Minutes of Meeting 8 June 2012

Cowie Primary School Parent Council

Meeting Wednesday 8 June 2011

Attendees and Apologies

Attendees: Mrs Innes, Jeff McGhie, Julie Moran, Sherry Houlihan, Tammy Pollock, Barbara

Apologies: Avril Knox, Anne Williamson, Christine Fairbairn, Michelle McArthur, Amanda Arkell.

· Minutes of last meeting

The minutes of the last meeting were approved and signed.

Julie will e-mail Mrs Innes information about the Parent Council for new P1 parents, for the induction meeting on 17 June 2011 as previously agreed.

Mrs Innes will send out a note for a collection for Mrs Fleming’s retirement.

Mrs Innes confirmed that 167 children in the nursery to P6 inclusive have been on a trip this school term. The parent council agreed to subsidise £5 per child, in addition to subsidising the P7 leaver’s event. The autograph books have been ordered for P7’s to be presented at their graduation.

An update on the School Improvement Plan is shown in the Headteacher’s Report. Mrs Innes has confirmed that over the next session parents will have two parents nights, an invite to a class assembly and a visit to the classroom to look at what pupils have been doing. There will also be a couple of information evenings - format to be decided.

Shorts and Shades disco raised approximately £170.00 and was well supported and enjoyed by most children at the school.

· Headteacher’s Report

See attached for information.

· A.O.B.

Credit Union

A Credit Union Rep will visit the school shortly to speak to the children at an assembly, to raise awareness of this savings scheme. An update on this and the days the Credit Union visit the school to do the collections will be issued in a future newsletter.

School Fun Day

An update on the funds raised is shown in the Headteacher’s Report. A thank you note was received from the Fundraising & Events Team for our help on this day.

Future Event Planning

We agreed that we need to plan future fundraising events in advance at the start of each school year. Our aim for next session is to have a Halloween and Valentines or Easter disco for the children, a Bingo Tea event in September/October time and possibly a sponsored event in April/May time (for example Danceathon or Olympics Sports). We should also consider how we could support future Xmas Fayres, by possibly having a stall of our own.

Dates of next Meetings

These will be planned for the following months and detailed on the school calendar. Mrs Innes to link in with Julie regarding school dates for 2011/2012, prior to the start of the new school year.

October 2011

December 2011

February 2012

April 2012

June 2012