Minutes Parents Forum Meeting 27th of August 2013

WESTLAKE GIRLS PARENT FORUM

AGENDA

27 AUGUST 2013

 

 

 

Present: Julia, Annuska, Penny, Wendy, Jo, Denise, Barbara, Julie Saikkonen

 

Apologies: Kristina, Eliza, Petra, Tania, Beth

 

 

Minutes from last meeting:

 

Moved:            Jo                                             Seconded: Annuska

 

Matters arising:  See below

 

Correspondence: none

 

Treasurer’s Report:    N/A

 

General Business:

 

We have received 100 USB girlies

Sales:

International Department:                 60 USB =) still to $ 1.200.00

Dean Flyger:                                        25 already received $ 500.00

Grant Brown:                                      3 =) still have to receive $ 60.00

Annuska :                                             1  =) $ 20.00

Roz:                                                       1 as a gift

Left over with Barbara:                      10 ($ 200.00)

 

Total sales:                                          $ 1.980.00 (one USB given as a gift to Roz)

Costs in NZ$ (currency 2/09:              $ 1.311.89

 

Profit for Student Welfare Fund: $ 688.11

 

Next order 400 USB’s , will get to NZ in about 3 weeks.

 

Kathy Reichs event:

-          Email WBHS and WGHS went out to all parents.

-          Interview North Shore Times with Mandie – Parents Forum will do interview and Roz will support the event.

-          Instead of 3 girls and 3 boys interviewing Kathy, we will have 6 students from WGHS, criteria up to Roz and senior management.

-          Petra will hire the glasses

-          Jo: liquor licence

-          Petra and Kristina: Sushi

-          Beth and Barbara: crackers/cheese /Brazilian cheese bread and wine and juice

 

 

Old uniform: contact Provina, she will show us the way to send things to Fiji, Samao/ Tonga

 

Organize uniform voucher of $ 500.00 for raffle. Sent out general email informing the parents. Draw of the raffle will be done before Labour Day.

 

Meeting closed 9 pm

 

Next meeting

 

24^th of September – Kathy Reichs event

22^nd of October

Friday the 9^th November Teacher Morning Tea

Last meeting 26^th of November

 

 

Minutes Parents Forum Meeting 30th of July 2013

WESTLAKE GIRLS PARENT FORUM

30 July 2013

 

Present: Beth Porteous, Barbara Scholten, Kate Carlisle, Petra Praschnig, Julia Vencatachellum, Susan Quinn, Annuska Menoita, Kristina, Jo Duncan

 

Apologies: Wendy Calder-Jennings, Tania McDonald, Eliza Mackay, Penny Meads, Donna Pike, Joy Bradfield

 

Minutes from last meeting:

Moved by:  Petra

Seconded by: Kate

 

 Matters arising: none

 

Correspondence: none

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Balance as at last meeting:                                                                                        $3,864.51

Expenses: Uppercrust Bakery                         $   134.40

                  Goldenbake                                   $   528.00

                  B M Porteous                                $   667.83

                  B M Porteous                                $   624.73

 

                                                                        $1,954.96                                            $1,954.96                                                                                                                                $1,909.55

Income: Westlake Girls Board of Trustees                                                                 $2,400.00                                                                                                                                $4,309.55

 

Sausage Sizzle:  $103.00 to be confirmed, not all counted yet

 

General Business:

·         Visitors Blog:  7991

 

24 September 2013:

Dr Kathy Reichs:

Forensic Anthropologist and author of the Temperance Brennan books, known to TV audiences as Bones.

The following details have been confirmed:

Venue: Auditorium at Westlake Boys High School

Time:  7pm (doors open from 6pm for refreshments)

Tickets:  $20.00 (plus booking fee) available from: www.eventfinder.co.nz

 

o   We would like to thank Westlake Boys High School headmaster Mr David Ferguson for the generosity of making the auditorium available to us at no cost

o   2 or 3 students from WGHS and WBHS who have a great interest in forensic anthropology will be able to ask Dr Kathy Reichs a question each

o   Dr Reichs will be interviewed by book blogger Graham Beattie

o   We will be serving wine, fruit juice, soft drinks, sushi and other finger food for sale  

o   Jo Duncan will arrange for a liquor licence

o   Petra Praschnig and Kristina will be looking into having sushi catered for  

o   Any parent who has a catering business is most welcome to contact Petra to discuss any ideas they may have to contribute to this special event (contact for Petra: 021 0259 0696)

o   We are ordering 100 posters and 300 flyers to be distributed throughout the community

 

Sale of Old Uniform:

o   We made $4,646.00 for the Uniform Shop and a big Thank you to all the helpers on the day

o   We received an email from Principal Roz Mexted stating that we will receive $1,000.00 for our efforts to go toward the Student Welfare Fund.

