St John’s Parent Council Meeting – 20th November 2018
Present: C Wood, J Morrison, S McClay, R Fitzgerald, J Skene, K Orton-Johnson, M Burgess, J Kelly, J Woral
1. Support/Playtime:
* Playground is tight and there is a lack of equipment
* Pupil feedback gathered at assembly: more trim trail, wigwam issues
* Park should be opening this month, extra bodies would be helpful for facilitating the use of this.
* Issue with no gate/visual barrier at exit from park
* Dog-free? This is on the minutes from a public meeting
2. Lighting
* external lighting request is with the council
3. Christmas Fair
* Sunday 2nd December 2-4pm
* There will be santa’s grotto, choir on stairs, fairtrade stall, various activities, Friends of Figgy Park stall, Donations for Foodbank, KidsloveClothes
* Kidsloveclothes really need donations of vest, pants, socks and pyjamas
4. Library
* Software Abracadaba £995
* Book and magazine donations welcomed
* Potential subscriptions: National Geographic, Beano, Pheonix, Dekko Comics
* £250 Scholastic + 25% – feedback on what type of books to be gathered so that order can be made in December. Teacher and pupil requests
* Book Covers – £300
* Target is 4500 book: 12 books per child
* To be mainly by P4-7 pupils
5. Edinburgh Youth Theatre
* lunchtime club
* Trial £400 for a 10 week session for 16 children (£2.50 pcps)
* Confidence focus P3-5
* APPROVED for Jan – March
* Long term funding to be looked into – Arts and Drama Funding, trial will help with this.
6. Gardening Club
* Very successful will continue to fund
* £2800 per year
* Look into grants for materials and gardening ‘stuff’
7. Mud Kitchen
* Website £439 + VAT from cozy-direct
* Parents can donate accessories
* Mud Kitchen out in the front playground also
* Look into joiner and sourcing a mud kitchen asap
8. Brick Buddies/Go Kart
* Go Kart project has started 8 x P6/7
* Will be a learning blog produced
* Still looking for brick buddies for a lego club
9. Treasurer
* Dynamic Earth extended £1 per pupil for first visit, free thereafter
10. Parking
* No update
* Contact council about road markings to make driveways etc clearer
* Junior Road officers – banner
* Travel Tracker survey
11. AOB
* Christmas Jumper/Book Day Costume ‘Swap-Shop’ Stall being successful so far
* WW1 grant for activities to be looked into
* NSPCC will be coming in on the 13th to speak to pupils
* Brighton Setts report circulated