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FLORA STEVENSON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL MEETING

26 SEPTEMBER 2019

AGENDA

1. Welcome, Introductions, Chairs’ Update – 5 mins 2. Review of Actions – 5 mins 3. Treasurer’s Report – 5 mins 4. Head T eacher's Report – 10 mins 5. Funding Requests & Discussion – 30 mins 6. Events & Fundraising Update – 10 mins 7. T

• ilet Improvement Working Group

– 5 mins 8. Subgroups Updates – 20 mins 9. Approval of Funding Requests – 10 mins

• 10. Any Other Business – 5 mins

1.WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, CHAIRS’ UPDATE

• 2. REVIEW OF ACTIONS

2.1 Agree minutes 2.2. Playground repairs

• 3. TREASURER’S REPORT

• 4. HEADTEACHER’S REPORT

• 5. FUNDING REQUESTS &

DISCUSSION

REQUESTS RECEIVED

• 1. Football strips – P5 Team (£348 – 20 kits)
• 2. Football strips – P6 Team (£348 – 20 kits)
• 3. Football raincoats – P5 Team (£300 – 20 jackets)
• 4. Football raincoats – P6 Team (£300 – 20 jackets)
• 5. Netball equipment for school teams (£211.20)
• 6. Refreshments for PC/School Mingles (£200 – 5+ Mingles)
• 7. Resilience Curriculum Books (£769.50)
• 8. Book Club Books (£300)
• 9. Plants (£TBC)

10.Activity Boards for Playground (£TBC) 11.Playground Paint (£TBC) 12.Musical Instruments (£TBC)

• 6. EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

Save our Bake Sale!

• 6. EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

Quick Start Guide For Bake Sale:

• 1. Advertise – parentmail/posters (templates available)

2.Get change (float) from Treasurer Ros

• 3. Collect baked goods before school, store in school
• 4. Retrieve plates/bags/napkins from cupboard (we can show

you!)

• 5. Put baking out by 11:30 behind Dining Hall (janitor will help

with tables)

• 6. Sell stuff
• 7. Give money to Ros

Any questions, just ask, we are here to help!

• 6. EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

We need: Mums, dads, grans and grandads, parents and carers Full time parents Full time workers Creatives People who fear the sight of a blank piece of paper New P1 families Families who have been here for 10/15/20 years … You! Events do not require any particular skill set, just a desire to help our school. YOU are qualified!

Last year, we did: Film Night Bake Sales Ceilidh Halloween Christmas Fair Summer Fair Active Challenge Other events: Quiz Night Readathon You choose!

• 6. EVENTS & FUNDRAISING

• 7. TOILET IMPROVEMENT

WORKING GROUP

• 8. SUBGROUPS UPDATE

8.1 SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFE TRAVEL

• Working with Eco Forum
• Safe Parking Banners Printed – School to launch with

JRSOs ‘Park Smart’

NEXT STEPS

• Investigation into Living Walls
• Vegetarian cook book with Waitrose – competition
• Waitrose Growing Space

8.2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING – EMOTIONAL

Breakfast Mingles

• Aim is to build our community
• Fantastic first mingle
• Planning 3 more this school year + a few evening/ specialist

sessions

• Funding request for refreshments

8.2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING – EMOTIONAL

Swaps

• Fri 11 Oct - uniform and dressing up clothes
• Fri 8 Nov - winter warmers ONLY
• Fri 7 Feb - book swap
• Fri 3 Apr - uniform and World Book Day costumes
• Fri 26 Jun - uniform swap

8.2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING – EMOTIONAL

Staff Wellbeing We asked: How would you like to be appreciated? They said…

8.2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING – EMOTIONAL

Other Priorities

• Supporting Dr Suzanne Zeedyk’s work with staff
• Understanding

Your Child Course

• Poverty 1 in 5/Reducing Cost of the School Day Project
• Portobello Learning Festival
• Staff Library

8.2 HEALTH AND WELLBEING – PHYSICAL HEALTH

LAST YEAR:

• Active Challenge (200 people, 8 activity providers, 250 free

gifts, free fruit, 1 smoothie bike)

• Flora’s Rocks

NEXT STEPS

• Our Physical Health Group needs you – we know there is a

lot of interest in supporting our Flora’s Families’ health, we need someone to lead the way!

