Stop Press News!!! Skills Builder Programme

We are delighted to inform parents and families that we have been fortunate to gain a place on the Skills Builder Partnership Accelerator Programme!

The Skills Builder Partnership brings together 700+ schools, colleges, employers
and impact-led organisations around a common approach to building eight essential skills. These are the highly transferable skills that set people up for future success and unlock learning in the classroom.

These are the highly transferable skills that set people up for future success and unlock
learning in the classroom.

Now that we have been successful in gaining a place on the Skills Builder Accelerator Programme, we will develop be able to work with the partnership to develop sustainable strategies for teaching these essential skills to help prepare all our children to make progress and give them the language to talk about their skillset confidently,
too.

Club Spaces

There are still places available in the after school clubs – it is not too late to join in!

Yr 2-6 Dance on Monday

KS2 Art on Wednesday (only 1 place!)

KS1 Multisports on Thursday

Yr 2-6 Invasion Games on Friday (only 2 places!)

Email careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk for more info or drop payment into the school office this week (£30 for the term, Art Club £36) cheques made out to Shropshire Council.

Don’t miss out!

Class & Leaver’s Photographs – new date

Thank you for sending the children into school this morning looking so smart and ready for their photographs. Unfortunately, Chris, is unwell today and has not been able to come into school to take the photographs. We have arranged a new date and Chris and Jo will now be in school on Monday 19th June in the morning.

As today, please could we request that ALL children wear the Active P.E. Uniform please, so that everyone is wearing the one type of uniform – and this will be the only one that ALL children have due to the transition.

Reminder: School Photographs Tomorrow

We hope you have enjoyed the sunny half term holiday and thought it would be helpful to remind families that tomorrow all the children are having their class photographs taken by Chris and Jo Maddox.

We have requested that ALL children wear the Active P.E. Uniform please, so that everyone is wearing the one type of uniform – and this will be the only one that ALL children have due to the transition.

Class and Leaver’s Photographs – Monday 5th June 2023

Chris and Jo Maddox will be in school to take the Class and Leaver’s photographs on Monday 5th June, the first day back after half term. Please could all children wear their Active (PE) Uniform on this day as school uniform.

Holiday Activities

We have been asked by Shrewsbury Sports Village and The Discovery Centre in Craven Arms to share the holiday activities which they are running over half term. Please see the attached posters for more information and booking details. Shrewsbury Sports Village charge £22.50 for an extended day from 8am to 6pm and £20.90 for a normal day of 9am to 5pm.

Shrewsbury Sports Village

Dance Club Performance

Every Monday after school, we hold a dance club led by Miss Thornton from Crossbar Coaching.  The children are from Year 2 to Year 6, and they have learnt about a range of different types of dance from tap to Irish dancing.  Recently they have been practicing a contemporary dance, and this morning they performed it in front of the school.  They all really enjoy taking part, and they received some fabulous feedback from their peers.

There are spaces for after half term, and so if your child would like to join and are in Year 2 or above, then please email careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk to book your child’s place with Mrs Steph Boxall, our Extended Schools Coordinator.

Visit from the Police

We have had an exciting assembly this morning when we had a visit from two Police Officers – Police Constable Davies and Police Community Support Officer Hyde.  They talked about their different roles and then the children had the opportunity to ask some questions.  They wanted to know about Police dogs and the different breeds, the different aspects of their roles (best bits and not so good bits!),  what was the uniform like and was it comfortable and how many different police vehicles they have.

The Reception children then had the opportunity to learn about the police car and sit in it – they even turned the blue lights and siren on – it was very loud! @Bridgnorthcops

 

No Creative Arts after school – Wednesday 10th May

We have been informed this afternoon that Kath is unable to hold the Creative Arts After School Club tomorrow and she sends her apologies for this. If you require your child to go into Care Club please contact Mrs Boxall on the Care Club e-mail address.

Booking Care Club

Please could we kindly remind parents that ALL Care Club bookings need to be made before noon on Thursday for the following week. The sessions fill up quickly and we cannot accept last minute bookings.

Many thanks

Stephanie Boxall

Coronation Celebrations – Friday 5th May

Good Morning,

This is just a reminder that children can wear red, white and blue clothing, or royalty themed clothing, on Friday to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.

We are hoping that the children can have their lunch outside on the playground as a treat, but this is weather dependent.

School Lunches – Tuesday 2nd May

Pippa has asked us to let you know of a change in menu next Tuesday. The 2 main choices will be Pizza and Vegetable Chilli. Unfortunately, we cannot amend the menu in ParentPay to reflect this change. If your child would like Pizza please select the Chicken Hotpot option and if they would like the Vegetable Chilli please select the Vegetable Chow Mein option. As always, there will also be the choice of Jacket Potato and Cheese or Ham sandwich.

Celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III

This year sees the Coronation of King Charles 3rd on Saturday 6th May and we very much want to celebrate this historic occasion.

So on Friday 5th May school uniform is optional and children may wear red, white and blue or regal themed clothing instead.  They will also be enjoying a special whole school picnic lunch (normal school meals are still available.

Dance Club for year 2

Monday’s Dance Club has spaces which we are opening up to year 2.

These are fun sessions where children get to try a wide variety of dance styles such as street dance, tap and Irish dancing.

If your child would like to take part please send a cheque for £15 into the school office along with a completed reply slip (attached) as soon as possible to allow them to join in for the next session.

Cheques made payable to Shropshire Council.

Many thanks,

Steph Boxall

Dance Reply Slip Yr2

Little Explorers Pre-School Fundraising for new Outdoor Area

Little Explorers needs OUR help!

We would like to support Pre-School with their fundraising as they are wanting to develop and resource the new outdoor area that they can now use.  Since they had their extension built, the children had very little outdoor learning and play space.  We work very closely with Little Explorers as they are a vital facility for the community, and as we have so much outdoor space, and with the recent removal of the rotten, old adventure playground we have offered this space to pre-school.  But it is an empty plot of land at the moment and Pre-School need resources – so we want to help them as much as possible.  Their current fundraiser is to ‘Grow a Sunflower’:

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Summer Term in Dragonflies!

We’re looking forward to welcoming you back to school tomorrow for the summer term. There is a lot to look forward to including our new topic of Ancient Egypt and our KS2 production!

Marmalade Loaf Cake

In English, Grasshoppers have been listening to Paddington Bear stories. We have also been learning about the famous landmarks of modern London after exploring how the city changed, after the ‘Great Fire’. We have enjoyed seeing these landmarks in the stories of Paddington.

This morning, some of the Grasshoppers made two marmalade loaf cakes.
They went down very well, with the children happy to have a second piece!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter break.

Summer Term Care Club

Please can all care club bookings for the first week back (w/c 17th April) be emailed to the care club address before midday on Thursday next week (29th March).

Many thanks

Stephanie Boxall

Easter Service – 2pm Monday 27th March

Please do join us for our Easter Service on Monday 27th March at 2pm in St John The Baptist’s Church in Ditton Priors to celebrate Easter.