Flying Start @ Cornwall College Do Christmas Shoebox Appeal!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Do Christmas Shoebox Appeal! 
The pre-school at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been packing up shoeboxes with christmas presents, as part of the annual shoebox appeal.
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The children talked all about Christmas and how they feel when they receive presents and how they feel when they give presents, then they thought about children who don’t get many or any presents – this was quite hard to think about!
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The children went to tesco and bought some small pieces for the shoeboxes and then parents and families have been donating  bits over the last 3 weeks to add in too! Some families even packed a whole shoebox for Cornwall College nursery to sendoff to the shoebox appeal!
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In total Flying Start @ Cornwall College sent 14 shoeboxes – which will hopefully mean 14 very happy children somewhere in the world!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Explore Light & Dark!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Explore Light & Dark!

The baby department at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been doing lots of exciting activities to explore light & dark!

They set up a darkened room with lots of light fixtures including baubles, fairy-lights and glowing orbs, which the children were fascinated to explore…

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They also used arts & crafts to explore light and dark, painting pictures of stars onto black sugar paper with metallic paints – look how fantastic they look!

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Great work by the babies!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Have A Toddler Stay & Play!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Have A Toddler Stay & Play!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been sharing the fun with their parents in the toddler department, with a stay & play event themed all around Bonfire Night!

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A huge thank you to all of the parents that attended, the children were delighted to have time to play with their parents at nursery and show them what they have been getting up too!

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The parents & children enjoyed a lot of amazing sensory play together… They did firework paintings with sticks, leaves, tubes and interesting objects, they explored kinetic sand and how it feels, they did cooking club together, and even made their own ribbon fire sticks!!

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An amazing line up of activities put on by the staff in the Toddler department, and fun had by all!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Mark Remembrance Day

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Mark Remembrance Day 

The staff and children at Flying Start @ Cornwall College marked Remembrance Day by making a very special poppy wreath, which looked beautiful.

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They also painted a beautiful big wreath picture altogether, which has proudly gone up on the wall in the nursery.

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A group of children walked with the staff up to the local war memorial, to lay their wreath there with the other wreaths.

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What a beautiful and touching gesture, which was really appreciated by the local community.

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Christmas Event @ Duchy College Rosewarne, Sunday 11th December!

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Our partners at Duchy College Rosewarne are hosting a fantastic christmas event – and the invitation is warmly extended to all our parents & children!

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The event is aimed at families and will have fun activities for little ones including Christmas themed ‘make your own’ craft stations, a chance to see Santa and a small animal petting area!

Bring the whole family along and enjoy festive treats at Duchy College Rosewarne on Sunday 11th December, from 1pm – 5pm. There is also a children’s fancy dress competition, so come along in your most seasonal costume! Santa will be around to hear what you would like for Christmas.

There will also be an opportunity to buy local handmade gifts and see the live animal nativity! If after all this excitement you’re worked up an appetite why not enjoy a tasty hog roast and other Christmas treats…. Delicious!

This event is FREE, so we hope to see lots of you there for some festive cheer!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Explore Mark Making Outdoors!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Explore Mark Making Outdoors! 

Look at these fantastic new ‘log’ whiteboards at Flying Start @ Cornwall College, which they children have been trying out for the last month!

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The children have been really enjoying drawing and writing on their logs, only to be able to wipe it off and start again!

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It is a great opportunity to take their mark-making activities outside, and to bring natural-themed resources into their mark-making. And just look at these photos – such fantastic concentration!

Baby and Toddler of the Year !

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Flying Start are sponsoring the Baby and Toddler of the Year competition in the West Briton, Cornishman and Cornish Guardian this week…

You will need to buy a paper to vote….

Bonfire Night Safety!

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We hope you all have a safe & enjoyable Bonfire Night!

Please remember safety as your number one priority for you and your child/children, as it is so important.

Here is a helpful poster with some easy tips for Bonfire Night Safety!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Have Picnic At Heartlands!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Have Picnic Snack At Heartlands!

Even as the weather gets colder, the children at Flying Start @ Cornwall College are bundling up warm and enjoying the fresh air, going on a walk to Heartlands!

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The baby department put on their warm outdoor clothes and their waterproofs and headed up to Heartlands in their big buggies, where the babies enjoyed climbing and playing on the equipment!

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After all that effort, the babies enjoyed their snack outdoors in the playpark!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Cook Porridge For Their Bears!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Cook Porridge For Their Bears! 

The baby department at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been thinking about caring for others, and how we look after each other and ourselves… And what better way to explore this theme than to make their teddy bears their favourite meal!

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The babies got stuck into some sensory play making their porridge oats and mixing them up well…

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And then fed them to their teddy bears using spoons!

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Afterwards the babies and staff cleaned up the teddy bears and cuddled them – and some of them even got tucked in for naptime!