Anna Loakman

Resource Teacher/Team Leader Y3/4

aloakman@thegardens.school.nz

ANNA LOAKMAN
Kakapo 2
Born with a bang, I just made it to the 2nd of April … so missed out
being an April Fool’s baby (although proximity to this date has
possibly contributed to the wild & wacky dress-ups I sometimes
parade in).
I grew up in Hillpark and went to Hillpark Primary School until I was
ten. I was devastated by the news that we were shifting as I so
desperately wanted to be a Road Patrol Monitor (boo!hoo!). We
moved out to Waiuku where I spent the next ten years being a
country bumpkin getting into game fishing, motorbikes and other
activities. Actually, it was just before we left Waiuku in January
1996 that I caught a 146.2kg bronze whaler shark (24kg line class)
out on the Manukau Harbour – this New Zealand record for Women
11-16 years of age still stands! We shifted to Clevedon for a little of
“town meets country” where I travelled to Teachers Training College
to obtain my Bachelors of Education. After achieving this I met
Daniel and we decided to have a family whilst we were young. So now
here I am, four children (aged 4, 6, 8 and 10 years) later ­ our children
attend The Gardens School and the youngest son starts in
September, Phew!