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Our Staff
Our Staff
We have a diverse staff who bring expertise and experience to our school. We are proud to have so many creative and passionate educators, support staff and administrators - all making a difference.
Anwar, Sheryl & Alice
Senior Leadership Team
Sheryl Fletcher - Principal, principal@owairaka.school.nz
Alice Sievewright - Deputy Principal, asievewright@owairaka.school.nz
Anwar Nadat - Associate Principal, anadat@owairaka.school.nz
Andee & Rachael
Admin & Property Team
Receptionist - Rachael Galt, reception@owairaka.school.nz
Admin Manager - Andee Niumata, aniumata@owairaka.school.nz
Caretaker - Rua Kimiora, caretaker@owairaka.school.nz
Jennie, Virginia, Saishree, Karen, Krystal, Nathalie, Melissa, Lisa & Sayali
Rimu Team
Tuatahi - Year 0/1 - Krystal Murray , kmurray@owairaka.school.nz & Sayali Greig, sgreig@owairaka.school.nz
Room 4 - Year 1 - Lisa Romaniuk, lisar@owairaka.school.nz
Room 5 - Year 1 - Nathalie Mitchell, nmitchell@owairaka.school.nz
Room 6 - Year 2 - Jennie Hand & Virginia Best (Fridays), jhand@owairaka.school.nz
Room 7 - Year 2 - Melissa Carlos, mcarlos@owairaka.school.nz
Room 8 - Year 2 - Saishree Bhatia, sbhatia@owairaka.school.nz - Team Leader
Release teacher - Karen Haines
Megan, Rose, Andy, Kristie & Maria. Serene absent
Pūriri Team
Kiwi Hub - Andy Faulder, afaulder@owairaka.school.nz, Serene Hodgman, shodgman@owairaka.school.nz & Rose Hansen, rhansen@owairaka.school.nz - Team Leader
Tuatara Hub - Maria Mudgway, mmudgway@owairaka.school.nz & Megan Judd, mjudd@owairaka.school.nz
Release teacher & Te Reo Māori - Kristie Mills, kmills@owairaka.school.nz
Paul, Alice, Hannah, Tessa, Glenn, Nicole & George
Kauri Team - Year 5 & 6
Kea Hub - Tessa McNickle, tmcnickle@owairaka.school.nz & Alice Hansen, ahansen@owairaka.school.nz
Tūī Hub - Paul Greenfield, pgreenfield@owairaka.school.nz, George Foster, gfoster@owairaka.school.nz & Nicole Mills, nmills@owairaka.school.nz - Team Leader
Release teachers - Glenn Pressnell & Hannah Kay
Donna, Fleur & Kristie
Toki, Iunisi, Sarah, Fay, Puhi, Lau, Judy & Tim
Specialist & Support Team
ESOL teacher - Fleur Tuck, fleurt@owairaka.school.nz
Literacy intervention teacher - Donna Strong, dstrong@owairaka.school.nz
Te Reo Māori teacher - Kristie Mills, kmills@owairaka.school.nz
Garden to Table - Virginia Best, Sarah James
Learning Assistants - Lau Adams, Iunisi Falala, Sarah Hughes, Fay Saumamao, Judy Scott, Toki Tsukada, Puhi Tuki
Ako Hiko CyberSmart teacher - Liz Whittaker
Our Board
Our Board
The Board is made up of parent representatives, a staff representative and the school principal. The role of the Board is governance, with a focus on the school’s vision and goals. The Board sets the strategic direction for the school with the main focus being on student achievement.
The Board has several meetings during the year which are open to the community. Meeting dates are advertised on the calendar on this website and in the newsletter. If you are keen to hear more about what goes on in school you are most welcome.
The Board represents your interests, so feel free to contact us them with any concerns. The Board email address is board@owairaka.school.nz.
Here are the minutes from the most recent Board meeting:
Stuart Cooper, Sophie Flood, Sheryl Fletcher (principal), Bridget Conor (presiding member), Lisa Romaniuk (staff rep), Steven Van Nes & Steven Peng
Friends of the School
Ōwairaka’s Friends of the School group organises events that bring the community together to raise money to fund additional learning experiences and resources for Ōwairaka students.
FOS raises funds in a number of ways, including sausage sizzles, Culture & Kai Night, auctions and quiz nights and the stall at the Cultural Festival.
Registered Charity
FOS is a Registered Charity, with a charitable purpose to disburse (within the school) funds raised for items such as:
funding buses for school trips
purchasing school-held uniforms for our various cultural performance groups
school camp every second year.
Join FOS!
FOS meets around twice a term in the school staff room. Meeting dates are advertised on Hero and in the newsletter.
If you are unable to come to meetings but still want to help out please email the FOS team at fos@owairaka.school.nz and let them know you would like to go on the volunteer mailing list. If you have particular skills or talents to offer please let them know.
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