Parent Council AGM 2019

Our Parent Council (PC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) is coming up on Wednesday 4th September, 6:30pm-8pm in the school link building (in the lower playground).

Any parent/guardian can be a member of the Parent Council/Parent Staff Association Committee & put themselves forward for the roles of: Parent Council Chair; Secretary; Treasurer at the AGM. 

This year, rather than having a PSA Chair, we're going for coordinators for our streamlined PSA events (details below and in picture).

If you cannot make the meeting but would like to do one of the roles, please contact broughtonparents@gmail.com by the 3rd September & your name will be noted for voting on the night. 

For information on the roles, the below guidelines are very handy to read through.

Connect Guidelines for PC/PSA Committee Members https://bit.ly/2HncQoC

Connect Guidelines for PC/PSA Secretary https://bit.ly/2ZlRq1d - The role of Secretary/clerk is the only paid role offered on any Parent Council/PSA committee.

Connect Guidelines for PC Treasurer https://bit.ly/2NqZM5q

Connect Guidelines for PC Chair https://bit.ly/2Nr0csw

This year, due to work commitments, myself & former PSA chair, Anne, cannot be as hands on with PSA events as we have in past years, so the combined knowledge of myself & Anne will be given to anyone wanting to step in to coordinate the:

*Lagganlia Cafe 27th September > this cafe is to welcome back our current P7's from Lagganlia. The raised funds will go to the Lagganlia coach & activities for those who choose not to attend Lagganlia in 2020.

*Halloween Discos 1st November

*Christmas Cafe 13th December

*Family night 6th March > this is a new event with nothing planned, ideas for the night are welcome

*Summer Fair 30th May

Please also remember that if you want to be part of Team BPS for next years Edinburgh Marathon Festival, 23rd & 24th May 2020, you sign up at https://www.edinburghmarathon.com/ & forward your registration details to bpsrunners@gmail.com so that Sandra can add your details to her list of team members.

The agenda for the meeting

Welcome & apologies for absenceMinutes & matters arising of the previous AGM Chair Report PC & PSA – Jennifer Longstaff

• 2018-2019 review
• PSA Review
• PSA Events for 2019-2020: Lagganlia Cafe; Halloween Disco; Christmas Cafe; Family Night; Summer Fair

Head Teacher Report 2019-2020 - Maria Gowans
Treasurer’s Report – Bence SolymarReview of the Parent Council constitution

• Proposed amendment: Parent Staff Association changed to Friends of Broughton (FOB) or Friends At Broughton (FAB).
• Proposed ad-in: Committee members ideally not elected when their youngest child is in P6 or P7. 

Appointment of Committee members 2019-2020

• Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary/Clerk
• Cafe coordinator (Lagganlia & Christmas)
• Disco coordinator
• Family night coordinator
• Summer Fair coordinator

Any Other BusinessFuture PC meetings, 6:30-8pm

• Wednesday 30th October: 
• Wednesday 29th January
• Wednesday 25th March
• Wednesday 27th May

New school year reminders

Only a week left of summer holidays, here are some 'back to school' reminders for all Broughton families

School returns next Wednesday 14th August. 

The day starts with everyone lined up when the bell rings at 8:50am
P1's check your guide for your first 3 days ease in timings, as of Monday 26th the school day starts at 8:45am for P1's soft start. School website blog has the class letters if you've misplaced them over the summer https://broughtonprimary.org/2019/06/28/transition-to-primary-1/
Monday - Thursday school finishes at 2:45pm (2:50pm by the time they're out of class) for P1-P2 and 3:15pm for P3-P7.
On Fridays school finishes at 11:50am for P1-P2 and 12:25pm for P3-P7. 

For the first week chalk is used to show where to line up in the playgrounds, as last year it is P1-P3 on the top playground and P4-P7 on the bottom playground

Health and Safety

Ensure that the school phone number is in your phone, all absences need to be called in before 9am on school days - 0131 556 7028.  

An important reminder that we are a nut free school - please do not send your child to school with nut items for lunch or playtime. 

Any sickness means the child can not be back at school until 48 hours after they have been ill.

It is up to us to regularly check our children's heads for signs of head-lice.  The first few weeks of term usually see a surge in reported cases, school can do nothing about this.  

Lunch orders

You need to order these via ParentPay by every Wednesday evening for the following week - however, for week beginning 19th August the order deadline is the tonight at 10pm.  

If the council still hasn't updated your free lunch entitlement onto ParentPay please email your orders to the office, admin@broughton-pri.edin.sch.uk, and they will make a special order when they're back in on the 12th.  

It is possible for you to order all the way up to the October mid-term holidays.

Uniform

Time to make sure all uniform, gym gear, lunch boxes and water bottles are named so they don't end up for sale at the Christmas cafe.  

We are partnered with www.easy2name.com for name labels, they have a 10% offer just now BTS19.  Easy2name also provide our Parent Staff Association with cashback if you select "Broughton Primary School EH7" at the checkout in the Fundraising option

Every child is encouraged to wear uniform and Broughton is very flexible with red and blue being main jumper colours with white tops and grey/black trousers/shorts/skirts.  

Reminder of house system, https://broughtonprimary.org/school-house-system/.  As well as sports day, once a term there is a house day where children are encouraged to wear their house colours.  MacDonald is red, Pilrig is yellow, Trinity is green, Drummond is blue.

Sports

PE will be twice a week from the 19th August with Mrs Ramm.

Swimming kits won't be needed until at least September.  Class teachers will send out letters with a few weeks notice.  P1s won't get swimming until after Easter.

Gym kits are needed for PE and the kits can live in the classroom all term from first day back.  Standard gym uniform are: plimsolls/trainers, shorts and a t-shirt.  Also pack socks if your daughter wears tights on gym day.

Book Festival trips

Reminder to check your emails for last terms letter about your child's visit to the Book Festival which will be taking place during the week of the 19th August.  I recall that it is only P2-P7 classes going up to the Festival this year so that the P1's can settle into school.

If you've updated your email over the summer do let the office know by email.  A full calendar of school event dates are scheduled to be sent out on Friday the 16th.