Please see below an update from Shropshire Council regarding changes to Free-school meals eligibility: FSM Update for Families

In summary, FSM is changing this upcoming September, meaning more families are eligible for this funding. There will also be annual eligibility checks carried out by Shropshire Council.

If you feel you may qualify for FSM, please do make an application via the link above – as not only will it enable you reductions to additional services (e.g. help towards uniform costs and music lessons, reduced costs for after-school clubs and wraparound, reduction in costs to access residentials), but the more children in school that are registered as FSM at the school will also result in additional funding for the school.

Even if unsure, making an application would be beneifical.

If anyone would like any help in making application, please get in touch as we can assist with this.

As shared a couple of weeks ago, Sports Day will be taking place this Tuesday (30th June).

As shared, this will be following the same format as preciously – where we will have a station-style competition in the morning, a shared lunch and races in the afternoon. This will allow parents/carers flexibility as to whether they wish to attend the morning, afternoon or whole day.

Here are some more specific timings:

• Parents/carers/grandparents etc. can have access to the school site from 10am, when the gate at reception will be opened.
• The morning’s activties (stations) will begin at around 10:30am.
• Lunch will be around 12:00pm.
• Afternoon activities (races) will take part around 1:00pm until around 2:45pm.

Unfortunately, due to last week’s high temperatures, KS2 were unable to complete their usual annual athletics competition. This competition will still be going ahead, and we will be looking for a separate event for paretns/carers to watch the presentation of certificates and medals.

Our catering team (Laura and Carla) are planning a BBQ-style lunch for Sports Day:

• If your child would like a beef burger, please select the mac and cheese option.
• If your child would like a hotdog, please select tuna pesto pasta.
• If alternatively you require a veggie option, please email the kitchen davies.l@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk.

If any parents/carers/grandparents etc. would like a hot dog or burger, please bring cash to sports day, and you will be able to purchase these.

Apologies – as the letter sent out this week regarding the KS2 performance was not the fully updated version.

Children will have been given a slip today regarding tickets (at the correct times/days) – which is…

• 6:00pm: Tuesday 14th July
• 13:30pm: Wednesday 15th July

Both performances will be at the village hall.

The original letter will contain information regarding your child’s role/costume.

If your child has not brought home their slip by the end of this week, and you would like to reserve a place, please contact the school office.

As previously shared, the school has moved from using SIMS as our Information Management System to Arbor. This will also eventually replace Parent Pay.

This process has taken us far longer than we antipicated due to ongoing issues with SIMS, slowing the transition.

We have, however, begun the process of setting up access to the Arbor Parent Portal. All primary email addresses linked to your child (when they were initially registered) will have received an invite to signed up to the Arbor Parent Portal.

Currently, only basic information is available on here – such as attendance data and clubs that your child is has been signed up for by the school. We will, however, be adding additional features, such as the ability to booking clubs and meals – and further information about your child in school, such as assessment data.

We will be lettting parents know as these become available – and will be aiming to introduce the key featrures for the new academic year (i.e. September ’26). However, we felt it could be useful to enable access sooner rather than later.

A lot of parents with older siblings will likely be familar with Arbor. For those that are not, a quick introduction on Arbor for Guardians and Parents can be found here: https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/212097029-A-quick-introduction-to-Arbor-for-guardians-and-parents#h_01HAPC98YPK9K3K74K0CT3M9PH

PLEASE NOTE: There has currently been NO changes to booking processes etc. – and access to the portal has been enabled at this point so that features can be introduced to parents/carers steadily and not all at once.

As you’ll all likely be aware, weather forecasts have high temperature warnings for most of next week.

Children are advised to come into school with sun cream and hats. Please name these as it will allow them to easily find it should it get lost.

Most importantly, please send your child into school with a water bottle. As always, children will have access to these and be able to fill these up throughout the day. Staff will remind children about ensuring they drink regularly during warmer weather.

Following our School Council and Sports Leaders’ (completely independently organised!) successful bake sale, they spent the money that they raised on some new balance bikes, helmets and space hoppers, which will be used during the Sports Leaders’ bikes/scooter breaktime club – as well as a radio for care club. They were also heavily involved in putting together the equipment.

A big thank you to all of those that purchased any of the cakes from their sale!

