2nd hand uniform shop

The second hand uniform shop is now closed till the end of term. You can purchase caps, bucket hats, house t-shirts or shorts/culottes from the school office.

Introducing the 'pop up' Oak Leaf Cafe

The coffee must get through! We are pleased to announce that as of tomorrow morning (Thursday) the "pop up" Oak leaf Cafe will be open in the hall kitchen. This will be a takeway only service and cash and coffee card only as we do not have eftpos facilities in the hall. So all you year 3 & 4 parents pop in for a coffee tomorrow while watching the athletics, we will have extended hours for athletics day. A big thank you to Matt, Sharon, Heather, Brian and of course Ginnie for making this possible!

Article in the St Albans news for Market Day

Happy Wednesday everyone...............

Happy Wednesday everyone. Check bags tonight as sushi order forms will be coming home. Order forms need to be back to the drop box outside the office tomorrow morning. You will also find your calendar/diary/greeting card orders in school bags tonight. 3 days till Market day some fantastic looking stalls happening includings Christmas gifts, books, toys, clothing, jewellery and much more! Great opportunity for some Christmas shopping. Remember to bring cash and a bag for all your goodies.

2 sleeps till the Disco

2 sleeps till the Disco in the school hall – you can still purchase tickets from the office till 3pm Friday or at the door Friday night. Glowsticks and sausage sizzle also available for purchase at the Disco. We will be signing all children into the Disco for safety reasons so please arrive early. Remember to come dressed in your best Halloween costume, prizes for best dressed. The St Albans Rock band will be performing at the beginning of each disco. Year 0 to 2 - 5.30 to 6.30pm Year 3 to 6 - 7 to 8pm.

Oak leaf cafe - Senior and middle athletics today Wednesday 30 October

The Oak leaf will have extended hours tomorrow for Athletics day, come in and grab a takeaway coffee to drink while watching our fabulous kids!

Senior and middle school athletics day

Do you need a house t-shrit for Year 4 to 6 to athletics day this Wednesday? The 2nd hand uniform shop in the Oak leaf has brand new house t-shirts for sale - Kowhai, Whero, Kahurangi and Kakariki. $7.00 each.

Market day and Disco

Happy Tuesday everyone! Just a wee reminder that Markey day registrations and Disco tickets can be bought from the school office. Disco is this Friday $3.00 a ticket or $6.00 for a family (we also have door sales). Prizes for the best dressed Halloween costumes..............come prepared to scare!!!

PTA meeting 20 November 2013

The final PTA meeting for the year is Wednesday 20 November @ 7pm in the school staffroom. Come along and see how the PTA works to help our school community.

Caps and bucket hats

Welcome back everyone. This term is a 'hat' term. You can purchase caps and bucket hats from the Oak leaf cafe. $15.00 each. The Oak leaf is open every school day from 8.15 to 10am

Disco 1 November 2013

Disco! Get your spook on we are having a Halloween themed Disco. Come dressed to scare! Tickets go on sale Monday in the office. Junior disco year 0 - 2 5.30pm to 6.30pm Senior disco year 3 - 6 7 to 8pm. Glowsticks and sausages will be on sale. The Oak leaf will be open for a quiet space for parents and pre-school children to enjoy.

Market day registrations open...

Market Day is our way of giving back to the community. Car boot sites cost $20.00 and kids market stalls $5.00 a great way to make some extra cash for Christmas and clean out your cupboards. Registrations forms and rules can be collected from the office.

Spring is in the air

Come into the Oak leaf and view room 20's beautiful sunflowers.....spring is in the air!

Oak leaf 2nd birthday.....

Thank you to everyone who came in during the week to celebrate the Oak leaf's 2nd birthday. The winner of guess the number of beans is...... Ruby Thomas, Ruby guess 1135 the exact number was 1167. Congratulations Ruby! Spot prizes to: Miss Faulkner 1100 Greer room 13 Eve room 7 Gyda room 24 Kairu room 9 Lucy E room 15 You can collect your prize from Sharon in the Oak leaf

Friday morning helpers!

Are you free Friday morning and can help out with some sewing? Our kapa haka group is performing at the cultural festival next week and they need costumes! Come along to room 1 (next to the school office) from 9am and get sewing! Thanks!!

