Bentley Weekly Update 14.11.2025
Important Information to ShareParent Questionnaire
Thank you to the 3 families who have already responded to the questionaire sent out in October. Worship group would appreciate a few more responses please to support their action planning. Thank you https://forms.office.com/e/1YRDgjigAw
Children in Need Challenge!
Thank you so much for your kindness today as part of our Children in Need collection. You donated 50 boxes of cereal in total, all of which will go to the Top Up Minster in Ipswich.This will provide an average of 750 - 800 bowls of cereal, so thank you all! Watch this short video to see the cereal effect in action. https://youtube.com/shorts/8zkfWXuphwA
Advent Elves
If you would like to be an Advent Elf, then read on! As part of our Advent Service we will be launching our countdown to Christmas by continuing our good deeds with a reverse Advent Calendar. This is a charitable initiative where instead of receiving something each day, we donate an item daily in the lead-up to Christmas. This year our Christmas tree will have some tags on for families to collect. Each tag will have a number to represent the days in December until we finish school on 19th. If you would like to take a tag, please donate a small Christmas treat on that day of December. As we open the doors on our advent calendar each day in school, we would like it to feature a photo showing these acts of kindness. As the children give a gift, they will receive a small token of appreciation to recognise their contribution, just like in an advent calendar.
School Library
Unfortunately only 7 children have had completed consents for the Library Agreement. A reminder has been sent this week, please can we ask you to review the short agreement accessed on our website Library Agreement and confirm your acceptance of it via Arbor.
School Photos
Photos are now available to order. If you order before 24 November, they will be delivered free in to school.
Players on our programmes pay a small fee to take part in the programme but receive the following benefits:
Please see full details below of the session and how to book your place.
Whitton (Ipswich) – *BRAND NEW* Girls Development Centre
Venue: Whitton Sports & Community Centre, Address: Whitton Church Ln, Ipswich, IP1 6LW, Evening: Monday, Trial Date: 8th December 2025 Times: 17:00 – 18:30 | Girls U9, U10 & U11. Trial Booking Link: https://www.abler.io/shop/ncfcfd/girlsdevelopmentpathway/product/Q2x1YlNlcnZpY2U6NDg5MDA=?
Please check the attachments for some information and our Local events and clubs 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.
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REMINDERS!!!! Reception place applications
Reminder from SCC regarding school application deadline for September starters. Please pass on to any other parents you know and please let them know that they are very welcome to look round our school if they are looking for a school place.
Christmas Dates for your diary
Tree Service & Decoration Making
Families are invited in for our tree service on Friday 28th November. This will be at 9am and this is instead of the usual afternoon sharing family assembly.
If anyone has any pine cones they would be gratefully received for decoration making.
Wolves parents are invited in on Thursday 27th November at 2.30pm to help the younger children making decorations.
Xmas Performance times
The christmas Performances will be on Wednesday 17th December - times below, ticket information to follow soon
KS1 Christmas Performances 2.00 - 2.30pm & 5.00 - 5.30pm KS2 Christmas Performances 2.30 - 3.00pm & 5.30 - 6.00pm There will be a creche for school children to wait during the performance that they are not in, while you are watching the sibling's performance. Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day
We will be having our Christmas lunch on Thursday 18th December. Please see the menu for this, there will be no other lunch options on this day, so if your child is not having a Chrismas lunch, they will need to bring packed lunch. We need to have lunches pre-ordered by Thursday 4th December - look out for the survey on spider to order your child's lunch
Arbor
Please ensure that any changes to your details, or your child's medical details are regularly updated on Arbor.
Please can we remind you to name all clothing , including PE kit and lunch boxes, water bottles. We can easily reunite items if they are named
School Library
Please remember to complete the Library agreement consent on Arbor after you have reviewed the short agreement accessed on our website Library Agreement. .
Success and Confidence
Don't forget to send in photos of your child taking part in clubs and activities outside of school for our board.
Coats
Please can you send in a waterproof coat each day with your child. We do try to get children outside at playtime and lunchtime even if it is drizzling so a waterproof coat is necessary (a fleece will not keep them dry). Please ensure all clothing is named so lost property can be reunited with their owner. Art tokens Tokens will be printed in the Ipswich star and East Anglian Daily Times from 29th September and running until the 6th December. Simply cut out the tokens and drop them into the office for the school to have a chance of winning some art supplies. There will be bonus tokens during the week of 27th October. Lunch and Morning Club payments - Please ensure that all payments are paid weekly as taken. thank you for your support.
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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 Chronology and nativity Hedgehogs: force and attract Adders: Inhospitable and orogeny |
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Mondays Swimming Yr 3 & 4
Mondays - Forest school at Copdock
Mondays - After School Dodgeball club (at Copdock) for children who have signed up
Friday mornings from 14th November - Christmas Craft Club for children who have signed up. Wednesday 19th November - Yr 3 /4 film event - see email for details, children need to wear school uniform, bring a drink bottle and packed lunch. Healthy snack will be provided by school. Thursday 20th November - Yr 5 / 6 computing event - see email sent yesterday, packed lunch needed Tuesday 25th November - yr 3 / 4 Dodgeball - details to follow Thursday 27th November - Decorations making - Wolves Parents invited in at 2.30pm to help. Friday 28th November - Tree Service 9.30am Friday 5th December - 9am - Flu immunisations - see form sent out this week. Wednesday 17th - Christmas performances - times above - ticket booking information to follow. Thursday 18th December - Christmas dinner in school ( booking form will be sent out soon) 19th December - Last Day of Term Monday 5th January - PD Day - no children in school Tuesday 6th January - children return for Spring Term |
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Learners of the week " Tune in and concentrate" Wolves: Archie and Emilia Hedgehogs: Luther and Raffy Adders: Emily, Tom The School Value this term is 'trust' See the Link for ideas you could discuss at home: Well done to Tom ,Olivia and Mario for showing this value this week.
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Reading Giants This is our weekly Reading Challenge! None last week
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