Nasal Flu Immunisation – 17th December – all year groups

The Shropshire Community Health School Nursing Team will be in school on Tuesday 17th December to deliver the Nasal Flu immunisation.  The consent or non consent which you completed for the previously planned visit in October will still stand.  You can consent online, please follow the link in the original letter below.  Also below is a consent form.  If you would like a paper copy, please contact the school office.

If you are unsure whether you have completed this previously, again please contact the school office who will be able to look this up for you.

Flu Consent 2024-2025

Brown Clee CofE Primary School – Nasal flu immunisation

Shropshire Council Admissions consultation

Although there are no proposed changes to our Admissions Policy, Shropshire Council have asked us to share their consultation per the school admissions code. As part of the coordinated consultation, one of the stakeholders that the local authority must consult with is all parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen.

Consult Parent Notice 2024

Christmas Carols – Monday 2nd December

Don’t forget our Carol singing next Monday 5.30pm to 6.30pm, everyone is welcome.

FOBCS will be providing refreshments for a small donation.

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The weekly Pew Sheet detailing all the Church services and various events which are taking place across the Brown Clee Benefice during the coming weeks is below.

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HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Christmas Holiday Activities

Please see information below regarding the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) winter holiday fun activities which will be taking place over the Christmas Holidays for primary children from Reception to Year 6.  If your child is in receipt of Benefit related Free School Meals they can take part in these activities free of charge (you will have received an e-mail from school with the unique code you will need to quote when booking).

Many of these activities also have paid spaces available for those not eligible for HAF.

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St John the Baptist, Ditton Priors Christingle Service

St John The Baptist Church, Ditton Priors will be holding their Christingle Service this coming Sunday 1st December at 4pm.  Everyone is welcome to join them.

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FOBCS Recipe Book – Order forms

The order forms for the FOBCS recipe book were sent to classes on Friday.  Please could you return these to school as soon as possible to enable these to be ordered and delivered in time for Christmas.  There are spare copies in the school office if anyone would like one.

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The Weekly Pew Sheet for the Brown Clee Benefice is below.  This details the Church Services and other events taking place within the Benefice.

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Weekly Pew Sheet

The latest Weekly Pew Sheet is attached detailing services and other events taking place in the Benefice.

We have been asked to make you aware of an error in The Wheatland News stating that the next Tea and Toast will be held on Wednesday this week in Church.  The date for the next Tea and Toast has not yet been organised.

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Special Menu – Friday 15th November

Laura and Carla will be providing a special menu on Friday 15th November to celebrate Happy USA Day.  The menu is shown below.  As we are unable to amend the choices in ParentPay, if your child would like a hot dog please click on fish fingers and chips and if your child would like the veggie dog please click on vegetable fingers and chips.  There is still the choice of jacket potato or sandwiches.

2024-25 – USA Day – Menu

FOBCS Headphone Disco – Saturday 23rd November

Friends of Brown Clee School (FOBCS) will be holding a Headphone Disco on Saturday 23rd November at Ditton Priors Village Hall 3pm to 5pm to help raise funds.  Tickets are £5 each and are available from the school office (correct money only please).  There will be a tuck shop and drinks available to buy on the day.  Everyone is welcome.  Please see the attached poster for more details.

Headphone disco

FOBCS News – Brown Clee Bakes and Asda Cashpot for schools

FOBCS would like to let you know about their latest fundraising events to help raise funds for the many exciting things they have planned this academic year.  There are producing a cookery book and would love all the children to send their favourite recipe into the school office by 4th November.  The attached gives further information.

FOBCS have also registered the school for the Asda Cashpot for Schools scheme where FOBCS will receive a donation of a percentage of the spend plus £1 every time you shop there using the Rewards App and you nominate FOBCS.  This scheme ends on 30th November 2024.

What is Cashpot for Schools? 

We’re working with Asda, who are making millions of pounds available to every state primary school’s PTA in the UK.

Between 2nd September and 30th November 2024, every time customers shop with Asda using their Rewards app, they can choose a primary school to receive a percentage of their spend. And that’s not all — every time a customer chooses your primary school, Asda will donate £1 to your school’s Cashpot, plus a further £50 when your first customer shops.

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Nasal Flu Immunisation postponed

Shropshire Community Health have contacted the school this morning to say that due to the road conditions the Nasal Flu immunisations which were due to have taken place today have been postponed.  They will be contacting us to rearrange the date and we will let you know the new date once it has been made.

Brown Clee Benefice Pew Sheet

The Brown Clee Benefice Pew Sheet is below.  This details the Church services and other social events which are taking place over the next few weeks in the Benefice.  Next Monday is their first Tea and Toast event in the Pavilion between 9am and 10am after the school/nursery drop off and they look forward to welcoming any parents and carers who can join them.

