Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Spring has definitely sprung at Muriel Green this week! The children have loved the sunny, warm weather and have taken full advantage of it with some wonderful water play. These joyful moments outdoors have not only supported their physical development, but also given them opportunities to strengthen their friendships and work together in creative play, with lots of laughter along the way.

This week, we also came together as a nursery community to “Rock Your Socks” in support of Down Syndrome Awareness Day. The effort and enthusiasm shown by staff and children alike was truly heart warming. Seeing everyone celebrate what makes us unique, while standing together in bright and colourful socks, was a clear reminder of the values that make our community so special. We are incredibly proud of how our children show kindness, acceptance, and respect for everyone. We feel incredibly lucky to have such a supportive community of families and staff working together to help every child thrive.

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

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 our book of the week will be Colours with a Ladybird.

We will use this story to help the children learn and talk about different colours, spotting them in the pictures and around the classroom (Communication and Language; Understanding the World). The children will be encouraged to point, name and match colours through fun games and creative activities.

Our Keywords are Fluttered, hoovered and Rainbow

Our Rhyme this week is "5 little Men in the flying Saucer"

Home Learning: Noticing colours in the environment

what colours can you spot when you are out for a walk? Can you find a red post box, a blue car and a yellow flower?

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be Leo the Lion Roar!

We will be using this story to support the children’s language and communication skills by joining in with repeated phrases(Communication and Language). The story will also help us explore being brave, trying new things and using our “big voices” in a safe, playful way.

Our Rhyme of this week: Leo the Lion

Home Learning: Communication and Language

We are encouraging the children to explore and use sounds during their play. For example, when playing with cars, we model simple sounds like “brrrm” to help build early communication skills.

For children who use BSL, we support this by signing key words such as “car” or phrases like “ready, steady, go”.

Modelling simple language and signs during play helps children to develop their understanding and build new vocabulary in a fun and meaningful way.You can do this at home by joining in with your child’s play, copying sounds, and introducing simple words or signs.

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will be continuing with our book of the week, Each Peach Pear Plum. The children will be encouraged to talk about what they can see in the pictures and describe the characters, building confidence in speaking. We will link activities such as simple counting, matching games and mark making to the story, supporting the EYFS areas of Maths, Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design.

Our Keywords are Pie, Spy and Den

Our rhyme of the week is "Happy Birthday Song"

Home Learning: Family photos (understanding of the world)

If you haven't already. Please send in an updated family picture so that we can put them up in our home corner. You can email in the picture to admin@murielgreen.herts.sch.uk

Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will be continuing our book of the week, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The story helps us explore healthy eating, changes over time and life cycles as we think about how the caterpillar grows into a butterfly (Understanding the World). Linked activities such as fruit tasting, creative artwork and mark making will further support the EYFS areas of Expressive Arts and Design and Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Our Keywords are Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly, Cocoon, Moth, Hungry.

Our rhyme of the week is "There’s a Worm at the Bottom of the Garden

Home Learning: Insect Hunt 🐞

Go outside with your child (garden or park) and look for insects! Encourage them to spot, count, and describe what they find—colours, size, and how they move.

You could also draw your favourite insect afterwards.

Please remind children to be gentle and kind to living things 🌱

Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Focus Skill: We are focusing on social communication and interaction, supporting reciprocal play, peer awareness, turn-taking, understanding emotions and developing early self-advocacy.

Ideas for Home: Sing the rhyme together and take turns being the “worm” popping up at the end. Simple turn-taking games, copying actions and making funny voices can help build shared attention and connection. Talking about feelings and encouraging your child to express what they like or want can also help develop confidence in communicating with others.

Rhyme of the Week: There’s a Worm at the Bottom of the Garden.

Children will enjoy joining in with this playful rhyme, using actions, voices and facial expressions as the worm pops up from the garden.

Success Story of the Week!

This week in Willow, our big success was the new building corner. An adult carefully set up the area with a mix of big and small wooden blocks, high‑vis jackets and builder hats to spark the children’s imagination. The children had great fun taking on the role of builders, planning and constructing together. They worked as a team to build a large platform, negotiating ideas and sharing resources. This activity supported the EYFS areas of Physical Development (through lifting and balancing blocks), Communication and Language, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development through teamwork and turn-taking.