Melrose Masterminds were very nervous at the start of the tenth De Putron Challenge. Our team- captain India Hilgeland-Wilkins, Lauren Varley, Isla Savory and reserve Nina Richards, have been practising hard for over 4 weeks with Mrs Morris, Mr Honeybill, parents and the rest of Form III asking us …
31st October - 4th November, Pre-Preparatory Department.
Well we have certainly had a mixed bag of weather this week, but nothing stops the fun! We made some fantastic pumpkin boats, by scooping out all the seeds and then putting a little sailor inside. We have had a lovely time outside testing o…
19th October 2016
As part of our annual concert series remove presented their work on the 19th October. This was an informal evening allowing the girls to perform to a small audience, for some this was their debut! We had a delightful evening listening to their talents across a range of ins…
Junior Remove went on a trip to Castle Cornet today and were taken back in time to meet Admiral James Saumarez. He told us about the brave battle at Cobo, which first made him known to be a brave sailor. The girls enjoyed taking on the different roles of frigates, rocks and the French enemy. Everyo…
By Molly Brown and Isabella Davison
On October 14th, we flew out to London, Gatwick to explore the galleries. We started off at the Tate Britain where we had the opportunity to see various artists and styles including a fantastic sculpture made of mouldy bread! Next we took the Tate-To-Tate b…
17th - 21st October, Pre-Preparatory Department.
Pre-preparatory has had some very exciting visitors this week. We had 6 six week old puppies come and visit. I am not quite sure who was more excited the girls or the puppies!! We were then very excited to be invited up to help Form 1 make rai…
Before half term a group of Lower 4 students took part in the French exchange and have visited their pen pals in Fouesnant, Brittany.
Here are a few pictures of their experience.
Form III enjoyed a Victorian day on Monday 17th October. This was to develop historical empathy and appreciate what life was like 150 years ago. Several pupils ended up getting the cane or wearing the unclean or dirty signs as punishment; the dunce's hat was also used!
The class said that it …
This week the weather has been fantastic again. We built a ball run and then had lots of fun racing a variety of different balls down the pipes. We have created a rope swing and the girls had lots of fun experimenting how to swing just using their arms to lift them. The building and creating conti…
Well we have decided that autumn has definitely arrived, as this week has felt a little chillier!! Not that a little chilly wind stops the exciting adventures in Pre-Prep. We have celebrated three special birthdays this week. As well as making magic potions, writing maps, wedding invitations, and …
On Friday 7 October 2016, The Ladies’ College welcomed visiting musicians from the acclaimed Southbank Sinfonia for an afternoon of master classes for its students, followed by a private evening recital for its local supporters.
The links between Southbank Sinfonia and the island go back almost a…
Form I have been having a whale of a time immersing themselves in their current Science topic 'What's that sound?' Loaded up with instruments, measuring equipment and clipboards the girls made their way to the Senior School field, in the beautiful autumnal sunshine, to work hard on developing thei…
Junior Remove were busy in their Forest School session yesterday afternoon. They enjoyed planting the heathers along the bank of their new playground. The girls were helped by members of the PTA, Mrs Lowe and Mr Honeybill. They learnt how to prepare the soil, plant the heathers and make sure they …
The sun has been lovely this week although we did have a few rain drops, with all sorts of signs of autumn we decided to go on an autumn walk! We had lots of fun and found some exciting things to put on our autumn table.
From 17-23 September 2016, we had the pleasure of entertaining our guests from Papenburg. Students from The Ladies’ College girls had been to Germany in May and this was the reciprocal visit. They had a wonderful week weather-wise and were able to carry out all of the activities without coats!
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19th - 23rd September
What an exciting week we have had in the Pre-Prep. We started the week going back to our first swimming lesson of the new year. Everybody had a wonderful time and can't wait to go swimming again! Then in addition to the adventures and excitement Pre-Prep encounter on a we…
Welcome back to all our new Beans and Peas!! We have had a wonderfully exciting week, making new friends and meeting up with old ones, whilst also exploring all the exciting changes which have happened in the Pre-Preparatory garden!! The girls have cooked and cooked in our wonderful newly build fi…
The Ladies’ College invited local business women to attend the second annual networking event on September 8th with principal speakers Deputy Heidi Soulsby and Swoffers Estate Agents director, Shauna Clapham. The event was sponsored by Susie Brown of Gower Financial Services, who supplied refreshme…
The Ladies’ College Upper Five (Year 11) students have been a terrific year group who have excelled both inside and outside the classroom. We are delighted that their results follow on from the success of our students who did so well at A-Level last week.
Our 55 students deserves to be congratula…
