Parents' Area

Updates

Friday 14th March, 2025

CCTV Installation

Due to an increase in rural crime and also the new neighbouring housing developments (which will increase the number of entry points to the school site), we have made the decision to install CCTV cameras so that we can monitor the site when not occupied.

Thursday 13th March, 2025

World Book Day – 2025

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this year’s World Book Day.

 

Children spent time in mixed-up classes – and completed various different reading-based activities throughout the day.

Wednesday 12th March, 2025

Comic Relief – Friday 21st March 2025

We are looking to raise some money for Comic Relief. For this, the 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! This year, we would like to invite any parents, carers, grandparents etc. to join us for this assembly at 2:30pm. This will be replacing our usually celebration assembly for the week.

 

In addition to our own fundraising, we are also helping the BBC Radio Shropshire Breakfast show with their own fundraising event – which involves pushing a 5ft nose over Shropshire’s three largest hills (Stiperstones, Titterstone Clee and Brown Clee). Before they start the last leg (Brown Clee), they will be visiting the school and beginning their push from the school playground, where the children will cheer them on. This will be taking place the day before (on Thursday 20th March).

Thursday 6th March, 2025

Staff Changes Next Year

Just a (very early) update on some changes that will take place with our staff ahead of next academic year.

 

Mrs. Parker, who currently teaches Scorpions, is expecting her second child. She is hoping to continue working at Brown Clee up until the end of the academic year (i.e. July), but this will be close to her due date.

 

Mrs. Brescianini, who currently teaches in Grasshoppers on Fridays, is going to be spending some more time working for her family business – so will be also leaving us at the end of this academic year (i.e. July).

 

This will mean there may be some changes to class structures. We will keep you updated on this as it progresses, and we have more specific information on plans and appointments.

Wednesday 5th March, 2025

Reading in Dragonflies

Over the past couple of months we have been developing the reading areas in our classroom. In discussion with the children, the books have been re-organised and four quiet areas have  been established with new lighting, cosy rugs and cushions. The children have been enjoying sharing books with their friends and taking responsibility for keeping the areas clean and tidy.

 

Monday 3rd March, 2025

Break/Lunch Time Changes

We are exploring in school how we can improve the overall experience of play at break and lunch.

 

This initially started as merging KS1 and KS2 together for break and some investment into specific activities (e.g. table tennis table and large-scale Connect 4) as well as providing a Y6-led activity at morning break for KS1 and a competitive activity during lunch for KS2.

This year, we are looking at how we can further enhance this experience. Following the heads of school council visiting a school (that have begun implementing a more ambitious approach to play), we are currently investigating some changes. One of this has been the addition of music to a section of the playground. Our sports leaders have also begun getting some of the scooters/go karts out so that KS1 pupils can play with these at breaktime.

 

This week, we are going to try out another idea from the school council – which is to lengthen break time (from 15 minutes to 30 minutes) and shorten lunch break (from 60 minutes to 45 minutes). This will mean that the children will still get the same amount of “break” but spread differently. KS1 will still get their usual afternoon break.

 

We will be soon exploring way in which we can improve the school grounds/space to enable a broader range of activities at break and lunch (potentially including nature area, quiet reading area, construction area, creative area – along with other ideas). If anyone has any particular skill sets / resources that could help us with any of these, it would be massively appreciated.

FOBCS will soon be planning a playground tidy up. Again, any volunteers for this would be really appreciated.

 

Sunday 2nd March, 2025

Co-opted Governor Position

We have a couple of co-opted Governing positions available at school.

A co-opted governor is any person who, in the opinion of the governing body, have skills that could contribute towards the effective governance of the school.

 

This person does not have to be parent/carer (but can be).

 

If you know anybody that would be interested in joining the governing body – and could bring a particular skill set – if you/they could get in contact with the school (admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk), it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Further info on school governance can be found here: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/school-governors/volunteer-as-a-governor/

Wednesday 26th February, 2025

Information for Parents of Year 6 regarding Secondary National Offer Day

As Secondary national offer day is 3 March, the Admissions Team at Shropshire Council would ask the parents of Year 6 pupils to check they can access their account on the Parent Portal.  If, for whatever reason you cannot access your account or are locked out, please email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk or phone 0345 678 9008 as soon as possible.  A member of the Admissions Team will look into this and re-set/unlock your account accordingly.

If you have a child in Year 6 and have not yet applied for the place at Secondary school, please submit a late application on the Shropshire Council website.  These will be processed and allocated on 21 March.

Wednesday 26th February, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Weekly Pew Sheet

The weekly Pew Sheet for the Brown Clee Benefice can be found attached.  This details all the Church Services and other events which are taking place across the Benefice over the next few weeks.

