School council minutes for Friday 5th June 2009.
Met to set agenda with Vice chairman on 3/06/09.
Apologies
All concillors attended, Demi-Leigh came late.
Minutes
Council Surgery- Our first surgery on Monday 1st June went well as all classteachers had told all their classes. In all council had 8 issue requests posted in the box but nobody wanted to talk to the councillors taking the surgery. On Wednesday when Mrs Thompson met with the vice chairman to set this meeting agenda we had a look at all 8 requests and there were only 3 worth discussing.
- More Disclipline- A councillor suggested that some class teachers do give a verbal warning first but some don’t and put the pupils’ name up on the board and they think this is not fair. Majority of the council thought that discipline is fair in the school and disagrees with this request been given.
- Pet Day- Mrs Thompson addressed council and they believe it wouldn’t be allowed and think the school insurance wouldn’t cover this event to have pets in school and also .safety reasons of what type of animal would be bought in to how dangerous they are? so again council disagrees with this request.
- Name Calling/ Bullying- Council seem to believe that there will always be a problem with name calling and bullying as it happens in all schools.
Our second surgery held on Monday 8th June didn’t go well at all as most pupils had already forgotten so Mrs Thompson to make posters to go up around school.
A.O.B
Year 6 Corridor at Home time- at home time this corridor is far too busy as Year 6 pupils are leaving and our younger pupils and parents are entering through the same door to collect packed lunch boxes. Council feel that one day someone is going to get badly hurt as pupils are pushing and shoving each other. What do we suggest to do instead to make this safer for everyone?
Council suggestions
- Can Year 6 pupils leave through the Y5 corridor at hometime?
- Send each class on a rota system early to go and collect their packed lunch boxes and return to their class?
- Why should Parents come in through this door and if they are coming to talk to a class teachers, can they through reception instead?
- Could we move packed lunch sheves to have each in each year group corridor?
- Can each year group have a trolley in their unit to keep their packed lunch boxes on so will the new head teacher buy 4 new trolleys?
A year 6 corridor safety issue- why do we have pegs put up which behind a door?