5 years ago
Posted on 21st Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Whole School Trip to LONDON!

We have exciting news – we are taking the whole school on a day trip to London on Friday 5th March!! The trip will involve an early start catching the train from Birmingham to London Euston, and then we have a full day’s itinerary planned, where we will take in some of the key sights of our capital city, including a tour of Buckingham Palace, a trip on the London Eye and a tour of HMS Belfast – amongst many other exciting experiences!

Class 1 and 2 will also have the chance to visit London Zoo, whilst Class 3 and 4 have a tour of the Cabinet War Rooms booked, before we get back on the train and head home to Shropshire!

Children will need access to the school website, and an alarm clock, as the train leaves Birmingham at 8am in the morning!

WHOLE SCHOOL TRIP TO LONDON: ITINERARY

5 years ago
Posted on 19th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

School Mural

We have received the sketch of the school mural today, from the artist Rory McCann. A massive thank you to all the children who shared and sent in their ideas and thoughts about what they loved about the local area and also the wider world and universe. Hopefully you will be able to spot some of your thoughts in the drawing!

Here is the sketch, and below is the ‘story’ that goes behind it – I am sure you will agree it looks absolutely beautiful and will make a stunning feature at the front of the school. We are looking forwards to seeing the progress when the painting starts on 15th March.

The journey from right to left.

* The tree represents community and our roots. It’s leaves are multi-coloured and made up of the children’s handprints (I’ll need at least a selection of stencils of their hands, if not all of them!). A girl and a boy in the school uniform are on and by the tree looking out to the wider world.

* Behind them is the local area – a skyline of the village (with church and school and houses) and the iconic hill behind. A rainbow over the hill represents what we’ve been through this last year and the idea of hope and silver linings.

*The barn owl (someone said they love birds of prey) represents the idea of spreading our wings to fly. It is setting out from the village.

* A path leads out from the village to the edge of the land – with great adventure and mysteries lying beyond.

* In the wider world, there are great challenges (the stormy waves), but we can rise above them and embrace them (the whale breaching). There are also great mysteries to be found (the plesiosaur – also in there because someone mentioned dinosaurs and I thought why not!).

* The sky and moon represents ambition and reaching for the stars. The rocket that Tim Peake was on is heading out into space.

Your school values lie along the journey. Aspire is next to the the girl and boy, as they look out. Believe is above the rainbow. Persevere is along the towering waves. And Succeed is up in the stars.

5 years ago
Posted on 19th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Message to Parents

We hope that you have had a good half term break, and managed to get out and enjoy the (slightly!) better weather! In preparation for the return of all children to school (hopefully on 8^th March) we want to do everything we can to make this transition as smooth as possible.

We are very aware that children will have had different experiences during the lockdown, and as such our key priority is to do everything we can to enable all children to return happy and confident, as well as being prepared to get back ‘into the swing’ of learning as soon as possible.

With the disruption to children’s education over the past 12 months, we aim to do everything we can so that all children are as secure as possible at the end of this academic year in order to prepare them for a strong start in September. We have already identified the key learning that we need to reteach, and we have prioritised future learning across the school’s curriculum.

In order to prepare for a strong return to learning in school, the remote learning activities for the next 2 weeks will be focusing on the consolidation and practise of key skills/knowledge, as well as re-establishing essential learning skills such as active listening, concentration, work stamina and independence. So the priority is on the learning process and the thinking rather than the end result. Following any lengthy absence from school, we always notice a drop in these skills and have to re-establish them at the start of new terms.

We are aware of the challenges that families have supporting children with the remote learning, and of the time and effort it involves from parents, and we are very appreciative. Last half term was a long one, and we want to maximise the impact of the time and involvement that parents put into supporting the children at home, so for the next 2 weeks the focus is very much on practising and revising and preparing to start back in school ‘ready to learn’. We will also be providing extension opportunities for those children seeking greater challenge.

We would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your support and engagement, whether it has been with supporting with the remote learning, participating in Show & Tell sessions or just by communicating with us with questions and any issues – we really appreciate the partnership so that we can work together to do the best for the pupils at Brown Clee.

5 years ago
Posted on 11th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Yesterday we had a think about how we sometimes might worry about the future, as it is unknown and uncertainties can sometimes make us feel anxious or unsettled. But we also thought about how the future can also make us feel hopeful and optimistic, and how we can look forwards to things. Another word for this is hope, or being hopeful.

