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February 2026
One of our jobs is to see how the classrooms look. The House Captains visited 15 learning spaces and here is what we found! Well done everyone because nearly all classes visited had nearly everything we wanted to see. We will be back later in the year!
MEETING 19.01.25
- Craigie Day- magician is booked – we need need to decide on food (all members to ask their class: crisps, ice cream, fruit or ice lolly and let Mrs Favier know by Thursday)
- Whole School Trip- finalise and share video (P7s) and then book the date- April? Just before Easter Holiday?
- Organise Peevers Competition- P3-P6 to organise this meeting is 10am on Wednesday
- Organise World Book Day- Big Read- Pyjama Day (leave this for now because its in March!)
- help everyone get to school on time- at home make some posters/ or a power point (3 slides) for classes
- help organise the new furniture when it comes (27th Jan 2026)
- can the captains go into every classroom and do a checklist of what should be in there? Can Mrs Favier ask the teachers about this at the staff meeting?
EXCURSION 17/11/25 (and a meeting afterwards)
We did it!!! We went to visit Almond Valley to see if it was going to be a good place for everyone to learn. And it is! we are making a video for you all to watch because we filmed as we went around. We know you are going to love it!
MEETING 04/11/25
Organising a whole school trip. Why do we want to do this for the school?
- giving people a chance to do things they might not get to do at home
- learning new things and having new experiences
- as a leadership group we want to collaborate on something
- have a chance to mix with other classes during the trip and meet new people
- learn new things at the venue and enjoy outdoor learning
- provides a change of pace and space from normal days!
We explored 4 possible venues (P7s had their ipads): Edinburgh Zoo, Blair Drummond Safari Park, Almond Valley and East Links Family Park. We decided to discount Edinburgh Zoo because the P1-P3 pupils go there and lots of people can go there. The ELC to go East Links so we think either Blair Drummond Safari Park or Almond Valley. We think that Blair Drummond is a long time on the bus so we think we will explore Almond Valley as our preferred option.
NEXT STEPS:
- P3-P7 reps tell classes that they are visiting Almond Valley to plan a whole school excursion
- P7s to write and send a letter to the parents/carers of the Pupil Leadership Team to get permission for the pre-visit
- Book the bus and complete the risk assessment
Meeting 09.10.25
Green Captain and Vice Jayden and Sangeet + Michael + Sabrina
Red Captain and Vice Finlay and Lily + Euan + Emma
Yellow Captain and Vice Marwan and Casey + Ashley + Scarlett
Blue Captain and Vice Becca and Ami + Leah + Ava
We are so excited to lead the school this year. We plan to:
-organise a whole school tip
-speak at assembly
-organise pyjama day
-organise Craigieday
-organise a Snow Leapord Exhibition to show off our learning
-make a Leadership Team Newsletter
-visit the classrooms and see how they all look. what do we think makes a good learning space?
Who are we?
Inchkeith Captain: Joshua
Inchkeith Vice Captain: Rhea B
Inchcolm Captain: Charlotte
Inchcolm Vice Captain: Taylor
Inchmickery Captain: Ruth O
Inchmickery Vice Captain: Anmol
Inchgarvie Captain: Wasif
Inchgarvie Vice Captain: Adam
Ambassadors: Ayan and Rhia W
Peer Supporter: TBC
JRSO: Ryan and Evie
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 01.12.23
Contact Us Communications: someone wats a cricket pitch and someone else thinks there is too much pushing in the playground.
Hoodies- Primary 7 pupils would like Leavers Hoodies to be ordered in time for camp. Mrs Favier to speak with school office and progress an order.
Everyone is very excited about today’s School Fayre and all the members plan to attend.
Questionnaire for pupils and pupils- we will look at the questions at the next meeting.
The Dress Down for UNICEF raised £161.66! A well organised event and we are pleased with our communication and leadership in this area.
Today we will update the Pupil Leadership Board in the centre of the school.
We are delighted to have 2 new JRSO (Junior Road Safety Officers) join the Leadership Team. They will be leading a huge competition in January to reduce congestion outside our school. Congratulations Ryan and Evie.
We talked about Vaping and Mrs Favier will speak to the Parent Carer Council and share our thoughts.
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 17/11/23
Our hallowe’en event was very successful. Everybody knew what to do because we communicated well. Everybody followed our rules because they were clear.
