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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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  • 21/10/24

    Pudsey Ramble

    The Pudsey Ramble was enjoyed by the whole school. So far £498 has been raised for Children in Need. Thanks to everyone who supported this.
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  • 21/10/24

    MJS Poetry Competition

    MJS Poetry Competition We had nearly sixty entries this year and the standard was high, making the judging very difficult. The Year group winners each received a poetry book. Congratulations to: Year 3 - Maisie M Year 4 - May M Year 5- James H Year 6 - Spencer The Year group runners- up were: Yea...
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  • 16/10/24

    Year 5 visit to Bradgate Park

    Year 5 visited Bradgate Park to undertake a river study.
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  • 09/10/24

    Confirmation of Training Days 2025-2026

    Melbourne Junior and Melbourne Infant School have set the following dates for training days for the next academic year 2025-2026: 4&5 September 3 November 13 February 1 June
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  • 08/10/24

    Y6 visit to Acres Engineering as part of Manufacturing Day

    Year 6 pupils enjoyed a visit to Acres Engineering in Melbourne as part of Manufacturing Day. They found out about jobs in STEM industries and took part in challenges. MJS pupils were the fastest to build a trestle. With many thanks to Lucy Stephens from Village Voice for the photographs.
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