So today we are going to think more about our hopes, dreams and plans for the future, and I to start our reflections I am going to share a story –The Story of the Three Trees – watch and listen – and see what messages you can pick out.

In the story, each tree had a plan for its future, but it seemed that God had a different plan for them. Initially, God’s plan did not seem as exciting as their original plans, but eventually, God used each one of them to play an important part in the life of Jesus, from his birth to his death.

We all have hopes and dreams for our futures and that is a good thing. Sometimes we might think that things haven’t turned out as we had hoped for – but maybe like the trees, that is because we just haven’t finished our journey yet and better things are yet to come!

So going back to the power of positive thinking – it is important as it will help us to overcome any disappointments we might have, and to help us think that things will work out ok!

Prayer of the Day

In your journeys to and fro,
God direct you;
In your happiness and pleasure,
God bless you;
In care, anxiety or trouble,
God sustain you;
In peril and danger,
God protect you.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 10th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Recently we have been thinking about the importance of having a positive attitude, and also thought about the many things that we can be grateful for – we have learnt that there are so many things! Thinking positively, and thinking about the many things that we value and are lucky to have can help to cheer us up if we are down. In school we often talk about our feelings and we understand that all feelings are valid, and we also talk about how important it is that we can regulate our feelings.

So how are you feeling today? …………….I’m feeling tired, hopeful and optimistic. I’m looking forwards to having everyone back in school again! What are you most looking forwards to this year, 2021?

The future is unknown – and sometimes the unknown can be worrying….have a watch of this video and see what it makes you think about…

What was the film about? We all know that last year, 2020, wasn’t what we hoped it would be. There were probably many times when we wished for a time machine that could leap forwards into the future to a time when things would be a bit more normal. Perhaps we still feel a bit like that!

But we are in a new year now, the year 2021, and a new year can feel a bit like being on the brink of the future, the next stage in time.

This time last year, when we were looking ahead to 2020, we had no idea how things would pan out! Many things that happened in 2020 weren’t in any of our plans for that year. It’s OK for us to feel sad about some of these things, and disappointed too.

However, we can also feel thankful and happy about some of the things that we experienced last year, perhaps some unexpected positives. Can you think of some positives?

One of positives is that I have got to spend much more time with my daughter, as she has been at home with me for the past year, when if the coronavirus hadn’t happened, she would probably have left home to start her career – so I feel extremely lucky and privileged. Why not share your positives of last year?

We didn’t know what 2020 would hold and, although we have hopes and dreams for 2021, perhaps we are more apprehensive about those dreams because of the surprises of last year.

Christians believe that even though we can’t see ahead to the future – we can’t get in a time machine and jump ahead to see what’s going on! – God is with us in every situation. Christians believe that God is bigger than time, so he holds us even in uncertain times.

Have a quiet moment to reflect, think about how you are feeling about the future – what do you hope for, what things would you like to achieve this year? What are your hopes and dreams for your friends and family?

Think for a moment about some of the things that might be worrying you. These might be things that you aren’t sure about, or things that are unknown because they are in the future. There is a verse in the Bible that says “‘Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” – which is reminding us that we are in God’s hands and that he will protect us so not to worry.

The future may be uncertain, and there may be things that happen that we don’t expect in the year ahead, but there will also always be things to enjoy and celebrate together.

So if you do have any worries – maybe try and follow Elsa’s suggestions, and ‘let them go!”

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you that you are with us in every circumstance or situation.
You know how different and unexpected the last few months have been.
As we look ahead to 2021, help us to remember that you are with us, and you hold the future in your hands.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Yesterday I shared my list of ’10 things that I am grateful for’ and I asked you to think about what you would include on your list. We discussed this in school too, and some of the children’s responses were that they are grateful for: family, friends, pets, school and the world around us. We realised that we all have so much to be grateful for – things that can help us to stay positive even when things might be getting us down.

I have also thought of something else that I am grateful for – something that we kind of take for granted – light! I thought of this as I drove home and noticed that it is staying lighter for longer; a thought which brought with it thoughts of Spring and warmer weather, as the days get longer – a sense of hope and optimism.

