Flying Start @ Marjon Do Large-Scale Mark Making!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Do Large-Scale Mark Making!
The baby department at Flying Start @ Marjon have been doing some amazing large-scale mark making!
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They really enjoyed using different sized sponges to make marks on the large rolls of paper spread across the floor… And then had even more fun dipping the baby walker wheels into the paint and walking across the paper!
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This created some fantastic brightly-coloured tracks and patters, and the children were amazed at the marks they could
make! Great work, Marjon!
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Flying Start @ Marjon Celebrate Chinese New Year!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Celebrate Chinese New Year!

The children at Flying Start @ Marjon have been exploring Chinese culture and food, in celebration of Chinese New Year!

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The children have been learning all about how 2017 is the Year Of The Rooster, and making lots of crafts that are Chinese New Year themed!

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The children have also been tucking in to some yummy Chinese food!

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And even did some sensory play with noodles…

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Happy Chinese New Year!

Flying Start @ Marjon Explore The Weather In Forest School!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Explore The Weather In Forest School!
The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Marjon have been out and about on weekly Forest School trips!
This week, they were focusing on exploring their environment and particularly how the weather changes it, and makes it more interesting…
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The children noticed that the soil was wet and dark, and that some tree branches had fallen over too!
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They also noticed that the swamp was looking very very deep and the staff discussed how that was because it had been raining so much! The children helped find a long stick and a member of staff stuck it into the swamp so that the children could see how deep it was!
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As they explored, one of the children spotted a deer in the distance! They all stayed very quiet so as not to disturb the deer or scare it, and watched in amazement as it walked by… Shhhh!

Happy Holidays from Flying Start!

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To all of our parents, children, and families – we hope you all have a wonderful festive break!

A huge thank you to our fantastic Flying Start staff teams for all of their hard work, care, enthusiasm, ideas and non-stop commitment to the children in their care throughout 2016!

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We look forward to welcoming back your children for another year of learning, exploring and fun in 2017…

 

Flying Start @ Marjon Pre-School Get Festive!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Pre-School Get Festive! 
The pre-school department at Flying Start @ Marjon have been embracing the festive season, and preparing for Christmas!
The children have been busy writing letters to Santa, and posting them in their special letterbox…
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Then they’ve been getting super creative and making their own festive decorations – look how fantastic they look!
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Great work, Marjon!

Flying Start @ Marjon Toddlers Explore Stickman Story!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Toddlers Explore Stickman Story!
The toddler department at Flying Start @ Marjon have been reading the storybook ‘Stickman’ together, and exploring the story through lots of other activities!
Together, they have been making their own stickmen…
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… exploring materials in their tuff spot which they have set up to look exactly like the scenery in the book…
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… and painting their own versions of stickmen!
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The toddler department at Marjon have been very busy bringing the Stickman story alive!

Flying Start @ Marjon Mark Remembrance Day

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Flying Start @ Marjon Mark Remembrance Day

The pre-school children at Flying Start @ Marjon have been learning about why we wear and see lots of poppies at this time of year, and have been doing lots of craft activities based around poppies to mark Remembrance Day…

The children have been painting poppies, and achieving the shape by cutting and sticking together paper plates!

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They have also been creating poppy shapes in their rice sensory tray.

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The children even made poppy-themed biscuits, icing them red, which they then took home to share with their families!

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Great work Marjon on marking Remembrance Day with the older children.

Bonfire Night Safety!

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We hope you all have a safe & enjoyable Bonfire Night!

Please remember safety as your number one priority for you and your child/children, as it is so important.

Here is a helpful poster with some easy tips for Bonfire Night Safety!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Celebrate The Festival Of Light!

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Flying Start @ Marjon Celebrate The Festival Of Light With Arts & Crafts!

Flying Start @ Marjon’s pre-school have been celebrating Diwali with arts and crafts – the children made special Diwali candle holders, and then decorated them with stars!

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Carrying on with the festival of light theme, and with bonfire night coming up too, the children also created firework pictures using tin foil, straws and brushes!

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The children had loads of fun getting stuck in with their brightly coloured paints – fantastic work, Marjon!

Flying Start @ Marjon’s Babies Explore The Autumn Leaves!

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Flying Start @ Marjon’s Babies Explore The Autumn Leaves!

The babies at Flying Start @ Marjon have been out exploring the garden and looking at the beautiful autumn leaves!

They collected some of the leaves which had fallen from the trees into their buckets, and then put them in their sensory tray to explore further…

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The children have been using new words like ‘cold’ and ‘wet’ to describe how the leaves feel, and the children really enjoyed rustling all the leaves and making lots of noises!

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They then used the leaves to create lovely paintings to display in the baby room to represent autumn… Look at these colourful pieces of artwork!

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