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2024/25 archive

2023/24 archive

🎄Trees, WReaths & Brush lettering raise funds for Mayfield 🎄

A massive thank you to everyonme who supported our festive fundraisers this year. Whether you bought your Christmas tree through us, attended one of our creative workshops for grown-ups, or simply came to say hi and enjoyed a mulled wine with us, it's been a really lovely end to the calendar year for us and a great way to boost our fundraising too.

Between the trees, wreath workshop and brush lettering masterclass, we raised £1,980 for our big All Aboard campaign.

The campaign itself is going really well and we'll update you in the new year with timelines for the trim trail installation plus let you know what else we've got planned in terms of fundraisers and other activities to help yus reach our target.

Thank you again for your support and we wish you all a brilliant (and restful!) winter break.

amazing makes at our Winter craft days!

Pupils across the school had a brilliant time over the last few days when they all got the chance to make some epic winter crafts! From Japan-inspired salt dough castles to pop up Christmas cards, from Danish hearts to pom pom snowmen - the focus, creativity and enjoyment in the room were palpable.

Well done to all those who took part and huge thanks to our small army of volunteers who helped make the days run smoothly - we hope you all enjoyed it as much as us!

And extra thanks to Inbal Leitner (from Mayfield Art Club) and school gardener Agnes Sandor who ran the card/calendar making activities ♥️

If you haven't yet donated to support the activity, you can still do so through ParentPay. We suggest £2 per child (this will help us cover the costs of all the stickers, glue sticks, googley eyes and gold pens!).

Year 5 festive bake sale a huge success!

Last Friday’s Year 5 Bake Sale was a brilliant way to round off the week, with tables full of homemade and shop-bought treats, a buzzing hall and a fantastic turnout from families across the school. A huge thank you to everyone who baked, volunteered, set up, cleared up or simply stopped by to buy a snowman cake - your support made the afternoon a real success.

The Mayfield Orchestra gave a standout performance, filling the hall with festive energy. They were superb from start to finish, and a special shout-out to band leader Tracey 🎶.

Our raffle was a big hit too - congratulations to all the lucky winners! Enormous thanks to Dulcedo Eddington for donating a delicious cake and to Martin Bond for gifting a beautiful art print and to the parents around the school who donated prizes too.

With your generosity, and support, we raised an amazing £442! Thank you for helping make the event such a festive hit!

WReath and brush lettering workshops

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our wreath making and brush lettering workshops! These cosy, hands-on evenings brought together staff, parents, grandparents and local residents to make some beautiful festive creations. The atmosphere was warm and relaxed - a lovely moment to slow down, chat and get into the seasonal spirit.

It was wonderful to see our community come together to learn something new, support the school and leave with crafts to be proud of. Thank you again for making these events such a joy!

Huge thanks to Freda Clarke and Rebecca Cahill Roots for giving their time to organise and run the sessions - you were amazing!

disco joy!

Amazing scenes in the large hall last Friday for our first school disco of the year. There were some amazing moves being pulled, a fantastic crowd and the foam was flying!

We'd like to say a really big thank you to everyone who came along (braving the queue in the rain!), and partied at our fun disco fundraiser - we hope you enjoyed it as much as us 🤩

And huge thanks to all the parents and staff who helped out on the night - you helped make it more fun for all the kids who came along - thank you!

The disco has helped us raise over £800 for the All Aboard campaign 🥳

If you loved the disco and would like to hire Disco Dave for an event, please get in touch with the PTA and we'll pass on his details - contact@fundmayfield.com

£250 raised for Children in Need

Huge thank you to everyone who donated to Children in Need through the school's dress down fundraiser!

We raised a brilliant £247 for the charity.

We even heard Pudsey turned up at school to say a massive thank you too! 🐻

£1,958 raised through Co-op community fund!

Huge thanks to everyone who chose Mayfield PTA as their Co-op Local Community Cause.

We've had news from the Co-op that we will receive an amazing £1958.19 through the Fund. This money is ring-fenced to be spent on outdoor learning, in line with our big All Aboard campaign goals.

Thank you to the friends, families, alumni and neighbours who chose us as their cause - your support means a huge amount to us and we simply wouldn't have got that amount without you 💛

We'll update you soon as to how this money is being spent.

another fun Quiz night

Our annual PTA and Governors quiz night is always a fun occasion and this year was no exception. With rounds including medicine and music, finding the connections and general knowledge, our brains were really put to the test!

Thank you to everyone who came along and made the night so fun. And huge thanks to the Governors for helping run the event, especially to Andrew Monteath and quiz-master Anna Chaudhri, without who the event would have been a non-starter rather than a starter for ten.

Congratulations to the winning team "Sorry, we haven't a clue" - turns out you had more of a clue that your thought!

The event raised almost £200 for the PTA's All Aboard campaign.

