Welcome to Mayfield Preparatory School, Walsall

Lower III have been working hard this term in their enterprise teams. They researched and produce their products, pitching their ideas to Mr Draper. They agreed on a budget and worked together to make the products and their advertising posters. Products proved popular with pupils and parents, selling well after school in the courtyard. Lower III will count their profits and the winning team will be ‘hired’. They will get another chance to refine and change their products to try selling again before Easter. Well done Lower III and to Mrs Hawthorne, Mrs Crosby and Mrs Pittaway for their support.

Pupils have been busy this month getting ready for Christmas making crafts in Art lessons and enjoying the festivities. Early Years enjoyed a trip to the cinema to watch the Cbeebies pantomime and pupils in main school travelled to the Lichfield Garrick theatre to watch the annual pantomime. This year it was Cinderella. Mr Draper met the not so lovely ‘baddies’ (otherwise known as the ugly sisters) and Mrs Crosby tried on the slipper but was unlucky and did not marry the prince! There have been Christmas dodgeball events in sports and Andi Markham made his usual trip with ‘Jack’ and ‘Grandad’ to talk about the importance of the Christmas Story and the birth of Jesus. Pupils enjoyed their Christmas parties during our last week and a Christmas Movie Night. We ended the term with our Christmas Carols Concert. Thank you to Mrs Gerighty for her hard work in teaching the pupils to perform so beautifully and thank you to Reverend Emma Holton from St Peter’s Church for once again visiting us and giving a thoughtful address and prayer.

Mayfield held a non-uniform day for Children In Need alongside a tuckshop provided by Scott House pupils. Thank you to all who donated treats and money. Lower III sold merchandise all week to raise funds too. Guess the bear name for a giant Pudsey bear was popular and was won by Harman in Lower III. There were spots and Pudsey ears everywhere on Friday 14th November and we managed to raise £437.

Lower III hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning to raise funds for the charity. Pupils across the school donated cakes and biscuits, some baking their own, also, Mrs Hussain in the Office, baked a delicious Macmillan carrot cake (it went really quickly!) Parents were invited for a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake for a donation. Lower III were exemplary hosts, serving the cakes, taking donations and washing up! Thank you to all those parents who came and pupils who donated. Lower III managed to sell all the left over cakes and treats at the end of the school day and managed to raise £347.62 .

Lower III pupils were democratically voted into their leadership roles by staff and pupils. The roles are as follows: