Aviemore Primary School

Aviemore Primary School

Parent Council Minutes of meeting Monday 08 June 2015

Meeting Opened at 6pm

Present:- W Holton, A Dargie, A Godsman, M Mckenna, R Beattie, C Johnston, N McIver, S Roberts, J Allan, S Macbean

Apologies:- Elaine Bain, Claire Darroch, Becky McCook, J Kinnaird, A Davies

Minutes of previous meeting:- Approved: A Godsman

Seconded: M Mckenna

Head Teacher’s report to Parent Council

1.  Staffing

·  Appointment of Principal Teacher (main school): Mrs C Dallas – to start in August.

·  1st Round of Depute interviews have taken place and I am pleased to announce that we have enough successful applicants to go through to the final stage. This will take place over the next couple of weeks and so we should have an outcome before the end of June.

·  Mrs K Johnson (current management cover in P5) has been awarded 0.6FTE to cover all od the management time in school during the next session.

2.  Water Cooling Machines

As you are aware, I have made a decision to prevent children from accessing the water coolers. I can assure you that there are good grounds for this decision and that action is already being taken to ensure that the children can replenish their stocks of fresh drinking water while at school as soon as possible.

3.  Performance:

P7 pupils performed with the other P7s in the Associated School Group as part of a transition project –Scottish Opera - Warriors! The quality of the children’s presentation and behaviour was outstanding and we are all very proud of their achievement! J

4.  Energy conservation doors:

These are now installed and working well. The pupils can access the toilets during lesson time from the school side and then access the toilets from the outside (via the fire doors) during break/lunch times.

5.  ICT refresh

We are still waiting for our new assets to arrive and are working closely with Fujitsu to improve the performance of the older machines, while we wait.

6.  Successes:

·  P4 visit – disability awareness

·  P5/6 Assembly

·  Gymfest – Perth

·  Gym display – P7 in assembly

·  Gym display – younger group – led by 2 P7 pupils – also performed in assembly

·  Awarded £748 from Raddery Trust to purchase soft play equipment, a bell cooker for the life skills room and take some pupils to Abernethy to meet a verity of needs, linked to child’s plans.

·  Scholastic Book Fayre in.

·  3 families supported the big dig – considering an evening event with BBQ – thoughts? _ PC Agree

·  P1 Tree Planting – Nethy Forest

·  Rotary Quiz – P7 – represented school in final – absolutely brilliant!

·  Shinty – two boys from P5/6 represented their local area and did really well.

·  SPCA visited all classes in school – workshops – children had a great time!

·  P4 are out at Glen Urquhart Castle tomorrow.

·  P1, P5/6, P6, P3/4 – woods visits.

·  P5 residential is booked and a parent information evening has taken place.

·  12 pupils, mainly from P6, took part in a hockey experience on the Common Wealth Pitch – all represented themselves and school with pride.

Treasurers Report

Car Boot Sale £190 less donation to British Legion £20 less £40 strathy advert

Pending – Class Trips 8 x £150 & Maths equipment £94.19

AOCB

·  Water coolers – discussed as in head teachers report

·  Access to toilets – Parent asked if this could be raised at meeting as child had said she could not access toilets – WH advised Children are permitted to access the toilets at any time. During lesson time, the energy conservation doors are open. During break/lunch, access can be gained through the external fire doors.

·  P1 induction – poor turnout for afternoon meeting and okay for evening meeting, hoping we can get some new parents/carers to join the pc

·  80’s Superhero disco postponed to a later time.

·  Shinty – MMCK asked about school shinty team – WH will find about access to pitch and then liase with MMCK

·  Football survey – JA will check response and advise PC

·  NMCI will send email ie concern of maint issues we are looking for a clear timescale on all maint issues.

·  MMCK was asked by a parent about the inservice days, who decides these? WH advised Highland Council decide on in service days. JA to send email to Jim Steven asking why 2 days have been moved from Feb to Sept?

End of Meeting 7.20pm

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