Meet The Teachers

Leading a school community is a real privilege, a role I wholeheartedly love! Faith and family are cornerstones of my life and leadership.  My goal is to help nurture students and build their capacity to understand what it means to be truly happy and successful in life.

St Jude’s is a community where you will hear and see happy and engaged children, staff that are working to teach point of need learning and are connecting with their students and a community that is welcoming to all. I think anyone would love to be part of that.  

I love that I’m able meet all the families and  to greet people throughout every day. Getting to know each child in our school is a wonderful perk of my position.
I love going for walks and spending time with my family, especially my granddaughter.

I love coming to work every day, working alongside wonderful people and seeing a family’s journey from school tours, prep to grade six and beyond.  
I am the point of contact regarding finances and also assist in the administration involved in running the school, interacting with parents and the community.

Teaching is my passion and I feel privileged to work with the wonderful staff, students and parents at St Jude’s. As a prep teacher I endeavor to create a lifelong love of learning for my students. I love seeing students grow as they challenge themselves to be their best self.

I love teaching and I am especially passionate about working in the Junior School with  Preps and Literacy. I feel so blessed to be entrusted with guiding the hearts and minds of our newest learners.  I have a long history with St Judes and I am honoured to be rejoining the staff  this year.  I love coming to St Judes every day as it is such a warm and welcoming community from staff, students and families alike.  When I am not teaching I enjoy spending time with my family, crafting and hanging out with good friends.

I feel very fortunate and privileged to be working in the Prep team at St. Jude’s. Prep is a very special and unique year and the growth and development of all the students throughout their first year of school, is an exceptionally rewarding experience. I love it and enjoy every moment!

The community of St Jude’s are collaborative, enthusiastic and very welcoming. Outside of school, I enjoy cooking for my family and spending time at the beach.

In my role as a Year 1 teacher at St Jude’s, it is my mission to know the hearts and minds of my students. Outside of school, I really like to travel!

I love teaching year 1 at St Judes. The students and staff are always so welcoming with big smiles on their faces. At home, I enjoy reading, walking and spending time with my family.

I love the strong focus on wellbeing at St Jude’s Primary School. The staff are motivated to bring out the best in every student and I enjoy the energy and creativity involved in teaching Year 1. Outside of school I enjoy relaxing with my family and friends.

As a teacher I love the energy, enthusiasm and growth I am lucky enough to witness every day! It’s such a welcoming place and you can feel that in the interactions between parents, staff and students. As well as teaching, I love playing netball and being with my family.

As a teacher at St. Jude’s I love the welcoming environment and the enthusiasm shown by the students, parents and teachers every day. I am passionate about encouraging students to embrace their individuality and shine by doing things they are passionate about. In my classroom I enjoy guiding students to achieve their learning goals and drawing on their knowledge to develop new skills. When I am not teaching I enjoy training my dogs, playing netball, baking cookies and being with my family and friends.

What I love about working at St. Jude’s, is the way we empower our students to understand where they are on their learning journey and celebrate the growth they experience together. When I’m not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family, experiencing the wonder and awe of nature.

The thing I love about working at St Jude’s is that I get to see children develop their confidence every day as they take on new risks and challenges.
Outside of school I am very involved in calisthenics and I also love reading!

St Jude’s is such a welcoming community and I am grateful to be a part of it! Seeing students
smiling each day as they overcome challenges or simply having fun when they are learning is
very rewarding and is the reason why I enjoy teaching. I also enjoy getting to know their
personalities, and building relationships with them and their families.
When I am not teaching, I love to travel, explore nature, and try different foods!

I really enjoy being a Year 5/6 teacher because of the rapport you can build with senior students and the response they give when challenged shows their readiness as young adults. At home, I love spending time with my wife and four children no matter what we’re doing.

I love working with the Year 5/6 students at St Jude’s and helping them become responsible leaders for our school. I love seeing students taking positive risks in their learning and becoming independent lifelong learners. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my family and travelling.

Having the opportunity to interact with children every day is such a rewarding experience. I love teaching Grade 5/6 and  creating a fun and enjoyable classroom environment where all my students are excited to learn. Outside of school I enjoy yoga, reading, walking, travelling and looking after dogs.

The best part about working at St Jude’s is being part of this wonderful school community with supportive parents, passionate teachers and amazing students. I am passionate about supporting children (students and my own) to feel empowered to strive for their goals and value learning. There is no greater privilege to me than seeing a student who has been working hard on a new concept, finally reach that moment of understanding! Outside of school my favourite thing to do is spend time with my energetic toddler and show her the world.

As LEAP teacher at St Jude’s, I feel privileged to be able to help students make progress and reach their academic goals. As class teacher, I love the  experiences and learning styles that each student brings to enhance our Catholic school community.
Outside of school, I enjoy socialising and travelling.

2019 is the first year St. Jude’s has offered the specialist class of Visual Arts and I was absolutely thrilled when I was given this position. I thoroughly enjoy challenging all students to give art a go and love seeing all the students individual creativity come to life.

St Jude’s is a wonderful place to be with a welcoming community and a sense of belonging. I am a Language enthusiast and have a love and respect for Home Languages to support students and improve their learning. I aim to teach functional language that is useful in the classroom and enable students to learn with gestures to assist with the target language. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, gardening and listening to music. Arrivederci!

I absolutely love working at St. Jude’s as you feel the enthusiasm and caring nature throughout the whole community. It’s such a welcoming and vibrant place where we encourage students to be their best selves. I love seeing students giving everything a go in PE and seeing the various ways students learn within the classroom. As well as teaching, I love coaching netball, travelling and seeing new places, and spending time with my family and friends.

Working as a Learning Assistant is the most rewarding job, being able to help students to overcome their difficulties and to reach their full potential, is very rewarding.
Outside of work I like to spend time with my family, go to the movies and take the family dog for walks.

My role at St Judes allows me to provide direct learning to students, assist students on an individual or group basis in targeted learning areas. I throughly enjoy this as I get to watch student growth as well as watch the culture of learning blossom. St Judes have enabled such a strong inclusive community and it reflects in the student and staff communities daily. 

As an LSO at St Jude’s, I am lucky enough to work with many students across the school. I love seeing and working with students of varying abilities and seeing them grow and progress individually every day. Outside of school, I enjoy travelling and playing football with my friends. 

In my position as a Learning Assistant I love being able to work closely with the students, watching them grow and flourish not only inside the classroom but within the community.
Outside of school I love to go for a run or visit the beach with my two children.