o   The old uniform is now available at the Uniform Shop for the sale price

o   There will be no more special sales of the old uniform

 

Old stock donated by Uniform Shop:

The Uniform Shop donated some surplus stock of the following items to the Parent Forum:

o   40-50 pairs of New Zealand made Roman Sandals, Seizes: 5,6 and 7 for sale at $25.00

o   Water Polo togs. We will approach the Water Polo teams and have the togs for sale at $10.00 which could be used for practice. We are not sure about the seizes.

o   Red woollen jumpers with “Achiever”. We will donate them to the Year 13 achievers in any field with their name embroidered on the jumper. The cost for embroidery needs to be investigated.

o   Green old Blazers will be donated to the islands

o   Green old skirts will be donated to the islands

o   Green track pants, seizes M and S we are thinking of selling. Kate is going to explore the option of selling the track pants to the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuit Centre.

 

USB Stick:

It is time to name the Westlake Girl.

o   Barbara has a great poster which will go up shortly to name the Girl

o   This is the process for the selection of the name:

1.      Barbara will explain to the House Deans what the process of selection of the name is: We are looking for a name for this gorgeous WGHS pen drive;

2.      Each “House” will select the 2 most voted names among their “House” peers, which will give us a total of 10 potential names;

3.      The PF will then select the winning name;

4.      The creator of the winner’s name will get a USB stick and … “House” points; to be discussed with Roz

5.      Explain and promote the completion in your “House”

 

Guest speakers on 10 July:

Andrew Cowie and Senior Constable Tania Wansink were well received and it was a very informative evening with lively discussions.

 

Uniform Voucher($500.00):

o   The draw is for the whole school

o   New parents will get a notice about the raffle for the uniform voucher with their acceptance letter

o   The whole school will be notified as soon as we have the raffle tickets organised

o   The date for the draw is still to be advised

o   The cost for the tickets are:

o   1 for  $  5.00

o   3 for  $10.00

o   6 for  $20.00

 

Speakers for Term 4:

Kathy Carlisle and her husband. The topic and date are still to be decided on.

 

 

The meeting closed at 9pm.

 

Next meeting:

Tuesday 27 August 2013, 7.30pm WGHS staff room. Looking forward seeing you there

 

 

Huge sale old uniform and info evening cyber bullying and the change of the laws

Huge sale of  old uniform and an information evening about cyber-bullying and the change of laws in regards.

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

 

 

Term two is coming to an end and we are all looking forward to a well-deserved rest.  We still have two important events coming up before the holidays:

 

 

 

On Saturday the 6^th of July in the school hall from 10 am to 2 pm we will be holding a huge sale of the outgoing uniform. Please find hereby the illustration of the phasing in of the new uniform:

 

 

2013                                      2014                                              2015

Year 9                   NEW /RED                                           NEW /RED                                           NEW /RED

Year 10                 OLD/ GREEN                                       NEW / RED                                          NEW /RED

Year 11                 OLD /GREEN                                       OPTIONAL                                           NEW/ RED

Year 12                 OPTIONAL                                           OPTIONAL                                           NEW/ RED

Year 13                 OPTIONAL                                           OPTIONAL                                           NEW/ RED

 

 

As you might already know the out-going uniform has been sold for 50% of its original price. On Saturday the 6^th the prices will go down another 40% to 50%. Hereby some examples:

 

Blouse short/long sleeve:

Original price was: $50.00.

Uniform shop price: $ 25.00

The price on Saturday will be $ 15.00

 

Jumper:

Original price was: $ 90.00

Uniform shop price was: $ 45.00

The price on Saturday will be: $ 20.00

 

The Parents Forum will be selling coffee, tea, hot chocolate and muffins so come and join us.

 

 

CYBER BULLYING

 

We are organising an information evening about cyber bullying and the upcoming changes of the laws in regards on Wednesday the 10^th of July at 7:30 pm in the Staffroom. The guest speakers are Andrew Cowie (NEAL) and Senior Constable of the North Shore Police Tania Wansink. Cyber bullying can have devastating effects and we believe that we as parents have to be informed about the consequences. For more information you can also refer to the NZ Herald  the 8^th of April.

 

Please RSVP to barbarascholten@xtra.co.nz  for catering purposes.

