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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.
Anwar, Sheryl & Alice
Senior Leadership Team
Sheryl Fletcher - Principal
Alice Sievewright - Deputy Principal
asievewright@owairaka.school.nz
Anwar Nadat - Associate Principal
Admin & Property Team
Receptionist - Rachael Galt - reception@owairaka.school.nz
Admin Manager - Andee Niumata - aniumata@owairaka.school.nz
Caretakers - Taytum Hutton & Rua Kimiora - caretaker@owairaka.school.nz
Andee & Rachael
Taytum & Rua
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
Megan, Rose, Andy, Kristie & Maria. Serene absent
Kauri Team - Year 5 & 6
Kea Hub (Year 5 & 6) - Tessa McNickle - tmcnickle@owairaka.school.nz, & Alice Hansen - ahansen@owairaka.school.nz
Tūī Hub (Year 5 & ) - 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
Paul, Alice, Hannah, Tessa, Glenn, Nicole & George
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
Donna, Fleur & Kristie
Learning Assistants
Toki Tsukada, Iunisi Falala, Sarah Hughes, Fay Saumamao, Puhi Tuki, Lau Adams, Judy Scott, Tim Young
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