Light is something that we often don’t think about – but imagine what it would be like if we didn’t have any? If it was dark all the time! Watch this short video produced by The Diocese of Hereford, where we are reminded of the importance of light, and how Jesus is often known as the Light of the World:-

In the Bible, in John 8:12 Jesus applies the title of light to himself: I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. … When I am in the world, I am the Light of the World.

So maybe as you go through the day – have a look around you and see what you can see because of there being light; look at the horizon and the local views and take a moment to think how fortunate we are that the light shines so brightly on this beautiful world.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you for Jesus, the light of the world.
May your light shine in our lives, showing us the things that we need to change.
May your light shine in the world, exposing the darkness of injustice and suffering.
May your light help us to love one another and to live in peace.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 08th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reminder: Show & Tell and School Mural!

We just wanted to remind you:-

SHOW & TELL: We are holding another whole school Show & Tell session tomorrow at 1pm with the theme ‘My Favourite Book or Story” – so don’t forget to look out for the link to the Microsoft Teams meeting that will be emailled to all parents tomorrow morning.
SCHOOL MURAL: Thank you to the children/parents who have sent in their thoughts for the exciting school mural project. We need the ideas in by Friday of this week at the latest – and in case you have forgotten, Rory McCann, the artist, has asked for the following ideas:

Class 1 and 2: What do you like about the local area of Ditton Priors.

Class 3 and 4: What do you like, or excites you, about the wider world and universe?

5 years ago
Posted on 08th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

I have written my list of ’10 Things that I am Grateful for’ down and it is now in my office – as even when there isn’t a global pandemic, it is very easy to get bogged down by problems and challenges, and to lose sight of all the wonderful things that make your life so valuable.

Maybe you could write your own list of ’10 Things that I am Grateful For’ – and keep it somewhere safe – so that you can refer back to it if you are feeling a little low or down, and it might help remind you of all the wonderful things in your life.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,

Thank you for all that we have that makes our lives so good.
Thank you for shelter, health, family, clothing, food, education, water, nature . . . and so many other things.
We are sorry that we grumble at times.
Teach us to be grateful and thankful people.

Teach us to show our gratitude for what we have
By caring for those around us
And for the wonderful world in which we live.

Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 04th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Another musical performance!

We had another musical performance from Sam this afternoon – and as well as playing his ukulele he sang too!

A brilliant example of overcoming nerves and courage – we are really impressed!

5 years ago
Posted on 04th Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

This week our focus has been on the power of positive thinking – and we learnt about Richard Parks and how he overcame the frustrations and massive disappointment in losing his high-flying rugby career due to an injury, but by having a positive outlook and persevering he achieved the amazing 737 challenge!

This week saw the sad news that Captain Tom Moore sadly passed away at the grand age of 100 years old. Captain Tom became an inspiration to the country back at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with his positive ‘can-do’ attitude which led to him to creating the phrase “Tomorrow will be a good day!”

Back in April 2020, he started his 100th Birthday Walk, where he challenged himself to walk 100 lengths of his garden (which was 25m long) and complete the walk on his 100th Birthday, with a view to raising £1000 for the NHS. Not only did he complete the walk on his 100th birthday, but he inspired the world with his perseverance and positivity, and raised a whopping £30 million by the morning of his 100th birthday!

Following this awesome achievement, Captain Tom wrote a picture book called “One Hundred Steps” that tells the incredible story of the man who walked 100 laps of his garden and captured the heart of a nation. Here he is with his grandson Benjie – enjoy and listen as he reads his own story to you…

Captain Tom Moore was a hero twice over – serving in the army during World War 2, and then again raising the spirits of the country along with a huge amount of money to help the NHS. He explained his motivation:

“When we started off with this exercise we didn’t anticipate we’d get anything near that sort of money. It’s really amazing. All of them, from top to bottom, in the National Health Service, they deserve everything that we can possibly put in their place. They’re all so brave. Because every morning or every night they’re putting themselves into harm’s way, and I think you’ve got to give them full marks for that effort.”

So as we continue moving through (and out!) of the coronavirus pandemic, and when things seem bad or you’re feeling low – try to remember Captain Tom’s wise words – “Tomorrow will be a good day”.

