Last call for care club bookings for the next half term

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me, there are still a few parents / carers that have previously booked regular slots, who have not asked for provision from Monday.

Please email me regarding bookings on careclub@brownclee.Shropshire.sch.uk

If you do not email, this means you do not have a booking for careclub and will need to contact the office on 01746 712652 for any short notice booking or emailing careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk for any bookings commencing week 2 of this term.

kind regards

Kerry

Wrap around care club commencing Monday 23rd Feb

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me regarding booking for next half term (commencing Monday) your care club bookings have been made.

Please could everyone who wants regular care club provision (even if you have booked regularly in the past) please email me by Friday at the latest. Then I can secure your places. Due to the high numbers of requests for care club last half term and to avoid any disappointment.

Kind regards

Kerry

Wrap around care for Spring term 2 2026

Please could ALL parents / carers advise me of Wrap around care club requirements for Spring Term 2 (including people who already book regularly).

Due to the popularity of wrap around care, spaces are filling very quickly and it is important we know the daily requirements to ensure we have adequate cover.

If you book regularly and wish to cancel a booking, you may do so by letting me know on careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk or by ringing 01746 712652 (you will not be charged if you cancel your booking before 7am on the day in question).

Where wrap around care is required at short notice, please call the school office to book in.

Please make sure all requests are made between 8.15 – 3.15 Monday to Friday as requests received outside of these times may not be actioned.

Please also note Weekly clubs are now available to book on ParentPay.

Thank you for cooperation

Kind regards Kerry

 

Spring 2 – After-School Clubs Live

Spring Term 2 – 2026 After School Activity Clubs

Week Commencing Monday 23rd February 2026

 

Monday

·        Board Game Club with Mrs Cains/Miss Greenan

All          3.15-4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Mon 23rd February 

Cost £22.50 for 5 Weeks

Tuesday

·        Rugby club with Ms Dillon

KS2          3.15-4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Tues 24th February

Cost £22.50 for 5 Weeks

Wednesday

·        Book Club with Miss Roderick

ALL          3.15-4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Wed 25th February

Cost £22.50 for 5 Weeks

Thursday

·        Create Club with Kath Banks

ALL          3.15-4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Thurs 26th February

Cost £30.00 for 5 Weeks

Friday

·        Sports Club with Mr Harley

Year 1-6          3.15 – 4.15 p.m.

 

Commences Fri 27th February

Cost £22.50 for 5 Weeks

 

 

Please use ParentPay to pay and choose clubs. If you pay via Tax Free Childcare please let Mrs Godfrey know.

Please note in addition to after school clubs, we also offer Care Club from 7.30 until start of school day and from 3.15 Until 6.00 Monday to Friday (booking required)

FOBCS – Bridgnorth Walk

Please see below from FOBCS:
FOBCS– Bridgnorth Walk- Brown Clee School Team Entry
This year’s Bridgnorth Walk takes place on Monday 4th May. We were wondering if there would be enough interest for us to enter a school team, to take part in the Junior Walk (ages 9-15) & Family Walk, both of which depart from and return to the family fun day at Cleobury North Village Hall. Early bird entry fees apply until 28th Feb- Junior Walk £10 each + £1 booking fee, Family Walk £6 each + £1 booking fee. All entry fees go to the Bridgnorth Lions Club who in turn donate to various local and national charities and good causes. 
The Junior and Family Walk routes are much shorter than the full route with the route of the family walk being fully pushchair and wheelchair accessible.
The walk is both fun and safe, and the theme for 2026 is ‘Community Matters’, as everyone comes together to celebrate the very best of our local community.
Please let us know if you would like to take part (whether it’s a yes or no!) : Bridgnorth Walk Brown Clee School Team Entry – Fill out form

Viking Day lunch

As Scorpions and Bees are currently studying the Vikings, Laura and Carla will be serving a special Viking inspired menu on Tuesday 3rd February (please see poster below).

As we are unable to amend the menu in ParentPay, if your child would like the beef stew please select the Fish Cake option, the veggie option is already showing as mac n cheese.

FOBCS meeting – Monday 26th January

Friends of Brown Clee School (FOBCS) will be holding a meeting in the school hall on Monday 26th January at 5.30pm to discuss fundraising ideas.  Everyone is welcome and there will be tea, coffee and biscuits.

Dogs on School Grounds

We have discovered dog mess several times over the past few days – which really is not fair on our children or the staff that have to pick this up.

 

Please could we remind everyone that accessing the school grounds out of school hours is trespassing.

 

 

Chicken Pox

We would like to let you know that we have had several cases of children having Chicken Pox reported to us. If your child does develop Chicken Pox under NHS guidance they should be kept off school until all the spots have dried up/crusted over as long as they are well enough.

Forest School – Pond

During the summer, a pond was installed in the Forest School area.

