Good Morning Brown Clee!

This week we have been thinking about the importance of LOVE – and how it is such a massively important value!  We learn about it in the Bible where we are told that the greatest rule is to love – to love God and your neighbours!  We have also made connections between values of Love and FRIENDSHIP and understand that by treating others as we wish to be treated – we are not only showing Respect – but we are showing love. We havecreated our own recipes for  FRIENDSHIP – the Dragonflies wrote a fantastic class poem:-

Today I’d like you to watch this video from The Pace Trust, about Friends – enjoy and whilst watching think about what you can learn from it….

Let’s take a quiet moment to reflect on the importance of friendship…why isn’t it good for people to be alone?  Are you a good friend?  How do you know?……

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
We thank you for your love.
We thank you for all the people who show love to us.
Please help us to spread more love in the world by behaving in loving ways.
Please help us to do something every day to show people that we care.
Amen.

I thought I would update you with regards our collection of 311 pairs of pants for our school charity Karibuni – all 311 pairs were posted to Joy Murphy at the weekend and have arrived in Aylesbury this morning!  They will then travel over to Kenya on 3rd February when Joy heads out there on her annual visit!

Joy has messaged today to say:

“I was about to go to Keep Fit when the postman arrived with a big box of 311 pairs pants!

Thank you so much to you and all the staff and children for caring so much. They will certainly go to good homes – the children will be delighted to receive them.

Roll on 3^rd February!

Every blessing

Joy

Changes to the self-isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19

This change came into effect in England on Monday 17 January and applies to all positive cases, regardless of vaccination status.

People who are self-isolating with COVID-19 have the option to reduce their isolation period after 5 full days if they test negative with an LFD test on both day 5 and day 6 and they do not have a temperature. For example, if they test negative on the morning of day 5 and the morning of day 6, they can return to their education or childcare setting immediately on day 6.

The first test must be taken no earlier than day 5 of the self-isolation period, and the second must be taken the following day. All test results should be reported to NHS Test and Trace.

If the result of either test is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest.

The new rules also apply to people who are already isolating – so if someone was already isolating before Monday 17 January, they can take LFD tests on day 5 and 6 and if they are both negative and they have no temperature they can end their isolation.

Anyone who is unable to take LFD tests or anyone who continues to have a temperature will need to complete the full 10-day period of self-isolation.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

I hope you’ve had a good weekend and are ready for another busy, fun week of learning!  Last week we started to think about our Christian value of this half term – FRIENDSHIP: we discussed the importance of trust, and we watched some stories from the Bible that demonstrated different aspects of friendship.  Today I want us to continue reflecting on FRIENDSHIP and thinking deeply about what it actually means – as sometimes I think we can take it for granted.

I’d like to start with us remembering our Mission Statement – “We are a Learning Community that nurtures and empowers everyone to be the best we can be” – we are very used to thinking about how we can try our best in our lessons, but do we think about how we can be the best person we can be?  What would it mean to “be the best friend we can be”? …..enjoy watching this short video from Disney which shares some great friendship over the Disney years!  Have a think about what makes the characters such strong friends – what ingredients do they need to make their friendships work?

Did you spot some of your favourite Disney friendships?  And did you think about what made them such good friends?  If you could make your own character recipe – what ingredients would you put into the mix?  I’ll start you off with some ideas then have a chat in class and see what else you’d put into your Friendship mix…

• A jar of kindness,
• A spoonful of listening,
• A can of honesty,
• 1kg of forgiveness…..
• …….over to you!

How many ingredients did you put into your friendship recipe? I’m sure there were loads as Friendship takes many forms – but I wonder what the one main ingredient is, that without, it might mean the friendship doesn’t last?…..Remember we might all have a different idea – but for me – I’d have to say ‘LOVE’ – as if we remember what God’s greatest commandment is – “Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind” – I think God is telling us to simply love each other – and tomorrow we will think a little more about what this might mean.

Let’s take a quiet moment of reflection – think about your friendship recipe – do you think you have all those ingredients?  Have you got any missing, and if so what can you do about it so that you can be the very best friend you can be?

Listen to this song about friendship and reflect on how we can be a better friend to others…

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,

Thank you that we have our very special friends.

Help us always to follow your rules of friendship

and to think about our friends before we think about ourselves.

Help us to take care of each other just as you take care of us.

Amen.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Today I want us to start thinking about our Christian value for this half term – which is FRIENDSHIP.  On Monday we learnt about the importance of trust – trusting in God and also trusting in our friends through the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the Fiery Furnace.

Today I have got a quiz for you – your teacher is going to read out the questions one at a time. Each question has two possible answers and I want you to vote for the answer that you prefer by putting up their hand.  Here we go….

