Please find below the minutes from last week’s Parent Council meeting:<\/p>\n
Holy Family P.S.<\/p>\n
Parent Council Meeting \u2013 AGM<\/p>\n
Wed 18th September 2024, 6:30pm to 7:30pm<\/p>\n
Agenda<\/p>\n
1 School Prayer
\n2 Welcome\/Introductions
\n3 Head teachers report \u2013 Mrs Harley
\n4 Nominations for PC positions
\n5 Christmas coffee morning
\n6 Potential Christmas Fayre organised by Leeann Gillespie
\n7 Other fundraising
\n8. Halloween Disco
\n9. Mr Creilly Leaving
\n10. A.O.C.B
\n11. Next Meeting<\/p>\n
School Prayer<\/p>\n
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,<\/p>\n
Guide us, protect us, and help us to do good things for Holy Family Primary and our community.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n
Attendees:
\nGillian Mackissack – Ella P2
\nAdele Duffy – Chair
\nNatalie Battersby
\nCarol Anne Doherty
\nLaura Murphy
\nYvonne Currie – Treasurer
\nLyndsay Donnelly – Secretary
\nMrs Harley<\/p>\n
Apologies:
\nJames Duffy -Sophia P1<\/p>\n
3 Head teachers report \u2013 Mrs Harley
\n\u2022 Mrs Harley provided copy of constitution -for review and update
\n\u2022 Copy of CoC to be read an signed by all members<\/p>\n
\u2022 Activities supported by cluster support teacher
\no Number Box
\nRead, Write, Ink
\no Comprehension group
\no Rainbow Reading
\no Direct Intervention
\no English language teacher
\no ASNA – targeted support
\n\u2022 How are kids identified? – via HT and interaction with class teachers?
\n\u2022 Community of faith – School attendance at Fth Browns Mass was well attended
\n\u2022 Mother Angeline statue blessing – 6th November – will review kids\u2019 attendance
\n\u2022 Confirmation prep in progress with support from FFM
\n\u2022 Residential session – parental input session – details required from the facility and dates to be confirmed
\n\u2022 Attendance – figures are positive across the school with HFPS scoring the best in the cluster @92%
\no Target set at 95% (no more than two weeks absent per school year)
\no Mrs Harley sending visual to all parents via email and comms channels
\no Looking at strategy to encourage pre-holidays attendance
\no Reminder ***Ability to report absence via Parent Portal
\n\u2022 Newsletter issued via link to GLOW and can be accessed there<\/p>\n
4 Nominations for PC positions
\n2 new nominations for PC members – LD to email to arrange attendance at next session
\nMonisha Jose P1
\nSandra Maguire P2
\nChair – Previously Adele, replaced by Gillian McKissick
\nSecretary – Previously Lyndsay Donnelly, replaced by Laura Murphy
\nTreasurer – Previously Yvonne Currie replaced by Natalie Batttersby
\nBank Mandate to be changes to include all three signatories
\nVice Chair – Role Vacant<\/p>\n
5 Christmas coffee morning\/ Potential Christmas Fayre organised by Leeann Gillespie
\n\u2022 LD\/AD – arrange time with LG to discuss proposal<\/p>\n
6. Other fundraising – Possibilities – Bucket Collection, Silent disco<\/p>\n
7. Halloween Disco \u2013 Dates to be confirmed – LD to contact Calvin for DJ support<\/p>\n
8. Mr Creilly Leaving<\/p>\n
9. A.O.C.B<\/p>\n
10. Next Meeting – Sept Meeting changed due to availability, review dates for Oct due to poss clash with Halloween discos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Please find below the minutes from last week’s Parent Council meeting: Holy Family P.S. Parent Council Meeting \u2013 AGM Wed 18th September 2024, 6:30pm to 7:30pm Agenda 1 School Prayer 2 Welcome\/Introductions 3 Head teachers report \u2013 Mrs Harley 4 Nominations for PC positions 5 Christmas coffee morning 6 Potential Christmas Fayre organised by Leeann … Continue reading Minutes from Parent Council meeting<\/span>