Tuesday 25 September 2012

Meeting 25th September

As  Liam was absent Mrs Rees took minutes and will update blog.

Present.
Everyone except Liam.

Phoebe led us in the school prayer.
Agenda.
Response from Friends of school.
Request from Mrs. Gibson re playground equipment.

Phoebe read out the lovely letter from 'Friends of school' agreeing to financing the extra lunch trolley and the chairs for year 4. They also asked us to start to gather ideas from all the classes for Christmas presents. We liked this idea!

Mrs.Gibson has also asked school council for their help in choosing equipment for play times. We discussed that suggestions would have to take safety, durability and lack of space into consideration.
Initial ideas included Big lego or building bricks, big drawing boards, stronger hula hoops and KS2 dressing up clothes.
Action.
All S.C. reps will gather ideas from their classes for Christmas presents and playground equipment for the next meeting.

A.O.B. None.
Phoebe thanked everyone for coming.

Thursday 13 September 2012

New School Year

Welcome everyone to another year at Blandford St Mary Primary School!
 This blog keeps you up to date with the activities of School Council. If you have anything at all that you would like us to discuss or deal with please let your representatives know. We are here to be your voice in the decision making of the school.

First Meeting. 11th September.
Minutes.
 Full attendance.   Year 6    Phoebe Upward, Liam tuck,
Year 5 Anna Sorrentino,  Adam Oxtoby.
Year 4 Ellen Spicer,  Eben Gates.
Year 3  Jasmine Upward,  Quinn Peters.
Year 2  Sophie Hopcroft,   Alfie Swindell.
Year 1  Oliver Hart,   Emily Keep.

Agenda
Election of Chairperson, Vice chair, Secretary/blogger
Approach to Friends of school for vital items.

Nominations were invited for Chair and Phoebe was elected unanimously!
 Eben and Ellen agreed to share the role of Vice Chair.
Liam and Alfie were keen to take on Secretarial duties and particularly the blog.
Thank you all.

We discussed matters outstanding from last year and in particular the problem of not having a lunch trolley for each year group in KS2.
We composed a letter to friends of school asking them if they would kindly give us the money to buy one.
Eben and Ellen thought we could also ask for some comfortable chairs for year 4s reading corner.
This started everyone thinking what they would like in their classrooms!

Action
Anna is going to write up the letter for Mrs Rees to present.
Date of next meeting 25th September.