Almost at the end of our first week back and we’ve had lots of very excited children this week. They have been happy to be reunited with their buddies and back in the swing of things at Jollies! Here are a few pics of what we have been up to!

Sensory feedback and exploration is so important! We have recently got some light up rolling shaker toys and here they are being thoroughly enjoyed by some children in PP! Such fun! Can’t wait for more rooms to explore them too!

Schemas…..Are you aware of schemas in your child? Do they have repetitive interests that puzzle you? Activities they just keep going back to time and time again in many guises???? Throwing, spinning, tipping??? If so they are a schematic child! Here in nursery I have bought some spinning tops in for those who are interested …

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We have had an awesome second Christmas Dinner today…. crackers were pulled, jokes were shared, hats were worn and lots of yummy, scrummy food was eaten… thank you, Emma, for our delicious second Christmas Dinner of the week! xxxx

What an exciting and amazing morning we have had at Jollies…. Santa couldn’t come in and see us this year as no visitors are currently allowed into our nursery bubble…. not even Santa…. apart from our lovely staff team and our children. However, he hadn’t forgotten us! There was a loud knock on the door …

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Free-Flow Two loved finding out about this very special festival of light and reflecting upon how we celebrate special times in our lives and the lives of our friends. Throughout the week they made some amazing clay diva lamps, they shared traditional stories and songs, they created amazing rangoli patterns and they even tried a …

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Our little bubbles have been making the most of this gorgeous weather with lots of outdoor play. They have been thoroughly exploring their designated areas and finding ways to keep cool….lots of paddling required!

Jollies opened it’s doors to greet our children back in June after an unexpected break! The children settled back in very quickly within their little bubbles and are loving being back with their friends.

We were so very lucky this morning as the very special ‘Story Bus’ came to visit us and all our children have enjoyed singing songs and joining in with a variety of stories with the lovely people on board. It was great to see Tim again, who came on our very first library bus adventure …

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We decided to be a little bit different this year and focus on the love of books and stories rather than the dressing up!!!! Of course children were able to dress up if they so wish, but staff members opted to come in their pj’s and bring in a bedtime story to read. Children were …

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