A massive well done to Maisie, Elliot and Archie for today’s Spelling Shed Hive Challenge – you beat me!!!  You have earnt a well-deserved price for being super-spellers!  A special mention to Emily – as she did brilliantly on games 3 and 4, which were all Year 5 and 6 words!

Final Spring Term Spelling Shed ‘Beat Miss Relph’ Challenge tomorrow!

For those of you who have been exercising with Joe Wicks – let’s see if we can get as many as possible joining in tomorrow morning, and remember it is in fancy dress! Don’t forget to send photos of you in your outfits doing the exercise to your class teachers (and what tough work it is – my legs are still aching!)

It is lovely to see the sun shining over the hills this morning and listening to the birds chirping – Spring is definitely here!  Can you list any other signs of Spring or see any in your gardens?

There are 2 more days left in this Spring term, and from catching up on the class news pages there are still some distances to go with the class fitness challenges!  I am about to do my morning work out with Joe Wicks – and am going to join in tomorrow’s fun with fancy dress!  I wonder who else will work out with Joe in fancy dress on Friday?

Have a good day and keep those photos coming in – they really brighten up my day!

Dear Parents,

We are hoping that you are all well, and that the activities/tasks that teachers have been setting have helped you throughout the past week and a half.  There are a number of reasons for setting these activities, including helping to keep your children active and with a routine, maintaining and consolidating on their learning so far, but possibly most importantly of all, as a means for teachers and children to keep in touch and for the school community to still see each other and share in what they are doing!

We are getting close to the Easter holidays (2 days to go!) and the teachers will be having a well-deserved rest! We have never done remote teaching before, and we would very much appreciate your feedback.  So could you please email admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk with your thoughts/comments. Is there too much or too little? Is the balance of subjects ok? Is there anything that you would like to change? I can’t guarantee we will be able to respond to all suggestions or wishes – but we are here to help – so please let us know your thoughts by Friday so we can take them on board for after Easter! Thank you!

Theme: COMPASSION

We have been thinking about kindness this week, and another word with a similar meaning is COMPASSION.  This has been our value of the half term whilst in school this Spring.  There is a well known Bible parable that demonstrates compassion – The Good Samaritan.  Here is a puppet version of the story for you to watch.  Have a think about what you would do if you saw someone in difficulties?  Would you be like the Samaritan?  Click the picture to go to the video.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,

At home, at school, at work and play,

not just today, but every day,

may I care for myself and others too,

and lend a hand cheerfully when it is right to do.

Amen.

Well we are at Wednesday already – time flies!  We hope that everyone is well and continuing to enjoy carrying out some of the fantastic learning activities and opportunities that the teachers are sharing each day!

Today is the middle of World Autism Awareness Week, so I thought it might be useful to share a short video that helps explain what autism is, to young and old!

AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN

Theme: KINDNESS

Yesterday we reflected on why The Boy wanted to be kind when he grew up. Today I have a short video to share, entitled ‘Colour Your World with Kindness’.

COLOUR YOUR WORLD WITH KINDNESS

Watch the video and think what colours would you choose to colour your world if you had a choice?  What acts of kindness could you do today to add some colour at home? Can you add some colour to your family through acts of kindness such as setting the table for dinner, tidying your room or even just giving your parents a hug!?  Why not try and let me know what happens when your colour with kindness by emailing admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you that we can be kind to one another.
Thank you for the teachers and families who teach us why we need to be kind.
Thank you, God, for the kindness and love that you show us.
Please help us to forgive our friends for any fallings-out.
Please help us always to give people a second chance.
Please help us to say sorry and start again.
Amen.

Hello again! I’ve just had a lovely treat catching up on all the interesting and varied activities everyone is getting up to with their home learning! You are all brilliant!

Today is a special day for Ida in Class 1 as today is her 5th birthday! Can we all wish Ida a happy birthday and sing along : Happy Birthday Ida!

Don’t forget to check back at 10am for today’s Reflection Time and prayer.

This afternoon between 1 and 3pm, the Shropshire Music Service is involved in ‘The Big Sing’, a region-wide virtual vocal concert featuring schools from 14 different music hubs, including Shropshire! So click this link and enjoy losing yourself in music this afternoon!

The Big Sing

Good morning and I hope you all had a good weekend.  The sun seems to be hiding itself today but I am sure it will return soon!

The teachers will be setting their activities again for 9am – please do keep sharing the photos and work with your teachers.  It is lovely for us to see what you are getting up to, but more importantly it is a good way for you all to keep in touch with friends.  We might not be able to see each other face to face, but we can still see on here!

This week I am going to start posting a Reflective Thought of the Day and Prayer at 10am each day – to virtually replicate our assembly and collective worship.  If you wish to share your reflections or send your own prayer in to be used on the School News please email them in using the admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk email address.

We thought we’d share what Class 4 have been doing during their music lessons with Shropshire Music Service. For this last term they all had a folk whistle which they could take home to practice, and had a weekly lesson learning the notes and fingerling, how to read music and learning to play as an ensemble. This is what they have achieved! Well done a class 4 (and Mr Harley and Mr Smith who also learnt alongside the children!).

click here for the video.

Well day 5 of remote teaching and learning! We are missing you all, but the photos you send in are fantastic….we really look forwards to receiving them, so thank you!

A big thank you too for being so supportive and engaged with the learning that the teachers are setting! There is a treat in store today…a virtual guided tour of Chester Zoo! If you go to Class 1 or 2’s class news you’ll find the link!

I’m just getting ready to join Joe Wickes on his workout…so will be thinking of all the photos of everyone joining in through the week to motivate me!

Have a good weekend and stay safe!

Another beautiful day in this beautiful county! It is very quiet not being in school, but I am looking forwards to seeing what everyone gets up to throughout the day! I am also planning on joining in with Joe Wickes’ fitness session this morning!

i found this guidance and it made me smile so thought I’d share it!  Listen to Baked Potato!

I have been looking through the class news pages and it is wonderful to see so many children doing fitness with Joe Wickes (I might try it tomorrow if I can find it!), researching saltwater crocodiles, solving maths problems, and searching for minibeasts, and much more! Thank you so much for sharing with your teachers so that they can celebrate on the website! It helps so much for everyone to keep in touch!

The weather is looking to be gorgeous again tomorrow. These are strange times, but by sharing activities and keeping in touch we can stay in touch and it will help us keep the Brown Clee spirit going!

Have a restful evening and look forwards to seeing what you’ve all been up to tomorrow! Well done everyone!

Hello Everyone at Brown Clee! We awake to another sunny day! Please make the most of it!

The teachers will be posting another day’s work for children. The work we set is to consolidate previous learning and help keep children occupied during these strange days, especially as we don’t know how long this is going on for. We are aware that parents may still be working from home, or be at work as keyworkers, so please don’t worry if you don’t find the time to do it all.
Please do email photos of work or children carrying out activities, as it would be lovely to share in the website so that the children can see each other…and also the teachers can see, as we are missing everyone!

I just want to say a massive thank you and well done to all parents, children and teachers for getting into the remote teaching routines we have set up!  It has been lovely to see the photos and updates from parents and children.

We have decided to open the response window to emails, so that teachers can reply anytime between 9am and 3.15pm, but please don’t expect an instant response.

We also ask if, as well as sharing your photos on facebook (which are lovely and very much appreciated) if you can also forward/email them to your class teacher, as we would love to share on the school website, so the children can see their friends and we can all celebrate what they are doing.

This has never been done before, so we really appreciate everyone’s support.  We are all finding it strange, but want to do the right thing, and want to keep the ethos of ‘school is open’ just not in the building going. Thank you!