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  • 17/01/25

    Long Service Award

    Mrs Missin was presented with her Long Service Award this morning. She has worked for 25 years for Derbyshire County Council, all of them at Melbourne Junior School. Congratulations and thanks to Mrs Missin for her service to the school.
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  • 17/01/25

    Rugby

    Thanks to Melbourne Rugby Club, pupils in Year 5 and 6 received training sessions in Tag Rugby this week. Year 3 adn 4 are looking forward to their sessions next week.
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  • 19/12/24

    Christmas Holiday

    School will close for the Christmas holidays at the end of Friday 20 December and reopens for children on Monday 6 January. Safeguarding during the school holidays. We would like to share key telephone numbers with you should you ever feel a child is unsafe when school is closed. Please use our w...
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  • 19/12/24

    Narnia Day

    The children helped to vanquish the White Witch so that Christmas could return to Narnia.
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  • 18/12/24

    Christmas Carol Celebration at Melbourne Parish Church

    Parents and children enjoyed a Christmas Carol Celebration at Melbourne Parish Church.
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  • 13/12/24

    Christmas Activities

    Christmas arrived this week at Melbourne Junior School! Year 3 & 4 performed their Selection Box to parents. The hand bell ringing went down particularly well! Each year group has had a Christmas disco thanks to the PTA. On Thursday, the whole school went to see Cinderella at Derby Arena...
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  • 03/12/24

    Football

    A team of Year 6 children represented the school at the South Derbyshire Football Competition. The team won the group stage beating Findern, Derby High and The Mease, Hilton.  but lost in the semi finals to Willington.
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  • 03/12/24

    MJS at the Parish Church

    Melbourne Junior School Choir, ably prepared and supported by Miss Martin and Mrs Worthington, sang beautifully at the Parish Church Christmas Fair and Tree Festival. Mrs Green, who masterminded the Christmas tree design with the children, was delighted to hear that the tree had won the most votes.
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  • 07/11/24

    Scarecrow Success

    Congratulations to Mrs Green and the children who made the Paddington Bear scarecrow for the Swarkestone Nurseries competition. The MJS scarecrow won, and Mrs Green plans to ask the Gladiators to help to decide on how to spend the prize money of £250!
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  • 07/11/24

    Basketball

    All classes enjoyed basketball workshops with Stedroy Baker this week. A Year 6 team will be competing in a South Derbyshire competition on 20 November at Greenbank Leisure Centre.
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  • 25/10/24

    October Half Term

    School has closed for the October half term holidays and reopens for children on Monday 4 November. Safeguarding during the school holidays. We would like to share key telephone numbers with you should you ever feel a child is unsafe when school is closed. Please use our website CEOP button on th...
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  • 25/10/24

    Harvest Collection for The Padley Centre

    Thank you for the donations for The Padley Centre which were collected from school on Friday. They were loaded into the van by our Y6 Gladiators.
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