Today we all made pancakes, all the children helped in some way, whether it was mixing together the pancake ingredients, or chopping up the fruit to add to the pancakes at the end, and they all definitely enjoyed eating them too. Our favourite toppings were bananas and chocolate sauce, what’s yours?

We have been making the most of the last of the Autumn sunshine, we had a nature walk to Stokeley, spotting insects, birds and the changing face of the hedgerow, the children were really keen share their knowledge of what they knew about the insect world, as well as having fun with road signs that we saw along the way, especially the directional ones, giving clues to the way we needed to go. When we reached Stokeley, the children enjoyed a drink and some hot buttery jam and toast, before buying some fruit to take back to Pre-school for our snacks that week. We have also taken advantage of the blackberry bushes around us, foraging and taking them back to school where we cooked them up in a delicious apple and blackberry crumble, we have also made and baked our own bread, and chopped up lots of vegetables for winter vegetable soup.

Our first fundraiser of the year, is the return of the hugely entertaining Byng’s Pig racing night. Our host for the night Ady Byng, is a wonder to behold, in all his West Country, Wurzel loving, high energy madness. So if you enjoy a great night out, where you are guaranteed a lot of laughs, whilst helping to raise money for the Pre-school, the place you will want to be on the 24th March 2018 is the Globe Inn, in Frogmore at 7.30pm. We will be putting anything raised towards the new preschool building. Tickets are £10.00 per person, to include supper. Please book your spaces by either using the form, you received with your latest Newsletter, and handing it in at Pre-school, or ringing the Globe directly on 01548 531351