Minutes of Parent Council Meeting
Monday 28th October 2013
Members Present
Mrs E Philip
Mrs M Shepherd
Mrs A Baigrie
Mrs J Thomas
Mrs S Strachan
Mrs E Strachan
Miss J Rae
Mrs M Finnie
Mrs M Duncan
Mrs T Garland
Mrs L Wood
Mr D Garland
Mrs L McGee
Mrs Thomas opened the meeting at 6.30pm by welcoming all to the meeting.
Apologies were received from Mrs Ellington and Mrs G Rattray
Minutes of previous meeting
These were read out by Mrs Thomas and Proposed by Mrs S Strachan and Mrs J Rae
Head Teacher Report
School Refurbishment
Mrs Shirley Dyson has joined Meethill School Staff as School Administrator and the office
refurbishment is almost complete.
A television to display school information, photographs etc. has been donated to the school and will
be fitted shortly. The corridor display boards are also due to be fitted and this allow children’s work
to be displayed in the corridor again.
Staff Training
Our first group of teachers have been trained in ‘Cooperative Learning’ techniques and found the
training very useful. Our second group of teachers will be trained in November.
Visit from Director of Education
As part of Aberdeenshire Council’s ‘Back to the Floor Exercise’ Maria Walker, Director of Education
will be in school on Tuesday 26 November to be involved in the work of the school.
Tea Towel Update
250 tea towels were purchased at a cost of £387.50, 175 were ordered from pupils, and this has
brought in £875.00 giving us a profit of £487.50. Profit will rise as we will sell the remaining tea
towels at the Christmas Fayre and Christmas Concert.
Christmas Fayre Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Mrs Thomas gave the parent council members a list of stalls already booked for the Christmas fayre.
Ideas from the parent council e.g. Reindeer Food, Hook a duck, Pick a Lolly. Games can only go
ahead if we have enough helpers on the night. A letter will go home to families asking for helpers or
if any parent would like a stall. Stall Holders can set up in the hall from 5.30 pm. Entry to Fayre will
cost £1 which will cover the cost of refreshments and mince pie or shortbread. Mrs McGee and Miss
Rae will organise the supplies.
Christmas Events
Hampers – The Parent Council will donate items towards the large luxury Hamper and chocolate
Hamper. Mrs Philip will ask teachers if they would like to donate an item for the hampers. A smaller
Hamper has been kindly donated by a parent. All three Hampers will be raffled at a cost of 50p per
ticket. Pupils will receive 10 raffle tickets home to purchase. Mrs McGee will organise the printing of
tickets. The raffle will be drawn at our Christmas Fayre on Tuesday 3rd December. Helpers will be
required to count money.
Parties – These will take place the last week of school before the Christmas Break, Monday 16th –
Friday 20th December. Party food will consist of ice cream, flake and jelly, a snowman biscuit which
Mrs Thomas will order from Morrisons. Mrs Thomas will also order jelly from the kitchen. Mrs Finnie
will order ice cream. The Children will also have bottles of flavoured water or plain bottled water to
drink instead of cups of diluting juice. Selection boxes were agreed as gifts and Mrs McGee will
organise this and supplies for parties. Mr and Mrs Garland will organise Christmas crackers. Mrs
Thomas has organised Santa for nursery and P1 – P4 Parties. Helpers will be required and Mrs
Thomas will email parent council members nearer the time.
Concerts - The School concert will be held on 9th Dec AM/PM and the Nursery concert will be held
on 11th December AM. Mrs Thomas will organise concerts to be filmed by Leander Ironside and
confirm DVD price. Helpers will be required to count money.
P7 Panto Trip is booked for Tuesday 18th December at His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen at a cost of
£234.00. Victoria Coaches has been booked to take children to Theatre.
Christmas Trees - The Parent council bought a pre-lit tree for school entrance. Two trees are
required for the Nursery and School. These will be ordered from Auchtydonald, Mintlaw. Trees will
be delivered on Thursday 28th November. Helpers will be required on Friday 29th November to
decorate the trees and dining hall.
Any other business
P1- P3 Football team donated £35 towards the Parent Council.
Jewellery Recycling – raised £85.94
School Mug Information – Mrs Thomas and Mrs Garland went to North East Weekly shop to price
mugs for the School’s 40th Year. A sample mug was shown at meeting. I t will cost £2.60 for the mug
which will come in a plastic box. The mug will have the school logo and date on one side and a
photograph of the school on the other side. They will be sold at a profit to staff and pupils after
Christmas.
Next Meeting Monday 3rd Feb 2014 with a provisional date for the Summer Carnival being Saturday
7th June 2014, the meeting was then closed.