Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a wonderful week we’ve had at Muriel Green, embracing the joys that come with rainy days! Our children have truly enjoyed exploring the outdoors, splashing in muddy puddles, and discovering the world around them with big smiles and a great sense of adventure. There’s something so magical about seeing the awe and wonder as they learn through these moments—rain or shine!
Thank you for your continued support, especially when it comes to providing your children with suitable clothing for all kinds of weather. A gentle reminder: if your child has come home in any of our spare nursery clothes, please return them to us when you can, as this helps us ensure we can support everyone’s needs.
Additionally, if you have any spare trousers or socks that your child may have outgrown, we would gratefully accept them for our nursery supply. Donations like these make it easier for us to care for all the children, especially during those occasional adventures that lead to a change of clothes. Wishing you all a warm and restful weekend ahead.

Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Our Book of the Week will be “Dear Santa” by Rod Campbell. The children will be enjoying the story through fun activities, discussions and themed learning throughout the week.

Our Keywords are Present, Wrapped up, Santa

Our Rhyme this week is A selection of our own favourites. This encourages us to make choices and the child's interests.

Home Learning: Practice Dancing

Can you take a walk to see the Christmas lights

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Our Book of the Week will be “Chugga Chugga Choo Choo” by Kevin Lewis. This fun, rhythmic story takes children on a lively train journey through colourful and imaginative scenes. We will be using the book to explore transport, rhythm, patterns and imaginative play throughout the week.

Our Rhyme this week is "Down at the Station"

Home Learning: .

Can you practice squeezing your sponge when you have a bath or a soft food during a messy play activity?

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Our Book of the Week will be “Christmas Pine” by Julia Donaldson. This beautifully written story follows the journey of a special pine tree travelling from a forest to the heart of a town, where it becomes a community Christmas tree. The children will explore themes of giving, celebration and togetherness through story time, discussions and festive activities.

Our Keywords are Grow, Shine, Star.

Our rhyme of the week is "Goodbye song"

Home Learning:

If you have a Christmas tree set up in your home we would love if you could send in pictures for a show and tell activity.

Nursery School
Book & Rhyme of the week

For our third week of Book of the Week will be “Farmer Duck” by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury. This well-loved story follows a hardworking duck who does all the jobs on the farm while the lazy farmer rests. The children will explore themes of friendship, teamwork and helping others through activities, discussions and role-play.

As part of our Talk for Writing approach, the children will also be working on the innovation stage, where they will begin to adapt and change parts of the story to create their own versions.

Our Keywords are Lazy, Fed up, Fetched, Crept, Meeting

Our rhyme of the week is "Christmas Song"

Home Learning: Christmas Celebration (Understanding of the world)

Sing Christmas Songs with your family. Can you remember the words and signs of the Christmas songs, we have been practicing at Nursery. We are looking forward to performing them next week.

Success Story of the Week!

This week in Nursery has been full of exciting learning and success. With the help of Sarahjane, the children made mushroom soup, as mushroom was our food of the week. They helped to prepare ingredients, smell and taste the soup, building confidence, independence and healthy eating habits (EYFS: Physical Development; Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Understanding the World). We also had a surprise visit from two staff from St Albans Library, who read stories and sang nursery rhymes with the children. This special visit helped to develop a love of books, listening skills and early literacy (EYFS: Communication and Language; Literacy).

Dates coming up:

Christmas lunch for the children - Wednesday 10th December
Christmas Jumper Week Monday 8th to 12th December

Nursery School Only

Cathedral visit - Christmas Trail(A consent letter has gone home with your children please check their bag)

Wednesday 10th December

Christmas Song(Parent is invite to join at 2.30 pm the gate will be open)

Tuesday 9th December
Thursday 11th December

Day Care Christmas Song

Thursday 18th December ( Parent are invited to join us at 5.30pm)

Last day of term will be Friday 19th December and the Nursery will be close at 1.30pm, there will be No after School Club on that day.

Monday 5th January 2026 Inset day Nursery and Day care will be close in the morning for training and (Open afternoon where all of you, your family and friend are invited)

Nursery will reopen on Tuesday 6th January 2026.

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