We are very lucky to have a great Specialist Program at our school.  These subjects include Art, Drama, Physical Education, Japanese and Learning Resource Centre (LRC)/Digital Technology. We have many teachers who are experts in their chosen subject, imparting years of knowledge and skills, professional development and sharing their passion with your children.  However, you might not be as familiar with these faces in recent times, behind masks and behind the school fence! So we wanted to take this opportunity to introduce each staff member and share a little bit of information about each one. This will make it easier to put a face to the name and to help build relationships when communicating with the staff via email or in person!

Our specialist staff include Yuichi Deguchi, Cara Chisholm, Lyn Hyland, Matthew McMillan, Diane Brown, Emily Lloyd and Jo Barfus McCoy.

Introducing Yuichi Deguchi

I started teaching Japanese at Catholic Schools Network in 1996 after living in Melbourne for 2 years. St. Joseph’s Primary School was one of the six schools. I like creating new Japanese activities that might engage my students.

I have been wondering why some parents of my students recognise me even though I don’t know them.

See you in my class with lots of fun!