Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a wonderful World Book 'Week' we have had at Muriel Green Nursery! The children have been absolutely delighted by the many secret storytellers who visited us this week, we even had a fancy dressed storyteller! Hearing familiar and new stories, told with such warmth and enthusiasm, has truly helped to create those ‘wow’ moments and spark a love for reading in every child. Thank you so much to all of you who took the time out of your busy days to come in and read to our children , your involvement means so much to us, and your support helps build our strong and caring nursery community.

On a separate note, we would like to remind everyone about parking in the nursery car park. Please could we ask that the disabled parking spaces are only used by families who genuinely need them, as we have several children with a range of disabilities that require close access to our building. It’s important that these spaces are always available for those who need them most. We also kindly remind parents and carers that the car park is strictly for dropping off and picking up your children. If you are leaving the site for any longer period, please do not leave your car in the car park, as this limits space for others and can create difficulties during our busy drop-off and pick-up times.

Thank you again for your support, consideration and for making our nursery such a welcoming, inclusive place!

Dates coming up:

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

Friday 13rd March 2.30pm 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 our book of the week will be Come On, Daisy!

We will enjoy reading about Daisy the duckling and her adventures. The story gives lots of chances to look closely at the pictures, name what we can see and join in with repeated phrases (Communication and Language, Literacy).

Our Keywords are Close, Far and Bouncy

Our Rhyme this week is "5 Little Ducks"

Home Learning:

We will be looking into the theme of 'Growing' and we are starting with our bodies. We would like parents to send in photos of themselves and their child at different stages of life. E.g. baby, child, teenager, adult. This will help children realise that every living things change.

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be What a Busy Baby!

We will enjoy looking at the pictures together and talking about all the things the baby does in their busy day. This will support the children’s early language skills as they listen, join in with repeated phrases and learn new words (Communication and Language, Literacy).

Our Rhyme this week is "Where is Baby"

Home Learning: Can you model to your child where their Eyes, Nose and Tummy is?
If you have any recent family photos we would love you to email them so our family wall can expand and the children can look at their photos and recognise their familiar people.

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will continue enjoying our book of the week, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

The children will have lots of fun joining in with the repeated phrases and animal sounds, building their listening and speaking skills (Communication and Language, Literacy – rhymes and repetition).

Our Keywords are Hissing, Zookeeper and Peacock.

Our rhyme of the week is "5 Current Buns"

Home Learning: Mathematics skills

You can help at home by encouraging opportunities for counting and number recognition. Maybe looking in your environment to find numbers or counting out plates, food or cutlery at mealtimes.

Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will continue exploring our book of the week, The Three Little Pigs. We will keep talking about the characters, the different house materials and the choices they make, supporting early thinking and problem-solving (Understanding the World). We will also link the story to ideas about keeping safe and being resilient when things are tricky (PSED).

Our Keywords are Tiny, Cottage, boiling, bricks, Chimney and beware

Our rhyme of the week is "Sailor Went to Sea "

Home Learning: Counting Skill

Can you practicing counting 1-5 or 1-10 and counting actions such as jumps, claps, toe touches, spins etc. at home with your parent.

Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Focus Skill:

We are focusing on fine motor skills and mark making, supporting hand control, imitation, patience, perseverance and extending preferred skills through playful exploration.

Ideas for Home:

Encourage your child to use their hands in small, purposeful ways – drawing lines, making marks with crayons or playing with small objects. Repeating simple actions helps build control and confidence. Celebrate effort and persistence, and try activities that extend what they already enjoy to help develop new skills.

Rhyme of the Week: A Sailor went to sea
A Sailor Went to Sea – Children will explore the rhyme with simple actions and repetitive movements, helping them engage with the song and build confidence in joining in.

Success Story of the Week!

This week in Birch Room the children explored a variety of different coloured peppers during snack time. The children were encouraged to look closely at the peppers and explore their shape, texture, colour and smell.

Adults supported this experience by modelling simple key words such as red, green, yellow, crunchy, smooth, and pepper to help develop the children’s understanding and communication.

The children were curious and engaged, using their senses to touch, smell and observe the peppers. Many children enjoyed feeling the different textures and looking at the bright colours, and some were keen to taste them too.

As you can see, the children really enjoyed eating the peppers - by the time we took the photograph most of them were already gone!