Tena koutou katoa, ko Fiona Mackay tōku ingoa. I am currently doing the MTchLn programme with my placement being in Room 5 with David. My specialisations focus on social work, sociology and guidance counselling, with experience working in the School Community Office of Dunedin Central Police. I am also mid-way through a DipGrad in Māori Studies majoring in te reo Māori. At home, I am a mother of two children, Dawson, 9, and Keziah, 7, who attend Wakari School. I am really looking forward to my time at Tahuna and any opportunities that I will experience as part of this placement.

My name is Jessica Sharp, and I am in my final year of Teachers College. I’m part of the Bachelor of Education Studies, which I focused my endorsement subject in Design and Textiles. The other placements I have been involved with were at St Clair School with year 1-2, Gleniti School in Timaru with year 7-8, Elm Grove School with year 3-4 and my last placement was in South Auckland at Te Papapa School with year 4-5. I also completed an internship of 150 hours at Taieri College last year working with years 7-10 in there Textile classes. The hobbies that I have are horse riding, which I have been doing since I was 3 and swimming which I have been doing since a young age both teaching and competing when I got older.