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8 hours ago
Posted on 20th May 2025 by

After school clubs for next half term

After school clubs for next half term (payments not live yet – I will set up soon)

Summer Term 2 – 2025 After School Activity Clubs

Monday
• Rounders with Mr Harley
Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions
3.15-4.15 p.m.
Commences Mon 2nd June 2025
Cost £31.50 for 7 Weeks

Tuesday
Dance with Mrs Cains
Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions
3.15-4.15 p.m.
Commences Tues 3rd June 2025
Cost £31.50 for 7 Weeks

 

Wednesday
• Tennis with Mrs Robinson
Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions
3.15-4.15 p.m.
Commences Wednesday 4th June 2025
Cost £31.50 for 7 Weeks

Thursday
• Creative Arts with Kath Banks (The Creation Station)
Year 1-6 (not Reception)
3.15-4.15 p.m.
Commences Thurs 5th June 2025
Cost £42.00 for 7 weeks
(Only 10 spaces available)
Friday

• Super sports with Charlie Ward
Whole School
3.15-4.15 p.m.
Commences Friday 2nd May
Cost £31.50 for 7 weeks

 

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2 weeks ago
Posted on 09th May 2025 by

Girls’ Football – County Finals

Our U11 girls football team has qualified for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges FA county finals.

 

Their game will be taking place at 2:30pm tomorrow (Saturday 10th May) at the Acoustafoam Stadium (Shifnal Football Club).

 

Spectators are welcome to join – so, if you do find yourselves with a spare afternoon, please feel free to come support the girls. Further information below.

 

Match details from SSCFA:

  • Address: Acoustafoam Stadium, Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal, Shropshrie, TF11 8PD
  • Parking available at Idsall School
  • Food and drink available at the stadium
  • Entry by matchday programme: £3 for adults / £2 for children/OAP
  • Spectators are welcome
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2 weeks ago
Posted on 09th May 2025 by

Staying Safe Online – Weekly Post – 09.05.25

Here is this week’s Staying Safe Online post: Whatsapp

 

This week’s post also comes with a podcast: What Parents & Educators Need to Know about WhatsApp • The National College

Here are the previous posts:

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 02nd May 2025 by

VE Day: Non-uniform Day

We are celebrating VE Day in school this year.

Children can come into school in non-uniform. The theme for this will be red, white and blue.

 

There will be a themed school meal for the day (menu will stay the same).

 

 

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 29th Apr 2025 by

FOBCS Film Event

FOBCS are running a an after-school film night this Friday.

This is open to all children from all classes.

Please send your child in with £5 to get a ticket.

 

Children can arrive from 5:30pm for a film start at 6:00pm.

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Please note that the film being shown is a PG.

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 28th Apr 2025 by

Brown Clee Football Club

Brown Clee Football Club have asked if we can share their upcoming 7-a-side tournament.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS FOR OVER-17 ONLY

 

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 26th Apr 2025 by

Welcome Back – Monday 28th April

Welcome Back Letter (April) – PDF Version

We hope everyone has had a great Easter break. Here is some information that we thought would be useful ahead of the new
term.

Wraparound Care: After-school Clubs and “Care Club”

A quick reminder that “Care Club” can be accessed before school (7:30am-08:45am) and after school (3:15pm-6:00pm). If you
wish to book your child(ren) into “Care Club”, please email Mrs. Godfrey (careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk). You will then
be asked to pay for this via Parent Pay – unless paying via the tax-free childcare payment system. Following a price reduction, the
current cost is £1.25 for every 15 minutes. Please note you can book your child into Care Club up to a term in advance.
Next term is a short one (4 weeks), but we have a range of after-school clubs that your child can be booked onto. As previously,
these can be booked via ParentPay (https://app.parentpay.com/).

If your child is a recipient of “free-school meals”/FSM (Please note that this is not the same as “Universal Infant Free School
Meals”/UIFSM. See here for FAQs: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals/faqs/), then as part of our Pupil Premium
Strategy, they will only have to pay half the cost of any wraparound care.

Any pupils that receive FSM (not UIFSM) result in additional funding for school. This funding is used for a number of different
benefits for those children (e.g. reduced costs for wraparound care and educational/residential visits and help towards uniform
costs – where required). Please see here (https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/) on how
to apply.

