Bentley Weekly Update 26.6.2026
Important Information to ShareWarm 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.
We would like to send a big thank you to Mrs Minter for bringing in ice poles for the children and staff this week. It is very generous of her and they have been gratefully received - thank you !!
Upcoming Events
There are lots of events coming up over the last few weeks of term, please keep an eye on the weekly news, calendar and blogs to ensure that you, and the children know what is happening
Yr 6 to Suffolk One on Tuesday - see email that went out with details
Adders Pleasurewood Hills on Wednesday - note earlier time to be at school of 8.15am, and later time back - please keep an eye out for messges regarding any changes to the time back.
Yr 2 to Suffolk One on Thursday - see email for details
Yr 6 to Moving on event on Thursday afternoon, and yr 5 to Copdock
Talent Show feedback
Well done to all the children who took part in the talent show this week. There are lots of very talented children in our schools. Please see attached feedback from Governor and parents.
Food festival
Children are making some delicious food next week and we are inviting parents in to share what your child has made:
Adders parents are invited in to school at 3.00pm on Thursday.
Wolves parents are invited in at 2.50pm Tuesday ( this will be instead of stay and play this week)
Hedgehogs parents are invited in at 3.00pm on Thursday.
Morning Club payments
If you have recently used morning club for an ad-hoc session, please ensure that you have paid on spider for the session please. We appreciate it is easy to forget at this busy time of year. If you are unsure how much is owed, please contact the office.
Class Photos
Children did really well in the heat today to have lovely smiley faces in their class photos, they will bring home a ticket tonight, please keep them safe until we advise photos are available to order and how to order.
PTA News
PTA Non uniform day - Friday 10th July
Come to school in your favourite summer clothes in exchange for a box of sweets/chocolates or bottle of alcohol We will use all donations in our raffle at the end of school summer party. End of school summer party Thursday 16th July. 17:00-19:00 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. More information to follow soon. Footstars Activity Days
Please find attached a poster for Footstars Activity Days that will be taking place at the school over the summer holidays. Please note these are priced at £15 per day, and free for families who are eligable for free school meals (not KS1 universal free meals). These sessions will be run by Mr Hayes who is our PE provider so the children are familiar with him. Please see the poster for details on how to book.
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
Parental Returnship Programme
Please see some information below and attached about this programme
Following the success of previous years, we are pleased to be running our Parental Returnship Programme for the fourth year, and we would appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity with parents in your school community.
The programme is designed for parents who have been out of work for two years or more due to parental responsibilities and are looking to return to employment. We would greatly appreciate your support in sharing this opportunity with parents by distributing the attached poster via email, newsletters, or other parent communications. The programme will be advertised publicly next week, and we are keen to reach as many families as possible.
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!!!! 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: sustain and anchor Hedgehogs sustainability and processed Adders: repurpose and functional
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Mondays - Swimming lessons for some Yr 2 / 3/ 4 children
Mondays - Wolves Forest school (all day) and Hedgehogs PE at Copdock (pm).
Mondays after half term - KS1 Multi-skills club for children who have signed up.
Wednesday afternoons - KS2 Cricket and Padel at Copdock
Wednesday afternoons - Wolves class stay and play 2.45 - 3.10pm (not 1st July)
Fridays 2.45pm - Family sharing assembly - please see an updated Family Assembly summer 26 for children sharing this term.
Tuesday 30th July - Year 6 to Suffolk One - see email sent out Wednesday 1st July - Adders to Pleasurewood Hills Thursday 2nd July - Year 2 to Suffolk One - see email sent out Thursday 2nd July - Yr 6 at Moving on event Thursday 2nd July - Adders parents invited in at 3pm to sample food. Tuesday 7th July - U11 Quad Kids - details to follow Wednesday 8th July - U 9 Quad kids - details to follow Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July - Adders Bikeability Thursday 16 July - Leavers Assembly 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 |
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Learners of the week " Push Yourself" Wolves: Malakai and Tilly Hedgehogs: Amy and Olivia Adders: Tom and Alfie The School Value this term is " Respect" See the Link to Respect for ideas you could discuss at home: Well done to Elodie, Jenson, and Bella 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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