2024/2025 SCHOOL COUNCIL & ECO WARRIORS

Our Representatives

We are really excited to announce our representatives for this year's School Council and Eco-Team. These are an enthusiastic group of children that are keen to get their voice heard and help others, both in the local and wider community. Please check our page, which will be updated often, so you can see what we have discussed in meetings and what projects we are currently working on!

Our KS1 Team:                               Our KS2 Team:

Arlo                                                      Ria

Conan                                                 Santi

Matilda                                                Rosie

Alice                                                     Zach

Chloe                                                   Betsy

Zachary                                               Noah

                                                              Evie

                                                              David 

                                                              Dylan

                                                              Ivy

                                                              Annabelle

                                                              Theo

Mentor:

Mrs Prebble

What does a school council do? 

A school council is a formal group of pupils who act as representatives of their classmates in discussing school issues with the staff and leadership of the school. They will help to make decisions about how the school is run and take on projects that support the children’s learning and development, such as organising charity events, representing the school at outside events, or ensuring the school is environmentally friendly. A school council can provide a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions, and have their views taken into account in decisions that impact upon them. 

There are a number of events already in the school calendar that the school council will help to organise and promote to the school and wider community (when appropriate), such as the MacMillan Cake sale, Children in Need, Christian Aid Week and participating in World Environment Day.  

What does your child have to do in this role? 

There will be regular meetings that your child should attend so that they can discuss and complete any activities required with the School Council leader. The representatives will then give feedback to their classes about what has been discussed in the meeting.  

The meetings will take place at the Junior School at 8am on the following dates: 

Friday 20th September 2024

Friday 18th October 2024

Friday 8th November 2024

Friday 6th December 2024

Friday 10th January 2024

Friday 7th February 2024

Friday 7th March 2024

Friday 25th April 2024

Friday 23rd May 2024

Friday 20th June 2024

Friday 18th July 2024

Mrs Prebble will walk the children from the infant classes back to the Infant School at the end of the meeting in time for the beginning of the school day.   

She is looking forward to working with the school council this year and developing the pupil voice of the school. 

 

The projects we are looking at this term: 

• Macmillan Coffee Morning
• Salvation Army Gifts

RECYCLING

In Spring 2025, the School Council is turning its focus to the environment and in the January meeting they designed new recycling signs for the class bins.

  

DISCUSSING PLANS FOR THE NEW INFANT CLASSROOM 

The School Council met on 6th December and looked at the plans for the new classroom at the Infant School. The children worked in groups offering ideas about how the classroom could be laid out. They worked brilliantly in their groups and their plans have now been passed to Ms O'Byrne and the Leadership Team. Thank you for your valuable input, School Council!

        

SALVATION ARMY TOY GIFT ASSEMBLY

It was so lovely to see the generosity of parents at the Schools’ Christmas Fayre this weekend and, in keeping with our in keeping with our School ethos and vision, we wish to donate to the community and the School Council are keen to continue our tradition of supporting The Salvation Army’s Christmas Present Appeal. Every year, we hold a gift giving ceremony at the Infant School and this year is no different. The Salvation Army will come in on Monday 9^th December in the morning and collect the gifts.  Details are:-

• Gifts to be brought in to the Infant School on the morning of Monday 9^th December (gift ideas can be found on The Salvation Army’s website here)
• Presents should be unwrapped but with a label outlining the age the present would suit and if it’s for a boy or a girl.

We hope you will support us in this great cause.

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING FUNDRAISER

A wonderful array of cakes was brought in to the schools on Friday 27th September 2024 to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. The pupils brought a cake in to enjoy in class after lunch and raised £388.11.