Maths is fun here at Jollies and developing our awareness of shape and size can take many, many forms… Our little ones have been busy figuring out which wooden doll goes into which this morning… Lots of problem solving and perseverance meant they were soon able to connect all the different halves together and fit …
Exploring Elephants lived up to their name today when they explored our sensory room with great gusto!!!! Our sensory room is such a versatile space and it is literally a ‘blank canvas’ so our rooms can take in sensory boxes and resources that match their children’s current obsessions and interests! Today it was lots of …
A HUGE and exciting box arrived for Pouncing Possums today…. It was a brand new (and very shiny!!) ball pool… here’s to lots of fun ahead for our babies xxxx
There are still tweaks to be made and rooms will continue to grow and change as children’s interests continue to be followed, but what beautiful spaces Team Jollies have created for their new children today… we love an enabling learning environment and a wonderful invitation to play and Team Jollies are the masters of creating …
The time has now come to say a final goodbye As you leave our Jolly nest ready to fly, fly, fly! Before you go we have a few things to share with you all Thank you all for our time together… it’s been a ball! We’ve watched you grow from babies into who you are …
The biggest thank you goes out to everyone who came this evening to our 2024 Summer Celebration…. We hope you enjoyed looking through your little ones’ Memories Books and chatting to each other and Team Jollies too. We hope you enjoyed your Pimms/juice and biscuits and we were soooooo lucky with the weather (please keep …
Hiding in the tunnel waiting in anticipation for Alice to walk past!! Can you tell which photo is the one where this little one jumped out?! Outdoorsy days and tunnelling ways spent giggling together here at Jollies xxxx
Sensory room calling… Floating balloons falling Reflections make us giggle… Exciting tunes make us wiggle! Flashing lights Exciting sights Which senses will we use? Which resources will we choose? Watch this space it’s so much fun For you, for me…. for EVERYONE!!!! Xxxx
Sometimes a regular sized ball pool just doesn’t make the cut!!! Cheeky Monkeys were OBSESSED with balls; so after investigating rolling them along drainpipes, fitting them through tubes (some whizzed through and some were too large!), balancing them on cones, sorting them into groups according to colour, counting them into piles, exploring different textured ones …
We are still OBSESSED with holidays and some of the children were talking about postcards and some have even sent them to their friends back at Jollies from their travels. So Imogen created an exciting writing/mark-making opportunity derived from their experiences when she gave her children the opportunity to create their very own holiday postcards…. …