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Hollywood Primary School Parents and Citizens Association Inc.

Monash Avenue Nedlands WA 6009 hollywoodpandc@hotmail.com

Draft minutes of P&C Meeting 19 February 2014

Attendees: Tinka Sack (President), Helen Cunningham (Secretary), Tim Hoffman (Treasurer), Julie Pegrum (Committee Member), Lucy Watts (Uniform Shop), Katie Dunkley (Pool Committee), Felicity McKenzie, Larissa Connell, Kate Boulton, Samantha Zeps, Maria Beier, Manesh, Jane Bisschops, Guy Churchill, Lisa Khoo, Bev Innes, Constantina Panourglas, Michael Petridis, Doug Hamilton, Beverly Innes (Principal) Apologies: Teena Townsend, Vanessa Wadlow, Gwen Pfleger, Kerry Osling, 1. Meeting opened at 8pm 2. Acceptance of minutes of meeting held on November 27th 2013 Proposed by Tim Hoffman and seconded by Katie Dunkley, the minutes were accepted as presented. 3. Correspondence In Requests for funding: Book awards (celebration night 2013); Deposit Band Camp 4. Correspondence Out - n/a 5. Principal’s report – Beverley Innes The Principal circulated her report and noted that it addresses 5 areas as set out by the school strategic plan with an update on recent actions.

- School Structure – Mrs Innes noted that teachers at Hollywood are a high-calibre and dedicated group of individuals. The new music teacher has good links with Don Blue and the school band.

- There is continued emphasis on the core areas of literacy, numeracy and science, and for 2014 Whole School Pastoral Care is a priority

- A family / community cycling event – the Giro d’Perth – is taking place on Sunday 16 March and will use Hollywood PS as its base. They expect about 500 entries and encourage the P&C to use it as a fundraising opportunity selling coffees and breakfast items.

- Artist in Residence will start in Term 3. The theme is visual art and dance. The artist is Paula Hart, who has been artist in residence in the past, and will work in collaboration with our own Stefan Karlsson. It is anticipated that it will give the students skills to use ipad video functions and ties in with the annual

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Hollywood under the Stars event. - Celebration night 2014 is on Wednesday 17 December. Consultation has

taken place with students and parents, and as there are 2 graduating classes graduation will probably take place at a special Year 6/7 dinner.

6. President’s report Tinka gave a rundown of current actions and priorities as follows:

- P&C welcome morning tea took place on the first day of term - P&C contributions were on the booklist but it is not yet known what % of

parents made their contributions. Suggestion that the amount requested ($70 per family) is reviewed for next year (to be considered in Term 3). It was noted that the Library Fund is no longer tax deductible and will probably not attract so many funds. Suggestion that a free hat be given with each payment or have a prize draw to encourage contributions.

- A priority for P&C this year is to improve communication with the P&C meeting being the place to hear news first hand.

7. School Council Felicity McKenzie provided the School Council report as follows:

- The School Council met at the end of last year and again in January to review the results of the school survey and to set priorities. The survey identified ‘student values’ as important, and as a result staff have identified a program called ‘Friendly Schools +’ which the school is implementing this year.

- During the past 12 months the school has been working on improving links with Shenton College, in order to better prepare students for the transition to senior school. In line with this, Mr Paul Bakich (Y2 parent and science teacher at Shenton College) has joined the School Council.

- Council members reviewed school buildings and grounds and noted that much progress has been made but some projects (early learning centre; oval, landscaping etc) are still not finished. It was noted that once the Department of Education is finished, there will be some additional requirements for eg landscaping, shade etc, and that the P&C may decide to make this a priority for funding.

- Tinka offered to get plants wholesale if required. 8. Treasurers Report The Treasurer’s report is attached. Some notes:

- There was a big invoice for uniforms in February - The P&C has funded Mathletics for 2014 - Pool invoices due

9. Pool Report Katie Dunkley reported the following:

- new pool contractor working well - Vacswim was successful despite all the building works - Bold Park pool will be closed next year for renovations so it is expected that

there will be increased pool traffic - Katie will try to get an increase in the pool grant - 61 pool keys were sold for the season bringing in over $7,000 - There are some community users (for eg scouts next week) - some objectives for 2014 are to reline the pool, renovate pool housing etc

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- Katie is looking for a second pool coordinator from among the school families who use the pool

- There was a suggestion for ‘Family Fun Fridays’ where non keyholders could pay say $5 to come.

- The pool will be open until end April 10. Canteen Report The Canteen is working well and a new class-by-class roster system is helping get volunteers for peak periods. The estimate to upgrade power in the Canteen for installation of a new oven is about $1,000. The school will fund this out of maintenance budget. 11. Uniform Shop Lucy Watts reported that the uniform shop is very busy. 35 new schoolbags are due for delivery tomorrow but are being discontinued so we have to revert back to the old schoolbag model. Lucy noted that parents need more direction on the wearing of uniforms. The reality is that students are to be strongly encouraged to wear the school uniform and it is compulsory for outings etc, but no child can be discriminated against for not wearing it. Bev agreed to clarify in the school newsletter. The grey school jumper has been discontinued, and new red jumpers have been re-ordered but have not yet been delivered. Lucy noted that Barbara Anderson will soon be leaving Hollywood, and thanked her for all her work. Lucy was also commended on her valuable input. 12. Grants There is a current opportunity to apply for a grant for shadesails which would be very useful in light of current building works etc around the school. 13. Fundraising The P&C is still looking for a main fundraising coordinator. On the horizon:

- Giro d’Perth cycling event will base itself at Hollywood Primary School on Sunday 16 March. There will be an opportunity to sell coffees, muffins and other items.

