Currambena Primary and Preschool

Chairpeople: Alex and Olivia

1. Welcome to Codey, Michelle and Michael who have joined Currambena.

2. Volleyball by Lillie. A reminder to look after our new volleyballs and always put them away after you use them.

3. Bird trap by Alex.  A reminder to look after living things and not make bird traps.

4. Water tank by Wendy. There has been some confusion about whether or not it is OK to climb on top of the water tank. After some discussion,we agreed that no-one will climb on top of it.

5. Toilets by Wendy. Please do not put things like bits of wood and craft things in toilets !

6. Shelf by Sam. Sam suggested that the display shelf for Currambena art work needs to be supported or it will keep getting blown over as it was this morning. Chris R. offered to work with Sam to fix this.

7. Disc golf by Gabriel. Gabriel suggested that the school buy equipment for a game called “disc golf”. Gabriel will investigate what is needed and bring more information to the next meeting.

8. Projector by Jo. The projector is set up in the purple room and Jo asked that everyone keeps it safe by leaving it alone and asking if they want to use it.

9. Chickens by Sue. If anyone can take the chickens home this weekend please see Sue. If the chickens are here on Sunday for the Reunion, please watch out for them and help keep them safe.

10. Lost property by Chris. ALL THE LOST PROPERTY WILL GO TO ST VINNIES AT THE END OF TERM. PLEASE COLLECT YOUR BELONGINGS ASAP FROM UNDER THE BLUE UMBRELLA.

11. Stall by Chris. Next Tuesday is the stall to raise money for the school in Nepal that Currambena supports. Please bring money!

12. Cubby by Kiran. Kiran has made a cubby in the corner of the sandpit and asked if he could keep it. The meeting voted that he can.

13. Craft on Fridays. Chris R. is now here all day on Friday so the craft room is available to anyone who wants to work there. There was some discussion about how to manage cleaning up and we agreed that each person needs to check what needs cleaning with Chris before leaving the room.

14. Croquet by Darcy. Darcy asked about the croquet set we used to have and he was told that some of it has been lost or broken and Fran has one of the mallets.

MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESCHOOLERS FIRST.

Chairpeople: Lillie and Sam

1. Playgroup equipment by Robyn. Robyn spoke about the equipment which has been collected especially for the playgroup which meets each Friday morning. It is intended for use by small children only and could be unsafe for bigger children. The meeting agreed that the equipment is only for playgroup children. Robyn was asked to let the playgroup parents know that another school agreement is that no things with wheels are allowed to go down ramps.

2. Electronic Toys by Phoebe and Shannon. After some general discussion, the meeting voted to allow electronic toys again.

3. Agreements by Sam. Sam reminded us all about some of the agreements made in the past such as: only ride scooters on the basketball court before and after school, no things with wheels go down ramps, don’t help or put smaller children up onto equipment.

4. Sharing/Giving out things by Rachel. Rachel reminded everyone to be fair if they have things to share with their friends or others.

5. Tidy up by Rachel and Shannon. This was a suggestion to look after your area (ie pick up rubbish) whenever you see it, not just at the end of the day.

6. Ten pieces of rubbish by Sam. Sam reminded us all to pick up at least ten pieces of rubbish after School Meeting.

7. Bubblers by Angus. Angus reminded everyone not to put stuff in the bubblers and not to put your mouth over them when you are drinking.

8. CD by Tilly and Anusha. A reminder to look after CDs so they don’t get scratched.

9. Umbrella by Leo. Leo showed us an umbrella which has been wrecked and reminded us to look after things.

10. Collage by Annabelle, Tilly and Chloe.  A beautiful collage was shown to the whole group.

13. Spare Room by Sue. We need to have some agreements about how to use the spare room. Each group will discuss the issue at class meetings and bring their ideas to the next School Meeting.

14. Writing on the walls by Sue. This was a message from Julianna please NOT to write on the walls of our buildings because they look awful and it’s very hard to get off. 

CHOICES: Craft, Band, Projects, Preschool program, drawing with music, drama games, inside/outside games.

Pick up ten pieces of rubbish!!

