Updates

Wednesday 13th March, 2024

Animal Man Visit – Grasshoppers and Fireflies

Grasshoppers and Fireflies are having a visitor on the first day back after Easter: the Animal Man.

 

As this may involve some direct interaction with the animals, could any parents/carers with children with allergies to any animals fill in the following form: https://forms.office.com/e/JDYdm3NjE9

 

Tuesday 12th March, 2024

School Uniform Alternative

Following from some feedback from several parents (and a lot of children), we have been looking at exploring some additional/alternative options with our current “jumpers”. The general consensus was that, whilst the current tops are suitable for spring/summer months, they are not particularly warm for the winter. We are therefore looking at adding a thicker hooded option as part of our school uniform (see images below). These would be provided by our same uniform provider (Lads and Lasses) – who have said these will cost £14.99 or £16.99 (if in an adult size).

 

Alongside widening our uniform options, we are also exploring ways in which we can further lessen the financial burden of uniform for those that it particularly impacts. One of these is that we are currently looking at ways in which FOBCS could run a second-hand uniform “shop” based from school. We will let you know of further details on this as soon as we can.

Tuesday 12th March, 2024

Shropshire Holiday Activities and Food Easter programme – what’s on?

Please find below a link to the Shropshire Holiday Activities provided by Shropshire Council and their partners over the Easter holidays. Children in receipt of Free School Meals can access these activities for free using the unique code which will be sent home today.

Many of these activities are also open to other children not in receipt of Free School Meals for a fee. The link gives details of how to book and whether the activity is open to all children.

Shropshire Holiday Activities and Food Programme Spring 2024_web-compressed

Monday 11th March, 2024

Easter Service

All parents, carers and others are invited to join the children for an Easter Service led by Reverend Joe Simons at St. John the Baptist Church, Ditton Priors next Monday (18th March).

 

The service will begin at 2pm.

 

We look forward to seeing any who can make it.

Friday 8th March, 2024

World Book Day 2024

Everyone enjoyed a day of celebrating reading and all the joys of stories. Children were mixed up into 5 new classes (with children from Reception all the way up to Year 6) and then spent around 45mins with each teacher completing different story-related tasks (from illustrating and character-creating to creating film trailers of their chosen stories to creating book covers and designing world within stories). Take a look below:

Thursday 7th March, 2024

Arthog – 2024/25

Looking ahead for our biennial Arthog visit, which is due to take place in the academic year 2024/25, we have found there is very limited availability at our preferred dates – with the only suitable available date being November 2024. There has also been a significant increase in the cost of this per pupil compared to previous years – which is £373 per pupils (before adding transport costs). We have been exploring further options – but have found that these are all coming up as just as much – or, in some cases, significantly more. We are going to look into how we can, as a school, help minimising the cost of this cost for yourselves.

 

Before we make our booking official, we would like to gauge the interest level of parents of current Year 4 and Year 5 parents. If you are a parent of a Year 4 or 5, we’d very much appreciate if you could fill in the following Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/e/aLrS7aXjvX

Friday 1st March, 2024

England Football Under 15’s Schoolgirls

The England U15 Schoolgirls will take on Wales U16 Schoolgirls in a friendly fixture at The New Saints FC in Oswestry on Sunday 10th March with kick off at 11am. This will be the England schoolgirls’ only fixture on home soil this season before they fly to Ireland to play in the Bob Docherty Cup against the other home nations. Adult tickets are £5 and concessions are £2. Tickets can be purchased on the day and not in advance.

Friday 1st March, 2024

World Book Day Menu

The kitchen will be providing a special menu for World Book Day next Thursday 7th March which is shown on the attached poster. As we are unable to amend the menu on ParentPay, if your child would like a lunch off the special menu please make the following choices. For the Chicken & sweetcorn pie select chicken and golden rice and for Spaghetti with Meatless meatballs select Mac and Cheese.

Jacket potatoes and sandwiches will be available as normal.

