Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

It’s been another successful and joyful week here at Muriel Green Nursery!

We are so proud of how the children have settled into their routines, explored new activities, and shared so much laughter and curiosity with their friends. Every day, we see growing confidence, independence, and plenty of those special ‘wow’ moments that make our nursery such a wonderful place to learn and grow.

A gentle reminder to all our families: if your child becomes unwell and develops a temperature while at nursery, our dedicated team will of course keep them comfortable and cared for until you are able to collect them. We kindly ask that you collect your child as soon as possible in these instances, so they can rest and recover at home. Your support in this matter helps us keep our nursery community healthy and happy.

Thank you as always for your partnership, trust, and for being such a valued part of our Muriel Green family. We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Dates coming up:

HALF TERM

Monday 16th to Friday 20th February s

Start of Term

Monday 23rd February

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

Friday 13rd March 2.00pm 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 we will be continuing our book of the week, “There’s a Bear on My Chair”. They will be immersing further into the role play, repeated reading and fun activities linked to the characters and rhyming words. This will support their Communication and Language and Literacy skills as they join in with familiar phrases, listen carefully and talk about the story

Our Keywords are "Happy, Sitting, Igloo"

Our Rhyme this week is Hop Little Bunnies

Home Learning: Physical Skill

Have physical activities sessions, using different movements. E.g. hopping, tiptoeing, waddling like a duck, slithering like a snake.

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

.Next week our book of the week is “Zoom”. We will be using this story to encourage the children to look closely at pictures, spot small details and talk about what they can see. This will support their Communication and Language skills as they listen, join in with new words and answer simple questions.

Our Rhyme this week is "Tiny Tim"

Home Learning: Squeezing Skill

Can you practice squeezing your sponge in the bath and letting the water out?

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will be continuing our book of the week, “Ten Terrible Dinosaurs”. The children have really enjoyed counting along and joining in with the dinosaur fun, so we will be immersing ourselves even more in the story through songs, small world play and simple counting activities. This will support their Communication and Language and Literacy skills as they listen, repeat key phrases and talk about the characters

Our Keywords are "Dinosaur, Spiky, Fierce"

Our rhyme of the week is "Mary has little Lamb"

Home Learning: Numbers

Have a look for numbers in the environment. What numbers can you find in your home or when you go out for a walk?

Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will be continuing our book of the week, “Jack and the Beanstalk”. The children will be retelling the story in their own words and beginning to change small parts, such as the characters or what Jack finds at the top of the beanstalk. This supports their Communication and Language and Literacy skills, as well as building confidence, imagination and understanding of story structure.

Our Keywords are Beanstalk, Giant/Giantess, Market, Stranger, harp, Lullabies

Our rhyme of the week is " Polly Put the Kettle on"

Home Learning: Birds watching and Counting Skill

Over the weekend, look for birds with your parent.

Count how many birds you see.
Tell us the number when you come back to nursery.

Birch Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Rhyme of the Week: Polly Put the Kettle On
Children will explore Polly Put the Kettle On through singing, listening and simple, repetitive actions. Adults will model gestures, facial expression and simple BSL signs to support understanding and engagement. Children may join in by watching, moving, vocalising, smiling or responding in their own way. The rhyme will be linked to familiar daily routines such as snack time and shared activities.

Focus Skill: Independence Self-Help & Daily Living
We are gently supporting early independence skills linked to eating, drinking, toileting readiness and daily routines. This will focus on exposure, familiarity, tolerance and participation. Adults will model actions and respond to each child’s individual communication cues.

Ideas for Home:

Support your child with using utensils at mealtimes and modelling.
Support toileting readiness by building awareness of routines (pulling trousers up and down at nappy change times, visiting the bathroom at regular times, naming actions with signs or symbols).
Encourage your child to make simple choices wherever possible, such as choosing between two cups, snacks or items of clothing, using eye gaze, reaching or gestures.
Offer lots of praise and reassurance for any engagement or attempt, no matter how small.

Success Story of the Week!

This week’s success in Acorn Room has been all about “crunchy” exploration! The children have loved exploring rice and cornflakes with their hands. They have been touching, crushing and moving the crunchy pieces, which supports their Physical Development as they strengthen their little hands and fingers. The children have also been closely watching what happens as the rice and cornflakes move and break, developing curiosity and early thinking skills linked to Understanding the World.