Flying Start @ Penryn Explore Home Theme!
For the first week back of term, the babies and preschoolers at Flying Start @ Penryn have been focusing on a theme of ‘home’.
They’ve been exploring the theme through role play, and lots of specially set up activities…
The children have particularly loved being Mum & Dad, cleaning up with their Hettie the Hoover!
Flying Start @ Helston Pre-School Do Woodwork!
The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Helston have been having great fun exploring the world of woodwork, with their special child-friendly equipment sets…
They’ve been putting on their special protective clothing for doing woodwork, and having a go at hammering the nails…
Using the drills and the special tools…
And making woodwork masterpieces!
The new equipment is so fun, and a safe way for children to try out and enjoy woodwork… great work, Helston!
Flying Start @ Duchy Go On A Bear Hunt!
The toddlers at Flying Start @ Duchy have been reading ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ this half term, and they went on their very own bear huntin the forest!
The children each made binoculars so that they could look for bears…
… and off they went to the forest…
The children spent lots of time looking hard for the bear before they finally found it!
They then took the bear back to nursery for a teddy bears picnic!
Fab work, Duchy toddlers!
Flying Start @ Helston Toddlers Make Oat Biscuits!
The toddlers at Flying Start @ Helston have been busy doing some baking…
Firstly, they mixed up all the ingredients for their oaty biscuits, and took it in turns to stir it all up…
Then they shaped them using biscuit shape cutters…
And then members of staff helped to take them away and bake them in the oven!
Mmm delicious – well done Helston!
Flying Start @ Duchy Babies Bake Buns in Cooking Club!
The baby department at Flying Start @ Duchy have been busy getting stuck in to Cooking Club!
They have been baking buns… they all had a go at spooning theingredients into the bowl to be measured, and then all took it in turns to do some big stirring and make sure everything was well mixed up to go in the oven…
And of course, they all got to enjoy their buns as a special snack time, once they had cooked and cooled!
Flying Start @ Saltash Explore Lots of Mark Making Fun!
The baby and toddler departments at Flying Start @ Saltash have been exploring lots of different ways to mark make recently…
The children have been taking great pride in lots of mark making activities which include: painting with a variety of different materials, sticking with glitter, making marks in coloured sand, using chalk on the chalk board, and much more!
They have been using their fine motor skills and testing different hand grasps. They have been talking all about different colours and simple texture words- wet, dry, sticky, soft, hard ect.
Great work, Saltash!
Flying Start @ Duchy Pre-Schoolers Practise Hand-Writing!
The preschool children at Flying Start @ Duchy have been doing a lot of practice with their writing, and really improving their pen control for tidy hand-writing!
They have been writing their own names as well as having ago at writing their friends names. They have also been having ago at copying what an adult has written.
Look at that fantastic concentration!
And that very proud smile!
Flying Start @ Duchy Babies Visit Farm Animals!
The baby department at Flying Start @ Duchy have been visiting the animals this week, on the wonderful campus that they share with Duchy College at Callington…
The babies saw the ferrets, rabbits, ducks, chickens and guinea pigs!
They all enjoyed seeing the animals, watching them, and saying the animal names!
Flying Start @ Helston Bake Chocolate Brownies!
After their recent trip into town to the local bakery, the toddler department at Flying Start @ Helston decided to have a go themselves, and bake some delicious treats!
They discussed all their favourite types of treats and decided that chocolate brownies were the best…
So they mixed up all the ingredients carefully in a big bowl, and all had a go at stirring it and mixing it all up together… then the staff took them off to the hot oven, and they could all smell the delicious smell as they cooked!
Then they got to all take a piece home to have after their tea!
