St Marks Parent Council
Minutes Of Meeting  29th Jan 2020
Taken & Typed by Kelly
PRESENT
Miss Timmons, Donna, MrsTognini, Gillian, Kelly, Katy, Amanda, Cllr Brown, Nicola Cunningham
APOLOGIES
 Fr Dougan, Mr Preston (alternate meetings with Mrs Tognini), Cllr Cowie
REVIEW OF ACTIONS FROM LAST MEETING 13th JAN 2020
•	Katy darft flyer with PC contact details & plea for parents/carers who may be able to share ther talents - DONE
•	Donna & Amanda cleaning uniforms for Recycling - CONTINUED
•	PC section of newsletter Events & Finance - START IN FEB
•	Kelly see Fr Dougan for any parishners with talents or interests to donate time to school. - IN BULLETIN - follow up
•	Cuppa Club visit from choir after scottish wk - DONE -Tue 4th Feb (Amanda & Jo)
•	Amanda meeting with Miss Timmons - DONE 
•	Kelly Price Embroidery for aprons/ tshirts - DONE (£4.75 writing £3.75 school logo) aprons £7.50 each Tshirts £4 each.
HEADTEACHER UPDATE
•	Miss Timmons introduced herself to the PC and updated everyone on the staffing levels within the school.
•	Full staff with no vacancies and all absences have cover.
•	Mrs Lockheart back as PT end of week.
•	Mr Preston still out on a Friday and Mrs Bird in class covering.
•	Miss Dickie has gone to work in another school.
•	Miss Timmons has drafted a school handbook which has to be cleared with South Lanarcshire Council before being given to parents and added to the school website.
Uniforms
•	Green skirt/ pinafore, Grey trousers, white or green shirts, Green jumpers/ Cardigans.
•	Nicola Cunningham taken over selling uniforms from Kit Your Kids. Shop is based in Whitlawburn next to kids complex.
•	Printing and embroidary available on shoes, bags, water bottles, ties and all uniform items. You can buy direct or bring in your own items to be embroidered or printed.
•	Nicola is also able to supply apron and tshirts for the parent council.
•	This is just another option for parents and NOT a sole supplier parents can choose where they purchse their uniform.
•	This information will be given to parents in school newsletter and Kelly/Katy will put onto the PC Facebook and twitter pages.
Recycled Uniforms
•	Will be run as a swap shop rather than giving away to some families.
•	Donna and Amanda are happy to take care of items when handed in including wash dry and iron them. 
•	Father Dougan happy to store uniforms if needed 
•	Recycled communion dresses also available via shop in cambuslang. details to be passed on to pparents.
New PC
•	Katy created a flyer with PC contact details and a plea to parents/carers for anyone with intrests they would like to share with the pupils possibly over a 4 wk block.
•	PC are happy to add a blurb to the school newslatter and Miss Timmons is happy for this to happen. Kelly has discussed with nursery and they are also happy for PC to add a little blurb. This should start in Feb Newsletter. (Kelly or Katy)
Movie Night
•	Amanda has already discussed with Miss Timmons and this is fine to go ahead as a free night for the children from the PC.
•	It will be Wed 19th Feb straight after school. Open to nursery-p3 and it will be 1st 40 children that are interested. (PC members children will need to attend due to childcare) Popcorn and drinks provided by the PC.
•	Toy Story 4 will be the Movie and Katy will draft letter for parents.

Food Bank
•	Amanda spoke with Jo (poppys mum) and she will provide a list of what is needed.
•	Miss Timmons will pass on the contact information to Amamada for Kerry at tesco burnside who will be able to help with collection and provide a trolly to keep in the school.
•	4 Friday leading up to lent the school will be holding charity events and one will be for the food bank.
•	We will push another collection just before the summer holidays.

Dates For Diary
•	FEB - Choir @ St Marks Cuppa club Tues 4th walking from school Amanda &    Jo Helping. Movie Night Wed 19th  All free and provided by PC (Nursery-P3)
•	MAR - Parents night Thu 5th  Pc will provide Tea, coffee, biscuits and juice for a small donation in the dinning hall.
•	APR - Family Disco Wed 1st  3-5 Gym hall. Kelly to price and book DJ Louis All other details to be discussed at another meeting.
•	May - Race For Life Amanda spoke with Miss Daly who will be looking into it.  Miss Timmons to mention to Miss Daly.
•	Cllr Brown mentioned the Rutherglen Landemar Day 13th June. He is involved in planning meetings for the day and will feedback to Amanda after 1st meeting on 13th Feb.
Constitution
•	Draft has been made and Cheryl looking through it. Waiting for feedback to make any adjustments.
•	All agreed this will be done by the next AGM.
Target Setting
•	Katy put forward suggestions to make parents more aware of what was being set in the class. Miss Timmons has noted this as something that would be in school improvement plan which is due to be looked at in May.
Twitter
•	Parents noticing that it is mainly P4 that is appearing on twitter, and asking for more classes to be involved.
Trips
•	Parents enquiring about whole school "Big Day Out" what are the plans for this year? Money raised at Enterprise fayre was to pay for this trip. Miss Timmons not sure of the plans but is very keen for the children to go on school trips.
•	Class educational trips - Class teachers giving Miss Timmons there forward plans and the ones she has looked at so far have educational trips included.
Actions
•	School handbook cleared by SLC and added to website
•	Kelly/Katy to add uniform supplier information to PC twitter and facebook
•	Kelly/Katy to email blurb to Miss Timmons and Nursery to add to Feb newsletter.
•	Katy to putter letter out about movie night.
•	Amamda get list from Jo for Food Bank items and make contact with Kerry at tesco for trolly and donations
•	Kelly price and book dj louis
•	Miss Timmons to speak with Miss Daly (Race For Life)
•	Amanda to gather Feedback from Cllr Brown (Landemar Day)
•	Feedback on constitution from Cheryl

NEXT MEETING Wed 11th March 2020