Minutes of PTA meeting 21 August 2013

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA will be held on Wednesday 21 August 2013 AGENDA Present: Sarah, Judy, Bridget, Letitia, Liz, Susie, John, Ginnie, Karen T, Karen W, Lisa, Chris, Jane 1. Apologies – Cam, Debbie, Mandy, Sharon, Angela C, Tracy H, Claire 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 31 July 2013 – seconded Lisa Hearn 3. Action points from last meeting - none 3.1 Thank yous: sushi, Oak leaf, sausage sizzle, 2nd hand uniform, house t-shirts, central city survey 3.2 Sound system for hall Terry from Redd Sales has given us a quote for 3 stages of upgrading the hall and portable sound system. Portable sound system Hall upgrade Recommended further hall upgrade Ginnie would like an additional $1000.00 for the hall upgrade. There is still $1000.00 in the arts/sports budget that has not been used. This money will be allocated to the sound system. Ginnie will then apply for external funding for the other 2 stages. Thanks to Mandy for organising the quote. We are hiring a sound system from Redd Sales for the Quiz night 3.3 Entertainment books Jane has returned the remaining entertainment books. Thanks Jane for all your hard work on the entertainment books. Action point: Jane to take down poster in room 21 3.4 Oak Leaf – nothing to report 3.5 Quiz night Setting up hall Friday afternoon from 1.30pm, children’s desk and chairs are being used as tables as well as four of our smaller trestle tables, these will arrive at the hall in the afternoon. Alcohol and soft drinks arrive after school and Grant will put lighting and set up sound system at 4pm. Helpers have been emailed and all teams have been emailed with information. Action point: Karen to send out reminder email and note in newsletter telling teams to bringing cash and BYO nibbles - actioned 3.6 Calendars Teachers have been briefed on calendar art. Order forms for calendars/diaries and cards will go home in week 8 of this term. Jane thinks we will have calendars ready in week 2 of term 4. Jane will call a working bee to collate orders. Action point: Karen putting notice in newsletter to say they are happening - actioned 3.7 Market day – Market day meeting next Wednesday 7pm @ Bailies 3.8 Wish list Eco warriors would like to buy 3 more planter boxes for school vege planting. Kim would like additional funds to purchase these. Letitia reported that Kids can cook is coming in term 4 and Eco warriors have entered the Tui schools competition. PTA to give $250.00 to Eco warriors to purchase planter boxes. 3.9 Art smocks Letitia waiting for response from The Warehouse Northlands for supply of art smocks. Action point: Ginnie to look at a system to store the art smocks by hanging them in the art bays 4. General business - none 5. Reports Ginnie School pool Thank everyone who came along to the pool working bee, big thank you to the kids who did a fantastic job of helping and behaving so beautifully. We are on track for opening in term 4. Hall update New sound system being installed see 3.2. Ginnie advised that we will update the kitchen in the hall. Thanks to Liz for sourcing modular kitchen components. Ginnie has ordered new plastic seating that clicks together for hall. Brian is making a railing for the stairs up onto the stage to make it safer for children. The windows have been fixed. Will get a cherry picker to remove curtains have them cleaned and fix curtain rails. Brian is also making a box for chess pieces, chess set on asphalt to be repainted. School values to be painted around oak tree. E pa’s farewell, kids presenting and performance by kapa haka group, then whanau will speak. Finish off with kai, we may need a marquee outside the hall. Sewing day on Friday for kapa haka uniforms, come and help in room 1 from 9am. Action point: everyone to come along to room 1 on Friday morning at 9am and help sew kapa haka costumes for the cultural festival. Karen will also put request on facebook Jane We had a conversation about the Oak leaf and the fluctuations in profits. The Oak leaf is still profitable and is a fantastic community asset. Jane moved that all four of her reports be accepted – seconded Chris Special thank you! Thank you to Aogan McGuiness for painting over the graffiti on the junior block 4 to 7. Aogan donated his time and paint. Meeting closed 7.50pm Next meeting 18 September @ 7pm in the school staffroom

House t-shirts

House t-shirts are now on sale in the 2nd hand uniform shop located in the Oak leaf cafe - Kowhai, Whero, Kahurangi and Kakariki in sizes 7 to 12 @ $7. The Oak leaf is open every school day from 8.15 till 10am.

School pool working bee...........thank you!

Thank you so much to everyone who came along and helped out at the working bee today. St Albans school community you rock! — at St Albans School.

The Great St Albans Pop Quiz

The Great St Albans School Pop Quiz raffle goes on sale tomorrow in the school office and the Oak leaf cafe. You can view the prizes in the office. $2.00 a ticket and truly fantastic prizes. All proceeds from the raffle go towards the 'arts' at St Albans school

The Great St Albans Pop Quiz is now sold out

Hello everyone the Great St Albans Pop Quiz is now sold out. Thanks to everyone who has bought a table. We look forward to seeing the great rock costumes on the night.

Agenda for PTA meeting Wednesday 31 July

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2013 AGENDA 1. Apologies – 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 19 June 2013 3. Action points from last meeting Action point: Lisa to send out email asking for someone to take over as sushi co-coordinator. Action point: Karen to give discs with photo’s to be put onto PVC to Debbie Action point: Letitia has found art aprons at the Warehouse, $10 each. Letitia to talk to Ginnie about offering art aprons as an optional uniform item. Action point: Tracy H to buy house t-shirts at K-mart Shirley to sell in the Oak leaf café. Approval to buy if cost is not over $5.00 each 3.1 Thank yous: sushi, Oak leaf, games boxes for classrooms, soup/bread/sweets for teachers and Oak leaf opening for interviews 3.2 140th update 3.3 Entertainment books 3.4 Oak Leaf 3.5 Quiz night 3.6 Wet weather games for classrooms 3.7 Calendars 3.8 Garden area outside Oak leaf/library 3.9 Market day 4. General business 5. Reports Next meeting 21 August @ 7pm in the school staffroom

Quiz night update

Good afternoon, tables are selling fast for The Great St Albans Pop Quiz, don't forget to go and see Suzanne to get your table. We are limited to 20 tables due to space in the hall! Thanks

Oak leaf cafe

Oak Leaf Cafe will be open during the parent teacher interviews if you would like to purchase a hot drink: 3 -­ 5pm Wednesday 10 July and 2‐4pm Thursday 11 July. Have a good day!

