We have just had a rush of miles in – and some big ones too!  Before these came in we were at 1536 miles, heading south on the Western border….

But we have had a lot more miles just added…

Jake C and Dad 12 miles

Connor and Mum 5 miles

Clarke Family 24 miles

Mrs Godfrey and family 28 miles

Mrs Morris and family 202 miles (thanks to Mr Morris for cycling 191 miles!)

Miss McKelvey 14 miles

Mrs Fox and family 12 miles

Pippa and Mr Pippa 38 miles

Mr Harley 25 miles

Which takes us to…..1896 miles!!!  Just 245 miles to go!!!!   This is where we are….

Can we get back to Mombasa by midnight tonight!!!  I am expecting more miles in later – so keep watching this spot!!!  Dont forget to donate to Karibuni too   https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BrownCleeSchool

We have some big miles in now….

Miss Lewis and family 64 miles

Miss Greenan, George, Jess and Dad…40 miles

Mrs Gennard and son 46 miles

Ollie, Ella and family 10 miles

So we are now at a total of 1536 miles! So just 605 miles to go! I’m sure there will be plenty of you who have covered some miles this weekend, so please, please send them in so we can add them to the total for Archie!

Yesterday morning we had reached 1039 miles…

…..just about half way around the Kenyan border!  Which does kind of leave us with a mammoth task today…..but for a small number of children and families to have accomplished such a distance is still a fantastic achievement!

We have had more miles in throughout yesterday too, here they are…

Mrs Godfrey 4 miles

The Sandersons 54 miles!!!

The Boxalls  22 miles

The Peakes 12 miles

The Beeches 14 miles

The Ratcliffes 19 miles

Gill S 12 miles

The Robinsons 14 miles

Miss Relph 12 miles

Alex (Miss Relph’s daughter!) 60 miles (10 mile daily run!)

Our new total at the beginning of Sunday is 1272 miles….over half way and nearly in the top left corner of Kenya!

Well the sun is shining today, so it is perfect for a summer’s walk or cycle!  Please, please, keep sending your mileage in – and if everyone could just do a little bit it will make a big difference!

Dont forget to also send your donations or sponsorship in to https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BrownCleeSchool

Remember, all of this was the idea of 7 year old Archie Beech, who wanted to help the children living on the streets in Kenya – and so a massive thank you to everyone who has got involved, and helped to show Archie, that even though you are 7 years old, you can make a BIG difference to the world!  The money raised will make a massive difference to children who are having a particularly difficult time at the moment, as the schools are shut, and so they arent receiving the food and care they would normally be getting.

The Foxes have done 2 runs today to clock some more miles up for Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge! We even timed them as part of our maths learning about time and the different units we use to measure time. They were watched by Archie who as in keyworker care!

We are delighted to share the news that Brown Clee have awarded the School Games Award for 2019-20 for our support, commitment and engagement of virtual programmes during the Summer Term by the East Shropshire School Partnership for our family of schools – well done Brown Clee!  It has been fantastic to see everyone so fit and active at home and in school during the summer!

We have had more miles in overnight –

Miss Lewis 9 miles

Miss Relph 4 miles

Miss Greenan 3 miles

Paul 50 miles (Thank you!)

Mrs Gennard 11 miles

Gill S 12 miles

The Robinsons 25 miles (a walk in the clouds!)

The Pinches – 4 miles

The Metcalfes 13 miles

Rosie B and family 23 miles

So we are now up to 864 miles – still not half way though – so please, please send your miles in!

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Another busy week in school – with lots of travelling for Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge!  Hopefully you have been following as we have already covered many miles – but we still have many more to go – an update will follow shortly!  We need everyone to keep travelling across the weekend – and do lots of travelling as we have lots of miles to go to get back to Mombasa!  Also don’t forget to keep your sponsorship and donations coming in to  uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BrownCleeSchool  . If you would rather make a donation by cheque you can make it payable to Karibuni Children and either post it to school or drop it in to the Office – following the 2m social distancing guidance!

