Month: January 2017

Div. 5 is proud to announce the arrival of 55 tiny orange Chum eggs to our classroom today.

With Mrs. Devlin’s help, we have been preparing the aquarium for this exciting day.  It was meticulously readied with a thorough cleaning, a lot of tinkering with some temperamental equipment, and the addition of clean, ph balanced water as well as a redd (salmon egg nest).  The redd is the grouping of large rocks that are at the forefront of the tank.  The salmon eggs were gently dropped in front of the redd, and, over the next few days, will roll themselves into the crevices of the redd.  They will stay there until the next phase of their life cycle.  Each day, we work on deepening our understanding of salmon and salmon habitat while making connections to our own life cycle and the ecosystem that we share.

Stay tuned for more updates as we grow along with our salmon eggs.