Bondi Beach Public School P&C Association

P and C Minutes 9 September 2008

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:30 -0400

Minutes for the P and C meeting held 9 September 2008

Agenda P&C Meeting 9th September 2008

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:10:21 -0400

BBPS P&C meeting
Tuesday September 9th 2008

7pm, Staff room
AGENDA
GENERAL MEETING

a) Apologies

b) Receipt and adoption of previous minutes

c) Matters arising from the minutes (including unfinished business on notice at last meeting)

Chaplaincy grant

Jump Rope for Heart

Certificates of appreciation for trivia night

Rationale for paid sports in class time

d) Reports:

Treasurer:
President
Principal
Committees

- Fundraising/grants
- Canteen
- Sizzle
- Uniforms

e) Correspondence

f) Motions of which notice has been given

g) General business

h) Notices of motions

Minutes 12th August 2008

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:04:54 -0400

In attendance: Jane Cichero, Linda Derham, Claire Hanley, Linda Henson, Lee Rydstrand, Will Glasson, Di Smith, Helen Sturgess, Brenda Miley

Apologies: Thankam Rydstrand, Felicity Simpson, Scott Milson, Suzy Forrell, Susan Price, Xanthe

Acceptance of previous minutes: Proposed Linda H, seconded Lee, unanimously approved

Matters Arising

Election of School Council Representative: Jane proposed Xanthe Pearson, seconded Linda H, unanimously approved

Chaplaincy Grant: Will be making an announcement on the chaplaincy grant in the next few weeks. WAYS are organising salary and super arrangements. The person needs to be in place before the funds are allocated.

Bike Racks: Lee distributed progress report on the bike racks. Preferred site is that marked f near the side gate but it needs a slab of concrete/concrete sleepers. The trees should provide sufficient shelter.

TREASURERS REPORT

City to surf made at least $7,500. Trivia made $18,000.

Have $30,641 in current account.

PRESIDENTS REPORT

Now have a link from the school website to the Pand C website.

To discuss reopening of canteen on Tuesday when Mercy returns.

Shade cloth had a further meeting with new case officer Kenneth Clarke, Maria, Phil and Di. We have to provide a further copy of an engineering report but in principal there is approval.

School council has decided P and C funds shouldnt be used to pay for teachers aide as we need greater security on paying salaries. Children and teachers have completed a wishlist for funds.

PRINCIPALS REPORT

Thanks everyone for their support in fundraising. We are particularly thrilled with new kindy readers and sports uniforms.

Mentoring program: had a fantastic response, thanks the parents who have volunteered their time.

Watertight day was a big success. Part of our whole school focus on the environment.

Have a new, third assistant principal. But still concerned may lose a teacher. Next year is looking like 2 kindy classes. Ie about 280 students. Feedback is that the community doesnt want the school to grow too big and lose the community feel.

WILL GLASSON thanks everyone for their fundraising and sports bibs.

Year six hosted the NAIDOC assembly

PSSA sport years 3 6, gymnastics years k-2. Athletics carnival had to be postponed due to poor weather.

UNSW testing is on going. Maths and English coming up.

Debating team Year 5 and 6 went to Bronte

Tree Planting has been organised by the environment committee.

Have elected a new SRC, including kindy representatives. First meeting is this Thursday, after a training last week.

Jump Rope for Heart. A prize based fundraising program. Have already done the MS REadathon and Golden Circle Fun Run, which did raise money for sports equipment.
Plus Side: Lots of children getting into skipping, prizes are sports based, money is for a good cause. BUT concern about the message given to the kids.
Suggestion, that prizes get pooled so we can get some big prizes for the school, which can either be used by the entire school community or used for fundraising. A motion to be raised at the next meeting.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE REPORT

Met last week. Target for the year $44,000 currently raised $32,500. THANK YOU TO SCOTT FOR THE SIZZLES and to JANE
Upcoming fundraising
Fathers day stall 5th September
Christmas cards
Few more sizzles
Mango boxes
Stephanie Alexander grant
Correspondence

Vouchers from photographers left over from trivia night.

Need to check with Paige if certificate of appreciation have been sent for trivia night

Promotion of safe drop off and pick up at school

Email from Phil Moore for Ken Clarke

YMCA father and son weekend.

ALLOCATION OF P AND C FUNDS

It was felt that rather than have constant ad hoc requests for eg special assistance for school trips an amount should be set aside at the beginning of the year. It was also felt that rather than trying to identify families with extreme financial difficulty activities should be subsidised in a way that benefited the whole school community.

