Staff
Staff – 2023
Jennifer Horgan – Principal
jennifer@east-taieri.school.nz
Natalie King – Junior School Dean / SENCO
natalie@east-taieri.school.nz
Sarah O’Neill – Middle School Dean
Tōtara – Room 8: Year 3/4
sarah@east-taieri.school.nz
Lisa Agnew – Senior School Dean
Nīkau – Room 2: Year 5/6
lisaa@east-taieri.school.nz
SENIOR TEACHERS
- Kohekohe – Room 1: Year 5/6 – Kendall Brook
kendallb@east-taieri.school.nz
- Nīkau – Room 2: Year 5/6 – Lisa Agnew – Senior School Dean
lisaa@east-taieri.school.nz
- Pohutukawa – Room 3: Year 5/6 – Peter Thorn
peter@east-taieri.school.nz
- Kahikatea – Room 4: Year 5/6 – Jo Bryson
jobryson@east-taieri.school.nz
MIDDLE TEAM
- Kānuka – Room 5: Year 2/3 – Hayley Miller
hayleymiller@east-taieri.school.nz
- Kōwhai – Room 6: Year 2/3 – Belinda Duff
belinda@east-taieri.school.nz
- Kawakawa – Room 7: Year 3/4 – Lewis Howell
lewish@east-taieri.school.nz
- Tōtara – Room 8: Year 3/4 – Sarah O’Neill – Middle School Dean
sarah@east-taieri.school.nz
JUNIOR TEAM
- Rātā – Room 9: Year 0/1 – Lucy Lowery
lucyl@east-taieri.school.nz
- Rimu – Room 10: Year 0/1 – Anna Devereux
anna@east-taieri.school.nz
- Mataī – Room 11: Year 1/2 – Jessica Hall
jessicah@east-taieri.school.nz
- Mānuka – Room 12: Year 1/2 – Jo Hackfath
jo@east-taieri.school.nz
- Kauri – Room 13: Year 0/1 – Sarah Esplin
sarahesplin@east-taieri.school.nz
- Karaka – Room 14: New Entrant –
Office Administrator
Annette MacRae – annette@east-taieri.school or etaieri@east-taieri.school.nz
Specialist Teachers
Rachel Phillips – PE Specialist and Classroom Release Teacher
rachelp@east-taieri.school.nz
Alison Tay – Music Specialist
alisont@east-taieri.school.nz
Denise Hannagan – Learning Support Coordinator
denise@east-taieri.school.nz
Bronwyn Holgate – Classroom Release Teacher
bronwyn@east-taieri.school.nz
Catherine McRae – Classroom Release Teacher
catherine@east-taieri.school.nz
Lyn Donaldson – Classroom Release Teacher
lyn@east-taieri.school.nz
Diane Hyslop – Librarian
library@east-taieri.school.nz
Caretaker
Ross Ballantyne
Gardener
Christina King
Cleaning Staff
Malcolm Richardson
Teacher Assistants
Diane Hyslop
Christine Wright
Kerry Bristow
Kate Cotter
Michelle Day
Susan Irvine
Tracy Ruddenklau
Donnya Blair
Amy Moir
SCHOOL STRUCTURE
Senior School: Rooms 1,2,3,4
Junior/Middle School: Rooms 5,6,7,8
Junior School: Rooms 9,10,11,12,13