On a very sunny Sunday afternoon a large number of Melrose girls, mums, dads and lots of dogs met at Pleinmont to walk for the Born Free Foundation and Elsa. Even Mrs Beebee's dog Bruar brought his Lion as a mascot!
Elsa is a downtrodden lioness, only 6 years old found at a shoddy Italian Circus.…
Middle Prep and Upper Prep trip.
As part of Guernsey Literary Festival we went to Acorn House to see Korky Paul create his wonderful illustrations from Winnie the Witch. We even met Winnie!
Miss Kinley
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A busy few days at the start of term has set the tone for the year. It was great to welcome new students and to see them in their new PE kit and pinafores in Melrose. Three girls have been awarded their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and Sixth Form have presented an assembly on their work in Sri Lank…
Last week saw our Melrose Upper Preparatory compete in a tournament with their peers in Year 2 at Acorn House. Four teams were fielded: Melrose Monkeys, Snow Pandas, Red Roses and Gymnastic Jaguars against Acorns Bulls, Tigers, Lions to name but a few. The College field was divided into three pi…
At the end of May Melrose hosted is Swimming Gala - the first competitive swim for many of our girls. Everyone competed in both back stroke and free style and there was a very close final in both these events, with Emily Wilson narrowly beating Amelie Torode in both finals. Everyone who participat…
On Friday 8th May 2015 Melrose celebrated the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Guernsey. All of the girls and staff dressed in 1940s style clothing and looked amazing.
Our day began with a special assembly presented by Upper Prep which explained what life had been like for children in Guer…
This week, as we mark Guernsey’s 70th Anniversary of the Liberation, many of us will turn our thoughts to the past and the many significant events which have shaped the island and our College. The artwork below, which has just been returned to us from an islander’s attic, commemorates and thanks …
The Ladies' College art department displayed the work of a variety of students from all year groups at this Year's Art Eisteddfod. Miss Chmiel, Mr Bolt and Mrs Adams decided to include students' work from all different artistic disciplines such as drawing, painting, sculpture photography and mixed …
On Friday 13th March the girls in Form III at Melrose presented a wonderful assembly about Comic Relief. The School Inspectors (played by Form III girls) visited the school and were shocked to find everyone wearing red noses and silly costumes. The rest of Form III explained to the inspectors and …
This year, the competition was a particularly high standard and involved over 60 girls competing in 6 events. For the first time, the Removes had their own class in the floorwork. They did not disappoint with their impressive skills. The U6, however, were the star performers of the day with their f…
On Wednesday 4th February I took 57 Melrose Girls to Government House to be presented with their certificates for taking part in the Wildlife Walk as part of the Born Free Foundation to help Simba and Bella the lions. The walk raised just over £5000 with Melrose raising £1,982.06, an amazing amoun…
In anticipation of bad weather this winter, this is what all parents and girls need to know...
If it snows overnight and you want to know if school is open:
Check the website - here in the news section. This is where you will find the most up to date information.
Check Twitter @LCGSY - th…
On Monday Melrose girls all wore festive jumpers in aid of UNICEF the School councils charity. There were reindeers, robins, snowmen, snowflakes, penguins, to name just a few of the festive jumpers on display. The girls all donated £1 to wear their jumpers for a very worthy cause at this time of th…
Melrose was buzzing with the sounds and smells of Christmas on Saturday as they held their annual Christmas Fair. The girls and parents had all worked hard creating their stalls, from guess how many sweets in the jar, name the bear to feely boxes of cold spaghetti and jelly!!!
Refreshments in Mr…
This half term our cooking has had a Christmas theme. We all baked gingerbread houses in moulds. The following week the class was a builder’s yard with house gables, walls and roofs all being held together with icing. Our windows were the finest jelly tots - and not a single window was eaten before…
Keeping the stable clean and the hay fresh for all the animals is a smelly old job for Sam, the young stable boy. No one seems to notice his hard work and it's making Sam feel very insignificant. His ever-faithful friend, Shrew, tries to keep his spirits up, but Sam is finding it hard to feel impor…
On Monday 17th November Melrose Form III took part in the second De Putron Challenge for Year 6 pupils. The Melrose Masterminds lived up their name and won their heat to gain a place in the final.
Though our team led for most of the final they were just pipped at the post in the last 2 rounds an…
Congratulations to the girls in Melrose who participated in the Guernsey Primary Schools' Netball Tournament. They were runners' up and lost by just one goal. We are proud of all that they achieved in terms of their wins, skills and their attitude and approach to competition.
Congratulations to Melrose Form 3 girls who participated in Cycling and have all passed their Bikeability (Cycling Proficiency) with PC Boughay. They have all received a National Standard Cycling Certificate and a Hi-Vis jacket to wear, donated by Cathy Perkins.
