Dear Families, How is it possible that we are heading into the latter half of November and preparing for Christmas? While we are on the subject of Christmas, could I ask that you have a little chat with older children, fresh with new found knowledge regarding ‘Santa...

Dear Families, Sorry for the delayed newsletter from last week. Just before it was due to go out, I received a phone call from Ofsted to say that Warthill’s report was no longer confidential and I wanted to include this news in the letter. The report isn’t yet live on...

Dear Families. Happy Half term! Is it me or has it seemed a long one? What wonderful church services we had this week. Harvest ended our focus on Generosity. We know you gave your time and the children gave their enthusiasm to what was a lovely celebration in both...

There is a great deal of research showing how low attendance affects children’s achievement which in turn impacts their life chances. Children who are unwell will finding learning difficult but those who take time out for other reason are missing out on valuable...

Dear Families, (Please find attached an additional letter about the impact of school absence on outcomes for pupils. If you would like to discuss anything linked to this letter, please contact school to make an appointment.) Firstly, as Cookery Club at Sand Hutton...

Dear Families, I have great news…. Class 1 have returned to their classroom….and all is well! Thank you for your patience. While our Harvest services are not until the week after next, I wanted to share with you, how we intend to channel your generosity this year. We...

Dear Families, Welcome back, we hope you have had a good summer. We are all excited to be back and have enjoyed making our plans together for the term/year yesterday. As there have been some changes both of staffing and use of rooms, we thought it would be good to...

Dear Families, I am pleased to be able to write a Friday newsletter with happier news. We have had our first sharing at Sand Hutton today. All of our Reception children enjoyed the experience for the first time and we have celebrated successes and shared our class...