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Nasal Flu Immunisation – 17th October 2024

The Shropshire Community Health School Immunisation Team will be in school on Thursday 17th October to deliver the Nasal Flu Immunisation to the children.  They have asked if we could remind parents to complete the eConsent form as soon as possible (link in the letter below).
If you have not yet completed the eConsent form or are having problems using this (the Immunisation Team have advised us today that some parents have had difficulty with the system), you are now able to complete a paper form and return this directly to the School Office.  A copy of this form is below.  Please could you return this as soon as possible.  If you would like a paper copy of this please contact the School Office.

Reception and Year 6 National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)

The School Nursing Team will be visiting the school to measure the Reception and Year 6 children as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on Tuesday 5th November, please find a letter attached giving more information.
This programme is an OPT OUT programme.  If you are happy for your child to take part you do not need to do anything.  However, if you do not wish your child to take part you MUST complete the form at the end of the letter and return this to the school by  Friday 1st November.  There is also a poster attached giving more information.

Free Online Safety Courses

West Mercia Police offer a free one hour course on Exploitation and Online Safety to help you protect your child when they are online including practical tips for protecting them.  These courses are online and can be booked by clicking on this link Exploitation and vulnerability training | West Mercia Police.  There is also a poster below giving more information.

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Weekly Pew Sheet and changes to Tea and Toast

The weekly Pew Sheet detailing the services and other events taking place in the Brown Clee Benefice including Harvest Festival celebrations is below.  There is also an updated poster for the Tea and Toast Drop in after school drop off – please note the change of date and venue.

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Secondary Application Deadline – 31st October 2024

Schools Admissions at Shropshire Council have asked us to share the following message to the parents of children in Year 6 –

The closing date for secondary applications is 31 October 2024 which falls in the half-term holidays. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to submit an application as soon as possible but before the deadline date. This will ensure that if you encounter any problems, you can be supported/helped to submit your application on time. There is no grace period for late applications. The link for the website is – Transferring to secondary school | Shropshire Council

The School Admissions Team strongly encourage parents to name three preferences, particularly if you reside in the Shrewsbury area.  Please see the Parents’ Guide to Education in Shropshire Booklet for further information.  The link to the document is Parents’ guide to education | Shropshire Council

If you have already made an application and wish to add additional preferences please contact school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk

Celebration Assembly – Parents Welcome After Half Term

The first Celebration Assembly where we will be welcoming parents, carers and other family will now be on the first Friday after half term, Friday 8th November, not from next week as advised previously.

Buses running late

Due to transporting the children to and from swimming both the Neenton/Cleobury North and Burwarton buses will be running slightly late.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

Special Menu – Thursday 3rd October

Laura and Carla will be serving a special menu on School Census Day next Thursday, please see the poster below.  If your child would like Fish & chips, please click on the meat option for that day.  If your child would like the Quorn Dippers, please click on the vegetarian option.

Census Day Menu

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

Please find below the Weekly Pew Sheet for the Brown Clee Benefice detailing the Church Services in the Benefice and other events taking place.  We have been asked to remind you about the coffee morning tomorrow at The Old Rectory, Cleobury North 10.30am to 12pm, £5 entry and also the MacMillan Coffee Morning being held on Friday in the Pavilion, Ditton Priors  11am until 1pm.

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Nasal Flu Immunisations – 17th October 2024

The Shropshire Community Health School Immunisation Team will be in school on Thursday 17th October to deliver the Nasal Flu Immunisation to the children.
Unlike in previous years, we will not be sending out paper consent forms but there is an eConsent system being used by the Immunisation Team.  Attached is a letter explaining more about this and containing the link for the eConsent.  There is also a telephone number on the form if you are unable to complete this or have any questions.

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

Please see the Weekly Benefice Pew Sheet for this week.  This details the Church Services within the Benefice along with other activities and events.  Starting on Wednesday 23rd October 9-10am all parents are welcome to go along to St John the Baptist Church for tea and toast and this will take place on the second Wednesday of every month going forward.

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School Photographs – Tuesday 1st October

Chris Maddox, School Photographer, will be in school on Tuesday 1st October to take the individual and sibling photographs.

Brown Clee Benefice Pew Sheet

Please find below the Brown Clee Benefice Pew sheet giving details of Church services within the Benefice and also other social events which are taking place.

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Summer Reading Challenge – Shropshire Library Service

Today we had a visit by Emma from Bridgnorth Library and she told the children about the Summer Reading Challenge that is taking place at all the libraries in Shropshire starting this Saturday.  Bridgnorth Library are also holding many other events over the summer holidays and the poster below gives more details.

SRC Events Leaflet 2024

CEOP
Music Mark
School Games Virtual
Church of England
Safer School
School Games – Platinum 2023/25
Skills Builder
Woodland Trust Green Tree – Bronze
Ofsted – Good
Parent View - Give Ofsted your view on your child's school
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