Flying Start @ Redruth Celebrated World Bee Day!

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The children have celebrated Bee Day and had so much fun learning all about our busy little bee friends!
The children came dressed in yellow and black to look just like bees.
The children explored how bees make honey, created their very own pollen potions, and enjoyed lots of exciting flower-themed play activities.
We also baked and decorated delicious bee cookies!
It was a wonderful week full of learning why bees are so important.

Flying Start @ Redruth learn about Frogs!

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The team at Redruth have been building on the children’s interests, following their theme and progressing their learning about Frogs! They are focusing on learning new words such as “metamorphosis,” “amphibian,” and “froglet”! Did you know that a group of frogs is called an “Army”?

Flying Start @ Redruth Practice Self Care!

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Last week our fab team at Redruth planned some lovely activities, in order to support the children’s understanding of Mental Health Awareness week. They had a spa session, practiced mindfulness, and did some amazing yoga poses too!

Flying Start @ Redruth Learn About The Hungry Caterpillar!

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Flying Start @ Redruth have been enjoying exploring their new theme, based around the book The Hungry Caterpillar!

Look at all the exciting activities we have enjoyed.

Flying Start @ Redruth Learn About Bugs And Worms!

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Flying Start @ Redruth Pre-School have been investigating all things bugs and worms!
We have explored their habitats and tried to make some of our own, with bug hotels and making an indoor wormery. The children have also been learning all about their characteristics through our bug garden sensory tray and other sensory experiences.

Flying Start @ Redruth Make Large Scale Art!

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This week, the Day Nursery children have had lots of fun exploring large-scale art and dancing to music, expressing themselves creatively and enjoying plenty of movement. They also enjoyed role-playing at a Teddy Bears’ Picnic while reading We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Safe Sleep Reassurance

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You may have seen the recent news sharing the best advice and updating requirements for safe sleeping for babies and young children, this has always been a priority at Flying Start Nurseries.
To help reassure you we just wanted to remind you that:
  • When babies go to bed we remove their outer clothing, jumpers and hoodies, bibs, dummy clips and anything too tight on their necks
  • We check the room temperature and make sure it is a comfortable temperature between 16-20 degrees
  • We place babies on their backs with their feet at the bottom of the cot
  • We allow the use of well fitting sleeping bags if parents want to supply them
  • We check their temperature, breathing, and general wellbeing regularly and record these checks
  • Older babies or children may sleep on a sleep mat, if so, they are constantly supervised by a qualified staff member
We are making a slight change to our procedure and will be resharing our policy with parents via the app, but to let you know, if babies under a year fall asleep on a walk we will always transfer them from the pram to a cot as it is safer. If children aged over 1 fall asleep in our prams, if possible we will lay the pram flat and remove/open outer clothing on their return to the setting closely supervising them sleeping.
We have made this watertight in our procedure and policy to make sure safe sleeping is always thought about!
If families need any advice or support, talk to baby staff in the nursery and take a look at The Lullaby Trust.

Flying Start @ Redruth are shooting!

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The children from Flying Start Redruth have become part of the pot gang, and I think you’ll agree that they’ve done a fantastic job so far.

Flying Start Recycle Even More!

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Have you noticed that we can now recycle our soft plastics and Tetra Pak cartons at home? Cornwall Council will collect your soft plastics and cartons on your regular recycling day, so there’s no need for trips to the supermarket anymore!
 
What’s included:
– Plastic carrier bags
– Bread bags
– Frozen food bags
– Cling film
– Bubble wrap
– Fruit and veg nets
– Film lids
– Tetra Pak-style cartons
 
How to prepare them for collection:
Gather all of your clean soft plastics in a plastic recycling bag and tie it securely at the top to prevent them from flying away.
 
Collection:
Place your full, tied bag directly into your red recycling bag, ready for collection on your usual recycling day.
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To kick start our growing mission and re-inspire us all after so much rain, we have signed up for our children to receive exciting post each month from POT GANG!
Delivered to the nursery door, a box to open with different types of seeds and clear instructions to get growing!
We have started with seedling potatoes, herbs, and strawberries..
The start of the month has become very exciting, because we don’t know what is coming next!
Watch this space for updates… and do share photos with your nursery or on your child’s learning story of anything you have growing at home, we would love to show the children.