1. What would you rather do at playtime: play football or sit on a bench and chat to your friends?
2. What do you prefer to do with your friends: play on a games console or go swimming?
3. If your best friend was away, would you sit on your own for a day or go and sit by somebody else?
4. If there was a new child in your class, would you ignore them or go and play with them?
5. If someone was being mean to you in the playground, would you hit them or go and tell a teacher?
6. If you had fallen out with your friend, would you go and tell everyone else how horrible your friend is or try to make up?

You all had choices to make in the quiz, all of them to do with friends. In the first three questions, the choices that you made were up to you – your answers depended on your personal likes and dislikes. However, in the last three questions, you could have made a good choice or a bad one with your answer. The choices that you made could either help you to get on with your friends or cause you to fall out.

I now want you to watch this story of Mary and Martha from the New Testament Book of Luke in the Bible….as you watch, have a think about what we can learn from the story…

What did you learn – did the story help you think about somethings that you could do better – some better choices that we could all make?  Here are some questions to help you think…..

• Why did Martha feel so cross with Mary in the story?
• In the story, Jesus told Martha that it was sometimes good simply to sit and listen. Why is it important to listen to our friends?
• How can listening to our friends help us not to fall out?

Let’s have a quiet moment to reflect – think about the importance of listening to friends – ask yourself whether you notice your friends enough?  Do you pay them attention when they are with you?

Prayer of the Day

Dear Lord,
Thank you for today’s story about listening.
Please help us to make time to listen to others.
Please help us never to be too busy to notice those around us.
Amen.

Children can start school in Reception at the beginning of the academic year following their fourth birthday. If your child was born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018 they can start school in September 2022.
An application must be made by the closing date for applications of 15th January 2022 and can made made online via the Shropshire Council website using the following link
Shropshire School Admissions on-line application

Confirmatory PCR tests to be temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow device (LFD) test results

Confirmatory PCR tests following a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test result are to be temporarily suspended from Tuesday 11 January. This will mean that anyone who receives a positive LFD test result will be required to self-isolate immediately and will not be required to take a confirmatory PCR test.

We have a vacancy for a Cleaning Assistant, to work 2 hours a day at the end of the school day, and some holiday cleaning.  If interested please contact the school office – 01746 712652.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

It was so lovely welcoming everyone back yesterday and see everyone’s happy smiley faces and hear their cheery greetings!  We are straight into the Spring Term and I know that some of you have now set your own targets or resolutions following yesterday’s assembly.  Mine was to drink more water each day – as it is so important to keep my body healthy – so I have set myself the target of drinking all my waterbottle each day – something that I regularly failed to do in the past!

Taking care of ourselves is so important – and even though we have family and friends to help us do this, ultimately it is down to ourselves to learn to be responsible for making good choices – whether those choices are about our well-being and health, or our learning. Everything choice that we make is up to us – not anyone else.

Today I want us to think about responsibility – Being Responsible is one of our 3 school rules – and it involves making the right choices.  Have a watch of this video about making the right, or good, choice….and have a think about what you can do to help you make good choices…

So what have you learnt about making good choices?  Is there anything you can do to help make a good choice?

I learnt that you need to stop and take some time – to pause before saying or doing something – to THINK about what would be a good choice.  Have a think about a time when you have made a poor choice – what did you choose and what happened because of it?  Now think what you could have done to help you make a better choice…..

As you go through the day, see if you can try the traffic light method – and STOP – PAUSE and Breathe – then THINK – and make a good choice!  I wonder if it will help you have a more positive day?

Enjoy listening to this song about choices and reflect upon what good choices you are going to make today…

As we come to the end of our assembly, let’s take a moment to reflect  – We all have a lot of choices to make every day – some small, some bigger. How will you make your choices today and who will you talk to when you have big decisions to make?

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you that you love us and let us make our own choices.
Help us to remember that our choices have consequences.
Please help us when we have difficult choices to make,
decisions that are helpful to us and to others.
Amen.

The menu for next term has been uploaded to ParentPay and you are now able to book any meals which your child may require right up until Easter.

If your child requires a meal on the first day back in school (Wednesday 5th January 2022) please remember that you can only book meals up until 2 days before the day the meal is required and ensure that you book this on Monday 3rd January at the very latest.

Don’t forget all children from Reception to Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under the Government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal Scheme.  If you still haven’t activated your child’s ParentPay account contact  the school office in January and they will be able to provide a copy of this.

If you think that your child may be eligible for Free School Meals and they are in Year 3 and above you can apply on-line at Apply for free school meals | Shropshire Council .

Thank you very much for your kind donations of pants or money on Wear One Thing Christmassy Day.  We have received many pairs of pants and also the brilliant sum of £83.50 which we will send to Karibuni to help with their work.

Once again thank you and Merry Christmas.

St John the Baptist Church will be holding their Christmas Carol Service on Sunday 19th December at 11.30am and will be joined by the Group Choir.

The Crib Service is being held on Christmas Eve at 4pm.  Hear the Christmas Story and then go home and prepare for Father Christmas.