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School Council

Welcome to our School Council page

 

School Council 2024 - 2025

 

Pupil voice is highly valued at All Saints'. At the beginning of the school year, each class elects two class representatives for the school council. The school council contributes to decision making within our school. 

 

This year our school councillors are:

 

Lions - Ellie & Sebastian 

Leopards - Eleanor & Charlie

Tigers - Albert & Hattie

Otters - Wilf & Jesse

Foxes - Bindi & Freddie

Badgers - Isaac & Ronnie

Seahorse - Levente & Nancy 

Starfish - William & Alfred

Turtles - Evelina & Ted

School Council Meeting - 21.10.24

 

This morning our school council members began to discuss lunchtimes. The first area we will be discussing is the selection of school meals on offer. We discussed which lunch options were our favourites. Council members have been given the task to go and ask their own classes what their favourite lunch time meals are too so that we can collect some data to present to Mr Brown and the school kitchen staff. This will help to inform them of the children's favourite meals, so that they can take this into consideration when making changes to the lunch time menu. 

School council meeting - 4.11.24

 

Council members met this morning and began feeding back the data that they have collected regarding children's favourite school lunchtime meals. Some classes are yet to collect their data. We will meet again to finish the data and present our findings to Mr Brown and the school kitchen staff. 

School Council Meeting - 18.11.24

 

Today we finished sharing our data regarding the children's favourite lunches in school. Please see the information below which reveals our favourite three meals. 

 

All Saints’ School Council Survey

Our Favourite Lunchtime Meal Options

 

Main Menu

Lions

Tigers

Leopards

Otters

Badgers

Foxes

Seahorse

Turtles

Starfish

Total

Beef Bolognese

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

5

Pizza

9

16

13

4

7

8

6

5

7

75

Roast

6

0

2

1

1

3

2

4

8

27

Beef Burger

1

0

0

2

1

2

1

2

2

11

Fish and chips 

6

3

2

1

4

2

2

0

1

21

Pepperoni Pasta Bake

0

1

0

0

1

3

1

0

1

7

Sausage Swirl

1

2

2

6

3

2

3

9

4

32

Breaded Chicken wrap

1

0

2

4

1

1

0

3

0

12

Meatballs and Pasta

2

0

0

7

3

6

4

0

1

23

Sausage and Mash

0

0

0

1

2

1

2

1

0

7

Pulled Pork in a roll

0

2

0

0

3

0

2

1

3

11

 

Top Three Favourites!

  1. Pizza
  2. Sausage Swirl
  3. Roast


 

All Saints’ School Council Survey

Our Favourite Lunchtime Vegetarian Meal Options


 

 

Lions

Leopards

Tigers

Otters

Badgers

Foxes

Seahorse

Turtles

Starfish

Total

Vegetable Bolognese

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pizza

0

1

0

0

0

3

2

0

1

7

Vegetarian Roast

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vegetarian Burger

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vegetable fingers and chips

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

4

Vegetable pasta bake

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vegetable Swirl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Breaded Quorn Wraps

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Vegetable Sausage and Mash

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

3

Vegetable burger

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

 

Top Three Favourites!

  1. Pizza
  2. Vegetable fingers and chips
  3. Vegetable Sausage and Mash

 

 

We also had a few donations of games that can be played indoors at lunchtime if the weather is not suitable for us to play outside. Council members shared out the games to classes. 

 

Next the school council are going to be finding out pupil's views regarding eating in the hall at lunchtime. More information on this topic to follow next time. 

9.12.24 - School council meeting

 

This morning the school council discussed the eating environment of the hall at lunchtime. School council members had asked their classes for their views. We summarised the views of all the children below. Ideas have been shared with Mr Brown. 

 

What is good about eating in the hall at lunchtime?

KS1 

  • Sitting with friends
  • Chatting with friends
  • The food
  • Choosing where you sit
 

Lower KS2 

  • Talking to friends 
  • Sitting with friends regardless of if they are hot meal or packed lunch
  • Comfortable seats
  • Sitting with friends in another class
  • Helping younger children or lonely people
  • Table arrangements 
  • Selection of things to choose from at the salad bar
  • Being able to choose what seats you sit on - big or small
 

Upper KS2

  • Time to talk with friends
  • School dinners are great
  • There is enough seats for everyone
  • When it is calm
  • Chatting with friends
  • Different table sizes
  • The setup - bin stations
  • Table space
  • Cutlery on the table is good

Is there anything that could make eating in the hall at lunchtime a better experience? 

