Minutes of the meeting 22.3.17

Everyone present.
Lois led the school prayer.
 Agenda
School Council have been approached as there is growing concern for the safety of our children due to traffic on Birch Avenue.

School Council agreed unanimously that we are worried for our safety.
The following incidents of dangerous driving have been witnessed;

• parking on the yellow lines and zigzags
• parking on the roundabout, on grass verges, pavements and across drives
• Speeding
• drivers trying to push past each other

Lois reminded everyone that we have made posters before but after a short time of improvement the problems have returned.
We discussed what we can do. We would like to make a bigger poster which could be laminated to protect it. A copy could be put into the newsletter to show how worried we really are.
We collected ideas for our poster and our digital experts started the poster.

                    School Council Appeal

          Please keep us safe!

·       Please park in the right places

·       Stay within 20mph (or even 10!)

·       Be patient at busy times

·       Think about the residents

·       Watch out for children

We are the future!

AOB
Council have been asked if there will be a talent show.( Mrs Rees is going to find out about this)
Library monitors.

Minutes of the meeting 15.3.17

Everyone present
School prayer

Agenda
Posters fur Red Nose Day
Preesentation of lunchtime charter.

Mrs. Rees collected the posters promoting Red Nose Day. It was suggested that one could be used in the newsletter.
We then went through the lunchtime charter in preparation for the launch in Assembly next Monday. We want everyone to understand that the charter is for all children. It is what we want in order to make lunchtimes happier and more comfortable for everyone.
The issue of behaviour at lunchtime play was also raised.

Minutes of the meeting 8.3.17

All present
Lois led the school prayer

Agenda
Playtime
Red Nose Day promotions.

Last week we asked the children in all classes for their ideas on how we can make playtimes happier and safer for everyone. Today everyone fed back on their findings.

More equipment.
The following were the most popular requests;
Hula hoops
Skipping ropes, individual and long ropes for small groups.
foam balls
target boards
bean bags
basket balls
dressing up
cup and ball catchers

Other ideas for activities;
Sand pit
board games area
reading corner
bug hunts/trasure hunts.
dance area
obstacle courses.
Adult or play leader led games.

Red Nose Day.
We discussed how we could promote the day and encourage giving money to this great cause. Everyone agreed to create posters and bring them to council next week.

Mrs Rees thanked everyone for their ideas.

minutes of the meeting 22.2.17

Everyone present.
Lois led the school prayer

Agenda.
Red Nose Day

School council agreed unanimously that we should support Red Nose Day on Friday 24th March.
We looked at what our money could do.
£4 could vaccinate a child in Africa against five deadly diseases.
£10 could pay for people with dementia to have a hot meal at a support group.
£30 could pay for orphanes children in Sierra Leone to go to school for a month of catch up classes.
£150 could pay for a year's schooling for achild in Kenya who used to have to work.
We decided to have a non school uniform day and we will order red noses to sell.

A.O.B.
Year 6 have requested more diamond and pearl level books
Playtime behaviour is still worrying lots of children especially the toilets.

Minutes by Jack.

Minutes of the meeting 1 2 17

Y1-6 present
School prayer

Matters arising
Y6 Lois is concerned about the safety of the water butt.
Y5 Children have been getting upset by teasing about 'love' relationships. As this has also arisen in other classes we talked about how we should love one another, but in a friendship way, which is nice. Mrs. Rees agreed to mention the issue to other KS2 staff.
Y4 Girls have complained that one toilet does not have a seat at present. With only two toilets for three classes this is a bit of a problem. We will notify the office.
Y3 are requesting to join the school choir. They feel that as they are KS2 they should be included.
Mrs. Rees will pass the request on to Mrs.Newlin.
Y1 would like teachers to remind children in all classes that the astro is for football.

Minutes of the meeting 25.1.17

Lois led the prayer and opened the meeting.
Y1 - 6 present.

Agenda
Lunchtime Charter feedback
British values display

Shelby and Lloyd have taken class copies of the lunchtime charter into all classrooms. The Big version is now on display in the hall (Good work everyone!)
School council agreed the lunchtime Charter is having an impact. Mia noted that she had seen lots of people looking at it as they queued for lunches.
School Council still feel there is a problem with lunchtime behaviour and several classes have put on their boards that they would like more equipment to play with at play times. Lois suggested that the money we raise at Enterprise week could go on improving the stock of playtime activities.

British Values.
Mrs Rees brought our attention to the values display in the reception area. We agreed these values are important to us at school and discussed how we show our commitment to these values at Blandford St Mary.
Democracy; Our elected school council provides a platform for children's opinions being heard and taken into consideration in decisions on the management of our school.
Rule of law. We understand the importance of rules, of rights and responsibilities and recognise the importance of devising School and class charters.
Individual Liberty At our school we have choices; we can choose after school clubs and sometimes which challenge to accept in our learning.
Mutual respect. Everyone is respected at our school. We make sure we speak and listen respectfully accepting that other people have their own views and opinions.
Acceptance of different Faiths and Beliefs. We enjoy learning about other Faiths and cultures in our country and around the world.

Minutes 11.1.17 and lunchtime charter

Meeting 11.1.17
Present - All year groups except yr6

Lloyd led the school prayer.
 Agenda
Lunchtime Charter
Everyone has had the chance to think about the new Lunchtime Charter.
 We want it to be based on the School Charter but to show clearly what this should look like in the lunch hall. We agreed on the following rights and responsibilities.

Rights	Responsibilities
To be heard	·         Use quiet voices ·         Listen respectfully         ·         Follow the instructions given by grown-ups.
To feel Safe	·         Carry food carefully ·         Don’t drop food on the floor
To be healthy and happy	·        Eat healthy foods ·         Drink water ·         Keep the tables clean and tidy
To learn	·         Use good manners ·         Speak politely
To play	·         Concentrate on eating, leaving time to play later
To have the things we need	·       Use plates, cups, knives, forks and spoons properly

We discussed how this should be displayed and decided that it will need pictures to make it easier for the younger children to understand. Mrs Rees agreed to take pictures at lunchtime.
Once our ideas have been checked by Mr Carter we will make the Charter for the hall.

Mrs Rees thanked everyone for coming.