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).
After School Clubs for next half term (week commencing Monday 24th February 2025)
Please note these clubs are not on Parent Pay yet, so this is currently for information only.
All clubs should be able to be booked on Parent Pay by Friday afternoon.
Kind regards
Kerry
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.
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/XbhwV9bi51Asda 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.
Easyfundraising
We have joined Easyfundraising and hope you can support our cause by shopping through them. Click on the QR code below to get started.
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Brands pay us a commission because when you start your shop from the Easyfundraising website or app, they can see we sent you to them. If you make a purchase, a commission is generated, and we turn that into a donation – magic!
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.
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
I.T. Recycling Project
We have created a partnership with Shropshire IT Recycling (a recycling project service) that collect and recycle a wide range of IT-related hardware – including…
This service will not only ensure data is securely removed from devices and provide an eco-friendly way to dispose of electronics; depending on the usability of the hardware sent in, school/FOBCS will receive a payment from Shropshire IT Recycling for each item sent in.
If you would like to send in any electronic devices to be recycled, please email admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk, and we can send a bag home with your child. You can then place electronic devices within this and return back to school.
If you have items larger than will fit in the bag, please let us know, and we can see whether it is something we can work with.
For information on how to prepare your device for recycling, please see below: How Do I Prepare My Mobile Phone or Tablet device for Recycling v 3
Catering Update
Just an update on the situation regarding catering (following on from the information shared at the beginning of term).
We have taken the decision to take the existing catering team in-house – and, therefore, Laura and Carla will employed directly by school. This has been a long and thought-out decision; however, we ultimately feel the decision is one which comes with huge benefits and very few disadvantages.
This move will hopefully enable us…
- …to keep school meals at £2.83 despite the rise in food and staff costs (remaining with our externally managed company would have resulted in meal prices of £3.20);
- …more flexibility and control of menus – including pupil involvement with this;
- …more opportunities for unique meal days/events;
- …to increase the quality of meals;
- …to increase the range of choices each day;
- …to potentially introduce free taster/sample days;
- all alongside a whole host of other benefits.
The official date for the changeover is 1st April; however, the potential positive changes won’t necessarily be introduced all immediately.
In the build-up to this, we would like to involved pupils and parents/carers as much as possible to gain ideas of what sorts of things will be most appreciated (if possible!). Children (via the school council) have already been involved in this – and will continued to be so. We will sent out some surveys for parents/carers between now and then to gauge some feedback from yourselves.
We will also keep you updated between now and then.
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.
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.
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)