Meet our New Staff Members
Elly Turcinovic
Role: Classroom Teacher in Year 6T
Previous School: I completed my Uni course in 2021, so this is my first School, and what a great first school it has been!
Birthday (NOT year!): 12th of August
Family: My Mum, Dad, Brother, and Brothers Partner. I also have two beautiful boys, Maxi and James, who I fostered 6 Years ago now! They are just the best!!
Pets: 1 dog named Lenni. 6 Guinee Pigs named DC, Connor, Bubba, Lion, Cutie, and Scratchy. A fish named Floppy, and lastly a Turtle named Bubbles.
Hobbies: I love playing netball twice a week, watching my boys play their cricket and basketball on the weekend, and going on holidays to the beach whenever we can.
AFL Footy team: St Kilda
Favourite Food: Mums homemade Chicken Parmigiana
Favourite Book or Movie: I love all types of comedies
Favourite Colour: Orange and Green
Emma Mason
Role: Classroom Teacher in Year 4M
Previous School: Burwood East Primary School
Birthday (NOT year!): 26th July
Family: I live with my husband, David. I grew up with my Mum and Dad and three younger siblings.
Pets: Maisie – German Shepherd
Hobbies: Piano, drawing, painting, swimming
AFL Footy team: Richmond
Favourite Food: Lasagna and m&ms – not together though
Favourite Book or Movie: I love all Shaun Tan books – my favourite is ‘The Lost Thing’
Favourite Colour: Yellow
Holly Cowper-Hill
Role: Tutor in Year 4
Birthday (NOT year!): 11th of May
Family: I have 5 family members. There is myself, my parents and my three younger siblings
Pets: A rescue puppy named Millie, she is a Rhodesian Ridgeback cross Boxer
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, listening to podcasts and surfing
AFL Footy team: Sydney Swans
Favourite Food: Poke bowls
Favourite Book or Movie: I recently finished Untamed by Glennon Doyle and loved it.
Favourite Colour: Blue
Jennifer McNamara
Role: Education Support in Prep S
Previous School: Park Ridge Primary School
Birthday (NOT year!): 9th March
Family: Husband and son
Pets: dog and bird
Hobbies: hanging out with my family and friends, reading, travelling
AFL Footy team: Brisbane
Favourite Food: Italian and Mexican
Favourite Book or Movie: too many favourite books to mention but I love author Fiona McIntosh and reading Harry Potter books with my son . We also love watch watching the Harry Potter movies and Marvel/Avengers together
Favourite Colour: green
Favourite place to visit: Queensland as my family live there
Anything else you would like to share: I have one beautiful son and am very lucky to have 5 neices and 1 nephew. 3 of my niece's are triplets!
Sarah Ferris
Role: Education Support in Year 3
Previous School: This is my first school
Birthday (NOT year!): April 23rd
Family: Myself, my partner Michael and my 2 sons Levi and Lucas.
Pets: my puppy Remi who is a Rottweiler x Ridgeback
Hobbies: riding dirt bikes, watching the footy, sight seeing, and hanging out with friends.
AFL Footy team: Geelong, GO CATS!!!
Favourite Food: pumpkin risotto
Favourite Book or Movie: Harry Potter books and any kind of documentary.
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite place to visit: anywhere out in the bush!