Dear School Community
As the school year draws to a close, we wanted to say a big Thank You for all of your support and helping us realise the plans and priorities we set at the beginning of the year.
At our last P&C meeting, we shared some of our achievements and reflected on the progress we have made this year towards:
- creating a greener, more sustainable school
- building stronger relationships with our community partners
- finding new ways of working to build capacity in our P&C
...all while continuing to deliver some great community events.
More information can be found in the attached document below.
Special 2023 Goodbyes
Sadly, in 2023, we will be losing several families who have been important members of the Balmain community. Thank you, Josie Simpson and Karen Reiner, for your support over the years. We wish you all the best for the future.
Josie Simpson (mum of Ed and leftmost in attached photo), is leaving, as Ed's going to another school. Josie was an inaugural uniform shop founder, as well as a key member of the Art Show since its inception. Over the years, Josie's involvement in the Art Show has been invaluable. She has brought in numerous external artists' artworks for auction, which has raised thousands of dollars in fundraising for the P&C and the school.
Josie’s involvement in the formation of the uniform shop, alongside Lyndal Rutgers, has also raised over $100K since inception and has been a vital source of funds for the school, funding, amongst other things, technology, sports and school resources.Karen Reiner (mum of Felix and to the left of 2nd photo) and her family are leaving Balmain for a sea change. Karen has been part of the school community for the past two years, serving on the P&C since arriving at the school. Always one to roll up her sleeves, Karen has been involved in lots of P&C events and activities, from last year’s Art Show and Family Fete Day, to the Trivia Night and Halloween Discos. Karen has also played a key role in driving P&C initiatives, such as the Salvos Christmas Giving, managing Flexischools and setting up last year’s P&C survey.
Karen, we appreciate you and will miss the passion, commitment and care you have shown towards enhancing our school and strengthening our community.
We wish you all a safe, festive, and relaxing holiday break! We look forward to partnering with you again in 2024.
Your 2023 P&C Executive Committee