Lost property

The lost property fairies will be busy over the holidays so don't forget to check the lost property box outside room 1 while you are at school for parent teacher interviews.

Market Day - 9 November 2013

Market day - every alternate year to the Monster fair we run a Market Day (including a kids market), this is our way of giving back to the community. The date of this years Market Day is the 9 of November. Start getting crafty St Albans over the holidays or clean out that toy chest and get ready to sell your wares. More details next term.

Sushi 23 August

Sushi order forms will go home on Wednesday 21 August and need to be back to the drop box outside the office on Thursday 22 August

Sausage sizzle 9 August

Order forms will go home on Wednesday 7 August and need to be back to your class room teacher on Thursday 8 August.

The Great St Albans Pop Quiz would like to thank the following sponsors

Kidsbase Baby On The Move Pegasus Bay Winery Charmed Flowers Blanc Cafe Metro Schwarzkopf Robertson family Beach Road Tyre and Auto Centre

PTA meeting 31 July 2013 7pm in the school staffroom

Due to the school holidays our PTA meeting will be one week later than usual. Come along and meet new people and find out what the PTA does

Minutes of the PTA meeting held on the 26 June 2013

Minutes of the meeting of St Albans School PTA on Wednesday 26 June 2013 @ 7pm Minutes Present: Sharon C, Letitia, Lisa, Karen, Claire, Cam, Jane, Tracy H, Bridget 1. Apologies – Jane R, Liz, Tracey M, Angela C, Judy, Debbie, Chris, Ginnie, Mandy, Kirsty, Sarah J 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 15 May 2013 - confirmation Sharon 3. Action points from last meeting Action point: - Netball hoops – actioned Funding approved hoops order, they have arrived on site? Get kids to write to Mainland Foundation to thank them. Well done Cam Action point: Jane to ask Brian about storage box for chess set – no answer yet Action points: Mandy to look at label options for 2nd hand uniform. Labels at Spotlight for around $3 a pack, Mandy to liaise with Judy to iron on labels to uniform. Letitia said she is happy to help M< Action points: Mandy to ask Bluebird chip man if he can donate items – yes to donation Action points: Jane has purchased duplo and games/puzzles for classes. Jane to organize games and boxes (boxes will have a list of contents on top) this time going forward Letitia, Sharon, Bridget, Tracy to do a yearly stocktake Action points: Letitia has found art aprons at the Warehouse, $10 each. Letitia to talk to Ginnie about offering art aprons as an optional uniform item. We also need to find a new source for house colour t-shirts. Tracy H to buy house t-shirts at K-mart Shirley to sell in the Oak leaf café. Approval to buy if cost is not over $5.00 each Jane has bought more wide brim hats for $5.00 each. 3.1 Thank yous: sausage sizzle, sushi, disco, Oak leaf, Cam Spear, uniforms 3.2 140th celebrations – Action point: Karen to give discs with photo’s to be put onto PVC to Debbie 3.3 Entertainment books – Sold 230 so far can still sell more, will decide what to use money for at a later meeting and then advertise in newsletter 3.4 Oak Leaf Matt and Sharon are thinking of trialing a coffee specialty for example mint flavoured perhaps a different one each month there would be an extra charge. Oak leaf café will offer barista coffee at the new parents evening. Sharon will come in to make coffees no charge to the parents. Sharon raised the idea of opening for the parent teacher interviews on 10 and 11 July. The 11 July is the early school finish day (2pm). Oak leaf will open 3 till 5 Wed and 2 till 4 Thur. Will advertise in newsletter, facebook and chalk Action point: Karen to advertise that the Oak leaf will be open during the parent teacher interviews 3.5 Quiz night · Application for special license has been sent to the CCC and Juanita Kane is our bar manager · We have had 5 donations of prizes so far through school families – Kidsbase, Baby on the move, Pegasus Bay Winery, Charmed Flowers and Schwarzkopf. We are now distributing donation letters to new local businesses such as Metro, Sugar Baby, Bailies etc. Blanc have already contacted us to say they will make a donation, Beach Road mechanics will donate a WOF, Court Theatre to donate tickets · Advertising posters are now up at school and tickets will go on sale 8 July giving 1 week before holidays and then 4 after holidays for sales · Tables will be restricted to 20 with a maximum of 6 pax per table $90.00 a table · We are looking for helpers, we need 4 markers and 1 person to input scoring on the night, we will also require 1 person to help behind the bar. If you can help please email Karen · The quiz will contain 3 music orientated rounds the rest will be general knowledge and we will have no more than 8 rounds. Helpers that offered at PTA meeting: Claire to do scoring Cam to be bar wench Rachel V may help? Letitia, Tracy and Bridget to help with set up and clean up We will also look at whether we can use some of our smaller trestle tables as an alternative to class desks, we will still need to use class desks but perhaps not as many Action point: Karen to send out email asking for helpers 3.6 Wet weather games for classrooms – see action point carried over from last meeting above 3.7 Calendars Action point - dates from Ginnie for timetable for calendars, term 3 is an ‘art’ term so fits in well. Artwork to be completed by 16 August (end of week 3). Jane to talk to Tracy regarding taking over calendars 3.8 Soup/bread for parent teacher interviews Action point: Letitia to send email out for helpers for soup/bread/sweet stuff. Soup etc to be at school on the first day 10 July 3.9 Ladies evening Idea from Heather. Ladies evening or morning learning how to change tyre/oil etc (Heather would demonstrate). Bring a plate etc. Would run in the Summer months and would come under the ‘parent chats’. Claire advised that parent chats to start up again in term 3. Claire has been asked by a parent to run a parent night on pubertal change, she is looking in to this 4. General business Bank accounts - new banking rules around terrorism and money laundering make it very difficult to change signatories on PTA bank accounts we will change signatories next year when we have more changes to office bearers. Jane, Karen, Suzanne, Sarah J and Mandy can sign cheques. Eco-warriors – Kim would like $150.00 to fill up the garden with plants by the junior gates. They have already received $150.00 from trees for Canterbury and would like the PTA to match it. The PTA is happy to contribute Kapa Haka school group - 80 children in the Kapa Haka, they will perform at the cultural festival this year. We need more costumes currently have 40 of the rich blue colour, plus some other costumes. Claire to get quote for more costumes. Approximately $500 up to $1000 needed. PTA happy for Claire to go ahead and purchase costumes Sushi – Lisa’s hours of work are changing and she will no longer be able to co-ordinate sushi. Thank you Lisa for all your hard work, Lisa will still be available to help on Fridays Action point - Lisa to send out email asking for someone to take over as sushi co-coordinator. Request for tuna sushi has been made via facebook – will investigate pricing for other sushi options for next term Sausage sizzle/sushi dates for next term: Sausage 9 August Sushi 23 August Sausage 6 September Sushi 20 September Action point – Karen to put a note in the school newsletter and on facebook asking for sausage and sushi helpers and send sushi/sausage dates to Suzanne Market day – Action point – Karen to start advertising Market day before the holidays so people can get planning in the holidays End of year PTA function – put your thinking caps on, possible date last week of November Other general business - Mandy – Court Theatre, Mandy suggested that we have a PTA outing and go the latest play at the Court Theatre “Kings of the Gym”. Everyone at the meeting thought it was a great idea. Karen will ask Mandy to look at dates and send out details We talked about options for getting more members for the PTA, suggestions were an advertising campaign and a wine and cheese evening to open the book week 26 August Karen to ask Sarah for the template of the PTA form that goes in the welcome to school pack so we can update it 5. Reports Jane treasurers report passed and seconded by Karen Meeting closed 8.45pm Next meeting 31 July @ 7pm in the school staffroom, please note this is one week later due to school holidays