Today it is our ‘virtual’ Well Done Assembly to celebrate the achievements of our children. This week’s recipients are:-

Rabbits:  Isabel Salisbury

Foxes: Ella Howard

Mice: Ari Carson

Year 6:   Anna Bond

Well done everyone and have a lovely weekend – and enjoy the walking, running, cycling, swimming, rowing, horse riding and anything else!!  Please keep the emails coming in with mileage and photos – I will be updating throughout the weekend!

https://youtu.be/5idAk316hpY

Prayer of the Day – Our School Prayer

Dear God

Thank you for our wonderful school.

Help us to be good learners.

Help us to look after each other.

Help us be respectful and kind and to make everyone welcome.

May our school be a happy, safe place where learning is fun.

Where we all work together to be the best we can be.

Amen

We have had more miles in….

Mrs Gennard 8 miles

The Metcalfes 15 miles

Mrs Godfrey 2 miles

The Beeches 15 miles

The Rabbits 5 miles

The Ratcliffes 7 miles

Isabelle and Esmae 7 miles

Harry and Ida 4 miles

So we are now at 710 miles!!

A third of the way there with 3 days to go – can we do it!?!?!

We have emailled out to all parents a remote learning questionnaire that we kindly request all parents to complete and return to school by the end of next week. YOu will find them here too.

Questionnaire to Prepare for Remote Learning (Word)

Questionnaire to Prepare for Remote Learning (PDF)

This is where we are so far….

We still have 1,471 miles to go and 3 1/2 days to get there – so we need everyone travelling, parents, staff and governors – and emailling me the mileage!  Come on Brown Clee we can do it!!

We have had more miles in over the evening – keep them coming in please as we have lots more to do!  Also don’t forget to sponsor and support using Archie’s Giving page: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BrownCleeSchool  So far everyone has raised nearly £700 for the Karibuni Children – well done!

Here are the miles…we have now reached a total of 645 miles!!!

Callum, Ben and Family 32 miles

Harry and Mum 9 miles

Jake, Alfie, Connor , Nic, Scott 50 miles

James C 10 miles

The Robinson 4 miles (swimming and rowing!!)

Joshua, Jasmine and Mum 6 miles

Emily and Mum 8 miles (horse riding!)

Isabel S 2 miles

Good Morning Brown Clee!

The days fly by and we are already at Thursday – Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge is up and running (or walking, cycling, horse riding!) and at the time of writing this the school community had reached 431 miles!  But we still have a long, long way to go to reach 2141 miles and get back to Mombasa by the end of Sunday!

So come on Brown Clee – get your trainers on and get walking, running cycling – every family member counts, staff as well!  I know we can do this!!

Today I thought it would be good to learn about life in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi.  We learnt about what life for 8 year old Naresiah was like, living in a village in Kenya.  Today we are looking at Nana’s life on the outskirts of Nairobi.

As you are watching, have a think what is the same, and what is different, between Naresiah and Nana’s day.

What did you notice?  Did you spot anything the same?  What were the differences?

Kenya is a diverse country, with coast and beaches, savannahs and plains, and bustling cities. We normally think of Kenya and think of villages and African animals, like we say yesterday – but there is much more to it!  There are wealthy areas in cities with businesses and shops, and also areas of poverty where families live in slums.  These are the families that we want to help with Archie’s challenge.

https://youtu.be/pDt_39G8214

Prayer of the Day

Dear God.

We thank you for all that we have.

Help us to give to others, at the touch of a button, every day.

Please be with those who have no food today.

Help us to do whatever we can to make the world a fairer place.

Amen.

We have more miles in…

The Mice 5 miles

Year 6s 18 miles

The Foxes 5 miles

The Ratcliffes 8 miles

Lexi and family 5 miles

Gill S 12 miles

Oscar and Mum 5 miles

We are now up to 524 miles!!  Well done everyone – keep going!

We have had lots more miles in this morning…

Miss Lewis 4 miles

Mrs Gennard 11 miles

The Y6s 22 miles

Miss Relph 4 miles

Mr Smith 13 miles

George Be and Miss Greenan 6 miles

Archie B and Family and Sister (in costume!) 22 miles

Mrs Godfrey 4 miles

George Ba 14 miles

Callum 1 mile

Chloe 1 mile

Isabelle and Jorge 4 miles

Isabel Y and Mum 4 miles

So our new total is now 457 miles!!  Nearly quarter of the way!

