Welcome to XXX School - Lower Peover to FLPS AGM 2017 What is a Friends of…? The FLPS is an open community of parent volunteers working alongside the school/teachers/and other “friends”

Friends of Lower Peover School (FLPS) is a registered charity. Charity no: 514378

Monday 25th September 2017 6.30pm

Friends of Lower Peover School

F L P S

Agenda

1. Welcome & Apologies

2. Minutes of AGM 2016

3. Chair’s report

4. Events for this academic year

5. Treasurer’s report

6. Election of new committee members

7. Any other business

Your school logo here.

Welcome to FLPS AGM 2017 What is a Friends of…?

The FLPS is an open community of parent volunteers working alongside the school/teachers/and other “friends” to benefit the school and ensure the best educational experience for all its pupils.

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Why have FLPS?

• To enrich the education of the pupils of the school by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the local education authority).


Chair’s report


• Event Successes

• Structure 2016/17

• Procedures & systems

• Structure 2017/18

Children

Adults

Families

Support


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Your school logo here. Events & projects

Children Adults Families Support events

Spooky Disco Fun Quiz Christmas Fair Harvest teas

Easter Disco Fashion Show

May Fair Maths project evening

Christmas Cards CampFest Sports day lollies

Christingle ECOFEST: RSB grant

Reception transition evening

Awards for All grant

Smarties Challenge

SMARTIES CHALLENGE: Martin Hughes & Janet Bromley

2016/2017 Structure

• Maths Reasoning Project – whole school initiative

• Visiting Poets, literacy resources, Christmas activities

• French language resources

• Science resources and conference attendance

• Contribution to the new Play Area for Reception, Years 1 & 2


Successes FLPS recently funded

Play for Health project:

New Infants play area and active learning

- Lottery Awards for All £9,995

- Governing body £5,000

- Trustees £2,000

- FLPS £1,058

Your school logo here. External project funds

Biology on our Doorstep

An event at ECOFEST

- Royal Society of Biology £307

- A celebration of Biology Week and community engagement about school pond restoration


Play for Health

Active Learning: 80 FREE 1 day places Theme Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Physical Activity

Portfolio

activity

Resources Learning Outcome

1 Healthy

Eating

Discover food

groups

What is a 5 a

day & why? Portion size Bean bag relay

Labelled

drawing Change4Life

* I can describe and explain the

importance of healthy eating.

* I can distinguish between

healthy and junk foods. * I can

explain what 5 a day are.

2 How we

digest food

Model the

digestive system Impact of sugar

How to

maintain a

healthy

digestive

system

Word ball Poem/ song

Worksheets, Story of

a cheese sandwich:

model making and

demo digestion

* I can identity parts of the

digestive system. * I

can explain why too much

refined sugar is bad for my

body. * I can

describe how to can keep my

digestive system healthy.

3 Active

Lifestyles

Importance of

exercise Team games

Solo and pair

games

Balance, co-

ordination, agility:

Play Area

Story/

cartoon strip

Exercise and warm

up sheets

* I can describe how to play

different games. * I

know different games to play

on my own or with one friend.

4 Plant Parts

Identify what

parts of plants

we eat;

Why are plants

important to

eat?

Ways to eat

more plants.

Obstacle &

retrieve

Colouring/

cut & stick

Examples of plants,

growing & bought -

discuss which arts we

eat

* I can identify and label

different parts of plants that

we eat. *I

can describe why it is

important to eat lots of kids of

plants.

5 Lifelong

Health

What is type 2

diabetes;

Why is obesity

not a good

thing?

How to stay

healthy

Stretch &

challenge Poster

Leaflets – Cheshire

East

*I can describe what type 2

diabetes is. * I

can describe ways to avoid

type 2 diabetes. * I can

explain why it's importance to

maintain a healthy body

weight.

