Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message
Dear Parents and Carers,
We’ve had a wonderful week at Muriel Green Nursery, with the children making the most of our beautiful garden. Whether they’ve been digging, planting, or exploring, it’s been a joy to watch them thrive outdoors, building confidence and curiosity with every new discovery.
We are also very pleased to share that WRAP have had an exciting opportunity over the last few weeks with a visiting sports coach. The children are thoroughly enjoying learning new physical skills, practising ball control, and exploring how to move in different ways. These sessions not only help to develop their coordination and teamwork, but also boost their confidence and love of being active.
We would also like to invite the children to wear turquoise, yellow or any shade of blue next week to help us celebrate Deaf Awareness Week 2026.
Thank you for your continued support and for helping to make our nursery a welcoming and lively community for all.
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Dates coming up:
May Bank Holiday
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Monday 25th
Grand Parents Day
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Friday 15th May (10.00 to 11.00 am or 2.00 to 2.50 pm)
May Half Term
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Tuesday 26th - Friday 29th May
Start Term
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Monday 1st June
FUDGE Breakfast (Father, Uncle, Dad, Grandad and everyone else)
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Friday 12th June (7.45 to 9.00 am)
Nursery School Sport Day
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Friday 3rd July (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 our book will continue be Hug by Jez Alborough. We will be naming wild animals, listening to sounds and imitation sounds and movements this will link to their Physical, communication and understanding of the world skill. We signing BSL animals names
Our Keywords are Zoo Animals, Roar.
Our Rhyme this week is "Going to the Zoo"
Home Learning: Flick
Fill a small bowl or tray with soft items such as pom poms, scrunched-up tissue paper, or cotton wool balls. Show your child how to place one on the back of their fingers and use their thumb to “flick” it into another empty bowl or a small box. This helps build finger strength and control, supporting early writing and self-care skills (Physical Development).
Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week our book of the week will be That’s Not My Truck. We will use this story to help the children explore different textures and new describing words such as “bumpy”, “shiny” and “rough” (Communication and Language, Literacy).
Our Rhyme of this week: Wheels on the Bus
Home Learning:
We are focusing on sounds during play this week. Role modelling simple language during play or signing with the children is really valuable. When they’re playing with a Car or vehicle, keeping it simple such as ‘Beep Beep’ or ‘Vroom Vroom’ will really support early speech sounds.
Willow Room/Nursery school
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week our book of the week will be We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. We will use this story to support the children’s listening and attention, joining in with repeated phrases and actions (Communication and Language, Literacy).
Our Keywords are .
Our rhyme of the week is Walking Walking
Home Learning: Posting
Find an empty tub or small box with a lid (a yoghurt pot or tissue box works well). Cut or tear a slot or some small holes in the lid. Offer your child safe items to “post”, such as milk-bottle tops, large pasta tubes or chunky lollipop sticks. Show them how to post each item through the hole and listen for it dropping inside.
Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Next week our book of the week will be Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. We will use this story to support the children’s listening and attention, as well as talking about friendship, kindness and looking after others (Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development).
Our Keywords are Lonely, Harbour, Searched, Delighted and Floated.
Our rhyme of the week is Hickory Dickory Dock
Home Learning: Numbers
Finger rhymes focusing on adding one more when beginning to count up to 5. For example I have one then I'll add one more (for 2 Fingers then one more for 3 fingers until 5). Sing rhyme then take away 1 using words one less now I have...
You can sing the following at home.
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5 Little Ducks
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5 Little Speckle frogs
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5 Cheeky Monkeys
Birch Room
BooK & Rhyme of the week
Rhyme of the Week: Hickory Dickory Dock
Children will enjoy joining in with this rhyme, watching the mouse run up and down the clock and anticipating the “tick tock” moments.
Ideas for Home:
Sing the rhyme together and take turns being the “mouse” or making the “tick tock” sounds. Pausing at key moments can encourage your child to look, respond and join in. Simple turn-taking games and shared rhymes help build attention, connection and early interaction skills.
Focus Skill:
We are focusing on social communication and interaction, developing shared attention, turn-taking and early peer interaction through structured play and adult modelling.
Success Story of the Week!
This week in Willow Room the children have really enjoyed exploring the patio space and accessing a range of exciting activities. They spent time in the sand area with the dinosaurs, building small worlds and acting out stories together (Communication and Language, Expressive Arts and Design). The water play and shaving foam in the tuff tray were very popular, giving the children lots of opportunities to explore textures, pour, scoop and experiment (Understanding the World, Physical Development). It has been lovely to see their confidence grow as they make choices, share resources and play alongside their friends.
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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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