The Great St Albans School Pop Quiz

The Great St Albans Pop Quiz.........coming soon

Keep the 23 August free for 'The Great St Albans Pop Quiz'. More details to come. We are looking for donations of prizes for the quiz night, if you have a business or work for a company that would be happy to donate an item please email Karen Wiese at howie.karen@xtra.co.nz or Amanda Haldane at bahaldane@xtra.co.nz. All proceeds from the quiz night will go towards funding the arts at St Albans School.

Minutes of the PTA meeting 17 May 2013

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA

held on Wednesday 15 May 2013

at St Albans school

MINUTES

Present: Letitia, Jane C, Karen, Mandy, Cam, Liz, Bridget, Amanda, Debbie, Claire, Chris, Ginnie

1. Apologies – Sarah, Lisa, Tracey M, Judy, Sharon, Tracy H, Susie, Angela C, Angela B, John

2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 17 April 2013 seconded Mandy

3. Action points from last meeting

Action points:  - 140 Celebrations – on-going

Karen and Ginnie to get together to discuss printed options of photos.  Term 4 date to be advised

Karen to talk to Cam’s dad about the history of the school.  – actioned Cam’s dad Brian looking into history of school for us.

Debbie to show Karen PVC option.- Debbie brought a sample of PVC option to meeting tonight everyone really liked the idea of printing some of the school archives photo’s onto PVC.  Debbie to send details of printing company to Ginnie and Karen to proceed.  Debbie can order the prints for us.

Action points: - Netball hoops – on-going

Update - application with Ginnie for board approval, Liz is waiting for quote for asphalt remediation this work will probably not proceed until next year

Action point:

Jane to organise a time to do stocktake/consolidate/repair the wet weather games see below

Jane to ask Brian about storage box for chess set

3.1 Thank yous

Letitia thanked everyone for their help with - library, sausage sizzle, school council morning tea, Oak leaf, hockey goals

3.2 Disco 17 May

·      everything under control

·      If anyone else could help with the senior disco it would be appreciated

·      school council will help with the junior disco

·      Tracy H has ordered sausages

·      Grant will set up lighting Friday afternoon

·      Oak leaf will be open for coffees and will sell glow sticks

·      Kristin Chisnall to DJ, Letitia will pay him $20.00 from sausage sizzle takings

·      Helpers need to be at hall at:

                        Junior 5.00pm

                        Senior 6.30pm

Action point: Give wet towels to Grant at end of night to take home to Mandy to wash

      

3.3 Entertainment books

       Buy buy buy! And sell sell sell.  Jane has sent another email out to school community so far we have sold 150

3.4 Oak Leaf

Thanks to all helpers, Matt and Sharon would like a freestanding knock box as they are running out of bench space

Action point: Karen and Sharon to look at prices for a knock box.  Chris found a brand new knock box on Trade me for $120.00 could be a good option

       Mandy suggested we put name labels on 2^nd hand uniform items for sale as we remove the labels of old owner when we sell them

