Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. This week, Nursery School had a very special visit from our local dentist, who came to share with the children just how important it is to look after our teeth. The children were captivated by the demonstration and had great fun practising brushing techniques and learning about healthy snacks that help keep smiles bright!

I’d also like to take this opportunity to gently remind everyone about items brought in from home. While we completely understand how valuable comforters are in supporting children’s emotional wellbeing, especially during times of transition and change, other toys and belongings are becoming a little tricky to manage. These special treasures mean a lot to your child, and while we do our best, we can’t always guarantee their safety from being lost or broken during the nursery day. If possible, please save toys for home time and limit what comes into nursery to comforters only, if your child truly needs it.

Thank you so much for your understanding and for your ongoing support in helping us create a safe, happy environment for all our children to thrive.

Wishing you all a restful weekend!

Dates coming up:

HALF TERM

Monday 16th to Friday 20th February s

Start of Term

Monday 23rd February

MADGE (mother , aunty, daughter, grandma and every other female) Celebration Day

Friday 13rd March 2.00pm to 5.30 pm

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 Next week our book of the week will continue to be "Dinosaur Roar". We will keep on discovering sounds and textures following on from our story. The children will explore different media and materials, supporting their development in Expressive Arts and Desi

Our Keywords are , Bumpy, Spiky and Slimy.

Our Rhyme this week is We are the Dinosaur Marching

Home Learning:

Pretend to be different animals and move like them. Do some stretches/yoga pauses with them and have fun!

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be Peek-a-boo Love. We will be using this story to explore close relationships, feelings and the fun of playing simple games like peek-a-boo. Children will have opportunities to join in with repeated phrases. This supports their Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and early Literacy skills within the EYFS.

Our Rhyme this week is "Me Song"

Home Learning: Stacking Skill

With the support of your parent, are you able to stack a tall tower to support simple problem solving and hand eye coordination?

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will continue with our book of the week, "Rosie’s Walk". The children are really enjoying following Rosie’s journey, talking about where she goes and what might happen next. We will keep using the story to explore positional language (over, under, around), early map skills and story sequencing, supporting Communication and Language, Literacy and Mathematics within the EYFS.

Our Keywords are Haycock, Beehive, and Pond

Our rhyme of the week is "London Bridge"

Home Learning: Family Photo

We are updating our home corner and would love if you could send in an updated/recent family picture to put up on our wall. We will be having conversations about families. You can talk about your family, even naming and counting the members or talking about other families in your community.

Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will continue with our book of the week, Rain Before Rainbows. The children are really enjoying talking about the pictures, spotting details in the illustrations and thinking about feelings and hope in the story. We will keep using the book to support early storytelling, new vocabulary and mark making (Communication and Language, Literacy).

Our Keywords are Daybreak, Journey, Map, Sowing and Courageous

Our rhyme of the week is "Mix a Pancake "

Home Learning:

We have been very interested in learning about keeping our team healthy following our visit form the dentist. Make sure you are brushing your teethe really well for two minutes twice a day! Look for food that is good for your teeth and bad for your teeth in your kitchen and you are shopping.

Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Rhyme of the Week: Mix a Pancake
Children will explore the rhyme through stirring, pouring and flipping actions, using big movements and sensory play to bring the song to life.

Ideas for Home:

Sing Mix a Pancake together and encourage your child to copy the actions using their arms and hands. You could explore sensory experiences at home such as mixing ingredients, playing with dough, or feeling different textures. Try offering simple calming activities too, like slow stirring movements, deep squeezes, or quiet time with familiar sensory items to help support regulation.

Focus Skill: Sensory

We are focusing on sensory exploration and regulation, supporting body awareness, attention, engagement and the use of calming strategies through movement and rhythm.

Success Story of the Week!

Willow Room have been enjoying exploring different textures and sensory experiences. We played with bubbles and water in our sensory table, made gloop and used sponges to paint with. These activities support the Early Years Outcomes by encouraging children to explore and talk about what they see and feel (Communication and Language; Understanding the World), develop hand and finger strength through squeezing, pouring and dabbing (Physical Development – Moving and Handling), and express their ideas in creative ways (Expressive Arts and Design – Exploring and Using Media and Materials).

The children showed great curiosity, focus and joy in their play.