Teaching Staff:
Prep C - Miss Carly Coxon
Prep H - Mrs Nell Houlahan & Mrs Lilly Ceccato
Prep T - Ms Marie Tiley
Year 1H - Miss Maggie Harvey
Year 1CG - Mrs Lilly Ceccato and Mrs Ester Garufi
Year 1G - Mrs Grellman
Year 2B - Mrs Kassandra Bock
Year 2M - Miss Kerry Maher
Year 3M - Ms Jessica Marrinan
Year 3T - Ms Melanie Taylor
Year 4A - Mrs Sarina Arcodia
Year 4G - Ms Marietta Gartner
Year 5L - Ms Michaela Lewis
Year 5M - Mr Larry Mann
Year 6G - Mr Daniel Gubby
Year 6R - Mrs Alfina Russo
Year 7M - Miss Leanne Morton
Year 7R - Mrs Danielle Robertson
Teacher Librarian - Mrs Kim Urquhart
Support Teacher Inclusive Education - Ms Eve Brown
Non Teaching Staff:
Library Aide - Mrs Fiona Roberts
Prep Aide - Mrs Ann Rees
- Mrs Sue Crosdale
Classroom Assistants - Mrs Janet Prins
- Mrs Benita Mayze
- Mrs Kath Conway
- Mrs Simone Fleming
- Mrs Virginia Parr
- Mrs Patricia Graham
- Mrs Shauna Rowsell
Information Technology - Mr Mike Cahill
Specialist Staff:
Guidance Counsellor - Mrs Sue Schulz
Music Teacher - Mrs Sharon Farne Sang
Swimming Brother’s Swim Program
LOTE (Japanese) Frances Johnson -Yrs 5, 6 & 7
Instrumental Music Teacher - Ms Laura Hughes
Music (Private Piano) - Mrs Lesley Parish
Maintenance Staff:
Cleaners - Tony and Sheryl Scriven
Groundsman - Mr Dave Morgans
Tuckshop Convenor - Mr Wayne Rogers
Specialist Staff
Within the scope of the KEY LEARNING AREAS, specialist teachers are engaged to provide for specific needs of children and also for enrichment. This staff includes:
Counsellor
OLA shares the services of a Guidance Counsellor with 3 other schools in our area. Please make contact through your class teacher, Learning Support Teacher or via the school office.
Support Teacher – Inclusive Education
This teacher assists and case manages students who have diverse learning needs.
The Brisbane Catholic Special Education Inclusive Education Service also provides specialised services and personnel to meet the needs of students and to support teachers. These include students:
- with learning difficulties
- with hearing/sight or physical impairments
- with social and emotional difficulties
- who are gifted and talented
- with speech and language impairments
Students are assessed and may have the curriculum adjusted to meet their learning needs. Parents are an integral part of this wrap-around planning team, together with the ST:IE, Class Teacher and consultants. Curriculum programs are student-centred and developed co-operatively for use in the classroom.
Alternative lunchtime activities are available most days in the Learning Support room.
Music Teachers
A Music Teacher is employed by the school and children are introduced to aspects of musical composition and involved in vocal and instrumental performances. The School Choirs practice and perform on a regular basis.
Piano, Violin & Guitar lessons are also available at the school on a private basis. Contact details are below:
Piano Mrs Lesley Parish 3855 1371
Guitar Learn Music 0407 730 911
Violin Carmen Smith 0400 960 685
Instrumental Music Program
Through Learn Music the School offers an instrumental program for students in Years 4 to 7. Students participate in Group Lessons (class sizes approximately three to eight) during the school day and participate in an Ensemble Rehearsal before school.
The benefits of music lessons include growth in self-confidence, co-ordination, teamwork, self-expression, memory skills, concentration, problem solving, and goal setting.
Swimming Teacher
Qualified coaches, under the supervision of the class teacher, give lessons in basic swimming techniques and water safety skills during Terms 1 and 4. These lessons are held at Enoggera State School and children walk to lessons under the supervision of their class teacher and volunteer parents.
Defence School Transition Aide
This Aide is employed through funding from the Defence Community Organisation under the umbrella of the Defence Department to provide added support to both children of defence personnel and their families during their time at the school.