Motions:

1. That the P and C donate $500 per term, to be given as a lump sum at the beginning of the year, to be spent on items such as subsidising school trips as the discretion of the school council. Proposed Lee, Seconded Jane carried unanimously
2. That $5,000 be held over to the beginning of 2009 year to pay towards such items as the discretionary fund and the welcome bar b q. Proposed Linda H, seconded Linda D carried unanimously.

For the sail cloth it is anticipated that the pledges received will cover the cost of the cloth.

Toilet signs, we havee but are waiting for Jerry to put up.

BIG TICKET ITEMS

Computers need 6 in each classroom
Interactive white boards = have one in the library. Cost around $5,000 each. It was asked if we need so many computers if each classroom has a white board.
Garden equipment

Govt has a connected schools program. BBPs is in the program. As part of that the computer room is being carpeted and painted.

BIKE RACK
Number needed: 40. Cost for 40 is $16,000. Need a further $12,000/ Need to find out if a) Ross will pay for the ramp. B) we can do 20 and then a further 20.

MOTION That pending any approvals necessary from council, Ross or the Dept of Ed, the meeting resolves to donate $12,000 to the bike racks. Proposed by Di, seconded by Linda H, unanimously carried.

$13,000 left for computers, whiteboards and sporting equipment. Maria to look into the cost of laptops. Lee asked what the maintenance budget for computers maintenance being higher for laptops, also increased risk of theft.

MOTION That this meeting of the P and C will prioritise remaining funding for computers and sports equipment for this year and look into interactive whiteboards and other priorities on the wish list for next year. Jane proposed and Linda seconded. Carried unanimously.

Wishlist to be distributed to parents and carers and put on online poll.

Being out of time the meeting closed. To carry forward to next time explanation of PSA and other paid sports classes during school time.

Canteen to Open Tuesdays from Sept 2nd

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0400

(That's the Tuesday AFTER the next one)
We are hungry for more!! Our Shark Bite Cafe has been such a success this year due to all our wonderful volunteers, Sarah and the marvellous Mercy Wolf that we are happy to announce Tuesdays are back! You can now eat delicious nutritious and lovingly made food every day of the week.

Bike Racks finally have a place

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:00 -0400

At last week's P&C meeting there was a lot of discussion about the fate of the bike rack project. In short we have agreed to go ahead with purchasing and installing 8 racks (5 bikes per rack) which will accommodate 20% of the school's kids.

Now we are looking for volunteers to help us install the racks. We need to pour two 8m x 2m concrete slabs plus a ramp over the existing staircase under the pine trees.

Shark Bite Cafe for Tuesdays

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Our intrepid Mercy, Shark Bite Cafe manager extraordinaire, is returned from the wilds of Africa! We are currently working out when to re-open on a Tuesday .....

Also our intrepid canteen manager in Mercy's absence, Sarah, is willing to be staff on the day (with some gorgeous volunteers for an hour or so of course). It does mean that the Library loses it's Nori Roll fund raiser so let's think of something to replace it if we can.
Cheers
Di xxxx

AGENDA P and C MEETING 12th AUGUST 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:50:00 -0400

AGENDA P and C MEETING
12th August 2008

City to Surf Triumph for Our School

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0400

It was fast and furious all the way to the finish! We cooked and sold and waved at the buses ten four! big brother! and we were not in the least slowed down by the brief and freezing downpour right at critical mass time for the queue.

As President of the P&C I am in awe of all the energy and good humour all of our parents who helped make the event such a financial success - and a pleasure to be involved in. It's shame really that the kids aren't allowed to be there to see their parents' working as such an efficient, skilled and self-entertaining team.And that includes the ones at home minding the kids.
(Andy - the Monopoly money idea was tops. Likewise the signage)

Congratulations and gratitude to Suzie Forell and her dawnraiders for the early start and late finish - and for Suze's co-ordination over the past months booking buses in.

And also to Scott Milson for organising a never ending stream of hardy volunteers and supplies for the sizzle.

The total money raised will be announced as soon as our Treasurer, Linda, can see over the top of the piles of cash.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Di xxx

Farewell to two 2B families

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:28:28 -0400

The Walshes are doing a sea change and the Hallorans are going to the Nation's Capital . We wish them all good fortune and envy the lack of parking problems in their new locations. Thanks for your involvement in BBPS P&C (Donna will continue to coordinate the recipe book from the South Coast). We will miss you , and 2B will be quite different next term.

Date of next meeting

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:04:35 -0400

For those of you who have already read my note.....Apologies for putting the wrong date for our next meeting.It is actually AFTER the city to Surf day on Tuesday August 12.I have adjusted the copy.
Definitely too cold to think. Brain hibernating.
D xxx