Our fishy friends are growing up and ready to go back home! Here’s a copy of an email that went home to 6th grade parents last week:
We are going to release the trout we have been raising in Bob’s 6th Grade Science classroom over spring vacation. The date was picked for optimal survival of the [...]

Not wanting to be outdone, the Kindergartners in Sequoia Room have recorded a trout song of their very own! The Sequoia Room’s “Trout Song” was written to the tune of “Mr. Golden Sun” by one of our parents, Chris Donohoe. He kindly recorded himself singing the song on a CD for the kindergarteners to [...]

We had so much fun experimenting with our new underwater camera. While the footage isn’t terribly clear, it’s still interesting to see the world through a trout’s perspective. Enjoy! (requires Quicktime)

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The Holly Room kindergartners have been singing to their trout each morning. Click on the mp3 below to hear their rendition of “Splish Splash.” (And, by the way, to hear more of Holly Room’s songs be sure to visit http://www.mcdsblogs.org/holly) Enjoy!
trout song
Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath,
In my fish tank today,
I’m just an [...]

Here is a glimpse at what it looked like when Matt and the 6th graders fed our growing fry (requires Quicktime):
Feeding Fry

Our science curriculum is based on the inquiry approach to teaching science. This approach encourages children to learn by asking questions and observing, forming questions, designing experiments and researching. This approach excersises and strengthens critical thinking skills, gives the children practice with making observations without jumping to conclusions, and also allows children to be active [...]

Are you wondering what an alevin actually looks like? Take a peek below (requires Quicktime):

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