Messages from Staff

Hello there, I'm Rob Sweeney.

I am the current Grade 5/6 Teacher and have been working at Tyers Primary School for the past 3 years. I thoroughly enjoy the warm, welcoming and friendly atmosphere that is created by the teachers, students and the wider Tyers school community.

I have a passion for promoting student voice and leadership and enjoy challenging students' perception of the world around them through global education. I am an advocate for students who learn differently and as a lifelong learner I believe it is our responsibility to adapt and encourage each student's love of learning to help them to become the best person they can be.

Welcome to Tyers Primary School, my name is Daniel VanderWerff.

While this year I am teaching our 1/2 class, I have been a primary school teacher since 2001 and have had the pleasure to call Tyers Primary School home for the last eight years. I appreciate the welcoming sense of belonging that students, staff and families have for our school and the children’s enthusiasm for learning.

I am an advocate for global education and seek to give our students the opportunity to interact and learn with and about students from around the world.

I enjoy writing when I find the time, and get excited teaching maths and seeing that excitement spread into the classroom. I also enjoy drawing and playing music and believe it is important for our students to have other outlets to display their strengths.

Welcome to Tyers Primary!

My name is Sam Wright and this is my 5th year teaching, where all teaching positions have been at small rural schools. My first year was at Toongabbie and I have been here at Tyers for the last three.

I have a beautiful puppy called Luna and I like to spend time with her, I also like spending time with my family, reading books and watching TV. I also like to watch tennis and netball when they are on TV as they are my favourite sports.

I love being able to teach as I get to watch the students grow and learn as much as they can while they are at school and I also love the excitement they have when they learn a new skill or new information that they didn’t know before.

I look forward to meeting you at our fabulous school one day soon.

Hi, I'm Katie Vickery-Howe.

I began at Tyers Primary School as part of the Education Support Staff team in 2013. I have worked across all levels of the school from Prep to 6. In July 2021, I transitioned from my ES role to assist with starting up our new Outside School Hours Care service (OSHC) as Co-Ordinator/Educational Leader. I am currently the Sole Educator and Coordinator for the Tyers OSHC program. 

I absolutely love the new challenge of working in OSHC. 

My name is Mel Hayman, and I started working at Tyers Primary School in March of 2019, but have lived in the community of Tyers for the whole of my life.

I have a Certificate 3 in Education Support, trained in INPP (Neuromotor) and Sounds Write Literacy. I facilitate both the Neuromotor Intensive Intervention program and also coordinate the classrooms in their approach to Neuromotor as a tool for self-regulation.

I love working at Tyers Primary School and seeing the difference I can make with helping students to participate and learn through all things education.