Celebrating the festival of light

We had such a lovely time last Friday celebrating Diwali. The festival of light is an annual celebration in the Hindu and Sikh religions and a really important date for many Mayfield families.

The PTA thought it would be lovely to help to celebrate this event, so we did a couple of things:

organised an experience afternoon for the Year 2 classes, who will study the topic of dark and light after half term
worked with families across the school to put on a Diwali celebration event after school

Year 2 Experience Day

The PTA set up and funded a fun Diwali-themed experience afternoon for our Year 2 classrooms. With the whole year being split into three groups, they took it in turns to:

immerse themselves in a Diwali storytelling adventure - with headphones and story provided by NowPressPlay, they hid under tables, threw (virtual) rocks at demons and learnt more about the story of Rama and Sita;
decorate their own diyas, learn how to wrap a saris, and try laddoo - Mayfield parent Kavita showed the children a range of saris and helped them learn about this traditional Indian dress. They also got the chance to decorate their own diya lantern to take home and try some laddoo donated by Mrs Aggarwal;
learn more about the story of Diwali and hear some authentic Diwali music - with Mayfield parent, musician and part-time Hindu priest Ranjan.

Huge thanks to Kavita, Ranjan and Mrs Aggarwal for helping make these sessions so interesting and engaging for the Year 2 classes!

After school fun for all

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported last week's Diwali event!

The hall looked great - decorated in celebration of the festival - and it was brilliant to see so many families joining in.

We had a great mix of crafts, activities and delicious snacks to share - from colourful rangoli patterns and papercraft lanterns to bombay mix, samosas, henna art and even Indian sitar music performed on electric guitar - there really was something for everyone!

Thank you to Bisha from Henna Cambridge, Ranjan, the team from Namaste Village, and all the volunteers who helped on the day. A special thanks to Mayfield parents Sonali and Megha who were instrumental in getting the event off the ground - we couldn't have done it without you!

We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

This event wasn’t really about fundraising - it was about coming together, learning a bit more about one another, and celebrating the diversity that makes our school such a special place. That said, it’s always nice to make a little bit, and we’re delighted to share that the event brought in £50 for the PTA coffers.

If you’d like to help the PTA mark other cultural or religious festivals, we’d love to hear from you - either talk to one of our team when you next see us, or drop us an email at contact@fundmayfield.com

Bag2School raises almost £200

Thank you to everyone who brought in a Bag2School bag. We raised an amazing £194.10 through the scheme.

If you'd like to make more money for the school with very little effort, check out EasyFundraising! Every time you shop online a small percentage of your purchase could be going to the school (at no extra cost to yourself).

Find out more about EasyFundraising and sign up here

Year 6 bake sale a great start to the year

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Bake Sale of the year! The year 6 families supplied an amazing array of baked goodies, from cheesecake to cupcakes, cookies to pizza.

The bake sale raised an amazing £300 for the year 6 classrooms.

Alongside the bake sale, the PTA ran a second hand uniform. It's always great to see so much uniform being bought and reused. We sold so much and raised an amazing £210!

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the event.

All aboard! The new Trim Trail is Coming!

...is one step closer to...

Thanks to your incredible support, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve now raised enough money to order the brand-new KS2 Trim Trail, the first part of our All Aboard project!

This weekend, a brilliant team of PTA members, staff, parents, and governors rolled up their sleeves to get the ground ready. There was digging, moving, drilling, rotavating, and seeding – all to make sure the area is prepped for installation.

We just need a final bit of help getting the stubborn concrete up - if you have access to a small digger or pecker please get in touch!

If you’ve been on the KS2 side of the grounds, you’ll see the area is now cordoned off. We need the grass to regrow before the trim trail can be installed – so please remind children to stay off the area for now. The quicker the grass grows, the quicker the equipment can go in, and the sooner everyone can start enjoying it!

A huge thank you!

We simply couldn’t have reached this milestone without you – every cake bought, ticket purchased, and donation made has helped get us here. We’re so grateful for the support of our whole school community. 💛

And a special thank you to those who gave up their Saturday to help with the ground prep:

- - Adam Blakeman (Y5 and 2 parent)
  - Kieran and Dan at Circle Leaf Garden Maintenance
  - Thalia Waste Management for donation of skips
  - Dave and the team at Brandon Hire Station
  - School gardener Agnes, and the PTA, parents, staff and governors who helped out

Watch this space! We’ll share updates, timelines and photos as soon as we can – we can’t wait to show you the progress!

Want to get stuck in? Get in touch! Email us at allaboard@fundmayfield.com

Welcome back!

After a soggy start to the school year, we were thrilled that the sun finally came out for the first Friday of term – just in time for our PTA welcome back event!

We put on drinks and snacks to give everyone a chance to catch up after the long summer break, and you all brought the good vibes. It was lovely to see so many families there and the children settling back into school life.

This event was all about reconnecting, but we still managed to raise £84 for the All Aboard campaign – a sweet bonus!

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