Daryl Gibbs - Principal
"I am honoured to have been selected by the Cambridge Middle School Board to serve and lead the learning for the Cambridge Middle School community. My responsibility as the Principal is to ensure that your child continues to receive a high quality education within a safe, respectful and supportive environment. I believe the emerging adolescent is a very special and unique age group to teach. It takes a special balance of teaching knowledge, relationship building, caring and humour to be successful with middle school children. Children of this age are developing self-identity, opinions and an understanding of the world around them, and it takes people with a specific skill set and understanding to nurture them. I have a strong passion and commitment to developing programmes that support the academic, sporting, social and cultural development of our students. I look forward to working in partnership with you and your children."
Email: daryl@cms.school.nz
Julie Dawick - Deputy Principal
"I am one of the Deputy Principals for Cambridge Middle School. I thoroughly enjoy my role and the responsibilities I have at CMS. As one of the Deputy Principal's I currently run the Health and Safety portfolio, EOTC and oversee attendance within Cambridge Middle School. All Senior Management deal with the pastoral care, behaviour management and welfare of our CMS students. I thoroughly enjoy working at Cambridge Middle School and am privileged to work with such an exciting and innovative team, dealing with an enthusiastic and diverse range of students and having such a supportive parent base and community."
Email: julie@cms.school.nz
Tagget Christophersen - Deputy Principal
"I am one of the Cambridge Middle School’s Deputy Principals. I am passionate about our kura and all it has to offer our ākonga. Some of my key responsibilities are curriculum, learning support, student engagement and school transitions. It is my privilege to support our ākonga, whānau and kaiako to make the most of their time at Cambridge Middle School. I have high expectations of our ākonga and support them to strive for excellence academically, socially and culturally. I look forward to working in partnership with you whilst your taitamaiti is at Cambridge Middle School."
Email: tagget@cms.school.nz
Bridget Watkins - Deputy Principal
"I am one of the Deputy Principal at Cambridge Middle School. My main responsibilities are student achievement, curriculum, and data analysis. I am also very involved in student welfare, and the teaching and learning programmes here at Cambridge Middle School. I am honoured to work alongside a wide range of students, and a great staff at a school where the focus is on nurturing adolescents and supporting them to achieve success."
Email: bridget@cms.school.nz
Trisha Honey
Room 24
E: trisha@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Georgina Glenn
Room 22
E georgina.g@cms.school.nz
Tessa Wood
Room 23
E: tessa.w@cms.school.nz
Maddie Gordine
Room 25
E: maddie.g@cms.school.nz
Katie Paterson
Room 18
E: katie.p@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Danielle Fuller
Room 16
E: danielle@cms.school.nz
Tia Robinson
Room 17
tia.r@cms.school.nz
Cullen Geurts
Room 19
E: cullen.g@cms.school.nz
Jenny Wilson
Room 06
E: jenny.w@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Natala Pettit
Room 05
E: natala.p@cms.school.nz
Esmee Clemow
Room 08
E: esmee.c@cms.school.nz
Steve Guy
Room 03
E: steve.g@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Natasha Morgan
Room 01
natasha.m@cms.school.nz
Tian Hancke
Room 02
E: tian@cms.school.nz
Charlott Bayliss
Room 12
E: charlott.b@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Deirdre Finn
Room 12
E: deirdre@cms.school.nz
Team Leader
Rebecca Quayle
Room 13
E: bec.q@cms.school.nz
Mrs Gibson
Room 14
E: k.gibson@cms.school.nz
Ian Harrison
Room 15
E: ian@cms.school.nz
Marnie van de Wall
Room 11
E: marnie.v@cms.school.nz
Suzy Reid
Visual Art
E: suzy@cms.school.nz
Robyn Gibbeson
Food Technology
E: robyn@cms.school.nz
Benjamin Heaton
Design Thinking
E: benjamin@cms.school.nz
Carla McCree
Design Thinking
E: carla.m@cms.school.nz
Tracey Andrews
Performing Arts
E: tracey@cms.school.nz
Specialist Team Leader
Sacha Marnoch
Performing Arts
E: sacha.m@cms.school.nz
Jo Wright
Away - On Leave
Specialist Team Leader
Natalie Marsh
Pouarataki
Student Wellbeing Support & Mentoring
nataliemarsh@cms.school.nz
Sophie Dewstow-Wright
SENCO
E: sophie.dw@cms.school.nz
Anita Hawkins
Sports Co-ordinator
E: anita@cms.school.nz
Luke Hatton
IT Support
E: luke.h@cms.school.nz
Kahurangi Heta
Te ao Maaori Support
kahurangi.h@cms.school.nz
OFFICE & LIBRARY
Paula Harvey
Office Administrator
E: paula.h@cms.school.nz
E: office@cms.school.nz
Angela Welten
E: angela@cms.school.nz
Krista Bolton
Admin Support
E: krista.b@cms.school.nz
E: office@cms.school.nz
Cherry Webber
Library Manager
E: cherry@cms.school.nz
CARETAKER
Colin Hatton
Caretaker
E. colin@cms.school.nz
Lorraine Shaw
Arleen Bridge
Christine O'Connor
Linnet Hatton
Jane Maclennan
Delwyn Hawkings
Santasha McGuire
Phoebe Pettit
Janine Van de Pas
Bob White
Kia ora, My name is Bob White and I moved to Cambridge at the beginning of 2015 from Melbourne, Australia with my Kiwi wife who spent her childhood here in the Waikato. I have been involved in education for the past 40 odd years and I am now semi-retired working in consultancy work for education and business both here in NZ and Australia.
I have been a Principal of 5 large schools in 3 different states of Australia for a period of 25 years. These schools have been both single sex and co-educational and ranging from Year 1 through to matriculation. I was also a Supervisor of Schools in a Regional Educational precinct supporting primary, middle and secondary schools.
I have been involved in a variety of Boards of Management associated with different educational endeavours and thus I am keen to provide support to Cambridge Middle School.
My most recent position was on the Executive of an organisation which had the responsibility for the management of 50 schools across all states and territories throughout Australia. My role included the development of Strategic Planning, Formation of Senior staff especially Principals and Deputy Principals, Policy development and School Board support.
Students are central to any school and all consequent programs, organisation and structures need to have their development and interests at the centre. I have been privileged to work with some extraordinary young people over the years who will indeed make this world a better place.
Danielle Fuller
Kia Ora, My name is Danielle Fuller and I am the Staff Representative on the School Board.
David Connors
Lena Cox
Michael Franklin
Vanessa Markwell
PTA
members usually number 3-10 personnel - no willing person is ever turned away.
Two or three staff members are given the responsibility of representing their colleagues at executive meetings.
(2013 Ministry of Education, Ka Hikitia Accelerating Success)
Ways to engage our Maori students in learning at school;
Ways to engage whanau, hapu and iwi positively in their Maori student's learning,
both inside and outside the classroom;
Ways to enhance our local curriculum to reflect the Maori identity, language and culture in each are.
Let us keep close together, not wide apart
Hold fast to your culture.