Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
The theme for Science week this year is Time.
In a busy week, there is a range of activities for children including the Vehicle STEM programme in Year 3 and 5, visits from STEM ambassadors, First Response and CPR workshops.
We have a number of parents who work in STEM visiting the children to talk about their work: an airline pilot and the lead engineer for racing at Triumph Motorcycles.
On Friday 8 March, the whole school visited the Magna Science Discovery Centre just outside Sheffield as the launch to Science Week.
Children took part in science workshops and toured each of the pavilions, exploring exhibits and finding out more about the production of steel.
The centre is based in an old steel works.
The Big Read started after the half term holiday.
Poet, Paul Cookson, led workshops for all children. Pupils were inspired by these and may have written their own poems based on his work.
We were overwhelmed with support for reading with parents and grandparents.
Every space in school seemed for be full of children reading to an adult.
Photographs of 'Extreme Reading' are displayed in the library.
During our Reading Relay, children in the school read for a total of 6 hours and 40 minutes.
Our Book Swap enabled all children to take home a book.
As Class Dojo has been launched to all classes, you can log on for updates on class and school events.
Our I-vengers led an assembly on Safer Internet Day. The theme this year is Inspiring Change.
To support their work on Richard III, children in Year 5 visited the Richard III Centre and cathedral.
Councillors Dale and Muller visited Melbourne Junior School.
The South Derbyshire Sports Partnership Cross Country event took place on 29 January at Melbourne Sports Partnership. Six pupils from each year group took part. Many were placed and Melbourne were overall winners and will take part in County finals on 11 March.
The PTA kindly paid for Indian Dance workshops for all classes.
Thanks to Melbourne Rugby Club coaches who ran workshops for all classes.
Please contact MRFC if your child is interested in this sport.