Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parent

We've had a wonderful week at nursery filled with fun, learning, and laughter. The children have enjoyed exploring new activities, playing together, and sharing stories about their favourite things. It's been lovely to see everyone working as a team and celebrating each other's achievements. Looking ahead, we’re all very excited for World Book Day Thursday 5th March, where children will get to share cherished stories with their friends! Please look out for the email inviting family members into the setting to share their favourite story with the children. This was so successful last year, we had so many ‘secret storytellers’ and would love as many to join us this year. We’re also starting to prepare for our MADGE afternoon 2.30pm to 5.30pm to celebrate Mother's Day, recognising the important people in our lives. We can’t wait for another busy and joyful week!

Dates coming up:

World book week: 2nd to 6th March

Be one of Secret storytellers and come to read to the children.

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

This week our book of the week is Where, Oh Where, is Rosie’s Chick?

We will be sharing the story together, joining in with repeated phrases and talking about what might happen next. This supports children’s listening, attention and early reading skills (Communication & Language, Literacy). The images on this book sparks children's interest as each page scene is full of details to discover.

Our Keywords are Wheelbarrow chick and under

Our Rhyme this week is "5 Currant Buns"

Home Learning: Recall Skill

helping your child notice details around them will support their recall skill development. Eg. Where is the hairbrush? Where are the cereals? Etc.

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson.

We will be sharing the story together, joining in with the rhythm and rhymes, and talking about the snail’s big adventure. We will also explore sea animals, journeys and caring for our world through play (Understanding the World, Personal, Social & Emotional Development).

Our Rhyme this week is "Row Row your boat"

Home Learning: Squeeze Skill

Our Busy Finger skill of the week is ‘Squeeze’. Do you have any bath toys you can squeeze the water from? You can also use flannels or sponges work great too!

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our book of the week will be Polar, Polar, What Do You Hear?. We will be sharing the story together, joining in with the repeating phrases and animal sounds to support children’s listening, attention and early reading skills (Communication & Language, Literacy).

Our Keywords are Hissing, Zookeeper and Peacock.

Our rhyme of the week is "Peter Piper"

Home Learning: Family Photos

If you have not already sent in a family picture for our home corner, please email one in to admin@murielgreen.herts.sch.uk.

Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week our story of the week will be The Three Little Pigs. We will use this traditional tale to support the children’s Communication and Language and early Literacy, by retelling the story, joining in with repeated phrases and talking about the characters and houses. We will also explore simple story sequencing – what happened first, next and last.

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

Our rhyme of the week is "Five Little Ducks "

Home Learning: Reading Skills

As it is World Book week, we would like invite your child to bring their favourite story book to share with their friends and adult in the room.

Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Focus Skill:

We are focusing on physical development and mobility, supporting safe movement, balance, stepping, body awareness and physical anticipation through playful action games.

Ideas for Home:

Sing Five Little Ducks together and encourage your child to waddle, step and move like the ducks. You could play simple movement games such as walking along a line, stepping over cushions or marching to the rhythm. These playful physical challenges help build balance, coordination and confidence in moving their body safely.

Rhyme of the Week: Five little Ducks
Five Little Ducks – Children will join in with actions and counting as the ducks go out to play and waddle back, using whole-body movements and anticipation.

Success Story of the Week!

Our success of the week: Going for a walk to the park

On Wednesday, All Acorn Room enjoyed a lovely trip to the park with the children. We visited the ducks by the water, watching them paddle and waddle along the edge, which everyone found very exciting. We also watched people gliding their electric boats across the water, listening carefully to the different sounds and talking about what we could see. It was a calm, happy outing filled with fresh air, nature and plenty of smiles.

EYFS links: Communication & Language (talking about what we saw), Understanding the World (observing animals and the environment), Personal, Social & Emotional Development (sharing experiences together)