Market Stall South Molton Pannier Market

Thursday 23rd and Saturday 25th February

We are going to be running a lovely stall at the market for two days only to promote our pre-school, we will be giving away colourful helium balloons, cupcakes and will be selling second hand books and offering face painting for £1!!

Spring Bingo

Friday 30th March

Bishops Nympton New Parish Hall - eyes down 7.30pm

Lots of lovely prizes and Easter Eggs with a raffle of course!

Mouse Racing

Friday 4th May

Bishops Nympton New Parish Hall

Mice racing has been popular in Devon for many years, in the 1940's the mice were encouraged to propel minature boats by running on treadmills!! Now it's a simpler race night, with punters betting to win prizes for each race!

Pub Quiz

Sunday 13th November

Pub Quiz with carvery at The Coaching Inn South Molton.

Christmas Disco

Saturday 3rd December

Christmas Disco with children’s entertainment at Bishops Nympton New Parish Hall.

Christmas Performance

Thursday 8th December

As there are so many young children this year we are hoping to put on a little performance for you and Grandparents and family. We will keep you informed of our plans nearer the time.

Christmas Party

Thursday 15th December

We will be holding our Christmas party in the morning with a visit from Father Christmas, party games and food. A food list will be put up in the lobby nearer the time and any donations will be gratefully received.

Halloween Dressing Up Day

Thursday 20th October

This is a normal day and we would like to encourage all children to dress up if they wish. We will do face painting, make spiders, pumpkins and maybe do some cooking too!

Skittles Evening

Friday 16th September

Skittles evening at The Blackcock Inn with bar snack (£3 per head).

South Molton Carnival

Saturday 24th September

Handing out leaflets with The Quince Honey Farm and our details and dressing up as Little Bees - the more adults and children the merrier so come along and join us.

Open Day

Sunday 15th May

We will hold a big Open Day and Fete on site by the new pre-school building, this will be the official and formal opening of the preschool and we will be filling the school field with fun activities and food and drinks to celebrate the completion of the building and us moving into it ready to start the Summer Term! We are planning on a kick off of 2pm with the official opening ceremony at 3pm, fun pony rides, bouncy castle, face painting, lucky dips, skittles, splat the rat, lots of food and drinks available and a fun day out for all the family! Come along and help us celebrate such a wonderful addition to the village and a brilliant new setting for our preschool children.

Afternoon Tea

Date to be advised

Afternoon Tea – we will be holding a special sneak preview for all of our old committee members, staff, friend of the preschool and other people that have been instrumental is working towards the new building – invites will be sent out and we look forward to welcoming some familiar faces back to the preschool to show off our new building!

Parent consultations

28th & 29th March

Parent consultations are happening again this term, please sign up for a slot on the 28th or 29th March with Shelley and Kath to discuss your child’s progress. Some of our children will start induction mornings at school next term and then will be leaving us to start school in September 2011. Our parents can keep up to date with their progress and this is a great chance to discuss any worries with our staff before their transition documents are passed onto school in readiness for Sept 2011.

An evening with our local author, Deborah McKinlay.

Friday 25th February

Ever wanted to write a book about your life, could you be the next JK Rowling or do you have a romantic novel inside that you would like to set free?

Click here for more details.

Please email for tickets or call Sarah on 01398 341430.

Sponsored Weight Loss

Starting Monday 24th January

Lose 5lb's in 5 weeks for £5 with the pre-school to raise funds for the new building - contact us for a sponsorship form.

Click here for more details.

Christmas Party

Thursday 16 December

Father Christmas will be coming along and there will be a selection of the childrens work and teas/coffees for the parents too while the children enjoy party food and games.

Parents Christmas Evening Out

Every year we organise a lovely parents evening out - details will be put up on the noticeboard but a fun evening is had by all - a great chance to have a good old chat without the children interrupting!!

Christmas Bazaar

The 2010 Pre-School Christmas Fayre was a huge success with great support from parents, families, friends and villagers alike. We raised over £450 which is an excellent sum of money and will be put towards running costs and kitting out the new building next year - a big thank you to all.

The home produce stall went down very well as aways with some delicious cakes and quiches, and the raffle had some excellent prizes including days out and lovely festive goods and the luxury hamper winner was envied by all.

We were extremely well suported by local businesses who took stalls on the night, including jewellery, toys, local produce, handmade crafts and more - grateful thanks to them for their involvement.

Exmoor Zoo

The pre-school enjoyed an educational trip to Exmoor Zoo, despite the weather the children had a great time seeing all the different birds, reptiles and mammals at the zoo. The Meercats were a favourite and the jumping hornbill provided much entertainment. The children experienced creepy crawlies 'hands on' being able to touch a giant snail, hedgehog, spider and a cockroach the children seemed to enjoy this a lot more than some of the Mums!

Sports Day

Sports Day was held on the school playing field the children took part in several races including the egg and spoon race and 400m. The toddlers had a chance to join in racing against each other over shorter distances. After the races the children all shared a lovely picnic outside with their families and were presented with their own 'home-made' medals which was a lovely end to the morning. We also presented Milo and Olivia with good luck cards for their start at primary school in September.

Sponsored Stomp 2010

This year the staff suggested Colours of the Rainbow as our fancy dress theme - this was a fantastic idea and really allowed us to use our imagination - the children all looked fantastic and the parents were all pretty colourful too - the staff also took time to offer face painting which the children really loved. We enjoyed great weather for our walk around the village and we were then rewarded for our stomping with a lovely party snack for the children and parents enjoyed a coffee and a catch up too. We raised a fantastic sum for the pre school which will go towards equipment for our brand new building - due to be completed in January 2011. Please register using this link if you are interested in your child attending the pre school and we can send you a brochure.

CAR BOOT SALE

We have also made a brilliant start to the summer terms fundraising with a very successful Car Boot Sale- held on Sunday 2nd May - thanks to everyone who helped out on the day, it was a brilliant afternoon - the sun even shone for us in the end, a big thanks to Nicky for her Bouncy castle and a big thanks to the girls in charge of catering, we made a fantastic £432.17 profit on the day. Well worth all the effort from everyone

SPONSORED STOMP

Each year we run a sponsored stomp around the village of Bishops Nympton, all of the children and parents take part and we always have a fancy dress theme - this year it was Pyjamas!! In the past we have dressed as flowers or animals or famers! The staff and children love this special morning and we have a little party for the children with food brought in by the parents - it gives us all chance to catch up and have a chat with each other and the staff and to get some exercise while raising money for our preschool. We donate 10% of what we raise to a local charity each year, recipients in the past have included the Children's Ward at NDDH and a local Portage charity.

HALLOWEEN

The children love getting dressed up for our annual Halloween morning, and we think secretly that the staff do as well!! We play party games and have a morning tea party, parents are welcome to stay and join in and have a coffee.

EASTER BONNET MAKING

This is another open morning for the parents to come along and join in, the children love making brightly coloured easter bonnets and showing them off in a group photo.

HARVEST

This year our children went over the Primary School to take part in a Harvest morning, they learnt about healthy food and growing vegetables. They loved joining in the Reception and Year 1 class as lots of our children have siblings at the school. The staff love taking their class over to the school as it really strengthens the links and aids the children who are about to start school. It means that their new teacher is already a familiar face and the classroom is also familiar as well, helping them gain confidence and feel at ease.