Skip to main content.

Skip to other pages in this section.

Skip to top level navigation.

Tawhai School

[page-people.php]

Our staff are our most precious and important asset and work collaboratively to create an environment for the students to thrive. At Tawhai School we each play an important role in ensuring our students get the best deal possible and so value each other as equals.

Senior Management

Karen Poole

Principal principal@tawhai.school.nz
Sharon Boese

(Deputy Principal, SENCO and overall responsibility for Year 4-6 sharonb@tawhai.school.nz
Lynley Poole

Assistant Principal/Mutukaroa Co-ordinator and overall responsibility for Year 0-3 lynley@tawhai.school.nz
Deborah Barnden

Classroom 10 (Team Leader) deborah@tawhai.school.nz
Dave Whiteman

Classroom 4 Team Leader dave@tawhai.school.nz

Year 0-3, Team Nga Kukari (the fledglings)

Anna Sissons

Classroom 16 anna@tawhai.school.nz
Ashlee Long

Classroom 6 ashlee@tawhai.school.nz
Becky Berry

Classroom 17 becky@tawhai.school.nz
Deborah Barnden

Classroom 10 (Team Leader) deborah@tawhai.school.nz
Ginny Treadwell

Classroom 9 ginny@tawhai.school.nz
Julia Dorgan

Classroom 7 julia@tawhai.school.nz
Kara McAuliffe

Classroom 11 kara@tawhai.school.nz
Nic Crichton

Classroom 5 nicola@tawhai.school.nz
Paula Lambert
Ryan McGarry

Classroom 12 ryan@tawhai.school.nz
Sarah Macris

Classroom 8 sarah@tawhai.school.nz

Year 4-6, Nga Manu ( the Birds)

Dave Whiteman

Classroom 4 Team Leader dave@tawhai.school.nz
Janette Page

Classroom 14 janette@tawhai.school.nz
Jeanine Huynh

Classroom 3 jeanine@tawhai.school.nz
Joshua Pearce

Classroom 2 joshua@tawhai.school.nz
Natalie Harbott

Classroom 15
Raewyn Young

Classroom 1 raewyn@tawhai.school.nz

Teacher Aides

Lisa Small

Teacher Aide
Patsy Roberts

Teacher Aide
Rosa Stewart

Teacher Aide rosa@tawhai.school.nz
Yvonne Olivecrona

Teacher Aide, Librarian

Part-time Teachers

Jessica Harris
Jill Finlayson
Karen Jones

Reading Recovery

Office management

Karen Poole

Principal principal@tawhai.school.nz
Kelly Robinson

Office Manager admin@tawhai.school.nz
Lynley Poole

Assistant Principal/Mutukaroa Co-ordinator and overall responsibility for Year 0-3 lynley@tawhai.school.nz
Sharon Boese

(Deputy Principal, SENCO and overall responsibility for Year 4-6 sharonb@tawhai.school.nz
Sharon Gilmour

Office/sports coordinator, Teacher Aide sharong@tawhai.school.nz

And also...

Catherine Bell

Cleaner
Debbie Howie

Cleaner
Lloyd Laurent

Caretaker
Mr Jelly Bean

Mascot