Here’s what we did this last school year:
- Ran a number of fund raising events, which also brought the school and the community together to have fun (Summer Fair, Winter Fair, Ceilidh)
- Undertook a transport survey related to Deanbank (138 responses)
- Undertook a finance survey to inform our spending decisions (269 responses) – The view was #1 Playground improvements, #2 Sports workshops and equipment, #3 Drama and music workshops, #4 ICT
- Engaged with the council on the Rising Roles/New School Consultation, fed back on the draft consultation and final consultation and took a deputation to the Full Council Meeting – watch it here
Ran 15 clubs, offering 20 sessions and 30 hours of activities every week - Started Code Club (against the odds).
- Started running clubs at Deanbank
- Worked to make what we do more effective, by collecting what we know into a “knowledge base”
- Made the knowledge base a thing of order (a repository to act as the PC theory – how to run stalls at the fair, send out a parent mail, book a let, etc.)
- Continued to enhance our website (information for clubs convenors, “how to”, Situations Vacant, training for SMPC member)
- Continued to share news via our Facebook page – our following has grown to 200 likes, over 800 views each month, (remember the video of the hut being demolished?)
- Left the PC Shed in a tip-top state:
- Tidied
– New Lights
– New Crates
– New Lock
– There was even sufficient room to fit the monitors for code club!
- Looked into the health aspects of lunchtime drinks
Found volunteers to take on a ton of stuff (but lost some too) - Found 2 clubs coordinators (and subsequently lost one) Found 2 new people to help with PVG admin
- Found a new chair (and subsequently lost her)
- Lost a secretary
- Helped find a new team for Stage Club
- Funded our standard yearly commitments (about £10,000) (Science Week, teacher’s allocation, library books, drama workshop, Scottish opera and more). Plus;
- Ice lollies at Sports Day
- Popcorn at Christmas Capers
- Lighting and backdrop for Nativity
- Helped four families with funding for the P5 Lendrick Muir trip
- Bought football posts for boys and girls football
- Coding Club start-up costs
- Found a way ahead on the playground – becoming a pilot project for a streamlined approach with the council
- Assisted in the recruitment of our new Head Teacher
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- PVG’d over 20 volunteers for Ski Club (at last!)
- Chased the council to get the snagging list at Deanbank and other accommodation issues progressed
- Did our best to warn people about the Scottish Gas road closures
- Attended Morningside Community Council and had them along to explain what they do
I’d like to thank everyone that made this possible.
PC members and officers
Mrs Grierson
Mrs Morgan and the senior staff
PC Committee members
Helpers at our fundraising events
Clubs convenors
The school office staff
Local business that support our fundraising Teachers
Our ward councillors
The Children and Families department
The Pupil Council
AlexCraig Hilton
Chair, South Morningside Parent council
