Our Teachers

Room 1 
 
Mrs Pamela Bryant
 I have been connected with Frimley for many years as a parent, PTA member and a Junior School teacher. I am reading recovery trained and love seeing the growth New Entrants make on entering school. My husband and I have two children and one delightful Grandson. In my spare time I enjoy walking, biking, gardening and travelling.
 
Miss Pauline Carswell - Associate Principal
 Hello! I have worked at Frimley School for many years now, as Associate Principal and classroom teacher. I continue to be inspired to achieve more each year and my enthusiasm for our junior children, has never diminished. I look forward to the rewards and challenges that 2010 will bring. Away from school you will find me in my garden, watching movies, shopping, and enjoying the café culture of Hawkes Bay.
 

Room 2 

Ms Cheryl Pile
 I am a junior teacher of many years experience. I am passionate about literacy teaching and teaching new entrants. I am reading recovery trained and have taught many specialist literacy programmes.  I am a single mother facing the ‘empty nest’. In my spare time, yeah right…. I enjoy reading, gardening, walking and theatre.

 

Room 3

Miss Nicky Hewitt

Hi my name's Nicky Hewitt and I am the lucky teacher of Room 3, a fantastic Year 0/1 class. I'm a 4th year teacher and have spent the last 2 years working in the junior school. It is my first year teaching at Frimley, and I feel very privileged  to be part of such an amazing school and wonderful community. I live at the beach so love spending time going for walks on the beach and swimming when it's warm

 

Room 4

Mrs Lynda Allen - Junior Team 1 Leader
Hi. I am a teacher of 15 years experience mostly in the junior area of the school. I am married to Carl who is an Intensive Care and Flight Nurse and we have a lovely 8 year old daughter Kate who also attends Frimley School. I love teaching junior children and get a lot of satisfaction out of helping them grow and develop into confident and happy learners.  After devoting 5 years  to Kate, I enjoy the challenge and stimulation as a busy fulltime working Mum.

 

 

Room 5

Mrs Michelle Brown

Hi!  I am Michelle Brown and I work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with the lovely children in Room 5.  This year is my first year working at Frimley School.  I have spent the last 10 years of my teaching out at Peterhead School.  I am loving working at Frimley School and getting to see first hand all the wonderful things the children get to do. I am married and have two beautiful children who both attend Frimley School.  In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and going for walks.
 
Mrs Tania Holmes

Hello, I am really pleased to have the opportunity to teach in the junior school at Frimley this year.  I work alongside Michelle Brown with the children in room 5.  You will find me there on a Thursday and Friday.  The children in room 5 are a great bunch of children and I am looking forward to working with them in achieving their personal best.  I have three children of my own, two at primary school and a pre-schooler. 

 

Room 6

Ms Camille Douglas

Hi my name is Ms Douglas.  I have been teaching at Frimley School for a couple of years now and before that I taught at a Catholic School in Hastings for about 12 years.  I live with my husband and our daughter and our two staffordshire terriers Jack and Zoe.  In the weekends i enjoy spending time with my family, reading, walking the dogs and gardening.  I enjoy being the teacher in Room 6 and I like teaching the junior age children.  They are always so spontaneous and enthusiastic about school!

 

Room 7 

Mrs Bronwyn Sowman

I am so pleased to be teaching in Room 7. What an awesome group of personalities we have in our class! I am the lucky leader of the Year 2 teachers in rooms 8 and 9 and we make a great team. The children are always so surprised to see me outside the school grounds, so for those who think I live in my class room and sleep in my office, I do have a house, a husband and dog to go home to. I often walk up Te Mata Peak and I love to bike the walkways. I have four amazing children and a wee grandson who loves me to bits!
 

Room 8 

Mrs Adrienne Turfrey

Hi .This is my fourth year at Frimley School. I love working here with such a lovely mix of children and their parents. The staff are wonderful to work with. I have a love of Literacy and Numeracy and the Visual Arts. I am Reading Recovery trained. This year I am part of the Numeracy Team. We will be continuing to improve our Maths in Room 8 and throughout the school.I love the Visual Arts and Room 8 will be busy creating this year.Out of school ,I enjoy going to the gym, swimming in the sea and bike riding. I enjoy spending time with my family. My husband is in education too. I have 2 daughters a son-in-law & two lovely grandchildren Mia and Harry. My second daughter gets married at Easter.
 

 

Room 9

Miss Amy Vaughan 

Hi,
I am a first year teacher who is very excited about working in Room 9 this year. For the last 4 years I have been studying and also working as a swimming coach at Napier Aquahawks and a brief stint Coaching at Heretaunga Sundevils. In my spare time I am involved in Surf Lifesaving at Westshore and Ocean beach. I also enjoy surfing, swimming and relaxing with my friends and family. I am really enjoying getting to know my class and their families and am really keen to learn more throughout the year.