Celebration Assembly

Just a reminder that all parents, carers, grandparents etc. are invited to attend our weekly celebration assembly (Friday mornings
at 08:55-09:30). Here we give out any certificates for children for activities on TTRS, Numbots and Spelling Shed – as well as
present our weekly trophy to the highest class on TTRS. We also share some of our favourite things from the week, celebrate any
pupils that have received recognition awards, share any other significant events (e.g. sports competitions) and draw our winning
reading raffle tickets.

School Meals – Update

School meals are now under the control of the school – which initially has enabled us to keep to school meals cost at £2.80
(rather than the £3.20 – with a further increase due in June – that the managed service would have imposed). Our new menu is live
on ParentPay. Please remember to book your child’s meal in advance. We will be exploring how we can adapt and improve over
time – so any feedback will be massively appreciated.

School Website updates

As always, key information and dates are regularly updated on the school website. To receive automated email updates from the
school website, you can sign up here (https://browncleeschool.org.uk/home/parents-area/updates/news-subscription/).
A recent post went out regarding upcoming dates: https://browncleeschool.org.uk/provisional-confirmed-dates-for-next-term/.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact your class teacher on their class email or the school office
(admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 21st Apr 2025 by

Provisional/Confirmed Dates for Next Term

Here are some dates for your diaries regarding next term (please note that some of the later dates are currently provisional):

Event Date Provisional
FOBCS Film Club 2nd May (5:30pm)
Bank Holiday 5th May
VE Day 8th May
SATs Week (Year 6) 12th – 15th May
Fireflies Class Trip 21st May
Half Term 26th – 30th May
Phonics Screening Week (Year 1) 9th – 13th June
Crucial Crew (Year 6s) 19th June
New Starters Meeting 30th June TBC
Parent Feedback Sessions (Y1-6) 1st July TBC
Sports Day 8th July TBC
Y6 Theatre Visit Date 10th July TBC
Year 6 Leavers’ Service 15th July TBC
KS2 Performance dates 16th July / 17th July TBC
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1 month ago
Posted on 11th Apr 2025 by

Summer Term 1 Clubs

 

Summer Term 1 – 2025 After School Activity Clubs

 

Week Commencing Monday 28th April 2025

 

 

Monday

·      Rounders with Mr Harley

Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions

3.15-4.15 p.m.

Commences Mon 28th April

Cost £13.50 for 3 Weeks

 
Tuesday

Recorder Lessons with Mrs Morris

Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions

3.15-4.15 p.m.

 Commences Tues 29th April

Cost £18.00 for 4 Weeks

 
Wednesday

Lego with Miss Greenan

Whole School

3.15-4.15 p.m.

Commences Wednesday 30th April

Cost £18.00 for 4 Weeks

 
Thursday

· Creative Arts with Kath Banks (The Creation Station)

Year 1-6 (not Reception)

3.15-4.15 p.m.

Commences Thurs 1st May

Cost £24.00 for 4 weeks

(Only 10 spaces available)

 
Friday

Super sports with Charlie Ward

Whole School

3.15-4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Friday 2nd May

Cost £18.00 for 4 weeks 

Please use ParentPay to choose and pay for clubs. (Ability to pay coming ASAP)

OR if you pay using Tax Free Childcare please contact Mrs Godfrey (careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

 

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1 month ago
Posted on 09th Apr 2025 by

Clubs for Summer Term 1

A quick preview to clubs available for Summer Term 1

Cost and booking options will be available ASAP

Summer Term 1  – 2025 After School Activity Clubs 

Week Commencing Monday 28th April 2025 

 

Monday 

Sport Activity with Mr. Harley 

KS2 

3.15 – 4.15 

Commences Mon 28th April 

Cost : TBC 

 
Tuesday 

  • Recorder Lessons with Mrs Morris 

KS2  

3.15-4.15 p.m. 

Commences Tues 29th April 

Cost : TBC 

 
Wednesday 

  • Lego with Miss Greenan 

Whole School 

3.15-4.15 p.m. 

 

Commences Wednesday 30th April 

Cost : TBC 

 
Thursday  

  • Creative Arts  with Kath Banks at the Creation Station 

Year 1-6 (not Reception) 

3.15-4.15 p.m. 

