Flying Start @ Helston Make Wizards Hats!

Flying Start @ Helston Make Wizards Hats!
The toddler department at Flying Start @ Helston have recently been reading and enjoying the story book ‘Superworm’!
Since reading the story, the toddlers have been busy making wizards hats just like in the book!
They decorated their hats with lots of sparkles and glitter to make them look mystical, and then even practised some spells!
Look how fantastic they look!

Flying Start @ Saltash Enjoy Water Play In The Sunshine!

Flying Start @ Saltash Enjoy Water Play In The Sunshine!
The children & staff at Flying Start @ Saltash have been enjoying the beautiful weather, and have been doing lots of play outside in the sunny garden…
The toddlers put their sun cream and sun hats on, and went outside to enjoy some large scale water play with their paddling pool!
The children especially enjoyed splashing in the paddling pool then filling up and pouring with all the cups and balls!
 
Looks like great fun, Saltash!

Flying Start @ Helston Pre-Schoolers Make Salt Dough!

Flying Start @ Helston Pre-Schoolers Make Salt Dough! 
The pre-school department at Flying Start @ Helston have been making salt dough figures in the shape of fruits!
The children rolled out the salt dough with their rolling pins, and decided which fruits they would like to make for their role play!
The staff and children spoke all about the fruit shapes, sizes, colours, and even where they grow!
Once made into brilliant fruit shapes, the staff popped them in the oven… to be painted bright colours later on! Look how fantastic they look!

Flying Start @ Camborne Have Garden-Themed Stay & Play With Parents!

Flying Start @ Camborne Have Garden-Themed Stay & Play With Parents!

The staff at Flying Start @ Camborne were delighted to welcome lots of parents into the nursery, to join them for a stay & play session!

Despite the rainy weather, the parents and children got to enjoy lots of exciting garden-themed activities indoors out of the rain…

  

The parents and children joined in with pebble painting, twig mark making, tin-can cooking, and potion making!!

All the parents had a lovely afternoon, and the children were very excited to play with their parents at nursery!

Great work, Camborne!

Flying Start @ Helston Toddlers Measure Their Heights!

Flying Start @ Helston Toddlers Measure Their Heights! 

The toddlers at Flying Start @ Helston have been measuring their heights, and comparing how tall they are with their friends, on their flower height chart on the wall!

Each child waited their turn to be measured, and got excited to compare who was the tallest out of all of the children!

The children loved having their height taken   and marked on the chart… and they can’t wait to compare in a few weeks, and see if any of them have grown!

 

Flying Start @ Duchy Do Woodwork!

Flying Start @ Duchy Do Woodwork! 

Flying Start @ Duchy have been trying out their new Tinkering Kids woodwork sets!

Under supervision, the pre-schoolers have been creating shapes in the wood using special woodwork tools for children…

The children all wore their special safety equipment, goggles, tabards, and hats; and they did some hammering, used a hand drill, and used a screw driver!

They listened to instructions really carefully and all had an amazing time trying out this exciting equipment, and improving their fine motor skills!

Flying Start @ Helston Have A Special Visitor!

Flying Start @ Helston Have A Special Visitor!
Flying Start @ Helston had a very special visitor come into their nursery this week… one of the children’s Dads came in to talk about his job!
Jacob’s Dad has a very exciting job, as he fixes racing cars!!
He talked to the children all about what he does, and how makes special parts to make the cars go extra fast!
He also brought in some of the parts for the children to hold and look at – they were very fascinated, and all had a go at holding the shiny heavy objects!
  
Thank you to Jacob’s Dad for taking time out to come and share his very exciting job with the children!

Flying Start @ Helston Talk About Their Feelings For Mental Health Awareness Week!

Flying Start @ Helston Talk About Their Feelings For Mental Health Awareness Week!

Flying Start @ Helston have been thinking all about their feelings as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

The children laid down on their bellies, and wrote or drew things that make them happy in bright coloured pens, and things that make them feel worried or sad in dark coloured pens.

Then the staff and the children chatted about what we can do if we feel worried or sad – and all the children said that a hug was their favourite solution.

Great work, Helston!

Flying Start @ Penryn Think About Feelings For Mental Health Awareness Week!

Flying Start @ Penryn Think About Feelings For Mental Health Awareness Week!
For Mental Health Awareness Week 2017, Flying Start @ Penryn have made a wonderful display in the pre-school department…
The display has the pre-schooler’s photos and their names, along with different emotion cards. In the morning, when they are sitting down and filling in the register, the key-workers are asking the children how they are feeling, and the children go and place an emotion card next to their name!
If one of the children has picked up a sad emotion card, then a key-worker will ask about how they can all help that child to feel a bit happier today, and they will all think of things that can help them to smile!
Fantastic work, Penryn!

Flying Start @ Saltash Do Junk Modelling!

Flying Start @ Saltash Do Junk Modelling!

The children at Flying Start @ Saltash have been doing some junk modelling…

The children carefully selected their pots and tubs, and with the colourful threads provided, they made SPIDERS!

They used lots of skill and concentration to thread the legs through, and even added eyes!