Meet Our Bunyip
Primary School Team
MEET ......
Mrs Anya Close - Education Support Officer
Q: What’s your “teaching superpower”?
A: Being hilariously funny
Q: What do you like most about being an Education Support Officer?
A: The bonds you create with the little kids and the little successes they have.
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
A: 😂
Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: Foaming sanitiser
Q: If your class had to play Survivor, who do you think would win?
A: Mrs Guy
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: Drawing
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: Have too many from Celine Dion and Mariah Carey tunesto Greenday and Eminem.
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: Make me laugh when we aren’t suppose to
Q: If students graded ES staff, what would you definitely get an A+ in?
A: Dance moves!!!!!
Ms Liia Barnes - Education Support Officer
Q: What’s your “teaching superpower”?
A: Being kind and trying to be as helpful as I can.
Q: What do you like most about teaching or being an Education Support Officer?
A: Doing something I enjoy every day. I have a passion for learning and helping others enjoy learning. I also really enjoy going to art classes!
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
A: 😎 Just keeping my cool and keeping happy.
Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: Maybe my dot-to-dot book? It's one of my hobbies to do in my downtime!
Q: If your class had to play Survivor, who do you think would win?
A: I'm going to go with the staff, and I think Mrs Lewis would be the absolute champion!
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: Students are starting to learn my secrets now, but I am an excellent artist! I create charcoal portraits in my limited spare time.
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: I don't have a favourite song, but I am a big metalhead and love rock music.
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A Greet me with a smile and tell me about things that are important to them. I am honoured to learn about the students and be part of their life.
Q: If students graded ES staff, what would you definitely get an A+ in?
A: Art! I would also say caring and being friendly.
Miss Maxine Howard - Teacher of 3/4A
Q: What’s your “teaching superpower”?
A: Teaching in a creative way
Q: What do you like most about teaching?
A: Seeing the 'lightbulb moments' and having a laugh each day
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
A: Any creative one!
Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: A bag of potatoes
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: I am exceptional at holiday planning!
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: Take me back - Noiseworks
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: Draw me pictures
Q: If students graded teachers, what would you definitely get an A+ in?
A: Sarcasm!
Mrs Sharlene McAsey - Teacher of 3/4B
Q: What do you like most about teaching or being an Education Support Officer?
A: Seeing the exact moment a student “gets it.” That spark of pride is unbeatable.
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
A: 🔥 energetic, organised chaos, and always ready to hype students up.
Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: A tiny plastic dragon guarding a pile of photocopy like it’s ancient treasure.
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: Binge watching a TV show
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: Anything with a killer riff and a double‑kick drum but if I had to pick one Nickelback - Burn it to the ground
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: When they show me something they’ve mastered
Mr Caleb Rennie - Teacher of 5/6 A
Q: What’s your “teaching superpower”?
A: When I was a lifeguard (a lifetime ago), I became really adept at supervision. Good luck trying to hide something from me in a classroom!!!
Q: What do you like most about teaching or being an Education Support Officer?
A: I enjoy working with children, and believe that every child deserves a quality education, no matter where they go to school and who their teacher is. I enjoy supporting colleagues to find the ways to inspire students and love discussing ways that I can adjust to better meet students needs. It is awesome to see students bloom into emerging adults and see them later in life as they become productive citizens.
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
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Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: Magnetic hourglass a gift from a physics students and a plaster of Paris Christmas nutcracker which I made last year with my class.
Q: If your class had to play Survivor, who do you think would win?
A: Alex M – Good athletic instincts and a leader of his peers
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: I sing and have been in stage productions and lead a church band for years.
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: Currently “Golden”
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: Say good morning in the yard before I get to my door, or if they are from another class, at recess.
Q: If students graded teachers/ES staff, what would you definitely get an A+ in?
A: Fidget collection
Mrs Cheryl Antis - Art Teacher
Q: What’s your “teaching superpower”?
A: My 'ability' to interpretive dance at any moment.
Q: Which emoji best describes your teaching style or role?
A: 😂(usually LOL at myself)
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: I speak Japanese
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: Two Strong Hearts by John Farnham.
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: When they smile while they work.
Mrs Leanne McKane - Education Support Officer
Q: What do you like most about being an Education Support Officer?
A: Seeing growth from the students
Q: What’s the weirdest thing on your desk or in your pigeon hole right now?
A: Too many boxes of cup a soup
Q: What’s a hidden talent students don’t know you have?
A: All animals love me
Q: What’s your favourite song?
A: I Iove all music
Q: What’s one thing students do that secretly makes your day?
A: A simple "Hi"
Q: If students graded ES staff, what would you definitely get an A+ in?
A: Listening
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