It would make the process of collecting children much easier if parents could please stand 2m distanced along the pavement that runs along the road at the Top Gate and not line up in the alley way through from Station Rd.

Also, can we please remind parents not to drive and park up this road and that you need to park off school site and walk to the collection point.

Many thanks for your help and co-operation.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Well what a great start to the new school year yesterday was!  It was just wonderful to see all the children arrive at school yesterday morning, and then to see and hear them through the day just put a massive smile on my face!

There is so much for children to learn at the start of any normal new school year, but at the moment there is almost double the amount with all the new routines and procedures.  Yet everyone was brilliant!  So I just want to say how proud I am of all the children with their positive and enthusiastic attitudes to being back in school!  Well done Brown Clee children.

Sadly, we don’t have all children in as some are self-isolating in order to protect the community – but we are looking forwards to welcoming them back next week.  I would also like a huge thank you to parents for their commitment to knowing the new ‘Start and End of Day Procedures’ as they aren’t exactly simple – your support and positivity is very much appreciated.  So please continue to bear with us as I am sure there will be tweaks and changes – but it has been an amazingly proud start to the new year – and I feel very proud and lucky to be headteacher at Brown Clee!

the words “Well Done” are said to reward and praise….they can be used to praise good work, a kind deed, an demonstration of determination and perseverance or for over-coming adversity. I’m sure you’ve all been told “Well Done” many times for many different things. How did it make you feel?…….happy? Warm and fuzzy inside? Buzzing? Confident?

So I thought a song entitled ” Well Done” might be good to listen to….listen and have a think of who you could say well done to today….and what for??  Then think that you will have made them feel “warm and fuzzy” and out a smile on their face!

Prayer of the Day

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever.
Amen.

An email has gone out today reminding parents that there is a numbers limit and that parents should only book Care Club if absolutely necessary. We also ask that all bookings are made by Thursday at noon, a week in advance, to allow us to manage numbers safely.

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We are delighted to see that the Shropshire Star have picked up on Archie’s challenge and there is a super report on it at this link…

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/education/2020/07/22/archies-kenyan-safari-challenge-sees-more-than-1000-raised-by-bridgnorth-school/

Click the link to see the fun!!!

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Good Morning Brown Clee!

What a year this has been – who would have thought that this time last year we would have most of our children at home and have small groups of Mice, Rabbits and Foxes in School!  2020 has been a very strange year indeed!

Friday is usually our Well Done Assembly day – but it is absolutely impossible to select any individual children for certificates, as every single child who has returned to school since June 1st has been exceptionally outstanding in all aspects!  We are all immensely proud of every Rabbit, Fox, Mouse and Year 6 pupils!

We are all immensely proud of the children who have had to stay at home, and have engaged with the remote learning activities and posted their work and photos into school – we we are missing all of you and it has been so lovely to see you all, even if it is by photo!

As we break up for the summer holiday, I can’t help but think about the immensely powerful and wonderful Brown Clee Team!  This includes everyone – children, staff, parents and governors, and I can’t thank every single member of this team for their support and hard work this past year, and past term in particular!

So teamwork is the theme of the day – and I know how much the children (and staff!) have enjoyed the recent video clips – so here is one focused on teamwork – enjoy and see what you learn from them!

Today is also the last day for our current year 6s at Brown Clee!  They have experienced a very special last 7 weeks – with lots of laughs and fun!  Each and every year 6 (in and out of school!) is well and truly ready for secondary school, and we wish them all the very best in their future. We held an impromptu outdoors Leavers Assembly yesterday, where we listened to the year 6’s memories (see Class 4 Class News) and shared the following poem (with a few adaptations!)….

NEW BEGINNINGS

Now enjoy some year 6 memories…

We wish everyone a wonderful summer, a relaxing break and are looking forwards to welcoming everyone back to school in September!

Enjoy our Leavers Song now, especially for our year 6s!!

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

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Yesterday we saw the story of a young boy who had a great adventure with his Grandpa – without actually going far at all!  Today I have the story of Molly, a goldfish who has big dreams and wants to travel beyond her goldfish bowl.  Have a watch and see what it makes you think about….

It made me think of a number of different things….

1. How surprising that a cat was a fish’s friend – just goes to show that we can all be friends no matter our differences.
2. How kind the cat was – and how brave – all to help Molly!
3. Molly had aspirations of exploring a wider world than her goldfish bowl – she had hopes and dreams but appreciated her own goldfish bowl world!
4. The cat never gave up on her mission to save Molly and take her to the ocean – no matter how scary or challenging the task!

So many messages from one short film!   What messages did you pick up from watching Molly’s story?

Here’s a song to sing to remind us of the wonders of the world we live in – hopefully we will get opportunity to explore it a bit in the summer break coming up!

https://youtu.be/RiqOsZh4bpk

Prayer of the Day

Dear Lord,

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.