 

Thank you and we are looking forward to seeing you at our events.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Parents Forum

 

 

 

 

Minutes Parents Forum meeting 25th of June 2013

WESTLAKE GIRLS PARENT FORUM

25 June 2013

 

Present: Beth Porteous, Barbara Scholten, Kate Carlisle, Coralie Lush, Petra Praschnig, Julia Vencatachellum, Annuska Menoita, Tony Klein, Eliza Mackay, Penny Meads

 

Apologies:  Wendy Calder-Jennings, Tania McDonald, Joanne Duncan, Kristina, Susan Quinn, Joy Bradfield

 

Minutes from last meeting:

Moved by:  Petra

Seconded by: Beth

 

Amendments to Minutes from last meeting:

·         The old uniform is for sale for Year 10, 11 and 12. Not for Year 9

 

Matters arising:

·         Beth investigated the idea of selling apples from a vending machine and contacted Westlake Boys High School (WBHS) and found out that it was not viable. We may look at other options in regard to vending machines at a later date.

 

Correspondence:  none 

 

Treasurer’s Report: 

                                                $ 3,916.61                   out: $30.10      badges for girls

$22.00      cheese and crackers for AGM      

In account to date:                  $ 3,864.51

 

                       

General Business:

 

·         Vistors Blog:  7600 to date

 

Sale of Old Uniform on 6 July 2013 from 10.00am till 1.00pm:

·         Set up at 9.00am

·         Exact location to be confirmed

·         Prices of uniform to be confirmed

·         Which Years (10,11,12?) can buy uniform needs to be clarified

·         Tony will speak to Ms Mexted to get exact pricing and Years who can purchase old Uniform

·         We will be selling Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate and muffins as our fundraiser as we are helping the school/uniform shop to sell the uniform

·         We need to get signs made up

·         People helping at uniform sale: Barbara, Petra, Beth, Penny, Kate, student representatives depending on their sport’s schedule 

Sausage Sizzle:

·         Options on when we could do a sausage sizzle were discussed.

·         Tony to find out when the BBQ is available and also dates when we can do a sausage sizzle.

·         Dates suggested: parent teacher interview evenings: 2^nd  and 9^th July (4-7pm)

·         Also depending on availability of parents to help with the sausage sizzle

 

Parent Teacher Interview dinner for teachers:

·         Beth is organising it  

·         Julia and Annuska are going to help Beth to set it up

 

Guest Speakers for 10 July 2013:

·         Andrew Cowie is going to talk about internet bullying and dangerous websites and

·         Senior Constable Tania Wansink will be talking about the new anti-bullying law changes coming into effect this year

·         Parents and students are welcome to this informative talk

·         This is a follow on from the evening with Ro Lange

·         Gold coin donation

·         Tea and coffee will be served

 

USB Stick:

·         The first shipment will arrive in the next few weeks and we need to name this new Westlake Girl.

·         The following has been suggested:

·         Naming competition:

o Each house will get the opportunity to select 2 names for the Girl

o Barbara will talk to the Service Prefects of each house to explain the competition

o Once the houses have selected the two most popular names, all the names will then be presented to the school at large and the students will get the chance to vote on their preferred name

o The girl who suggested the winning name will receive the “Girl” USB stick as prize.

o Annuska to design posters for the competition

o The dates still need to be set for the competition and naming, but most likely after the school holidays

·         We are hoping that the sales can be made through the payment office. Payment has to be made in advance which will guarantee a USB stick, exact details need to be worked out.

 

Uniform Voucher ($500.00):

·         The voucher has been donated to the Parent Forum by the Uniform Shop as a thank you for taking on the task of selling the old uniform. We thank the Uniform Shop for their generosity.

·         The sale of the raffles will go ahead as planned and some opportunities for the sale have been identified:

o Open night – date to be confirmed

o Information evening – date to be confirmed

o Enrolment nights on 5^th August and 7^th August 2013

o For sale to the school community at large – details for sale to be confirmed

o Petra to design raffle tickets

o Date of draw to be confirmed

 

Special Event on 24 September 2013:

Barbara Scholten was approached by the Sarah Thornton from the North Shore Libraries Foundation to host an evening with:

 

Dr Kathy Reichs, Forensic Anthropologist and author of the Temperence Brennan books and known by TV audiences as Bones.  Dr Reichs is here to promote her latest book: Bones of the Lost. She is currently creating a new Teen series called Viral. 

We are very excited to have such an inspirational speaker to come to the North Shore and Westlake community to talk to us about her experiences as a scientist and author.

This event will be held in conjunction with WBHS PTA whom we approach today to co-host this event.

All further details will be announced as we are made aware of them.

Please spread the word about this inspiring speaker and bring your girl/s along to the evening.

We will be serving refreshments before the event and Dr Kathy Reichs will be available for signing her books afterwards.   

 

Meeting closed at 9pm.

 

Next meeting: 30 July 2012, 7.30pm Staff room WGHS

 

Upcoming Parent Forum meetings:

27 August 2013

24 September 2013 – Dr Kathy Reichs

22 October 2013

Friday 9 November Teacher Morning Tea

26 November 2013 – Last meeting of the year