Sarah O’Dea

Hello everyone! My name is Ms O’Dea (pronounced O’Dee) and this year I am teaching Room 13 alongside Ms Minton. I started my teaching career in Ireland, where I taught for 5 years. I then moved to New Zealand and this is my fourth year teaching here. I love teaching in an intermediate school. In Ireland, we don’t have the option to attend an intermediate school so this is why I love the opportunity it provides to explore passions and interests before it’s time to go to high school. It is very important to me to build a classroom everyone feels comfortable in. This means that it is vital that we create a classroom culture that prioritises kindness, respect and understanding. I am often seen around the school with Odell, ANI’s resident dog. I think animals are incredible so it’s not a surprise that I think we are very lucky to have Odell here for a cuddle and a chat!