Fry

Our trout are getting bigger and are in the stage where we call them Fry!  We are still keeping them in the basket for a couple of more weeks.

Feeding

Fish

The trout continue to grow and are almost ready to start swimming up.  We will start feeding them soon.

More Eggs Hatch!!!!

We have had more fish hatch!  Some will be "swimming up" to the top soon and we will be able to feed them.  Here is a link to the website that explains Trout in the Classroom.  It's our first year doing it in 5th grade and I hope to continue next year since I will better understand the process.
Here is a video and a picture.

Our egg basket!

Trout Egg Hatch

A video showing our eggs.  One or two have hatched. Once hatched they are called alevin.

Trout Arrival

Last week the Trout Eggs arrived in Mrs. Tully's classroom.  We will release the trout in the spring.
For the past couple of weeks, we have been cycling the tank and monitoring the ammonia, pH, GH, KH, nitrates, and nitrites.  The students have been collecting data which we are putting into a table.  We have also started collecting data to hypothesize when the fish will "swim up". 

Trout Eggs!

Bottom View

Summer Gardens

New pears sprouted

A walk through the orchard

Baby plum

When summer school started (July 15) we went out to the garden to check the vegetables. The gardens pathways were covered in weeds, so we pulled a lot of weeds that day. But weeds weren’t the only thing we pulled. We found some hot peppers and a few of us tried one, we also picked lettuce and garlic scapes. After watering today (July 22) we went out to see the orchard. We saw a few baby pears and plums sprouting.

Our Mission Statement

Our business is unique because the maple sugaring process is student led.

In Fairfield, the sugaring operation, at the school, is run by our 8th graders. The 7th grade creates the whole marketing plan. Leading up to Project Sweet Talk, students in the middle school make the logos, for the maple syrup bottles. Then the school votes for their favorite, and the winner is the logo we use. We use buckets rather than pipeline and use no RO. We also use the trees of some Fairfield residents. Our business is very unique and we are trying to keep the Fairfield traditions and culture alive throughout the generations. By the 8th grade, we would like our students to have a better understanding of the sugaring process. We want to teach this to the students because it is a big part of the culture and tradition of Fairfield. We would also like to share this with our school and other communities. Most of the other grades make computer presentations, small diagrams, or posters of maple recipes. 5th grade learns about the sugarbush. 6th grade learns about the history and interviews local sugarmakers. 7th grade makes the whole marketing plan. The reason we started Project Sweet Talk is because, our teacher, Mrs. Tully wanted the students to learn about the community and natural resources. We are trying to keep the tradition of Fairfield descendants alive. Our main goal is to make sure by the time students hit 8th grade they will know the whole operation.