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.

Sarah BaleicakauAssociate Principal

Y5-6 Team Leader (Tall Oaks) , Co-curriculum Director, Maori & Pasifika Achievement, Student Leadership, SENCo, Reporting to Parents

Andrew FlanaganAssociate Principal ­

Y3-4 Team Leader (Budding Branches), Property , Co-curriculum Director, Sports Co-ordinator, Student Leadership, SENCo

Laramarie DreyerAssociate Principal

Diverse Learners Team Leader, Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) Co-curriculum Director, Leader of Y0-2 (Acorn Team)

Holly SkipperRoom 23

Whanau Leader Year 6

Robert TuliRoom 21

Johanna BrownRoom 22

Cheryl MacdonaldRoom 24

Charlotte TakimoanaRoom 29

Sally ShabbotRoom 5

Acting Whanau Leader Year 5

Catherine HornsbyRoom 6

Miringa SilipaRoom 7

Bailee KaneRoom 8

Kirsten MackieRoom 14

Whanau Leader Year 4

Jasmine TitoRoom 12

Debbie PillayRoom 13

Jane DruryRoom 15

Jeewan CheemaRoom 16

Nikki MackayRoom 30

Whanau Leader Year 3

Emma PottingerRoom 11

Emma RelphRoom 32

Rose BainRoom 27

Joelline SpeirsRoom 28

Yvette YuRoom 1

Acting Whanau Leader Year 2

Rush NaidooRoom 2

Helen DibleyRoom 9

Anna CampbellRoom 10

Siobhan van NiekerkRoom 11

Katie McAraRoom 11

Jackie Marriner Room 4

Acting Whanau Leader

Lynette RadueRoom 3

Dianne TimuRoom 3 Learning Assistant

Renée de BruinRoom 20

Whanau Leader

Michelle ArendseRoom 1

Lisa NolanRoom 4

Ashley StrattonRoom 3

Zoe WebbRoom 20

Caroline McKeownRoom 34

ESOL/LS Whanau Leader

Kay FootRoom 33

Learning Support

Michelle MajorRoom 33

Learning Support

Damian ThompsonRoom 33

Learning Support

Angie FinniganRoom 34

ESOL

Morag Carter

Arts Specialist

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

Audrey Clifford

Pauline Boggs

Anna Howell