It has been a very busy week in school with lots of festive events to get us all excited in the lead up to the big day!  The Christmas Fair last Friday was fantastic and a great way to start our festivities.  The choir opened the Fair with some brilliant singing, there were lots of tasty Christmas goodies to eat and drink and brilliant games to play, coordinated by the PTFA reps and Year 6.  A big thank you must go to everyone involved for all the hard work and organisation that went into making this event so much fun.  An extra special thank you goes to our PTFA Chairs: Molly, Sarah F and Sarah C, for organising the Fair.

We have all been enjoying our non-school uniform today in exchange for a donation towards the Christmas Fair raffle.  There have been so many lovely donations that the prizes are going to be fantastic – thank you.

It is certainly beginning to feel very festive in school with the preparations starting for all things Christmassy!  Here is a reminder of what’s coming up in the next few weeks.

Last week’s Bonfire Night was a brilliant evening; the fireworks were fantastic and the rain stayed away so we could all enjoy the bonfire.  A huge thank you must go to all the Parish team involved: to Mr Turk for his super fireworks display; to the PTFA who organised the event; to those of you who chopped onions, made toffee apples, set up the stalls, sold the food, drink and goodies and to those who helped tidy everything away at the end.  We really do appreciate all the support you give, as without it, these amazing events would be unable to go ahead. 

I cannot believe we are at the end of the first half-term already. So many things have been happening at school that have made the weeks fly by! There have been school trips, visits, visitors, fund-raising, clubs, sporting events - all things that help make Bentley the wonderful school it is. None of this would be possible without the dedicated staff and community - what I have noticed in my short time at Bentley, is that everyone goes above and beyond to make the experiences for the children as exciting and meaningful as possible.

It has been another busy week at school with lots of interesting and fun learning taking place. I needed to drop a few bits off at school this week (safely at the school gate!) and had the pleasure of arriving at break time. It was wonderful to see all the children playing so happily. I was treated to lots of children coming up to the gate and saying hello - I cannot wait to be in the school building with them all properly!