The last day of the Michaelmas Term saw senior school girls battling it out for points in the annual House Drama Competition.
The theme was 'pantomime' and Carey won overall with their rhyming version of Cinderella. The whole event was highly entertaining and judged by one of Guernsey's famous p…
Saturday December 14th he Melrose Christmas Fayre taking place.
We had a visit from the red suited man himself, all girls seemed to have been good!
There were lovely eats in Mrs Claus Café, with sticky gingerbread and hot chocolate with marshmallows!
Stalls galore from nail painting to 1D …
'A Midwife Crisis' was the intriguing title of this year's Melrose Preparatory Department nativity play. The plot, it appeared, revolved around a busy midwife rushing to get to Mary before the birth of baby Jesus - with a few adventures en route!
The much-loved, familiar roll call of Mary, Josep…
Anna Ogier talks us through the 2013 Collas Crill Moot
Basic case law, court etiquette, and lawyer jargon were, up until October 2013, practically unknown concepts to the twelve pairs of participants in the Collas Crill Moot Competition 2013. Yet, within two months, we had been transformed into …
The Inter-Schools netball season has just reached its conclusion with Ladies' College winning the Year 8 and Year 9 leagues - as well as the Year 8 tournament.
A very well done to all those girls who have trained so hard this term. Training will start again next term.
Next we turn our attenti…
The countdown to Christmas is well and truly under way at The Core...
With daily Advent themes such as 'Stars' and now 'Trees' there is always a good reason to check out the latest tasty treats on offer.
Canteen manager Sharon Carre and her team invite the girls to come and visit them for hot…
Maths teacher Mr Druckes has raised £1,000 for the Philippines disaster fund by agreeing to shave his head - if the College could raise enough cash.
Girls and staff were asked to vote by donating money to either the 'Save' or 'Shave' campaign. The winning side was announced in front of a packed …
Following an intensive vetting by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, Melrose and The Ladies' College Pre-School have been judged 'Excellent'.
UK inspectors spent a total of six days in the junior school and Pre-School during two separate visits in October. Their report says:
Excellent teachi…
Carey Vs Brock in action, Lower Four.
Lower Five House Netball takes place on Friday 22 November; Upper Five and Sixth Form House Netball takes place on Thursday 28 November.
House Netball has been taking place this week. Results so far are as follows:
Remove Winners – Carey / 2nd - Br…
Please keep your Moonpig Cash for Schools vouchers coming in for Melrose. Last week we were awarded 50,000 bonus points when our Bonus Ball was picked out of the bag by the children at Les Voies School.
Every little bit helps, though, so please cut out the Moonpig vouchers found in The Press and …
Ladies' College Science Department recently hosted a free workshop for the islands's Primary School children. Called Journey to Mars, the event was aimed at able pupils with an interest in science. The Year 5 and 6 boys and girls took part in a series of fun experiments led by Head of Science, Dr K…
Some of our youngest girls became teeny-tiny pizza chefs recently when Pre-School went Italian.
The girls spent a week learning about Italian food and culture, the highlight of which was visiting The Italian Job pizza restaurant. There they rolled dough, made pizza bases and covered them with top…
Ladies' College was thrilled to welcome London 2012 Olympic Long Jump Champion Greg Rutherford. He came to school to talk about his amazing sporting experiences and show off his well deserved Gold Medal.
He told the girls how fortunate he had been, to able to compete in London 2012 at full fitne…
Upper Four girls spent an afternoon at Vazon Bay looking at coastal defenses and the problem of rising sea levels. The Geography Field Trip took in the length of the bay from Fort Richmond to Fort Hommet.
The girls discussed what Guernsey may need to do if sea levels rise due to global warming a…
Photo: Zoe Collins, 4, the youngest student at Melrose, leaves St Stephen's after Commemoration Service
The first of many "new traditions" took place today when the whole school celebrated Commemoration Service at St Stephen's Church.
The new timing of the event, on the actual day Ladies' Col…
Children's author David Bedford thrilled Melrose girls when he came to read some of his many books to our eager Preparatory audience.
He read "Mole's Babies" and "It's a George thing" a story about a zebra who did not think he was very good at anything, until he heard music and discovered he was…
Melrose completely decamped to Beau Sejour last Friday to take part in the great Guernsey tradition that is the Swimarathon.
All girls from Lower Prep to Form III took part. The Junior girls all swam in their Houses, each working as a team and supporting each other. The Preparatory girls swam in…
Olympic Long Jump Champion and British Record Holder Greg Rutherford will be visiting Ladies' College on Monday afternoon (7 October).
Greg will be talking to Senior School girls about his amazing achievements and that epic Super Saturday when he won Olympic Gold in London last summer. With the w…
Girls from the Preparatory Department howled with delight at a recent visit of the Blunderbus professional theatre company which plays to more than 200,000 children every year. The story was "Dotty the Dragon", the tale of a baby fire dragon who lives on a mountain top above a village of dragon fea…
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