Bentley Weekly News 22.11.2024
Important Information to ShareGovernor request for parent views
To enable our schools to assess the effectiveness of its policies and procedures, we would very much appreciate your assistance with the completion of this questionnaire to highlight where further discussion or improvements are needed. Deadline for completion is FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER.
We thank you in advance for your co-operation. https://forms.office.com/e/drvnRtuQ9s
Governors would like to thank Head Pupils and School Councillors for their support during our recent open events. They were confident in fulfilling their responsibilities during these visits, sharing information about our school with great pride.
Worship Group on Monday
Please practise your words for our Christmas Tree service on Friday. We will be practising on Monday.
Dinner Options
Lunchtime Company have reviewed the feedback from the Lunchtime Company parent questionnaires; as a result of your comments the kitchen will be supplying pasta as an option from the salad table on a daily basis, and also offering sliced chicken as a sandwich filling from 25th November.
The kitchen apologises for the difficulties with serving hot meals at the end of this week. They are hopeful that the gas issues they have experienced will be resolved by Monday. In the meantime they have been able to offer sandwiches or jacket potatoes.
Attendance
We will be keeping you updated on our attendance over the course of the year so we can work together towards an upward trend. Since half term, we have had lots of illness which has affected our overall attendance, currently 92.4%. Most of this is authorised absence due to illness. We hope that everyone is feeling better soon!
We do have some excellent attendance too as can be seen in the chart below.
  Overall Attendance for Primary Schools in Suffolk is 95.5%. Children in Need
The total raised for Children in Need last week was £39.75
Bury Cathedral visit - Wednesday 4th December
All year groups and staff will be visiting Bury Cathedral on Wednesday 4th December by coach. The coach will leave school at 9.15am. Children will spend the day at the Cathedral and return to school by 2.45pm. Children are required to wear school uniform and a coat please and to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink. If your child is KS1 universally free school meals/free school meals you are entitled to preorder a school packed lunch (by Friday 29th November )for them to take on the visit.
Christmas Play - KS2
If your child has a part in our Christmas play, please can you encourage them to learn their words at home.
PTA Christmas Fair
Please see seperate email sent today regarding the PTA Christmas Fair
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REMINDERS!!!! Christmas Dinner - Reminder to order Christmas dinner today. If you do not place an order, please ensure that your child brings a packed lunch from home. There will be no other dinner choices on that day.
Coats - Please ensure thall all children are wearing a named coat now that the weather is turning colder!
School photographs - A reminder that the deadline to purchase photographs is Monday 25th November.
Tree Service and Decoration making - This will be on the morning of Friday 29th November, family tree service at 9.00am followed by decoration making in class.
Friday 13th December 2pm - Adders adults welcome to come into school and spend time with their child to find out more about their healthy living learning.
Performances - Tuesday 17th December - Children will be soon be rehearsing for our Christmas performances - there will be 2 performances of each show - one during the afternoon and one during the evening. Details on how to obtain your tickets will follow nearer the time. For now, please make a note of the date: both Key stage performances will be on Tuesday 17th December;
KS1 2pm + 6pm, KS2 2.45pm and 6.30pm
If parents would like to attend both the KS1 and KS2 performance in the evening, a creche will be provided for school children whilst they are waiting to perform or go home. (KS2 children will be supervised from 6pm during the KS1 performance and KS1 children will be supervised from 6,30pm until KS2 has finished.)
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Every week we encourage parents to support their children to learn and use new vocabulary. In school we will be exploring the origin of new words, what they mean and how to use them effectively in context. If you can encourage your child to use these words it would be really helpful!
Wolves: permission and torso Hedgehogs: mosque and memorable Adders:biome, craggy |
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Mondays - 3.15 - 4.15pm - Christmas Cake club for children who have signed up Tuesdays - 3.15 - 4.15pm - Activity Club (12th Nov - 10th Dec) Fridays - 8am - Friday morning Christmas Craft Club - please ensure children have their breakfast before attending. Friday 29th November - 9am Christmas Tree Service followed by decoration making Friday 29th November - PTA Christmas Fair (Reception children will not be going to Copdock for forest school on Friday 29th due to the Tree Services and decoration making at both schools) Sunday 8th December - Copdock and Bentley PTA Santa Run Wednesday 4th December - all children visit to Bury Cathedral Wednesday 11th December - Christmas Dinner - pre-order needed Friday 13th December -2pm Adders Healthy Living for parents Tuesday 17th December - Christmas performances Friday 20th December - end of term |
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Learners of the week Wolves: Arabella, Jenson Hedgehogs: Phillippa, Maya Adders:Ace and Charlotte The School Value this term is Compassion. See the link for ideas you could discuss at home. School Value Well done to Emilia, Cordy, Alfie, Sophia for demonstating this value in action. |
Reading Giants This is our weekly Reading Challenge! Our last reading GIANTS were Hedgehogs and Adders well done!
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