Walsall Art Gallery

The Walsall Art Gallery was amazing! We made things with clay and we also looked at the different types of art work from over a hundred years ago. It was an amazing experience. Also, in addition, the place itself was a very modern and clean place. My favourite bit was when we did a quick drawing of an animal painting and made it in clay. It was very fun! Then, after, we got to take them back to school! Overall, it was a really good school trip. Everyone enjoyed it! (Aarav C, Form II).

Bhangra Dancing

This week FI and FII were treated to a bhangra dance workshop from Bhangra Workshops for Schools. We had a fabulous time as part of our Diwali celebrations dancing along with our teacher Bally. Pupils learnt all the different moves. Also, they used drumsticks to tap out a beat! Even the teachers had a go and thoroughly enjoyed themselves!

Maths Challenge

On Tuesday morning, four different schools came into Mayfield for a maths challenge. When the schools came in, the four Mayfield children partaking in the competition greeted them. Everyone had plenty of biscuits and drinks. We then all were split up into different groups and did our first challenge. After that, we had a break, came back inside and began our second challenge, which was a relay. We then completed the final challenge. At the end there was a winning team and 2^nd and 3rd place medals. Everyone got a gift bag. Overall, everyone had a brilliant time. By Saran, LIII.

Quidditch Day

On Tuesday we had a Quidditch day where we had two people come in to teach us a type of quidditch. In the morning we had assembly where The heads and deputies were sorted into the four Harry Potter houses using the famous sorting hat. Everyone was sorted into their houses in lessons. Every class had thirty minutes to play Quidditch. In our time to play Quidditch we played mini games at the start and finished with a proper game. Without a doubt everyone enjoyed it very much (Saran, LIII, Deputy-Head girl and Head of Hufflepuff House, the winning house).

Harvest 2024

A huge THANK YOU for the fantastic donations made by our parents and carers during the Harvest Festival. We had an abundance of greatly needed food donated to the Black Country Foodbank, all of which will be made into emergency food parcels for people in crisis. We know it will be gratefully received by lots of families as the charity works to end hunger in our community.

We have donated 193kg of food and 29kg of toiletries, enough to provide 386 meals and 58 toiletry packs. Black Country Food Bank are so thankful for the amazing support.

Diwali

Mayfield celebrated the festival of Diwali on Friday 10th November. Pupils dressed up in their bright home clothes or traditional outfits. At the start of the day, Anika and Sara from LII performed a lively dance during assembly. For the rest of the day, classes completed a Diwali dance workshop and various activities in class. The dance workshop taught traditional Indian dance moves to the story of Rama and Sita. In class, pupils made Diva lamps, Rangoli patterns, Mendi hand patterns, and decorated elephants. Happy Diwali!

Sports Days 2023

Last week, Mayfield held its annual sports days for both Lower and Upper School. The weather held out on both occasions until a light drizzle made the tug of war in Upper School a little slippery but the pupils soldiered through and managed to finish with a smile on their faces! The overall winners for Lower School junior house cup were Nightingale House and our Games Captains held the house trophy up high with pride. Livingstone was the overall winner for Upper School senior house cup and likewise, their Games Captains were overjoyed and enjoyed their lap of honour with their house team. For the Lower III trophies, the sprint champion girl was: Esther, and the long-distance champion girl was Aila. Alexander won the sprint boys and Mustafa the long-distance boys. Sienna won the Victrix Ludorum cup for the girls and Alexander and Mustafa were joint winners of the boy’s Victor Ludorum cup. Well done to all the staff who helped and organised the events, especially, Mrs Pittaway, our Head of PE, to pupils for their respect and resilience when taking part, and to the parents who came to watch for both glorious events.

Tennis Superstars!

Congratulations to our Form II Tennis stars! They have been successful in their Level 2 local area competition and will represent the borough at this year’s Black Country School Games in Tennis. Good luck for the level 3 Tennis Championships on Tuesday 23rd May! See attached letter outlining the event. We are so proud of them, as it is our first time qualifying for a level 3 event!

Coronation Celebrations

On Friday 5th May, Mayfield celebrated the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. There was bunting, music, crowns and everyone was wearing red, white and blue to represent the colours of the Union Flag. The courtyard was a party atmosphere with rows of tables and chairs for everyone to celebrate with a traditional street party. Pupils and staff ate sandwiches and cake whilst listening to a coronation playlist of hits, which led to an outbreak of spontaneous dancing, with the culmination being pupils singing Our Coronation Song, led by Mrs Gerighty and finally the national anthem. Pupils have being taking part in a variety of activities all week to celebrate the coronation. Pre-Nursery and Nursery, Kindergarten, Transition and Form I made crowns and then paraded them in front of the rest of the school in Friday’s award assembly. Mrs Hatton judged the winning crowns and the winners received a coronation story book each. Upper School have entered the design a stamp competition and these were displayed in the hall for all to see (winning results are to follow). Thank you to Mrs Guest, Humanities lead, for organising the day and to all of the staff, parents and pupils for making this historical moment one to remember.

Welcome back to Mayfield at the start of the Summer Term

Welcome back to Mayfield at the start of the Summer Term. Please read further below a message from the Headmaster at the start of term.