Action points: Mandy to look at label options for 2^nd hand uniform

Karen to email Judy to see if she needs cash to payout uniform sold on behalf - actioned

      

3.5 Quiz night update

       Amanda and Karen reported that planning is well underway

·      Amanda has spoken to Liquor King and they are happy to do sale and return on alcohol

·      the quiz will have 3 music based rounds

·      food will be a platter of food at the beginning of the night and we will encourage people to bring their own nibbles

·      it was decided that the money raised from the quiz night would go towards the arts this links in with the music theme

·      we will have 20 tables for sale

·      Amanda and Karen to approach new businesses in the area for prizes, Coco, Baileys, Metro etc

Action points: Mandy to ask Bluebird chip man if he can donate items

Karen to email Michael Williams to see if he is happy to MC and dress up

Claire to approach Juanita to see if she would be interested in being our bar manager again, once we have a bar manager we can apply for a liquor license     

      

3.6 Wet weather games for classrooms

Jane and Susie have been around the classrooms checking wet weather games.  Junior rooms have no wet weather games.

Action points: Jane to buy puzzles from Whitcoulls, if you see any good deals on games please let Jane know so we can start re-stocking our wet weather games

4.  General business

Ginnie has had $30k of external funding approved today for IT, this means she will not require funding from the PTA to purchase the classroom desktops

5. Reports

      Ginnie

within 12 months we will have a master planner from the MOE and hopefully we can move forward with the hall.   We talked about the $10k currently invested that we had earmarked for the new hall kitchen.  Liz is able to source kit set kitchens that we could put into the old hall at the moment and then move to the new hall.  We could also purchase appliances that could be relocated once we have the new hall.  This is something that we can discuss further.  If we do put new appliances into the old hall we would have to upgrade the power supply to 3 phase.

     

Pool update, last pressure test found a hole in the pipe work, going to proceed with the concreting but waiting for a date for concreter’s to be on site.  Finish date term 3.

      Jane

moved Jane seconded Letitia

We approved $150.00 for June Sutherland to buy wheelie bins for the junior classrooms, this item was requested on the wish list

moved Jane seconded Letitia

We also discussed the art aprons, we bought art aprons for the junior school 2 years ago.   Jane noticed that the aprons in classrooms were in a bit of a sad state and in need of a good wash.  We thought it would be a good idea to offer art aprons for sale (parents could take them home at the end of the week and wash them).  They would be sold as an optional school uniform piece (similar to caps).  We could sell them through the Oak leaf and would be marketed towards the junior school parents.

Action points: Liz to look at aprons for sale at K-mart

Meeting closed at 8.40pm

Next meeting 19 June @ 7pm in the school staffroom

Oak leaf cafe art

Come in to the Oak leaf cafe and check out room 19's fabulous artwork

Agenda for PTA meeting 15 May @ 7pm in the staffroom

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA will be held on Wednesday 15 May 2013 AGENDA 1. Apologies – Sarah J 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 17 April 2013 3. Action points from last meeting Action points: - 140 Celebrations – on-going Karen and Ginnie to get together to discuss printed options of photos. Term 4 date to be advised Karen to talk to Cam’s dad about the history of the school. - actioned Debbie to show Karen PVC option. Action points: - Hockey goal quote – actioned and installed Cam to talk to Jodi and Glen and report back at the next meeting Update - Cam has approached Mainland Foundation for funding for soccer/hockey goal Action points: - Netball hoops – on-going Update - next meeting, quotes for netball hoops, and quote for getting asphalt flattened. Liz looking at funding from ANZ courtside for hoops and remediation of hard surfaces (asphalt). Ginnie confirmed that hard surfaces were not covered under the MOE’s insurance Action points: Letitia to send out reminder email for helpers Sharon to organise music and DJ - actioned Oak leaf to be open, ask Matt if he is available Action points: Sharon, Matt and Karen to undertake spring clean - actioned Action points: Letitia to talk to Glen -actioned Sharon to make hot chocolates PTA -If you can make something for morning tea for the school council it would be appreciated, there are approximately 26 school council members Action point: Karen and Amanda to report back at next meeting – see agenda Action point: Jane to organise a time to do stocktake/consolidate/repair the wet weather games Jane to ask Brian about storage box for chess set 3.1 Thank yous: library, sausage sizzle, school council morning tea, Oak leaf 3.2 Disco 17 May 3.3 Entertainment books 3.4 Oak Leaf 3.5 Quiz night update 3.6 Wet weather games for classrooms 4. General business 5. Reports Next meeting 19 June @ 7pm in the school staffroom

