Bentley Weekly Update 18.09.2026
Important Information to ShareUniform Order
Please see attached the uniform order form. Please complete and return to the office, with your payment made on Spider by Friday 25th September.
Midday Supervisor
Bentley School is looking for a casual Midday Supervisor to support lunchtime activities, 12-1pm. If you are interested and would like to know more please contact the school office 01473 310253
Induction feedback
It has been great to see our Reception children settle so well into school life and staff have enjoyed getting to know both children and parents a little more. Please can all Reception parents and new families complete our induction feedback form to support us to review current processes and enhance our welcoming approach. If you have any questions about school life, please do contact the office or class teacher so we can support you.
Harvest and Macmillan - Friday 2nd October, 2.15pm venue to be confirmed, either at the church or school hall
This year we have decided to hold both events at the same time and we hope to see as many families as possible at the event.
The children will be entertaining with songs, poems and greetings as part of our Harvest Service. Donations of packets and tins are welcome on the day with collections supporting Ipswich Minster top Up shop at our October visit.
Adults will be served refreshments and delicious treats to support our fundraising for Macmillan.
Cake donations, small and large, will be gratefully received to support this event. Please bring in Thursday 1st October after school or first thing Friday morning.
ENTRY fee £2.50 adults, £1 children. All school children will receive a cake following their performances for a 50p donation. All payment on spider BEFORE the event where possible please, but money on the door is fine too. (payments will be set up early next week)
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School fair - Friday 25th September - At 3:15 in the school playground Please sign up to the sheet on spider to help your child run their class stall for 15 minutes to support the fair. 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 2026-27
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.
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REMINDERS!!!! Payments
Please remember to pay for school meals and morning club as taken or at the end of each week. Thank you for your support
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. A reminder that we need parents to read and agree the children's AUA and the agreement for parents via Arbor. Please note that there are changes to the parent agreement to reflect changes in online safety, so we do ask that you read this carefully and check that you have consented. Together we can support safe and positive use of technology. Please update this by Friday 18th September.
Arbor Data - please check and update
A reminder that ALL parents need 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.
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.
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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: continent and ocean Hedgehogs Igneous and magma Adders: 'particle' and 'filtration'.
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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 Thursday 24th September - lunchtime - Worship Group Friday 25th September - PTA summer fair Friday 25th September - deadline for uniform order Monday 28th September - 2.45pm Adders parents PGL meeting with Mrs Robinson Friday 2nd October, 2.15pm - Macmillan and Harvest event ( venue 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 "tune in" Wolves: Barnaby and Malakai Hedgehogs: Amelia and Louie Adders: Maya and Ellie The School Value this term is "Generosity" Please see the link for ideas you could discuss at home: Well done to Esmae, Isabella M, Cordy and Ellie for showing this value this week
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Reading Giants This is our weekly Reading Challenge Last week was Hedgehogs
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