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Updates

Friday 14th November, 2025

Individual and sibling photographs

The photographer has been in touch to let us know that he will be bringing the proofs into school on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.  Once he has brought them in I will take them down to class.

Friday 14th November, 2025

Diary – Christmas Dates

Please see below some key dates ahead of the rest of term:

FOBCS Christma Carols and Stalls event (followed by Church lights switch-on)
Thursday 27th November – starts at16:30

 

Reception and Year 6 Height and Weight Check
Tuesday 2nd December

 

Pioneer Centre (Y3/4)
Wednesday 3rd December – Friday 5th December

 

Nativity performances
Tuesday 9th December – Afternoon Performance
Wednesday 10th December – Evening Performance

 

Christmas concert (with Brown Clee and Of One Accord Choirs) – at Village Hall
Friday 12th December

 

Christmas Service (at church)
Monday 15th December – 14:15

 

Pupil feedback sessions for parents
Wednesday 17th December – 13:00-18:00

 

Christmas dinner & Christmas jumper day
Thursday 18th December

Wednesday 12th November, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet and Christingle poster

The Weekly Pew Sheet which details the Church Services and social events taking place within the Benefice in the next few weeks.  You will also find a poster giving details of the Christingle Service which will be held at St John the Baptist Church, Ditton Priors on Saturday 6th December at 4pm.

16.11.25 pewsheet

Christingle Poster

Wednesday 12th November, 2025

Staying Safe Online Post – 12.11.25

Following last year’s staying safe online posts, we are continuing these this year.

 

This update is all about Fornite: Fortnite Information

 

If you want to catch-up on previous posts, they can all be found here:

Tuesday 11th November, 2025

Parent Governor Election

Unfortunately, we didn’t receive any nominations in our last parent governor elections.

 

We will be holding a second election period. Please see the attached letter: Governor Election – Nov 25.

 

If you wish to nominate yourself (or anyone else), please fill in the following form: Parent Governor Nominations – Autumn ’25. This will be open until Wednesday 26th November.

 

If anyone is considering nomination but are unsure about doing so, please ask (either by email or in person) – and we can give you further information about what the role involves

Saturday 8th November, 2025

FOBCS Christmas Club

FOBCS will be holding an after-school club on Wednesdays.

During this, children will make a variety of different items and take part in Christmas-based activities.

 

If you wish to book your child onto this club, please do so (as usual) on Parent Pay.

Saturday 8th November, 2025

Netball Success

Our netball team recently won the East Shropshire netball competition.

Their success means that they will be representing East Shropshire in Shropshire’s School Games Finals in 2026.

Thursday 6th November, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The weekly Pew Sheet detailing all the Church services and events taking place in the Brown Clee Benefice over the next few weeks is below.

9.11.25F pewsheet

Tuesday 4th November, 2025

FOBCS Calendar

FOBCS are creating a 2026 calendar.

This will feature each class and some other photos of children around school. For this, we will be using the permission given when your child was registered.

 

If, for this specific activity, you wish to give a different permission (i.e. that you do consent when previously you would not OR that you don’t consent when previous you would), then please let us know as soon as possible.

Monday 3rd November, 2025

Autumn (2) – Clubs

This half term’s clubs will be commencing in the second week of term (i.e. week commencing 10th November). All clubs (except Create Club) will be running for 6 weeks until the end of term. Create Club will not be running on the last week of term.

 

Here is what is available for this upcoming half term: Afterschool Clubs – Aut (2) 25

 

Clubs are now live on Parent Pay.

 

FOBCS Christmas Club will be arranged slightly differently – and won’t be on ParentPay – as the money raised from this, will go towards the FOBCS fund. More information on this will follow shortly.

Sunday 2nd November, 2025

Royal British Legion – Poppies

As usual, we will be “selling” poppies (as well as, this year, some additional RBL merchandise) for a small donation.

 

If children would like to purchase a poppy (or other item) to help support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy appeal, then they can bring some cash into school. Our heads of school council will be coming around at break and lunch with these.

 

As always, we will be observing a 2-minute silence in school on Rememberance Day itself.

 

Also, please look out for Scorpions’ and Bees’ art display that will be going on display outside church by the Derrington/Station-road junction some time next week.

Friday 31st October, 2025

Next Half Term

A quick reminder, as shared at the start of term (https://browncleeschool.org.uk/term-dates-25-26/), next Monday is a PD day and children will be starting back at school on Tuesday.

