Meet Our Staff

Interviews this week were conducted by Chloe and Zaine.

What is your name? 

Mrs. Kim Kirkpatrick.

What is your job at our school? 

I am a learning specialist and maths intervention, and teacher grade 4 on Fridays!

How has the start to your school year been? Fantastic!

What do you love about your job? 

Working with lots of different students.

Do you have any hobbies? What do you like to do when you aren't at work? 

Reading, gardening, going out with friends, catching up with my family.

What's your favourite joke? 

What did one maths book say to the other maths book? Do you want to hear my problems?

What is your favourite colour? Green. 

What is your name?

Carolyn Tavener.

What is your job at our school?

Principal plus a bit of everything!

How has the start to your school year been?

It has been really good.

What do you love about your job?

I love that I get to work with a lot of people- students, their families, our staff and our community.

Do you have any hobbies? What do you like to do when you aren't at work?

I like to read, go to Parkrun and the gym and go for walks in the bush.

What's your favourite joke?

'Knock, knock' 'Who's there?' 'Orange' 'Orange who?'

'Orange you glad to see me?'

Were you a teacher before you became a principal?

Yes, I have been a teacher for a most of my career and am still a teacher and love teaching! It's just that nowadays I am mostly doing principal-type work.