As shared previously, the school choir will be performing once again with Of One Accord and Brown Clee Community Choir. Please see below for further infromation on how to get tickets for this event: Poster July 2026

Booking link: http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/brown-clee-community-choir

Shropshire’s “Parenting Team” hold various parenting sessions across the county for any parents/carers

Next Autumn (September), an “Understanding your Child” session will be held at Brown Clee School, hosted by a member of the parenting team, alongside Mrs. Godfrey (from school) and Laura Furniss (from Little Explorers Pre-school). Further information can be found here: Brown Clee Primary School UYC September 2026.

If you are interested in an Understanding Your Child sessions, but would prefer to attend this somewhere else. Other sessions are available next term: UYC Groups

Other, more specific, sessions are also available across the county and/or online:

• Sleep Tight Groups
• Understanding Your Child – from birth to 5
• Male-specific Understanding Your Child
• SEND-specific Understanding Your Child Groups

As shared back in April, Sports Day will be taking place on Tuesday 30th June.

This will be following the same format as the last two years – where we will have a station-style competition in the morning, a shared lunch and races in the afternoon. This will allow parents/carers flexibility as to whether they wish to attend the morning, afternoon or whole day.

Please see below the poster regarding this year’s Summer Fayre:

The booking link for the colour run can be found here: Colour Run

If wanting to book a stall space: Brown Clee & Little Explorers Summer Fete: Stall holder application

If wishing to sponsor a station on the colour run: Colour Run- Station Sponsorship

Please see below links to book a meeting with your child’s class teacher:

Scorpions – Year 5/6 – (Mrs. Cains):
https://calendly.com/scorpions-brownclee/summer-26-scorpions

Bees – Year 3/4 – (Mrs. Heath):
https://calendly.com/bees-brownclee/summer-26-bees

Grasshoppers – Year 1/2 – (Mrs. Morris):
https://calendly.com/grasshoppers-brownclee/summer-26-grasshoppers

Following on from previous feedback, we are hosting pupil progress meetings on two separate dates: 2nd July and 7th July. We have also slightly extended the meeting time from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.

Please note that Fireflies do not have a parent meeting this term – due to the EYFS Profiles due to be completed and reported to parents at the end of this term. For more information on the EYFS Profile please see the following (https://birthto5matters.org.uk/information-for-parents/).

If parents of Reception children wish to disuss anything included on their child’s end-of-EYFS report, please feel free to arrange a meeting with Mrs. Fox (fox.n@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

Please see the poster below regarding a non-uniform day organised by FOBCS for donations of tombola and raffle ticket prizes – as well as bottles of wine.

Afterschool Clubs – Sum (2) 26

Class Structure ’26-’27

Although a while off, here is some information on class structures for next academic year. As with this term, there will be four classes across the school:

Next year’s Year 5 pupils will be assigned to their class later this term.

Senior Leadership Team

As part of our ongoing school improvement and development, we have taken the decision to create a senior leadership team (or SLT) – which is common across lots of primary and secondary schools. Our senior leadership team will be made up of…

• Headteacher – Mr. Harley
• Assistant Headteacher – Mrs. Cains
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo.) – Mrs. Ratcliffe

Our hopes are that this development will enable us to more strategically continue build upon the changes and monitoring to ensure the school is providing the best possible opportunities for all our children.

As part of her new role, Mrs. Cains will be taking on the following responsibilities:

• Home learning and communication
• Support staff CPD and appraisals
• Staff wellbeing

If anyone has any of the following that they no longer need, we would really appreciate any donations to school:

• Large piece of MDF/Plywood for the Summer Fayre
  • We would need this as soon as possible so that it can be decorated with the winner design from the competition
• Rocks for pond
  • Large and small
• Balance bikes/scooters/tricycles or similar
• Bike Helmets
• Green football socks and black shorts
  • These could be school’s – as we are missing lots

If anyone has any of the above and happy to donate, please email admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk.

Socks/shorts can be sent in with children.

School annual mid-year reports were sent out with children today for children in Years 1 to 6. Reception reports will come at the end of the year.

A parent-feedback session will be available for all parents next half term. However, if parents wish to discuss any aspects within their child(ren)’s reports, please feel free to organise a meeting with your child(ren)’s class teacher via class emails or contacting the school office.

Please note that the children that were in Bees last term (Year 4/5), their reports were written by Mrs. Norman – and, therefore, class teachers (Year 4s – Mrs. Heath / Year 5s – Mrs. Cains) may not be able to answer all questions to what has been written on the report, but they would be more than happy to discuss things regarding your child(ren)’s current progress.

Please see below regarding an art/design competition for all children ahead of this year’s summer fayre:

School fete competition letter

Template – Summer Fayre Stand-in Photo

A paper copy of this letter and the template will be sent home with each child very soon.