Minutes of Holy Family School PTA Meeting

Minutes of Holy Family School PTA Meeting = - 21^st March 2006

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Present: &nb= sp; P Kehoe, B O’Reilly, P Roebuck, M Donnelly, G Tucker, A O’Connor,= L Blount, I Benbow, &= nbsp; Y Brophy, P Burston, C Greaves, D Greenidge, M Jimenez, G Lowe, C Palmer, L Somerville

Apologies: &nb= sp; J Tucker, C Euden, C Messom, C Yule

Welcome

Peter Kehoe welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Minutes of Last Meeting

Approved. Proposed by Paul Roebuck, Seconded= by Peter Kehoe.

Matters Arising

No matters arising.

Treasurer’s Report

Paul Roebuck passed r= ound copies of the accounts and talked them through. If anyone has any comments regardi= ng the new format, please let him know.

Forthcoming Events

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How Parents Can Help Children Learn

Anne O’Connor i= nformed the meeting that Nick Austin was coming into the school on 22^nd March to talk to the parents about ‘Acccelerated Learning’. Nick has been working with the teac= hers on this subject and we hope to have a good turnout of parents. A book will be on sale covering th= is subject.

TLC/DIY Weekend

Saturday 25^{th
February : Graham Tucker thanked everyone who helped with clearing out The =
Dell
- a lot of work was done and the project has got off to a good start.<=
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Saturday 25^{th
March : Graham mentioned that there will be a DIY day on 25^th Ma=
rch
to finish clearing The Dell before the Waitrose Team Day.}=

The Dell - Update

Graham Tucker informe= d the meeting that the project is currently within the £2000 budget and tha= nked Maria Jimenez for her kind donation of paints and brushes. Graham passed a £500 cheque = from Waitrose to the PTA and another £500 from Waitrose will follow. The plans for The Dell are progres= sing very well

Graham and the school= are to confirm dates for a Waitrose Tombola and Healthy Eating (Fruit & Vegetables) talk.

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Family Fun Event (31^st March 2006)=

Chris Greaves updated= the meeting on the format of the night which will be a typical quiz night. Team numbers should ideally be 6.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Tickets will be £1 for adult= s and 50p for children, they can be purchased from Reception, Class Reps. or on t= he night. Chris thanked Peter Ke= hoe for his posters advertising the event and a note will be put in the newsletter. Any donations for prizes, i.e. bottles of wine would be appreciated. Please bring your own refreshments= for the event.

May Day Fete

Theme INTERNATIONAL

Yvonne Brophy updated the meeting.

Letters have been sen= t to 75 local companies requesting donations of prizes and some good responses have been received including 20 tickets to Snakes & Ladders. This year there will be a mixture = of established and new stalls including, sumo wrestling, small and large bouncy castles and auctions. It was = agreed to put a poster in the book bags before the Fete so that parents are aware = of what the day offers.

The front cover of the programme will be designed by one of our children. We are hoping to get a parent to d= esign the programme and a local printers to print free of charge. A local estate agent will be adver= tising the fete with boards.

If you would like to help with the fete please contact Yvonne - there are a lo= t of enjoyable jobs to do!

Any Other Business

Ÿ = Playgrou= nd Steering Committee : Peter Kehoe outlined the exciting proposals for the works to the playground and will up= date at the next meeting. It was mentioned that it would be nice for the drawing proposals to be displayed so that parents can get a better idea if things.

Ÿ = PTA Webs= ite : Paul Roebuck informed the meeting about the PTA website that he has created www.misog.com Initial feedback is very positive = but he would be grateful for any more feedback and/or suggestions.

Ÿ = Class Re= ps : The possibility of re-introducing Class Reps w= as discussed. It was felt that t= hese are very important roles. C/F= to next meeting.

Date of Next Meeting

Thursday 20^th April 2006, 7.30pm

Meeting closed 9.20pm=

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