Our Staff

Room 1 

Trish Valois

Year 0/1

t.valois@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 3 

Karen Fowler

Year 1

k.fowler@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 2 

Tash Greig-Merrett

Year 0

t.greig-merrett@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 4 

Caitlin Harris

Year 1/2

c.harris@pyespa.school.nz

Room 5 

Anne-Marie Mowat

Year 2

a.mowat@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 7 

Kate Wilson

Year 3/4

k.wilson@pyespa.school.nz  

Room 6 

Jo McGifford

Year 2/3

j.mcgifford@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 8

Kat Dyson

Year 4/5

k.dyson@pyespa.school.nz   

Room 10 

Jess Sloan

Year 6/7

j.sloan@pyespa.school.nz 

Room 9 

Brennan Orchard

Year 5/6

b.orchard@pyespa.school.nz 

Additional Teachers

• Ann Bakker (Literacy Support)

• Amber Budd (Release)

• Duncan Graham (Release)

• Filipe Menezes (Release)

• Natalie Bay (Release)

• Rose McLiver (Mathematics Support + Technology)

Support Staff

Office Administrators: 

Jacqui Hayes & Laraine Cubbin 

administration@pyespa.school.nz 

Sport Co-ordinator: 

Lynda Olson

l.olson@pyespa.school.nz 

Property Manager: 

Phillip Kruis

caretaker@pyespa.school.nz 

Kapa Haka Tutor: 

Tumanako Farrell

Learning Support Staff

SENCO: 

Rachel McClue

learningsupport@pyespa.school.nz 

Learning Assistants: 

• Anne Bates

• Kerri Berntsen

• Laraine Cubbin

• Sarah Zimmerman

• Simone Heeney

Presiding Member: Hugh Signal

Principal: David Plane

Staff Representative/Secretary: Rachel McClue

Parent Representatives: 

• Ian Finch

• Matt Jackson

• Maggie Voyce

• Rob Duytshoff

Finance Committee: Hugh Signal, Ian Finch

Property Committee: Matt Jackson, Maggie Voyce

Policy Committee: Rob Duytshoff, David Plane