Minutes of PTA meeting 17 April 2013

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA held on Wednesday 17 April 2013 at St Albans school MINUTES Present: Letitia, Tracy H, Jane C, Karen, Mandy, Tracey M, Judy, Angela C, John, Susie, Angela B, Kia, Lisa, Cam, Rachel, Sharon, Ginnie, Liz, Bridget, Sarah 1. Apologies: Chris, Claire, Nikki S, Jane R, Debbie 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting. 19 March Tracy H seconded Ginnie 3. Matters arising from previous meeting. Action points: - 140 Celebrations – on-going Karen and Ginnie to get together to discuss printed options of photos. Term 4 date to be advised Karen to talk to Cam’s dad about the history of the school. Debbie to show Karen PVC option. Actions points: - Disco - actioned Tracey and Letitia to send out an email closer to time of disco asking for helpers. Karen and Jane to check stocks of glowsticks - sorted Karen to talk to school council and – Jodi/Sharon – Sharon and Jodi to DJ or organize DJ, school council has canvassed school for song choices Oak leaf to be opened Action points: - Sushi - actioned Jane to find out pricing from St Pierre’s - sorted Action points: - Sausage and Sushi dates - actioned Karen to let Suzanne know dates for next term – this has been actioned Action points: - Funding review - actioned Jane to organise a time for a funding review meeting – done see further on in meeting Action points: - Hockey goal quote – on-going Cam to talk to Jodi and Glen and report back at the next meeting Update - Cam has approached Mainland Foundation for funding for soccer/hockey goal Action points: - Netball hoops – on-going Update - next meeting, quotes for netball hoops, and quote for getting asphalt flattened. Liz looking at funding from ANZ courtside for hoops and remediation of hard surfaces (asphalt). Ginnie confirmed that hard surfaces were not covered under the MOE’s insurance 3.1 Thank you Tracy thanked everyone for their hard work on the following PTA activities - sushi, sausage sizzle, Oak leaf, and library 3.2 Disco 17 May Email to come out next week regarding Disco, Jodi and Sharon to organise DJ and music Action points: Letitia to send out reminder email for helpers Sharon to organise music and DJ Oak leaf to be open, ask Matt if he is available 3.3 Entertainment books Deadline for sales start of next term, sell, sell, sell!!!! 3.4 Oak leaf Decaf coffee is very popular in the café now, thought it would be a good idea to buy a bench top grinder $189.00 at Briscoes. Approval to buy if under $150. Sharon, Matt and Karen to spring clean Oak leaf over holidays Action points: Sharon, Matt and Karen to undertake spring clean Sharon/Jane to buy grinder – this has been actioned and purchased for $99 3.5 Market day date – Term 4 Saturday 9 November, will look at this in future meetings Sub committee: Mandy, Sharon, Liz, Tracy H, Kylie, Liz, Bridget, Karen 7.30 pm presentation by room 22 Special presentation by room 22 representatives Lucca and Jacob. Room 22 would like to make an outside space to have a fun learning area outside their classroom, they require funds to buy old bean bags and material. Room 22 would also like the left over material from the fair. Room 22 will make all the cushions and bean bags. Estimated funding required $300. $200 still set aside from last year for room 22, we will allocate this money to room 22 for their outside learning area. We also approved an extra $100 to make the funding up to $300, motion passed by Tracy for extra $100 seconded by Ginnie 3.6 School council afternoon tea or morning tea Friday 10 May 10.10am in the Oak leaf cafe Action points: Letitia to talk to Glen Sharon to make hot chocolates PTA -If you can make something for morning tea for the school council it would be appreciated, there are approximately 26 school council members 3.7 Wet weather games for classrooms see treasurer report 4. General business Quiz night – Karen and Amanda Haldane to organise sub committee - 23 August Pop star theme Action point: Karen and Amanda to report back at next meeting 5. Reports Principals • $57k funding approved from Red Cross, this will be used for school camp and cirriculum activities including music groups etc • 18 months before the MOE will look at any property work • next term the MOE will complete a ‘modern learning environment inspection’ on the library and hall • we cannot make any modification to the library until the MOE have completed the modern learning environment inspection. Ginnie hopes once this has been completed we can come together as a community and work to make the library a more vibrant and inviting space for the children • once the modern learning environment inspection is completed on the hall Ginnie would like to get the hall looking good curtains etc • seating for junior classes being installed over holidays • milk in schools, children are being surveyed, and the school community will be consulted. Need two fridges to store milk, fridges supplied by Fonterra but would need to be installed in Oak leaf/2nd hand uniform area. Perhaps a taste test would be good as the milk is long life and kids might not like the taste. • a hole in the pipework is currently being fixed before the concrete can be laid and sheds constructed. Moved adoption of report Ginnie seconded Letitia Treasurer • $800 for library furnishing paid out • $800 paid to Landscapes Unlimited for the paving outside the Oak leaf • $100 donation from Court Theatre for books left over from the fair • $10k still on deposit for hall kitchen • PTA wish list to be filtered through school leadership team before coming being presented to PTA • Wet weather games in classrooms, do a stocktake week 1 term 2 – money from disco to be used for new wet weather games for classrooms • Approval for alphabet being painted outside junior classes. $1000.00 motioned passed for pavement art by Tracy H seconded by Mandy • Talk to Brian about a storage box for chess pieces and price to construct and if there is a practical area in the middle school for the storage box. Action point: Jane to organise a time to do stocktake/consolidate/repair the wet weather games Jane to ask Brian about storage box for chess set Meeting closed at 8.40pm Next meeting: Weds 15 May at 7pm in the school staffroom

