25th Feb'Rotary Chef' Local Heats & District FinalsOur very own Year 7 student Sahana represented Mayfield School at the Rotary Chef local heats and district finals at New City College. Sahana was placed first at the local heats and second at the district finals. She has now progressed to the regional finals at Newbury College on the 7th March 2020. Her dishes included a starter dish of Vegetable Samosas with a mint chutney and a Chicken Curry with buttered Roti as the main dish. This is a fantastic achievement for Sahana, and exhibits her hard work and culinary talent.
14th FebOxford CandidateOn Wednesday 12th February 2020, three Mayfield Sixth Form students spoke to some of our HAPs (High Ability Pupils) in order to shed some light on what helped them achieve their very best in GCSEs and Sixth Form. Ilyas Dar, an Oxford candidate and Mayfield Sixth Form student, went on to hold a lecture to his Year 12 peers sharing and inspiring students about how he achieved the grades needed to be offered a place at one of the world’s most acknowledge Russell Group Universities. There was some self-doubt, however, Ilyas decided to own his intellect and put his mind to work by dedicating his personal time to studying, attending seminars and enrol on work placements. Ilyas went on to explain the importance of completing everything he set out to do and avoiding taking shortcuts, as well as intentionally focusing on his weaknesses and not gravitating towards his stronger subjects.
14th FebYear 7 Netball SuccessOn Thursday 13th February 2020, the Year 7 Netball team played against Chadwell Heath Academy. The game got off to a good start with a three nil lead to Mayfield. Although some excellent interceptions were made by Coach’s Player, Polly, Chadwell managed to get in their stride and were only one point behind Mayfield in the third quarter. However Player of the Match, Kayleigh, scored some fantastic goals which led to Mayfield winning the game 8-5. This is an excellent achievement for these girls and we hope they continue to keep up the excellent work!
14th FebJack Petchey Speak Out sessionsOn Thursday 13th February 2020, 54 of our Year 10 students participated in an all-day "Speak Out!" workshop delivered by the Jack Petchey Foundation. Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out” Challenge! is a programme managed and delivered by Speakers Trust, the UK’s leading public speaking organisation and is supported and funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation. The aim of the challenge is to amplify young people’s voices by building confidence, developing skills, and creating platforms for young people to share their stories and ideas to empower not only themselves but each other. The top eight Year 10 finalist speakers have been selected for the Final Assembly on Monday 2nd March 2020. These eight speakers will deliver their speeches in assembly and be narrowed down to two speakers who will represent the school at Redbridge's "Speak Out!" Challenge.
12th FebYear 9 Spelling BeeOn Wednesday 12th February 2020 the Year 9 Spelling Bee final took place. The outcome of this determines who goes through to the Key Stage 3 Spelling Bee Final. Sarib from 9M7 took first place, closely followed by Walidah, 9M12. A fantastic effort by all 24 students who participated!
7th FebRedbridge Youth ElectionOn Friday 07th February 2020, Mayfield held an assembly on the upcoming Redbridge Youth Election. One of Mayfield's Year 8 students, Raul, (pictured right) is a candidate for the Youth Council. Raul's Manifesto. I plan to create a workshop that will raise awareness of bullying while promoting self-confidence I aim to create a workshop to raise awareness of the impact of discrimination I propose to create a Youth Environment Team to promote cleaner areas around schools I aim to create workshops that will raise awareness of bullying within schools to promote self-confidence amongst affected young people. Through my contact with Kidscape I will use their reliable expertise to develop a young people lead campaign looking at school policies and how they work. I aim to create a workshop that will raise awareness of all types of discrimination and help people to feel comfortable in their own skin. This event will be young people lead and will be recommended to all Redbridge schools. I will research to find an appropriate charity to support me with this work. I will aim to create a Youth Environmental Team that will promote cleaner areas around schools to teach young people the effects of littering around our borough. This will consist of a student group (in each school) that will go on the streets to show how much we care about our environment and to show people how much time common litter takes to decay (as shoe in the litter pick by the GREY team). They will also need to do assemblies around their school and talking about recycling etc.
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