Flying Start @ Cornwall College Practice Their Self Care Knowledge In Baby Play!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Preschool Department have been developing their health and self care awareness and routines throughout last half term, and now continuing this learning through the next half term.

The children have made posters to promote hand washing, learnt about the important of toilet hygiene and killing germs, practised putting their own shoes welly boots and coats on and now learning how to do their own zips as well, to promote that next step of independence! 

What can your child do for themselves at home? Let their key worker know so that it can inform their learning journey at nursery!

Recently the children have used their learning through playing with dollies and babies, developing their play from the usual Mummy, Dad and Baby games to full hygiene routines!

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The children washed dollies, using warm water and bubbles and carefully using sponges and flannels, whilst discussing killing germs to help to avoid illness! 

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Then they dried the babies, drying all little cracks and crevices to avoid any rashes, remembering that they must do the same at their bath times, some even remembered a funny fluffy powder their parents use on them…Talcum Powder!

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After nappies, clothes, cuddles and bottles the babies were ready for bed!

Encourage your child to try to do things for themselves at home, and let nursery know of any developments so we can celebrate their achievements too!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College’s baby department are flying their way into the new term!

The department is ready for an exciting term, focusing on colours, animals and babbling baby activities! 

The babies have been painting in bright colours, their Flying Start kites, ready to display for some colour recognition games and matching games. 

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They have also been exploring the Jungle themed cosy corner, with interesting patterns, textures, sensory play, animals, puppets and dress up hats as well as lots of animal related songs to sing and listen too! Over the next half term the babies will be playing listening games with animal noises, and learning animal names…why not try at home and let your key worker know how your child gets on?

Flying Start Receive Thanks From Pirate FM!

Flying Start Nurseries received a BIG Thankyou from Pirate FM for sponsoring their Toy Appeal and supporting the South West Children’s Hospice this Christmas!

http://www.piratefm.co.uk/features/the-pirate-fm-toy-appeal/

Special thanks to all parents, grandparents, chidden, relatives and staff at the nurseries for promoting this campaign and donating toys to children staying at the hospice this Christmas. 

Flying Start Nurseries Are Thanked By Pirate FM!

Flying Start Nurseries are given a big…

THANKYOU!

From Pirate FM, after hosting and sponsoring the South West Children’s Hospice this Christmas.

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Mark Peters, Managing Director of Pirate FM said:

‘Every single person that donated, every single business that hosted a collection box and everyone else that enabled this to happen should also feel very proud of what has been the most successful toy appeal I have seen in 18 years of commercial radio.  Thank you!”

Flying Start & Pirate Fm Working Together for the South West Children’s Hospice!

Flying Start Nurseries are working alongside Pirate Fm in the Toy Appeal!

All nurseries have a big black Pirate Fm Box in their entrance, and are encouraging children, parents, staff and families to provide a new toy for a Christmas present for a child at the South West Children’s Hospice this Christmas!

A book, pencils, jigsaw puzzle, toy car… ANYTHING! As long as it is new so that everyone can be assured they are clean and safe for the children.

Think of it as a small donation, but take your child shopping with you and explain the special act of kindness they are doing… helping to provide a magical Christmas to a child who is poorly and in the hospice over Christmas! They can even wrap it up and write a little label or card! 

Please get on board in helping all Children regardless of circumstance and health have a magical Christmas!

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Flying Start Nurseries Fundraise for Children In Need…

Flying Start Nurseries across the Cornish county have been celebrating, dressing up, baking, partying and dancing to raise money for Children In Need!

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Staff and children across the Flying Start Nurseries have been dressing up!

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We had lots of superhero days and activities to stick with the national hero theme!

We also had cake sales, where children, staff, parents, families and even college catering departments baked baked and baked a bit more to sell at cake sales at the nurseries!

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(Pudsey’s face was appearing everywhere!!)

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The children enjoyed party games, dancing and teddy bears picnics!

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At Cornwall College you can see that parents and families joined in with a big Teddy Bear’s Picnic in the hall with party food and lots of bears keeping them company!

What a fantastic effort from all of the nurseries who fundraised for Children In Need.. all monies will be banked and donated this week!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Blow….. Fireworks!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been exploring arts and craft resources to create bright and vibrant firework pictures… just like the ones they have been seeing in the sky! 

The children discussed the colours they had seen and how they spattered and sprinkled all over the dark night sky.

Using chalks, collaging with glue and painting were all obvious choices but the firm favourite was blow painting!

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Look out for the splattering firework pictures on the Preschool Art Gallery!

Pay your Fees Online !

If you aren’t already on Direct Debit and have forgotten to pay your fees then you can now pay on-line – in your own time.

We accept all debit cards and PayPal – Credit cards cost more so we prefer you use Debit.

Please go to the Shop and select the Pay Fees item or click here

Please don’t forgot to fill in the Special Instruction to Sellers section and tell us which nursery and your child’s name.

Thank you very much – the less time the team spend on chasing payments the more time they are spending with your children.

 

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Babies Chef!

 

 Flying Start @ Cornwall College have been experimenting with different baby friendly cooking club recipes!

Recently the children made Pizza Pitta for their snack….

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With pitta bread at the ready, grated cheese, tomato puree and chopped up peppers prepared and ready the babies got on with their cooking experimentation.

Lots of nibbling, sneaking tastes, messy fingers and tomato puree galore.. the pizzas were ready to be baked!

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All of the children enjoyed their special home made snack that day!

(Even the youngest in the room!)


Flying Start @ Cornwall College and their 3 Bears!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College have set up a role play in preschool following the children’s wishes to act out one of their favourite stories, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears!

The children have been enjoying the story for a long time but now are able to use props and hints to recall the story in order, act out parts of the story and explore, use their maths skills in describing sizes and their imagination using different voices, footsteps and movements!

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The children have got 3 different sized bears, Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby Bear and of course 3 different sized bowls, spoons and beds!

Lots of acting of the story takes place every day, but the next fun game will be to create some Goldilocks Dressing Up clothes!