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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.
Below is a list of the teaching and support staff at Ōwairaka 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
Alice Sievewright - Deputy Principal - asievewright@owairaka.school.nz
Anwar Nadat - Associate Principal - anadat@owairaka.school.nz
Anwar, Sheryl & Alice
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
Jennie, Virginia, Saishree, Karen, Krystal, Nathalie, Melissa, Lisa & Sayali
Pūriri Team
Kiwi Hub - Year 3 & 4 - Andy Faulder - afaulder@owairaka.school.nz, Serene Hodgman shodgman@owairaka.school.nz & Rose Hansen rhansen@owairaka.school.nz - Team Leader
Tuatara Hub Year 3 & 4 - Maria Mudgway - mmudgway@owairaka.school.nz & Megan Judd - mjudd@owairaka.school.nz
Release teacher & Te Reo Māori - kmills@owairaka.school.nz
Kristie, Rose, Andy, Angela & Maria. Sarah absent.
Kauri Team - Year 5 & 6
Kea Hub (Year 5 & 6) - Tessa McNickle - tmcnickle@owairaka.school.nz, & Paul Greenfield - pgreenfield@owairaka.school.nz
Tūī Hub (Year 5 & ) - Nicole Mills - nmills@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader & George Foster - gfoster@owairaka.school.nz
Release teacher - Glenn Pressnell
Glenn, Nicole, George, Paul, Jo & Megan. Tessa not pictured.
Specialist & Support Team
ESOL teacher - Fleur Tuck
Literacy intervention teacher - Donna Strong
Garden to Table - Virginia Best, Sarah James
Learning Assistants - Lau Adams, Iunisi Falala, Sarah Hughes, Fay Saumamao, Judy Scott, Toki Tsukada, Puhi Tuki
Donna & Fleur
Admin Team
Admin Manager - Dee Hodge - deehodge@owairaka.school.nz
Caretakers - Taytum Hutton & Rua Kimiora - caretaker@owairaka.school.nz
Receptionist - Rachael Galt - reception@owairaka.school.nz
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