 

We have a further plans on developing our Forest School – including extending our existing on-site area and utilising the nearby woodland (owned by the Community Land Trust) for our KS2 Forest School sessions – and may be looking at putting together some working parties in the near future. If anyone is interested in helping with this, please get in touch.

Weather update – Celebration Assembly Cancelled – 8th January 2026

As shared previously, a decision on whether we will be open tomorrow will be made early tomorrow (or tonight if already significantly severe).

 

Considering the uncertainty, Celebration Assembly will definitely be cancelled.

Weather watch – Thursday Evening / Friday Morning

With ongoing potential amber weather warnings (for snow) for Thursday evening (8pm) until Friday morning (9am), we will be reviewing the forecast over the day and into the evening tomorrow (Thursday).

 

The school has no plans for closure tomorrow – unless there is a significant change between now and tomorrow morning. A decision on whether we can be open on Friday will be made on Friday morning (or Thursday evening – should conditions be particularly bad already at that point).

 

If we are forced to close, then this will be shared via the school website, school Facebook page and via Shropshire Council closure page.

Care Club and school dinners

If you require Care Club this week and haven’t already booked, please could you e-mail Mrs Godfrey on careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk with your requirements as soon as possible.

Also, please don’t forget to book lunches for your children if they are required.

Dodgeball Club – Now bookable

Please note that there was a technical error on ParentPay with dodgeball club, meaning that it was not showing up on anyone’s account to book.
This has been fixed now – and anyone wanting to book onto dodgeball club can do so.

Christmas Dinner / Jumper Day

A last-minute reminder, following from dates shared earlier in the term, that tomorrow is Christmas Dinner day. If you wish to order a Christmas dinner, please order the “meat curry” for a turkey dinner or “veg curry” for the vegetarian option. These can be ordered up until 09:00 tomorrow.

 

As part of this day, children can come into school in non-uniform (ideally, with a Christmas jumper).

Christmas Tree Auction

A big thank you to Burwarton Estate for their donation of the large (~15ft) Christmas tree – which some of you may have seen in the school hall during the recent nativity performance.

 

An extra thank you this year to Anita and Duncan Pearce – who donated the smaller (~8ft) Christmas tree (situated just outside the main entrance).

 

Same as last year, we are looking to auction both trees off to raise some further funds for FOBCS (our PTA).

If anyone would like to make bid for either Christmas tree, please do so via the following link: FOBCS – Christmas Tree Auction ’25 – Fill in form

 

Wrap around care and after school clubs 2026

Next week, clubs will be live on Parent pay for Clubs starting in January 2026.

There will be a fun book club on Monday, a sports clubs on Tuesday, a KS2 drawing club on Wednesday, Create Club on Thursday and a sport club on Friday.

 

Please let me know your wrap around care club requirements from January, even if you already regularly book care.

Please also remember to contact us to cancel any wrap around care that you do not require to avoid being charged for those sessions.

In addition, please remember that care club invoices are due for payment within 2 weeks from the date of Invoice, failure to pay invoices in a timely manner may result in care club facilities being withdrawn until balances are brought up to date, or arrangements are in place.

 

If you are have any queries please let me know as soon as possible, kind regards Kerry

Christmas Dinner – Thursday 18th December

Laura and Carla will be serving Christmas Dinner on Thursday 18th December meaning that the menus for Wednesday and Thursday will be swapped.  Curry will be served on Wednesday.

Unfortunately we are unable to amend the menu is Parent Pay, therefore, if your child would like chicken curry on the Wednesday please click on the Roast of the Week, if your child would like the veggie curry click on Loaded Yorkshire.  On Christmas Dinner Day, if your child would like roast Turkey please click on the meat curry option and if they would like the Loaded Yorkshire please click on the veggie curry option.

Winter Holiday Fun and Food in Shropshire

Shropshire Council will be running the Holiday Fun and Food in Shropshire programme over the Christmas holidays.  Children who are in receipt of Free School Meals can attend these activities free of charge using the code on a leaflet which will be sent home with them today.  Many of the activities also have paid places available for children not in receipt of Free School Meals, please see below for further details.

HAF Winter 2025 What’s On_Email

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY – CANCELLED – FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER

As we will not be able to clear the hall after the Christmas Carols Feast this evening before walking up to the Church for the Carols and lights switch on, Celebration Assembly tomorrow has been cancelled.  We will celebrate the children next week.

Friends of Brown Clee School (FOBCS) Christmas Raffle

FOBCS will be selling books of raffle tickets at the Christmas Carols Feast in school this afternoon starting at 4.30pm.  There will be stalls for you to purchase from and also hot pork baps, jumbo pigs in blankets hotdogs and festive drinks available to purchase.  Tickets will also be sold at the 2 Nativity performances before being drawn on 10th December at the evening Nativity Performance.  Tickets will also be sent home with the children or available from the school office.  Please see below for information on tonight’s event and details of the raffle prizes.