Monday 16th - Friday 20th January
This week has sent us a challenge of wintery temperatures outside. Nothing stops the adventures in Pre-Prep. A number of the girls this week have shown a fantastic Growth Mindset, trying and finally achieving a new skill. We decided it would be a good plan …
Monday 9th - Friday 13th January
This week we spent a lot of time outside, playing the secret path game. We also realised that our strawberry plant was still flowering so we weeded the bed and removed any dead leaves, and had a tidy up in the growing area. We celebrated a very special birthday.…
32 girls from 6 primary schools participated in The Ladies' College Primary Schools Gymnastics competition this Tuesday. Each girl performed 2 jumps from the trampette or spring board and a tumble including 3 - 6 skills. Everyone who took part did extremely well to perform in a friendly, competitiv…
The latest Ilex magazine is now published and can be accessed . We hope that you will looking through it, agree that the Upper Sixth team responsible for putting it together, led by Maninda Singh, have done an excellent job. Our girls are involved in a very great many things in the course of…
We worked in teams to find out more about Guernsey and develop out team work skills.
First we had to brainstorm as many local attractions and icons connected to Guernsey as we could. We had to find a way to include all the group and help the less vocal be heard and the noisier team members improv…
Form III had a wonderful morning yesterday at the Cheshire Home; we sang carols together, played handbells and Mimi played her bassoon. The residents and staff loved joining us and we appreciated their deeper tones adding to our melodies. Then we had drinks and biscuits and best of all- the chance …
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, …
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…
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…
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 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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
