 | Name: Michele Backholer School: Black Rock PS Favourite Food: Chilli Prawns Favourite Song: Bohemian Rhapsody Favourite Movie: A Few Good Men Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: BBQ If you were an animal, which would you be? Dragon Funniest teaching moment: Wearing odd shoes to school and not realising it until one of the students put up her hand to tell me!! Highlight of TPL: Getting to know the TPL team and absolutely loving working with them- learning so much as the year progressed. ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Allison Bennett School: Beaumaris PS
Favourite Food: Chocolate Favourite Song: Anything by Regina Spektor Favourite Movie: The Departed Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Rice Paper Rolls If you were an animal, which would you be? Koala Funniest teaching moment: Talking to a prep student on yard duty who informed me if anyone gets in trouble they have to go and see the prisoner (meaning principal)! Highlight of TPL: PLATO lunches and of course working with a brilliant team!
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 | Name: Genevieve Casonato-Pal School: Sandringham East PS Favourite Food: Avocado Favourite Song: Crocodile Rock Favourite Movie: Beaches Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Curry If you were an animal, which would you be? Elephant Funniest teaching moment: A prep child twisting and turning her body to get a prickle out of the crotch of her underpants after lunch, while I was completing the role. Highlight of TPL: Lunches. The play on words between team members.
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 | Name: Pam Collins School: Beaumaris North PS Favourite Food: Thai Favourite Song: Wrap Your Arms Around Me Favourite Movie: West Side Story Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Indian If you were an animal, which would you be? Panda - lying around eating all day Funniest teaching moment: Show and Tell when a Year 1 child told me about making play money. He was a counterfeiter. Highlight of TPL: Meeting young and dynamic teachers. Lots of laughter, great food and an amazing end product. ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Arthur Chronopoulos School: Cheltenham PS Favourite Food: Duck Curry Favourite Song: Daughter Favourite Movie: Lord of the Rings Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Indian If you were an animal, which would you be? Gorilla - the gentle giant. Funniest teaching moment: Whilst being the 2009 Santa at the school carols night, my Santa pants started to fall to my knees during my dash with the reindeer. Fortunately I was wearing my jeans under the Santa suit! Highlight of TPL: PLATO days - the rapport between our cluster (and the lunches of course) ! ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Emma Giddings School: Sandringham PS Favourite Food: Sunday Roast Favourite Song: Songbird Favourite Movie: Life of Brian Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Curry If you were an animal, which would you be? Lion Funniest teaching moment: It happened in the UK- too long ago and too funny to mention! Highlight of TPL: Being around a great team!
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 | Name: Rosemary Godina School: Cheltenham PS Favourite Food: Japanese Favourite Song: Brown Eyed Girl Favourite Movie: Trading Places Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Rice Paper Rolls If you were an animal, which would you be? Dolphin Funniest teaching moment: A new student told me that I reminded her of her grandmother. I was not impressed! That afternoon her mother came to pick her up and she was very young- so I didn't feel so bad. Highlight of TPL: Being around a great team! ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Ben Moncrieff School: Black Rock PS Favourite Food: Chicken Parma Favourite Song: Eye Of The Tiger Favourite Movie: BMX Bandits Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Rice Paper Rolls If you were an animal, which would you be? Lion Funniest teaching moment: On camp, I got another teacher to participate in a blind folded orange eating competition. She thought she was against two other teachers but she was alone. She ate 3 oranges in 1 minute. When the blindfold was taken off she fell to the floor. Highlight of TPL: Working with a dynamic team of teachers.... NOT!
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 | Name: Tom Prendergast School: Beaumaris PS Favourite Food: Pasta Favourite Song: Romeo and Juliet Favourite Movie: Zoolander Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Rice Paper Rolls If you were an animal, which would you be? Tiger - powerful, rare and exotic Funniest teaching moment: When a prep student was having difficulty selecting materials for the latest art project she approached the teacher and asked "Do you have this in Eqyptian cotton?" Highlight of TPL: The food, apart from Allison's and my contribution.
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 | Name: Karen Roberts School: Sandringham East PS Favourite Food: Thai Favourite Song: Better Man Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Gourmet Pies If you were an animal, which would you be? Dog Funniest teaching moment: When reading a story to a Year 1 class about death and dying, a little boy interrupted me to inform me that I was just like a porcupine because my legs were so prickly! Highlight of TPL: Friendships and networking with a great group of teachers. ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Angeline Sarros School: Beaumaris North PS Favourite Food: Italian Favourite Song: Wonderful World Favourite Movie: Chocolat Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: BBQ If you were an animal, which would you be? Tiger Funniest teaching moment: During Show and Tell a young student clearly expressed how his mum and dad were playing 'leap frog' on the front lawn, under a blanket! Highlight of TPL: Friendships and networking with a great group of teachers. ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
 | Name: Gary Smith School: Sandringham PS Favourite Food: Thai Favourite Song: This Is My Life Favourite Movie: The Dish Favourite TPL Lunch Menu: Rice Paper Rolls If you were an animal, which would you be? Elephant Funniest teaching moment: Teaching Preps on a hot afternoon and about to read a story. I noticed there was not a lot of focus so I read the story from back to front, waiting for someone to notice- one girl did the rest agreed it was a 'lovely' story. Highlight of TPL: Collegiate atmosphere- fun! ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
