Our Staff
Management Team
Anne's Profile
DipTchg..Dip School Management, Dip Ed.Technology,MEd Admin.(Hons), ED.D.
Anne has a strong focus on children as individuals. She uses her qualifications to ensure that the children are being delivered the highest quality education and that teachers are given every opportunity to develop and enhance their skills.
Susan's Profile
Susan is one of the two Deputy Principals. In her Deputy Principal role she is responsible for school special needs. She is the raising achievement plan programme leader and is responsible for the ESOL children’s programming. Susan also works closely with staff in performing arts and netball.
Sanjay's Profile
Sanjay Rama is a keen sportsman and strong teacher across all subjects. His knowledge of intermediate school needs and learning helps prepare the Ponsonby year 6 students for their year 7 entry. Sanjay is one of our Deputy Principals and has the responsibility for assessment practices and timetables and supporting the PPSG. He also leads the Inner City Sport teacher group organising the year 5 and 6 inter school competitions.
Leadership Team
Anja's Profile
Anja is the team leader of the year 3 and 4 classes. She has a huge knowledge of what supports children’s learning. She is also highly skilled in organisational management systems. Anja is part of the school literacy team and mentors new teachers.
Francis's Profile
Francis is the senior teacher in the Kowhai team of year 5 and 6 teachers. He is a keen sportsman and strong teacher across all subjects. He leads the school in maths and sports.
Julia's Profile
Julia is the senior teacher in the Kakariki team of year 1 and 2 teachers while Miriam Harford is on Materity leave.
.Julia teaches in year 1 in room 18. She has a wealth of junior knowledge and will lead our junior gardening projects. For term 1, Julia will be running our Reading intervention.
Rachel's Profile
Rachel leads our school wide e-learning and our EHAS (Extending high achieving student ) programmes. She has a wealth of knowledge and she is genuinely excited about her role in 2019.
Kowhai Teachers
Matt's Profile
Matt teaches year 5. He is a triathlete and has a passion for high quality writing. Matt will lead Ponsonby in writing development in 2019.
Sarah's Profile
Sarah is an experienced Year 5 teacher. She is leading our school in Maths and is an avid user of technology.
Arran's Profile
Arran joins the Ponsonby staff in 2018. Arran is a well-rounded individual, having strengths in sports and enjoys a challenge of any description.
James's Profile
James joined the Ponsonby staff in 2018. He will lead the school in developing student well-being and student agency. He is an avid sportsman, as well as sharing strengths in Kapa Haka and enjoys teaching literacy.
Puriri Teachers
Sophie's Profile
Sophie is teaching in year 3. Sophie is growing and sharing her skills, having moved up from Year 2.
Verity's Profile
Verity joined our teaching team in term 3, 2018. She has come from England and shares skills in Literacy and Arts.
Kylie's Profile
Kylie Hoyle is a year 3 teacher. She is in charge of keeping our school library running smoothly.
Anne's Profile
Anne Cowsill brings a wealth of Visual Arts and Social Studies knowledge. She is also one of our school experts in using formative assessment.
Hannah's Profile
Hannah is a beginning teacher, joining our Puriri team. She brings with her skills in the Arts, all the way from Christchurch.
Shewanthi's Profile
Shewanthi taught at Ponsonby Primary many years ago and has returned to be a support, extra teacher across Puriri and Kowhai syndicates.
Kakariki Teachers
Kate's Profile
Kate Hamilton is teaching year 2, alongside Rhona Webb. They co- share room 15. Kate shares her strength in Arts, which she will be sharing with the Arts team for 2019.
Rhona's Profile
Rhona is a returning teacher with Occupational Therapy qualifications and skills. She is is teaching alongside Kate Hamilton in Room 15. We are very lucky to have two wonderful teachers co-teaching our year 2 students.
Nicole's Profile
Nicole has moved up from year 1 this year to our year 2 team. She has a real passion for the Arts Curriculum, bringing a wealth of knowledge in this area.
Christina's Profile
Christina Kelly is teaching a year 2 class in room 17. She is a highly experienced teacher and has a love for teaching in the junior area. She is a strong teacher of Literacy, sharing her passion and enjoyment with every student.
Part Time Teachers
Lynda's Profile
Lynda works part time on Tuesdays with Orrs students and across the curriculum including supporting our International students.
Anna's Profile
Anna works Tuesdays and Wednesdays covering curriculum release and teacher release.
Cemon's Profile
Cemon teaches 3 Reading Recovery children daily during the middle block. Cemon is a trained teacher as well as a fully trained Reading Recovery Teacher.
Olivia's Profile
Olivia has returned to our school she supports or releases classroom teachers throughout the school.
Teacher Aides
Nancy's Profile
Nancy is one of wonderfully dedicated teacher assistants working with children with learning needs across the school.
Kessia's Profile
Kessia is one of our superb teacher assistants and supports children across the school.
Linnea's Profile
Linnea is an experienced Teacher Aide that works alongside our Kakariki children. She also supports our younger children in the playground.
Tracey's Profile
Tracey is a wonderful Teacher Aide who is also a trained nurse and supports our children throughout the school.
Nina's Profile
Nina is a wonderful Teacher Aide who supports our children throughout the school.
Administration
Karen's Profile
Karen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our school administrative staff. Having always worked with children and or water throughout her professional career she knows how to manage an office environment both efficiently and with a friendly approachable manner. She is married with 3 children and this keeps her busy when she is not at work.
Wendy's Profile
Wendy supports Karen to ensure the smooth operation of the school office, Monday to Friday.
Lisa's Profile
Lisa is our teacher aide/ receptionist based in the school office mornings and resource room for the remainder of the day. She carries out the administrative tasks for teaching staff.
Maternity Leave
Miriam's Profile
Miriam is currently on maternity leave.
Miriam is the Year 1/2 Kakariki leader. Miriam has a wide range of junior teaching knowledge.
Alana's Profile
Alana is currently on Maternity Leave.
Alanais our CRT (Curriculum release time for teachers). She has a strong PE background and a wealth of teaching understanding. She will also work with all her classes on Te Reo.