How Good Is OUR School Minutes – 22.09.21
The How Good Is OUR School pupil group another busy and productive meting this month, have a look at our minutes below!
(2) Fairtrade Meeting 22.09.21
Main discussion points from today:
- fairtrade day 8th October ‘Swap your snack for a fairtrade snack’
- create posters to advertise fairtrade snack swap
- plan events for terms 1, 2, 3
article 12 (respect for the views
of the child)
Every child has the right to express their
views, feelings and wishes in all matters
affecting them, and to have their views
considered and taken seriously.
Points for Action:
- share information about 8th October event
Communication Pupil Group Minutes 22.9.21
Makaton Sign of the Week
Week beginning 6th September
This weeks sign of the week is “Good Morning”
Meet the Health and Wellbeing Pupil Voice Group 2021
Makaton sign of the week
This week’s sign of the week is “Hello”
Wednesday 18th August Meeting 1
We thought about how we can promote positive health and wellbeing for all pupils.
Our next steps are:
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Have new Listen To Me Boxes for all to use
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Promote Health Days for everyone to participate in
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Introduce a new ‘Buddy Station’ in the playground
Full minutes can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
HWB meet 18th Aug 21 pdf
Literacy Ambassadors
Welcome to the Literacy Pupil Voice Group page.
Session 2023/2024
We were delighted to meet the newest members of the Literacy Ambassadors pupil voice group. We can’t wait to get started on our journey to achieving our Gold Reading Award.
Session 2022/2023
Literacy Pupil Group Meeting Minutes
April 2023 – Reading Schools Award Silver
We are delighted to have been awarded our Silver Reading Schools Award. This is all down to our amazing Literacy Pupil Group and the hard work they have put in to redeveloping our library, ordering new book titles, setting up the library and promoting reading within our school!
January 2023
The Pupil Group met today in the School Library and we spotted the things we liked in it.
We love the new rug and the colourful cushions.
It is good to sit on the sofa and read.
The library is cool.
The children spent time looking at Authors Live and have asked teachers to watch some clips with the whole class.
You can watch these at home too with the following link:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand
We were delighted to meet the newest members of the Literacy Ambassadors pupil voice group. We had a very productive first meeting and welcomed Elaine from Hamilton Library. We shared our vision for the school Library with Elaine and she gave us lots of ideas on how we can improve our library space. We can’t wait to get started!
Click to access Lit-Minutes-Aug-22.pdf
Session 2021/2022
18 August 2021Â
We had our first meeting today with our representatives from each class across the school. In our meetings we will aim to think of ways to improve literacy across all stages of the school, particularly with encouraging reading. Today we discussed how we can encourage reading for enjoyment out with school as well as what we can do within our classes.Â
The minutes for this meeting are below:
Points from previous meeting: This was the first literacy pupil group meeting of the new session. The literacy group involves pupils from all stages across the school along with Miss Nisbet and Mrs Lochhead.
Main discussion points from today:
· Monthly Reading Challenge
· World Book day 3rd March 2022
· Book Week Scotland 15-21st November 2021
· First Minister Reading Challenge
· Book Doctor – prescribing books based on children interests
· Reading display – outside the Library
· DEAR – Drop Everything And Read
· Author Visit
· Reading Assembly – virtual reading session at the end of the day
· Reading Buddies – if restrictions allow
· Create mini books
Focus Article:
Including the Article number and the description
Article 12 – You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously when important decisions are being made.
Action Points:
· Create a book prescription sheet
· Create a wall display, remove the Outdoor Learning display
· Set out a monthly calendar of reading targets
· Organise an Author visit
Minute taker – Mrs Lochhead
22 September 2021
Below are the meeting minutes for the Literacy Ambassadors group. Our meeting minutes set out what we discussed during today’s meeting and our action points.
| Points from previous meeting: Trying to get in touch with an author and getting some things prepared for a wall display. |
| Main discussion points from today:
·      Benefits of an author talking to school – would encourage people to read and maybe even try to write something themselves. ·      What we can put on our wall display – add book covers and book reviews so people can see recommendations and get ideas of new authors to try. Have books recommended that will be appropriate for infant, junior and senior areas. ·      We could carry out a survey in the classes to see who people’s favourite authors are and these could then be used to help people get recommendations for new books to try. |
| Focus Article:
Article 13 – we have the right to express our thoughts and opinions and to access information. |
| Action Points:
Create book covers for the wall display that will be suitable for the infants, juniors and seniors. ·      Make book reviews to have on the wall display to help other pupils find new books that interest them. ·      Look at making a survey for classes to conduct of best authors so that these can be used to make recommendations to others. Minute Taker – Miss Nisbet |
August Meeting – 18.08.21
Have a look at our notes from our first meeting today:
Main discussion points :
- We looked at our rights and thought about what rights lend themselves to How Good is OUR School (HGIOS). Discussed Article 12 in detail. All agree children have the right to an opinion.
- What is our Pupil Group?
–Â Looking to see why our school is good. All children have the right to an opinion and our pupil group is a safe space to discuss and make a change. It focuses on the whole school. - We looked at the How Good is OUR School booklet which shows quality indicators for us to evaluate as a group.
- We looked at the main themes of HGIOURS:
-Relationships, Learning & Teaching, School Building (What could we put in to make it even better), Health & Wellbeing, Successes and Achievements.
The group voted to focus on the Health & Wellbeing theme first this term. Decided it was important for everyone in the school to have a healthy body and mind.
| Focus Article:
Article 12: Respect for children’s’ views. Children have the right to give their opinions freely on issues that affect them. |
Action Points:
- For the next meeting – Think about how we can ensure everyone is happy and safe coming to school.
- Plan in place to develop everyone’s well being
- PMcD & MS – Exercise, Health & Wellbeing Challenge to get the whole school active.
- EB – Challenge, How many healthy snacks do each class have. Prize for the most.
Minute Taker – Miss Moore