Procedures and systems

• Funding request system in place

• Further development of event risk assessments

• Events Checklist for organisers

• Spreadsheets for each event: finances and contacts

• Dedicated cloud drive for document sharing

Funding request system the process used to decide where funds are allocated

• Introduction of a new system to ease recording and communications of how FLPS funds are allocated.

• Members of FLPS, teaching staff and parents complete a proforma that outlines the benefits to the children, specific year groups, quotes and timescale.

• These are reviewed at monthly committee meetings and notification given by email.

• Feedback on this new system has been positive.


Recent funding requests

• Maths Whizz: (agreed 2016/17)

• Buddy Bench: (design tbc – funds to retain)

• Key strings

• Eco-Fest

• Maths reasoning project Year 2

• Art installation: Christian values


SMARTIES CHALLENGE: Martin Hughes & Janet Bromley

2017/18 updated Structure

new event/ role

FRIENDS OF LOWER PEOVER SCHOOL (FLPS) - Committee Members 2017-2018

Treasurer Secretary Chair Vice-Chair/

Member (s)

CO-ORDINATION - fundraising and school supportCo-ordination of events in communications with Event Organisers: dates, licences, equipment - see checklist for specific detail

SPOOKYDISCO

XMASCARDS

QUIZ

XMAS FAIR

CHRISTDINGLE

FASHION SHOW

EASTER DISCO

SMARTIES CHALLENGE

VILLAGE FETE

CAMP FEST

EVENT ORGANISERSResponsible for event co-ordination in conjunction with commitee

CommunicationsSchool

liaisonTeacher

ECOFEST

SPRING BALL

Events Lead

Events 2017/18


Term 1

• ECO-FEST

• Spooky Disco

• Quiz

• Christmas Fair

Term 2

• Fashion Show

• Easter Disco

• Smarties Challenge

• Spring Ball

Term 3

• Village Fete

• CampFest

Events 2017/18


• New style event – educational emphasis as the primary focus with fundraising secondary

• Triggered by RSB grant – Biology on our Doorstep and developed

Christmas Fair • Enterprise activities

Communications


• Streamlined communications

• Weekly newsletter inclusion

• Facebook page

• Newsletter

• Co-ordinated events emails/ posters/ flyers

Treasurer’s report


• Total raised 2016/17

• Breakdown of funds/ event

• Funding allocation

• Target for this year

£30,503.75

£13,508.75 £16,995.00


Event Profits Funds raised incl £4£ Spooky Disco £450.00 School Quiz £418.58 Christmas Fair £3,980.91 £1,250 Play for Health project £16,995.00 Fashion Show £2,058.98 £1,000 Easter Disco £576.22 May Fair £1,508.75 Smarties Challenge £443.17 Campfest £4,522.14 £1,000

Break down of events

Funds raised: event type

10%

18%

72%

Children Adults Families

Children

Adults

Families

Support

• Type of events delivered

£13,508.75


Your school logo here. Funding allocation

Funded Items 2016/17 Maths Reasoning £3,000 Various: PHSE, Xmas, BfL £2,000 Gazebo £179 Shed £631 Language Resource £220 KS1 Play Area Funding £908 Plants/ garden club £150 Maths Whizz £3,300 Key Strings £400 Maths Reasoning Y2 £2,000

Election of committee members


• New committee roles: School Liaison, Events Lead

• Proposals and second: Communications, Events Lead, Chair, School Liaison, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice Chair

• Clarification of roles: review role descriptions from pta.org.uk and assign responsibilities as suitable for our organisation



Any other business


• Shed

• Class representatives

• Parent voice

• FLPS Facebook page

• Website: http://www.lowerpeover.cheshire.sch.uk/for-parents/friends-of-lower-peover-school-flps/Monthly meetings

• [email protected];


Stay in touch

FLPS is one of nearly 14,000 members of PTA.org.uk

As a member:

• we follow good practice

• ensure events are properly insured, legal and safe

Welcome to XXX School - Lower Peover to FLPS AGM 2017 What is a Friends of…? The FLPS is an open community of parent volunteers working alongside the school/teachers/and other “friends”

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