Chairpeople: Allend and Zac

1. Water conservation by Lilly. One day this week, someone left a tap running in the hand basin in one of the toilets. Please remember to turn off taps and save water.

2. Fire danger by Wendy. Wendy showed the remains of a synthetic jacket which had been burned and basically melted. She pointed out how dangerous it would have been if someone had been wearing it at the time. Make sure you keep away from fire!

3. 40 Hour Famine by Tim and Olivia. The Famine starts today and please be kind to people who are going without something eg furniture, food, talking, etc.

4. Clean-up by Wendy. Please let’s do a big clean-up after this meeting because there is a lot of rubbish and sport equipment being left out again.

5. Shoes by Alex. Alex had lost the same left foot skate shoe that he lost last term. (It has since been found!)

6. Leather shoes by Isabelle. Isabelle has lost some brown leather shoes and if anyone knows where they are, please tell her after the meeting.

7.Lost helicopter propeller by Jacob. One of the propellers is lost so please return it if you see it.

8. Good-bye Danielle by Olivia. Olivia’s class said good-bye to Danielle who has been their student teacher. We all wish her well and she said she has loved being at Currambena.

9. Choices: Inside and outside games, yoga, drama games, cooking, craft, singing.

Meeting adjourned, Pre-schoolers first. Remember to do cleaning up.

Chaired by Lilly and Isla.

1. Cleaning up by Wendy.  Please can everyone do a better job of picking up rubbish and packing away the sport equipment at the end of the day.

2. Upstairs space by Wendy, Alex and Allend. the Library, Music Room and Seniors’ Room are all to be treated with great care. No food or drink should be taken up there. They are for quiet appropriate activities only.

3. Shoes by Alex. Alex has lost one white skate shoe and he needs it back. If you have seen it please tell him.

4. Plaza performance by Wendy. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Reconciliation performance on Thursday. We all sang and spoke really well and we received some excellent feedback from the organisers. (We gave ourselves a cheer!)

5. Preschool equipment by Sue. Please do not move or use the Preschool play equipment if you are not in preschool.

6. Thank you by Chris.

7. Bubble gum by Olivia. Bubble gum has been detected at school… please remember this is not OK.

8. Wagon by Lao. Lao showed us the plastic wagon which is now broken and he asked people to look after things better in future.

9. Skipping rope by Anna. Please return the ropes after you use them.

10. Playgroup by Fran. On Fridays when Currambena playgroup is here we need to be more careful in the playground because of the very young children and babies.

11. Gardens by Wendy. The new vegie garden needs to be left undisturbed and will have new layers added to it when it is ready. Please take care of it!

CHOICES… craft, drama games, sewing, inside and outside games, Preschool program.

Chaired by Carragh and Lucie.

1. Shoes by Emma, Holly and Carragh. Several people have had shoes go missing from the veranda outside Wendy’s room. Please leave other people’s things where you find them.

2. Performances at the Social by Wendy. Wendy asked how many piano players are coming to the social and wish to perform. There were seven.

3. Chickens by Fran. Fran read out a letter from Eduardo who has been doing all the work of looking after the chickens. He expressed strong concerns about how a couple of children have been treating the chickens and suggested that the chickens might be safer living somewhere else if we don’t look after them properly here. The meeting was very upset about this problem and one of the children involved apologised deeply and sincerely to everyone. Sue has offered to take over the job of caring for the chickens on a daily basis and the meeting discussed the problem and decided we would like to keep the chickens and  look after them properly from now on.

4. List by Darcy. Darcy read out a list of things he has lost at school and asked if anyone finds any of them to please bring them to him.

5. Toilets by Kiran. A reminder to aim carefully and please flush the toilet.

6. Cubbies by Sam. The meeting voted that Sam and some other kids can keep the cubby they are making near the top sandpit.

7. Tribe by Gabriel. Gabriel suggested a game he would like to set up called Tribe where there are areas and tribes and trading and growing crops. Everyone interested can meet with Gabriel after School Meeting.

8. Lunch by Olivia. A reminder to make sure you put your lid back on your lunchbox so the birds don’t come and help themselves!

CHOICES: Craft, Band, Outside Games, Inside Games, Drama, Knitting.

REMEMBER to pick up rubbish in the playground and return any School Library books.