Flying Start @ Cornwall College Visit the Library!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College enjoyed an outing recently to Camborne Library!

The children were shown an exciting children’s area full of lots and lots of shelves full of children’s books! They sat on comfy seats or lay on colourful rugs to read different stories to those at nursery!

The toddlers had a great time at the library, looking at pictures, listening to Emma reading stories and even starting to guess what the words in the book said from reading the pictures they could see!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Welcome Some Sunshine!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College’s Babies welcome some warm weather and bright sunshine!

Last week the babies could finally have their doors open to free flow into the garden without the wet or cold coming in!

They took toys outside and use the time to explore some outdoor sensory such as pinecones, grass, twigs and soil as well as enjoying singing in the sunshine!

In the hope that it does hot up and we have a nice warm Easter, please would you ensure your babies come in with sunhats and we will supply suncream – this way we can try to continue the play and exploration in the garden and hope that this photo is not just a one off!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Nature Detectives Week 2…

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College’s Nature club continues!

In week 2 our lively group of Nature Detectives were eager to explore the outdoors yet again, however most intrigued by what they could find.

The children searched high and low for wildlife, birds, insects and bugs! So the staff suggested they leave houses for the wildlife to live in, so that each week the children could search and record their findings and hope to track lots of different types of wildlife!

In this photograph an insect house is being put in place and checked for living friends inside!

What do you think our children will find most?

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Are Nature Detectives…

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College Toddlers Department have become Nature Detectives!

Each week the toddlers take turns to be nature detectives around their nursery, their garden and the college campus premises to see what they can find!

In week 1 the toddlers use bug cards to find and match bugs! Learning their names, spotting colours, patterns and sizes in the bugs and the pictures to match their findings correctly!

What will next week hold for our budding wildlife experts…?

Flying Start Nurseries Host A Stay And Bake For Families And Friends!

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Flying Start Nurseries have been hosting Stay and Bake Actvities in February, for parents, grandparents, friends and relatives of the children to come in to the settings and get hands on in a baking activity with the cooks and children!

Some of the recipes created can be found on our Facebook Page, just search Flying Start Nurseries and make sure you ‘like’ the page so that you can keep up to date with lots of exciting information and notices from all of the Flying Start Nurseries!

We would like to say a big thankyou to all of the baking helpers that came into our nurseries, and we hope they got some exciting recipe ideas and helpful techniques for baking with children!

We would love to know about any baking you do at home with your child, why not send us a photo or comment on our facebook or blog to let us know! And if you have a recipe or photo to share please email it to penrynfs@hotmail.co.uk!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College And Their Exciting New Garden Play!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College have renevated their garden for all the children to play, learn and explore in!

The garden was tired and fed up after a long winter and lots of stormy weather and so the staff have got to work on it! After inputting some exciting ideas and creating some new play opportunities the children had access to a really lovely garden meeting all of their needs and supporting their learning in all areas!

Below are some photographs of the mud kitchen, new balancing beams, stepping stones and children thoroughly enjoying the new and improved garden.. Well Done to Dani and the staff team for the fabulous changes and improvements to their garden and opportunities they offer their key children!

Flying Start @ Cornwall College Celebrate Chinese New Year!

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Flying Start @ Cornwall College toddler department have been learning about Chinese New Year!

The children have been exploring Chinese foods, scripture and clothing.

Today the children went on a trip to the local Chinese restaurant where they met some Chinese people and also got chopsticks and menu’s.

The children came back and acted out a cafe scene, where some children even wore their own Chinese cultural dress.

The children tasted rice, noodles and spring rolls for their snack.

Flying Start Nurseries are Reminding All Parents About School Admissions Deadline

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Flying Start Nurseries are reminding all parents that the deadline for school admissions is January 15th 2014.

This is the deadline that the admissions at Cornwall County Council need to have recieved your online or paper application, please visit: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=35035 for more information.

We would also like to kindly remind you that Flying Start Nurseries offer free high quality (good or outstanding) places for 3,4, and 5 year olds (with some 2 year olds also being eligible). These nursery places work the same as school funding and using the same curriculum reception class teachers use, therefore ensuring school readiness and learning and planning appropriate to their age and ability in a friendly learning through play environment. The advantage of staying at nursery is that your child is on a 1 adult to 8 children maximum, and therefore recieves high levels of attention and support in their learning and development!

Please speak to your manager for further information.

Flying Start Nurseries Wishes a Very Merry Christmas!

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To all children, parents, relatives, staff and friends of Flying Start Nurseries.. we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Please remember nurseries are open on 30th/31st and then reopen on the 2nd January, term time starts back on the 6th January 2014.