2.3.25 Pewsheet

Wednesday 26th February, 2025

Free Parenting Courses

The Parenting Team at Shropshire Council offer a Help and Advice telephone support line for parents with children of all ages on such things as behaviour, sleep and much more.  They also offer free courses (face to face and via Microsoft Teams) and will shortly be running courses on Sleep and Understanding your Child, including courses specifically for parents of SEND children.  The attached posters give further advice on all of these with details of how to book and contact details for the help and support line.

Parenting help and support line

Understanding Your Child Poster Summer 2025

Sleep Tight Poster Summer 2025

Wednesday 26th February, 2025

Special Menu for World Book Day – 6th March

Laura and Carla will be serving a special Hogwarts themed menu for World Book Day on Thursday 6th March, please see the poster below for more details.

As we are unable to amend the uploaded menu in ParentPay if your child would like Hogwarts Meatballs please click on Tuna Pasta Bake and if they would like Slytherin spaghetti please click on mac and cheese.  Jacket potatoes and sandwiches will also be available as usual.

World Book Day Menu 2025

Wednesday 19th February, 2025

World Book Day – 6th March

World Book Day, this year is on Thursday 6th March. 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.

 

 

During the day, the whole school will be mixed up into different groups and take part in a range of different reading/book-themed activities throughout the day. From 2:30pm, all parents, carers, grandparents etc. are invited to come to school to listen to their child(ren) and any others.

Wednesday 19th February, 2025

Staying Safe Online – Weekly Post – 19.02.25

This week’s online safety post is a link to a recording (that can be watched at any time) to the online safety webinar previously mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5NDhvVkG4&t=65s

The above webinar references Ofcom’s Media Report – a summary of which can be found here:

The report itself can be found here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/media-habits-children/children-and-parents-media-use-and-attitudes-report-2024/

Here are the previous posts:

 

Friday 14th February, 2025

After-school Clubs

Our after-school clubs are all now live on Parent Pay (https://www.parentpay.com/).

Monday:
Board Games – Miss Greenan – ALL
Cookery – Carla and Laura – Scorpions

Tuesday:
Sound Fusion – Mrs. Heath – KS2 (Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions)
Nature Club – Mrs. Godfrey – KS2 (Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions)

Wednesday:
Lego – Miss Greenan – ALL
Badminton – Mrs. Robinson – KS2 (Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions)

Thursday:
Netball – Mr. Harley – KS2 (Dragonflies, Bees and Scorpions)
Creative Arts – Kath (Creation Station) – ALL

Friday:
Super Sports – Mr. Ward (ActivSports) – ALL

 

If paying via tax-free childcare, please contact Mrs. Godfrey (careclub@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

Wednesday 12th February, 2025

Brown Clee Benefice Pew Sheet

Please see the Brown Clee Benefice Pew Sheet below which details the Services and events being held around the Benefice.  There is also information on The Lent Course which is being held.  Emma in the Benefice Office has also asked if you have any unusual pancake recipes, please could you e-mail them to her at the e-mail address on the Pew Sheet and she will make sure that these are published in the Pew Sheet before Shrove Tuesday.

16.2.25 Pewsheet

Wednesday 12th February, 2025

Spring second half term menu & Pancake day

The menu for the second Spring half term up until the Easter holidays is now live on ParentPay to enable you to book your child’s meals up until the Easter Holidays if necessary.  After the Easter Holidays the menu will be changing as the catering will have been taken in house.  If your child requires a meal on the first day back (Monday 24th February) please ensure that you book this at least 48 hours in advance.

 

On Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day – Tuesday 4th March) the main courses will remain the same, being chicken meatballs with mash and gravy, vegeballs with mash and gravy, jacket potato or choice of sandwiches but desert will be build your own pancake.  See the attached for more information.

March 2025 – Pancake Day – Menu (editable date)

Tuesday 11th February, 2025

Menu Change – Friday 14th February – Chicken or Quorn nuggets and chips

This Friday instead of Fish Fingers or Veggie Fingers, Laura and Carla will be serving chicken nuggets or Quorn nuggets and chips.  As ParentPay cannot be amended, if your child would like Chicken nuggets please click on Fish fingers and if they would like Quorn nuggets please click on Veggie fingers.

Tuesday 11th February, 2025

Children on Brown Clee

Here is a video on what some of our children’s interviews from last term. This was shared on Facebook last term, but we have recently realised that this wasn’t shared via the website.

Monday 10th February, 2025

Potential Uniform Options

At this point, any proposals are only under consideration – and nothing has been confirmed. Whatever is decided, ALL current uniform options CAN be continued to be used alongside any new options (for as long as is needed).

