Meeting 1: 12th February 1999

Meeting 2: 26th March 1999

Meeting 3:

Minutes of the First Meeting of the School Council: 12th February 1999 at 1pm in the Special Needs Room

1. Mr Raven-Hill welcomed all class representatives to the first meeting of the Ambleside Primary School School Council. Members are:

Kiah from Year 6, representing Nursery; Georgia and Patrick: Reception; Lorna and Adam: Year 1; Kim and Jake: Year 2; Imogen and Ben: Year 3; Nicola and Josh V: Year 4; Melissa and Kyle: Year 5; Verity and Howard:Year 6.

2. The School Council discussed how meetings are organised. It was agreed that an agenda, and minutes should be kept of each meeting and that there should be a Code of Conduct which all representatives should agree to.

3. Jobs of Representatives: It was agreed that:

• Representatives should have their own printed name cards which would be displayed on the table at each meeting. Kyle and Melissa to organise this and to bring them to the next meeting.
• There should be a School Council Logo. Josh V. and Nicola to make some designs on computer and bring these to the next meeting.
• Kiah is to produce the minutes of each meeting.
• Howard and Verity are to be the Treasurers: eg: They may be asked to write letters if we need money for certain projects.

4. Code of Conduct: It was agreed that all members of the Council must:

• Listen to what's being said
• Let everyone have a fair share in the meeting
• Be kind and polite to each other

5. Year Group Matters:

• Signs put outside to encourage the children to have a happy playtime;
• The older children asked to volunteer to help the younger children - playing games/being 'buddies';
• Reception Class to find out what the younger children would like in the playground - look through catalogues and bring ideas to next Council Meeting;
• Year 1 class to make a plan of the playground and to think about where we could have a football and a quiet area;
• Year 2 class to design a survey to find out what all of Key Stage 1 want in the playground.

KEY STAGE 2:

• Year 3 class to design a survey to find out whether a tuck shop would be a good idea and to find out what might be sold. The results of the survey to be brought to the next Council Meeting;
• Year 4 to discuss the issue of bullying. What happens and when, and to consider ideas for how we might reduce bullying. This should be brought to the next meeting. Year 4 to consider our Behaviour Policy, and perhaps to think about whether we should draw up a Bullying Policy;
• Year 5 and 6 to consider the kind of blinds they would like and to get some quotes for the work to be done. All quotes to be brought to the next meeting.

The meeting finished at 2pm.

Next meeting: Friday March 26^th at 1pm

All members were present. One of our parents, Mrs Prince, was also at the meeting.

1. We all looked at the minutes of the last meeting held on 12^th February 1999.

2. We talked about the Action Points from the last meeting: 

• Melissa from Year 5 made name cards
• Josh from Year 4 made 4 logos to choose from for our School Council.
• Reception children have been thinking about the kind of equipment they'd like in the playground
• Year 1 children have made a map of where we might have a football and a quiet area
• Year 3 children have done a tuck shop survey
• Year 6 have found out about blinds for the Year 5 and 6 windows.

 3.

• Logo: We voted on the 4 logos designed by Josh on his computer. Design 2 won, and Josh is going to print out a badge for everyone. Mr Raven-Hill will get a badge making kit and Josh, Nicola and Kyle will make everyone a badge for the next meeting.
• Playground: Mrs Prince suggested that we might ask the PSA to help with this project. She also suggested a 'Playground Stop' where lonely children might go. At the stop there would be people to talk to. Everyone thought this was a good idea. For the next meeting, Key Stage 1 children are to think about the things they would like in their playground, and with the help of their teachers, make a map which they will tell us about at the next School Council Meeting. Please think about: where to play noisy games like football, where to have quiet areas, and what else you'd like in the playground. Think also about what things we could do quickly that don't cost lots of money.
• Tuck Shop: All School Council members voted 'Yes' to the idea of a Tuck Shop. We agreed that we would put the idea to a staff meeting and that if it goes ahead, we'll only sell healthy foods.
• Blinds: Year 6 phoned up and arranged for someone to come to school to measure up for blinds for classrooms - Years 4, 5 and 6. We are waiting for the person to deliver some samples.

 The meeting ended at 2pm.

 Date for next meeting: Friday 28^th May 199 at 1pm