Captain Tom would know the singers of the today’s song, called “Positive Thinking” – they’re called Morecambe and Wise – you can’t help but smile watching them sing it!

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
We thank you for the people who have worked so hard on the front line through incredibly difficult times.
We pray that, as young people, we will be able to work successfully to shape a society in which we are fully represented, and for which we are fully prepared to take on our responsibilities.
We pray for better times ahead and look forward with hope for the future.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Whole School Show & Tell – My Favourite Book/Story

We have held 2 whole school show and tell sessions so far, and it is lovely for children to be able to see and hear each other as they share their information. Next week we are going to hold our Show & Tell session on Tuesday afternoon at 1pm and the theme is going to be “My Favourite Book/Story”.

We will email the link to the Microsoft Teams meeting on Tuesday morning so look out in your inboxes!

5 years ago
Posted on 03rd Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

This week we have been thinking about the importance of having a positive attitude and ‘can-do’ approach when faced with a challenge. Yesterday we learnt about how Richard Parkes overcame the frustrations and disappointment of an injury putting an end to his professional rugby career – he didn’t give up; he persevered and showed that he had hope and set himself a new aspiration.

Hope has a few different definitions – it can mean having the belief that things will work out ok, especially when it seems otherwise. Hope can mean you want something to be true or to happen, and you believe that it is possible. In the Bible Hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised and its strength is in His faithfulness. In the book of Mark, Jesus says “All things are possible for one who believes.” So hope suggests that there is a positive future…listen to this video from The Pace Trust where we learn about the symbol of a rainbow and how it represents new beginnings and hope.

At the moment I am being very hopeful that we will be able to welcome everyone back to school on the 8th March – I’m sure most of you are too! But in the meantime we should focus on the positives, and demonstrate patience and perseverance, as in the words of Charlie Mackesey, the best thing about storms is that they end….I wonder what you think he means?

Here is the picture that Charlie drew of The Boy and The Horse in front of a rainbow you might want to see if you can print it out and colour in your own rainbow?!

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,

Thank you that you are with us in every circumstance or situation.
You know how different and unexpected the last few months have been.
As we look ahead help us to remember that you are with us, and you hold the future in your hands.

As we look forward to the year to come,
We ask that you will give us strength to face with courage the things that we can’t change,
And determination to change the things that we can.

Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 02nd Feb 2021 by Mrs Lloyd

Zak’s Cookies

Zak has been busy making cookies, they look yummy!

5 years ago
Posted on 02nd Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Ukelele Peformance by Sam

We have had another musical interlude this week in school, when Sam played us a tune on his ukelele – well done Sam!

5 years ago
Posted on 02nd Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Yesterday we were thinking about the importance of having a positive attitude and having a go, even when we are facing a challenge or finding something tricky.

Today I am going to share a true story about someone who is truly inspirational in how his positive attitude and ‘can-do’ attitude in dealing with massive disappointment and frustration helped him to overcome a terrible injury and succeed.

Richard Parks is a former professional rugby union player who spent 13 years playing for clubs in Wales and France. He also achieved the highest accolade for any sporting person by being selected to play for his home nation, Wales.

Richard was passionate about his sport and pushed himself hard, both in training and on the pitch during every game. However, whilst playing for his club, he sustained an injury. Those of us who play and enjoy sport know how wonderful it is to be able to compete, and the inability to play sport due to injury can be hard to bear. Richard took a short time out of the game whilst he underwent treatment, but by continuing to play he caused irreversible damage.

After undergoing a number of operations he was forced to retire from rugby. You can imagine how hard that was for Richard. He was a man with energy and strength, but suddenly his rugby career was at an end.

However, Richard Parks didn’t give up. In fact, he overcame the dreadful disappointment of coming to the end of his rugby career much too early and went on to do some highly significant things! Have a listen to him, and see if you can pick out some inspirational comments…..

What an amazing achievement – to make history twice. Firstly, he undertook an expedition called the 737 Challenge..

Richard became the first person ever to achieve this feat. More recently, he became the fastest-ever British person to ski unsupported and unassisted to the South Pole. These achievements are wonderful in themselves, but what makes them even better is that Richard has been able to raise thousands of pounds for charity through his actions. His 737 Challenge raised over £326,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. He also raised awareness of the charity to the value of £3 million worth of advertising. Richard certainly turned the disappointment he felt at the end of his rugby career into an opportunity to help others.

