Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
This is the term when we carry out our end of year assessments; there are just two weeks until Year 6’s KS2 SATs and other year groups (including KS1 Sats in Year 2 and KS1 Phonics in Year 1) will be held in June. Further details will be sent out to each year group individually, but please remember that it is vitally important your child arrives in school promptly each day so that they do not miss any of the teaching in this final term. Thank you to all our parents who continue to support the school.
Please continue to support your child with homework, as the testing period will be coming up over the next few weeks. The Spelling Bee is continuing and will take place at the end of the summer term, so please ensure your child is working hard to learn their spellings.
After school clubs
Summer term After school clubs begin on Monday 29th April 2019. Please make a note at home which clubs your child will be attending on which days, to avoid having to call the school to check.
Please also make sure that your child/children are collected on time when the clubs finish at 4.15pm.
Parenting course
Parents are invited to attend a special 13 week parenting course: Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities commissioned by the Race Equality Commission.
This course started on Thursday 24th April and finishes on Thursday 18th July 2019 and runs from 9:30am – 12:30pm. All participants will be provided with a certificate of completion. This is a recognised course.
Parents evenings
Parents’ evenings will take place next week beginning Monday 29th April when you will be invited to meet your child’s teacher to discuss their progress in school. Please keep to your appointment times and let the class teacher know if you are unable to attend. It is important to meet your child’s teacher to discuss his/her progress so please ensure that you are prompt in arriving so that you do not miss your allocated time. Please avoid bringing younger children to the meetings as you will need to ensure that they are supervised at all times.
On Friday 5th April we are asking all the children to make an Easter hat/bonnet at home using their imagination and artistic skills, and wear it to school.
There will be a prize for the best original design in each class, so encourage your child to start working on their design now. There were some wonderful creations last year. The judging will take place in the family assembly on 5th April.
International evening is approaching fast and we are busy making plans for a successful International evening on Friday 22nd March from 5.30-7.15pm. Tickets are selling fast, so please buy your tickets to avoid any disappointment. They are on sale for £5 for adults and £3 for children over three years of age. There is a limit of 6 tickets per family.
Due to health and safety regulations tickets are only available for families of pupils currently attending the school (not friends and neighbours). As you are aware, all children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult throughout the evening.
Children will not be allowed to come alone. We are asking parents to provide a dish of food on the evening (preferably that you have prepared) enough for six people.
You have had wonderful food in the past, so we should see some delicious international dishes – but please make sure that there are no nuts in the dishes.
There will be a traditional costume competition for adults and children with four prizes for the best traditional costume, so get working on your outfits.
There will also be a raffle with some wonderful prizes to be won. Raffle tickets are on sale now and on the evening of 22nd March. Raffle tickets will cost £2.00 per strip and can be bought by everyone, even if you are not attending the event.
This year, as part of the evening entertainment, the children will be participating in a selection of dances from around the world. Don Rae will once again be supporting us with this event
All after school clubs will finish for the Spring term on Friday 29th March, except for Breakfast club which finishes on the last day of term 5th April. The Summer term clubs will start on Monday 29th April.
Club lists will be displayed on the notice board in the playground, and you may also check your Parentpay account to see which club/clubs your child will be attending. Payment for clubs must be made via Parentpay before the clubs start.
We will be celebrating World Book day on Thursday 7th March 2019 by having a “Pyjama day”. The children may come to school wearing pyjamas or a onesie, but must wear appropriate shoes for outdoor play. They may also wear slippers and a dressing gown in class if they wish. Pyjamas must have full length trousers and short or long sleeves (no sleevless tops). The girls must wear pyjamas or a onesie
(no nightdresses or shorts).
The children will be challenged to think of as many book titles as they can that make a reference to pyjamas, e.g. Phillipa Pearce’s Tom’s Midnight Garden, David Walliams’ The Midnight Gang.
Dear parent or carer
Inspection of Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School by Ofsted
We have just told your child's school that we will inspect it on 26 February 2019.
The lead inspector will be Barney Geen. We are writing to you because we would like to know what you think about the school. Please take a few minutes to read the leaflet which came with this letter. It explains why we inspect schools, and what happens during an inspection.
School reopens on Monday 25th February at 8am for breakfast club & Y6 booster classes and 8:45am for the rest of the school.