8.3 MUSIC SCHOOL

• Choir, Samba Band, Chamber/Fiddle group all have started

up again. Choir is before school and Samba and Chamber are at lunchtimes.

• Junior String Orchestra started 13th September at

Broughton – children from Music School plus those who play violin and cello at Flora’s and Broughton (up to S3). They’ll perform at the Broughton Christmas Concert and the Summer Concert.

• Twilight Recitals: twice a month at 4pm on Wednesdays at

Recital Room, Broughton High Music School. Mostly secondary music school students, but primary students do also perform (P6 student performed recently). Free and

• pen to all. No need to book – just turn up.

8.3 MUSIC SCHOOL

• Music School Open Day at Broughton on Saturday 2nd
• November. Performances from music school pupils from P1

to S6 and a chance to look around the music school facilities, look in on lessons and practice sessions, etc. All welcome.

• Closing date for applications (available online) to the Music

School (P1-S6) for the 2020-21 session is 10th January 2020. Free specialist education at Flora’s and Broughton, informal enquiries welcome ahead of the deadline.

• Music School Parents available for a chat at Parents’

Evenings next week.

8.4 PLAYGROUND & OUTDOOR EDUCATION

• We are looking to relaunch this subgroup, with your new

ideas!

• Opportunity to work closely with the school and

Playground Pioneers Forum to improve our outdoor space and opportunities for children to play and learn outside.

8.5 ARTS IN SCHOOL

• Come along to our launch event at Waitrose Community

Room:

• Thursday 10 October, 7-8:30 PM
• All welcome
• Refreshments served
• We will: identify areas of interest, set priorities, investigate

funding/free opportunities, work with school to make our school a more vibrant place to learn!

• 9. APPROVAL OF FUNDING

REQUESTS

• 1. Football strips – P5 Team (£348 – 20 kits)
• 2. Football strips – P6 Team (£348 – 20 kits)
• 3. Football raincoats – P5 Team (£300 – 20 jackets)
• 4. Football raincoats – P6 Team (£300 – 20 jackets)
• 5. Netball equipment for school teams (£211.20)
• 6. Refreshments for PC/School Mingles (£200 – 5+ Mingles)
• 7. Resilience Curriculum Books (£769.50)
• 8. Book Club Books (£300)
• 9. Plants (£TBC)

10.Activity Boards for Playground (£TBC) 11.Playground Paint (£TBC) 12.Musical Instruments (£TBC)

PARENT COUNCIL CLUBS

• Judo: Thursday after school at school. Spaces available for

P5-7, all abilities welcome. P2-4s can join waitlist.

• Chess: We are running 2 oversubscribed lunchtime classes

at the moment. If you know of anyone who could tutor or volunteer for an after school session, please be in touch!

• Football Teams: Two teams this year: P5 and P6, all boys and

girls welcome, no experience necessary, we play for fun! Training Monday evening, matches some Saturday mornings. Space available on both.

• Netball Teams: Friday after school at Broughton, beginners
• welcome. P4-7 girls
• Ukulele: We are looking for a new teacher, and hope to

start a beginners’ class alongside our improvers’ class. More info soon!

• 10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Thurs, 10 October, 7-8:30PM, Waitrose Community Room: Arts Subgroup Launch Fri, 11 October, 11:30-12:45, Behind Dining Hall: Bake Sale and Uniform & Fancy Dress Swap Mon, 28 October, 7-9PM, Music Room: PC Meeting Fri, 1 November, 9-10AM, Dining Hall: Breakfast Mingle Fri, 8 November, 11:30-12:45, Behind Dining Hall: Winter Warmers Swap Mon, 16 December, 7-9PM, Dining Hall: PC Meeting & Holiday Social