In the video clip I couldn’t help but pick out the following phrases:-

“Horizon is only limited by sight” – Richard’s horizons were certainly not limited after his accident – he achieved so much because of his positive attitude; despite his anger, frustration and disappointment in not being able to play competitive rugby any more, he persevered and overcame these negative emotions, and found a new challenge – a new goal!

“We all have challenges – all challenges are different – we all have our mountains to climb” – we do! Many of us might be finding the current lockdown particularly challenging, we might be missing school, our friends, we might find it hard to concentrate at home and are missing ‘normal’ life. I think Richard teaches us that the only way to succeed is by thinking positively, and finding our own way forward.

“The concept of not giving up – concept of perseverance” – yesterday we enjoyed a song with the words “I have a go!” in them – which means not giving up, but persevering – I wonder what would have happened if Richard Parks had given up and not had a go?!

At some time in our lives, each of us will experience disappointment. How we deal with disappointment is an individual thing, but being able to turn a negative feeling into a positive action is a wonderful way to respond.

Enjoy the “Growth Mindset Song” again – and make sure you listen to the words – they are really important!

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Help us to support each other within our community, to use our skills and talents in a positive way to help others, whether it be through charitable deeds or kind words of encouragement.
Help us to find our own personal ways of turning negative experiences into positive outcomes.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 01st Feb 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Did you enjoy the story? Poor old Gerald – how do you think he felt when the other animals in the jungle laughed at him? …..sad, upset, hurt, embarrassed…. Have you ever felt like this? I know I have at times – I think everybody has at times – and it isn’t nice is it? It can cause you to lose confidence in yourself and make you feel like you don’t want to give things a go.

And that’s where having a positive attitude is so important – as we are going to come up with problems and difficulties all through our life, so we need to learn how to handle them. Having a positive attitude will certainly help – it certainly helped Gerald the Giraffe – as he didn’t stop believing in himself, he listened to the wise little cricket, and he persevered! He finally showed the jungle animals that giraffes certainly can dance!

So as we go through this week, when we might be finding things difficult – we might be missing our friends, or struggling with the remote learning – try and think like Gerald, and think positive thoughts. It isn’t always easy, and we will think about how we can develop a positive mindset as we go through the week.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,

We thank you that you have made us stronger than we think.

We thank you that we are able to do and achieve far more than we think,

because you have made us in your image.

Thank you that you have promised us your help and wisdom and strength,

whenever we need it.

Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 31st Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Rapid Asymptomatic Coronavirus Testing for Staff

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have been stringent with the safe operating procedures and measures that we have put in place to minimise the risk of transmission of the virus in school. We have also always been open and transparent with our communication to parents to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to maintain as safe an environment as possible.

The school has now received the government self-testing kits for staff to identify asymptomatic cases of the virus, and all staff that are working in school will be carrying out regular testing. We felt it important that parents know so that you can be further reassured that we are doing all we can to keep our children, families and community safe.

5 years ago
Posted on 30th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Exciting News: School Mural

We have some exciting news that we have been keeping up our sleeves, but we now need YOUR help!

We are wanting to add some colour and brighten up the exterior of the school, and have arranged for a local artist to create a stunning external mural on the external wall on the school hall wall – so everyone who arrives at the school can see it! At the moment the area is a bit flat!

The artist is Rory McCann – you can see his work on his website here.

We would like the mural to pictorially represent our School Vision:

We very much want the children to have an input into the art work, and as we are operating remotely at the moment we need EVERYONE’s help! Rory has asked if children could do the following:

Class 1 and 2 children: To write a sentence describing what they love about their local area. (If they prefer to draw their idea they can!)
Class 3 and 4 children: To write a sentence describing something that excites them about the wider world and wider universe.
Year 6 children: Come up with an ambition: ideally this could be described with a single word (e.g ‘artist’ if they wanted to be an artist), but if it needs to be a few words, that’s fine.

Remember that our school vision incorporates our Christian Values, along with our motto: ASPIRE BELIEVE PERSEVERE SUCCEED and our Mission Statement is “We are a Learning Community that nurtures and empowers everyone to be the best that they can be”.

So get your thinking hats on, be creative and thoughtful and get involved – we want this fantastic project to involve all the children in the school!

