Please see the poster below with information about the Brown Clee Care and Share Pantry which is a partnership between Brown Clee Patients Group, Oak Farm/Bethphage and Bridgnorth Food Bank. This is where you can make donations, if you are able, of packaged, bottled, dried or canned foods and also toiletries or alternatively if you need their help The Pantry will be inside the entrance to Oak Farm (see the poster for opening days and times).

Brown Clee Care & Share Pantry

We have been given 4 Guest Passes for a free trial lesson with Shushokan Karate at Teme Leisure, Ludlow on a Monday evening from 6.15pm to 7.00pm. If you would like one of these, please call by the school office where they are being kept. Pre-booking is essential. The poster below gives more information including contact details.

Ludlow Karate Lessons

Shropshire Council have asked us to share the attached Consultation on Admissions Arrangements with our parents. The consultation period will last for 6 weeks ending on 20th January 2023.

Consult Parent notice 2023a

School Christmas Dinner will be served on Wednesday 14th December, please see the attached poster for the menu. As we cannot amend the menu in ParentPay for one day, if your child would like the festive vegetable bake please click on the vegan sausage casserole as the lunch option. If you have not yet activated your child’s ParentPay account and would like an activation letter please contact the school office. Please remember that meals need to be booked 48 hours in advance.

Thank you very much to everyone who gave so generously to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. We have heard today that the school raised £107.36 and the total for the Ditton Priors area was £1,797.68. Once again thank you very much.

RBL Poppy Appeal

School Christmas Dinner will be served on Wednesday 14th December, please see the menu below. As we are unable to change the menu for individual days in ParentPay, if your child would like Roast Turkey please select the roast option (which is Turkey on that day) and if your child would like the vegetarian option please select the vegan sausage casserole. All meals must be pre-booked in ParentPay (and paid for if applicable) at least 48 hours in advance. If you would like your child’s ParentPay activation letter, please contact the school office.

Christmas Dinner 14th December

St John the Baptist Church in Ditton Priors will be holding their annual Christingle Service this coming Sunday, 27th November at 4pm. Everyone is welcome.

Christingle 2022

Families in receipt of Free School Meals are able to access a programme of free activities during the Christmas holidays, an information leaflet with a unique code will be sent out nearer the time.

Below is a copy of the leaflet showing what activities are being offered along with links to a promotional video and to the Shropshire Council HAF programme. Many of the activities also include paid for places and details of how these can be booked can be found on the activity information page.

HAF WINTER 2022 What’s On

https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/schools-and-education/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-haf/

Little Explorers are holding their Christmas Fair on Saturday 26th November at Cleobury North Village Hall between 10am and 1pm and entry is free. There will be lots of stalls and also refreshments. Please see the poster below for more information or call 01746 712506.

Little Explorers Christmas Fair

Ditton Priors Firework Party will be held on Saturday 12th November on the village playing field. Gates open at 6pm with the fireworks at approximately 7pm. As well as fireworks there will be –

* Draught beer bar
* BBQ
* Sweet Stall
* Face painting
* Raffle
* Popcorn
* Glow stall, Starlight Balloons

and much more (see poster below for information).

It is £4 per adult and £1 per child to enter so only £10 for a family of four or £5 for a single parent.

If you or anyone else has any questions, please don’t hesitate to give Garry Aulton a call on 07890 033435.

fireworks poster

The Parenting Team at Shropshire Council will be delivering free Understanding Your Child and Understanding your Child SEND groups from January 2023 via Microsoft Teams. These last for 10 weeks and aim to –

* Promote understanding of children’s behaviour within the context of developmental issues
* Promote the development of parent/child relationship
* Increase confidence and self-esteem in both parents and children
* Give parents a strategy for repair when things go wrong
* Promote reflective, sensitive and effective parenting

The Understanding Your Child group begins on 20th January and the Understanding Your Child SEND group begins on 17th January, both courses are 9.30am to 11.30am.

The Parenting Team is also offering a free virtual Sleep Tight Workshop which lasts 5 weeks and covers –

* Recognising the role of sleep hygiene to improve sleep
* Identifying causes of sleep issues and appropriate practical strategies to try
* Completing sleep diaries and identifying potential sleep issues

Contact them on 01743 250950 or parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk

More information can be found on the posters below.

UYC & SEND Groups Jan 2023 docx

Sleep Tight Workshop Poster Jan 23

We will be holding Parent Feedback Meetings on Thursday 10th November between 1pm and 6pm. Please see the attached letter for further details.

If you would like to book an appointment, please complete the form attached to the letter and return this to the school office by Friday 4th November, appointments will be allocated on a first come basis. Please could you return the form even if you will not be attending indicating that this is the case.

AutumnTerm 2022 10 November 2022

Shropshire Parenting Team have asked us to share this information with parents/carers.

There are running Understanding Your Child Groups and Sleep Tight Workshops this term and there are places remaining for these. Please see attached posters or contact them directly to find out more.

Parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk
01743 250950

Information is also attached of their helpline.

Sleep Tight Workshop Poster_

UYC Groups September 22 All_

Helpline Poster 2022