Bentley C E Primary School
This week at Bentley...
This week has been another busy and exciting one at school. The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in National Numeracy Day, celebrating all things maths! Taking advantage of the lovely weather, many classes took their learning outside, enjoying practical and engaging mathematical activities in the sunshine. Thank you to Mrs Blake for organising the day.
Several of our classes were also fortunate enough to welcome an author into school this week. Many of the children will remember Simon Murray visiting us last year, and it was wonderful to welcome him back once again. Following his visit, he commented:
“All the children at your lovely school were very polite and respectful – they all listened very well and produced some wonderful work throughout their sessions.”
It is always valuable for children to hear directly from a real-life author about the process of creating stories, editing drafts and developing ideas, as this closely aligns with our writing curriculum in school.
This week also marked Prayer Week, during which all classes visited St Mary's Church and took part in activities linked to this year’s theme. We were delighted to receive some wonderful feedback from the team there:
“Just to say we had a brilliant time with Year 3 and 5 today in the church – they were brilliantly behaved, very respectful and seemed to enjoy themselves!”
As Headteacher, it is always such a pleasure to receive positive feedback about the children. It is wonderful to know that our school values of love, courage and community, alongside our school rules of being ready, respectful and safe, are being demonstrated so positively beyond the classroom.
I hope you all have a wonderful half-term break and that the weather is kind to us all — or at the very least, that we avoid any more freak hail storms!
Vicky Hallett
Headteacher
HOUSEPOINTS
This week’s housepoints totals:
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397 |
303
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313 |
216 |
ATTENDANCE
Governors have set the attendance target for the school at 97%. The class with the best attendance last week were Year 2 again! Well done Year 2!
Attendance figures for each class for last week are below:
SAFEGUARDING
Parenting today can feel overwhelming — especially when childhood looks so different from what we grew up with. There’s no manual, and it can be hard to keep up with the fast-changing digital world your child moves through every day. This guide aims to make those conversations easier and help you support your child with confidence.
GOLD BOOK/GOLD CARDS
Well done to those children who were awarded a gold card. We’re very proud of you!
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Gold Cards |
Gold book |
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Year R |
Oliver, Noah x2, Amanda, Luca, Lucas, Juliana, Ottilie, Ada |
Oliver S-P |
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Year 1 |
Eli, Ella, Beau, Chester, Benji, Louis, Lottie |
Poppy |
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Year 2 |
Tony, Alex, Orla |
Robin |
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Year 3 |
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Teddy |
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Year 4 |
Erin |
Suki |
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Year 5 |
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Sophie |
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Year 6 |
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Kaidy-Mai |
ARITHMAGICIANS
The Arithmagicians competition is back, and the challenge is on to see which class will come out on top!
Over half term (until 1st June), children can earn as many points as possible. The class with the highest total will win an extra playtime—so get involved and give it your best effort!
Remember, your points can also be spent during the first week back on rewards such as house points, extra playtime, or even an ice lolly with Mrs Blake.
Good luck, everyone—let the competition begin!
NATIONAL NUMERACY DAY
On Wednesday, the whole school celebrated National Numeracy Day with an exciting Maths Relay Race in their house teams. Teamwork and problem-solving skills were put to the test, with Wilberforce crowned overall champions, closely followed by Kolbe in second place.
Throughout the day, each class also took their maths learning outdoors, swapping pencils for colourful chalk to create number challenges, calculations and mathematical artwork across the playground. By the end of the day, the playground had been transformed into a vibrant celebration of learning!
In French lessons, Madame Jones continued the focus on numbers with a range of fun games and puzzles linked to French counting. Year 6 even extended their learning by exploring numbers in Spanish too!
PRAYER WEEK
Each class was kindly invited by St Mary's Church to visit their special prayer room as part of the church’s annual Prayer Week.
The children enjoyed taking part in the thoughtful and reflective activities, especially making their own windmills and learning that, just like the wind — which cannot be seen but is always present — God is always with us too.
It was a wonderfully calm and peaceful experience for everyone, and the children also enjoyed the beautiful countryside walk to and from the church.
RAINBOW ROOM REVAMP
Help us redecorate and rejuvenate the rainbow room. Any items from the list can be bought from our Amazon wish list or donated. Thank you!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3D8WUK2HIXXH1?ref_=wl_share
We are also looking for a small sofa in great condition. Please contact your class rep if you have one available to donate.
ALTON ARTS FESTIVAL
We’re excited as a school to be taking part in Alton Arts Festival Schools Week (1–5 June), where pupils will enjoy a range of creative workshops in school.