World Book Day Menu

Thursday 29th February, 2024

Diary Dates

Mar
5
Tue
Mar
7
Thu
World Book Day

Mar 7 all-day
Mar
12
Tue
Full Governors Meeting

Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
14
Thu
Dragonflies visit to Shrewsbury Museum

Mar 14 @ 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Mar
15
Fri
Mar
25
Mon
Easter Holidays

Mar 25 – Apr 5 all-day
May
13
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

May 13 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
May
27
Mon
May Half Term

May 27 – May 31 all-day
Jun
5
Wed
Year 6 Bikeability Training

Jun 5 – Jun 7 all-day
Jun
10
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Jun 10 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Jun
24
Mon
Full Governors Meeting

Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
19
Fri
Last day of term

Jul 19 all-day
Tuesday 27th February, 2024

Year 6 National Offer Day for Secondary Places – 1st March 2024

Schools Admissions at Shropshire Council have asked us to send out the following message to the Parents of children in Year 6 in advance of National Offer Day on 1st March.

“In preparation for National Offer Day on Friday 1st March 2024 please can all year 6 parents check they can access their account on the Parent Portal on Shropshire Council Website Apply for a School Place (shropshire.gov.uk). If you cannot access your account or are locked out, please email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk or phone (01743) 255216 as soon as possible.  A member of  the Admissions Team will look into this and re-set/unlock accounts accordingly.”

Monday 26th February, 2024

Tag Rugby – Swancote

Just to clarify that the Tag Rugby competition (at Swancote) is on Tuesday 5th March, which is the day after the second after-school practice – as described in the letter itself (and not as describe on the return slip). The other two dates (today and Monday 4th March) are practices.

Apologies for any confusion.

Friday 23rd February, 2024

World Book Day (7th March) and Comic Relief (15th March)

We have two upcoming events that we are planning on celebrating in school.

 

World Book Day (Thursday 7th March)

For World Book Day, children are encouraged to come to school dress as character from their favourite (or any) book/story – and also bring along the book (if the have it); however, we appreciate that not all children will enjoy “dressing up”. If so, they can come in their own clothes. As this is not a charitable fundraising event, no donation are being requested.

 

On the day, the children’s classes will be mixed to form 5 new classes (with children from reception to Y6 in each class). The classes will then rotate around a variety of different book-themed activities throughout the day.

 

In the afternoon, we’d like to invite any parents and carers (and others) to come into school – in a similar way as last year – to share some reading books or stories with your child or any others . This will be from 2:15pm. At around 2:45pm, we will be having our usual celebration assembly – which anyone is also welcome to stay for.

 

 

Comic Relief – “Red Nose Day” (Friday 15th March)

We are also having a fundraising day for Comic Relief. Children can come into school in their own clothes (with something red). We are requesting donations for this event as it will be raising money for Comic Relief; however, the amount is entirely up to you.

 

As part of the day, children can also bring in their own joke – written on piece of paper with their name on. The joke doesn’t have to be an original one. Teachers will be picking their top 20 jokes – which will be shared in assembly and the top joke (by volume of laughter it generates) winning a prize! Unfortunately, due to timings, this will be an assembly with just children.

Thursday 22nd February, 2024

Diary Dates

Feb
26
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Feb 26 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Mar
12
Tue
Full Governors Meeting

Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
25
Mon
Easter Holidays

Mar 25 – Apr 5 all-day
May
13
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

May 13 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
May
27
Mon
May Half Term

May 27 – May 31 all-day
Jun
5
Wed
Year 6 Bikeability Training

Jun 5 – Jun 7 all-day
Jun
10
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Jun 10 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Jun
24
Mon
Full Governors Meeting

Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
19
Fri
Last day of term

Jul 19 all-day
Wednesday 21st February, 2024

New Whole-school Reading Reward System

You may well have heard from your child about our new reading reward system that we have just started in school

 

The reasons we are exploring this is that we have noticed a significant drop-off in engagement in reading outside of school over the last few years – which is something that has been noticed across the whole country – and it is something which is seeming to have a noticeable impact on comprehension skills (both reading and generally).Talking to children, we found that this mainly seems to not being in the regular habit of picking up a book to read – and that most actually enjoyed reading once they did.

