Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear parents and carers, We have had another busy and vibrant week at Muriel Green Nursery, packed with learning, laughter, and wonderful opportunities to explore the world around us.

A real highlight was the Nursery School’s visit to the market, where the children had the chance to discover a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. This tied in beautifully with our structured story of the week, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” The children loved making real-life connections from the story, enthusiastically spotting different fruits that appeared in the book and using their senses to touch, smell and even name their favourites. These experiences not only enrich their understanding of the story but also support language development and strengthen their curiosity about healthy foods.

Back at nursery, the children have continued to relish the spring sunshine with plenty of outdoor play, gardening, and teamwork in all our activities.

A reminder that Monday 13th April is an INSET day both Nursery School and Day care are closed all day that day and we return on Tuesday 14th April.

Have a wonderful holiday.

Dates coming up:

Last Day of Term

Friday 27th March

Easter Holiday

Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April
Friday 3rd April - Good Friday Nursery and Day-care is Closed
Monday 6th April - Easter Monday Nursery and Day-care is closed

Inset Day

Monday 13rd April Nursery and Day-care is closed

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Additonal session are available in our daycare

We now have day care sessions available each week, offered on the ad-hoc basis with no weekly commitment required. Availability may wary, the table below details next week's available sessions.

To book or enquire, please email admin@murielgreen.herts.sch.uk

Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will be continuing with our book of the week, Colours with a Ladybird. . We will keep exploring colours through the book, helping the children to name, match and sort them, supporting Communication and Language and early Maths. There will be a range of playful activities such as painting, colour mixing and small-world play with the ladybird, encouraging curiosity, creativity and confidence in sharing their ideas.

Our Keywords are Fluttered, hoovered and Rainbow

Our Rhyme this week is "The Grand Old Duke of York"

Home Learning: Recognise Colours

Can you recognise different colours around your home?

What colour is your front door? Can you send us a photo with you and something that is your favourite colour?

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be There, There, Little Bunny. We will use this story to support the children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development by talking about feelings, comfort and reassurance. The repetitive language will also help develop Communication and Language skills, as the children join in with key phrases and begin to anticipate what happens next.

Our Rhyme of this week: There's a little Caterpillar

Home Learning: Sign of Spring

When your out, can you talk about the flowers that are growing ready for spring.

What colour are they?

What shape are they?

What do they smell like?

Willow Room/Nursery school
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be Hooray for Hoppy. We will be using this story to explore the five senses with the children, helping them to talk about what they can see, hear, smell, taste and feel. This supports Communication and Language and Understanding the World.

Our Keywords are Spring, Flowers, Thumped

Our rhyme of the week is "Hot Cross Bun"

Home Learning: Recognise Sign of Spring

We are talking about springtime at nursery. You could expand this learning at home by going on a walk and looking for signs of spring.

What can you find in your area?

Success Story of the Week!

This week in Acorn Room we have really immersed ourselves in our story, Leo the Noisy Lion. The children explored a range of jungle-themed materials, feeling different textures and talking about what they noticed. They particularly enjoyed stamping the animals into the playdough to make footprints, and squeezing the playdough as we talked about feeling cross like the animals in the story. This has supported their Personal, Social and Emotional Development, as well as Communication and Language. We have also been practising our loud and quiet “Roars”, which the children have loved joining in with confidently!

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