We have had another message from Kenya too as the communities are aware of what we are doing…

“We salute the primary school that has offered the raise the money through Karibuni. Surely this is amazing love. Am sure they have already covered some Miles. Let them now we appreciate there efforts at such a tender age. Surely our God in heaven will reward them. Let them press on.”  Mercy is the social worker at Meru Township programme in the middle of an appalling slum area. The project is situated in a Catholic Primary School where the headmistress is very proactive in improving the lives and opportunities of these very poor families.

With love

Mercy

Shropshire Council are offering a helpline to parents who may have concerns about returning children to school.  It is available from 17th August to 2nd September.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Well done everyone who has sent some miles in to add up for Archie’s Kenyan Safari – we reached 175 miles by the end of yesterday so are well up the Kenyan coast…

Keep on sending the miles in, and photos too – I havent spotted many African animals yet, apart from the Foxes!

Yesterday we learnt some fascinating facts about Kenya – today I thought I’d take you on safari…

How many different animals did you see?  I wonder why they live in Kenya and not in the UK?  What a wonderfully diverse world we live in –

https://youtu.be/RiqOsZh4bpk

Prayer of the Day

We thank you, Lord, for flowers and trees and sunshine
and for all your living creatures.
We thank you for families and friendships,
for our homes and our school.
We thank you for giving us our daily bread
and for all the food we eat.
We thank you, Lord, for everything wonderful in the world.
Amen.

We have had more miles in overnight – thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!  We still have a long way to go so keep them going!!  I will update later today with a map – but here are the miles that came in during yesterday evening:-

Lexi, Jayden and Mum – 3 miles

The Ratcliffes – 11 miles

Gill S – 11 miles

Mrs Rollings – 9 miles (horse and foot!)

The Rabbits – 2 miles

The Robinson family – 23 miles (amazing spreadsheet record!)

So the total for the beginning of today is now 347 miles!!  Keep walking and running – especially those children and families at home – we need lots more miles if we are to make 2141 by the end of Sunday!!

We have more miles in…

Isabelle and Jorge – 12 miles

Rosie and Hugo – 9 miles

Mrs G! – 9 miles

Thomas and family – 18 miles

Jeanette Coles – 21 miles

Miss Lewis – 10 miles

Mrs Fox and daughter (horse riding!) – 10 miles

Joy – 5 miles

The Sandersons – 18 miles

Our new total is 288 miles!!  Well done!

We have had more miles in over night:-

The Ratcliffes – 6 miles

Ben and Callum – 18 miles

Archie/William/Mum – 6 miles

George Berry and Miss Greenan (first staff member!!) – 4 miles

The Robinson Team – 33 miles (awesome!!)

Oscar and Mum – 8 miles

Miss Relph – 4 miles

New total mileage is 179 miles in one day – thats a great start – lets see what we can do today!

Wow – we have had lots more miles since the end of the school day –

The Clarke cousins! – 25miles

Gill S – 13 miles

Lexi, Jayden and Mum – 6 miles

So we are now up to 99 miles!!  We have gone past Malindi and are almost half the way up the coast – amazing!!  I wonder where we will be by the morning!?!

Don’t forget to send some photos of your walks, runs, cycles too!!

9 more miles from Rabbits and Foxes  now – so up to 23 miles north of Mombasa!!

Today is the Start of Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge to raise money for the Karibuni Children- so get your training shoes on and start travelling!!  We are starting from Mombasa and heading up the coast!

These are some of the things that you might see if you were travelling the coast for real…

Please email me your miles as soon as you have done them to head@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk and I will keep a running total and let everyone know how far we get each day.  Let’s see how far up the coast we can get today!

Don’t forget to send your photos too – here is Archie and his brother William, dressed in African animal costume ready for their first leg of the journey!

Here is the link to the online Giving Page – https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BrownCleeSchool

And if you’d rather not use online giving to support the Karibuni Children, then you could send cheques to school payable to Karibuni Children.  All sponsorship and donations needs to be in by Friday 17th July (end of term).