MANAWATU

TEAM

MANAWATŪ

The Manawatū Team is the Senior Leadership Team of our school. This team consists of the Principal, Deputy Principal, two Assistant Principals and three Team Leaders.

The Manawatū Awa (River) was named by an explorer called Hau who was travelling down the coast from Taranaki following his wife, Wairaka. Hau had crossed several rivers when he reached the Manawatū. Manawatū means ‘heart standing still’; an appropriate reference to Hau’s fear that he would not be able to get across this big, wide river.

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Tumuaki/Principal

Elly Warnock

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Tēnā koutou e te whānau!
Ko ingarangi te whakapaparangi mai.
Kāore ōku toto Māori, engari ko Aotearoa te whenua i whakatipu mai ia au.
Ko Papaioea te kāinga.
Ko Warnock tōku whānau.
Ko au te Tumuaki o te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea.
Ko Elly ahau.

What an honour to be the Tumuaki/Principal of Te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioea/Central Normal School while Regan is away on secondment at the Ministry of Education until December 2025.

The whakatauki, ‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata’ sits at the heart of our kura. We place great value and emphasis on our people and strive to have a kura where everyone - tamariki, kaiako and whānau, are at the forefront and heart of every decision. From this foundation, learning and teaching can flourish.

I welcome your visit to our kura

Ngā Manaakitanga

ELLY WARNOCK Tumuaki/Principal

Tumuaki Tuarua/Deputy Principal

Catherine Pallesen

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Tēnā koutou katoa

Ko ingarangi te whakapaparangi mai engari ko papaioia te kāinga.
He Tumuaki Tuarua au i te Kura Tuatahi o Papaioia.
Ko Catherine toku ingoa.

I have been Teaching at Central Normal for 29 years and this year I am super excited to be continuing in my role as Deputy Principal. I am enjoying the challenge of further developing my leadership skills and working with our tamariki, kaiako and whānau in different ways.

CATHERINE PALLESEN Deputy Principal

Assistant Principal

Pipi Blundell

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Hi I am Pipi Blundell aka Karen Blundell.

I am thrilled to be an Assistant Principal at Central Normal School, with responsibility for leading the Special Education Team. I believe in inclusive education for all students, which allows all individuals to reach their true potential. I have been in education for 38 years. My last role was Practice Leader for Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour, here in Palmerston North. I am looking forward to meeting our students, their whanau, the wider community and the staff at Central Normal School.

Pipi Blundell ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Assistant Principal

Imogen Smith

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Kia Ora Koutou

Ko Ruapehu te Maunga

Ko Whanganui te Awa

Ko Smith toku whanau

No Papaioeia ahau

Ko Imogen toku ingoa

I feel blessed to be the Assistant Principal at Te Kura Tuatahi o Papaeoia. My role encompasses pastoral care, learning and behaviour support, and looking at how we as a school can utilise other expertise in our community to help to support akonga to have a positive learning experience at our kura. Prior to this role I was a Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour and a teacher at other local schools, including teaching Yr 3/4 in Maharahara. Please feel free to contact me if there is anything you would like to discuss about your child's learning or behaviour.

IMOGEN SMITH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Te Arawaru Team Leader

Rangiaue Seumanu

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Mauri ora ki te whānau o te kura nei, ā tēnā tātou.

Ki te taha o tōku kuia, he uri tēnei nō ngā iwi o Ngāti Raukawa te au ki te tonga me Ngāti Apa, nō ngā waka o Tainui me Kurahaupō.

I tipu ake au ki tō mātou ūkaipō, ko Ōhinepuhiawe, ki te taha o tō mātou whare tūpuna o Parewahawaha.

Ko te awa rā e whakairo ana i te whenua, hei tautīnei mō tō mātou hapū o Ngāti Parewahawaha, ko Rangitīkei.

Ki te taha o tōku koroua, he uri hoki ahau nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngai Tūhoe me Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ko Alefaio tōku hoa tāne. I ahu mai ia i te whenua tapu o Savai’i kei Hāmoa, ā, ko te ingoa tawhito, ko Hawaiki. Tokorima ā māua tamariki. Tēnā tātou.

I am so lucky to be working with our tamariki in Te Arawaru in the Whare with Year 3/4 this year. I am passionate about Māori achievement and empowering our tamariki to enter the world confident and proud of their Māoritanga. I enjoy being part of the journey watching our tamariki grow in their mātauranga Māori, creativity and most of all, in who they are.

Tēnā toutou.

RANGIAUE SEUMANU TEAM LEADER

Wharite Team Leader

Raewynne Hill

rhill@centralnormal.school.nz

Kia ora.

Kō Raewynne Hill tōku ingoa.

Hi, my name is Raewynne Hill (Whaea Raewynne). I am the team leader of Wharite Team and the teacher in Akomanga 12. I strongly believe in developing a Community of Learners where the students and I are partners in our learning journey. I have a strong interest in literacy and love seeing my students being creative while exploring their interests and developing their learning.

Outside of school I love catching up with my three adult children and catching the elusive trout in Lake Taupo.

RAEWYNNE HILL TEAM LEADER

Māharahara Team Leader

Rachel Mason

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Ko Mason tōku ingoa whānau
Ko Rachel tōku ingoa

No reira ko ahau tēnei
Tena koutou, tena koutou
Tena koutou katoa

Kia Ora koutou! I’m Rachel Mason and I have the privilege of being Team Leader of Mātanginui - our senior school team full of amazing Year 4, 5 and 6 students. Along with the students, I am super lucky to be leading a team of incredible kaiako and just know this year we are going to have so much fun together! An ongoing highlight for me is getting to know the students in our team and in our wider kura, along with all of their amazing whānau, and seeing them thrive in their learning each and every day - that’s what makes this job so special!

In my spare time I enjoy playing netball, heading out along our beautiful river walks here in Te Papaioea with my little Foxy dog Daisy and husband Tyler, and spending quality time with my beautiful family and friends.