2023 Staff
2023 STAFF
Principal: Ruby Toombs Acting Assistant Principal: Tawny Harkness
Business Manager: Emma Pearse Office Manager: Catherine Sturzaker
Learning Specialists: Kiara Davis, Michelle Heather, Rachel Hastings, Will Rickwood and Rachel Gathercole
Professional Learning Teams: All teachers are responsible for the learning of all students
FOUNDATION | YEAR 1/2 |
| Learning Specialist: Will Rickwood | Learning Specialist: Kiara Davis |
| Team Leader: Lucy Walton | Learning Specialist: Rachel Gathercole (Wellbeing) |
| Assistant Team Leader: Daphne Chong | Team Leader: Lisa Teitzel |
| Phoebe Rontogiannis: Monday - Wednesday | Assistant Team Leader: Emma Dounis |
| Laura Macdonald: Wednesday - Friday | Catherine Croft |
| Sam Addison Wednesday - Friday | Julieanne Di Pietro |
| Louise Bryce | |
| Sylvie Altena: Tutoring Program: Monday - Thursday | |
Aide: Jackie Anderson (4 days) Multicultural Aide: Mei Luong (5 days) | Aide: Drakelyn Bui (5 days) Aide: Helena Jones (5 days) Multicultural Aide: Dana Chan (3 days) Speech Support: Chantelle Hingert (4 days) |
YEAR 3/4 | YEAR 5/6 |
| Learning Specialist: Michelle Heather | Learning Specialist: Rachel Hastings |
| Team Leader: Jess Yates | Team Leader: Amie Bishop |
| Assistant Team Leader: Amanda Tran | Assistant Team Leader: Scott Tunnicliffe |
| Jordyn Halliwell | Olivia Nesbitt |
| Patrick Calvett | Caoimhe Hughes |
| Rebecca Karpati: Monday - Thursday | Ellen O’Flynn |
| Rachel Hawley: Tuesday - Friday | |
| Jenny Giles: Tutoring Program Tuesday - Thrusday | |
Aide: Leela Concessio (3 days) Aide: Wendy Beveridge (5 days) Speech Support: Marina Ruffolo | Aide: Kirri Van Haaster (4 days)
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SPECIALISTS: | KINDERGARTEN: |
| Environmental Education: Bryan Hunter | 3 & 4 year old Teacher: Anita McDonnell |
| Performing Arts: Trish Brewer | 4 year old Teacher: Rhiannon Williams |
| Visual Arts: Vicki Santavas : Tuesday - Thursday | 4 year old Teacher & Mandarin: Cora Hong (3 days) |
| Physical Education: Chris Keleher : Tuesday - Friday | 3 & 4 year old Teacher: Sherry Yang |
| LOTE – Mandarin: Malina Qi: Tuesday - Thursday | 4 year old Assistant: Nadia Kelly (4 days) |
| STEM:Rebecca Meade: Tuesday - Friday | 4 year old Assistant: Siv Ou ( 3 days) |
| 3 & 4 year old Assistant: Sophea Lim | |
| 3 & 4 year old Assistant: Melanie Green | |
| 3 & 4 year old Assistant: |
Speech Therapist: Ella Mechelen & Michelle Pickering
Psychologists: Ashleigh Barber and Louisa Trainer
Student Well-Being: Rachel Gathercole Library Manager: Deborah Maniatis
IT Technician: Alexx Verdichizzi & Andrew Matei
Occupational Health and Safety: Katrina Gray
OSHC Coordinator: Wendy Beveridge Canteen Manager: Zoe Nielson
Garden/Grounds Maintenance: Greg Schuhkraft
There have been many challenges in finding staff for 2023, both in the kindergarten and the school environments and the search continues in Term 1 to find 2 teachers for the Year 5/6 learning space BUT the school is lucky to have secured the short term services of 2 experienced teachers on working visas from Ireland. I know they will add much to the Year 5/6 learning space.
WELCOME to:
- Will Rickwood, an experienced teacher who is joining the Foundation Team as a Learning Specialist
- Julieanne Di Pietro and Louise Bryce who are joining the Year 1/2 Team
- Patrick Calvett who is joining the Year 3/4 Team
- Drakelyn Bui and Helena Jones joining the Year 1/2 Team as learning support members
- Zoe Nielson, the new canteen manager
- Sherry Yang who is joining the Kindergarten Team