Elsie
School dog
Mrs Laura Barnes
Teacher in Mars ClassFavourite habitat: A boreal forest.
Favourite animal: A red fox. I love how they always seem to be smiling.
Favourite feeling: The warm sun on your face after a long, cold winter.
Mrs Samantha Green
Teacher Neptune Class
Mrs Kate Burnett
teacher in Neptune ClassFavourite film: Star Wars
Favourite activity : rock climbing
Miss Leanne Court
TA in Venus classFavourite film: Home Alone 2 Lost In New York
Favourite food: Wagamama
Favourite holiday: Isle of Man TT races and exploring the lovely countryside out there on the back of a motor bike
Mrs Siân Jowett
TA in Neptune Class
Miss Hannah Cook
TA in Jupiter class
Miss Deanna Brown
teacher in Venus classFavourite hobbies – Travelling, scuba diving and cycling
Favourite food – My Dad’s roast dinner
Favourite animal – Sea turtles
Mrs Katie Vasu
TA in Jupiter classFilm: Any of the Harry Potter films. They remind me of the years they came out, of Christmas, and of the excitement that surrounded the release of each one. More importantly, they now keep my children quiet for almost 3 hours at a time.
Place: Anywhere by the sea. Preferably somewhere with white, sandy beaches, but Hythe will do.
Pastime: My favourite, and yet sometimes least favourite pastime is running. I love that it’s the one thing I do by myself, I enjoy the challenge, and it’s the one sport I have achieved something in, by finishing the 2015 London Marathon in 4 hours and 21 minutes. Just please don’t ask me to sprint….
Mr Andrew Stapley
HeadteacherPlace: Rocky Mountains, Canada
Food: Thai
Quote: We all smile in the same language
Mrs Natasha Sparkes
TA in Mars classFood: As a treat my favourite food is Ben & Jerrys ice cream! Anything with caramel in it. I have a bit of a sweet tooth.
Place: At the weekends when the weather is nice you’ll find me at the beach looking for shells and ‘treasure’ with my daughter. We love the sea and would like to live closer to it one day.
Pet: We have recently got 2 kittens – Monty and Rafferty – they are grey and very soft and cute and keep us on our toes at home. They follow us everywhere.
Mr Harry Nunn
Sports coachTo follow…
Mrs Rebecca Simmonds
SENDCOTo follow…
Miss Deborah Unsworth
Assistant headteacher, teacher in Jupiter ClassFavourite books: Thrillers and cook books
Hobbies: Riding my bike along the coast
Favourite movie: The Holiday
Favourite interests: Cars and football
Mrs Kerry Parry
office managerFavourite hobby – currently knitting but anything creative!
Meal: Italian, especially gelato!
Book: crime/thrillers
Mrs Dawn Riggs
TA in Mars/Venus ClassAnimal: Orangutan – we both have wild hair and are flexible.
Place: Borneo – a place of true wildness.
Quote: Life always gives you a second chance. It’s called tomorrow.
Ms Helen Cresswell
additional teacherFilm: The Time Machine (1960 film) (I would love to have a time machine and visit the near past 100 years ago / the future 100 years from now). The original version of HG Wells novel is by far the best.
Animal: Black cat (my black cat is called Felix).
Meal: Lasagna (any Italian food).
Mr James Connolly
specialist music teacher
Mr Colin Walker
Caretaker/Football coachFavourite sport : football!
Favourite hobby: nature and walking my dog
Favourite film: any comedy film