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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Watch Whole Life Cycle Of Frogs!

The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Cornwall College started learning all about the lifecycle of the frog when they had a special delivery of frogspawn!

First there was just frogspawn in the tank, so the children checked it daily to observe and record the changes…

Then there were tadpoles which swam around!

Then they grew into frogs!

Which the children could lift carefully out of their tank and feel their slimy skin!

The frogs liked to sit on the rock and jump into the water!

Then it was time to set the frogs free into nature, so the staff & children went on a walk to the woods, and waved goodbye to their frogs as they released them into the stream!

Wow, what an incredible experience for all the pre-schoolers to observe all those changes from frogspawn right through to baby frogs!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Host Easter Event & Are Visited By A Dinosaur!

The pre-school and toddler departments at Flying Start @ Cornwall College were excited to host their stay & play event! Parents & carers were invited in to the nursery to join in with some Easter fun!

They made Easter baskets, yummy chocolate nests, and even had a lovely picnic outside!

And then the children got very excited, as they had a visit from the Easter dinosaur! The toddler’s theme this term has been dinosaurs, and so they were delighted to see a huge one in their garden!

The dinosaur helped the children find the Easter goodies that were hidden in the garden, and they finished a great day off by having racing games with the dinosaur!

A huge thanks to all the parents & carers who came along for some Easter fun at nursery, and well done to the staff for organising a brilliant stay & play!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Dig For Dinosaurs!

The toddlers at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been reading the story of ’10 Little Dinosaurs’, and doing lots of fun activities to explore around this story!

The children have had great fun hunting for dinosaur bones in their sand and soil and then fitting them together to create a big dinosaur!

The children have also have made dinosaurs in clay, with spikes and eyes!

This was great for problem solving and involved lots of planning… the toddlers planned what materials they would use, then had a go and overcame lots of hurdles on the way as clay was a new material for lots of the children.

And all that hard work paid off… look at these brilliant dinosaurs!

Great work, Cornwall College

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Play In The Snow!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College wrapped up warm and got outside and explored the snow whilst it was still safe to do so!

The staff showed the children how to check how icy it was and used grit salt to see the difference… they watched the snow melt around the salt and then felt the crunching under their boots!

The children really enjoyed playing in the snow, particularly where it had covered items, like the big tyre!

  

We hope you all stayed safe & managed to enjoy the unusual weather!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Host A Chinese Stay & Play!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College held a stay and play event for the whole nursery revolving around Chinese New Year!

During the day, the children had all sorts of fun… They had Chinese music and dressing up, – the older children made special oriental hats!

In the baby room, the children decorated Chinese lanterns and hung them from the ceiling – they looked amazing! Meanwhile the toddlers made a Chinese dragon out of lots of cardboard boxes in a chain!

And the children enjoyed a feast of Chinese noodles and sweet and sour chicken for snack with prawn crackers and soy sauce, which they really enjoyed!

Then, lots of parents and guardians joined the children for a celebration…  From the baby room right through to preschool, the children experimented with making spring rolls, using very thin filo pastry and choosing their fillings before practicing rolling!

The parents had a great time sharing a Chinese style snack with their children, and some had A LOT of fun sitting in our Chinese dragon which the children had         made from boxes!!

Thanks to all the families who joined in this big celebration of Chinese New Year!