Flying Start @ Saltash Make Forest School Crafts!

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Flying Start @ Saltash Make Forest School Crafts!

 

Flying Start @ Saltash have been having great fun on their forest school outings, despite the colder weather! They’ve been wrapping up warm and in their waterproofs, and getting out for some fun activities…

The children searched high and low, and collected sticks and natural treasures…

 

 And then they practised making different patterns with them, balancing on them, using them as broomsticks (!), and even making their own see-saws with them!

 

 

 

Then they made a woodland washing line with all their creations strung up along it… how wonderful does it look!

 

What fantastic, imaginative times in the forest!

Flying Start @ Duchy Learn About American Thanksgiving Celebrations!

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Flying Start @ Duchy Learn About American Thanksgiving Celebrations!

The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Duchy have been learning about Thanksgiving, which is a national celebration in America!

The children have read the story to learn what it is all about, and decided to recreate it… So they made their own boats and acted out the discovery of the United States!

They even took this theme to Forest School, where they made their own mini boats out of sticks and natural resources, and then raced them down the stream!

Back at nursery, the children all had a think about what they wanted to give thanks for, and they made their own ‘thankful tree’!

Flying Start @ Helston Make Homemade Tomato Soup!

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Flying Start @ Helston Make Homemade Tomato Soup!
The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Helston have been making some homemade tomato soup!
The children cut up lots of different sizes and shapes of tomatoes, with the help of the adults, to put into the soup…
…and then it was taken off to be cooked in the kitchen!
 
The children enjoyed the soup as a winter warmer at snack time… healthy, homemade, and delicious!
 
Great work Helston pre-schoolers!

Flying Start @ Saltash Explore Post Office Role Play!

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Flying Start @ Saltash Explore Post Office Role Play!

The children at Flying Start @ Saltash have been hard at work… in the post office!

 

 

 

 

They’ve been really enjoying exploring the Post Office role-play set up in the nursery, taking it in turns to answer calls, type on the keyboard, weigh things, write letters, and put stamps on the letters!

 

 

 

Then they went on a walk into their local community to visit the actual post office!

 

 

The children were very excited to write a letter, address the envelope, and then buy and stick on a stamp!

 

    

Flying Start @ Duchy Pre-School Have Adventures at Forest School!

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Flying Start @ Duchy Pre-School Have Adventures at Forest School!

 

The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Duchy have been out enjoying lots of forest school sessions…

They have been learning songs, and collecting sticks, and then using the sticks as instruments to play along altogether to their singing!

 

 

They’ve also been exploring risk-taking behaviour with some careful supervision, and having a go at climbing onto a tree!

 

The children all encouraged each other, and greatly enjoyed challenging themselves!

 

What great fun & exploration in the forest!

Flying Start @ Helston Go On Autumn Walk To Boating Lake!

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Flying Start @ Helston Go On Autumn Walk To Boating Lake!

The babies and pre-school at Flying Start @ Helston wrapped up warm, and went on an autumn walk to the boating lake!

The children collected leaves and sticks for their autumn/winter theme back at nursery…

The children then hid and placed their old Halloween pumpkins in bushes and trees for the animals to have and eat!

   

Afterwards when back at nursery, the preschoolers all sat down and drew what they saw on their walk!

What a lovely trip out and about in the community!

Flying Start @ Saltash Learn About Road Safety!

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Flying Start @ Saltash Learn About Road Safety!

Flying Start @ Saltash celebrated ‘Beep Beep Day’ by wearing bright coloured clothes to be easily recognised!

They spent the day practising their road safety skills in the nursery of stop, look, and listen, using a zebra crossing and stop and go signs!

   

Then they went on a walk around their local area to try out their new skills!

Great job learning these vitally important road safety lessons, Saltash!

Flying Start @ Duchy Make Homemade Vegetable Soup!

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Flying Start @ Duchy Make Homemade Vegetable Soup!

The preschool children at Flying Start @ Duchy have made some yummy soup for their snack this week!

The children all had a go at chopping the carrots, parsnips, onions and potatoes, and safely holding the knife.

And the nursery staff took the soup off to cook it for them…

The children then enjoyed the soup as part of their afternoon snack with the rest of the nursery… delicious and healthy!

Flying Start @ Helston Celebrate Diwali Festival! 

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Flying Start @ Helston Celebrate Diwali Festival!

The children at Flying Start @ Helston have all been celebrating and exploring Diwali festival!

The toddlers and preschool have been making candle holders out of clay, which are a key part of the festival and are called ‘Diyas’.

The children shaped the clay holders, and then added glitter!

Once they were completely dry, the children took them home to show to their parents & families!

The pre-schoolers have also been exploring the beautiful decorations that people put on their hands with mendhi during Diwali – so they had a go at painting their own patters on a hand outline!

Finally, the preschool children got involved in creating some large scale Rangolis – which are the colourful shapes that get created on the floor during Diwali!

The children were very excited to join in with each other, and drew some beautiful colourful designs!

Well done Helston, what lovely ways to celebrate and learn about Diwali!

Flying Start @ Duchy Celebrate Diwali Festival!

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Flying Start @ Duchy Celebrate Diwali Festival!

The whole nursery at Flying Start @ Duchy have been exploring and celebrating the festival of Diwali!

The babies and toddlers have been doing lots of Rangoli art, which is when beautiful brightly-coloured designs are made on the floor, as part of the celebration of Diwali!

The preschool children have been making Rangoli art using playdough, seeds, and lentils!

They have also been using clay in the forest to make patterns , exploring different coloured rice in the preschool room tuff-spot, and drawing and colouring in their own Rangoli patterns too!

To understand Diwali, the pre-school children have also been exploring the Diwali story with different props to help them… They have then been talking about it together, and making clay light holders like in the story!

Wow, what brilliant celebrations and exploring of the festival of Diwali!