Agenda for PTA meeting 17 April @ 7pm

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA will be held on Wednesday April 17 2013 AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting 19 March 2013 3. Action points from last meeting Action points: - 140 Celebrations Karen and Ginnie to get together to discuss printed options of photos. Karen to talk to Cam’s dad about the history of the school. Debbie to show Karen PVC option. Actions points: - Disco Tracey and Letitia to send out an email closer to time of disco asking for helpers. Karen and Jane to check stocks of glowsticks Karen to talk to school council and Nate and Jamie – this has been actioned Action points: - Sushi Jane to find out pricing from St Pierre’s Action points: - Sausage and Sushi dates Karen to let Suzanne know dates for next term – this has been actioned Action points: - Funding review Jane to organise a time for a funding review meeting Action points: - Hockey goal quote Cam to talk to Jodi and Glen and report back at the next meeting Action points: - Netball hoops Liz to look at prices for removal netball hoops 3.1 Thank yous: sausage sizzle, sushi, Oak Leaf 3.2 Disco 17 May 3.3 Entertainment books 3.4 Oak Leaf 3.5 Market day date 3.6 School council afternoon tea or morning tea 3.7 Wet weather games for classrooms 4. General business 5. Reports Next meeting 15 May @ 7pm in the school staffroom

Disco time - school hall 17 May 2013

It's Disco time. year 0 to year 3 5.30 to 6.30pm, year 4 to year 6 7 to 8.30pm. $3.00 a ticket or $6.00 for a family. Sausages and glowsticks on sale during the disco. The Oak leaf will also be open during the disco's for a quiet space for parents.

Minutes of the PTA meeting 19 March 2013

A Meeting of St Albans School PTA held on Wednesday 19 March 2013 at St Albans school MINUTES Present: John, Tracey H, Jane C, Karen, Sharon, Debbie, Liz, Claire, Letitia, Judy, Ginnie, Cam, Chris, Mandy, Lisa 1. Apologies: Jane R, Sarah, Tracey M, Susie, Letitia, Angela B, Angela C 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting. Jane seconded Debbie 3. Matters arising from previous meeting. none 3.1 Thank you Tracey thanked everyone for their work on the sausage sizzle, dinner for teachers, Oak leaf, raffle, library and pool 3.2 140th celebrations Karen and Ginnie have identified 10 photos from the archives to have printed. Photo and Video quoted $170.00 for an A3 canvas. We talked about a grab one deal or similar and other printed options including PVC and block mounted. Debbie to show Karen a sample of PVC. Ginnie and Karen to get together and discuss a date to celebrate the 140 year celebrations and what printed options to use. Cam’s dad (ex-pupil) and historian is able to help with information for the celebrations. Action points: Karen and Ginnie to get together to discuss printed options of photos. Karen to talk to Cam’s dad about the history of the school. Debbie to show Karen PVC option. 3.3 Disco next term Disco date for next term 17 May. Split of disco year 0 – 3 1 hour in duration Year 4 – 6 1.5 hours in duration. Karen to ask school council to ask classes for song requests. We have a number of glowsticks items to use for the disco. Karen to ask Nate and Jamie if they are interested in DJ-ing again. Actions points: Tracey and Letitia to send out an email closer to time of disco asking for helpers. Karen and Jane to check stocks of glowsticks Karen to talk to school council and Nate and Jamie 3.4 Entertainment books Order forms for entertainment books will go home before the end of term. Books will arrive before 1 June. You can order your book on-line. $65.00 a book. 3.5 Oak Leaf Matt is now working Mon/Tue/Wed, Sharon is working everyday and John is working Thurs/Fri. We have some new volunteers – Kris, Kylie and Ruchi. Jock has laid the pavers outside the Oak leaf so we now have a larger area for people to sit in and for children to use at lunch time. 4. General business Sushi this week All sorted with enough helpers. Jane is still waiting for confirmation of pricing from St Pierres head office. Action points: Jane to find out pricing from St Pierre’s Sushi and sausage sizzle dates for term 2 Sushi 24 May and 21 June Sausage sizzles 7 June and 5 July Action points: Karen to let Suzanne know dates for next term Ginnie funding request The lease on the classroom desktops runs out in July. To buy the desktops outright will cost $385.35 per computer, $8863.05 all up. The desktops are 3 years old and well maintained. Jane suggested that we get together and review our funding for the year and discuss this request at the review meeting. Action points: Jane to organise a time for a funding review meeting Hockey/soccer goal post Cam discussed purchasing a goal for the astro turf. This is a multi purpose goal made of steel and is mobile. Cam received a quote from Hotshot for $2450.00 excluding gst. Cam is also looking at the option of purchasing steel from Steel Bros and getting the goal post built. Claire said she also had a contact at Steel & Tube. Ginnie suggested that Cam get together with Jodi and Glen to discuss. Action points: Cam to talk to Jodi and Glen and report back at the next meeting Netball court and hoops Liz commented on the state of the netball surface. Ginnie advised at this stage we are unable to do anything about it. We also discussed the vandalism to the hoops. Ginnie suggested getting netball hoops that can be removed (similar to Hagley courts) to stop vandalism. Liz to look into this. Action points: Liz to look at prices for removal netball hoops. 5. Reports Treasurer’s report attached. Jane reported that the Oak leaf café balance is $7390.00. We currently have $28k in the main account, once we have allocated all our yearly expenses and pool funding we will have $1900.00 left. Treasurers report moved by Jane, seconded by Mandy. Principals report See AGM minutes Meeting closed at 8.15pm Next meeting: Weds 17 April at 7pm in the school staffroom

2013 PTA office bearers

Hello everyone, here are your office bearers as voted in tonight at the AGM. Co-chair Letitia Nuttall Co-chair Tracey Hart Treasurer Jane Coultas Secretary Karen Wiese Thank you so much to our out going office bearers Mandy Perry and Sarah Johnston. I'm really looking forward to my new role as secretary. Letitia and Tracey are going to be fabulous co-chairs

