All News for May 2020
21.05.20
My Evacuee Adventure
By: Eve H
Thursday 20th March 1940
Today I’m being evacuated to England. Not that I want to. I wanted to stay here with mother. But it’s for the best, I suppose. Luckily, mother arranged for me and my best friend Betty to go together. In my suitcase, I put : my nightie, …
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MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
HISTORY
20.05.20
Back in April members of the Guernsey Velo Club cycled 100km or 100 miles to raise money for the Guernsey Covid 19 Community Fund.
Helena, a student in Lower Five, along with her family cycling team took part. Starting at 7am, Helena entered the 100km, completing it in 4hr 52 mins. The Club has r…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION ,
WELL-BEING
19.05.20
Last week Form III were delighted to hear of the appointment of the first female Deputy Bailiff in Guernsey, Jessica Roland, and this led a lesson discussion on what qualities inspirational people possess.
They were tasked with the challenge to name three inspiring women each and to consider what…
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MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL
15.05.20
Deputy Principal, Dr Mitchell returns from maternity leave on Monday and this coincides with Mental Health Awareness Week which has the theme of Kindness running through each day's challenge.
Please join in with these activities and let Dr Mitchell know how you get on each day. She would love to…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
WELL-BEING
15.05.20
Tuesday’s focus of Mental Health Awareness Week at The Ladies’ College is ‘Kindness to … yourself’.
We’ve asked Mrs Ogier, our College Counsellor, to pass on some self-care tips...
Hi, I hope you are all doing well in these very strange times we find ourselves in. This week is Mental Health A…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
WELL-BEING
13.05.20
Well-being – pay it forward!
So, in this very odd situation we all continue to find ourselves in, perhaps it’s worth a moment to remind yourself as you read this that we are all in this together and while we are bombarded with well-meaning slogans by the media, perhaps today you could make a diff…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
WELL-BEING
07.05.20
During the recent weeks of lockdown, Director of Music, Anthea Roue has been working virtually with the senior motet. Mrs Roue created a backing track and they performed and submitted their footage for her to piece it all together.
The piece is called 'Count the Stars' by Andy Beck and is perfor…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MUSIC
04.05.20
Hi Everyone,
I am self isolating with Emma. As I am 30 cm long when I am social distancing, everyone has to be 50cm from me.
Now as I am a bearded dragon, I do not have to worry about this virus as it only affects humans. Emma put some newspaper down the other day for me and I happened to read …
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SCIENCE