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Term dates 2020/2021

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Term
Autumn 2020
Spring 2021
Summer 2021
Dates
2nd Sept-18th Dec
4th Jan - 2nd Apr
19th Apr - 28th Jul
Half term
19th Oct -30th Oct 
15th - 19th Feb
31st May - 4th June
Inset days & bank holidays

​2nd September - Inset Day
​2nd Apr - Good Friday
5th Apr - Easter Monday
​3rd May - May Day 
​​31st May - Bank Holiday
26th July - Inset Day
27th July - Inset Day
28th July - Inset Day

News & Events

Reading Challenge!
We would just like to say a big
thank you to all those who took part in our reading challenge back in November, the sponsor money that we received has bought us some really wonderful books for the children to use. We raised a fantastic £195 and here is what we have used the money for...
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Christmas 2020
We may not have had our traditional family Christmas Party in the Village Hall but we still had a fantastic time.  Lots of food, games and friends to play with - even Santa came to visit!

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Pippins Charity Walkabout...
On Sunday 1st March 2020 Pippins held a charity walk around the village of East Markham to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross. Children and their families took part in a treasure hunt looking for clues to complete an Australian themed puzzle, which led them to several famous landmarks of our village. Thank you so much to everyone who came along and donated... So far we have raised £179.60 for the victims of the recent Australian bushfires. 

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Spring Newsletter 2020
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Ho Ho Ho....

On Saturday 7th December we hosted our Pippins Christmas Party 2019. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped us start celebrating this special festive period. Lots of crafts, music, dancing, games and party food (and not forgetting a visit from the big man himself!)

Huge thanks also goes out to everyone who volunteered their time, raffle prizes and helped with the running of this fantastic event...

Wishing all of our Pippins families a very Merry Christmas xXx


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Party time!!!

​Pippins Christmas Party will be held on Saturday 7th December 2019. Tickets are available from Pippins or Toddlers. It is £4 per child, which includes plenty of crafts, party food and a present from Santa himself! We shall look forward to seeing you there...


On Sunday 24th November 2019, local photographer Borre Wickstrom held a family photo shoot to help raise funds for Pippins Pre School. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Borre for his time and continued support, it is very much appreciated... he helped raise a total of £85 which is just fantastic!

Thank you to everyone who helped us raise money and awareness for Children In Need 2019, whether that be kindly donating or coming into Pippins in your wonderful fancy dress. We raised a total of £66.60!
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Pippins would like to say a big thank you to the Co-op, Tuxford for their generous donation and many thanks to everyone who supported our cause. This fantastic amount will be a great start towards us investing in an electronic whiteboard for our classroom.
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​It was so lovely to see everyone at Apple Day this year, (despite the weather!)  Congratulations to Tara Duane who managed to win the apple bobbing competition. We would like to thank the organisers of Apple Day for their donation of £50.  We will be using the money to buy a Bluetooth speaker to allow both Pippins and Pippins Plus children to have more music available. Many of the After-School Children have requested this as a resource for their dance routines – they will be delighted, so many thanks. Staff are expecting to see some great dances!


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Pretty Muddy!

On the 29th June 2019 Team Pippins (Staff, Committee Members & families) ran in the Pretty Muddy Race for Life fun run at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. Well done ladies (and Arthur!) on raising £1,889.50 for Cancer Research... an amazing achievement.


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​So we've just been presented with our big cheque from the Co-op at Tuxford and you wonderful members have helped to raise over £1,000 for Pippins!!!!! This amount is massive to us and we can't thank those of you who have contributed enough. Of course huge thanks to the Co-op as well for making us one of their local causes 😍👏
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​Now you can support Pippins by shopping at our local Co-op store! Go online coop.co.uk/membership and select Pippins Pre-School as the charity you'd like to support. Simple as that!!
​Thanks!!!

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We’re taking part in Sainsbury’s Active Kids 2017. And this means that from 25 January – 2 May, you can collect vouchers at Sainsbury’s and donate them to us by 30 June. We can then exchange them for new cooking and sports equipment, and experiences for our kids.
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How to collect vouchers: 25 January – 2 May
In Sainsbury’s Local Stores, you’ll get one voucher for every £5 you spend. Every time you shop at a Sainsbury’s Supermarket, you’ll be given one voucher for every £10 you spend at the till. Or online at sainsburys.co.uk, you’ll still receive the equivalent of one voucher for every £10 you spend, but they’ll all be printed on one piece of paper up to the value of 50 vouchers – so make sure you keep it safe.

How to donate vouchers
Simply bring your vouchers into Pippins and drop them in our collection box, which you’ll find next to the Apple Registration Tree. We’ll need all your voucher donations by 30 June.

Spread the word
Active Kids is a great way for our community to join together to help our kids eat well, move well and live well. So ask all of your neighbours, friends and family to help collect vouchers too.

Let’s get more kids active.

Thanks, 
​Pippins Pre-School

HALF TERM -  Please remember Monday 13th February-Monday 20th Feb is half term and Pippins will not be open. We re-open Tuesday 21st February.

