clubs
We pride ourselves on offering a wide range of Activity Clubs to support and extend interests across the primary age range. Our Activity Clubs take place in addition to our Breakfast Club and After-school Club which run every day to provide wrap-around care. Some regular activities include Wild Adventures, Gymnastics, Football, Judo, Yo-Chi and Boppin which can be booked directly with the provider.
Also, each term, a range of Teacher-Led Clubs are offered, such as Choir, Computing, Arts and Crafts, Sport, Homework, Games and many more.
Opportunities for music lessons; piano, flute&recorder and iRock are available during the school day.
Breakfast Club and Afterschool Club run each day of term, from 7.45am to 6pm. More information about our wraparound childcare can be found by clicking here.
summer term 2024
Teacher-led Clubs start the week commencing Monday 22nd April and will run for ten weeks. All School-led Clubs are £35 per term and run from 3.15-4.15pm unless otherwise stated.
Please note that the Nature Reserve Club will only run for 7 weeks, and will be £24.50 per term.
before school clubs
clubs run by external providers
Please contact these external providers directly to book your child a space
Judo
Run by Jason, in the Sports Hall, this club is a lot of fun and very popular at Bentley.
Tuesdays 8am - 8.45am for Years 1-6
Bookings: 01256 422352 or 07763 521027 or jane.r.fraser@ntlworld.com
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
school-led clubs
MONDAY
Nature Club Years 1-6
Nature Club is back for the Summer Term to continue our mission to make our school more wildlife-friendly. Once again, the club will be hands-on with plenty of opportunities for getting close to nature with a variety of projects including bug hotels, planting seeds and updating our nature reserve. We will also be doing a bioblitz to find out what is living in our school grounds.
Please note that there will be no sessions for this club on the following dates: 6th May, 3rd June & 1st July.
TUESDAY
Cricket Club Years 3-6
We will be practising key skills such as throwing, catching, batting and bowling, as well as playing some cricket matches.
Homework Club Years 3-6
A chance to get your homework done at school with one of our lovely Bentley teachers.
Puppet Club Years R-2
This club will be about looking at how different puppets work and then creating some of our own, using puppets to act out stories.
WEDNESDAY
Choir Club Years R-6
Come along and sing your heart out in choir. We will learn some new songs as well as sing some old favourites. We are hoping to perform at B-Fest too!
THURSDAY
Engineering Club Years R-2
A new exciting club which will be about problem-solving, designing and building, plus destruction testing. We will be doing some electrical circuit work, using construction apparatus, bridge and tower-building and making a paper aircraft!
Art Club Years 3-6
This is a club for all art lovers looking to improve their drawing and painting skills, using a variety of mediums, such as charcoal, paint, pencil & crayons.
clubs run by external providers
Wild Adventures
This club is a forest school, based in our school's lovely woodland where the children can participate in a range of activities including bug hunting, den building, woodland crafts, cooking on the fire and much, much more!
With Emma Jones & Yvonne Robarts
Thursdays from 3.15pm - 4.15pm for Years 1-6
Contact details: wildadventureshampshire@gmail.com
CMSports Football
Run by the fantastic CMSports team.
Wednesdays from 3.15pm - 4.30pm for Years 1-6.
Bookings: www.cm-sports.co.uk
Boppin
Join this lively, fun club dancing to the most fresh and funky songs, with cool choreography and lots of fun along the way as well as teaching self-esteem and self-confidence!
Mondays 3.15 – 4.00pm for Infants
Mondays 4.00pm – 4.45pm for Juniors
Bookings and information: http://boppin.co.uk/
Gymnastics
Run by Sophie Ince, this was one of our most popular clubs last year – book early to avoid disappointment!
Thursday 3.15 – 4.00pm for infants
Thursday 4.10pm – 5.10pm for Juniors
Enquiries: Springbox Gymnastics
Sports and Fitness Club
Come along for some fun sporty games and work on your core muscles.
Run by Sarah Forbes - A fun sport and fitness club with different games.
Tuesday 3.15 - 4.00pm for Years 3-6 only
Email: sfsarahforbes@gmail.com
Yo-Chi
This club is for anyone who likes yoga, mindfulness and relaxation.
Wednesdays 3.15pm – 4.15pm for Years R-6
Bookings: sara@nbalance.co.uk or 07970 729738
music lessons
Please contact these external music teachers directly to book your child a space
Piano
Mark is a hugely popular performer, and we are very fortunate to have him as our amazing Piano teacher and has been teaching at Bentley for a number of years. Most students are Year 3 upwards as pupils need to be reading to start.
Bookings: Contact Mark on 07986 309879 or via email purpledoor@talktalk.net
Recorder and Flute
Jess Webster has been teaching at Bentley for some years. She teaches in small groups and on a 1:1. Recorder lessons are open to children Year 2 and above and Flute for children from Year 4 upwards.
Bookings: Contact Jess at jessflute@btinternet.com or call 07975 796220.
iRock
Runs on Fridays during school hours. Taught 33 weeks of the school year at Bentley, so this falls slightly out of our usual timetable. Suitable for all children. Children learn drums, guitar, keyboard and vocals in rock groups
Bookings: https://irockschool.com/