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Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne & Wear
DH5 8DA
Tel: 0191 917 2999
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Bernard Bear Toddler Group
Our Monday morning toddler group has been a huge success. All families are welcome for just £1.00 per session.
Bernard Bear Toddler Group
9.00 a.m. every Monday
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Bernard Bear's Events Calendar 2018
Monday 16th July
Teddy Bear’s Picnic -
come along and make your own
ice-cream sundae
(Bring your own picnic & teddy bear)
Monday 10th September
Bernard Bears 5th Birthday Party
Pirate and Princess theme (fancy dress optional)
Birthday cake
Monday 17th September
Outdoor play (weather permitting)
Monday 24th September
Painting (wear old clothes)
Monday 1st October
Dinosaur Crafts
Monday 8th October
Houghton Feast crafts
Monday 15th October
Halloween crafts
We will return on Monday 29th October
Bernard Bear Toddler Group
On Monday 21st October 'Scales nTails' Animal Encounters visited the Bernard Bear Toddler Group. Children and adults got the chance to to handle a range of creatures including a tarantula spider, giant snail, millipede, tortoise and some stick insects. Click on the pictures to get a closer look.
World Book Day, March 2014
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Easter activities, March 2014
Bernard Bear's first birthday party, September 2014
Pizza making, January 2015
World Book Day, March 2015
Barnardo's Big Toddle, June 2015
Toddlers Sports Day, June 2015
New born chicks, April 2015
Camper Van portraits
Scales & Tails, November 2015
Scales & Tails
Toddlers Events 2017
Toddlers Events 2018
