25 May 2014
Last Friday, our K-2 students visited the Australian Reptile Park. It was the largest group of students that Tighes Hill PS has ever taken to the Reptile Park! We had such a busy day. From the moment we stepped off the buses, we were non-stop. We were lucky enough to see some amazing animals up close during the animal show. We were greeted by a koala, a tawny frogmouth, a bearded dragon, a blue-tongue lizard, a baby crocodile, and a small snake, followed by a "baby" Burmese Python named Fluffy, which Mrs Bowman got to hold and carry around the show pit. During our tour of the Reptile Park, we came across turtles, lizards, alligators, koalas sleeping in their tree, a goanna, lace monitors, Elvis the crocodile, and a beautiful Galápagos tortoise. We were even lucky enough to see the Galápagos tortoise being fed by one of the keepers.
Thank you to our wonderful staff and amazing parent helpers who came along and shared in the fun with us. It was a fantastic day and the children should be so proud of their beautiful behaviour on the day. As fun as being a snake charmer was, Mrs Bowman is going to stick to teaching.