E-weekly Issue 241 - 22 September 2023

Our U14A team, who won at Kent College on Tuesday in the first round of the cup.

Welcome

Honouring Miss Beary

You are cordially invited to join us for Mass in Mayfield Chapel to honour our former Headmistress, Miss Antonia Beary. Mass will be celebrated by The Most Reverend Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.

For so many parents, staff, former staff and Old Cornelians, Antonia was the face of Mayfield School and her vision, dedication and exceptional commitment to the Mayfield community was valued by all. Please can we therefore ask that you register to attend the Celebration Mass and provide details of any guests or dietary requirements before Friday 29th September 2023 using either the link below or email oldcornelians@mayfieldgirls.org

Register for Miss Beary's Celebration Mass

Antonia Beary Lourdes Bursary Fund 
Throughout Antonia’s career she has been involved in many school and Diocesan trips to Lourdes. To mark her retirement, Antonia would like to ensure that as many girls as possible are given the opportunity to experience the wonder of Lourdes for themselves. We are therefore inviting donations to establish a Lourdes Bursary Fund. This will provide financial support for any girl studying at Mayfield School to undertake a Pilgrimage to Lourdes which would otherwise have been unaffordable.

Donate to the Antonia Beary Lourdes Bursary Fund

Potters' Day

On Saturday 16th September, our very own Miss Taylor was our latest lecturer for Potters' Day 2023.  She gave an excellent talk to all of our GCSE and A level students and Art Scholars about her work and her journey from A level and through university. She created some excellent displays for the girls to look at and ask questions of which there were many! She also provided some highly skilled demonstrations on the pottery wheel and showed the girls how to create and apply transfer decoration. All of the information she provided will no doubt help shape a number of projects over the coming months.

Tim Rees-Moorlah, Head of Ceramics

Sports News

Hockey
It has been a week packed with fixtures. Last Saturday saw a block fixture against Kent College involving the seniors and U15As. Mayfield came away with one win, one draw and one loss. The U14s then drew against Bede's on Tuesday, with the U13s coming away with a draw and a loss against Bromley High. Finally, the U14s suffered a defeat against Bede's. All coaches have mentioned the progress their teams are making in this opening two weeks. Onwards and upwards, Mayfield!

Netball Success

A big well done to the U14A team who travelled to Kent College on Tuesday to play in the first round of the Sisters in Sport cup. Despite most of the girls having to dust off their Netball cobwebs, Miss Auer and Miss Starr were very complimentary of the team’s win and performance. Bring on the next round, well done ladies!

Upcoming Fixtures This Week
Saturday 23rd September V Ashford School - Senior A & B teams (A) @ 9am / U15A (H) @ 9am / U13A & B (H) @ 10.45am
Monday 25th September  V Bede's - Snr XI(H) @ 16.30pm
Tuesday 26th September V Burgess Hill - U14A Hockey (A) @ 16.45pm / U18A Netball (H) @ 16.45
Thursday 28th September  V Burgess Hill - U15A (H) @ 16.45
Thursday 28th September - U14A County Round Hockey Tournament
Friday 29th September - Cross Country event @ Sevenoaks Prep

Success for Mayfield Skiers 

 Last Sunday, Darcy in Year 12 and Emilia in Year 8 travelled to Chatham for the Annual English Schools Ski Association (ESSKIA) Ski racing regional qualifiers. Both girls performed strongly, finishing in the top ten overall after completing two runs on the slalom course. Darcy came 6^th overall and was 3^rd across both runs in her age group category. Emilia was 9^th overall, which is particularly impressive for a year 8 girl. She was the fastest over both runs for her age-group. We can't wait to see how they perform in January when we head out to Flaine for the British Schoolgirls' races! 

Mayfield Carnival

Last weekend saw the annual Mayfield Carnival take place in the village, featuring a torchlight procession as well as a fireworks display. Here are the best photos (with thanks to a friend of a Year 7 parent for the fireworks photos).

