Our People
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.
Below is a list of the teaching and support staff at Owairaka District School. Should your query be regarding your child’s learning, your first point of contact should always be the class teacher.
Senior Leadership Team
- Sheryl Fletcher - Principal - principal@owairaka.school.nz
- Susan Whysall - Deputy Principal - swhysall@owairaka.school.nz
- Deb Cramer - Associate Principal - dcramer@owairaka.school.nz
Rimu Iti - Tuatahi (Our Reception Class)
- Philippa Getty - pgetty@owairaka.school.nz
- Joanna Waddington - jwaddington@owairaka.school.nz
- Karen Haines - khaines@owairaka.school.nz
Rimu Iti - Year 1
- Room 1 - Soraya Landall - slandall@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
- Room 4 - Lisa Romaniuk - lisar@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 5 - Nathalie Mitchell - nmitchell@owairaka.school.nz
Rimu Nui - Year 2
- Room 10 - Stephen Windsor - swindsor@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 11 - Jennie Hand & Donna Strong - jhand@owairaka.school.nz & dstrong@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 12 - Saishree Bhatia - sbhatia@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
- Room 14 - Angela Madell - amadell@owairaka.school.nz
Puriri Toru - Year 3
- Room 16 - Andy Faulder - afaulder@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 18 - Nikki Hoffmann - nhoffmann@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 19 - Sam Lyons - slyons@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
- Room 20 - Neta Faleva'ai - nfalevaai@owairaka.school.nz
Puriri Wha - Year 4
- Room 17 - Paul Greenfield - pgreenfield@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 21 - Maria Mudgway - mmudgway@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
- Room 22 - Kristie Mills - kmills@owairaka.school.nz
Kauri Team - Year 5/6
- Room 6 - Rachael O'Shea - roshea@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 7 - Megan Judd - mjudd@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 8 - Jo Green - jgreen@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
- Room 23 - Bridgette Tuipulotu - btuipulotu@owairaka.school.nz
- Room 24 - Nicole Mills - nmills@owairaka.school.nz - Learning Leader
- Room 25 - Nikki Watson-Smith - nwatson-smith@owairaka.school.nz
Specialist Team
- ESOL Teacher - Lorna Johns
- Garden To Table - Sarah James & Trudy Taurua
- Literacy Teacher - Caroline Bailey
- Release - Karen Haines & Glenn Pressnell
- Te Reo & Tikanga Māori - Whaea Carol
Support Team
- Teacher Aides - Lau Adams, Iunisi Falala, Helen McShane, Sarah Miller, Natasha Rickit, Fay Saumamao, Judy Scott, Toki Tsukada, Puhi Tuki, Kendahl Whitley-Su'a
- Caretaker - Taytum Hutton
- Assistant Caretaker - Sean Ween
Admin Team
- Admin Manager - Dee Hodge - deehodge@owairaka.school.nz
- Receptionist - Rachael Galt - reception@owairaka.school.nz