Natanya Milner – Head of Primary

At the end of this year, the Primary School will be farewelling three special members of staff.

Ginnette Cameron-Gardner finishes her 17th year at Emanuel this year and is retiring after decades of commitment to Emanuel’s library services. Ginnette’s extensive knowledge of literature has benefitted hundreds of Emanuel students as she has guided and nurtured them to become avid readers. Her commitment to the Premier’s Reading Challenge has also assisted many students to be engaged with this program and increase their reading levels. We wish Ginnette a well-deserved retirement filled with relaxation, hobbies and reading! I would like to thank Ginnette for her dedication to Emanuel.

Emma Clemens began working at Emanuel in 2014. As Deputy Head of Primary, Emma was instrumental in expanding The Leader in Me program and developing our Digital Citizenship programs. She was an organised, insightful and committed Deputy. Since returning from her first maternity leave, Emma has been an ICT teacher and has worked closely with each class to teach ICT skills in a way that links closely to the class programs. In 2020, Emma has been on maternity leave with her second child and has decided to resign from Emanuel in order to focus on leading children’s programs with her church as the Director of Next Gen. We wish Emma all the very best and will miss her at Emanuel. She will remain a close friend of the school’s.

Chelsea Trotter began at Emanuel in the middle of last year. She has supported Meghan Carroll and myself as our Personal Assistant, as well as being involved in co-ordinating many Emanuel trips and events. Our calendars can be close to impossible to manage and I thank Chelsea for her patience and positivity at all times. We wish her all the very best as she moves to Coffs Harbour and begins her life with her fiancé up north.

We will farewell these special people at the end of term.