We are pleased that parents now come to assembly each because they are curious about what their child learns in school.
Some of us came with our parents for our consulations. We like being able to come and be part of the discussion.
Huge improvements in football (no fighting and less slide tackling) but we want to improve the playground further.
P6 and P7 pupils love their ipads but we want more keyboards (a keyboard for each child who wants one). The pupil council will see how many pupils want one and then these will be ordered.
Parking Update: council emailed Mark and Ewan for an update
What do we want to do next:
- pyjama and teddy day (optional donation of £1) for UNICEF planned for Friday, 24th November
- playground improvements: basketball court and new things to climb on (why is it taking so long?)
- equalities and anti bullying work: large posters in each class and displayed outside and on astro
- Leadership team to survey the school and find out about how pupils feel about bullying and equalities
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 11/09/23
- huge congratulations to our new Leadership Team
- parking meeting: met with PC Ewan and Mark from CEC to make plans for travel to and from school (how can we make before and after school travel safer for everone?)
- completed Hands Up Survey and shared data with Mark (alongside 25 scooters, 24 bikes and a buggy in our bike shed)
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 29/03/2023
Ms Stewart was a head teacher in Muir house for nearly 30 years and she retired from our school in 2022. Over the past year she has been thinking about gifting the school something that would both help our world and help our learning. We met with her today to discuss adopting or sponsoring an endangered species. Ms Stewart loves hedgehogs so we will happily support that! For a second animal we are going to organise a whole school vote. Watch this space!
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 01/02/2023
Development Officer: Met the new Development Officer Ms Rowland. Ms Rowland explained what her role was and how she would be working with the Junior Leadership Team to improve the Hub, dining hall and playground. Full introductions made.
Dining Experience: significant improvement (no waiting time), recycling better and easier, more time outside
Craigieday: on Friday- everyone looking forward to it; leadership team to feedback at next meeting
World Book Day: each class will be given a short story to read at noon related to our equalities work. This will be then be used to create a piece of are related to the school values. All pupils can come in uniform or pyjamas (with non precious named teddy).
P7 Cloakroom pilot: P7 have bags and jackets in classrooms; discuss at next meeting.
Toilets: can the walls be heightened? Right to privacy. West wing nearside toilets to remain open for P45-P7 pupils at break and lunch.
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 28.10.22
Hallowe’en Event: mainly been successful but a few pupils wearing a masks which is against the rules. The Council is pleased to have run an event and would like organise another one before Christmas.
Dining Hall: big improvement- no tables being put away or pupils being rushed out
Badges: given at assembly 🙂
Stickers are ordered: await them to arrive
Learn Along: great fun having parents into classroom to share the learning; funny to have parent in the classroom 🙂
For next meeting:
Christmas Event
Goals
Hoodies and Camp
Photographs needed and the board ACTION NIEVE TO GET PHOTOGRAPHS OF COUNCIL
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 07.10.22
- reviewed the last set of minutes
- discussed issues in dinging hall RF to email AMEY
- badges to be given out
- Hallowe’en presentations to do be done on Monday across the school
- after the October holiday, each house group leaders can give 1 Ready, Respectful, Safe stickers at assembly RF to order stickers
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 23.09.22
- reviewed Hallowe’en Posters- ACTION split into 2 groups and create 3 slides to present to classes regarding dress down day Hallowe’en posters are in the newsletter. Presentations to classes to be made Monday afternoon Blue N P7 P3AR Green P1AB P6/7 P3SP P2SH Yellow P1MG P6 P4 Red P1/2 and P5 P4/5 P2PB
- badges ordered- arrived and will be presented at assembly on Monday
- SHANARRI Week- good, enjoying artwork, learning about the wheel, mixing classes for buddy reading, first aid and road safety useful, digital safety was good- feedback was really positive from the pupil leadership team
- support needed at the dining hall doors to make the queues fair Mrs Favier to speak with class teachers regarding this– resolved
- tables need to be left down until the last pupils leaves the dining hall- email to AMEY sent Not resolved- Mrs Favier to send a further email
Pupil Leadership Team Meeting 15.09.22
- Primary 7 Hoodies to be navy and ordered in time for camp
- badges chosen and ordered by BM
- Hallowe’en dress down day posters to be created by Pupil Council and shared with Head Teacher by 23rd September
- Goals for astro and basketball pitch quote to be raised by BM