Minutes of Athelstaneford Primary School Meeting Tuesday 2nd May 2017 7pm-9pm Present: Susan Begg (Chair), Sarah Morgan (Head teacher), Clare Little (Principal Teacher) Emily Cotter (Vice Chair), Niela Khan (Clerk), Jo Mair (Treasurer) Pauline Paton (Parent), Jane Brand (Parent), Tora Harrison (Parent) Mary Swan (Parent), Nicola Semple (Parent).
Apologies: Sandra Delahooke (Parent), Nikki Fallowfield (Parent), Mhairi Dickie (Parent), Lucy Calder(Parent), Katrina Scobie (Parent) Jo McNicol (Parent).
1.Welcome /Apologies and Approval of Minutes: Susan Begg welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies as noted above. The minutes of the last meeting were approved without change. Correspondence was discussed.
2. Head teacher Update: Staffing I am delighted to be here permanently appointed to HT post. Thanks to Susan and Angela for their time, commitment and great job carried out during the recruitment process. Also to the pupil panel who represented the school so very well. Last Term P3 and 4 completed their swimming block. Very positive feedback about our children and the progress they all made. P6 & 7 had successful visit to the Risk Factory. nd P7 came 2 in the Rotary Quiz – excellent effort. P4-7 completed club golf training and worked with Kate Green on a successful morning. P1-3 have been working with Drama and French specialists. They have been hearing and performing The Selfish Giant in French. P6 and 7 visited NBHS home economics department with children from other cluster schools. They were involved in planting which will hopefully be successfully harvested in the Autumn. Coming Up P4-7 have begun working towards the John Muir Award and are well underway with a visit to the John Muir Birthplace in Dunbar and have been exploring the area they are working on. rd
2 P6 pupils are attending the Little and Large cooking competition Wed 3 May. They were very successful coming first and go onto the next stage of the competition.
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