Friday, 9 January 2015

Special Newletter - Outdoor Improvements

OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENTS

At pre-school we are always looking at ways in which we can improve the service we offer all of our parents and most importantly the children.

Research has proved the importance of good outdoor play in children’s development and we have over recent years made great strides in improving out outdoor area.  We have installed alphabet and number boards along with blackboards and weaving frames, we have transformed the original raised beds into a sensory garden and an amazing sandpit and now we want to go even further.

We want to be able to provide a canopy so that children have somewhere they can sit and play in the shade.  We also want a permanent climbing and imaginative play area and this will be in the form of a pirate ship!

These improvements are going to cost around £3500!!! So we need to get fundraising NOW!

Our aim is to install the pirate ship sometime during mid-February so that we can make full use of it as the weather gets warmer (hopefully!).  This means having to pay upfront and trust that we can raise the necessary money before the end of our financial year in July.  We have already made £1000 profit from our Christmas Fair plus small amounts from the photo morning, cake sale and Christmas card project so we are about a third of the way there.

Please see over for an idea of what the pirate ship will look like – we are all very excited!!!

So what can YOU do to help?  Do you have any ideas for fundraising activities? Are you prepared to organise an event/activity? Do you know anyone or any businesses that may be willing to donate or have grants that we can apply for?

Please speak to Jayne if you have any ideas or can help in any way.


Thank You!

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