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School Council - December 2022

We were very excited to be joined, for the first time ever, by Puffins and Little Ducks! They brought lots of ideas and attended the full council meeting. We're very proud of them.

See the minutes from the meeting below.

 St James School Council Meeting Minutes

Date 

13th December 2022 

Present 

Mr Gardner 

Effie & George P - Y4

Erin & Corey - Y3 

Delilah & Jacob - Y2

Maggie & Reuben - Y1

Alex & Theo - Yr 5

Maya & Abel - Yr R

Isla & Zachary -  Yr N

Nyah & Bella - Yr 6

Apologies / absent

Agenda 

Item 

Discussion 

Action 

Welcome to the new councillors from Puffins and Little Ducks

Mr Gardner introduced the new councillors - our youngest ever!

Donation from Elstead Youth Panto Group

We are going to be donated between £500 and £1000. What ideas do we have to do with the money?


Ideas - Turn the gazebo into a reading shed - Mr G, Mrs Eliott, Abel.

Outdoor cinema screen. - Corey. Upgrade the trim trail with adding a swing set. - George (had been requested by a few children).

Re-donate the money to people in need. - Reuben. 

Train set for Little Ducks / Toilet train. -Isla. 

Tech that we could  buy to upgrade St James performances. - Alex 

Snowball machine - Corey.

Gymnastics club. - Delilah

Mr Gardner will pass these ideas on to Mrs Elliott and Mrs Jenkinson.

School Council board

We need a board to display the minutes and get ideas. Has anyone thought about where this could be?

We also need photos for the updated School Council display on the leadership board.

Put one in each classroom like the Marlowe club.

Every classroom door has a pin board?

Or use of the ones in the Hall? Mr Gardner to investigate.

Lunchtimes in hall

Corey asked at the last meeting if we could we re-introduce the film whilst the children are eating?

It was decided that films were too distracting for the younger children. 

Show & Tell

Did anyone hear from their teachers about reintroducing show & tell?

Mr Gardner will talk to teachers about show and tell again.

AOB 

The school council wants to know why children can't call the teachers by their first names.  

Instead of a celebration assembly we have a party? Chalk for every class at break times. Basketball hoop in KS1 playground. Minecraft club. 

Train track for all the classes. 

Beach balls and a beach for lunchtimes.

Toy diggers added to sandbox. 

Little Ducks and Puffins come to Celebration Assembly.  Slide going into the pool.  

Mini celebration assembly for Little Ducks and Puffins? Clay sculpture competition every year. Pet day. 

Bring one pet in every celebration assembly. Drama every week. Spinning wheel for a pet for a week.

Mr Gardner to pass these questions and ideas on to staff.

Date of next meeting 

Tuesday 10th January