Our People
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
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
Room 15 - Jennie Hand & Donna Strong - jhand@owairaka.school.nz & dstrong@owairaka.school.nz
Rimu Nui - Year 2
Room 11 - Stephen Windsor - swindsor@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 18 - Nikki Hoffmann - nhoffmann@owairaka.school.nz
Room 19 - Sam Lyons - slyons@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
Room 20 - Rose Hansen - rhansen@owairaka.school.nz
Puriri Wha - Year 4
Room 16 - Andy Faulder - afaulder@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 - Bridgette Tuipulotu - btuipulotu@owairaka.school.nz
Room 8 - Jo Green - jgreen@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
Room 17 - Nicole Mills - nmills@owairaka.school.nz - Team & Learning Leader
Room 23 - Megan Judd - mjudd@owairaka.school.nz
Room 24 - Sarah Burt - sburt@owairaka.school.nz
Room 25 - Paul Greenfield - pgreenfield@owairaka.school.nz
Specialist & Support Team
ESOL Teacher - Lorna Johns
Garden To Table - Virginia Best, Sarah James
Learning Support - Donna Strong
Library Assistant - Andee Niumata
Release - Karen Haines, Glenn Pressnell
Te Reo & Tikanga Māori - Kristie Mills, Whaea Carol
Teacher Aides - Lau Adams, Iunisi Falala, Sarah Miller, Fay Saumamao, Judy Scott, Toki Tsukada, Puhi Tuki
Admin Team
Admin Manager - Dee Hodge - deehodge@owairaka.school.nz
Caretaker - Taytum Hutton
Receptionist - Rachael Galt - reception@owairaka.school.nz