The next meeting of the Friends of Brown Clee School (FOBCS) will be held next Tuesday 16th January at 5.30pm here in school. Everyone is very welcome to come and join us.

We have been asked by the Schools Admissions Team at Shropshire Council to remind any parents who have children due to start in Reception in September 2024 that the deadline for applying is next Monday 15th January 2024. You can apply for a place on the Shropshire Website (please see the link below). If you know of anyone who has not yet applied for a place please could you let them know the deadline. Applications made after this date will be considered late by the Council and may mean that your child does not get a place in your first choice school.

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the School Admissions Team via email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk

https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/early-years-education-and-learning/school-admissions/apply-to-start-or-transfer-school/starting-infant-or-primary-school/

Firstly, we hope that you have had a lovely Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year.

Please could we ask that you log onto ParentPay and book school meals for next Monday onwards as we have noted that numbers appear very low. As the latest that you can book a meal for your child is 48 hours in advance, the latest you will be able to book a meal for Monday 8th January is tomorrow. It is also possible to book meals up until the end of this half term or up until Easter.

We look forward to seeing all the children again on Monday for another busy term.

Don’t forget Pippa will be serving Christmas lunch on our last day of term, Wednesday 20th December. If you would like your child to have a Christmas lunch, please could you log onto ParentPay to order by FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER so that we can let Pippa know numbers in time for her to place the order for the food. If you do not know your child’s ParentPay log in, please let the school office know and they will be able to let you have this.

There will only be 2 options on that day – Roast Turkey or vegetable quiche – Pippa will be unable to provide jacket potatoes or sandwiches. If you would like your child to have roast turkey please choose Chicken Supreme and if they would like the vegetarian option please choose Chickpea & veggie puff. If you have ordered your child’s meal in advance and have chosen a jacket potato or sandwich, please could you log onto ParentPay and amend this.

Pippa will be serving Christmas lunch on our last day of term, Wednesday 20th December. If you would like your child to have a Christmas lunch, please could you log onto ParentPay to order this as soon as possible so that we can let Pippa know approximate numbers in time for her to place the order for the food. If you do not know your child’s ParentPay log in, please let the school office know and they will be able to let you have this.

There will only be 2 options on that day – Roast Turkey or vegetable quiche – Pippa will be unable to provide jacket potatoes or sandwiches. If you would like your child to have roast turkey please choose Chicken Supreme and if they would like the vegetarian option please choose Chickpea & veggie puff. If you have ordered your child’s meal in advance and have chosen a jacket potato or sandwich, please could you log onto ParentPay and amend this.

Chris Maddox, the School Photographer, will be coming into school tomorrow morning to collect the photograph orders. If you have not yet paid for these and returned the form, please could you return this by 9am tomorrow morning. Thank you very much.

There is a Christmas Fair at Cleobury North Village Hall on Saturday 25th November from 10.30am to 1.30pm. There will be a variety of stalls, tombola, wreaths, refreshments, mulled cider and also a raffle. The fair is to raise funds for Cleobury North Church repairs. All are welcome.

St John the Baptist Church in Ditton Priors will be holding their annual Christingle Service on Sunday 3rd December at 4pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Our box of poppies has been delivered and is in Reception if anyone would like to purchase a Poppy. We have some of the new all paper poppies alongside the tradition ones and sticky ones for the children. There are some crosses for graves which are being kept in the office if you would like one of these.

Laura has asked us to let you know that the preschool staff will be outside Little Explorers from 3pm tomorrow selling disco tickets if you wanted to purchase one. The disco is being held in the village hall and is for children age 2 to 11 (they must be accompanied by an adult). The tickets cost £5 and include drinks and snacks. There will be pumpkin carving on the night at a cost of £1.

The Admissions Team at Shropshire Council have asked us to share this message –

The closing date for secondary applications is 31 October 2023 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 and 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