We need these ideas in by Friday 12th February as Rory will be starting his artwork on 15th March – so we will all be able to see the mural developing as we hopefully return to school. Please email the sentences to admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk

This is YOUR opportunity to be involved in making the school look truly amazing as you approach it, with a stunning piece of artwork that represents our Vision – please, please get involved!

5 years ago
Posted on 30th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Whole School Show & Tell: My Favourite Toy

Following the success of last week’s Pet Show & Tell, and appreciating how important it is for children to be able to have some form of social contact, we are holding a Whole School Show & Tell session on Monday 1st February at 1pm.

The theme will be “My Favourite Toy” and children are welcome to show and talk about the toy they like the most – the toy can be anything from a teddy bear to a train set, or an X-Box to a dolls house – whatever they like! They could share why they like it, how often they play with it, where they got it – absolutely anything at all – or children can just join to listen and watch! The purpose is to provide all children with the opportunity to see their classmates and friends and interact – virtually!

The link will be emailled out on Monday morning to parents’ email addresses, and we have certain guidelines that we ask you to follow to help make the session work smoothly –

You ‘join’ the meeting in plenty of time, as with the numbers potentially being large it may not be possible to admit latecomers.
Please ensure children are dressed and not in pyjamas.
You select mute on joining the meeting.
Miss Relph will be hosting the session and will manage the ‘show and telling’.
Children will be invited to ‘show’ their toy and tell us some information about it. If there are a large number of participants we will have to limit the amount of information shared.
To volunteer to speak we ask that parents select the ‘raise hand’ symbol on the icon bar, and then to de-select once your child has spoken.

It worked really well with the Pet Show & Tell – as long as everyone was on mute until invited to unmute!

If you haven’t used Microsoft Teams before – it is really easy to use and I have attached some simple instructions here.

Guidance on Microsoft Teams

Protocol and Communicating on Microsoft Teams

5 years ago
Posted on 28th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Molly’s Piano Recital

This lunchtime we were treated to an impromptu performance on the piano of “Hold Back The River” by Molly.

Well done Molly as we know how much courage it takes to play to an audience! You were brilliant – such calm courage!

5 years ago
Posted on 28th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

I’ve got a question for you this morning – Do you know what a logo is? Can you think of one and describe it?

Here are some pictures of logos – see if you can work out what each image represents?

…..England Football Club

….McDonalds

The Union Jack – Great Britain

…Christianity

…..Brown Clee School!!!!

When people wear branded clothing or school uniform, they are automatically showing their support for that brand or school. Some football fans are so loyal to their team that they would never wear the colours of a rival team. Some people are so against certain products that they would boycott going to a shop that sold that product. The term ‘loyalty’ is defined as ‘a strong feeling of support or allegiance’.

Have a think about those qualities that you are looking for in a good friend….

….Have any of you included the quality of loyalty. Loyalty means having a strong sense of support, allegiance or faith in someone.

In the Bible, we read the story of Daniel. Daniel is a man who remained loyal to God even when he got in trouble for it. He thought that it was more important to follow his belief in God than to bow down to what other people said, even the king.

Loyalty is a good characteristic to have. If we have loyal friends, we are very fortunate.

Let’s pause to think about how we can show loyalty to people today.

Our father lyrics

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you for the example of loyalty that we see in Daniel.
Please help us to be willing to stand up for what is right.
Help us to think about the needs of others.
Please help us to be people full of love for others.
Help us to be loyal friends.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 27th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Update on School after Half Term

We have heard from the Prime Minister this afternoon, that sadly schools will not be opening after half term. I know everyone, staff, children and parents, were hoping to be back to the ‘new’ normal after the February half term, but it is clearly vitally important that everyone continues to follow the government’s restrictions so that we can reduce the cases to a safe level. Yesterday’s terribly sad announcement of over 100,000 people having lost their lives to this virus really puts things into perspective.

We have 2 more weeks before children, parents and staff can have a very well-deserved week’s half term break, and then it will hopefully be just 2 more weeks operating as we currently are, before schools start to open.

We would like to thank parents for their support and understanding and also like to reassure parents that we are doing the very best we can to ensure children can maintain their learning whilst also fully understanding the challenges that parents and families have in trying to juggle their many different commitments.