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🎅🏻 Big thanks to the main Christmas man for appearing at our Christmas party!! 🎅🏻

Wow!! What a fab party!! Thanks to all of you who came to enjoy the fun 🎉

Many thanks to all of those who donated raffle prizes, and huge thanks as always to the awesome staff and committee without who this party wouldn't be the wonderful event that it is!!

We have raised just under £400 for the preschool!! Thanks again for your continued support! 👏🏻

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Many thanks to all those people and businesses that have donated items for our Christmas raffle.
​Here is just a selection of the prizes up for grabs! Contact us to buy tickets!!

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Pippins Christmas Party 2016 is on Saturday 3rd December!!
​Tickets are available from Pippins. Come and enjoy the fun!! ​


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Follow the link below to raise FREE donations for Pippins. With over 3,100 retailers offering incredible deals, you'll find all you need for a Merry Christmas while giving our fundraising a festive boost! Sign up today: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/pps

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Teddy Bears' Picnic this Friday 22nd July at Pippins so bring along your favourite teddy or cuddly toy and join in the fun!


Sports Day!! A wonderful afternoon at Pippins Sports Day. The rain held off just for us and it was great to see so many supporters come along. Thank you to all those who helped by donating cakes, setting up/tidying up and generally making sure all went smoothly. A special thank you to Sarah and Heather Eakin for their efforts. Have a lovely weekend!
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Part-time pre-school assistant required to join the wonderful team at Pippins. Please email for an application pack. Thank you.
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Open day- Wow! What a fantastic day we've all had. Many thanks to all that came to our Fun Day. A huge thank you to our fantastic staff, committee and other helpers today. Please visit our Facebook page for more photos!
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Interest table - 16th May 2016 This week are theme is Dear Zoo. Please bring in a fact and picture of an animal found in a zoo. This week's phonic is Qq and the number is 5.

​Summer Trip!! We had our annual Pippins trip on Friday 13th May. The children, parents and staff had a fantastic time meeting lots of animals and playing on the indoor and outdoor play areas. Thanks to everyone who came!!
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Interest table - 9th May 2016 This week we are looking at animals. The phonic is Pp and the number is 4.

Welcome Back!! - We hope you had a lovely half term!
This week's Interest Table - 6th June 2016 is the Queen's Birthday. Phonic and number are Aa & 1.

Interest Table - 2nd May 2016 This week's topic is Food. The phonic is Oo and the number is 3.

Interest table - 25th April 2016 Let's cook! The children will be looking at cooking this week in line with the Children's Food Trust's Big Cookathon. Please bring in a kitchen related item. The phonic this week is Nn and the number is 2.

Interest Table - 18th April 2016 This week we are looking at Road Safety. The number is 1 and the phonic is Mm.


Welcome Back! We hope you had a lovely Easter break!

SCARLET FEVER- 24th March 2016. We have a confirmed case of scarlet fever at Pippins. Please click here for more information and here for FAQs from the Dept of Public Health.

Happy Easter week! 21st March 2016 Interest table this week and next is Easter. Please bring in an Easter picture or bonnet made at home. This weeks number is 11 and the phonic is Kk.

Phelan Lucky! One of our mums and her daughter, Emily, who attends Pippins came in today to receive a donation to the PMSF UK charity. Victoria is raising awareness of Phelan McDermid Syndrome‬, a condition Emily suffers from, by wearing her Phelan Lucky t-shirt for a whole 365 days! Pippins wanted to show their support for Victoria, Emily and their family and wish her well for the rest of her challenge! For more information please visit her Facebook page; 365 days of Phelan Lucky, awareness of Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
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Photo: Borre Wickstrom Photography

Interest table - 14th March 2016 This week is all about Sports Relief, including our children's obstacle course! Phonic and letter are Jj & 10.
Sports Relief - 14th March 2016 Don't forget to collect your sponsors for Pippins Sports Relief Obstacle Course on Monday 14th March!!

Interest table - 7th March 2016 We're learning about the Environment this week. This includes the Tuff Spot activity, searching for minibeasts in the soil! Please see the gallery page for a photo. Phonic this week is Ii and the number is 9.

Interest table - 29th Feb 2016 Paw Patrol. Always a favourite at Pippins! As it's World Book day this week, please bring in your favourite book. Phonic & number of the week are Hh & 8.

Interest table - 22nd Feb 2016 We're looking at the Seasons this week. Please bring in any related item. Phonic this week is Gg and the number is 7.

Happy half term!! See you back at Pippins on Monday 22nd Feb 2016.
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Interest table - 8th Feb 2016 - It's Chinese New Year! Please bring in an item to add to our Chinese restaurant role play. The phonic and number this week - Ff and 6.

Interest table - 1st Feb 2016 This week's topic is Lifecycles. Please bring in a related item from home to show your friends! The phonic and number of the week are Ee and 5.
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Newsletter Spring Term 2016  Please read a copy of our latest newsletter here.

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