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All News for May 2016

Forest School trip to the Victorian Walled Garden

Form II enjoyed a sunny trip to the Victorian Walled Garden this afternoon during their final Forest School lesson of the term. The girls have been enjoying learning about planting and growing thanks to the Waitrose Grow Boxes. They have successfully planted lettuce, beetroot, peas, basil, courgett…

NEWS  MELROSE , FOREST SCHOOL

Sun Safety

We are keen to educate the girls to protect themselves from the sun. Using funds raised through the sponsored swim, we have had sun shades installed around the poolside and are in the process of having a sun cream dispenser fitted. It is preferable for the girls to apply their own sun cream at home…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Chinese noodles with chopsticks!

Another busy week in Pre-Prep. We celebrated two special birthdays this week and enjoyed some delicious birthday cakes. On our cooking day this week we cooked some Chinese noodles and then we ate them for our lunch with chopsticks!! Lunch was extremely delicious and the chopsticks were a complete …

NEWS  MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY

Guild hosts London reception for its alumni

The Ladies’ College Guild has held its first London reception, inviting alumni from across the UK share stories and to learn more about what life at College is like in 2016.

The Guild was established in 1905 to promote links between the College’s alumni and to support the interests of its present…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY

Melrose Hockey Tournament

On Friday 20th May Melrose enjoyed taking part in the outlook hockey tournament run by Guernsey hockey. The girls played lots of friendly matches and developed their skills and game play in every match. A fun afternoon of hockey was had by all and we now look forward to the official tournament on …

NEWS  MELROSE , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Learning about minibeasts

Upper Prep have been enjoying learning about minibeasts in their Forest School lessons on a Friday afternoon. They explored where they lived on the trim trail looking under logs and in the bug hotels. They went on a snail search and found some hiding. The following week the girls made their own min…

NEWS  MELROSE , FOREST SCHOOL

Liberation Day Road Relay 2016

A strong team of talented athletes retained the Liberation Day Road Relay Race Trophy for the ninth successive year. Two laps of the circular route are split into 6 sections. The lap starts at the Crown Pier, continues out to the Albert Memorial, back around to the seafront, past the Tourist Board,…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Mixed weather week

Well what a mixed weather week! We have shared stories in the book boat, explored nature on the science table ad been very creative.

Then ..... the sun started to shine and we could go outside without our explorer suits! I think we had the most fun playing hide and seek.

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NEWS  MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY

Fencing Assembly

Aimee, Amandine, Anya, George, Harriet and Nicole recently presented a fencing Assembly. We thought you might like to see it:

George = Hi, I'm George and I'm head fencer of the school fencing club. Today we're going to explain the basics of how fencing works but also why it's such a great spo…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Laundry and Orange Juice!

We have loved the beautiful weather we have had this week. Pre-Preparatory decided that they best catch up with the laundry! So on the hottest day of the week the girls washed dried and 'ironed' all of the baby clothes. Well after a busy morning like this what else does a busy girl need but a glas…

NEWS  MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY

First week of Trinity Term in Pre-Preparatory

We are very excited to be back after our Spring break and looking are all looking forward to more adventures and exploration this term. This week we planted in our new wooden planters. We planted potatoes, strawberries, marigolds, sweet peas, sugar snap peas and lettuces! We are looking forward to…

NEWS  MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY
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