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    • The last week of term at Bentley...

      Published 17/12/21

      A huge thank you for all the many lovely messages of thanks for all the staff for all the Christmas performances over the last two weeks; the joy of our pupils, the pride of staff and the love of parents and relatives has made the Covid tracking and hard work involved all worthwhile. We have been truly blessed here at Bentley this term in so many ways and December has been the cherry on the top! Please click here for some ‘memorable moments’. 

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    • Christmas at Bentley

      Published 17/12/21

      Christmas at school is always really special - and it has been lovely again this year.  From fundraising events for our PTFA like the Christmas Fair and the Elf Run, to Nativity plays, singing Christmas carols around the Christmas Tree and visits to the Church.  Here are some of our treasured memories...

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 10/12/21

      It has been such a joy to see the Key Stage 1 Nativity this week. It was brilliant to be able to welcome parents and grandparents into school again and it felt extra special. There were many highlights for me and the singing and enthusiasm will stay with me for a very long time. Across the school, the children are all enjoying the singing and acting they have been working on. Bravo! We have all our fingers and toes crossed that our current Covid situation remains static to allow adults in next week too.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 03/12/21

      After a fantastic outdoor Christmas Fair we are all excited about our Elf run today. A huge thank you to everyone for getting behind these school PTFA fundraisers, which are bringing so much joy to all of our children! The teachers and support staff have spread some Christmas sparkle around the building with all the Christmas trees and decorations. Yann and Gemma from St Mary’s got us even more excited about Christmas in their weekly Collective Worship yesterday too!

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 26/11/21

      We may have had one day out of school for the INSET, but we still seem to have squeezed in a full five days of activities!

      As I write, the sun has come out, I can hear Year 6 elves getting changed and there has been a huge amount of activity with the PTFA getting everything ready! We are officially excited for Christmas and the children are looking forward to enjoying all the special treats and stalls. Thank you to everyone involved in setting this up and to everyone for coming along and getting involved and enjoying all the fun.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 19/11/21

      It is certainly starting to feel busy in school with lots of lovely events being planned both nationally and locally for our children to enjoy. Please remember that none of us are superhuman and no one has endless money, so it is up to each family to decide which events to join in with. We try hard to ensure events and costs are spread across the year but a return to ‘normality’ with the residential payments looming on top of Christmas is a lot. Please do get in touch if you would like to set up payment plans for these. We are very clear with children that PTFA events are optional and try to ensure every child can feel involved. We appreciate every donation, no matter how big or small.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 12/11/21

      What a super evening we all had at the Bentley Bonfire last Friday! Thank you very much from the Parish Council for your donations for entrance will support community projects. Please see the PTFA section for special thank yous.

      Yesterday our pupils joined the Remembrance Day silence either at Binsted Church, at the swimming pool before their lesson or here at school. Staff commented how proud they felt of our children who demonstrated thoughtful respect and a mature understanding about why we remember collectively.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 05/11/21

      It has been great to be able to finally share the Ofsted inspection report with parents, carers and staff. Thank you very much for all the positive feedback, cards and messages from our, your feedback means a lot. The report is due to be published on the Ofsted website very soon and we will update our website link as soon as it is so that all friends of the school can read it too!

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    • This week at bentley...

      Published 22/10/21

      Hooray! We have finally made it to half term. This is always such an important half term for pupils, as they settle into their new classes, and I am so proud of our pupils for their growth in all areas since September.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 15/10/21

      Last Friday after school I attended the COP-26 event set up a by Damian Hinds our local MP. I was hugely inspired by the passion and vision of everyone at the event. From retired people to Bentley parents, to East Hampshire teenagers and our very own Bentley ECO council (via a film which got a huge round of applause from the audience of about 400 people).

      At our governing body meeting this week, we were discussing our long plans for the next five years and governors also agreed sustainability must be a vital part of our work.  

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 08/10/21

      It was lovely to share our Harvest Collective Worship with children and parents yesterday. We always enjoy our Thursday sessions with Yann and Gemma from St Mary’s Church and it was delightful to hear the children’s prayers, songs and reflections about being thankful for the harvest. With recent worries about petrol and getting to work on top of other concerns, it can be easy to forget how lucky we are. Thank you to everyone for your generous contributions of food, which Mr Lucas delivered safely to the Alton Food Bank. They will help many people.

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    • This week at Bentley...

      Published 01/10/21

      As I have been bringing together thoughts and ideas for this week’s newsletter, I realised there is a real theme for this week about ‘Pupil Voice’.  This is something we care very much about as a staff and we have many ways in which children share their thoughts, emotions and ideas with us at school. We have pupil groups such as the School Council, ECO Council and other special responsibilities. We have ‘HAS’ (Happy, Angry, Sad) books where children can draw, write and record their feelings). We prioritise listening to our feedback from our children, both as staff and governors. This helps us to try to address any concerns, but also ensures we collate feedback and reflect upon it at all levels so we remain truly child centred in what we plan.

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