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Fine Motor Skills
Previously his children had enjoyed focusing upon developing their fine motor skills by using a screwdriver to attach shapes to a board and whilst doing this they were strengthening their finger muscles and increasing their control and coordination. Which, of course, later leads to being able to write effectively and enjoyably when it comes to …
Stepping up to the fun!!
Seeing as our multi sensory room is upstairs it was also a great opportunity for our babies to show off their superb physical skills as they made their way up there to visit. They confidently held onto the bannister rail and some walked and some crawled and some used a mixture of both, but all …
Sad times!
Sadly we are continuing to say goodbye to more and more of our very lovely school leaving giraffes… but our hearts smile when we receive heartwarming messages from their families expressing how they’ve simply had a blast!! xxxx “Hello all Jollies staff It’s **** last day at Jollies and **** and I would just like …
Make Your Mark!!
We love it when our children express themselves as they create their masterpieces. They mark make using soooooo many different types of media; from water to chalk, to digital, to felt-tip!! We love to see the progression as fingers strengthen and grips develop from palmar to pincer and huge movements turn into intricate ones and …
Adventures on an even bigger scale…
Another week of adventure begins here at nursery, but sometimes our adventures take us outside of Jollies into the wider community as we explore wonderful Woodlesford. Even though we have brilliant equipment to climb, slide and play on here at nursery there’s nothing quite like going on a walk and exploring EVEN BIGGER slides and …
Football crazy!!
We’ve been footie crazy today with excitement for our Lionesses bid for World Cup glory on Sunday… From football shaped toast, to football themed snack, to painting and printing footballs and flags, to designing our very own football kits, to playing with gigantic inflatable footballs, to dancing and singing along to lots of football songs… …