Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message
Dear Parents and Carers, we have had another wonderful week at Muriel Green. A big welcome back to all our Nursery School children.
We were so happy to see you again after half term, and we hope you had a lovely break and feel ready for the weeks ahead. It’s been truly wonderful to have the children back, and to watch them confidently greet staff and each other so warmly, with those special friendships and familiar faces that make Muriel Green feel like home. As the weather continues to change so quickly, please keep an eye on the daily guidance about what to bring, whether it’s a raincoat day or a suncream and hat day! We’d also like to share a gentle reminder about our pushchair store, please do not leave any food items inside, as we have been finding wildlife eating from the pushchairs. Finally, if you are bringing a dog to collect your child, we kindly ask that if your dog has an accident on our grounds, you please clean it up and dispose of it safely.
We would also like to remind all Day Care Parent about the Maths drop in workshop on Monday 8th and 11th June from 16.30 pm
Thank you for your help in keeping Muriel Green welcoming, clean and safe for everyone.
Dates coming up:
Start Term
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Monday 1st June
Maths Sessions for Parents in Day care only at 16.30 to 17.30 pm.
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Monday 8th June
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Thursday 11th June
FUDGE Breakfast (Father, Uncle, Dad, Grandad and everyone else)
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Friday 12th June (7.45 to 9.00 am)
Inset day and Occasional Day- Nursery and Day care are closed
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Friday 19th June
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Monday 22nd June
Nursery School Sport Day
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Friday 3rd July (details will follow)
Last of term for Nursery Room (Parent of the leavers will be invite to join us at 13.00pm for a goodbye song)
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Thursday 23rd July ( All the children finish at 13.30 NO WRAPCARE ON THIS DAY)
Day Care Sport Day
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Thursday 27th August (details will follow)
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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
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 carry on reading the story Listen up, Pup! by Steve Smallman and Gill McLean. Could you please send photos of your pets so the children can show and tell and look at their differences and especially sizes. This will support their Personal, Social and Emotional as well as their Communication and Language developments. We will also guess what games they can play and act out the actions in the book. This will support their physical development.
Our Keywords are Bark Smell and Roll
Our Rhyme this week is Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
Home Learning:
This week we have been practicing weaving during our Busy Fingers sessions. At home you can reinforce the learning by using ribbons around the legs of a chair/ baby gate.
Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week, our focus story will be Dear Zoo. We will be sharing the story together and exploring the different animals in fun, age-appropriate ways through play, discussion and songs. This story will also link to our farm visit on Tuesday, helping the children make connections between the book and real-life experiences.
Our Rhyme of this week: 3, Cheeky Monkey
Home Learning: Different Shapes and sizes
We are learning to be aware of different shapes and sizes and recognise big and small things in meaningful contexts. At home you could talk about the size of your everyday objects. For example, small toys and big toys or small shoes and big shoes.
Willow Room/Nursery school
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week, our book will be Dachy's Deaf by Jack Hughes. The children will discover a dinosaurs fun adventure and learn about the importance of being thoughtful of others' needs and how/why to adjust our voices to different environments. This will support their Personal, Social and Emotional development as well as their Physical, Communication and Language skills
Our Keywords are Sound, Noisy and Quietly
Our rhyme of the week is 5 Little Speckle Frog
Home Learning: Stacking Fun
A fun activity to try at home is stacking everyday household items with your child. You could use things like plastic cups, yoghurt pots, small boxes, soft blocks or empty food containers. Encourage your child to stack them up high, knock them down and build again.
Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week, our focus book will continue to be We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. The children have really been enjoying the story, and we will carry on exploring it through story sessions, role play, songs and fun activities linked to the different parts of the book
Our Keywords are Swishy, Swashy, Splash, Splosh, Tiptoe, Adventure and Cave.
Our rhyme of the week Baa Baa Black Sheep
Home Learning: Shape Hunt
Go on a shape hunt around your home or outdoors.
Can your child find:
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A circle (plate, clock)
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A square (coaster, window pane)
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A rectangle (door, book)
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While out walking, look for shapes in the environment:
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Circular wheels
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Rectangular doors
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Triangular roofs
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Square paving slabs
Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Rhyme of the Week:Baa Baa Black Sheep – Children will enjoy joining in with actions and movements as they sing this familiar rhyme, using gestures to represent the sheep and the wool.
Ideas for Home:
Sing Baa Baa Black Sheep together and encourage your child to use actions, gestures and whole-body movements while joining in. Try movement games such as carrying soft objects, reaching up high, bending down low or balancing along a line.
Focus Skill:
We are focusing on physical development and mobility, developing body awareness, balance, coordinated movement and physical confidence through active play and movement experiences.
Success Story of the Week!
This week, the children in Birch Room have shown fantastic progress in making choices and waiting for their turn. They thoroughly enjoyed selecting their favourite toy and successfully made choices between two objects of reference, demonstrating increased confidence and communication skills.
The children also did exceptionally well at waiting patiently for their turn during activities, showing great awareness of others and developing important social skills. We have seen lots of success in this area, and everyone should be very proud of their achievements.
In addition, the children enjoyed operating switch-operated toys, showing good engagement and understanding of cause and effect. Well done, Birch Room – a wonderful week of learning and achievement!
signs of the week
All absences must be reported to the school either by leaving an absence message or emailing admin@murielgreen.herts.sch.uk, We politely ask that if you plan to take your child out during school time, you notify the Nursery office. For appointments, we ask where possible that these are not during the school day. If this is not avoidable, please kindly share the relevant information for this appointment in order for us to be able to authorise this. Regular attendance at Nursery is very important, as it helps children build the foundational knowledge and skills they will need as they move through school. Establishing good attendance habits now supports a smoother transition into primary school and helps ensure children develop positive routines that will benefit them throughout their educational journey. Thank you for your continued support in helping your child attend regularly and on time.
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