Weclome Mrs Nerida Byrden and Mrs Alysha Crswford

At the start of this term we weclomed two new teachers to St Anthony's. Mrs Byrden and Mrs Crawford teachYear 5/6 BY/CR and share the neighbour with Year 5/6 PO.

Nerida is an experienced teacher and has a background in Religious Education Leadership. Nerida will teach the class Monday, Thursday and Friday. Alysha been a casual relief teacher this year at St Anthony’s and has taught in the Year 5/6 space throughout the term. Alysha will teach the class Tuesday and Wednesday.

I would like to thank Alexandra Tsimaras for all her hard work and commitment in Term 1. We are excited for Alexandra to return the Visual Arts position for the remainder of 2023.

Meet Mrs Byrden

My name is Nerida Byrden and my husband is Paul. We have three children: Daniel, Nick and Kiera. We have a dog called Ruby and two cats: Chad and Mavis. I love to garden, travel either interstate or overseas and spending time with friends and family. I also love op shopping and have found many treasures, so if you know of any good op shops in the area please let me know.

My hopes for my time at St Anthony's:

My hopes for my time at St Anthony's is to get to know the students, parents and staff, by building relationships and sharing my knowledge with them. I hope that I can encourage the students to explore and challenge their thinking when it comes to their learning and finally to show others the love of Jesus which is vital in a Catholic community.

My Hobbies: I love to craft as I am very lucky to have a craft room at home where I can restore and create items and pieces of furniture.

A few of my favourite things:

Food: Pasta

Colour: Pink

Holiday destination: Bali

Book: Biographies

Footy Team: Sydeny Swans

Meet Mrs Crawford

Hi, My name is Alysha and I am married with 3 children, Joe, Niamh and Charlotte. I have been teaching for 20 years. I love travelling and we spend a lot of our holidays in Ireland where we have extended family. At home here in Melbourne I love going to the AFL and watching the Saints play.

My hopes for my time at St Anthony's: I am really looking forward to being part of a great teaching team and learning lots of new skills. I am looking forward to getting to know the children and working with families to provide great learning experiences for the children.

My Hobbies: Cooking, baking and watching my kids play sport and going to the footy.

A few of my favourite things:

Food: Ice cream

Colour: Pink

Holiday destination: Ireland

Book: The Wizard of Oz

Footy Team: St Kilda

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