TE KURA O ŌPĀWAHO / OPAWA SCHOOL
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Ōpāwa School Staff

 Ōpāwa School Learning Team 2022

The Navigation Team

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Sally Ormandy
Principal
​principal@opawa.school.nz
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Shevaun Karipa
Deputy Principal
SENCO
​shevaun@opawa.school.nz
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Nick Jorgensen
Student Engagement & Achievement
​nick@opawa.school.nz

The Junior Learning Team

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Jeanette Woodward
Team Leader
New Entrant/Year 1 Teacher 
Room 1 
jeanette@opawa.school.nz
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​ Eleanor Barton 
Year 1/2 Teacher
Room 3 
​eleanor@opawa.school.nz
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Maria Frew
Year 1/2 Teacher
Room 4
maria@opawa.school.nz
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Kez White
Year 1/2 Teacher
Room 5
​kez@opawa.school.nz

The Year 3-6 Learning Team 

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 Belinda Thomas
Year 3/4 Teacher
Room 9
belinda@opawa.school.nz​
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Michael Williams
Year 3/4 Teacher
Room 10
michael.w@opawa.school.nz
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Jemma Hart
Year 3/4 Teacher
Room 11 
​jemma@opawa.school.nz
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Todd Williamson
Year 5/6 Teacher
Room 12
todd.w@opawa.school.nz

The Year 7/8 Learning Team

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Justin Hickey
​Year 7/8 Teacher

Room 17 Raupō
justin.h@opawa.school.nz
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Caroline Arthur
Year 6 Teacher
Room 13
​caroline@opawa.school.nz


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Emily Burtenshaw
Year 7/8 Teacher
Room 18 Ponga
emilyb@opawa.school.nz
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Karly Davis
​Team Leader

Year 4/5 Teacher
Room 14
​karlyd@opawa.school.nz
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Amy Thompson
Team Leader
Year 7/8 Teacher
Room 19 Tī Kōuka
​amy@opawa.school.nz

Specialist Teachers

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Tracy Te Hēmi
Te Reo Māori
Room 6
tracy@opawa.​school.nz
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Sharon Townsend
Reading Recovery
ORS
sharon@opawa.​school.nz
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 Philippa Moffat
​Learning Support
​ORS
philippa@opawa.school.nz

CRT/PRT Release Teachers

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Wendy Gibson-Chance
​wendy@opawa.school.nz
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Julie O'Neill
​julie@opawa.school.nz
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Stephanie De Freitas
stephanie.d@opawa.school.nz
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Tara Bigelow
tara@opawa.school.nz
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Robyn Drummond
robyn@opawa.school.nz

Support Staff

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Leeanne Harvey
Office Administrator
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Lisa Stiles
​Secretary
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Rob Stent
Caretaker

Learning Support

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Karen Gardner
Librarian
Meegan O'Brien
Teacher Aide
​Carole Eade-Russell
​Teacher Aide
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Karen Ealam
​Teacher Aide
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       Alaine Price
​​      Teacher Aide
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Martha Lolohea
Sport Co-ordinator​
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Teacher Aide
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Meegan Bowen
​Teacher Aide
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Tina Vea
​Teacher Aide
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Isaiah Nanai-Stewart
Teacher Aide
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Henry Cake
Teacher Aide
Ōpāwa School
Ford Road
Ōpāwa
Christchurch 8023
New Zealand
Contact
Phone: (03) 332 6374
Cell:  022 3191181
Email: admin@opawa.school.nz
  • Home
  • Our School
    • Welcome from our Principal
    • Our Vision
    • Our values (Te Ara Tika O Ōpāwa)
    • Board of Trustees >
      • BOT General Information
      • Members
      • BOT Vacancy
      • Strategic Plan
      • Policies and Procedures
      • Annual Accounts
      • Board CHAT 2020
      • BOT Meeting Minutes
    • Staff
    • Newsletters
    • Ōpāwa Voyager
    • Inquiry Learning Themes
    • Prospectus
    • Term Dates
    • Uniform
    • Enrolment >
      • Enrolment Information
      • School Zone
  • Learning
    • Kapa Haka
    • PB4L
    • Digital Citizenship
    • Music
    • Helpful Links
  • Feedback
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Gallery
    • Pictures
    • Video
  • Community
    • Home and School >
      • About the Ōpāwa Home & School Committee
  • Employment
    • Staff Vacancies
    • Day Relieving