On Saturday 15th July we hosted a children's disco at the village hall. We were once again overwhelmed by the support from the parents and community! The children had a fantastic morning dancing away to their favourite tunes!
The sale of tickets and refreshments raised £207.38 so once again a HUGE THANK YOU! 
Special thanks must go to Debbie Shave, Anna Charters and Kelly Coe for the donation of all refreshments and for organising the event.

​Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for Barking Preschool?

There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's – it doesn't cost you a penny extra!

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...

1. Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/barkingpreschool2/ and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

3. After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to your good cause for no extra cost whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges and Barking Preschool will be really grateful for your donations.

Thank you for your support.

We will be holding our AGM on Friday 19th May, 9.30am at the village hall.
​Parents are requested to attend to enable us to elect/re-elect our trustees and discuss the past financial year.

The Easter raffle was drawn by some of the children on Friday 17th March at the end of our session when parents arrived.
First Prize went to Freddie
Second Prize went to Albie
Third Prize went to Sonny

We would like to thank Chantal Ellis for donating the 3 lovely Easter baskets and Pat for selling tickets at pre-school raising £62 for resources.
A big thank you to everyone who bought tickets, better luck next time if you didn't win!

​TABLE TOP AND CRAFTS SALE
 
Saturday 8th April 2017, 2–5pm
 
Barking Village Hall
 
 
Barking Pre-school is a rural Pre-school, operating as a non-profit making charity, providing early years education for both local families and those from surrounding villages.
 
We will be holding a Table Top and Crafts Sale on Saturday 8th April to raise vital funds to keep our Pre-school running.
 
Are you having a clear out?  Do you have items to sell?  Are you selling your crafts?
£10 per table – to book a table or for more information, please call Anna on 07795 293362 or email anna.charters4@outlook.com
 
Entry on the day is free. Come along to support our wonderful Pre-school, there will also be a raffle, fun stalls and activities for the children and refreshments on sale.
 
All proceeds go to Barking Pre-school.

Abigail Chandler will be completing a 10K on 7th May 2017 and she has kindly agreed to donate all of her sponsor money to our pre-school!
Abi is not a runner but she is training hard to complete her goal.
If you would like to find out more and support our super-mum, please visit:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/AbiChandler

We wish you every success with your personal challenge Abi and thank you so much for choosing our charity to support! x x x 

If your child was born between 01/09/2012 and 31/08/2013 they are due to start school in September 2017!
The closing date for applications to primary school is midnight on
SUNDAY 15th JANUARY 2017.  

For full details, please visit the Suffolk County Council website at:
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/schools/school-places/apply-for-a-primary-school-place-for-the-20172018-school-year/

We are all extremely proud of the children who took part in our Christmas Concert. The children worked hard to learn their action songs and performed beautifully! Well done everyone xx
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who contributed towards our Christmas raffle and donations for refreshments; you raised £177.72 for pre-school! Thank you!
We would also like to thank everyone for the gifts and chocolates!
It was lovely to see so many parents and relatives, we hope you all enjoyed it too!

Merry Christmas and a very happy new year from everyone at Barking Pre-school x x x

Staff and children attended a Teddy Bears Picnic at Creeting Primary School on Monday 10th October. The children explored the reception classroom and outdoor area independently before taking part in a group snack and story time with the reception children.
Many thanks to Mrs Fawkner and her staff and children at Creeting Primary School for inviting us along.

Many thanks to the parents who donated items for our harvest festival baskets we are giving to St Mary's Church, Barking and St Mary's Church Somersham. A representative from each church has been invited in to the setting to collect their hampers ...... photo's will be posted on our gallery page!
​Please also see details below of the Autumn Pumpkin Festival in Somersham this weekend.

(In aid of St Mary’s Church Lighting Fund)
 
Autumn Pumpkin Festival
 
To be held on
 Saturday 8th October 10am-4pm and
Sunday 9th October 11.30am-4pm
at
St Mary’s Church, Somersham
 
Free admission
 
Come and visit our beautiful Church, decorated with pumpkins, flowers and all things autumnal!
 
Tea, coffee and yummy cakes will be available, as well as ploughman’s lunches!