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Pippins’ News
Newsletter Number 7 January 2019
Welcome to the seventh edition of our Pippins newsletter!
Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed the Christmas holidays. In December at Pippins we had fun making our Christmas tree decorations - we hope you all liked the
gifts the children brought home! This term we will be making salt paintings, peg dolls,
and story shoeboxes — we would be very grateful for any empty shoebox donations.
As the weather has turned colder over the last few weeks please can we ask that all
children come to Pippins with coats and hats—we like to get the children outside
if possible!
Our New Toys
We have invested in new toys for the children, including Lego, Connect 4, Trivial
Pursuit, dinosaur figures, Play Doh, and playground chalk.
We were also grateful to receive donations of toys that are in excellent condition
from families at Pippins.
As you can see,
they have been a
big hit!
Craft Corner
The children had great fun at Christmas making festive decorations from salt
dough and wood:
The children mixed and shaped their salt dough,
and used cutters to
create their shapes.
Once the dough was baked the children
painted their decorations, ready for
putting on the Christmas tree!
The children decorated wooden blocks
using colourful festive stamps, and then created hanging loops using curling ribbon.
Having Fun with Friends
Late Collection
Please can we remind all parents and carers that Pippins closes at 6pm.
Persistent late collection of your child(ren) may result in your child(ren)’s
place(s) being withdrawn.
Some of our Year 6 children have been demonstrating their IT skills and have
produced a PowerPoint presentation with information all about Pippins. It
includes our menu’s and pricing, along with some reviews of Pippins and the
staff! Here is a taster for you:
After School Activities and Clubs
Were you aware that children are able to join in with after school activities and
clubs held at either school e.g. Rainbows, dance, football, etc, and still attend
Pippins afterwards? If you would like to take advantage of this please speak to
Michelle Brightwell or email [email protected]
‘Pippins is an amazing after
school club for children’
‘Nikita is a kind,
caring and lovely
Play Worker’
‘June.. is very nice
and everyone
loves her’
‘Join Pippins today….
excitement guaranteed!’
Our Menu
Please find below details of our current menu. We work hard to make sure that we
provide healthy food choices while taking into account any specific dietary needs.
Please do be aware that food served in the afternoon sessions is designed to be a
snack and not a replacement for an evening meal.
All foods comply with the Children’s Food Trust and the Out of Schools Alliance.
We are NUT FREE but all allergies require a child to be registered and medical
evidence should be provided.
Pippins Week 1 Menu
Breakfast After School Snack
Toast or pancakes
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Tuna or cheese wraps – ½ wrap per child
Chopped vegetables and watermelon Monday
Toast or fruit toast
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Fish finger – 1 slice of bread per child
Melon and hot chocolate Tuesday
Toast or pikelets
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Bagels – cheese or plain – ½ bagel per child
Chopped vegetables and fruit Wednesday
Toast or pancakes
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Pasta and pasta sauce, with or without cheese
Fruit and hot chocolate Thursday
Toast or pikelets
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Sandwich thins – chicken or cheese
Chopped vegetables and fruit Friday
Pippins Week 2 Menu
Breakfast After School Snack
Monday Toast or fruit toast
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Soft cheese and crackers
Fruit and hot chocolate
Tuesday Toast or pikelets
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Beans & sausages or cheese jacket potato- ½ jacket/child
Chopped vegetables and fruit
Wednesday Toast or pancakes
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Roll with ham or cheese – ½ roll per child
Fruit and hot chocolate
Thursday Toast or fruit toast
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Beans or cheese on toast – 1 slice per child
Chopped vegetables and fruit
Friday Toast or pancakes
Cereal - with fruit and/or yoghurt
Bagels – plain/soft cheese – ½ bagel per child
Chopped vegetables and watermelon
Bookings for Spring Term 2
Please be advised we are taking bookings for Spring Term 2 (25th February—5th April
2019). Please can all parents/carers ensure they submit a completed Spring Term 2 booking form and return as soon as possible. —your child’s place is not guaranteed until you receive
confirmation from us.
Please can we remind parents and carers that all Pippins fees are payable in advance each
half term. We will be unable to book sessions for any child(ren) whose account is in arrears
at the end of the Spring Term 1 (Friday 15th February) unless we have agreed otherwise.
Please note that both the Junior and Infant Schools are closed for INSET day on
Friday 5th April 2019
Paying online, via voucher, and the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
Are you registered to pay online for Pippins sessions? We accept credit and debit card
payments via Tucasi, and you can even link sibling accounts. For your online access letter please email [email protected]. We also accept childcare vouchers available through your employer, as well as payment through the Tax-Free Childcare
Scheme. Please advise us if you wish to pay via voucher or through the Tax-Free Scheme.
Temporary or short notice cancellations
Please remember that we need to know if your child(ren) will not be attending Pippins for any reason. Even if you have informed your child's school, you still need to notify either the Pippins Admin Team via email at [email protected] if it is more than 48
hours notice, or the Junior School office if it will be less than 48 hours notice. If your child does not attend a booked session, and we have not been notified as to why, then we will
have to treat them as a ‘missing child’ unless you have notified us of their absence.
In cases of illness or emergency when 48 hours notice cannot be given, please call the
Junior School office on 01489 782295 (8.30am - 4.30pm) or Michelle Brightwell (Play
Leader) on 07926 433130 (during Pippins sessions only).
Pippins Out of School Provision
For all bookings and enquiries please call
The Pippins Admin team on 01489 782295
or email [email protected]
Registration and booking forms are also available on the school website under the Pippins
tab. www.freegrounds-jun.hants.sch.uk
In case of an emergency please contact Michelle Brightwell (Play Leader) on 07926 433130
(during Pippins sessions only) or the Junior School Office on 01489 782295 (8.30am-4.30pm).