Whītau School Staff
2021 Whītau School Staff
- Principal: Ms Sandra Smith JP ~ sandra@whitau.school.nz
- Te Kuru Waka (TKW) NE/Year 0/1 Ms Christa Ide ~christa@whitau.school.nz
- Room 4 Year 1 Mrs Alison Cox ~ alison@whitau.school.nz
- Room 7 CRT Release Mr Tim Betts ~timothy@whitau.school.nz
- Room 10 Year 3 Ms Joyce Maria Soosai ~ joyce@whitau.school.nz
- Room 13 Year 4/5 Mrs Kelly Heads ~ kelly@whitau.school.nz
Specialist Teachers
- Literacy Intervention/ESOL: Mrs Karen An
Specialist Music Tutors
- Mr Paul Lee (Ukelele)
- TBC (Recorder)
Social Worker in Schools
Miss Shakira van der Lem shakira.vanderlem@standforchildren.org.nz Phone 027 334 0966
- Deputy Principal, SENCO & Kākano Team Leader: Miss Amy Collins ~ amy@whitau.school.nz
- Room 2 Year 1 Mr Jayson Palmer ~jayson@whitau.school.nz
- Room 5 Year 1/2 Miss Georgia Chapple ~georgia@whitau.school.nz
- Room 8 Year 2 Mrs Samantha Sasse ~ samantha@whitau.school.nz
- Room 11 Year 3/4 Mrs Bryony Bruce ~ bryony@whitau.school.nz
- Room 14 Year 5/6 Mrs Joanne Casey ~joanne@whitau.school.nz
Learning Support Coordinator
- Miss Meredith Cassidy-Learning Support Co-ordinator~meredithc@whitau.school.nz
- School Caretaker: Mr Murray Swan ~ caretaker@whitau.school.nz
- Executive Officer: Mrs Megan Palmer ~ office@whitau.school.nz
- School Secretary: Miss Jacinda Black ~ secretary@whitau.school.nz
Cultural Group Tutors
- Miss Lina Ioane - Pasifika
- Associate Principal & Kārawha Team Leader : Mr Sam Turner ~ sam@whitau.school.nz
- Room 3 Year 1 Miss Aimee Connolly ~aimee@whitau.school.nz
- Room 6 Year 1/2 Mrs Harriet Crean ~harriet@whitau.school.nz
- Room 9 Year 2/3 Miss To'aiga Palamo ~toaiga@whitau.school.nz
- Room 12 Year 4/5 Miss Sarah Diedrichs ~sarah@whitau.school.nz
- Room 15 Year 5/6 Mr Darrin Mitchell ~ darrin@whitau.school.nz
Support Staff
Learning Assistants
Lead Learning Assistant
- Mrs Elizabeth Rayne ~ elizabeth@whitau.school.nz
- Miss Nicki Cosgrove ~ nicki@whitau.school.nz
- Miss Ann-Marie Fraser ~ annmarie@whitau.school.nz
- Miss Erin Frisby ~ erin@whitau.school.nz
- Mrs Karen Berry ~ karen@whitau.school.nz
- Ms Joanne Bristowe ~ jo@whitau.school.nz
- Miss Cheyann Whyte ~ cheyann@whitau.school.nz
- Mrs Paula Anderson ~ paula@whitau.school.nz
- Mrs Julie-Ann Campbell ~ julie@whitau.school.nz
- Miss Jayne Williams - jayne@whitau.school.nz
- Mrs Donna Gould donna@whitau.school.nz
Public Health Nurse
Mrs Frances Ryan Frances.Ryan@cdhb.health.nz Phone 03 3836877 ext 99611 or 027 2289 150