I was delighted to attend my first Midmar School Parent Council meeting. It was great to meet head teacher, Liz Shepherd along with a very dedicated team of staff and parents. In two hours I could glean only a small sample of the good things going on at Midmar. The Parent Council have a busy fundraising calendar and are keen to help provide extra learning and leisure opportunities for the school and indeed the wider community. Mrs Shepherd reported to the meeting the anticipated school roll and staffing levels for the 2012/13 period. Plans are underway to redesign the school car park and Aberdeenshire Council are to report back on this issue very soon. An application to build an extension to the school was granted in February for a 7.4 x 8.8m extension.

I look forward to returning to their next meeting in the new term. Meanwhile I am sure all staff and pupils will be counting down to the summer holiday period with the break extending to 7 weeks this year!