Bentley Church of England V.C. Primary School
 and Copdock Community Primary School Bentley Church of England V.C. Primary School
and Copdock Community Primary School

Early Years Induction

We are delighted that your child has been offered a place at Bentley School. Ms Cooper, Wolves Class Teacher, and support staff Mrs Rivers and Mrs Fisher, look forward to meeting you and your little one soon.

Induction meeting for new parents

On Wednesday 17th May 2023, we will be holding our induction session for new parents, which will hopefully give you a flavour of experiences at Bentley and answer many of your questions about daily life. This will commence at 2pm and will last for approximately 30 minutes - 40 minutes. Ms Lizzy Cooper will explain how the Foundation curriculum is explored by the children within our learning environment.

Please try to attend this meeting so we can support you in the early stages of transition to primary school education.

Teddy Bear Picnic: Friday 16th June, 1pm-2pm

Induction sessions for children: 

Friday 23rd tune 2023 9-11.30am 

Friday 30th June 2023 9-11.30am 

Friday 7th July 2023 9-11.30am 

Friday 14th July 2023 9-1pm – stay for dinner 

Parents Introduction to Phonics: Friday 30th June

Join Miss Heidi Cross, Early Years leader, for an introduction to phonics and reading. This will be held at Copdock School from 9.15-10.15am.

 

Over the summer, please help your child to:

  • develop their language and communication by teaching them new vocabulary and spending time chatting to them every day.  This is vitally important, see Ican website and CLPE website for advice in this area.  There are some lovely wordless short animations on the CLPE website that you can use to start discussions with your child.
  • learn to dress independently
  • use a knife and fork to cut up their own food and feed themselves
  • go to the toilet independently
  • count everything!
  • develop their fine motor control by doing puzzles, building with small lego, drawing with chalks, using tweezers, threading with small beads
  • begin to write their own using the correct letter formation rather than 'sticks' and 'circles'.Please read your 'Starting School' folder for more tips on preparing to start school.

 

Files to Download

speech and language starter_guide.pdf

Bentley School's Christian Ethos

"Know that I am with you always," Matthew 28:20 We encourage the spiritual, social, moral and cultural development of the school family by embedding Christian values into everyday life. Our vision is for all children to be confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens who are well equipped for future life, knowing that God is with them always.

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