School Council Meeting – 13 August 2019

Our meeting commenced with a prayer and Mr Ellis providing a summary of last meeting’s brainstorm on our council roles.

Events

School Movie Night is this Friday and we confirmed that food and logistics are all sorted. The 5/6 movie and games night is also progressing well and notes have now gone out.

A weekend event in spring highlighting the greenhouse is on the agenda with the goal of fundraising to buy a water tank for the school we are connected with in Kenya. Council felt this would be a great community event and tied in with our commitment to sustainability.

We are also looking at options for our December Christmas carols event which was roundly enjoyed last year. Considering cheaper options for food to avoid incurring great expenses.

Other 

New fencing was installed around the school with an impressively quick turnaround. This initiative was supported by council to keep children safe.

Currently we also only have a winter option for our school’s representative sport uniforms so we have decided to purchase an appropriate summer weight option for the children. Council will purchase these uniforms with funds raised this year. 

Position of Assistant Principal has been advertised and applications close next week. Council acknowledged the work done by Jo Krippner in the AP role in the past. 

Home learning policy is currently being reviewed and a parent survey has gone out in the newsletter. Teachers are reviewing research on the pros and cons of homework and are keen for input from the school community.

St Michael’s Feast Day Fitness Afternoon will see Year 6 students being given ownership to plan and drive the event which will include the colour powder, as this was a popular feature last year. This will replace the Walkathon which will become an every second year event. 

Finance

Trivia night did very well and Council is happy to report that it has funds in the bank but continues to be cautious with spending this year to build up funds to be in a better position to purchase bigger ticket items down the track. Garden game items will be looked at to purchase to provide another play experience for students at recess and lunch. 

Enrolments are looking good for 2020.

Thanks! Please feel free to email council at any stage on council.stmichaelsps@cg.catholic.edu.au