This morning JR took part in a class festive art competition. They were given a whole range of materials from fabric and wheels to cardboard strips and pipe cleaners. I gave them a theme of "reindeers" and then they really enjoyed getting creative! The girls thought it wouldn't be fair if I judged…
On Saturday Melrose Hall was alive with the sound of laughter and christmas music. It was the Melrose Christmas Fair. The girls and parents had created the most amazing stalls with such brilliant imaginations, from "Help i'm a Melrose Girl, get me out of here", lots of gunk to stick your hands in, …
Our newly-formed Remove hand bell team are pictured performing on Saturday at the walled Victorian garden in Saumarez Park. The team has already performed twice at Festiva's Christmas Concerts at St. James and you can hear them again at the College Carol Service.
On Thursday the whole Prep Department went to town to visit the library for Christmas stories and Crafts.
We made paper gingerbread men/ladies tree hangings and heard lots of funny stories about Santa getting the cold, Santa Pants needing the Aliens to help him deliver the presents with the Alien…
I was very happy to accept Ms Richardson's invitation to host a "Meet the Author" session at the College. It having been more than three years since I retired and left the island, I was very impressed with the new building and the attractive library.
I spoke to two groups of students about the wr…
Pre-Prep have started thinking about Christmas preparations this week. The girls have enjoyed experimenting with the glitter!! As well as using white playdough to make some fantastic snowmen as well as snowmen building on the lightbox... I think that a hint of excitement is beginning already and a…
The Juniors got into the festive spirit as they spent the morning preparing their stalls for the Christmas Fair this Saturday. Alongside their parent helpers, the girls used glue, glitter and paint to transform their plans on paper into their fantastic 3D stalls. A lot of fun was had by everyone an…
The Reverend Matthew Barrett, Rector of St. Peter Port, led our Senior School Christingle assembly today. The hall was dark at the beginning, and Rev. Barrett linked this to the dark times many children are experiencing in places such as Syria. He explained the meaning of the Christingle oranges, a…
Melrose Preparatory Department are performing this week A Miracle In Town, a simple Nativity retelling the traditional story of the Birth of Jesus. All girls in the Preparatory Department are taking part in our production. We have a wonderful host of angels, mischievous sheep and shepherds, funky C…
Form III have been working on independent learning, research and presentation skills this term.
Here are some examples of their stunning work on Space and various Victorian projects:
We went to States Works in Burnt Lane as part of a Floral Guernsey initiative.
We learnt about plants and how they are grown. Then we took cuttings and planted them. Each girl also potted up a tulip and daffodil bulb and was given it to take home. We are looking forward to the flowers in the s…
This advent, the prefect team want to carry out an act of kindness. They have decided to involve the whole school in giving back this Christmas. Over the years the Sixth Form have contributed to the Tumaini Fund and in this tradition, they have decided to do a reverse advent calendar! Every person …
The Ladies’ College (The College) has completed a full British Schools’ Overseas inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and, having received their final report, has published the ISI’s findings to parents.
The College was delighted to be judged as excellent (the highest rating) …
Laura Smith and Ella Dunlop who are studying Law and Medicine at Oxford, attended the Girls’ School Association (GSA) alumnae event on Sunday 20th October at the Natural History Museum in the city. Both students were enjoying the opportunity and the challenge of studying their chosen subjects and…
The annual House Creative Writing Competition took place in November with some outstanding creative entries. The girls were asked to submit either poetry or prose on a number of different themes ranging from discovery to jealousy and power. Entries were submitted from Remove, Lower and Upper Four,…
This week Form III were putting their team building skills to the test. Whilst the final group were making their hot chocolates, the rest of the class were working out how to put up shelters. All they were given was a tarpaulin and few pieces of rope. In groups of 4 they had to find a suitable spo…
Melrose went spotty for Children In Need on Friday 18th November and raised nearly £500.
Everyone dressed up and then the whole school enjoyed Form III’s assembly which included a quiz and game which involved eating smarties with chopsticks! Team Blush won!
Pudsey came to visit and the whol…
This week Form III braved the drizzly elements for their Forest School lesson. They were split into groups for different activities; lighting fires to make hot chocolate and building the tallest tower. The girls learnt how to safely lay a fire to boil a Kelly kettle. We mainly used willow and news…
We have had a busy week in Pre-Prep, we have built bridges for the three Billy Goats Gruff, we have created lots of craft starting with the sound 'p', we have played in the sun and rain and even flown a kite... but the highlight of our week was definitely visiting the Post Office with the letters …
Friday 11th November
At lunchtime today, around 40 girls from Remove to Upper 5 enjoyed a lunchtime talk about the First World War led by Mr McGovern, fully clad in First World War uniform. They sampled some trench stew, prepared to a genuine recipe, which was reviewed as "tasting like cat foo…
