Hungate Echo

It’s been the Year 6 residential at Bewerley Park this week, and my pleasure to spend a few days with some of our amazing children. I swapped with Mrs Walker on Thursday and went river scrambling, lunge pool jumping and orienteering. What a week! There will certainly be some tired bodies returning today.

Meanwhile back at school, our teachers have been enjoying working with their colleagues across our STARMAT to really move writing forward.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mr Broom

We would like to say a massive thank you to all those that came to school inside out to raise awareness for EB! Another massive thank you to those that have also donated to DEBRA via parent pay, we have over £230 so far and there is still time to donate!

This week marked the official launch of our Energy Ambassador scheme!

The Energy Ambassadors have been very busy ‘behind the scenes’ educating themselves about techniques and strategies to help reduce our energy usage at SHP.

The aims of the scheme is to raise awareness of the importance of saving energy and to save money.

On Wednesday this week, KS2 took part in an assembly to educate and inform them about the scheme. Further assemblies will be held next week to launch the scheme for KS1.

Insights and snapshots into the actions we have taken across school will be shared over the coming weeks and months to (hopefully) have an impact on our energy usage.

Watch this space!

Your Energy Ambassadors

Please pay a minimum £1 donation via this ParentPay link (it is not on the main ParentPay site) as we are unable to pay cash donations into Children in Need’s bank anymore. Thank you for your support.

Due to some planned works by North Yorkshire Council the library gate will have no access from the afternoon of the 7th November up to and including the 15th November.

Please use the co-op gate or the main school gate to access at pick up and drop off.

A reminder that parents of your Year 6 pupils need to apply for a secondary school place for September 2025 by 31 October 2024, if you haven't already done so? You can apply online at www.northyorks.gov.uk/admissions .

For pupils living outside North Yorkshire: Parents must apply to their home authority and obtain information about their application process. If they wish for their child to attend a North Yorkshire school, they still need to apply through their home authority. Information will be shared between local authorities as part of the coordinated admissions scheme.

The STAR Multi Academy Trust wishes to appoint a highly enthusiastic and motivated Catering Assistant to work in our busy kitchen. The successful applicant will work as part of a team to prepare, cook and serve meals in accordance with quality procedures and under the direction of a senior member of the catering team. In return, we can offer a supportive and friendly work environment with a proven track record of offering development opportunities to all staff. Experience of working in a busy kitchen environment is preferred but not essential. The role at Sherburn Hungate is 10 hours per week, spread over 5 days and is a term time only role. If you would like to apply for the role please use the application form below.

Staff shoutouts are back for 24-25 and there's no better way of helping to keep our staff morale high than letting them know how you think.

Happy Staff + Happy Children = Happy Family.

If you can spare a minute or two to let someone know how great they are, it would be much appreciated, especially at this challenging time for us all. Thank you.

The local NHS across Humber and North Yorkshire is embarking on We Need to Talk – a four-week conversation with people through social media and in-person focus groups about the future of the NHS in our area.

Starting on the 14th of October and concluding on the 11th of November, it will lay bare some of the difficulties faced by the NHS, whilst giving people an opportunity to signal how they might want the NHS to change to meet the challenges of today and the demands of the future.

In a snap poll carried out by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ahead of the public engagement, almost 63 per cent of the 428 people who responded said the NHS needed to change.

There's further information about We Need to Talk and details of how you can get involved in the conversation at www.ourNHS.org as well as a link to a survey.

People without access to the internet can request further information and a paper copy of the survey by calling 01482 672156 or by writing to (no stamp required):-

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
FREEPOST RTTL-HSBE-BLHL
Health House
Grange Park Lane
Willerby
HULL
HU10 6DT

This is your chance to have your say. Please use it.

If you have any questions or require any additional support, including copies of the survey in alternative formats or languages, please contact hnyicb.engagement@nhs.net or call 01482 672156 (and leave a message).

We encourage you to share this with as many people as possible.

North Yorkshire Council is now in the second year of providing many of your local

services, from rubbish collection and recycling, public health, social care and education,

roads, transport and leisure services as well as support for businesses. The council has

brought together the services previously provided by eight councils into one, but there is

still a significant task ahead as they continue to transform services now and in the years

to come.

The council remains passionate about providing value for money services, and

improving outcomes for local people, businesses and communities across North

Yorkshire. But, like all councils, and many of you, they are facing major financial

challenges. They are also experiencing ongoing increases in demand for services like

adult social care and children and young people with special educational needs.

The council spends about £1.3 billion every year delivering local services to people and

businesses. These include:

 The collection of around 310,000 tonnes of waste from more than 300,000

properties. 45 per cent is reused, recycled or composted.

 Maintaining over 9,250 kilometres of highways and with direct responsibility for

nearly 7000 kilometres of public rights of way, and over 1,645 bridges.

 Managing and maintaining 8,300 council houses

 Processing over 50,000 housing benefit changes every year.

 Providing 15,700 children and young people with special educational needs support

 Providing 26 Leisure venues, including 18 with swimming pools

 And supporting more than 3,300 children and young people via our children and

families service

The council wants to hear from you about what is important to you and how you think

they should spend the money available.

There are several ways you can take part in Let’s Talk Money:

You can fill in an online survey here https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/LetsTalk – the

survey is on Commonplace, which is a safe and easy-to-use online tool used to

engage with communities, by over 250 organisations including neighbouring councils

in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

If you would prefer, you can pick up a paper copy from your local library or main local

office and return it in the envelope provided.

You can also email letstalk@northyorks.gov.uk or call 0300 131 2 131 (please say

‘Let’s Talk’ when prompted) to request a survey.

You can write to:

Let’s Talk

North Yorkshire Council

County Hall

Northallerton

DL7 8AD

Accessible formats of the survey are available on request. Please share your views

with us and encourage your colleagues, friends and family to do the same. The survey

closes on 9 December 2024.

Following feedback from our parent governors, we've updated the way that the weekly Hungate Echo works so that it is sharper with information you need. A new newsletter, known as the Echo Regulars will contain all the most important regular information that our families may need. It has a permanent home on our website at the link below. Here you will find community events, regular reminders and key information. When I update it, I'll put a short line at the bottom of the Hungate Echo to let you know.