Flying Start @ Cornwall College celebrate World Book Day!
What a day we have had!! Costumes, marmalade sandwiches with Paddington Bear, learning the Gruffalo in Makaton and reading our FAVOURITE stories!
Flying Start Nursery Families Benefit from delicious
Food Boxes from Cafe CHAOS!
We were thrilled this week to pick up 16 jam-packed food boxes from Cafe CHAOS, who are based in Truro and running a wonderful project until the end of March 2021 to help feed families across Cornwall.
We delivered these to our Saltash, Camborne, Redruth and Pool settings directly benefitting our children and families, with delicious local produce. A wonderful initiative at a time when so many families have had financial uncertainty.
Cafe CHAOS also run a larder where you can go and choose items you need in Malpas and Trelander several times a week, just look them up on facebook for more information!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College celebrate Chines New Year!
This week Preschool have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have learned how to say hello and happy new year in Chinese and have explored what the year of the ox means with their lucky numbers and colours. In a tray we had red rice so that we could practice tracing Chinese numbers with chop sticks. We’ve also been very creative. We made lanterns and drums, and a dragon that we danced with to Chinese music. The children have also been exploring numbers, matching the number of gold coins to the Chinese numbers on money wallets. As it’s the year of the ox, we made ox finger puppets. Finally, we had a tasty Chinese snack consisting of noodles, spring rolls and prawn crackers. Yum!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College enjoy yoga!
As part of Children’s Mental Health week we have been learning different ways to look after our bodies and minds.
Preschool @ Flying Start Cornwall College have been taking part in daily yoga sessions.
Lots of school readiness practice too when putting on our shoes and socks!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College explore ice!
It was SO cold in our garden this week, we found sheets of ice. When they broke we used tweezers to collect the ice pieces to count and weigh!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College play in the snow!
Guess what…. At Flying Start @ Cornwall College IT SNOWED!!!!
We were super excited to get out in the snow this week! Firstly, we just played but then we used the snow to make marks and even a cheeky snow ball or two!
How fun!!
Day Nursery @ Flying Start Cornwall College get stretching!
We have been practicing standing and stretching to reach the bubbles!! Bubble…Bubble….POP!!
Day Nursery @ Flying Start Cornwall College get comfy!
Following some training our Day Nursery staff completed around Toddler communication, we have a lovely communication friendly space developing in one of our Day Nursery rooms!
Lots of emotion prompts and stories about how we feel, a mirror to look at our expressions (and how lovely we look!) all in a more enclosed comfortable space!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College play ‘Mr Wolf’
Day Nursery @ Pool have been spending lots of time in garden, even in the rain! We have been playing ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf’ – a fun game linked to our Three Little Pigs theme!
Flying Start @ Cornwall College love to balance!
Have a look at our new balance bus. We love encouraging risky play in preschool, and the children love taking part in it. The children take it in turns to balance on the planks and are always happy to help their peers.
Here are a couple of our new math’s tuff trays also in the garden that incorporate measuring and number recognition into the children’s play.