We will continue to try and further enhance the social contact if we can, and are more than happy to listen to any ideas or suggestions.

5 years ago
Posted on 27th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

This week we have been thinking about the importance of positive thinking, and trying to ensure that even when things go wrong or seem tough, being patient and persevering with optimism.

Having a positive mindset can mean that we have faith that things will work out ok; that we believe that despite problems or challenges, we can overcome them and succeed.

Faith is a word we hear a lot about in the Bible, and it is a word that can be quite tricky to explain. Have a watch and listen to this video and see what it makes you think about…

So having faith means that you can put your trust into someone or something. Have a think about who you trust and why do you trust them? What qualities do they have? What is it about them that makes you have faith in them? Have a moment and think how they make you feel….do they make you feel positive about yourself and give you hope?

You are wonderful lyrics

Prayer of the Day

Dear Lord,
We know that life can have its ups and downs.
Thank you for the many good things in our lives.
Please remind us to seek help in the hard times.
Please help us to also share our happiness with other people.
Thank you that you are with us in both the good and bad times.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Show & Tell: My Favourite Toy

Following the success of yesterday’s Pet Show & Tell session, and seeing how much everyone enjoyed spending some time together and seeing each other, we have decided to hold a Show & Tell session weekly as we think it is so important to try and give children some ‘social’ contact.

Therefore next Monday, 1st February, at 1pm we will hold another Microsoft Teams Show and Tell Session, where children can share their favourite toy. They can describe it, talk about why they like it, how long they’ve had it, anything at all! Or children can just join to watch and listen – there is no compulsion to speak!

The link will go out next Monday morning via email.

Protocol and Communicating on Microsoft Teams

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Mrs Lloyd

Jorge’s birthday cake!

It is Jorge’s birthday tomorrow and he wanted to show you the cake his mum and sister Isabelle made for him!

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Mrs Lloyd

Meet Fifi

Maisie was disappointed that she missed Pet Show and Tell and wanted to share this picture of her with her best friend Fifi!

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Pet Show and Tell – more pictures

Lola has sent through some photos and information of her pets as she was unable to attend the Show and Tell session yesterday – here they are…

Her pets are…Ember her Doberman

Ziva her cat

and Gizmo our leopard gecko who is shedding her skin in the photo. She does this regularly when she’s growing, she eats locusts and she has to stay very warm…

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Mrs Lloyd

Meet Lola’s pets!

Lola wanted to share her pets with you all. They are Ember her Doberman,
Ziva her cat and Gizmo the leopard gecko who is shedding her skin in the photo. Lola says that Gizmo does this regularly when she’s growing, she eats locusts and has to stay very warm!

5 years ago
Posted on 26th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

I am in a bit of a tangle today – a tangle of knots!

Have you ever found yourself in a tangle of knots? Or felt that you really could not solve something? We all have – and it can be really frustrating!

I think we are all rather frustrated at the moment that we can not get back to ‘normal’, and it would be very easy to feel ‘tangled up’. It can take time and care to undo knotted laces, and the same is true of some of our fears and worries. We may need to share the problem with someone else and ask for some help. A big step to solving a knotty problem may involve untangling some of our mental ‘knots’….so a positive attitude and patience and perseverance are vital!

Let’s have a quiet moment to reflect –

Let’s loosen any knots of worry that entangle us and hold us back . . .

Let’s get rid of the ‘nots’ and say to ourselves, ‘I can . . . I will . . . I should . . .’

Let’s remember that we are special, and each of us has something valuable to contribute to the life of our school community – help and friendship, ideas and energy.

Let’s get rid of the ‘nots’ as we remember how each one of us will learn something new today . . . about ourselves, about each other, about life and about God.

Today is the start

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Please help us to be positive in life.
Help us to concentrate on the good.
Help us to try hard in all situations.
Helps us to see good things in other people.
Help us to live lives that encourage others.
Amen.

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Jan 2021 by Miss Relph

Pet Show and Tell

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our first ever whole school Pet Show and Tell this afternoon! It was so lovely seeing everyone and listening to you talk about your lovely pets – we had lots of dogs and cats, a mouse and rabbit, and even some tortoises and pigs!

There were some children who couldn’t make it this afternoon but who sent some photos in to share instead – here they are….