The wider Alton Arts Festival returns 3–12 July, bringing music, comedy, theatre and visual arts to Holybourne, Alton and Chawton. It’s a 10-day, multi-arts festival with something for the whole family to enjoy.
🎟️ Tickets are now on sale – explore the full programme here:
https://wegottickets.com/altonartsfestival
🌟 Family highlights
Chris Riddell (Live Event)
11th July 5pm
Enjoy a special event with award-winning illustrator and former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell, a fantastic opportunity for young readers and budding artists.
👉 Book here: https://wegottickets.com/event/696829
Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show
5th July 2pm
Award-winning, sell-out comedy for children packed with facts, nonsense and laughs.
👉 Book here: https://wegottickets.com/event/696129
🎭 Pumpkin Pantos: Alice in Wonderland (FREE event)
4th July 2-3pm Alton Public Gardens
A colourful outdoor pantomime with music, costumes and comedy for all ages.
🎉 Party in the Park (FREE – Festival Finale)
12th July 12noon - 6pm Alton Public Gardens
The festival closes with a relaxed outdoor celebration – live music, food and community spirit. Bring a blanket and the family!
SCHOOL PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!
FREE ONLINE PARENT COURSES
Hampshire County Council are pleased to offer an exciting new programme of courses; a mixture of firm favourites and new subjects.
The courses are designed to enhance your knowledge and skills, promote personal growth, explore your creative interests or simply broaden your horizon. The following may be of particular interest:
ECO UPDATE
The Attenborough Garden
Last Friday Mrs Holman and Eggar’s Eco Club students visited the Attenborough Garden to get inspiration for their own garden project. Members of Year 4 Team Nature and Nature Guardians did a brilliant job at talking about the garden and giving our visitors a tour.
Thank you
Thank you to Orla and the Moore Family for the kind donation of a wonderful chocolate mint plant for the Attenborough Garden.
Second-hand Summer Gear
Back by popular demand is Eco Council’s second-hand summer gear stall at the upcoming B-Fest. So, if you are having a sort out over half-term, please do bag up any good quality items of children’s summer clothing and accessories suitable for summer holidays. Suitable items include shorts, swimming gear and beach toys. More details to come after half-term – thank you!
Young ACAN Earthlings – Year 3 only
Young ACAN is launching an exclusive and exciting new club in September called Earthlings and Year 3 is invited to join. Interested pupils are required to complete an application form (which they will have been given) and return it to Young ACAN by Friday 5th June. Please note that this club is open to children in local schools and will take place on a Saturday morning – once every half-term.
Hidden Treasure Hunt – a national recycling challenge
There are two weeks left of the Hidden Treasure Hunt and for the chance to win tech for school and home. Please hunt out unwanted or broken tech and electrical items at home and recycle them at Curry’s or at Farnham and Alton Recycling Centres – click here for more details. Please note, if you are NOT dropping off your items at Currys, please take a photo when you recycle them to upload as evidence – you will be asked to upload this photo when you register – click here to register and scroll down to ‘How to register your recycling’.
Every time a family registers their recycling, our school earns a Planet Care Point and moves up the national leaderboard. Schools can win thousands of pounds in Currys’ vouchers for Microsoft tech, and families who take part are entered into prize draws to win Currys’ vouchers for Microsoft tech too. As an extra incentive Eco Council will be awarding a ‘Dolphin Award’ to those children who participate. Pupils should bring in a photo of them recycling their tech at Curry’s or a recycling centre. Please note only one dolphin will be awarded per child.
Please do get involved and share with your friends and family to help us to win some Microsoft tech for our school. The campaign runs until Friday 5 June 2026.
Find out more and take part at: hiddentreasurehunt.org
PTFA
Bentley PTFA has won a chance to win £1500 from Tesco!
Keep an eye out in the following stores:
Aldershot Superstore GU11 1SQ
Ancells Farm Express Express GU51 2XF
Fleet Express Express GU52 6AB
Farnborough Cave Express Express GU14 0EU
Ridgeway Road Express Express GU9 8NN
Hale Farnham Express Express GU9 0JH
Ash Vale Lysons Avenue Express GU12 5QL
When you have paid, get a blue token and be sure to vote for us! The more votes, the more chance we have of getting the main prize pot.
Mufti Day for raffle prize donations
We are putting together hampers as raffle prizes for BFest, and each hamper will be colour themed. Children can come to school on Friday 5th June in mufti in exchange for a donation for the hampers. Each class has been allocated a colour, so please donate something that matches your class colour:
Year R – Green
Year 1 – Blue
Year 2 – Purple
Year 3 – Pink
Year 4 – Red
Year 5 – Yellow
Year 6 - Orange