 

The way our new reward system works is that every time a child reads at home (shown by reading records entries in KS1 and a filled-in “reading ticket” in KS2) they will be given a raffle ticket. Each week on a Thursday celebration assembly, we will have a raffle ticket draw – where the winning ticket/child will get to choose a brand new book from collection of recently purchased books on the following Friday.

With this week’s celebration assembly having to be cancelled due to the Scorpions’ and Bees’ Viking experience day, we did the first of these on Friday’s normal assembly, and our first winner was Grace in Dragonflies!

Wednesday 21st February, 2024

FOBCS meeting – 27th February

The next meeting of FOBCS (Friends of Brown Clee School) will be held on Tuesday 27th February at 5.30pm here in school.  Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you.

Monday 19th February, 2024

Club Spaces

There are still spaces for the after school clubs this term – children can start this week if payment can be dropped into the office. I have attached the Clubs letter for more information. Please email careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk if you have any questions.

Cheerleading KS2 – 3 spaces

Create Club year 1-year 6 – 3 spaces

Multisports KS1 – 5 spaces

Invasion Games year 2-year 6 – 4 spaces

Activity Clubs letter Spring Term 2 2024

Thursday 15th February, 2024

Diary Dates

Feb
12
Mon
February Half Term

Feb 12 – Feb 16 all-day
Feb
26
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Feb 26 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Mar
12
Tue
Full Governors Meeting

Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
25
Mon
Easter Holidays

Mar 25 – Apr 5 all-day
May
13
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

May 13 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
May
27
Mon
May Half Term

May 27 – May 31 all-day
Jun
5
Wed
Year 6 Bikeability Training

Jun 5 – Jun 7 all-day
Jun
10
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Jun 10 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Jun
24
Mon
Full Governors Meeting

Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
19
Fri
Last day of term

Jul 19 all-day
Wednesday 14th February, 2024

Celebration Assembly Next Week (22.02.23)

Unfortunately, due to an (in-school) Viking experience day for Scorpions and Bees, we won’t be able to have our Celebration Assembly on Thursday.

Thursday 8th February, 2024

Diary Dates

Feb
12
Mon
February Half Term

Feb 12 – Feb 16 all-day
Feb
26
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Feb 26 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Mar
12
Tue
Full Governors Meeting

Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
25
Mon
Easter Holidays

Mar 25 – Apr 5 all-day
May
13
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

May 13 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
May
27
Mon
May Half Term

May 27 – May 31 all-day
Jun
5
Wed
Year 6 Bikeability Training

Jun 5 – Jun 7 all-day
Jun
10
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Jun 10 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Jun
24
Mon
Full Governors Meeting

Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
19
Fri
Last day of term

Jul 19 all-day
Thursday 1st February, 2024

Diary Dates

Feb
5
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

Feb 5 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
12
Mon
February Half Term

Feb 12 – Feb 16 all-day
Feb
26
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Feb 26 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Mar
12
Tue
Full Governors Meeting

Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
25
Mon
Easter Holidays

Mar 25 – Apr 5 all-day
May
13
Mon
Curriculum Governors Meeting

May 13 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
May
27
Mon
May Half Term

May 27 – May 31 all-day
Jun
5
Wed
Year 6 Bikeability Training

Jun 5 – Jun 7 all-day
Jun
10
Mon
FPGP Governors Meeting

Jun 10 @ 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Jun
24
Mon
Full Governors Meeting

Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
19
Fri
Last day of term

Jul 19 all-day
Thursday 1st February, 2024

Celebration Assembly Cancelled – Thursday 1st February 2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to cancel Celebration Assembly this afternoon. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Certificates from today will be included in next weeks assembly.

Friday 26th January, 2024

Dodgeball – finishing time

Dodgeball, next Wednesday at Idsall, finishes at 4:00pm – not 3:30pm.

 

Apologies for the confusion!