Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Explore Beach Theme!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Explore Beach Theme!

The Baby Department at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been exploring the beach, at nursery! They have been playing in their giant sand pit, dressing up in arm-bands and swimming costumes, and even sitting in their rubber dinghy ready to set sail!

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They have been really enjoying dressing up with their sun hats on and rash vests and pretending to ‘row row row their boat’ all the way to shore!

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This week Helena created a rock-pool area for the children to explore in the sensory tray… they have been really fascinated feeling the different textures of shells and pebbles in the water!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Are Visited By The RNLI!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Are Visited By The RNLI!

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The Pre-School at Flying Start @ Cornwall College enjoyed a very exciting visit, when Roger from the RNLI came to see them…

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He told the children all about the RNLI and its history, and what they do to help people stay safe on the beach – which the children agreed was a very very important job!

Then the children got to try it out for themselves and dress up in the RNLI uniform and kit… Look at these fantastic photos!!

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Thank you to the RNLI for coming to visit Flying Start @ Cornwall College, and for an exciting and informative session!

Important: Car Seats & The Law

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Important: Car Seats & The Law 

Flying Start Nurseries want to draw the attention of all parents to this informative article, which summarises how the law has changed on car seats, and how you can do the right thing for your child’s safety in the car.

Please take a moment to click through and read the following article – it also gives some helpful recommendations of suitable booster seats!

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Booster-Seats-and-the-Law-EVERYTHING-You-Need-to-Know-/10000000213088859/g.html?roken2=ta.pTmV0bXVtcw==

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Fundraise For Air Ambulance!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Raise Money For Cornwall Air Ambulance!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College have totalled up the money raised from their huge raffle, and many other fun activities, at their nursery sports day this year…

They have raised a total of £223.87 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance!!!

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Thank you to all parents, staff, children and local businesses who contributed so generously, and well done Cornwall College!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Explore Mark Making!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Explore Mark Making! 

The pre-school at Cornwall College have been really focusing on their mark-making recently.

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They have been doing lots of emerging writing… trying to use every opportunity to write or make marks with a purpose.

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The children have been developing their pencil hold and always trying to remember to use their strong hands when they write so that the marks are really clear! Great progress!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Toddlers Explore Story Time!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Toddlers Explore Story Telling!
The toddler department at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been focusing on story time, and enjoying reading lots of stories outside in the lovely shaded area under a big tree!
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The staff have been developing the reading resources to include exciting new laminated story scenes which allow the toddlers to follow along with the story-line themselves, and to encourage them to even start making up some story-lines themselves! They have been having great fun exploring all the possibilities, and doing lots of reading together!
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The toddlers have also been enjoying a picnic snack outside in the nice weather, and following this, they have been role-play feeding their teddies & dollies picnics too!
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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Improve Their Counting!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Practise Their Counting With Games & Activities!

The pre-schoolers at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been focusing on their counting skills, and improving them by playing lots of different games and trying out different activities.

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The pre-schoolers have been matching objects and quantities to numerals, as this helps to recognise the numerals link to the number it stands for… They have also been counting their hops, jumps, and steps out in the garden, and exploring flashcards, sorting, and counting objects indoors!

 

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Celebrate Pre-School Graduation!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Bid Farewell To Pre-Schoolers With Graduation Ceremony!
The pre-school at Cornwall College department threw a special graduation celebration to say good-bye to their children who are now moving on to big school!
Tears were shed as the children sang their leavers song and received their Flying Start To Life-Long Learning Certificates. They were given a bottle of bubbles to show just how much they blew the staff away this year, and then the children had a photo in their special graduation cap and gown – look how adorable they look!!
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Afterwards, the children enjoyed a delicious party snack and watched a slideshow of their favourite memories from pre-school!
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As always, the staff are very proud to see the children they have given a Flying Start to, leaving well-prepared for big school – and some of the parents shared some lovely comments about the staff and their child’s experience:
“Emelia is really going to miss Liz, Amy and her friends, she talks about you all the time at home!”
“Thank you for preparing Riley for school and helping him get so excited for his big school!”
͛”I think I am more nervous than him starting, I like our little Flying Start routine!”
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A big well done to the pre-school team: Amy, Liz, Ellie, Dani, Lucinda and Jacqui for organising such a lovely celebration for the pre-schoolers and their families, and thank you to all the parents who came to watch their children graduate!
We wish all our Flying Start children the very best as they continue their journey of life-long learning!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Compete At Sports Day!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Enjoy A Great Sports Day Event!
Forget about Wimbledon… with a huge crowd of parents and families, all the children of every age group warming up for their activities, and high competitive spirits – Flying Start @ Cornwall College’s Sports Day was the sporting event of the summer!
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With an incredible turn out of over 45 families watching, the children took part in mini assault courses, beanbag and spoon races, space hopper races, running
races, throwing competitions and many more!
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In the baby room the babies had lots of sports day fun too, including seeing who could fill their bucket up the quickest, doing some running races and throwing bean bags!
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The children then had a healthy snack and lots of water to refresh themselves and cool down whilst the parents enjoyed the summer fete in the hall… With a delicious cake sale, face painting, guess-the-weight-of-a-cake, and an incredible raffle, over £150 was raised for the Cornwall Air Ambulance!
The raffle featured prizes from over 25 local businesses, including: Bombadingas, Newquay Zoo, St. Michael’s Hotel and Spa, Koko Salon, Cornish Oven and many more!
Flying Start would like to say a huge thank you to all the businesses who donated to the raffle, for such a worthy cause.
A huge thank you to all the parents who turned out in force to cheer from the side-lines, and well done to all the children who took part and had lots of fun!! A great day was had by all and over £150 raised for a very worthwhile cause.

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Use New Snack System!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Pre-Schoolers Use New Traffic Light Snack System!

The pre-schoolers at Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been using their new ‘traffic light’ snack system, which encourages independence at snack time.

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The helpful signs help the pre-schoolers to use their number recognition for how many pieces they can take, and support them in making a choice of what they would like to have to eat and drink.

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The pre-schoolers also enjoy pouring their own drinks and using their knives to cut their food and spread their butter.