KS1

  • Not so loud
  • Less busy
  • Calm music
 

Lower KS2

  • The hall can be crowded - maybe space the tables out further
  • More blue (bigger) seats to sit on
  • Staggering of KS2 lunches - Year 3/4 come in slightly earlier than Year 5/6
  • Noise level
  • Warmer in the hall - sometimes it is too cold
  • Sitting with EYFS children - Year 6s with buddies
  • Squash instead of water
  • Music
  • More staff in the kitchen so we can get our food quicker
  • Relaxing colours to help us be quiet
  • TVs 
  • A dog to eat leftovers off the floor!
  • No running in the hall
  • No food on the floor
 

Upper KS2 

  • Get your own drinks
  • Watch TV
  • Listen to music
  • When you put your hand up for help/to go staff come more quickly
  • More dessert stations - one can get busy
  • More blue seats
  • Drinking fountains
  • Clean cups
  • Quieter
  • Smaller queue on a Wednesday and Friday
  • Stuffing with the roast
  • Bigger portions

 

 

 

 

13.1.25

 

The school council met today and discussed themed school lunches. So far this academic year we have already had a themed Bonfire lunch and of course our delicious Christmas dinner. Members of the school council discussed ideas for further themed lunches and they are now going to ask their classes for more ideas. 

3.2.25

 

The School Council have been discussing themed lunches with their classes.

 

Here are some suggestions (generated by the children) for other themed lunches we could possibly have throughout the year. The children’s ideas have been shared with Mr Brown and the school kitchen team.

 

Theme 

Food to be served

Summer 

BBQ lunch - burger, hot dogs, kebab, doughnuts, ice cream in a cone

Harry Potter Topic

 

Halloween

Hot dogs, spooky spaghetti, cupcakes with melted marshmallows

House - Saint theme

Colour food

Chinese New Year

Fortune cookies, noodles, rice, sweet and sour chicken vegetable chow mein

Easter

Cornflake/rice krispie egg nests

Giant yorkshire with a roast

Afternoon Tea

Sandwiches and cakes

World Vegetarian Day

Vegetarian food

Australia Day 

BBQ outside

Valentines Menu

Heart shaped pizza, heart shaped cookies, pink iced cupcakes

Seafood day

Seafood

World Book Day

Willy Wonka chocolate cake, James and the Giant Peach crumble, Lady and the Tramp spaghetti and meatballs. 

American Independence Day

Hot dogs and fries, southern fried chicken, candy floss, popcorn

Pancake Day

Pancakes with a variety of toppings

Savoury and sweet

Mother’s Day Lunch

Bring your mum to lunch and share a meal

Mr Brown’s Birthday Lunch

Mrs Brown’s choice/favourite

 

School Council 2023 - 2024

 

This year our school councillors are:

 

Lions - Reuben & Freddie

Leopards - Edith & Henry

Tigers - Jessica & Leo

Foxes - Connor & Izzy

Badgers - Phoebe & Harry

Otters - Caitlin & Evie

Starfish - Jack & Teddy

Seahorse - Oliver & Elowen 

Turtles - Jessica & Zach

Our Opening Ceremony!

 

On Friday 13th of October 2023 our school council representatives welcomed guests to our school for our grand opening ceremony! They greeted our guests in the school hall before our whole school collective worship. The school council then attended the cutting of the ribbon and blessing ceremony at the front of our school with our guests. The school council then gave our guests a fantastic tour of the new parts of our school. After the tours, they served our guests refreshments of drinks and nibbles in the school hall. Thank you to the school council for your support with our opening ceremony. 

 

School Council Meeting - 6.11.23

 

In our meeting today we discussed why we wanted to be class representatives for the school council. We thought about the following questions:

Why do I want to be a member of the school council?

What would I like to do as a member of the school council this year?

What can we do together to make our school even better?

 

The children thought of lots of ideas and had a good discussion with their peers. They are now going to ask their own classes for further ideas of how we can make our school even better. 

School Council Meeting - 20.11.23 - How can we make our school even better? 

