reminder: AGM tonight, with S1 parents get-together first!
Don’t forget, the Parent Council’s annual general meeting is tonight, at the school, at 7:00 p.m. For S1 parents who want to meet each other, there’s a social hour beforehand, at 6:00 (logically enough).
You’re invited to read the reports and accounts beforehand, online, for the detailed view of everything that’s going on.
See you there!
The Broughton Association: another way for parents to get involved
You may have heard of the ‘Broughton Association’, and wondered what it is.
Answer: the fundraising arm of the Parent Council. The general idea is to organise social activities to deepen relations between staff, parents, and others associated with the school, and to make money to donate to various places in school — club trips, for example, or learning materials, or things like software licences.
Want to get involved? The BA meets the first Wednesday of the month during term time (6.30-7.30pm). Current attendees are Carole Melee (Chair), Naomi Crowley (Treasurer), Fiona Robb, Jane Bremner, David Martin and Caroline McKeown. The school representative is Susan Bennett. Just drop her a note, at Susan.1.Bennett@broughton.edin.sch.uk if you’d be interested in joining in!
our volunteering — it’s working!
A big thanks to everyone who helped staff the Broughton Association cafe at the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships on Saturday, and those who provided an abundance of delicious homebaking. It was a very busy day, reports organiser Naomi Crowley, with pipe bands coming from as far away as Benbecula! Here is a link to the event, if you want to see what was going on. Our pipers did very well! There were a lot of positive comments about our school’s facilities, our stewards (Broughton senior pupils), and our cafe. (Only one customer was disappointed — they wanted a latte!) The profit? £405. Naomi’s team shopped around to keep the prices down for everyone, which people pretty clearly appreciated. More broadly, as Naomi observes, this is the sort of event that is really raising the profile of our school — which in turn benefits our kids. Harald Tobermann, PC Chair, echoes this, saying, ‘[T]he value of such efforts is not only in the funds generated, but the raised school profile. The BHS school roll has increased in recent years, bucking demographic trends: as school funding is tied to pupil numbers, this is clearly something all pupils at BHS benefit from.’Tuck Shop HELP NEEDED — Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships Sunday 10th March
The Broughton Association is running a tuck shop at the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Competition at Broughton High School this Sunday, 10th March. With 400-500 visitors expected, it’s a great opportunity to give the BA a cash injection to help fund more extra-curricular activities at the school.
Broughton Association Report 10.12.12
The Broughton Association, the fundraising arm of the Parent Council, is proud to have supported the following school projects this year, in the following amounts:
Genealogy £80
To provide a valuable internet tool to S5 pupils to help them research their family history as part of a Genealogy course.
History books £920
Subscription to the Modernity Scotland web site and course books for the Higher Modern Studies and Higher History students.
Photography £603
To create a professional static studio setting, which students can access and use easily without much adult supervision, out-with normal school hours.
IDL £400
Part fund a school trip to the Mining Museum at Newtongrange for S1 IDL (Inter-Disciplinary Learning) project.
Rugby £700
Rugby Strips for BHS rugby team.
Science £300
To buy equipment for experiments for the after school Science Club.
Inverleith Youth Theatre £500
To go towards the next scripted performance of the Youth Theatre.
Eco club £85
Bulbs, litterpickers, bird feeders and compost bin.
Art club £400
To encourage more boys to come to the Art Club for S1 and S2. Materials for fibre arts, print making and sculpture. Trips to visit exhibitions on a Friday afternoon.
Citizenship project £200
To support the wider achievement of senior pupils in volunteering and John Muir awards.
Total £4,188
Several more bids are being currently being looked at.
The forms to apply for funding have been circulated to all staff. Criteria and procedures are all in place.
Broughton High School Parent Council 