Bentley weekly update 10.07.2026
Important Information to SharePayments
Please ensure any remaining PGL payments are made by end of term where possible. Please contact the office if there are any problems with this. As we approach the end of term it will also be helpful for school dinners to be paid up to date. If your child is in year 6, all lunches must be paid by the end of next week please.
If you need to know how many dinners are outstanding please contact the office.
Library Books
All Library books to be returned by Wednesday please. There will be no books issued now until next term. Many thanks
Learning Journey Reports
These will be coming home on Monday with your child. We ask all parents to read the attached letter carefully, especially if you live in different households. We hope you will celebrate this year's successes with your child.
Year 6 Attainment
A reminder that Yr 6 SATs have been delayed and will not be sent to schools until 16th July. As soon as we have received them, we will send the results home for you. Please note, the assessments in your child's report are teacher assessments and not the test results for Reading, Maths and Spelling/Grammar.
Menu Change Wednesday 15th July
Please note the menu options on this date will be Beef Burger in a bun or Margherita Pizza, both served with chips, with the option of beans or peas. The dessert will be Victoria Sponge. Jacket potates and sandwiches will still be available to order as well.
Upcoming Events
Please note that on Monday 13th July all children will remain at Bentley. There is no swimming or forest school and no ASC sports club.
Leavers Assembly at the church on Thursday 16th July - as for previous events at the church, all children should be dropped off at the Church from 8.40am where they will be met by staff (no earlier please). Families are welcome to join us. Please park in the car park. If you are not staying for the service, please drop your child and carry on along the lane to prevent traffic disruption by turning round. Children who will be attending morning club will need to be in school by 8.20am ready to walk with staff; please let the office know if your child is attending on Thursday morning so that we know who to expect.
End of school summer party ☀️Thursday 16th July ☀️5:00 - 7:00pm Everyone is invited
We hope everyone will be able to join us to help celebrate the end of an amazing school year where the children have worked so hard and achieved so much. We will also be saying goodbye to our year 6 pupils and wishing them well for their move up to high school and welcoming our new Bentley bunny’s. All friends and family are welcome. We will have a BBQ and bar. All BBQ food must be pre-ordered by Monday 13th July. This is to help keep waste and cost down. 🍔Burger - £3.50 🌭Hotdog - £2.50 🍔Vegetarian burger - £3.50 🌭Vegetarian hotdog - £2.50 To order food please comment on the Facebook post or email [email protected] Please let us know of any food allergies upon booking. Please make payment upon ordering food either by BACs ref - surname & bbq Bentley school PTA Sort code 30-99-50 Account number 65910268, or cash in named envelope with your name and order on. Are you able to help us for a short time at the End of school summer party , to help make this event run smoothly we could do with some extra pairs of hands ! Some of our normal helpers are year 6 parents and we need them to enjoy themselves ! Medication
Please ensure you collect all your child's medication from the office or class teacher on the last day of term.
Free School Meals
Please find attached a letter from Lunchtime Company regarding elegibilty for free school meals. Don't forget that if your child is going in to Year 3 next year, they will need to pay for school lunches.
Odd socks
If anyone has any odd black socks lurking at home, please can you send them in for DT - many thanks!
Exercise Books
We have a small amount of old excercise books that are no longer used in school. If these are useful for you to have at home for the children to use for drawing / writing etc, please help yourself from the box in the playground for a small donation.
Photos from events and activities
We like to share photos of trips and events with you so you can discuss the experience with your child. To share these safely, we will be adding them into a secure part of the website that can only be accessed by parents once signed in - group discussion. You should see a notification on your phone when something has been posted or you can sign in via a computer. We will only be sharing photos on Instagram and Facebook if children's faces cannot be fully seen. This is to reduce the risk of shared images being manipulated if accessed by the public via these sites.
Information for Next Term
Please can we ask that you check Arbor over the summer break and check that all details for your child are correct - please ensure we have up to date contact numbers and email addresses and that all your child's medical information is correct. Please also check consents and that you are happy with the consent / decline status.
Suffolk Community Libraries- Check this out for the summer holidays- https://suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/children-and-teens/reading-quest/
Local Events
We have added a number of local events to our website this week, please remember to regularly take a look on there to see if there is anything of interest for yourself or the children. Local Clubs and Events
We hope you have all enjoyed seeing photos and updates about our recent activities in school.
Don't forget, you can follow us on www.instagram.com/bentleyandcopdockfederation/ or www.bentleycopdock.co.uk
Please check the attachments for some information and our Link to local clubs and events page on the website for things going on in the community.- we are always adding new information from 3rd parties for you to consider - there may be holiday clubs or sporting opportunities, or events taking place in local villages. We also include courses available to parents on a variety of topics. - Please some flyers attached to this weeks newsletter.
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REMINDERS!!!! Warm Weather
As the weather is very warm at the moment, please ensure children come into school with suncream applied, a hat and a drinks bottle. If your child does bring sun cream into school to top up during the day, please ensure it is a roll on as we can't have sun cream that is in form of a spray. Please also ensure it is labelled.
School Governor vacancy - spread the word! Bentley CEVC & Copdock Primary School Federation is seeking enthusiastic and committed governors to join our friendly governing body. If you share our vision of helping every learner become a confident individual, successful learner and responsible citizen, and can offer time, curiosity and a collaborative approach, we’d love to hear from you. Governors do not need specialist experience — just a commitment to partnership with school leaders, a willingness to ask probing questions and a desire to make a positive difference to our pupils and community. If any parent knows someone from the community who might be interested, please pass on the information. We are particularly looking for experience or skills in finance, health and well-being .For an informal conversation, please contact Executive Headteacher Joanne Austin or the school office on 01473 73033 / 01473 310253 / [email protected] PGL Payments
For those that are paying for PGL in instalments, please be reminded that all payments need to be made by the end of July.
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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: Hedgehogs Adders:
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Thursday 16 July - Leavers Assembly 8.45am at the church Thursday 16 July - PTA Leavers BBQ Friday 17th July - last day of term September New Term PD days 1st and 2nd September - children return Thursday 3rd September Friday 25th September - PTA summer fair Friday 2nd October - Macmillan afternoon |
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Learners of the week " learn from your mistakes - Improve " Wolves: Harrison and Archie Hedgehogs: Eliza and Raf Adders: Maya and Philippa The School Value this term is " Respect" See the Link to Respect for ideas you could discuss at home: Well done to Luka, Safire and Ellie for showing this value this week.
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Reading Giants This is our weekly Reading Challenge
Last weeks winners were Hedgehogs
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