FLORA STEVENSON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL MEETING 26 SEPTEMBER 2019
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 AGENDA 5. Funding Requests & Discussion – 30 mins 6. Events & Fundraising Update – 10 mins 7. T oilet 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!
6. EVENTS & FUNDRAISING Last year, we did: Other events: Film Night Quiz Night Bake Sales Readathon Ceilidh You choose! Halloween Christmas Fair Summer Fair Active Challenge
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 13 th 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 open to all. No need to book – just turn up.
8.3 MUSIC SCHOOL • Music School Open Day at Broughton on Saturday 2 nd 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 10 th 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
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