John Ogilvie High School
Head Teacher: E Morrison
Parent Teacher Association
President Vice President
Mrs Laura Gaddis Miss Vicky Turnbull
161 Main Street c/o John Ogilvie High School
High Blantyre Burnbank
Tel: 828302 Tel: 01698 727600
Minutes of the PTA Meeting
6.00pm Wednesday 28th May 2014
Present: L.Gaddis (President), E Morrison, K Doolan, A Balfour, C Duffy, M Ferguson
Apologies: F Mullen, S Gunn
Time: 6.00PM
1. Previous Minutes – Approved
2. Matters arising
Active Schools vouchers now finished LG will order from catalogue.
EM and LG met with Community payback raised beds and greenhouse will be erected over the summer
3. Finance
LG and KD will sort VAT and bills over the summer to get books ready for 2014 audit. Still no money from Renewable Energy fund – LG to investigate.
4. Events Please Note these dates in your diary
(a) John Ogilvie’s got talent – LG to sort out additional i-tunes vouchers for joint winners
(b) Junior Young Musician – LG to sort out additional i-tunes voucher for joint winner
(c) S1 to S3 Award Ceremony Monday 2nd June. Cakes organized will collect on the Sunday before prize giving
(d) Valedictory Mass either Thursday 5th June– PTA will provide tea coffee cake etc as usual. Tunnocks will donate some biscuits as usual. Mass is at 7pm will need lots of help with tea and coffees – it’s usually chaotic! Expect about 200 people.
(e) Cheque given to Keiran McGinley on behalf of PTA for his trip to South America
5. Monthly Draw
The May draw was made won by Helen Mullan
If you haven’t already joined the monthly draw please consider doing so – it brings in about £2000 into the school each year but it could be a lot more. Full details on the schools web site.
6. Easyfundraising
Could I also encourage you to consider using easyfundraising – it costs nothing and brings in a percentage on goods that are bought on the internet. It is so easy you just enter in easyfundraising, set it as John Ogilvie High school and off you go. I’ve attached an easy guide. In the past few years we have raised a few hundred pounds this way – please consider using it.
7. Headteachers Report
· Next sessions intake will be 148 pupils – smaller than last year. 90-100 of which are girls
· Trip to Alton Towers hopefully no problems this year with buses
· Rotary Club will be picking up the tab for the public speaking competition but any shortfall will be met through PTA funds
· 11th June Elaine Rose public speaking night
· Changes to support teachers for pupils – will now be a vertical scale rather than horizontal meaning same teacher will follow a pupil throughout their school life. Siblings will all have the same support teacher. Better from the children but a painful transition for the school but worthwhile for the benefits it will have.
· Staff changes –Maths have lost head of department to Trinity High. Miss Smith acting PT. Mr McGeaver retires at summer with MrMcLauchlin going in December
Date of next Meeting: 27th August 2014