Meet our teachers

Welcome to St Aloysius teaching staff for 2015. In addition to Anne Higgins, our Assistant Principal and Stacey Whiting, our Religious Education Coordinator we have now appointed another 6 teachers:

Mrs Kelly Henman
Hello to the St. Aloysius community! My name is Kelly Henman and I am so very happy to be joining this exciting journey with you all. I never dreamed eleven years ago when I made my very first journey to Australia from Canada to study that I would have the privilege of calling Australia home. 

I completed my Bachelor of Musical Arts at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, then travelled to Australia to complete my Bachelor of Primary Education Studies. While studying here, I met my husband, Drew. We travelled back to Canada together, then to the United Kingdom to teach for two years. We ended up back in Canada, spending the last seven years in the beautiful Canadian Rockies where we taught at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy. Somewhere in the midst of our busy lives, skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking, we also became parents to two beautiful children (who are now two and three years old). We decided to move closer to family, and made the move back to Australia this past August.

I am looking forward to sharing my love of music and drama with your children, as well as journeying into learning for the future with technology and 21st century learning styles. We are living in very exciting times for education, and I am looking forward to inspiring, and being inspired by, your children! 

Mrs Mellissa Jackson

 

Hello everyone, my name is Mellissa Jackson and I am so excited to be a part of the St Aloysius team and the opportunities it holds for students, staff and the community. I began my teaching career in 2008 in the New England region of Guyra at a small two teacher school. I have worked extensively across all stages and have had experience working with special needs and gifted and talented students. I have always had a passion for teaching and learning and love to create new and exciting learning opportunities for all students. My husband, our dog Mash and I moved to Newcastle at the beginning of 2014 to be close to our family. We are members of the Holy Cross Parish Community at Glendale and will also be coming to the school parish of Immaculate Conception, Morpeth on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for us and come and say hello.

 

Mrs Jessica Moulder

Hi! My name is Jessica Moulder and I am super excited to have joined the St Aloysius Community. For the past 9 years I have been teaching within the Sydney Archdiocese. I have just left my position as the Religious Education Coordinator at St Brigid’s Coogee where I was teaching for the past 3 years. Prior to this position I worked as eLearning Coordinator and classroom teacher for St Gabriel’s Bexley.  I have also been fortunate to work with the Board of Studies during the writing and reviewing phase of the new Science Curriculum documents as an Individual Contractor.

 

I have been married for 5 years and my husband and I welcomed our son Eli, on Boxing Day, 2013. We are both very grateful to be moving home to Newcastle after our years in Sydney to be closer to our extended families. We currently live in Garden Suburb and are members of the All Saints Parish at Kotara South. 

I have a great passion for all things technology and love watching live sport. I am very much looking forward to meeting the families and community of Chisholm over the coming months.

Mr Jack O'Toole

Hi, my name is Jack O’Toole and I am delighted to be a foundation teacher of St Aloysius. I am excited to share in the upcoming journey, and have particularly enjoyed meeting the students, parents and staff who will form our St Aloysius community.

Since graduating, I have been employed through the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, and my partner Tess and I spent 2013 studying and teaching in the UK. I am currently employed as a year two teacher at St Patrick’s Cessnock. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and incorporating my passions for sport and ICT into my teaching at St Aloysius.

Miss Jane Pearce

Hi, my name is Jane Pearce and I am very excited to be part of the St Aloysius journey that is ahead of us all. I was born and raised in Newcastle and went to University in Canberra to pursue a career in Psychology. After a lot of study, my travels lead me overseas where I taught English, worked as an Au-Pair, and realised my love of teaching. This year I’ve had the pleasure of working at St Joseph’s East Maitland, teaching the first Kindergarten students for our new school. I look forward to being part of the St Aloysius community and working together with you.

Mr Jeremy Watt

My name is Jeremy Watt and I am very excited to be given the opportunity to help build the St Aloysius Catholic School community. I have taught in lots of different places around Australia, including Newcastle, Canberra, Tasmania and Melbourne. I have also taught overseas in the USA, Oman and more recently, Hong Kong.

I live in Speers Point with my wife Kate and two young sons, Joshua (4) and Charlie (9 months). The boys keep us very busy and we enjoy spending time with family and friends, and also traveling and going to the beach.

2015 at St Aloysius will be like beginning an adventure together and I can’t wait to meet you all and get started on the journey!