Trip to Shakespeare's Globe

The "fog and filthy air" of 'Macbeth' were not difficult to imagine on a wet Bankside, London, on Wednesday, as Year 10 travelled to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Despite the late night, girls in lessons the next day showed a deep engagement with the drama. They were inspired to think critically about the modern interpretation, and some could even recite memorable lines verbatim, such is the value of seeing a live performance in full. Thank you to all girls and accompanying staff for making this a very positive introduction to our study of the Scottish play.

Miss Joanna Staunton, Head of English

Culinary Flair

As "Bake Off" season approaches, some of the Food and Nut classes at Mayfield have been demonstrating their own baking flair! In Year 12 Culinary Skills, we kicked off with impressive focaccia art this week. 

Year 9 will be studying and exploring raising agents this half term. This week included the use of yeast (biological raising agent) to create some very tasty fruit plaits in just one 55 minute lesson!

Coming soon.....Mayfield's Recipe Book, containing 18 of Mayfield girls' favourite recipes. Further details to follow shortly. 

Sue Smeaton, Head of Food & Nutrition

Book Reviews

Great reads from the library, as recommended by the girls;

Ronan’s Reflection

REMEMBER THAT THE OPPOSITE OF “I,” IS “WE,” NOT “YOU”
In November 2022, Pope Francis published a book titled “I want you to be happy”. The book gathers together his thoughts and ideas on how we can lead happier lives, by embracing our faith. One chapter of the book offers us a radically different way to think and relate to those around us — by seeing them as potential partners with whom to build a peaceful community, rather than individual enemies.

“The Bible tells us that great dreams are those capable of being fruitful, capable of sowing peace, of sowing fraternity, of sowing joy, like today: here, these are great dreams because they consider everyone as ‘we.’ Once, a priest asked me: ‘Tell me, what is the opposite of “I.” And I naively fell into the trap and said ‘the opposite of “I” is “you”‘ — ‘No, Father: This is the seed of war. The opposite of “I” is “we.”‘ If I say: The opposite is “you,” I create war; if I say that the opposite of selfishness is “we,” I make peace; I create community, I bring forth the dreams of friendship, of peace,” the Pope explains in the book.

Perhaps this week, we could all try to reframe how we think. When we catch ourselves saying ‘you’, how can we turn that into a ‘we’? In this way, perhaps we can foster and encourage that sense of community that makes Mayfield such a special place to live, study, work and worship.

This Sunday at 11:30 we will celebrate a Service of Word and Communion in the school chapel. Mass with the parish returns on Tuesday evening at 6pm. All are welcome.

Mr Ronan Lavery, Chaplain

Sam Haywood Piano Recital – 26^th September

Next Tuesday we are delighted to welcome Sam Haywood back to Mayfield to give a piano recital and masterclass. The recital will be at 1.45pm in the Concert Hall, and is open to members of the public as well as our staff and students.

Equally at home as soloist and chamber musician, Sam Haywood embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire. The New York Times hailed his 'passionate flair and sparkling clarity' and the Washington Post his 'dazzling, evocative playing'.

Tickets for this exciting recital can be purchased here

From the School Shop

Lost Property and Named Clothes
We are still having to remind students to come and collect their lost property or uniform that was sent for naming. Please check your emails and come and collect as soon as possible. Thank you.

School Shop Hours
A reminder that the School Shop hours are now 07:30 AM to 3:00 PM. This will enable the boarders to come to the shop after breakfast and take their items back to their boarding houses. 

Sewing Service
The Sewing Service will be unavailable between Wednesday 27th September and Wednesday 18th October. If you think that you will need uniform and have the sewing service, please order your items this week.

For New Students
We hope that you have enjoyed your first two weeks at Mayfield. Please let me know if you think there is anything we should be carrying in the school shop by emailing sbowles@mayfieldgirls.org 

Next Week's Menu

Menu w/c 25th Sept