What will 2021 bring?

2020 has certainly been an extraordinary and challenging year. However, we can all feel proud of the way our community has pulled together to support each other through this time. I’m particularly appreciative of how our staff have adapted to lockdowns and focussed on both the well-being and learning of our students.

We farewell Cheryl Knapp, one of our Year 4 teachers. Cheryl is heading back to her home city of Wellington to continue her teaching career. We will certainly miss Cheryl and we wish her the very best in her future endeavours.

Kelly Hildebrand is being released Term 1 next year to provide professional development and support in information technology before she heads off for maternity leave for the rest of 2021.

We welcome Christina Purdon and Rebecca Robinson to our classroom teaching team for next year.

So here’s our classroom teachers for the start of 2021:

Year 0/1

Fiona Williams (Team Leader)

Karla Anderson

Sheila Brown

Magda Huysamen

Year 2

Carole Carkeek (Team Leader)

Andrietta Smal

Liz Burden

Year 3

Junindi Hugo (Team Leader)

Amber Smith

Lisa Martin

Year 4

Nicky Hall (Team Leader)

Cherie Wallbank

Delyth Cook

Year 5 & 6

Ginny Dunning (Team Leader)

Christina Purdon

Pete Anderson

Seon Jin Park (Team Leader)

Rebecca Robinson

Tracey Eales

Some of the Year Groups are moving classrooms. All the Year 0/1s will be together in the prefabs at the back of the school. Year 2s are moving to the top left hand side of the two storey teaching block. The Year 4s are moving to the classrooms on either side of the library.

Our Senior Leadership Team is:

Jeff Johnstone (Principal)

Carolyn Crow (Deputy Principal)

Maria Bound-Gussey (Assistant Principal/SENCo)