Our Staff

Our school is divided into three teams ­ Tall Oaks Year 5 and 6, Budding Branches Year  3 and 4 and Acorns Year 0 – 2. Teams are divided into whanau. Each whanau has a whanau leader and comprises of 4 – 6 classrooms.

Each whanau has a large awhina space that allows for flexible cooperative learning and teaching to better meet individual needs. Teachers teach to children’s needs, their levels of ability and experience.

Each class has a buddy class to allow opportunities for different aged children to support and learn with.

Genee CrowleyPrincipal

Welcome to Baverstock Oaks School.  I hope your association with our school will be a happy one.  We value inclusivity and warmly welcome all new families to our school.   As our motto indicates “Learning to grow, growing to learn” Baverstock is a place where learning is the focus.  This is not just for our children but all staff and parents too.  Baverstock Oaks is a community School.  We value forming strong connections with our community and including them in their child’s learning journey at every occasion.

For all of the Baverstock Oaks family to learn and grow effectively it is important we provide a safe and happy environment.  If children, staff and parents feel safe and happy, learning will take place.

There are two important documents that guide us in all we do our Shared Vision and our Six Core Values.  Any decision we make is in alignment with these documents and hold us accountable to create a caring and supportive culture.

We Value:

• The sense of ‘family’ and learning partnerships
• A High Quality Learning Environment
• The Power of Thinking and Learning
• Questions, Feedback and Feed-forward
• The Diversity of our Community
• The Well-being of the Whole Person.

One of our unique characteristics is the diversity we have and the way our children, staff and families embrace this diversity.  We have much to learn from one another and we celebrate our diversity in many different ways.  Student achievement is important to us and collectively we all work hard to support our children to be confident, connected, successful and actively involved.  Thank you for choosing Baverstock Oaks School, a safe place for learning and growing.

Laramarie DreyerAssociate Principal

Diverse Learners team leader, (Gifted and Talented and learner support) , Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) and curriculum development – science, inquiry

Andrew FlanaganAssociate Principal ­

Budding Branches team leader, property , curriculum development – PE/ Health and school wide sport

Kate KeenanAssociate Principal

Acorns team leader, transitions to school , curriculum development – literacy, learning languages and Maori achievement

Sarah BaleicakauAssociate Principal

Tall Oaks team leader , curriculum development – mathematics, digital technology, learner agency, student leadership and Pasifika achievement

Kirsten MackieRoom 23

Whanau Leader Year 6

Johanna BrownRoom 22

Charlotte TakimoanaRoom 24

Cheryl MacdonaldRoom 29

Sharon LeeLearning Assistant

Molly Ong Learning Assistant

Nikki MackayRoom 27

Whanau Leader Year 5

Kimberley BuchananRoom 28 (Term 1)

Rose BainRoom31

Munroop ClairRoom 30

Melanie ElseRoom 32

Trudy CarsonLearning Assistant

Holly SkipperRoom 15

Whanau Leader Year4

Robert TuliRoom 13

Nick GibbsRoom 14

Liz CallaghanRoom 16

Rachel BramwellLearning Assistant

Johanna O'BrienRoom 21

Whanau Leader Lower B/C

Sally ShabbotRoom 5

Jasmine TitoRoom 6

Teacher Room 7

Siobhan van NiekerkRoom 8

Catherine BoysenLearning Assistant

Traci BurkeLearning Assistant

Kellie SrivastavaRoom 10

Whanau Leader Year 2

Catherine HornsbyRoom 10

When Mrs Srivistava goes on Maternity Leave

Michelle ArendseRoom 1

Helen DibleyRoom 9

Emma PottingerRoom 11

Natalia TuineauRoom 12

Mel TurnerLearning Assistant

Rachel FoxLearning Assistant

Clare DownerRoom 25 (Term 3)

Whanau Leader Year 0

Rush NaidooRoom 2

Ashley StrattonRoom 3

Lisa NolanRoom 4

Renée de BruinRoom 20

Whanau Leader

Lynette RadueRoom 17

Pauline Boggs Room 18

Yvette YuRoom 19

Dianne TimuRoom 17 Learning Assistant

Annette CairnsLearning Assistant

Leah TuputuiaLearning Assistant

Kay FootRoom 33

Learning Support

Michelle MajorRoom 33

Learning Support

Damian ThompsonRoom 33

Learning Support

Caroline McKeownRoom 34

ESOL

Angie FinniganRoom 34

ESOL

Tracey Stevens Room 34

Learning Assistant

Kate BrownRoom 34

Learning Assistant

Sonya Ryan Room 34

Learning Assistant

Connie YoungLearning Assistant

Carla WangBilingual Learning Assistant

Ali Robberts

Sharon Woodward

Laurence Clifford