 

Today our representatives shared their classes ideas for how we can make our school even better. Here are the children's suggestions -  

 

Lions 

  • New coloured chairs
  • Monkey bars
  • Slide and twin swings
  • Tunnel
  • Obstacle course
  • Football goals
  • More lunch tables
  • Inside equipment for indoor PE

Leopards

  • More indoor games for wet playtime
  • Skipping ropes at playtime
  • Better container for the Lego at playtime
  • Toy puppets 
  • Ipads and more Chromebooks
  • More small world play
  • Rock climbing

Tigers

  • Cheeseburgers on the lunch menu
  • New books
  • Slides, swings, monkey bars
  • More clubs - art and running club
  • Bikes
  • More footballs
  • Daily Mile

Otters

  • Paint the walls colourful
  • Class pet
  • A second floor
  • A dance floor
  • Scooters and helmets
  • Bigger library

Foxes

  • Bigger seats in the hall
  • Drink stand so you can help yourself in the hall at lunchtime
  • For the hall to be quieter at lunchtime
  • Monkey bars
  • More toys for wet play
  • More school trips
  • More zones of regulation
  • Water fountains for drinking outside
  • Fans in the summer
  • Break time with KS1

Badgers

  • More Chromebook crates
  • More litter pickers
  • New art pastels
  • Zip line for the playground
  • Outside reading corner
  • Canopy in the playground
  • Bigger lockers
  • DOJOs
  • Growing club
  • Bigger allotment 
  • Swimming lessons for KS2

Turtles

  • Bigger lunch benches for the year 6s
  • Snack trolley
  • Whiteboard pens
  • More watercolour paints 
  • A quiet reading zone - use a shed
  • Bird watching club

Seahorse

  • Air freshners in toilets
  • School snacks for KS2
  • Bigger tables in classrooms
  • More whiteboard pens and rubbers
  • Names on pegs for coats
  • Trampoline where the old stage was
  • Sewing club

Starfish

  • More variety at the salad bar
  • More toilets for year 5 and 6
  • More topic days
  • Playtime toys
  • Net for badminton in the hall
  • Monkey bars and a swing
  • Litter picking job - children to be chosen for the role
  • Gymnastics mats
  • Wet play games
  • More huts 
  • Buffets for lunch
  • Dodgeballs for break time
  • Football goals
  • Brownies on the lunch menu

 

Thank you school council - all of your ideas have been shared with Mrs White. 

 

15.1.24 - School Council Meeting

 

After collecting pupil views of how to make our school better, the school council have decided to focus their attention on wet play times to begin with, but we need your help!

 

Do you have any toys at home that you no longer play with and would like to donate so that we can use them at school?

 

We are looking for:

 

  • Board games - please only donate games that do not take too long to play, have all the pieces, are age appropriate and are fun! 
  • Card games
  • Puzzles - again please make sure there are no lost puzzles pieces.

 

 

If you have something you would like to donate. Please give your donations to the school office, your class representative or Mrs Baker in Ducklings class. 

28.1.24 & 16.2.24

 

Thank you to Jack, Teddy and Harry who all designed and made posters for the school newsletter on behalf of the school council.

 

25.3.24 - Donations for wet play toys and games

 

Thank you to everyone who gave donations of games and puzzles for us to add to our wet play toys and games. Today the school council enjoyed sorting out the donations by playing the games and puzzles given and deciding which year groups and classes the games would be best for. 

School Council Meeting - 10.6.24

 

Today our school council representatives met to discuss updates and the term ahead.

 

To promote pupil involvement, we have made a poster for each class so that all pupils can easily express their ideas, concerns and problems to their school council team. Our council representatives are going to explain to their classes how they can add ideas for the school council to discuss in further meetings. 

School Council Meeting - 15.7.24

 

The school council met to discuss ideas put forward by All Saints' pupils on our classroom posters. Lots of ideas were shared by the children in the school. The school council very sensibly discussed the lists of ideas - in particular looking for ideas that would make a difference to our school that would improve education and wellbeing.

 

The school council picked out the following ideas:

  • Another quiet space outside at lunch. We discussed that we already had the prayer garden and a reading area, but another sheltered area with more books would be nice.
  • A water station outside at lunch time. 
  • More litter picking. 
  • A second first aid area, as this can get very busy at lunch time!

 

All of the above ideas will be further thought about and discussed in the new term.

 

At this point I would like to take the opportunity to thank the school council for their hard work this year. They have taken a very sensible and mature approach to the role. Well done all of you! 

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