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Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School Christmas Play 2011

The Minnows Pre-School in Horndean excelled themselves this year with a fantastic Christmas show.

There were well over one hundred parents and grandparents in the audience — and they were in for a treat.

The show was split into two parts – the first part, each of child was dressed in a unique festive costume, representing a part of Christmas, and delivered their lines perfectly.  The second half of the show contained Christmas songs, sung by both the Pre-School children and audience.

Standing on that stage and delivering the lines acts as a fantastic confidence boost to our children – and it is sometimes easy to forget that our ‘actors’ and ‘actresses’ range in age from just 2 year 6 months to 5 years old.

As you can see from the photographs – the delight on the children’s faces as they enter the stage  – our children enjoyed themselves thoroughly – and they delivered a fantastic show!

Should you be interested in placing your child at our Pre-School in Horndean, please visit our dedicated website at www.merchistounminnows.co.uk which provides more detail on what makes our Pre-School setting unique to the Horndean and surrounding area.

Unfortunately placements are limited, and to avoid disappointment we do recommend reserving your child’s place in advance.

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Updated Galleries for our Pre-School

The Galleries page for Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School has been updated and will provide a flavour of what would be in store for your child should they attend our Pre-School.

All the events included in the Gallery (except the School Trip attraction entry) and are provided at no additional cost to you or your child and are inclusive of the 15 hours of free nursery education your child is entitled to for 38 weeks of the year.

We have a limited number of places available for the September 2011 Term and it is not too late to book a viewing of our Early Years Pre-School setting.

To get in touch either call 023 9259 7114 or Contact Us via our website, many thanks.

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End of Term Pre-School Pirate Party

Every year the Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School has a special End of Term Party for the Children, Mums and Dads,  celebrate the term gone by.   This year we had a Pirate Party!

Shiver me timbers … what a fantastic crew of Pirates who will safely navigate us on the good ship “Minnows” to the Pre-School Party!

Minnows Pre-School Party Staff

 

… and here is the rest of our crew …

Minnows Pre-School Party

 

The younger Pirates enjoyed the Bouncy Castle …

Minnows Pre-School Party Bouncy Castle

 

… and soft play on our south lawn …

Minnows Pre-School Soft Play

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Then we had a visit from a friendly Falcon …

Minnows Pre-School Falcan

 

… who brought his friend the wise Owl.  The younger pirates got to pet the animals and some of the Mums and Dads held the birds of prey.

Minnows Pre-School Party Owl

 

Then we fired up the Pirate BBQ …

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There were burgers and sausages for everyone!

 

The good ship Minnows laid out a fabulous feast for the hungry Pirates!

Minnows Pre-School Party Food

 

Then our younger Pirates lined up to be judged for the ‘Best Dressed  Pirate’ competition!

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Shiver me timbers, well done children!  A fantastic time was had by all.

Congratulations to Sue, Kelly, Jody and Kerry for another successful end of term party, and thanks to Wally from The Hawkshop for bringing his birds of prey.

Our events, parties, drama lessons, and plays are inclusive for participating children of the Pre-School and their families.  Should you be interested in placing your child at Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School then please visit our dedicated Website to learn about our extensive grounds, our “Good in all areas” Ofsted report, and our dedicated Pre-School Room.

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Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School Video

My son provided the narration for this short video in 2010 in which talks about his time at Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School and how it prepared him for “Big School”.

There have been many improvements to our grounds, Pre-School, and setting since this video was created, see if you can spot them?

Should you be interested in placing your child at our Pre-School then please visit our dedicated Website or Contact Us to arrange a visit.

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Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School Garden provides a Bountiful Crop

In earlier news we featured the Merchistoun Minnows secure garden, and we are pleased to follow-up with the outcome of the children’s endeavours.  The Pre-School Garden has provided a bountiful crop of fruit and vegetables.

The children help Kerry with checking the progress of the vegetables.

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“Yes it’s time to pick the carrots”, the children say to Kerry.

“Look at the vegetables we have grown”, say the Pre-School children, “we grew them all by ourselves!”.

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Back in the Pre-School room our children bag up and distribute the food to the Merchistoun Hall Kitchen with the surplus going to the children to take home.

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At the End of Term Party the children proudly show off a selection of the fruit and vegetables they grew in their dedicated and secure Pre-School garden.

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Well done children you did a fantastic job!

Should you be interested in placing your child at Merchistoun Minnows Pre-School then please visit our dedicated Website to learn about our extensive grounds, our “Good in all areas” Ofsted report, and our dedicated Pre-School Room.  Please note that remaining placements available for 2011 are limited so please Contact Us to secure your child’s place.

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