Tiritiri Matangi Island visit

It was a wonderful way to end my time on the PTSF by having a trip out to Tiritiri Island in the Hauraki Gulf during the July school holidays. The hours boat trip was enjoyable but the abundance of birdlife on the island was incredible.Within 5 minutes we saw many saddlebacks scratching in the sand finding tasty treats. Then a friendly N.I. robin hopped amongst our feet as we sat,listened and watched in the bush. Three takahe grazed out in the open and the tui feeder at the visitors centre was absolutely overloaded with tui! Another highlight were the huge number of stitchbirds and bellbirds at their feeders as we walked along the walkways. The fabulous views and great weather all helped make this a truely memorable day.

Symposium Day

To conclude our PTS Fellowship we all had an opportunity to share the science work we had been involved with through power-point presentations to our peers. As well we evaluated the programme we had been part of and got told of other teaching and learning opportunities through the Royal Society.

Everyone got presented with a certificate on completion of this special time.

I have loved all the great experiences and new people I have met while being part of this Fellowship.

Final Curriculum Days

All 32 teachers from around the country on the Primary Teachers Science Fellowship met in Wellington for two days to conclude our Curriculum days. We looked at resources and discussed ways we will take back science to our classes and schools.