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Hello, my name is Emma Davis and I run the Jo Jingles Franchise
in the Wells, Shepton Mallet, Street, Glastonbury, Taunton and Bridgwater area.
I am married to Tony, and am mother of 2 boys (Benjamin and Matthew).
I first came across Jo Jingles in 2001 when I began attending classes
in Hertfordshire with Benjamin. We used to look forward to the classes
and they made a lasting impression on both of us. When we decided
to move to Somerset we had to say goodbye to Jo, but I was always
hopeful we would not loose contact completely.
In October 2004 Jo came back into our lives, when, I took over running
the Jo Jingles franchise for this area. I have always enjoyed working
with and helping people (my professional background was in social
work) and running my own franchise meant I could continue to do
these things, whilst also being around to enjoy my own children's
development.
Since October 2004 we have seen the number of children attending
our classes grow and grow and we now operate 16 classes across 8
different venues.
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WHAT IS JO JINGLES
Jo Jingles is the UK's leading provider of music and movement classes
for pre-school children aged 6 months - 7 years. Nationally we have
been running as a franchise for 10 years and our aim is to give
children an enjoyable and creative introduction to music through
a wide variety of activities.
For the younger children (6 months-2 years) these activities include nursery rhymes, action songs, music & movement, sound and rhythm games and playing musical instruments. The classes have an educational slant and cover some of the basic pre-school concepts of numbers, the alphabet, shapes, colours etc.
Older children also benefit from all the above activities as well as enjoying a gradual introduction to pitch, rhythm, dynamics, notation, instruments of the orchestra and musical notes. Jo Jingles classes for 3-7 year olds achieve many of the National Curriculum requirements for key stage 1.
Parents/carers stay with their children to share in the fun and help them get the most out of the classes.
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WHY DO JO JINGLES?
Research shows us that music is vital to a child's development,
Our classes can help children:
- Develop language and numeracy skills
- Improve physical co-ordination
- Develop routine and discipline
- Gain confidence and independence
- Interact and develop social skills
And most importantly - Have fun.
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WHAT OUR PARENTS SAY ABOUT CLASSES
'Jo Jingles is the best pre school activity we do. My child has gained in confidence and become sociable and loves to sing'
'A fun and educational class'
'My daughter looks forward to it and it's definitely a highlight in her week'
'Very welcome feeling'
'He grew in confidence and his singing and joining in grew each week'
'Jo Jingles is a fun activity that we can do together'
'The sessions are well balanced and give the children an opportunity to develop confidence'
'Nice to meet other mums and children'
'The themed sessions have been interesting and well structured and I feel the children have all benefited from this'
'Emma has been calm, consistent and gentle in her approach, which has generated the right learning environment for appreciating and nurturing a love of music'
'Fabulous thank you'
'Jo Jingles has been a very good for .., her confidence has come on in leaps and bounds and she has excellent speech. As for her musical awareness, she impresses everyone with how quickly she can recognise a song and sing along. She is also developing a good sense of rhythm both when playing and dancing'
'My daughter has global developmental delays, has no speech and is unable to sit or stand unsupported. Jo Jingles has given us a sense of normality in a class we both thoroughly enjoy.we've made new friend too'
'So glad we came, we look forward to coming all week'
'I feel .. has really benefited from attending the JJ sessions and he's been since he was 1 year old. He's learned how to interact with other children, discipline of waiting/taking turns/sitting down for instruments, routines, association of music with actions/instruments/props overall he really enjoys it and I feel he's benefited in lots of ways'
'Would recommend to any parent'
In our end of year feedback forms for the period September 05 – August 06 parents rated their experiences of Jo Jingles as being either excellent (90%) or good (10%). |
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JOIN US
Click here
to download a registration form.
Please contact Emma (phone or email) to check availability before posting form and cheque.
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