North Park Primary School

St Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham DL16 6PP

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School Council

Welcome to our School Council

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We have an active school council who meet regularly to share ideas, give their views and consider whole school issues. representatives from Year 2 to 6 then collect ideas, take minutes and present these to the headteacher, who responds to their requests and ideas.

School council have had lots of good ideas:

  • salad bar – Year 6 helped raise funds for this at their enterprise Fun Day in 2016
  • starting a school bank
  • working with staff to raise funds for reading huts and reading shelters
  • new playground equipment – again helped by Year 6 Fun Day in 2017
  • setting up the sports leaders – children work with KS1 pupils each day to encourage sport and games
  • change in treat to Golden Day
  • attending a Spennymoor School Forum to develop ideas for the local area, including for the local park
  • choosing charities to raise money for
  • Performing at the Educate and Celebrate conference
  • working for Go Givers!

All the children enjoy being involved in lots of things in school:

  • becoming buddies
  • working with Dr Tom to become learning detectives – ask us about our Gem powers!
  • Head Boy and Girl organise the caring cup winners each week
  • collecting the family points
  • helping organise the playground equipment
  • being busy librarians!
  • being busy gardeners!
  • selling juice and cookies
  • organising the bank
  • being in charge if hymns in assembly
  • giving out the fruit every day
  • raising money for charity
  • singing in church
  • and lots more!

 

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St Andrew's Lane

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6PP

Tel 01388 815 943 · Email northpark@durhamlearning.net


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