MACANDREW BAY - Key Persons
Beth teaches our Year 0/1 students in Kōwhai. She has been teaching at Macandrew Bay for a number of years. During that time she has taught across a wide range of levels. She enjoys seeing the progress the children make in their first years of schooling and the excitement they have towards learning. Beth has a passion for literacy and is a Reading Recovery trained teacher.
My name is Christine Ward. I live in Macandrew Bay with my husband and two daughters along with our dog, cat and chooks! I have been fortunate to have worked at Mac Bay school since 2010, sharing the amazing year 6 class with Judy Hawker. I love being outside in the garden, baking, bush walks and going away to Wanaka in the holidays!I I'm passionate about helping our tamariki to reach their potential, building relationships with the children and their families and having fun. I love teaching Art, Drama, Reading and Writing and do some pretty good voices when I am reading to the class!
I love this community and I love the kids. We are so lucky to live in this fantastic place!
For the past eleven years Erin has been assisting in the four senior classrooms at Macandrew Bay School. She is a trained primary school and ESOL teacher. Erin finds that working with small groups and individuals and encouraging them to feel proud of their successes as they move up through the school, is incredibly rewarding.
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- Librarian
- Support Staff Member
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- Member of the Board
- Property and Maintenance
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- Member of the Board
- Staff Representative
- Deputy Principal Senior / Tūī Teacher Yr 3 / 4
Jess is Deputy Principal of the Senior School and has been part of the Macandrew Bay team since 2020. She teaches our Year 3/4 students in Tūī and enjoys seeing this age group grow in independence and develop student agency. Jess has a passion for Structured Literacy, Mathematics and encouraging Project Based Learning through real life contexts.
Judy has been teaching at school for many years now and is now teaching one day a week in Toroa. She feels it is important to teach children to set goals and challenge themselves in their learning. Judy really loves the way Macandrew Bay School teaches schoolwide integrated topics so children have rich learning experiences across the curriculum. She has a passion for teaching Maths, especially to reluctant learners!
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- Member of the Board
- Grants and Human Resources
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- Support Staff Member
- School Administrator
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- Kārearea Teacher Yr 5 / 6
Matt started teaching at Macandrew Bay School in 2011 after being posted here as a student. He returned to teaching after spending time overseas living in a variety of countries playing professional rugby and travelling. Matt is keenly interested in the sciences and enjoys providing hands on learning activities for his students. He enjoys building positive attitudes towards numeracy in his class and challenging his students to improve.
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- Deputy Principal Junior / Rātā Teacher Yr 2
Mel has been teaching at Macandrew Bay School since 2018. Within her teaching, Mel strives to develop future-focused children who take lots of risks, persevere, problem solve and have a growth mindset. She believes that positive, meaningful relationships with her students, student's whānau and colleagues are the most important thing in her job.
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- Support Staff Member
- Caretaker
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- Member of the Board
- Presiding Member
Shannon joined the Macandrew Bay team in 2023 and teaches our year 3/4 tamariki in Kererū. She believes that you will succeed and achieve your potential if you're happy at school and have strong relationships with the people around you. Shannon is passionate about Structured Literacy, and STEAM and working collaboratively with her colleagues. She fosters a growth mindset in her class, where you accept and embrace challenges, show resilience and perseverance.
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- Specialist Teacher / Enviroschools
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- Member of the Board
- Property and Maintenance