Head of school / Day Care Manager 's message

Dear Parents and Carers,

The festive spirit has truly begun to sparkle here at Muriel Green Nursery! Our rooms are filled with the cheerful sound of children practising their Christmas songs, and it’s wonderful to see their excitement as they prepare for this special time of year.

This week was made even more magical thanks to a visit from a travelling pantomime, who brought a world of laughter and wonder to both children and staff. The joy on everyone’s faces was absolutely priceless, and we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our dedicated governors for organising such a fantastic experience for us.

As the season of Christmas magic unfolds, please keep an eye on your diary dates so you don’t miss any of the festive fun and events coming up. We love making memories together and look forward to celebrating with all our families.

Warm wishes,

Additional Sessions are available in our Day Care

We now have extra day care sessions available each week, offered on an ad-hoc basis with no weekly commitment required. Availability may vary, and 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 continue exploring our book of the week, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? The children are really enjoying the repeating phrases, animal sounds and rhythm of the story. This supports their Communication and Language, early Literacy skills and listening and attention. We will build on this through songs, small world play and sound games linked to the animals in the story

Our Keywords are Snarling, Hissing, Zoo Keeper, Peacock

Our Rhyme this week is "Ring a Roses" -this is to encourage turn taking and sharing as we play the circle games together.

Home Learning: Practice Dancing

Can you do a snowflake dance? Play gentle music and twirl like a snowflake. You can use scarves or paper strips to add to the fun.

Acorn Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

.Next week we will be exploring our new book of the week, The Snow Storm. We will use the story to talk about winter weather, clothing and snowy adventures, supporting the children’s Communication and Language, early Literacy and Understanding the World as they make links between the story and their own experiences.

Our Rhyme this week is "Incy Wincy"

Home Learning: .

To link with this week’s snow theme, you could create your own sensory snow basket with cotton balls, soft white cloth, a cold cloth, a small rattle or a bell and a plush toy penguin or even better snowman/Olaf! Through play you will naturally use weather words developing new language and you can count the cotton balls together incorporating maths in fun activities.

Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

This week, our story of the week will be "My Perfect Pet". We will explore this charming story that encourages children to think about what makes a pet special. Through this book, the children will engage with ideas of responsibility and friendship, offering opportunities for rich discussions and imagination.

Our Keywords are Pet, Perfect, Shiny.

Our rhyme of the week is "Rainbow song"

Home Learning:

If you have a pet at home, we would love it if you could email us in pictures for a show and tell activity. If you have a friendly or cool animal you would like to bring in for a visit, contact us!

Nursery School
Book & Rhyme of the week

Next week we will continue exploring our book of the week, Farmer Duck. The children are really enjoying joining in with the repeated phrases and talking about how the duck feels. This story supports Communication and Language, early Literacy and Personal, Social and Emotional Development, as we think about kindness, helping others and working together. We will build on this with small world farm play, role play.

Our Keywords are Lazy, Fed up, Fetched, Crept, Meeting

Our rhyme of the week is "Christmas Song"

Home Learning: Christmas Celebration (Understanding of the world)

Start talking about your family Christmas celebrations and traditions. Share some Christmas stories, sing some Christmas songs, and talk about the things you enjoy doing at Christmas time with your family. We would love to see some photos!

Success Story of the Week!

We have had an exciting Success of the Week in Acorn and Conker Room, full of winter creativity and teamwork. The children loved making snowflakes with support from the adults, proudly talking about their creations. In Acorn Room, the children explored paint with their hands and made beautiful snowflake handprints, supporting their sensory development, creativity and fine motor skills in line with the EYFS. In Conker Room, the children used different media such as cotton wool, glitter and glue to design their own textured snowflakes, developing their imagination, independence and Expressive Arts and Design skills. It has been wonderful to see their confidence and joy grow.

Dates coming up:

Christmas lunch for the children - Wednesday 10th December
Christmas Jumper Week Monday 8th to 12th December

Nursery School Only

Cathedral visit - Christmas Trail(A consent letter has gone home with your children please check their bag)

Tuesday 2nd December
Wednesday 10th December

Christmas Song(Parent is invite to join at 2.30 pm)

Tuesday 9th December
Thursday 11th December

Day Care Christmas Song

Thursday 18th December ( Parent are invited to join us at 5.30pm)

Last day of term will be Friday 19th December and the Nursery will be close at 1.30pm, there will be No after School Club on that day.

Monday 5th January 2026 Inset day Nursery and Day care will be close in the morning for training and (Open afternoon where all of you, your family and friend are invited)

Nursery will reopen on Tuesday 6th January 2026.

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