As you may have been aware, our uniform supplier (Lads and Lasses) has been having some issues with the printing on our 1/4 zip top – and have proposed changing this top to another option to prevent this moving forwards.

Current top:

Proposed top (logo would be present):

 

This top does seem to be of better quality but will unfortunately be slightly more expensive. Since the introduction of a hoodie option, this top has been the (significantly) less popular option .

 

Alongside this, we have had requests from a few parents for some particular additional options and some minor issues that we could resolved or improvements that can be implemented at the same time.

  • The first is to change our current t-shirt (green w/ white logo/lettering) to green w/ black print. We have found that black print remains clearer and less likely to crack for much longer than white.
  • The second is to add a full-zip hoodie (black with green logo/lettering) alongside the current options. Some children prefer this type of top. This type of top can also easily be purchased as an unbranded option for those that may need to.
  • The third is to change our current hoodie (black with green logo/lettering) to green w/ black print (please not the sample top below has the wrong logo colouring). This could be a change or an addition.

 

Although the additional options should allow much more choice and flexibility for parents/carers, we are having to consider how increasing the range of option may cause stocking issues for Lads and Lasses (as more options mean more stock having to be in place for them – especially as a small school).

 

As mentioned, all existing uniform options will be useable for however long you wish.

 

A reminder that FOBCS do have a second-hand uniform “shop”. If anyone does wish to “purchase” any second-hand uniform for a small donation, please get in touch (admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk). Equally, if anyone does have any uniform they wish to donate to the FOBCS uniform stock, please send this into school.

 

If you wish to provide some feedback on the potential increase in options, please fill in the following form: https://forms.office.com/e/h80x8JGf2B

Friday 7th February, 2025

A busy week in Dragonflies!

This week we have started to explore the characteristics of play scripts and have had fun working in groups to present a short play to the rest of the class. We have also carried on with our learning about the geographical features of India and have been putting the final touches to our Indian dance in PE.

Friday 7th February, 2025

After-school Clubs – Potential Price Reduction

Given the successful uptake with our increased provision with before-and-after-school care club and after-school clubs, we are looking into whether we can reduce the price of our before-and-after school clubs. Some clubs (such as cookery and creative arts – due to their cost to run) will have to remain the same.

 

We are looking at reducing care club to £1.25 per 15mins and most after-school clubs to £4.50. This will be provisional for next half-term. At the end of which, we will review whether it will be viable longer term.

Friday 7th February, 2025

Equal Access Trophy – Girls’ Football

As part of the school’s involvement with England Football’s girls’ football partnership, we have recently been awarded a trophy for our efforts for equal access to football for girls and boys.

Thursday 6th February, 2025

Latest FOBCS News

FOBCS have asked us to share all their latest news with you –

Facebook
Please like our Facebook page “Friends of Brown Clee School” to be kept up to date on what we’re doing to raise money for school, and how you can help.
Whatsapp Group
If you would like to join our FOBCS Whatsapp group to be kept up to date on what we’re doing and how you can help at events, if you are unable to come to our meetings, please complete this form-  https://forms.office.com/e/XbhwV9bi51
Asda Cashpot for Schools
Cashpot for schools closed at the end of November and with your help, we easily raised approximately £74 for FOBCS. Thank you!
School Recipe Books
Having initially sold out, we now have more recipe books. Please let us know if you would like to place an order. They’re £6 each and the money can be left at school reception.
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Gift Amnesty
If you have any unwanted gifts or vouchers, that would suit a tombola, and you would be happy to gift them to school, please bring them in. We would be grateful for anything you can donate (un-opened/unused) including non-perishable food and drink. Thank you!
Coming this term…..
-School movie nights
-Working day – a school grounds spring clean!
-Easter egg hunt
-Tech amnesty
-Friday tuck shop
-Year 6 leavers hoodies
Thank your for supporting FOBCS to support the school and children.
Monday 3rd February, 2025

Important dates for after half term

Known Dates

Thursday 6th March –
– World Book Day
(we will be doing a similar thing to last year but details will be shared closer to the time)

Friday 21st March –
– Comic Relief
(we will be doing a similar thing to last year but details will be shared closer to the time)

Tuesday 1st April –
– First day catering will officially be manage by ourselves

Monday 7th April –
– Easter Service (14:00)

Friday 11th April –
– Last day of term & mid-year reports out (excluding Reception)

 

 

 

Unknown Dates (but will be during next half term – dates shared soon)

  • Parent/carer feedback sessions for parents/carers of Reception pupils