Tui Team

You will start school at Pukete School in the Tui team. There are four classes in the Tui team at the beginning of the year

Tui Team

Rooms: 11, 12, 13, and 14

Rm 11 Mrs Donna Barker (Team Leader)

Rm 12 Mrs Anna Manukau 

Rm 13 Mrs Heather Boddy

Rm 14 Mrs Teresa Smith

When these classes have about 18 children in them, another class (Room 1) joins us.

Our team have strengths in teaching Numeracy and Literacy and enjoy teaching children in their first year of school. Here is a little bit more information about each of the teachers in the Tui team.

Mrs Anna Manukau is excited to begin teaching at Pukete School this year.  She has previously taught in ECE and is interested in literacy and supporting children's transition to school.

Mrs Smith has a real interest in the teaching of Literacy and our Virtues and is in charge of the teaching of Te Reo Maori in the Tui team.

Donna organises the Best Start and Reading Together evenings for the parents in the Tui team. She is an experienced teacher who enjoys getting to know all the students and parents as they start at Pukete School.

Mrs Boddy has been teaching at Pukete School since 2007. She is a trained Reading Recovery teacher who loves teaching reading and writing to junior children. She enjoys making her class beautiful by filling it with children's work.