PTA Meeting 14-Sept-2010

Present: Becki Cooke, Caroline Hart, Anna Taylor, Will Henry, Sharon Murphy, Maxine Balch

Apologies: Ali Sparks, Judy Ferretter, Bella Neate-Clegg, Bev Taylor-Wade, Paul Miller

Previous minutes signed and agreed.

Chairmans Report – Becki Cooke Becki will be standing down at the forthcoming AGM. Paul Miller would like to attend meetings but requires an earlier time slot. Best evening for most would be a Thursday. Becki will liaise with Paul if he is unable to attend. Treasurers Report – Caroline Hart The Summer Fair made a profit of £922. Current balance £4400. Caroline will be standing down at the forthcoming AGM.

Forthcoming Events

 AGM – Tuesday 19th October 7.30pm NB. Original date changed post meeting due to clash with governors’ meeting. Date is subject to change if not suitable for committee members. PTA members will provide wine and nibbles.  Halloween Disco – Friday 22nd October 6-7.30pm Will Henry to ask if Jon Taylor-Wade is able and willing to do the disco again. Will Henry to check supplies of glow sticks. Fancy dress with prizes for best KS1 boy and girl and KS2 boy and girl. Caroline Hart to get prizes. Ali Sparks to buy lucky dip prizes – must liaise with Sharon Murphy as plan to do lucky dip in jelly. [Ran out of lucky dip prizes last year, allow for one prize per child in the school as a guide]. Maybe worth combining an order with prizes/gifts for the Christmas Fair. Caroline to get tattoos. £2 entry to include a pack of crisps and drinks. Ali Sparks to get crisps, sweets, biscuits for the grown ups and cups. Becki to check if tea, coffee and squash are needed.  Christmas Fair – Friday 3rd December Have found someone, Ray, who is willing to print raffle tickets for free. Plan to offer cash prizes for this years raffle, 1st prize £100, 2nd prize £50 and 3rd prize £25. Anna Matthews would like a table. Caroline Hart to arrange for a license.

Allocate Actions

Outstanding Actions

AOB A skip has been hired at a cost of £300. Paul Miller and Gavin Locke will be at the school from 10am on Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September to co-ordinate any volunteers. Bella Neate-Clegg has requested support for a years worth of supplies from the Community Resource Service (Scrap Store). Carline Hart to organise transferring required funds. Discussed setting up a ‘Local Information’ page on the school website where parents could email into the school about good holiday and after school clubs or activities/events that may be of interest to others. Maxine to find out how best to get the information on to the site. Parent evenings will be held on Wednesday 3rd and 10th November. Plan to promote the PTA on both these evenings, offering refreshments and giving out registration forms, requesting name and contact information. Help required with refreshments. Reviewed past PTA events and how any money raised has been spent…. Events included, Spooky Disco, Christmas Fair, Valentines Disco, Quiz Night, Sponsored Bounce, Easter Extravaganza with Treasure Hunt and a Summer Family Barbecue. Money has gone towards part funding the agility trail, £200 to each class teacher to spend as they wished (included a new water/sand tray in reception and funded a visit from Good King Hal), Yr. 6 Leavers books, a new gas barbecue, scrap store allowance, ice-creams at sports day, a portable PA system, a new freezer, a new cooker, subscription to First News (a newspaper for children) and part funded a travelling theatre company to come to the school to perform a pantomime at Christmas with of course an ice-cream for all to complete the experience. Sharon Murphy and Anna Taylor would like to set up a coffee morning, maybe on a regular basis, for parents to attend after dropping children off in the morning. Becki to ask if it may be possible to use a room in the school otherwise could tour local village halls. Could overlap with Topsy Turvy Toddler group on Tuesdays at 10am in school hall. To help improve communications between school and parents a chalk board would be useful to put up reminders.

Date of next meeting: Tuesday 19th October, after AGM at school.

Maxine Balch (15/09/10) PTA Secretary