- Bushdance will take place on Saturday 29 March. Band parents (coordinated by Jane Bisschops) will take the lead but it is a whole-school function. True Blue Bush Band will be tapping out the tunes and there will be a silent auction and raffle. Measures will be put in place to ensure that children’s behaviour doesn’t get out of hand.

14. General Matters

- Query about how to include Kindy parents in the P&C welcome morning tea for future years.

- In order to forge closer relations with staff, P&C representatives would like to attend the next staff meeting on Wed 26 February to introduce themselves.

16. Close of Meeting and next meeting The meeting closed at 9.15. Next meeting will take place on Wednesday 19 March 2014.

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TREASURERS REPORT

P&C MEETING 19 FEBRUARY 2014 Current balances General Fund : $15,154 Canteen Fund : $6,668 Library Fund : $38 Building Fund : $14,002 TOTAL : $35,862

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Forward directions: Bev and Helen to represent Hollywood at the first Independent Public Schools workshop next Tuesday. Interm Swimming Yrs 6&7 to Cottesloe. Yr Six/Seven Camp – first week of Term 2. Friday 28 February – Pink Stump fundraiser – gold coin for Cancer – students wear pink Monday 3 March – Labour Day Holiday Crazy Hair Day and Yr 6/7 Assembly – Friday 14 March Giro D’Perth – Sunday 16 March – kick off our undercover area – 8.00 am

ACCOUNT- ABILITY

GOALS KEY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES

RECENT ACTIONS to 19 February 2014

Teaching and Learning

Improve student social and emotional outcomes. Improve student outcomes at all ability levels in English, Mathematics and Science.

Build the capacity of teachers to implement a cohesive school-wide approach to teaching and learning.

• School structure – K Red, K Green – Ann Trethowan/Sue Wood; PP1 – Michelle Sullivan. PP2 Sue Wood/Sonya Manners; Yr 1 Rm 4 – Jacqui De Bras, Yr 1 Rm 5 Annie O’Callaghan; Yr 2 Rm 1 Helen Stanlake/Celia Ellisegaray, Rm 3 Sharne Flanagan / Sue Archer; Yr 3 Rm 2 Ros Breen / Frankie Hindle; Rm 10 – Glenda Pollock / Frankie Hindle; Yr 4 Rm 8 Simone Harris / Trish Di Camillo Yr 5 Rm 9 Jeff Peter / Chris Nowotny Yr 5/6 Rm 7 David Lagan/ Chris Nowotny Yr 6/7 Jill Beveridge. Music – Wendy Fullerton French – Krista Jordan Phys Ed – Jacinta Crinion Science – Celia /Jeff/ Simone Mainstream Education Assistants – Stefan Karlsson, Cynthia Lyon, Nancy Eddy, Liz Repper, Kirsty Dodd Special Needs Education Asssitants – Nadine Kyneston, Sue Vincent, Rebecca Page Registrar – Barb Holm School Officer – Karen Reynolds Gardner/Handyman – Tony Edwards Cleaners Alizabeth and Ibrahim Arondi. Continuing whole school approaches – Literacy, Numeracy and Science.

Safe, Supportive Environ- ment

Build, maintain and sustain productive relationships that support an engaging and dynamic learning environment.

Build the capacity of all stakeholders to implement a restorative approach to teaching and learning that improves individual social, emotional, creative and sporting student outcomes.

Whole School Pastoral Care – Friendly Schools Plus Interm Swimming – yrs 1 – 5 SIMS Music commenced.

Relation- ships

Develop local, regional, state and national partnerships. Develop effective communication strategies.

Develop, maintain, grow and sustain relationships with people, educational institutions, businesses and government agencies that directly enhance the outcomes of students at Hollywood School.

- P&C Welcome Morning Tea – first day of school - Class meetings – all classes by the end of Week Three.

Thanks everyone for attending. This is step one of our reporting schedule.

- Classes encouraged to invite one-on-one interviews with all parents. Communication to be highlighted.

- Classes encouraged to publish class newsletters. - Diaries 4-7??? Feedback sought. - P&C Parent Representatives an excellent resource. - Artist in residence grant – process and potential discussed.

Resources Develop, allocate and monitor physical, human and financial resources to lead to improved academic and non-academic outcomes.

To achieve ICT, buildings and grounds that more closely reflects current Primary School Standard Operating Environments. To identify the best person for the job based on merit. To establish school-wide compliant accountable practices.

New classrooms in action. Tony will add extra bag hooks and is installing whiteboards. The next step – decide what to do with the surrounds. Oval – turf being laid as we speak. Soon the fence will be removed – we can walk over the turf but play down at HighView Park. New bore – currently connecting all watering stations to the bore. Five new Interactive Whiteboards in classrooms

Leadership Engage all participants in the school community as leaders, enhancing personal accountability.

To enhance a model of transformational leadership within all layers of the school community.

Student Leaders – Prefects, Faction Captains, Peer support people elected and active Literacy and Numeracy leaders maintained through ILNNP.