. I do hope you enjoyed some family rest time. You will remember that before the half term, the children spent time putting together their Christmas gift boxes. These have been blessed and are beginning their long…

24th October 2025

Dear Families, Following a half term where we have focused on the value of generosity, we have experienced this in abundance from our whole school community. As you know, the combined total to send to Nathan at LAB Charity was £200 and we were also able to send items…

17th October 2025

Dear Families,We have had another very busy week in both our schools. After a lovely sharing assembly last week at Sand Hutton, this morning it was the turn of the children at Warthill to celebrate their values and achievements. Well done everyone! Thank you to both…

10th October 2025

Dear Families,I hope that you have enjoyed the return of the sunshine this week as we have. It is also wonderful to have staff well at last. Long may it continue! As you may be aware, at the beginning of the school year, the Governors and I agree a set of priorities…

26th September 2025

Dear Families, Many thanks again for your understanding over the last two weeks with regards to staff sickness, which has affected both settings, and the power cut at Sand Hutton which impacted school lunches. I am hoping the situations will be more settled moving…

Newsletter 12th September 2025

Dear Families, Is it only the end of week two? What residential visit? When is it the weekend? No seriously, what a fantastic week two. I know we have some tired children heading into this weekend (and staff) but what a few days we had (with ALMOST amazing weather!)…

Newsletter 5th Sept 2025

Dear Families, Welcome back or welcome to our schools and I hope that everyone had an enjoyable summer break!Please find attached to the email the safeguarding information for September which I know people are finding really helpful.I have some news to share with you…

Newsletters

11th July 2025

Dear Families, Such a lot has happened in both our schools since my last newsletter! The Gold Reading Ambassadors from Sand Hutton, Miss Heffernan and I visited Waterstones with a budget for both our schools. Together the children chose a hamper of books for both…

27th June 2025

Dear Families,What a FABULOUS week!Thank you to Mrs Drysdale for organising an excellent federation Sports’ Day at Sand Hutton, on Monday afternoon. The weather was absolutely perfect in the end and we were all able to enjoy lots of races. Thank you to all those who…

6th June 2025

Dear Families,What a busy week the first week back has been!Today, the children from Warthill are enjoying workshops and theatre tours at York Theatre Royal. We can’t wait to hear about that! I’m only sorry I was unable to join them. Thank you FOWS for arranging and…

23rd May 2025

Dear Families, Sadly, this week the newsletter opens with some upsetting news. We have had reports recently of the school site at Sand Hutton being used out of hours. Obviously, the site isn’t supervised in the evenings or at weekends and I can see the temptation….

16th May 2025

Dear Families,    Many of our children have undergone assessments this week outside of the Year 6 SATs. All the children have taken these in their stride and so a big well done. However, I must further congratulate the attitude and maturity of all Year 6 pupils…

6th May 2025

Dear Families, Apologies for such a delayed newsletter. It has been a very busy return after the Easter holidays and Fridays in particular have been very full! We were very fortunate at Sand Hutton to be visited by two lambs to cuddle and feed on the first Friday…

Easter Newsletter

Wishing you all a very happy and sunny Easter Holiday!   Thank you to everyone who attended one of our Easter Services in church this week. I hope you enjoyed our new Easter singing. Children in both schools were in excellent voice! At Warthill on Tuesday, the…

28th March 2025

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…

21st March 2025

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…

14th March 2025

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…