Current issues for the Student Councils include Ethos, Facilities and Eco Schools.
The
Secondary Student Council meets every second Wednesday in
Mrs Benning's room at 1:15pm. It consists of pupil representatives
from across all year groups. There are 3 staff members: Mrs Benning,
Mr Woodrow and
Mrs Cook, as well as SMT link Mrs Duncan. If you have any matters
you wish to raise with the council please see a representative,
wearing green ‘Council’ badge, or submit a note to any staff
member.
National Spring Clean
On Friday 3rd April, 24 pupils and 4 staff
took part in a litter pick organised by the secondary Student
Council in support of National Spring Clean campaign.
The group worked from the bottom of Alma
Avenue, through the school grounds, onto Urlar Road and into
the Lower Birks.
The Primary Pupil Council meets every
other Wednesday at lunchtime. There are representatives from
each class (P3-P7). The representatives are chosen by their
class mates. It is the reps responsibility to bring any concerns
or suggestions from their class to the council to be discussed.
Once discussed members will decide what action if any needs to
be taken.
Norma Grant
(Friends of the Birks Cinema) – Fundraising Ideas.
Tokens –
Collecting for Schools
Survival of the
Student Council
Today’s Meeting
Ask Mrs Kennedy
at the Office about who is responsible for Collecting tokens for
Tesco. Ask the Librarian about collecting tokens in the Library.
Norma Grant –
Open Evening in the Locus Centre regarding the Birks Cinema.
National Spring
Clean – Litter Picking. Target the Park. 21 April Is a possible
date for the Litter Pick. Take this date to SMT and rally
support and volunteers.
S4 Activities –
Is there a way of getting this on their timetable
Derry has
reported Locks are still broken in the toilets, wallpaper is
being torn off, graffiti is appearing in the toilets. Tamzin to
take this to Mrs Westwood. Not only in B block, also in A block.
There are 2 long
term projects that the Student Council have to take on. The
Birks Cinema and the Parent Council money.
Taking Student
Council matters to SE or asking if the SE classes had any
issues that the Student Council can discuss. Once a month.
Extend
registration once a month, where registration teachers can ask
for ideas towards the student council.
Use the Notice
Board
Use of the
School Website.
Date of Next
Meeting 21 April 2010
To
add an item to the agenda see any student council member. If an
issue is not on the agenda then it is unlikely to be brought up in
the meeting.
Members unable to attend should send the Secretary or Chair their
apologies before the date of the meeting.