North Nibley

Bumps, Babies and Toddlers

  November & December 2008 Newsletter

Hi all,

 

Here are the next two months sessions. Please participate with the activity with your child/children and help them get involved. Then please remember to take their beautiful creations home. Thanks to everyone who has been able to help. A few slots for helpers still needed.

 

 

If you are unable to do your turn, please arrange to swap it with another parent/carer.

 

Activity: Please bring any materials you need. For the basics we can use playgroup’s resources eg for colouring, painting, gluing, cutting. We also have some of our own so please ask.

 

Can you also please bring some fruit/vegetables for snack. The rest will be purchased through the fees.

 

You do not need to pay for the session you organise and please see Hayley for reimbursement of costs for any materials.

 

If you want the room set up differently to normal please let us know before your session.

 

Setting Up:  We will aim to have the tables and big items in place by 9.15am, so if you could please be at the hall by then to help get the toys out and set up. Then if you could please remain after the session to help put the toys away/sweep the floor etc.

 

Cleaning Rota

 

If you can’t help out with the sessions, but would still like to help, you could consider taking the rugs or a box of toys home to give them a good clean. Please see us to organise.

 

Toy Library:We could join this if someone was willing to co ordinate getting the toys and storing them (we are very short of space in the hall). It would be great to have a changing selection of toys.

 

Treasure Baskets: We are now offering a Treasure Basket loan facility. This will enable families and Babies to experience ‘treasure basket’ play at home for a week. Please see Theresa or Carolyn to book the Treasure Basket and for more details.

 

Music Festival Acoustic Night. Friday 14^th November from 7.30pm in the village hall. Two great acts, local beers. Tickets only £3 at Toddlers Monday 10^th.

 

Playgroup and Toddlers Jumble sale: Saturday 15^th November from 9am in the school hall. Bring any donations of jumble to Toddlers or Playgroup the week before or to the school on Friday 14^th or early Saturday. Bag the best bargains, by joining us on Friday after school to help set up, and on the Saturday morning to help sell. We will need a lot of help, so please do try and join us, and believe me it is a lot of fun. See Hayley 545529 or Lucy 519366  for more information

 

Family Photo Session:  Saturday 15^th November from 9.30am also at the school hall. We have booked the same photographer as last year because the photos were so good. Photos will be back in time for Christmas. Book a slot at toddlers or phone Lucy or Hayley (see above for numbers).

 

Hall4All Sunday Breakfast with Art in the Raw. Sunday 16^th November. Full English Breakfast (and a lighter option) in the Village Hall from 9am to about 11am. Local artists paintings welcome for sale. Proceeds to Hall4All.

 

Hall4All Quiz: Sunday 23^rd November. 8pm Black Horse Pub. Teams of 4. £10 per team. £50 voucher to winning team. Just turn up on the night.

 

Open Afternoon at North Nibley School: Wednesday 26^th November from 2pm. Everyone is welcome to come and look around the school

 

FONNS Christmas Fayre. Friday 28^th November. Nibley house. 6pm till 9pm. Open fire, carols, mulled wine and lots of Christmas stalls. Playgroup and Toddlers will have a stall selling chutneys, jams, fudge and other delicacies. Please see Claire Brown if you can help 542946

 

Mums Christmas Meal Thursday 11^th December at the Black Horse. Sign up at toddlers or see Lucy Rathbone ph 519366, to book your seat. A £5 deposit required, or you could pay the £18.95 now and not have to worry about it on the night. ALL mums welcome. A great chance to chat without interruptions.

 

Money in the Jar for Hall4All.  Thank you to anyone who has taken a jar to fill with their small change for the hall rejuvenation project. If you still have a jar at home, please don’t forget to bring it in.

 

Village Website: Sarah Hopkins has set up the following: www.northnibley.com. Look on it for details about Toddlers and other village happenings. All our newsletters are on it. (without phone numbers)

 

School fundraising: If you buy on the internet please look at www.buy.at/fonns  as the school benefits from purchases made through this site. Also if you have Tesco or Sainsbury’s etc tokens for schools we would be very pleased to pass them onto the school for you.

 

Hope you enjoy the sessions over the next two months.

 

We will be back after Christmas on Monday 5^st January.

 

Theresa Eames (Ph 546 447) and Carolyn  Timbrell