As Headteacher, it fills me with immense pride when I receive feedback about how wonderfully our children represent Bentley when they are out at school events. The way they live out our school values and follow our rules beyond the school gates truly speaks volumes.
As we finally reach the end of January, it’s fair to say it has felt like a particularly long month! With February just around the corner, we are all looking forward to those extra minutes of daylight slowly creeping back in – and wouldn’t it be wonderful if they came with a little less rain too?
This week, I have been absolutely blown away with pride for our Year 5 and 6 children.
It has certainly been a busy week here at Bentley, with our special Ofsted visitors spending two days with us in school.
Welcome back to school and a very Happy New Year to you all.
As we come to the end of what has been a truly special term, I would like to begin by saying a very heartfelt thank you for the incredible generosity shown to our school community. We have been completely overwhelmed by the thoughtful cards and gifts that have been brought into school over the past few weeks. Please know that they have been very much appreciated, and all of the staff send their sincere thanks.
The penultimate week of the autumn term has been filled with festive cheer across the school. Our Infant children amazed us with their Christmas production of Baubles, sharing the story of Christmas through wonderful singing, dancing and acting. A huge thank you to all the staff and children for their hard work in bringing this magical performance to life.
What a wonderful Christmas Fair we enjoyed last week! It was truly heart-warming to see our whole community come together in such a joyful and festive way. Our Year 6 children did a fantastic job running their stalls – they showed great responsibility, enthusiasm, and creativity, and the prizes on offer were incredibly generous. Thank you to them, and to all the parents who supported them so brilliantly.
We are all very excited for the Christmas Fair after school today. It is always such a special occasion for so many reasons—one of them being that, for me, it’s the moment I truly start to feel Christmassy! It’s also a wonderful opportunity for our school community to come together, have some fun, and enjoy the festive spirit.
I know I say this a lot, but this week has really flown by! We had an exciting snow fall on Wednesday morning, where a lot of children took the opportunity to have an awe and wonder moment from playing in the snow.
We have had a wonderfully busy week in school, and I wanted to start with a huge celebration. Bentley Fireworks Night was a truly amazing show — it was fantastic to see so many of you there. A heartfelt thank you to all the PTFA members and staff who helped to make the evening such a success. Whether you were cooking food, serving drinks, selling toys, reuniting lost children with their grown-ups, or supporting in countless other ways, you all helped to make a real difference.
Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely half term and managed to spend some time together doing something you enjoy.