MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE LAWRENCE AREA SCHOOL PTA LAS LIBRARY THURSDAY 27 March 2014 7 !

!0"# PRESENT$ Sara McTavish (President), John Auld (Principal), Fiona Shea, Melinda Cummings, Sally Bennington, Sue ither, endy !ay"ood, #illian May, Tash !ughes, Megan Bell, $e%%ie Sha", !olly Sha", Paul &ason, 'i( For%es APOLOGIES$ Christine )oung, *erren Cra"+ord MINUTES OF THE PRE%IOUS MEETING$ M&'()$ *+ha+ +h( M,-.+(/ &0 +h( "r(',&./ #((+,-1 2 D(c(#3(r 201! 4(r( r(a) a/ a +r.( a-) acc.ra+( r(c&r) 5 6&h- A.7)8Sara McTa',/h MATTERS ARISING Frames, *ate and *erren "ill +ollo" up on ne" +rames to go on school +oyerELECTION OF SECRETARY 9 Sara McTavish nominated Sue For%es CORRESPONDENCE IN A letter "as received +rom Sara McTavish re.uesting ne" ca%inet in the science dept to hold ha(ardous chemicalsM&'() *+ha+ +h( PTA )&-a+( ;1!00 +&4ar)/ +h,/5 6&h- A.7)8Ta/h H.1h(/ A letter received +rom the school li%rary as/ing the PTA to continue their annual contri%ution to the li%rary M&'() +ha+ +h( PTA )&-+a+ ;1200 +& +h( 7,3rar: M&'() Sara McTa',/h8 Ta/h H.1h(/ A letter regarding cots and su%sidy o+ sunscreen +or the schoolM&'() *+ha+ +h( PTA )&-a+( ;271 5 Ta/h H.1h(/8G,77,a- Ma: A letter received +rom 'a"rence 0et%all Clu% as/ing +or T!& pta to contri%ute ither and 'i(

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to"ards the upgrade o+ hoops nets and polesN& 0.r+h(r ac+,&- -(()() 7(++(r -& 7&-1(r r(<.(/+() CORRESPONDENCE OUT Than/ you letters have %een sent to all those "ho helped out "ith the Trail Bi/e 2ide Pr,-c,"a7=/ R("&r+ 6&h- A.7) >Ta37()? M&'() *+ha+ +h( Pr,-c,"a7/ R("&r+ 3( acc("+()5 S.( W,+h(r8G,77,a- Ma: F,-a-c,a7 R("&r+ Ta/h H.1h(/ >Ta37()? Savings account sits at 34567-81 Term 9nvestments are at 3887:-7; Tash had a list o+ items +rom Christine that all needed to %e minutes, Credit <nion account to %e closed and open A0= account 5 signatories named, Sara McTavish, Sue !o" many to sign eg >ointly A0= mail to no" %e sent to Tash !ughes Che.ue and Savings accounts to %e opened 9nternet access ? +orms o+ 9-d re.uired +or signatures (drivers licence and utility) Ta/h H.1h(/8Pa.7 Ea/&GENERAL BUSINESS Sara "ould li/e to than/ everyone involved in the trail %i/e ride and suggsets a letter o+ than/s %e sent to Christine )oung +or all her time and e++ortTash !ughes "ould li/e a ne" Treasures Bag- John to sort something "ithin the schoolither and Tash !ughes

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Phone Boo/s, $onna has done enough cards up until at least ne@t year- All other in+o is on memory stic/- Phone %oo/s updated every ? years- An ad is to %e put into the Tuape/a Times in the ne@t couple o+ months +or address and phone updates to go in ne@t years phone %oo/9-Pads A #illian %rought in one set o+ the ne" school ipads- &@plained ho" they "ere %eing used "ithin the classroomsFirst Aid Fundraiser A Sue ta%les a +lyer "ith in+ormation regards +irt aid /its- *een response +rom everyone- Sue to get sample /it and tal/ over "ith 'inda !o"ell %e+ore going though "ith +undraiserSandpit A Megan rasied the urgent attention needed in the sandpit- 9t "as decided a cover "ould %e most appropriate- Paul &ason to deal "ith this under the um%rella o+ property on the BoardPlayground &.uipment A 9t "as raised "hether "e should loo/ at e.uipment +or students a%ove year : as they have no mon/ey %ars etc to play on- The upgrade o+ gymnasitc gear ie %eat %oards are to %e re loo/ed atPaul &ason as/ed "hat other +undraising e++ortd PTA "ere doing this yearB !e mentioned all the old +urniture in storage and as/ed +or ideas on "hat could %e done "ith itTash !ughes is going to loo/ into a mid "inter +undraising event- 9nvolving a che+Ccoo/ing class- More in+o to come$onna aslo suggested that once a term Tel+ord hold a mar/et day and they open up to any school "ho "ishes to use this day as a +undraising event ie %%., teaCco++ee, cheese rolls etc- $onna to +ind out "hen ne@t mar/et day is to %e held-

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