Little Jays Pre-school

What a difficult goodbye the last few days have been 💔 I don't think it has really sunk in that our Little Jays family have had to go our separate ways. We will we always keep in touch, but will miss each other hugely!

I am so overwhelmed with love from my team and all of the families that have been a part of the Little Jays journey! Thank you to all of you who helped make a video of incredible and unforgettable memories for me to look back on. I am so grateful ❤️ you have no idea how much it means to me and I will cherish those memories forever! I feel so incredibly proud of what Little Jays has achieved and it wouldn't have been possible without so many amazing people being a part of it 🥲

Thank you, thank you, thank you ❤️❤️❤️

We have had lots of fun at Little Jays this week, although we are so sad it is coming to an end 💙

Our last week has been full of smiles and laughter and we have all enjoyed ourselves. The children have made this wonderful goodbye display, and all told us what they love most about being at Little Jays ❤️ we will all miss the children so much and the place we all call a second home 🥰😢

We are looking forward to celebrating the children at our party and graduation ceremony on Monday 🎈🎉🎊🎶🎵🥳🎓

After eleven and a half fantastic years, this will very sadly be our last week of Little Jays 💙

We are heartbroken that the football club have taken the decision to no longer allow us to sublet their building, where we have made such a special place for so many children to thrive in and enjoy 💔 Having not been able to find alternate premises we will be saying goodbye to our wonderful preschool and will close on Monday 22nd July.

When I set up Little Jays I had only imagined what it could become and am so proud of what it has achieved over the years. I would like to thank all the 14 staff and 185 children and families that came along with me on the Little Jays journey, as well as my own family. It could not have happened without you and I hope Little Jays will always hold a special place in your heart 🥰

We have had a great time at Little Jays this week 💙

The children have enjoyed exploring pasta sensory play, tipping, pouring, collecting the pasta and using their imaginations, playing and sharing with their friends 😊

The children have also had fun making and decorating large envelopes to take their artwork home in at the end of term. They used playdough cutters to stamp in paint they had mixed into a variety of colours and make pictures/patterns on the paper ✉️🎨❤️💛💚💙💜

The children have enjoyed mark making on tables and mirrors using dry wipes markers. Some of the children practiced the letter formation of the names 🪞✍️🖊️🔤

We have had a lovely week at Little Jays 💙

The children have enjoyed using the large construction resources in the garden, building and fixing them to make vehicles and robots 🔧🪛🔩🚧

The children have also had fun playing the listening game 'Noisy Neighbour' and guessing which instruments their friends 'next door' have been playing 👂🥁🪇🎹

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘sh, ch and th’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🦈🐚🐔🧀👍

We have had lots of fun at Little Jays this week 💙

The children have enjoyed staying cool with some water play, tipping, pouring, using water channels and learning about sea creatures. They have also enjoyed playing in the sand pit, using diggers, making sand castles, sand pies and lots of sandy cups of tea! ☀️💧💦🐟🦀⛵⛱️🪣

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘qu and z’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🫅👑🦓

We have had a great time at Little Jays this week 💙

As the sun has come out, the children have been learning about sun safety and why it is important to protect ourselves by wearing suncream, hats and t-shirts, drinking water and spending time in the shade ☀️🧴👒🧢👕🚰

The children have enjoyed digging up the potatoes that we planted last term and grew from seed potatoes. They were excited to find them in the soil and talked about the different sizes and colours 🥔🍠🌿

We have had a lovely time at Little Jays this week 💙

The children have had lots of fun exploring a mechanics role play in the garden, using the tools and tool bench to fix the sit and ride vehicles! They have also enjoyed learning some road safety and traffic lights role play 🧑‍🔧🧰🛠️🚗🚜🚓🚦

The children have enjoyed decorating plant labels for the runner beans they have grown from seeds! They have taken them home for wonderful Father's Day gifts for their special grown ups 🫘🌱🫛❤️

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘l, j and v’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🦁🍭🫙🎻

We have had lots of fun at Little Jays this week 💙

The children enjoyed their sports day and completed a Big Toddle in aid of Barnardo's! They had fun taking part in running races, egg and spoon, and an obstacle course 🏃🥚🥄🏅☀️

The children have also planted some flower (zinnia and cosmos) seedlings, that they have grown from seed, into the planters in our patio garden 🌱🌸🌼🏵️

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘w, x and y’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🐋🌊🦊📦💛🪀

We have had fun at Little Jays this week 💙

The children have been exploring and mark making in a tray of blended cereal. They have been looking at letter formation, using their fingers to trace different shapes to form purposful marks 🔠🔡👇

The children have enjoyed parachute play and games that have helped build on their listening and attention skills ❤️💙💛💚😊

We have also had fun singing lots of songs and rhymes, using props from our song basket 🎵🎶

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘e, u and r’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🐘☂️🐇

We have had a great time at Little Jays this week 💙

As it is the start of National Smile Month this week, the children have been learning about oral hygiene. They have had fun exploring a dentist role play area, and been practicing how to brush teeth! They have also enjoyed some stories about looking after your teeth and visiting the dentist 🦷👄🪥👨‍⚕️📚

The children have enjoyed tipping, pouring, scooping, sorting and pretending to make food with a sensory tray of different pasta shapes this week 🫖🥣🥄

We have also continued practicing for our sports day and our Barnardo's Big Toddle and the children have enjoyed taking part in obstacle courses, balancing, throwing, crawling and jumping! 🏅

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘o, c and k’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🐙🍊🐛👑🪁

We have had a fun time at Little Jays this week 💙

We have continued our learning about life cycles! The children have enjoyed learning about frogs and have explored a sensory tray with some "frogspawn" (made of chia seeds). They have enjoyed some stories and rhymes about frogs too! We have also been learning about butterfly life cycles and the children have been decorating their own butterflies by painting and folding paper 🐸🐛🦋🎨🖌️

We have also begun practicing for our sports day and the children have enjoyed some races 🏃‍♂️🥚🥄

The children have been learning their Song of Sounds! This weeks phonic sounds have been ‘b, h and f’. They have had fun exploring objects beginning these sounds 🦋😍🧢👒🐟🐠