2013 PTA Chairpersons report for the AGM

20th March 2013 St Albans School PTA Chairperson’s report 2013 Firstly we would like to say a huge thank you to all the PTA members and PTA families. Without your commitment, ‘can do attitude’ and community spirit we would not be able to achieve all the amazing activities and fundraising throughout the year. I cannot say enough how thankful we are as co-chairperson’s. Number one of the list of achievements for 2012 has to be the Monster Fair. How extraordinary in the economic climate we live in that we received record prize donations, record attendance levels and record profits. And to top it all off a fantastic community event. A huge thank you to Debbie Van Heswyck for taking on the mammoth task of fair co-ordinator. The bulk of the profits from the fair are going towards the remediation work on our treasured pool. Each week we are getting closer to having our pool back. The Oak leaf cafe celebrated its 1st birthday in September. It continues to successfully bring people together and create a hub for the school community as well as raising funds. A massive thank you to our barista’s Matt, Sharon and John and to our PTA volunteers who give up their mornings to serve you coffee and sell 2nd hand uniform and hats. Caps were a new addition to uniform last year and have proven to be a successful option. Thanks to all who assisted with the research and purchasing of these. Thanks also to Judy for the continued work of looking after the 2nd hand uniform. Looking back it’s hard to believe that we managed to fit in another successful Quiz night, thanks to Tracey for organising this. We also held two successful disco’s, sushi and sausage sizzles throughout the year, entertainment books, calendars, and an international food day, Once again the PTA supported school in other ways as well through lost property, staff morning teas, soup on interview nights, new family evenings, head boy and girl sweatshirts, camp donations, ice blocks, acorn fund, library books, pavement art, class beautification projects, furniture and cushions for the library and the year 6 leaving function. Thank you to Jane and Sarah our office bearers for administrating the PTA and for the huge amount of work they do on every event. A special thank you to Sarah Johnston our outgoing secretary. This is Sarah’s last year at St Albans school as a parent and unfortunately she is not here tonight. Sarah has quite literally been the back bone of this PTA for many years, she has served as co-chair and has been a fabulous PTA member all round. We are really going to miss Sarah when Nate leaves at the end of this year. To the leadership team of Ginnie, Glen and Claire thank you! Thank you also to all the teachers, administration staff and Heather for your ongoing support and enthusiasm for the PTA and your professional attitude and sense of humour. We look forward to another year of working together. On a personal note, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed being chair and co-chair of the PTA, we are so lucky to have such a fantastic group of people on the PTA and in our school community. The fact that we get to have a few laughs, while we are busy working away for the school has made being chair that much easier. I have been able to learn such a lot about how a school runs and have nearly got over my fear of public speaking. A huge thank you to Ginnie for always being so supportive of all our questions and ideas. To Mandy my fellow out going co-chair, thank you so much for taking on this role with me, it has been fantastic and I look forward to a Market day together this year! I look forward to supporting our new chair. Karen I just want to say on a personal level that never before have I been in a position where I have felt so much that my back was covered and there is such a wonderful spirit of getting the job done. After becoming co-chair I went back to full time work and did not have as much time to commit to the PTA as I would have liked. So again huge thanks to Karen (you are amazing) and to you all for doing so much with such grace and humour. I look forward to continuing to help wherever I can at school and as part of the PTA for a few years to come. Mandy. Karen Wiese, Co Chairperson Mandy Perry, Co Chairperson

AGM and PTA meeting

The annual general meeting of the PTA will be held on Wednesday 20 March @ 6.30pm in the school staffroom followed by the PTA meeting at 7pm.

Have you seen the new furniture and cushions in the library?

The kids are really enjoying the new look library

New paving outside Oak leaf

Check out the extra paving outside the Oak leaf, a big thank you to Jock Scott from Landscapes Unlimted and everyone who has supported the Oak leaf. Your custom and support has made this possible. Thanks again

Sushi orders

The first sushi of the year is on 22 March. Order forms will go home on Wednesday 20 March and need to be back to the drop box outside the office on Thursday morning. Chicken/Salmon and vegetarian options available.

Sausage sizzle

The first sausage sizzle of the year is on 8 March. Order forms will go home on Wednesday the 6th and need to be back to the classroom teacher on Thursday morning. $2.00 a sausage $3.00 gluten free.

Agenda for PTA meeting on Wednesday night in the school staffroom

Agenda for the PTA meeting on Wednesday night in the school staffroom @ 7pm, hope to see you there A Meeting of St Albans School PTA will be held on Wednesday February 20, 2013 AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting. 3. Matters arising from previous meeting. 4. General business 4.1 Succession planning for the AGM 4.2 Sub-committees for 2013 4.3 School’s 140th birthday celebrations 4.4 Library – cushions/bean bags 4.5 Oak Leaf Café – more paving outside 4.6 Sausage sizzle and sushi dates 5. Reports

PTA Meeting

The first meeting of the year is on Wednesday 20 Feb in the school staffroom @ 7pm, we would love to see you there!

Did you know St Albans school turns 140 this year!

Caps and Hats

Caps and bucket hats are available for sale in the Oak Leaf cafe. $15.00 each, cash or eftpos.