Posts tagged Reading Recovery
Burnett Bakker
Burnett Bakker

National Diploma Public Relations, Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Primary School).

I am originally from South Africa and moved to New Zealand last year (2021). I originally studied Public Relations and worked for a Multichoice Television Channel doing their PR. My husband and I moved to London in 2000 and lived there for 7 years where I had two of my three children. I worked in finance for an American Investment Bank until we moved back to SA in 2007. I then had our third child and decided to change careers. The owner of the school where my son and daughter were enrolled started a Social Skills program and I ran it for 13 years. I fell in love with seeing how children grow with guidance and love, resulting in me doing a postgrad in Primary Education.

I currently work in collaboration with Mr. Bartlett in Room 8 and I'm training to be a reading recovery teacher. I really enjoy seeing progress, understanding, and building trust with students. I love being a part of the two teams I'm currently with. In a short space of time, they have taught me so much!

I feel blessed and privileged to be chosen to join the talented team at Horizon. I agree with my colleagues there is an incredible feeling of love and support at this beautiful school and it is truly a very special place.

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Senior Primary, Junior PrimaryGuest UserTeacher Year 4-5, Reading Recovery
Joy Macleod
Joy Macleod

BEd, DipTeaching

I felt the call to become a teacher as a seventeen year old so completed, at Waikato University, my Bachelor of Education majoring in English, and my Diploma in Teaching. Over the subsequent years I enjoyed teaching in a range of state schools at various levels, and have always had a particular passion for literacy, including teaching how to read and how to write well. Most recently I was a classroom teacher at Matakana School for 16 years.

I retired from full time teaching at the end of 2020, and this year joined the staff at Horizon on a part time basis in Reading Recovery. I am thrilled to be doing this as I strongly believe early reading intervention for those who are struggling is essential to get them back on track and to assist and empower them in their future learning journey.

I feel privileged to be working at Horizon School with a dedicated and caring staff who seek to demonstrate God's love by their compassion and interest in each child they teach.

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Junior PrimaryGuest UserReading Recovery