 

This upcoming half term, we will be soon sharing some date for the following events/activities:

  • Christmas dinner day
  • Nativity performances
  • Pupil feedback sessions for parents
  • Christmas Service (at church)
  • FOBCS Christma Carols and Stalls event
  • Christmas concert (Choir)
Thursday 23rd October, 2025

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY CANCELLED 24TH OCTOBER 2025

Due to a change in circumstances we are having to cancel Celebration Assembly tomorrow, 24th October.  We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment.  All the children who were due to be celebrated will be celebrated in the first Celebration Assembly after half term.

Wednesday 22nd October, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The weekly Pew Sheet for the Brown Clee Benefice is attached and details the Church Services and other events taking place across the Benefice over the new few weeks.

26.10.25Fpewsheet

Friday 17th October, 2025

Paella Day

As Fireflies are currently learning about Spain, yesterday Laura and Carla in the school kitchen made a Spanish themed lunch of Paella followed by Churros or Lemon Muffin.  The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and we are so lucky having Carla and Laura as our in-house kitchen team.

Wednesday 15th October, 2025

Secondary School applications – Year 6 pupils

We have been asked by Schools Admissions to share the following message to remind the parents of Year 6 pupils that the closing date for applications is Friday 31st October.  If you have not yet applied, please following the link in the message.

Secondary Application deadline – 31 October 2025

The closing date for secondary applications is 31 October 2025 which falls in the half-term holidays. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to submit an application as soon as possible but before the deadline date. This will ensure that if you encounter any problems, you can be supported/helped and to submit your application on time. There is no grace period for late applications. The link for the website is – Transferring to secondary school | Shropshire Council

The School Admissions Team strongly encourage parents to make use of their four preferences.  Please see the Parents’ Guide to Education in Shropshire Booklet for further information.  The link to the document is Parents’ guide to education | Shropshire Council

If you have already made an application and wish to add additional preferences/ change the order of preference, please contact school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk

Wednesday 15th October, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The weekly pew sheet for the Brown Clee Benefice is below.  This gives details of the Church services and other events taking place across the Benefice.

19.10.25 pewsheet

Wednesday 15th October, 2025

Surgery Planting

Last year, Grasshoppers were joined by Ade Robinson (part of the Brown Clee Patient Participation Group at Ditton Priors Medical Practice) – where they planted a range of different plants.

 

This week, the children headed over the road to join Ade at the medical practice tto transplant these now-grown plants (and some others) between the practice and the shop as part of an on-going outdoor regeneration project.

 

Monday 13th October, 2025

Ditton Priors Fireworks: Playfields: Saturday 8th November

Please see below regarding Ditton Priors Fireworks:

Sunday 12th October, 2025

Spy Dogs/Pups & Cats Books – Concern

Shropshire Council have asked us to share the following:

 

“We have been made aware that several titles in the Spy Dogs, Spy Pup, and Spy Cat series by Andrew Cope contain a weblink at the back of the book that no longer directs people to information about the books. Instead, the link has been compromised and now leads to inappropriate and unsafe material, containing pornographic content with no age restrictions.”

 

 

Thursday 9th October, 2025

Donations Required – Plastic Bottles

If anyone has any used empty plastic bottles (transparent/coloured), could these please be sent into school.

 

These will be used as part of an eco-greenhouse and a Remembrance Day art project – so as many of these as possible would be really appreciated.

Wednesday 8th October, 2025

Wrap around club – grab bags

From next week (week commencing 13th October) we will be trialling booking and paying for grab bags through parent pay.

There will be a comments section where you can request which sandwich you would like (cheese, ham, jam, tuna or egg)

Grab bags are available for afterschool care club and are priced at £1.50 per bag.

Kerry

Wednesday 8th October, 2025

FOBCS AGM tonight 5.45 everyone welcome

Please come along to the AGM tonight, everyone welcome.

would be great to see some new faces and fresh ideas

 

Thank you

 

Kerry

Monday 6th October, 2025

Special Spanish Menu – Thursday 16th October

Laura and Carla will be serving a Special Spanish Menu on Thursday 16th October as Fireflies are currently learning about Spain.  Please see below for details.

This can be booked and paid for in the usual way through ParentPay.  If your child would like the Chicken Paella click on the meat curry option and if they would like the Veggie Paella click on the veggie curry option.