 

Commences Thurs 1st May 

Cost : TBC 

(Only 10 spaces available) 

 
Friday  

  • Super sports with Charlie 

Whole School 

3.15-4.15 p.m. 

 

Commences Friday 2nd May 

Cost : TBC 

 

 

 

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1 month ago
Posted on 08th Apr 2025 by

FOBCS – Easter Fundraising

We have had around 70 “guess-the-name” entries for FOBCS’s Easter Hamper.

 

We are opening this up for children to choose an additional name (if they have already chosen one). Please send your child in with £1 if you wish for them to have a guess. They can then take this to Mrs. Lloyd at break or lunch.

A reminder that it is £1 for an entry – and the winning ticket will be drawn at Friday’s celebration assembly (09:00-09:30), which (as always) everyone is invited to join.

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1 month ago
Posted on 06th Apr 2025 by

Uniform Update

Following the feedback from our proposed tweaks to the uniform (https://browncleeschool.org.uk/potential-uniform-options/), a number of parents have requested that we look for an alternative uniform supplier (i.e. away from Lads and Lasses) – due to a number of different issues parents have been having when purchasing uniform.

 

Taking this into consideration, we are holding fire on any of the proposed changes whilst we explore our options with this. However, no final decision has be made regarding what will happen. In the meantime, Lads and Lasses will continue as our uniform supplier – and we will update you on any changes to this as they happen.

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2 months ago
Posted on 03rd Apr 2025 by

Shropshire Parenting Team courses

The Parenting Team at Shropshire Council have asked us to share the following –

The Parenting Team will be delivering free Understanding Your Child and Understanding Your Child SEND groups from April/May 2025 (poster attached).

These 10 week groups 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

 

They are also offering free SLEEP TIGHT groups from June 2025 (poster attached).

These 5 week workshops cover:

•             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

Also attached is a poster with information on their Parenting Help and Support Line.

You can find further information on free online courses and other offers from the parenting team at their website –

The Parenting Team | Shropshire Council

The Parenting Team | Shropshire Council (Local Offer/SEND)

Parenting help and support line

Sleep Tight Poster Summer 2025

Understanding Your Child Poster Summer 2025

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2 months ago
Posted on 03rd Apr 2025 by

Catering and Cleaning update

Just to let you know that the catering and cleaning teams at school are now under direct employment of the school – which will hopefully have number of benefits for use as a school.

 

We are continuing the existing menus until the end of term. After Easter, we have our new menus. These will be live on ParentPay at the end of this week. These menus will adapt and evolve as we try to see what works well. We are also planning on some other future developments – including more choice/options. Our School Council have already been exploring this withing school, and a questionnaire will be sent out to parents/carers next term.

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2 months ago
Posted on 28th Mar 2025 by

Easter Service – 7th April

Our Easter Service will be hosted at St. John’s the Baptist Church, Ditton Priors – led by Reverend Joe – on Monday 7th April at 14:00.

 

All members of the school commnity are invited to join us in this event.

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2 months ago
Posted on 27th Mar 2025 by

No Celebration Assembly Tomorrow – 28.03.25

Unfortunately, there will be no celebration assembly tomorrow morning (28th March)

Dragonflies are having an Indian Dance Workshop in the morning – and, therefore, the hall will be in use for this from 09:00.

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2 months ago
Posted on 20th Mar 2025 by

Spring/Easter HAF programme

Please see below the Spring/Easter HAF programme being run by Shropshire Council.  Pupils in receipt of Benefits related Free School Meals will be bringing home a code to use which will allow you to book them onto the activities free of charge.

Many of the activities are also available for children not in receipt of Free School Meals for a small charge, there are further details to be found in the booklet.

HAF Spring 2025 What’s On Guide

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2 months ago
Posted on 19th Mar 2025 by

Staying Safe Online – Weekly Post – 19.03.25

Here is this week’s Staying Safe Online post: Roblox.

 

This week’s post also comes with a podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ThQxfXIPA8Gmn2NzkVrjO?si=PVF_Wa8BS-KnP8wgL8YM9w

Here are the previous posts:

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2 months ago
Posted on 19th Mar 2025 by

Fun at Lego Club

Tonight at Lego club children worked together to create a marble maze.

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2 months ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2025 by

CCTV Installation

Due to an increase in rural crime and also the new neighbouring housing developments (which will increase the number of entry points to the school site), we have made the decision to install CCTV cameras so that we can monitor the site when not occupied.

