Bentley Weekly Update 2.12.22
Bypass Nurseries
We would love to see as many children as possible singing at Bypass Nurseries on Wednesday, please arrive about 5:15pm so that you are ready to sing at 5.30pm.
Parent Consultations
Thank you to all parents who attended parent consultations this week, if you still need a slot with your child's teacher, please contact the office.
Dress Down Donations
A big thank you to everyone who dressed down today in return for a donation to the bottle stall or tombola for the Christmas Fayre on 12th December.
Advent
Thursday was a really exciting day in school. The children created some beautiful decorations and the hall looks great. The Advent Tree service Thursday afternoon has left us all feeling very festive.
After School Clubs next term
Sports Club will not be running next term due to the poor weather and dark nights, but Dance Club is returning on a Tuesday after school for any children who would be interested in resuming this or joining. Please see attached the flyer from Sarah for details.
Flu Catchup
For those children who were absent for the flu immunisations, the nursing team are returning on Friday 16th December. If you hadn't already consented/declined consent, please look out for the letter which will be sent out next week.
Lost Property
There is a box of navy and black hoodies which have been left in classrooms, probably after PE days. I will leave them in the playground after school on Monday if anyone has lost anything, whatever is still there I will donate to a charity shop. Please ensure all uniform and PE clothes are named over the Christmas break, thank you.
Lates
Please be aware that from Monday 5th December, if your child is late arriving at school (after the gate closes at 8:45am) the school will require an adult to complete our late slip stating the reason for the late arrival. Please come the main door as usual for lates and you will be given a slip to complete.
Road Closure in Bentley
Please note that there is a road closure in Bentley next week from Wednesday to Friday. This will mean a diversion which will no doubt make your journey longer, please allow more time to get to school if you come this way.
Services at the Church
There is a Christingle service at 10am on Sunday 11th December. St Nicholas will be there to receive any gifts, no matter how small, for the homeless families. If you cannot attend but would like to donate a gift, please bring to school before 9th December and we will pass them on. Please let Sandra know if you are going to the service, so that they have enough Christingles for all the children.
Christmas Performances
Please note the booking system for the tickets closes at 5pm on Wednesday 7th December. This allows us time to get tickets out to you. Thank you for your patience with booking the tickets - we appreciate your feedback and aim to improve these processes as we move forward.
PTA Christmas Fayre ?We will be running a cake stall at the fayre, so we would really appreciate any donations of cakes. ???Please let us know if you can help us with this so we have a rough idea of how much we will have.???????Shout out for help - If anyone has any spare time on Monday 12th in the afternoon to help us set up the Fayre or help to run a stall it would be much appreciated.???????Bookings are now being taken for the School Christmas fayre grotto to see Father Christmas ? ? £2 includes a giftPayment can be made byCash in a named envelope labelled School GrottoOr? online toBentley School PTASort code 09-01-54Account number 97776081Put child name & school grotto as reference pleaseby Friday 9th pleaseMany thanksPTA
Barnardo’s Telephone Helpline service
In February 2022, Barnardo’s launched a Telephone Helpline service in Suffolk. It is a free and confidential emotional well-being service for parents, carers and young people aged 0-25 years. We provide a signposting, information, resources, and support service that can help and direct callers to any appropriate services that are required. We take time to listen to establish the most appropriate support, and we can provide a vast range of resources for specific advice. The Telephone Helpline is available Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm. We have a voicemail facility where you can leave a message, and we will get back to you.
The Barnardo’s phone line number is 03456 002 090 Option 2.
It is a free and confidential emotional well-being service for parents, carers and young people aged 0-25 years. (Please note that this service does not cover Waveney)
Kinetic Kids Holiday Camps - see poster attached
Camps are here for the Christmas holidays in Claydon running on the 19th, 20th, 21st and 29th December, our camps run from 10:00 - 15:30.
Come and join us for some Holiday Camp fun. We have fun-filled days planned with lots of seasonal themed games and activities!
Our Holiday Camps are for children aged from 6-14 years, and are broken into the below age groups:
? KS1: For children from 6 -7 years old
? KS2: For children from 8-11 years old
? KS3: For children from 12-14 years old
Our clubs are £32 per day and we provide lunch and snacks., Payment is taken via BACS. To reserve a space, please email for a booking form, instructions on how to make the payment will then follow once the space has been reserved. We have limited spaces available; therefore, all spaces will be reserved on a first come first served basis.
Dates for the Diary
Upcoming events over the next couple of weeks to keep an eye out for:
| 05/12/2022 | Swimming (last one this term) | |
| 5/12/2022 | Christmas Cake club (last one) | |
| 07/12/2022 5:30pm performance | Bypass Nursery Singing | 5.15pm arrival |
| 12/12/2022 | PTA Christmas Fayre at Village Hall | |
| 13/12/2022 | Christmas performances | Ticket only - deadline for ordering via spider 7th December |
| 16/12/2022 | Flu vaccinations catch up sessions for children who missed the last session | |
| 16/12/2022 | End of term | |
| Wednesday 4th January | Start of term - children return |
Please also keep an eye on the website for dates in the calendar and news and information about clubs and events!