Flying Start @ Camborne Get Logical!

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Flying Start @ Camborne have been getting logical recently learning in the areas of ICT and Mathematics!

The preschool children have been focusing on using their fine motor skills and pincer grips to sort, organise and categorise resources. The preschoolers have been identifying by size, colour and shape and the creating groups to show their findings.

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In this photograph you can see a little girl sorting compare bears into rows (in a lovely nursery uniform!).

The toddlers have been exploring new ICT equipment in the nursery. Using the buttons to create an effect on the ladybird, and then watching the ladybird follow their instructions such as moving forward, left or right.

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What an interesting way to challenge the children’s thinking and problem solving skills learning through their logical play!

Flying Start @ Camborne Get a Visit From The Firemen!

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Flying Start @ Camborne have been using an ELFs pack which is sent from the fire safety service, relevant to the early years age group to teach the children all about keeping safe. The pack covers road safety, personal safety and fire safety and uses friendly characters to teach the children the important rules!

The children at Camborne Flying Start were very fortunate to then have a visit from the fire engine!

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The preschool children could ask questions to further their knowledge and also managed to get Amy to dress up in the fireman’s outfit! The children could see how big and heavy the equipment was so that it kept the firemen safe, and could use what they see to further understand the important job the firemen had in putting out fires to keep people safe.

Thankyou to Camborne Fire Station!

 

Flying Start @ Camborne get off to a Flying Start in celebration of our Birthday!

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P1050910Flying Start @ Camborne celebrate Flora’s birthday by getting off to a true ‘flying’ start!

The whole nursery visited Paradise Park for the day for Flora (the little girl in the logo’s) 21’st birthday!

As the company was celebrating 21 years of business, the whole nursery; children, staff and parents took a coach to Paradise Park to meet a variety of flying species!

Everyone had a lovely day, watching feeding, flying and finding lots of lovely colours and patterns on the tropical birds.

 

Flying Start’s New Website

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Flying Start are delighted to launch their new website with a wonderful video of the children and the nurseries.

Many thanks to Todd Barden for helping us construct it in time for Flora’s 21st birthday.

 

Recruitment OPEN DAY !

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Please join us for a coffee and cake and to discuss career opportunities with Flying Start on Thursday 8th May at Flying Start Nursery @ Cornwall College.

We need Nursery Cooks, Cleaners, Volunteers, Trainees (Paid) at Levels 2 and 3 and qualified nursery staff.

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Its our 21st year in business and we run our own highly acclaimed training schools called TLC…..come along and find out more for a rewarding career.

Download the Open Day Poster

Flying Start @ Camborne Risk Assess and Build!

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Flying Start @ Camborne have some busy builders!

In the garden over the Easter holidays the children decided to make believe play as builders.

The children put their high visability jackets on, grabbed a pen and clipboard and started to risk assess their equipment. Checking that their planks, cones, tuff spots, plastic tubes and tyres were safe they identified hazards and discussed ways to minimise the risks.

The children then put their risk assessments to good use, by building! They made lots of different construction pieces all with their own ideas and specifications!

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Flying Start @ Camborne and Rosewarne Take To The Trees!

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Flying Start @ Camborne’s Fun Club at Rosewarne make the most of the dry beautiful weather and take to the tree tops!

The children explored trees, assessing the risk dependant on height and difficulty of climbing and then once agreed if safe enough they took on the challenge!

Balancing, climbing, pulling, stepping were all some of the movements the children had to do to wind in and out of lost of bare branches.

The children also discovered some fallen branches, that they decided to use for den building back at the nursery base.

The children had to work together to transport branches larger than them!

Flying Start @ Camborne Explore Structures and Balancing…

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Flying Start @ Camborne have been exploring structures, balancing objects and experimenting with the tipping point!

The children started in the garden by exploring some large pebbles, they started stacking them to make towers.

The staff then supported the children in researching online to see which artists also do art and sculpture like this, which gave them the idea to stack more objects – any objects!

As you can see in the picture, very careful balancing of cotton reels resulted in a fabulous colourful structure! Well done!

Flying Start Nurseries Host A Stay And Bake For Families And Friends!

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Flying Start Nurseries have been hosting Stay and Bake Actvities in February, for parents, grandparents, friends and relatives of the children to come in to the settings and get hands on in a baking activity with the cooks and children!

Some of the recipes created can be found on our Facebook Page, just search Flying Start Nurseries and make sure you ‘like’ the page so that you can keep up to date with lots of exciting information and notices from all of the Flying Start Nurseries!

We would like to say a big thankyou to all of the baking helpers that came into our nurseries, and we hope they got some exciting recipe ideas and helpful techniques for baking with children!

We would love to know about any baking you do at home with your child, why not send us a photo or comment on our facebook or blog to let us know! And if you have a recipe or photo to share please email it to penrynfs@hotmail.co.uk!

Flying Start @ Rosewarne (Camborne Fun Club) Visit The Animals!

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Flying Start @ Rosewarne have visited the animal enclosures at the Duchy Rosewarne Campus.

The children visited in half term, and got to meet the animals, stroke and groom them and also help them feed!

The children felt very lucky to have such a lovely opportunitiy right on the doorstep of their nursery site.

The children spent their holidays visiting the animals, climbing trees, going on walks in the forest and past the pond.. and lots of competitive games to keep them busy too!