Room 1 ICT Lead Teacher

Year 7/8 girls.
Hi I’m Shannon Massari, here’s a little info about me…
Born and brought up in Cape Town, South Africa.
I migrated to New Zealand with my husband and two children in 1997.
I completed my teaching degree at Auckland College of Education.
I have been teaching at St Joseph’s School,Otahuhu since 2001 and thoroughly enjoy it. I have a passion for walking for relaxation, hence I run a leisure walking club with some of the senior girls at our school.
The teaching areas I most enjoy are: literacy, social studies and mathematics.

Room 2 Teacher

Hi, I am the Room 2 teacher, this year our class is an all girl Year 6/7 class. I am passionate about Science and run the Science Club on Wednesday lunchtimes.

Rm 3 Teacher

"I have returned to classroom teaching after many years of school administration both here and overseas. I still enjoy the challenge of helping children learn, especially the students in Rm 3".

Room 4 Teacher

Hi. I'm Jessica Shaw, I am the teacher in Room 4, which is a Year 5 & 6 class. I enjoy teaching all subjects and have a particular interest in Music. I teach the recorder to Room 4 and also teach the school Music Group on Wednesdays after school. In my spare time I am a professional recorder player!

Room 5 Teacher

Hi, I'm Juliana Ngiam and I'm currently teaching 29 fabulous Year 4 & 5 students in Room 5. Born in Singapore, raised in Australia, I moved to "The Land of the Long White Cloud" in 2008 to create a new life in the most beautiful country on earth. It is a sheer pleasure to be teaching Kiwi children and to be immersed in the rich and varied cultures of this land.

Room 6

Hi, I’m Miss Jensen, I teach in Room 6 and have a wonderful class of students this year. I’ve travelled the world and I love to share my knowledge of famous people in history who have influenced our world in positive ways.

Room 13

Director of Religious Studies

I have had the pleasure of teaching in Room 13 for 8 years. In that time I have been able to know several children from the one family. This creates a real sense of being part of a school community and I enjoy that aspect of being at St Joseph's. The position of DRS gives me great satisfaction as I am able to work with the faith and charism that is present in our school.

Room 11 Teacher

Hi, I’m Claire Hollier and I am in my second year of teaching. Some of the things I love doing are walking, playing sports and knitting.
You’re more than welcome to come in and visit Room 11 and see what we are learning.

Room 12

Room 7

I have been teaching at different levels across the school over the past 8 years and enjoyed every minute of it! Presently I teach Year 1&2 students in Room 7.
You never can tell what exciting learning adventures are waiting around the corner. I believe children are innately curious about the world around them and I think that a teacher could be the person who makes the difference in the path a student chooses to follow throughout their life.
Outside of the classroom I am a busy mum with two children and enjoy the fun, laughter and challenges this brings. I have a busy three-year-old son named Alex and a cheeky little baby daughter called Luana.

Room 8 Teacher

Hi there I’m Christina Maurice and I’m currently teaching fabulous Year 1s in Room 8. Before teaching I lived in London for 4 years and managed to travel around the world to some amazing places. Now back in NZ I’m married and have a gorgeous daughter. I love teaching and being part of the St Josephs community!

Room 9 New Entrants

Reading Recovery Teacher/Librarian

I am the Reading Recovery and Literacy Support Teacher. I am also the teacher responsible for the school library. These roles are a challenge but also bring immense joy. I love teaching at St Joseph’s!

Visual Arts Lead Teacher

I am the Tutor Teacher for newer staff members to St Joseph's. I am passionate about art and love teaching art to the children.

Release Teacher

Support Teacher

Hi there, I'm a Sister of St Joseph - the Congregation founded by Mary MacKillop who was named a saint last year.
I have taught in several schools throughout N.Z. for many years. I am enjoying returning to part-time teaching in the senior school. It's a great school and I enjoy being part of St Joseph's school community.