From the Director of Community Engagement and Advancement

Upcoming events – don’t miss out!

We have such a fun term of events planned for your daughter and our Pymble families so please make sure your diary is synced with these fun activities below.

JSPG Jeans for Genes Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser for Years 3 to 6 (students only)

The JSPG is holding a sausage sizzle in the Junior School at lunchtime for Years 3 to 6 students. Students can wear their jeans and are welcome to bring a gold coin/note donation, with all funds raised to be donated to Jeans for Genes. Please book and pay online by Monday 1 August by clicking here.

JSPG Kindergarten to Year 1 Parent Daughter Dance

The Junior School Parent Group look forward to welcoming you to our masquerade-themed Kindergarten and Year 1 Parent Daughter Dance on Saturday 6 August. The ticket for this event includes dinner, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment. For more information and to book, please click here.

Year 5 Dads and Daughters Camp (Vision Valley)

You are warmly invited to the Pymble Parent Association Year 5 Dads and Daughters Camp – Saturday 15 October and Sunday 16 October 2022. The Dads and Daughters Camp will focus on fun games and activities, storytelling and a chance for each child to be recognised for their special gifts and talents by their father. The aim is for the girls to feel a greater sense of connection to their family. RSVP by Friday 30 September 2022, but be quick, as places are limited and may sell out. For more information and to book, please click here.

Year 4 Parents and Daughters Camp (Vision Valley)

You are warmly invited to the Pymble Parent Association Year 4 Parents* and Daughters Camp – Saturday 8 October to Sunday 9 October 2022. The Parents and Daughters Camp will focus on fun games and activities, storytelling and a chance for each child to be recognised for their special gifts and talents. The aim is for the girls to feel a greater sense of connection to their family. RSVP by Friday 23 September 2022, but be quick, as places are limited and may sell out. For more information and to book, please click here. *One or both parents are welcome to attend.

JSPG Years 2 to 3 Parent Daughter Dance – last call!

The JSPG Years 2 to 3 Parent Daughter Dance is this Saturday night (30 July). We are very much looking forward to seeing everyone and our Head of Junior School, Mrs Kate Brown will be there to have a boogie with the girls. If you still wish to attend, please click here as bookings close tomorrow morning (Friday 29 July).

Kindergarten to Year 1 Parent Daughter Dance

The Junior School Parent Group look forward to welcoming you to our masquerade-themed Kindergarten and Year 1 Parent Daughter Dance on Saturday 6 August. The ticket for this event includes dinner, non-alcoholic beverages and some exciting entertainment. For more information and to book, please click here.

Garden Party 2022

Our much-loved campus Garden Party on Saturday 17 September is fast approaching; however, we need your help! We are after conveners for the following stalls:

Cake Stall
Casualty Clearing (Plaster casts) – calling all physios, medicos etc.
Toy Stall

We are also seeking donations of new and good conditioned toys for our Toy Stall. We will have more details to come regarding where to drop off etc, however please check your cupboards in the meantime!

To view all our upcoming events for Semester 2, please click here.

Focus Group – we want to hear from you!

Thank you to those parents who completed the recent MMG Education Parent Survey which was sent to all parents and carers in Years 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12. We look forward to sharing a summary of this feedback soon. Further to this, the Community Engagement team would like to invite you to take part in an informal Focus Group to chat about how we communicate with you about general Pymble news (the weekly newsletter, MyPymble, Pymbulletin etc. and understand more about how we can continue to enhance ways in which you receive information. Please note, this discussion will not cover academic or individual student-related communications.

We would also like to hear your thoughts regarding Pymble events and how we can best support you and your daughter/s social experience. The College has thoroughly enjoyed welcoming our Pymble family back to campus post-COVID restrictions, and we are eager to hear your feedback on our school events.

At Pymble, our parent/carer community’s input is extremely important to us, and we would love to understand exactly what we are doing right – and what we could do better. The Focus Groups will be a safe space to casually share your thoughts so we can make sure your daughter/s Pymble journey is as enjoyable as possible and that you as parents/carers are well-informed through easy-to-use communication channels and enjoyable well-timed events.

These Focus Groups will be held in Week 4 and Week 5 of this term. If you would like to be involved in this helpful discussion, please email me on kmancey@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.

MyPymble app

The one-stop shop for College communications, aka the game-changing Pymble Portal, is fully operational and has already been updated to iron out any technical glitches and include new features. Please update your app in the app store to access these benefits if you haven’t already done so. We hope you’ve found it useful in keeping up to date with your daughter’s schooling journey at Pymble.

If you haven’t downloaded the MyPymble app, please do so here.