As the 2021 school year comes to a close we farewell two staff members. Hannah Moorhouse started at Avonhead in Term 2, taking the roll growth class. She has been instrumental in establishing a strong start to school for our new entrant tamariki in Team 1. Hannah was successful in winning a teaching position at Hinds School for 2022. We also farewell one of our teacher aides, Jacyntha Michael. Jacyntha has been wonderful at supporting our students and ensuring that they are engaged in their learning and achieving to the best of their ability. We wish both Hannah and Jacyntha all the very best in their new adventures.

Sara Winter will be on maternity leave for 2022. We wish Sara and Sam, and their growing family, all the best.

Karalee Moore will continue to be on leave for 2022 and we look forward to her return in 2023.

We would like to welcome two new staff members to our teaching team for next year. Elliotte Strange joins us from Allenton School in Ashburton. She has a wealth of knowledge delivering strong curriculum programmes in the middle school and has a passion for music and sport. Lewis Gordon is a beginning teacher and had a placement at Avonhead earlier in the year. Whilst on placement, he formed strong connections with the students. He is a brilliant footballer and enjoys sports. We are very excited about Elliotte and Lewis joining our Avonhead community.

Please find a list of the classroom teachers at Avonhead School for 2022:

Team 0/1

Room 3 - Ali Law

Room 4 - Grace Summers

Room 6 - Tessa Shamy - Team Leader

Team 1/2

Room 13 - Amelia Page

Room 14 - Gemma Duncan

Room 15 - Brittany McMahon - Co-Team Leader

Room 16 - Amanda Hack - Co-Team Leader

Team 3/4

Room 7 - Stacey McKenzie

Room 8 - Alison Dawson

Room 9 - Brittany Baker - Team Leader

Room 10 - Tim Weusten

Room 11 - Russell Blackbourn

Room 12 - Alex Coburn

Team 5/6

Room 17 - Sally Kim

Room 18 - Elliotte Strange

Room 19 - Hayley de Beus

Room 20 - Amiria Rule - Team Leader

Room 21 - Lewis Gordon

Room 22 - Nigel Wall

Team 7/8

Room 23 - Bruce Rodger - Team Leader

Room 24 - Pete Hay

Room 25 - Danielle Lane

Room 26 - Fraser Malins

Room 27 - Darelle Busfield