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School Parliament

Pretty Beach has a School Parliament that is run by the School Captains and Vice Captains. Parliament enables students to develop leadership skills and teamwork skills and become active participants, promoting the core value ‘Democracy’.

All Year 6 students take on a role of ministers and have a portfolio with specific duties. School Parliament meets in the library and includes 2 class representatives from Years 2-5. Students hold class discussions on issues of importance and concern, and then they bring these to the Parliament to have their concerns addressed. Motions addressed to the speaker are then debated and voted on and then proposed to the Principal. The Parliament raises funds throughout the year to purchase items that will assist in student learning such as sports equipment and games for the library. Parliamentary roles include Education, Health and Environment, The Arts, Events and Recreation, Sports, Transport, Technology, Welfare and Safety.

 Meeting 4/6/10

Issues discussed: 

  • Year 6 T-shirt – when it can be worn - Fridays only.
  • New worm buckets – new buckets to be purchased for all classes.
  • Students who walk home leaving from side gate (where bus lines are.) Safety issue to leave via front gate and use school crossing instead.
  • Smartboard- new one to be installed in year 4/5 room shortly.
  • Computers in 2/3 & 3/4 rooms not working properly- computer co-ordinator to investigate why.
  • To investigate goal posts for the playground. 
  • Request to run an Oztag competition at lunch time.
  • Year 6 Fundraiser – Crazy Hair Day – with a gold coin donation - to proceed 2/7/10 

Crazy Hair Day Fundraiser

Our students created some crazy and innovative hairstyles for our Crazy Hair Day.

They raised $132.50 for the year six farewell.

Education Ministers

Our Education Ministers duties are:

  • Flags
  • Weekly uniform check
  • Collect and display work at assembly


Health and Environment Ministers

Our Health and Environment Ministers duties are:

  • Playground tidiness 
  • Bins and bin lids
  • Weekly tidiness checks
  • Water conservation
  • Bush classroom 
  • Worm farms


Events and Recreation Ministers

Our Events and Recreation Ministers duties are:

  • Special fundraising events
  • Special school days 
  • Fundraising for parliament


Sports Ministers

Our Sports Ministers duties are:

  • Sports equipment
  • Deliver equipment to teachers
  • Classroom equipment
  • Sporting carnivals


Transport Ministers

Our Transport Ministers duties are:

• Bus monitors
• Bike area
• Toilets
• Crossing flags

Technology Ministers

Our Technology Ministers duties are:

• Computers in the library
• Energy conservation
• Water usage
• Library Monitors


Welfare and Safety Ministers

Our Welfare and Safety Ministers duties are:

  • Playground issues
  • Safety concerns
  • Student concerns, complaints, grievances
  • Mediation in disputes


Sports captains

 

Welcome to our Sports Captains and Vice Captains for 2010.

 

School Captains

Our School Captains and Vice Captains for 2010 are  doing an exemplary job as new leaders for our school.

Remembrance Day Assembly

Our school held a very moving Remembrance Day Assembly run by our Year 6 leaders.

They explained the meaning of wearing the poppy and how on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month each year we take time to remember the sacrifices members of the armed forces and civilians have made in times of war.