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2 months ago
Posted on 12th Mar 2025 by

Comic Relief – Friday 21st March 2025

We are looking to raise some money for Comic Relief. For this, the children can come into school in their own clothes (with something red). We are requesting donations for this event as it will be raising money for Comic Relief; however, the amount is entirely up to you.

 

As part of the day, children can also bring in their own joke – written on piece of paper with their name on. The joke doesn’t have to be an original one. Teachers will be picking their top 20 jokes – which will be shared in assembly and the top joke (by volume of laughter it generates) winning a prize! This year, we would like to invite any parents, carers, grandparents etc. to join us for this assembly at 2:30pm. This will be replacing our usually celebration assembly for the week.

 

In addition to our own fundraising, we are also helping the BBC Radio Shropshire Breakfast show with their own fundraising event – which involves pushing a 5ft nose over Shropshire’s three largest hills (Stiperstones, Titterstone Clee and Brown Clee). Before they start the last leg (Brown Clee), they will be visiting the school and beginning their push from the school playground, where the children will cheer them on. This will be taking place the day before (on Thursday 20th March).

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3 months ago
Posted on 06th Mar 2025 by

Staff Changes Next Year

Just a (very early) update on some changes that will take place with our staff ahead of next academic year.

 

Mrs. Parker, who currently teaches Scorpions, is expecting her second child. She is hoping to continue working at Brown Clee up until the end of the academic year (i.e. July), but this will be close to her due date.

 

Mrs. Brescianini, who currently teaches in Grasshoppers on Fridays, is going to be spending some more time working for her family business – so will be also leaving us at the end of this academic year (i.e. July).

 

This will mean there may be some changes to class structures. We will keep you updated on this as it progresses, and we have more specific information on plans and appointments.

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3 months ago
Posted on 03rd Mar 2025 by

Break/Lunch Time Changes

We are exploring in school how we can improve the overall experience of play at break and lunch.

 

This initially started as merging KS1 and KS2 together for break and some investment into specific activities (e.g. table tennis table and large-scale Connect 4) as well as providing a Y6-led activity at morning break for KS1 and a competitive activity during lunch for KS2.

This year, we are looking at how we can further enhance this experience. Following the heads of school council visiting a school (that have begun implementing a more ambitious approach to play), we are currently investigating some changes. One of this has been the addition of music to a section of the playground. Our sports leaders have also begun getting some of the scooters/go karts out so that KS1 pupils can play with these at breaktime.

 

This week, we are going to try out another idea from the school council – which is to lengthen break time (from 15 minutes to 30 minutes) and shorten lunch break (from 60 minutes to 45 minutes). This will mean that the children will still get the same amount of “break” but spread differently. KS1 will still get their usual afternoon break.

 

We will be soon exploring way in which we can improve the school grounds/space to enable a broader range of activities at break and lunch (potentially including nature area, quiet reading area, construction area, creative area – along with other ideas). If anyone has any particular skill sets / resources that could help us with any of these, it would be massively appreciated.

FOBCS will soon be planning a playground tidy up. Again, any volunteers for this would be really appreciated.

 

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3 months ago
Posted on 02nd Mar 2025 by

Co-opted Governor Position

We have a couple of co-opted Governing positions available at school.

A co-opted governor is any person who, in the opinion of the governing body, have skills that could contribute towards the effective governance of the school.

 

This person does not have to be parent/carer (but can be).

 

If you know anybody that would be interested in joining the governing body – and could bring a particular skill set – if you/they could get in contact with the school (admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk), it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Further info on school governance can be found here: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/school-governors/volunteer-as-a-governor/

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3 months ago
Posted on 26th Feb 2025 by

Information for Parents of Year 6 regarding Secondary National Offer Day

As Secondary national offer day is 3 March, the Admissions Team at Shropshire Council would ask the parents of Year 6 pupils to check they can access their account on the Parent Portal.  If, for whatever reason you cannot access your account or are locked out, please email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk or phone 0345 678 9008 as soon as possible.  A member of the Admissions Team will look into this and re-set/unlock your account accordingly.

If you have a child in Year 6 and have not yet applied for the place at Secondary school, please submit a late application on the Shropshire Council website.  These will be processed and allocated on 21 March.