Bentley Weekly Update 11.9.2026
Important Information to ShareSettling in
It has been lovely to see so much learning this week. Reception are settling well into routines, Head Pupils have met to discuss their action plan and we have launched our PASS challenge to support our curriculum driver... ambition and challenge!
Safeguarding and Acceptable Use Agreements (AUA)
Our policies have now been updated for 2026-27 and are available on the school website.
Children have discussed the AUA with their teachers this week to support positive online safety. We now need parents to read and agree the children's AUA and the agreement for parents via Arbor. Together we can support safe and positive use of technology. Please update this by Friday 18th September.
Arbor Data - please check and update by Wednesday 16th September
As per our annual data collection, please can ALL parents check their data on Arbor & ensure everything is up to date and correct. Please double-check permissions have been completed, along with medical and allergy information. Historically a hard copy of your data & your child's would have been sent home for checking - Arbor enables this to be a live record, but it does need checking at the start of each school year and updating for changes throughout the year. Please note you only have access to yours & your child's data - not partners, therefore everybody needs to check their own information. This data informs our critical incident plan and is imperative we have all the correct information.
School Council
School council elections will take place next Friday. if your child would like to apply, please help them to write their speech and practise at home before delivering it next Friday.
PE Days - children to come to school in PE kit (please ensure tracksuit trousers / leggings and sweatshirt / hoodies are non logo)
Wolves - Monday and Tuesday
Hedgehogs - Monday and Thursday (Hedgehogs children will need swimming kit if doing swimming (see seperate emails) and forest school clothes on a Monday please).
Adders - Monday and Wednesday
Uniform Order
We will be putting a uniform order out to parents next week, please look out for the order form and deadline to hand in your order and payment.
PTA non uniform day - Friday 18th September
Come to school in your favourite outfit in exchange for a box of chocolates / sweets All donations we will use for our sweet tombola stall at the school fair School fair Friday 25th September - At 3:15 in the school playground More information will follow next week Coats in school
Now that the weather is changing, please send your child in with a waterproof coat each day, we try to get the children out if it is not raining heavily but they cannot go out without a coat (A fleece is not sufficient). Please ensure all coats, fleeces, sweatshirts etc are named so when they are taken off and left outside, we can reunite them.
Information attached
Please see some information attached regarding parking outside school, and some other clubs starting in the community this term.
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!!!! The return to school is always a challenge for parents too, as there are so many things to remember. We thought it might help to share a couple of helpful reminders...
We will be holding a coffee and chat for new reception parents on Friday 11th September at 2.45pm to address any questions about school life. Please confirm your attendance
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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: Numeral and phoneme Hedgehogs chronology' and 'Paleolithic Adders: solution and soluble
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Mondays - Swimming Mondays - Yr 1 & 2 to Copodck (need PE / forest school clothes) Mondays - 3:15-4:15pm Yr 4, 5 & 6 Football ASC at Copdock Fridays - 2:45-3:15pm Sharing Assemblies (not Friday 18th)
Friday 18th September - Non - uniform day in exchange for PTA fair Friday 25th September - PTA summer fair Friday 2nd October - Macmillan afternoon (to be confirmed) Thursday 8th October - U11 Boys football tournament - Adders children - details to follow Tuesday 13th October - flu immunisations - please see letter sent last term for consent information Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st October - Adders PGL Thursday 22nd October - U11 girls football tournament - Adders children - details to follow. Friday 23rd October - PD day - no pupils in school Monday 26th - Friday 30th October - half -term Thursday 5th November - school photos
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Learners of the week "Learn new things" Wolves: All of reception Hedgehogs: Pixie and Archie Adders: Cressida and Leo The School Value this term is "Generosity" Please see the link for ideas you could discuss at home: To start next week
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Reading Giants This is our weekly Reading Challenge to start next week
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